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Publisher
Rocky Pond Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
366 pages ; 21 cm
Description
"Ever since twelve-year-old Josh Kline found an antisemitic note in his family's mailbox in third grade, he has felt uncomfortable about his Jewish identity. At a new school where he's pretty sure he's the only Jew, he's hoping to just keep religion out of everything...until the morning someone sprays swastikas all over the building. That's when everything changes. In one of the school counseling groups set up in response to the attack, Josh finally...
3) Ruptured
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Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
268 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"Phoebe navigates fear, grief, and hope for recovery about when her mother has a ruptured brain aneurysm while their family is on vacation, and right after her mother shares that she's planning to leave Phoebe's father"--
5) Wolfpack
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Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
264 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
A group of teenage girls living in a cult are ensnared by suspicision and paranoia when one of them goes missing.
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"Samira is determined to have a perfect summer filled with fun parties, exploring DC, and growing as a poet--until a scandalous rumor has her grounded and unable to leave her house. When Samira turns to a poetry forum for solace, she catches the eye of an older, charismatic poet named Horus. For the first time, Samira feels wanted. But soon she's keeping a bigger secret than ever before--one that that could prove her reputation and jeopardize her...
10) Alas salvajes
Author
Publisher
Atheneum
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
211 pages ; 22 cm
Description
When a hurricane exposes Soleida's family's secret sculpture garden, the Cuban government arrests her artist parents, forcing her to escape alone to Central America where she meets Dariel, a Cuban American boy, and together they work to protect the environment and bring attention to the imprisoned artists in Cuba.
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2024.
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"Jake volunteers at a nursing home because he likes helping people. He likes skating and singing, playing Bingo and Name That Tune, and reading mysteries and comics aloud to his teachers. He also likes avoiding people his own age . . . and the cruelty of mirrors . . . and food. Jake has read about kids like him in books—the weird one, the outsider—and would do anything not to be that kid, including shrink himself down to nothing. But...
12) Ultraviolet
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Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
294 pages ; 20 cm
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.
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When a hurricane exposes Soleida's family's secret sculpture garden, the Cuban government arrests her artist parents, forcing her to escape alone to Central America where she meets Dariel, a Cuban American boy, and together they work to protect the environment and bring attention to the imprisoned artists in Cuba.
14) I am Kavi
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
219 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"Against the backdrop of the Sri Lankan Civil War, one Sinhalese girl must adapt to a new school, a new city, and new friends, while always staying true to herself"--
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
418 unnumbered pages ; 20 cm
Description
Una novela en verso inolvidable, torrencial, esperanzadora, que redefine la esperanza. Sarai es primera generación de una familia puertorriqueña que vive en New York. Estudia octavo grado y ya puede ver con claridad la verdad, el dolor y la belleza del mundo, tanto dentro como fuera de su apartamento en Bushwick. Junto con su hermana mayor, Estrella, navega la tensión de traumas familiares, las presiones de la masculinidad tóxica y la inseguridad...
16) Mascot
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Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
248 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"Six eighth graders outside Washington, DC, navigate through conflict and division focused on their school district's Native American mascot"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
244 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
A novel in verse inspired by the author's experience follows Hà and her family, refugees from the Vietnam War, as they move to Texas for a new job, and despite not wanting to start over again, Hà discovers unwanted change can bring a good opportunity.
19) Rain remembers
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Publisher
Harper, and imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
252 pages ; 22 cm
Description
Rain must once again find the strength to rise above. The start of the school year is bringing a lot of changes for Rain: New school. No Circle Group. No Dr. McCalla. No Miss Walia. No step team. And Xander, her older brother and superhero, is away at college. Although everyone else seems okay with change, Rain struggles to open up to her new counselor, her mom, Umi, Alyssa, and even Xander, who seems to have forgotten all about her while away at...
20) Game face
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Pub. Date
2023
Physical Desc
372 pages ; 20 cm
Description
"Thirteen-year-old Jonah is determined to prove that anxiety won’t stop him from succeeding as his hockey team’s goalie in this dynamic novel in verse. What-ifs rattle around his brain at the worst times, like when he’s in the middle of a playoff game. What if he lets his teammates down? What if he can’t make it pro? And the biggest what-if of all, the one he keeps to himself — what if he’s like his dad, whose life is controlled by anxiety...
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