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262) Far from fair
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
As far as twelve-year-old Odette Zyskowski is concerned, her parents have ruined her life by selling the house she and her younger brother have grown up in, getting an RV, and giving her some little mutt instead of the Labrador Retriever she wanted--but as they travel north to see her grandmother, Odette becomes aware of an even more frightening problem: her parents may be on the verge of a divorce.
263) Home games
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Award-winning adult author Benjamin Markovits delivers a poignant coming-of-age middle grade story that will give comfort to anyone feeling like a small fish in a Texas-size sea. Perfect for fans of Kevin Henkes, Rebecca Stead, and Kate DiCamillo.
264) Just like Millie
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
In a gentle story from Caldecott Honoree Lauren Castillo, a shy young girl finds exploring her new city and making friends overwhelming-until a rescue dog helps her uncover the bravery that was always in her.
265) Spaceheadz: 1
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
On his first day at Brooklyn's P.S. 858, fifth-grader Michael K. is teamed with two very strange students, and while he gradually comes to believe they are aliens who need his help, he has trouble convincing anyone else of the truth.
266) The chance to fly
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
After moving across the country, thirteen-year-old Natalie auditions for her new school's play and overcomes her fears and insecurities about performing in a wheelchair.
267) Dog days
Author
Series
Carver chronicles volume 1
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Gavin wants to make a good impression at Carver Elementary, where no one knows he excels at soccer and skateboarding, but an annoying big sister, a bully, and his great aunt's Pomeranian are not helping.
Author
Series
Amber Brown volume 1
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
Description
The year she is in the third grade is a sad time for Amber because her best friend Justin is getting ready to move to a distant state.
269) Margaret's unicorn
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Description
"Margaret's whole world changes when her family moves to a cottage by the sea to be near her grandma. One evening, Margaret spots a mist over the water. No, that's not mist--clouds, maybe? No, they're unicorns descending onto the shore! They vanish as quickly as they'd appeared, but accidentally leave behind a baby, tangled in the weeds. Margaret, lonely and in need of a friend, brings him home and cares for him through the fall and winter"--Publisher...
270) Aftermath
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
After her younger brother's death from a heart defect, twelve-year-old Lucy moves to a town that was devastated by a school shooting four years earlier, where she must navigate different kinds of grief.
271) Wonderland
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
When her mother uproots them again to another home and takes a job as housekeeper, ten-year-old Mavis is determined to find a best friend in Landry, Alabama, where the summer also holds the promise of friendship and change for a sad man, a stray dog, and a timid girl.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Juliet, her newly separated mother, and her older sister have moved to Mission Beach, where she forms an instant bond with a girl her own age, Emma, even throwing bottles with secret messages into the sea; and then an email arrives, inviting Juliet to join the Starry Night Society, and all she has to do is make someone else's wish come true--but what about her own family, whom she seems to be growing apart from?
274) Up, up, and away!
Author
Series
Alien next door volume 7
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
When Zeke learns that his parents' research mission is over and they must return to their home planet, Tragas, he and his friends seek a way to keep the family on Earth.
275) Ruby in the sky
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Description
When Ruby Moon Hayes, twelve, and her mother move to tiny Fortin, Vermont, Ruby is surprised to make friends at school and in the neighborhood, where a reclusive lady hides a huge secret.
276) Jack vs. the tornado
Author
Series
Tree Street kids volume 1
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
When his parents move the family to the suburbs, ten-year-old Jack yearns to return his grandparents' farm, but soon makes new friends--and a surprising discovery at the home of neighbor in need.
278) Izzy and Frank
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Izzy loved her island. But most of all, she loved Frank the seagull. Izzy and Frank spend blue-sky-sunny days and grey-cloud-rainy days roaming and playing by the sea. But when Izzy has to leave her lighthouse and island life behind to move to the city, she also has to say goodbye to Frank. The city is crowded and noisy, and Izzy misses the sand and the sea. Can Izzy find a place for herself in her new home? And will she ever see Frank again?
279) Curling crunch
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Upset over her parents' divorce and her subsequent move to Minnesota, Maisie joins a curling team and begins to have a change of heart.
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