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1) Ruby Holler
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Thirteen-year-old fraternal twins Dallas and Florida have grown up in a terrible orphanage but their lives change forever when an eccentric but sweet older couple invites them each on an adventure, beginning in an almost magical place called Ruby Holler.
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My name is Amber Alessandra Leola Kimiko Miyamoto. I have no idea why my parents gave me all those hideous names but they must have wanted to ruin my life, and you know what? They did an amazing job. As a half-Japanese, half-Italian girl with a ridiculous name, Amber's not feeling molto bene (very good) about making friends at her new school. But the hardest thing about being Amber is that a part of her is missing. Her dad. He left when she was little...
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The lead role of Maria in The Sound of Music goes to ...' I could practically hear her say 'Dara Palmer.' This was going to be my big break! But what really came out of my teacher's mouth was "Ella Moss-Daniels." My heart went huuuuggggggghhhhht. Dara Palmer longs for stardom-but when she isn't cast in her middle school's production of The Sound of Music, she get suspicious. It can't be because she's not the best. She was born to be a famous movie...
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Vanderbeekers volume 1
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Told that they will have to move out of their Harlem brownstone just after Christmas, the five Vanderbeeker children, ages four to twelve, decide to change their reclusive landlord's mind.
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Witherwood Reform School volume 2
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Christy Ottaviano Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2016.
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278 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
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"Charlotte and Tobias make more strange discoveries as they attempt to escape the sinister Witherwood reform school"--
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Lola Levine volume 2
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Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2016.
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88 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
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"Lola Levine is given a non-speaking part after getting stage fright during her class play audition. She saves the play after a couple of obstacles with the help of her grandmother"--
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A series of unfortunate events volume 5
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HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2009
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1 online resource
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-- and only got worse.
11) The Willoughbys
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Willoughbys volume 1
Pub. Date
2008
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In this tongue-in-cheek take on classic themes in children's literature, the four Willoughby children set about to become "deserving orphans" after their neglectful parents embark on a treacherous around-the-world adventure, leaving them in the care of an odious nanny.
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Praised by fan favorites including Hoda Kotb, Kim & Khloe Kardashian, and Jimmy Fallon!Reminiscent of favorites such as The Wonderful Things You’ll Be is an upbeat celebration of new life that you’ll want to enjoy with your tiny guest of honor over and over again. A great gift for all occasions, especially Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, baby showers, and birthdays.
13) Booked
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Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume 2
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Nick Hall is the star player on the soccer team until a bombshell announcement shatters his world.
14) Puddle
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2016.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 26 cm
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"A mother and son use their imagination to have fun on a rainy day"--
15) Game changer
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While thirteen-year-old Teddy fights for his life after a football injury at training camp, his friends and family gather to support him and discuss events leading to his coma. Told through dialogue, text messages, newspaper articles, transcripts, an online forum, and Teddy's inner thoughts.
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Birchbark house volume 3
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In 1852, forced by the United States government to leave their beloved Island of the Golden Breasted Woodpecker, fourteen-year-old Omokayas and her Ojibwe family travel in search of a new home.
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Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
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202 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Ages 8-12.
When eleven-year-old Perpeuta promises to save her family from financial ruin, she sets off on a quest with her younger brother, a stolen horse, and a chicken in search of a valuable coin.
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Silver Batal volume 1
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Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2019.
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323 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Silver Batal, a young desert-dweller, dreams of becoming a water dragon racer, and when she befriends a rare dragon that can swim and fly, she may just get her chance.
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