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Author
Publisher
Rocky Pond Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
When Lawrence and Sophia meet and become friends, they find ways to enjoy each other's company without leaving their own safe spots, but when a storm comes, they both venture out of their comfort zones to see if the other is ok.
42) I am amazing!
Author
Publisher
Flamingo Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Ayaan loves being a sueprhero and offering a helping hand, but when two classmates tell him he does not look like a superhero, Ayaan's father assures him that superheros come in all shapes and sizes.
Author
Series
Ninja kid volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
[2021].
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Nelson's a nerd. Unfit, uncool...and totally awkward! But when he wakes up on his tenth birthday, he discovers he is a Ninja! The last ninja on earth! How is he going to save the world when he cannot even get his undies on the right way?" -- Back cover.
45) Ultraviolet
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Elio is struggling with "coming of age" -- first love, first heartbreak, first real fight (which lands him in the hospital), and what it means to be a "man", a true friend, and an ally, as well as how to overcome a culture of toxic masculinity.
46) Iggy the legend
Author
Series
Iggy volume 4
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"When Iggy needs to make a bit of money, he conjures up a scheme to help kids con the Tooth Fairy for profit"--
47) Noah's seal
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
While Nana fixes their sailboat, which will take them out to sea where the seals live, Noah builds his very own seal friend on shore until a storm blows in and he must take cover.
48) Rainbow hands
Author
Publisher
Lantana Publishing Ltd
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"When a little boy paints his nails with his mom's nail polish, he finds colors to express his every mood and feeling."--Page 4 of cover
50) The storyteller
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Ziggy's mother disappeared ten years ago, one of the many Native women who have mysteriously gone missing, and Ziggy believes a secret cave may hold the key--so with his sister, Moon, and friends Alice and Corso, he sets out to find the cave and solve the mystery of his family's origins.
51) The wave
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
When a boy is swept up in a wave of sadness, he finds himself tumbling. But when he remembers that this sadness won't last forever, and that the wave will eventually carry him back to shore, he discovers his friends and family waiting to gently pull him out of the water and back home.
Author
Series
Future hero volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Jarell has accepted his destiny as the savior of Ulfrika. But a powerful god will stop at nothing to banish Jarell from the kingdom forever"--
55) Little Black boy
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A little Black boy is determined to become a marine biologist and to protect the beaches and oceans sea creatures call home"--
Author
Series
Tyrell Show volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"A highly illustrated, funny, and heartwarming story from the point of view of a precocious 11-year-old boy, Tyrell, who copes with his day-to-day stress by hosting an imaginary real-time podcast in his head!"--
Series
Publisher
Quirk Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Marty McFly test-drives his friend Doc's time machine and accidentally travels 30 years into the past, where he must locate a younger version of Doc and make sure that his parents fall in love.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
After a lifetime of being homeschooled, Ham starts a new year in a new school where he meets Micah, who helps him navigate this strange world, and as he tries to fit in, he wonders if it is worth changing who he wants to be.
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