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1) Booked
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Twelve-year-old Nick loves soccer and hates books, but soon learns the power of words as he wrestles with problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams.
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After a fight at school leaves Marcus facing suspension, Marcus's mother takes him and his younger brother, who has Down syndrome, to Puerto Rico to visit relatives they do not remember or have never met, and while there Marcus starts searching for his father, who left their family ten years ago and is somewhere on the island.
3) Summerlost
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Publisher
Dutton Children's Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
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"Following the sudden deaths of her father and autistic younger brother, Cedar Lee spends the summer working at a Shakespearean theater festival, making a new friend, and coming to terms with her grief"--Provided by publisher.
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2015.
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"Sydney's charismatic older brother, Peyton, has always been the center of attention in the family but when he is sent to jail, Sydney struggles to find her place at home and the world until she meets the Chathams, including gentle, protective Mac, who makes her feel seen for the first time"--Provided by publisher.
6) Glitch
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Publisher Annotation: Regan Fitz and Elliot Mason are training to become Glitchers, or time travelers who prevent others from altering important historical events. They've always been enemies-but everything changes when they find a letter from the future that warns of a devastating event to come. Suddenly forced to work together, Regan and Elliot must get over their animosity fast, because to save everyone they know, they'll need to break every rule...
7) What mess?
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Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2012
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A discussion between a boy and his parents about a bedroom, that is so dirty he would "have to clean up just to call it a mess," ends with a blast.
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Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2015.
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"Amelia Bedelia and her friends clean up a vacant lot and build a clubhouse--with surprising results! Includes a guide to idioms used in the book and features black-and-white art throughout"--Provided by publisher.
9) Life on Mars
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Pub. Date
2014.
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Twelve-year-old Arcturus Betelgeuse Chambers' quest to find life on other planets seems at an end when his parents decide to move to Las Vegas, but while they look for a house he stays with his neighbor, an astronaut who soon becomes a friend.
12) Tell me a Mitzi
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Dover Publications
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
Three household adventures in the life of Mitzi include an intended trip to grandmother's, sharing a family cold, and reversing the President's motorcade.
14) Sweater weather
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Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"On a crisp, fall day and evening, rambunctious bear cubs turn getting dressed into an adventure"--
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Publisher
WaterBrook
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
"Adventurous Lil Pup is bummed that hibernating season will soon be coming to the Great North Woods. Why should so many of his friends have to go in for the winter and leave Lil Pup without pals? Mama reminds her little wolf that not all animals hibernate, and how he can be grateful for the beautiful autumn season - for jumping in leaf piles, eating apple treats, and celebrating the wonders of fall with his forest friends"--
16) Right as Rain
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"Eleven-year-old Rain must adjust to a new normal after her brother dies and her family moves to New York City"--
18) In plain sight
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Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2016.
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"An ailing grandfather and his helpful granddaughter play a unique game of seek and find"--
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Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
Ellie McDoodle is excited about starting a school newspaper and serving as editor, so when her friends and family convince her to run for class president--against her new crush, Jake--she is disappointed to have to give up the job temporarily, but is soon caught up in making posters and speeches and getting to know Jake better.
20) The bench
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Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2021
Description
Illustrations and rhyming text capture the special relationship between father and son, as seen through a mother's eyes.
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