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3) The do-over
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Twins Raquel and Lucinda Mendoza used to be inseparable, but since their parents divorced Raquel has become bossy and obsessive, while Lucinda has immersed herself in her ice skating lessons, and the pandemic and its enforced isolation has only made things worse; but then they are sent to their father's ranch in central California and while Raquel thinks that this is a chance to get their parents back together by driving his girlfriend away, Lucinda...
Author
Series
Wizard for hire volume 1
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Description
After fourteen-year-old Ozzy's scientist parents are kidnapped, Ozzy's only help may be a classified ad that says "Wizards for hire."
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Sent to her grandmother's estate in Trinidad, Rika meets a group of kids with elemental powers called Minders, who reveal that her long-lost mom is in danger, sending Rika on a magical adventure where she must learn to believe in herself to destroy evil.
Author
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
While two children spend the night at their grandparents' house, their parents do all the things the children are forbidden from doing, like jumping on the bed with their shoes on, dressing up the dog, and getting crumbs all over the bed sheets.
While two children spend the night at Grandma's, their parents do all the things the children are forbidden from doing, like jumping on the bed with their shoes on, dressing up the dog, and getting crumbs...
13) Magic required
Author
Series
Wizard for hire volume 3
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
In this series finale, Ozzy will find out if his kidnapped parents are still alive, and he'll discover that real friends are like magic; they make the impossible, possible.
16) Baby monster
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"A baby monster that is loud, fussy, and picky about food can be hard to care for, wreaking havoc everywhere. But as two exhausted scientists find out, a baby monster can also be what makes them a family. This laugh-out-loud tale shows what every new parent knows: babies, even a baby monster, are messy, frustrating, lovable delights!"--Publisher's description.
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Lily and Charlotte are as different as two thirteen-year-olds can be, but they are spending the summer together in a small beach house because their parents are dating; trouble is, they can not stop sniping at each other--until an accident gives them a new perspective on their lives.
Author
Series
Cupcake diaries volume 13
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
For as long as Katie can remember, it's just been her and her mom. But that's about to change. First her mom gets a boyfriend. And then Katie gets an email from her dad, whom she's never met, saying he wants to get together. Katie's not sure she's ready for so much change in her life. With so much happening at once, Katie's counting on her friends in the Cupcake Club to help her find the sweet side of what seems like a sticky situation.
Author
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
Ainsley's divorced mother is the director on a summer fairy tale (definitely not Disney) cruise, and nearly-thirteen-year-old Ainsley is annoyed that she is expected to spend her summer vacation helping out in hundred different ways, without much in the way of free time to chat up the cute boy playing the "Pig King"--then once the ship actually sets sail things start to go wrong, and Ainsley begins to wonder whether this fairy tale is cursed.
20) Hatchet
Author
Series
Brian's saga volume 1
Language
English
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Back to School Reads - MID
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MID Once Upon A Summer Reading
If You Like I Survived, Read These!
If You Like Warriors, Read These!
MID Once Upon A Summer Reading
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Description
After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the wilderness, learning to survive initially with only the aid of a hatchet given him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce.
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