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Author
Publisher
Triangle Square Books for Young Readers / Seven Stories Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
As Elisa, Lucia, and Alice grapple with internal struggles and hidden challenges while navigating middle school in New York City, they find unexpected friendship and support when they let go of their preconceived notions of each other.
Author
Series
Second favorite daughters club volume 1
Publisher
Pixel+Ink
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Tired of playing second fiddle, new friends Santana and Casey start a club whose mission is to become their parents' favorite child by undermining their love-hoarding siblings.
Author
Series
Hilo volume 10
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Hilo's friends Polly the warrior cat and her brother Pip are sent to a magical boarding school for bad kids"--
Author
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"For Nate Wright, conflict is a way of life. He tangles with Gina, the editor of the school newspaper, after she rejects his comic strip. He can?t get on the same page with his snooty study partners as they cram for the final exam. And once he hears that Mr. Rosa?s job is on the line, Nate even takes on the all-powerful school board. But when a challenger threatens Nate?s status as the owner of P.S. 38?s filthiest locker, our hero may have met his...
8) Unstuck
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
[2024]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Lyla sets out to write the perfect fantasy novel in her creative writing class, but discovers some unexpected twists and turns, both on and off the page. Includes twenty-five ways to overcome writer's block.
Author
Series
Unicorn legacy volume 1
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Olivia Hayes is excited to finally unlock her magic and attend the new Unicorn Academy, but quickly finds herself caught between embracing her magical abilities, clearing her sister's name of unicorn poaching, and unraveling dark secrets to protect the unicorns and Arden's future.
10) Pet-a-palooza
Author
Series
(M. J.).Buddy and Bea volume 3
Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
After an author visits their classroom, Buddy and his friends are inspired to write about their pets, but something seems off about the things Bea is saying about her cat.
11) Next stop
Author
Publisher
Random House Graphic
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Pia is a soft-spoken middle schooler whose life is turned upside down after the loss of her younger brother, followed by her parents' decision to move to a new town. In an effort to get her mind off of the troubles at home, Pia goes on a bus tour with a family friend, stopping at weird and wacky roadside attractions. The final destination: a mysterious underground lake. The locals say it has magical powers; Pia won't admit she believes in it, but...
12) Dear killer
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
"Kit, a seventeen-year-old moral nihilist serial killer, chooses who to kill based on anonymous letters left in a secret mailbox, while simultaneously maintaining a close relationship with the young detective in charge of the murder cases"--
13) The equinox test
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Rose, Amethyst, and Lavender, fifth-year students at the Brooklyn School of Magic, need to pass the Equinox Test in order to move up to Middle Magic -- but they soon face self-doubts, a cheating scandal, and trouble brewing in the magical community.
Author
Publisher
Free Spirit Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Violet is quiet and she has plenty to say. Violet Blandin makes it a habit to blend in. At school, no one notices her, but in the kitchen, she cooks up confidence and can't be missed. When a hands-on lesson about measurement goes haywire, Violet finds she is the only one who can save celebrated Chef Delaclaire from an awful encounter with a very salty cookie." -- Back cover.
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"April 15 is Purple Up! Day -- a day when Americans around the world recognize the children who make sacrifices along with their military parents. While Mom is vrooming jets, they're zooming to school. While Dad's running drills, they're running dinner. Classmates mix the colors of the different military branches to say, 'Thank you for your service!'"--
16) I am Book
Author
Publisher
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House, LLC
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Meet 'Book' a plain old book with a yellow cover. Before the library closed, Book was the most popular pick at Rufus Elementary. Everyone wanted to check Book out. Now it's time to switch shelves. Book is convinced that the kids at this new school will feel the same. (Spoiler alert: Book is wrong. Very, very wrong.) After many failed attempts to change its pages to please its critics, Book soon realizes you can't please everyone and maybe being different...
17) Falling hard
Author
Series
Saddlehill Academy volume 3
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Abby came clean and apologized to Selly for costing her a shot at team captain--but no good deed goes unpunished, especially with her highly competitive teammates. Now Abby has to be ready for the retaliation that Selly promised is coming and deal with the fact that her best friends Vivi and Thea seem extra distant lately. And with her new friend and crush Mila joining the Foxbury team, Abby is guarded. If her own BFFs are avoiding her, what could...
Author
Series
Table Titans Club volume 1
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"New-girl Valeria Winters finds new friends in the Table Titans tabletop gaming club, but when the club is threatened, Val must join the wrestling team and make peace with her bully to save her new group of friends"--
19) Piper Chen sings
Author
Publisher
Random House Studio
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"An empowering story about a girl who turns her performance jitters into confidence when faced with singing a solo at her school concert. Inspired by the childhood experience of award-winning actress Phillipa Soo who originated the role of Eliza in Hamilton. Piper Chen loves nothing more than to sing. She sings to the sun, and she sings to the moon. She sings to her stuffed animals and with the birds outside her window. So, when her music teacher...
20) Mitch and Amy
Author
Publisher
HarperTrophy
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
"Newbery Medal-winning author Beverly Cleary brings her classic warmth and humor to this story about sibling rivalry and teamwork. Mitch and Amy both think being twins is fun, but that doesn't stop them from squabbling. Amy is good at reading. Mitch is a math whiz. Amy likes to play pretend. Mitch would rather skateboard. They never want to watch the same television show. And they always try to get the better of each other. Then the school bully...
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