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• Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus

  Bowling, Dusti

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  Born without arms, Aven has life pretty much figured out until her father's new job moves them from her Kansas hometown to a Western theme park in Arizona. New friends, new shoes, and new mysteries just may make the transition bearable.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish

  Cartaya, Pablo

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  A trip to Puerto Rico to visit family put Marcus on a path to find his absent father and reconnect with his heritage. Available in multiple formats.

• Guts

  Telgemeier, Raina,

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  Based on her life growing up, Raina develops a stomach ache that she thinks is just a bug until it persists and coincides with worries about school, food, and friendships. Avaialble in multiple formats.

• Dress Coded

  Firestone, Carrie,

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  After getting fed up with the unfairness of her school's dress code, Molly starts a podcast to protest.

• Starfish

  Fipps, Lisa

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  Ellie has been bullied her entire life for being fat, but she is finally ready to take a stand and allow herself to be loved. Available in multiple formats.

• A Boy Called Bat

  Arnold, Elana K.

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  When Bat's mother brings home a baby skunk he immediately forms a bond and spend the next month working to convince her that the animal makes a great pet. Available in multiple formats.

• Amal Unbound

  Saeed, Aisha

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  Forced into servitude to repay a unfair debt, Amal must piece together the secrets of the royal family to earn her freedom. Available in multiple formats.

• The Friendship War

  Clements, Andrew

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  Grace has always loved collecting things and when she brings some of her new button collection to school she unintentionally starts a new fad, one that puts a strain on her friendship with Ellie. Available in multiple formats.

• Clean Getaway

  Stone, Nic

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  An eye-opening road trip with his grandmother teaches Scoob more than he ever expected to learn during Spring Break. Family and all their secrets are at the heart of exceptional title. Available in multiple formats.

• Both Can Be True

  Machias, Jules,

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  Ash meets Dan on a female-presenting day and as time passes and their frienship grows, finds it more and more difficult to be their true self while conforming. Available in multiple formats.

• Short

  Sloan, Holly Goldberg, 1958-

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  Julia has always been short for her age and it isn't until she is cast as a munchkin in a local production of The Wizard of Oz that she finally realizes that isn't all there is to her. Available in multiple formats.

• Stella Diaz Has Something to Say

  Dominguez, Angela

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  Afraid that she will accidentally speak Spanish, Stella navigates third grade and learns to make new friends.

• Other Words for Home

  Warga, Jasmine

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  Jude and her mother move from the danger of Syria to the safety of Cincinnati in this free verse story of change. Available in multiple formats.

• 7 Good Reasons Not to Grow Up

  Gownley, Jimmy,

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  Kirby creates a series of online videos explaining why growing up isn't all that great, but a secret he's been keeping from his best friend threatens the childhood he so desperately holds onto.

• Take Back the Block

  Giles, Chrystal D.

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  Wes wasn't planning on spending his 11th birthday at a protest with his parents, but when his own neighborhood is threatened he starts to see the power of his voice.

• Posted

  Anderson, John David, 1975-

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  A cell phone ban at Brandton Middle School results in students finding new texting alternatives. Posting notes quickly becomes all out "sticky-note war" and students are forced to face the power and consequences of the written word.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Blended

  Draper, Sharon M.

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  Isabella feels like she has two separate lives and longs for the day she can travel seamlessly between time with her mom, who is white, and time with her dad, who is black. Available in multiple formats.

• The Year I Didn't Eat

  Pollen, Samuel,

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  Writing to his eating disorder in a journal, Max is able to process his parent's deteriorating relationship and a friendship with a new girl at school.

• That's What Friends Do

  Barnhart, Cathleen

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  Sammie and David have been friends for years, but when a new student begins to flirt with Sammie, David feels threatened and rushes to admit his feelings with disasterous results. Available in multiple formats.

• A-Okay

  Greene, Jarad

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  Between acne, crushes (or the lack of), and the general choas that is middle school, Jay is just hoping to find his place.