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"Malala Yousafzai introduces some of the people behind the statistics and news stories we read or hear every day about the millions of people displaced worldwide. Malala's experiences visiting refugee camps caused her to reconsider her own displacement-- first as an Internally Displaced Person when she was a young child in Pakistan, and then as an international activist who could travel anywhere in the world except to the home she loved. In We Are...

2) Long way down

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Reynolds, Jason

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Battle of the Books 2024-2025 Junior High
Battle of the Books 2024-2025 Middle School

As Will, fifteen, sets out to avenge his brother Shawn's fatal shooting, seven ghosts who knew Shawn board the elevator and reveal truths Will needs to know.

3) Impossible escape: a true story of survival and heroism in Nazi Europe

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Sheinkin, Steve

Pub. Date

2023.

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It is 1944. A teenager named Rudolph (Rudi) Vrba has made up his mind. After barely surviving nearly two years in the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland, he knows he must escape. Even if death is more likely. Rudi has learned the terrible secret hidden behind the heavily guarded fences of concentration camps across Nazi-occupied Europe: the methodical mass killing of Jewish prisoners. As trains full of people arrive daily, Rudi knows that the...

4) The Noble Servant

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Dickerson, Melanie

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New York Times bestselling author Melanie Dickerson beautifully re-imagines The Goose Girl by the Brothers Grimm into a medieval tale of adventure, loss, and love.

"When it comes to happily-ever-afters, Melanie Dickerson is the undisputed queen of fairy-tale romance, and all I can say is—long live the queen!" —Julie Lessman, award-winning author of The Daughters of Boston, Winds of Change, and Heart of

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5) Funny, you don't look autistic: a comedian's guide to life on the spectrum

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McCreary, Michael

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Annick Press

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"Like many others on the autism spectrum, 20-something stand-up comic Michael McCreary has been told by more than a few well-meaning folks that he doesn't "look" autistic. But, as he's quick to point out in this memoir, autism "looks" different for just about everyone with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Diagnosed with ASD at age five, McCreary got hit with the performance bug not much later. During a difficult time in junior high, he started journaling,...

6) Baseball's top 10 pitchers

Author

Rappoport, Ken

Publisher

Enslow Publishers

Pub. Date

c2010

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"A collective biography of the top 10 pitchers, both past and present, which includes accounts of game action, career statistics, and more"--Provided by publisher.

7) Stamped: racism, antiracism, and you

Author

Reynolds, Jason

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Little, Brown and Company

Pub. Date

2020.

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"A history of racist and antiracist ideas in America, from their roots in Europe until today, adapted from the National Book Award winner Stamped from the Beginning"--

8) Frostblood / (bk. 1 Frostblood)

Author

Blake, Elly

Publisher

Little, Brown and Company

Pub. Date

2017.

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"Seventeen-year-old Ruby is a Fireblood who must use her powers of heat and flame to help two Frostblood rebels overthrow a maniacal Frostblood king"--

9) Writing magic: creating stories that fly

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Levine, Gail Carson

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Explains the process of writing, from coming up with ideas through creating characters and writing dialogue, and offers practical advice and exercises.

10) Astronomy

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Green, Dan

Publisher

Kingfisher

Pub. Date

[2009]

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Introduces astronomy and the things it studies through profiles in which the Solar System, the planets, stars, and the Milky Way galaxy introduce themselves.

11) Blue Lily, Lily Blue

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Stiefvater, Maggie

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Scholastic Inc

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The third installment in the mesmerizing series from the irrepressible, #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater.

Blue Sargent has found things. For the first time in her life, she has friends she can trust, a group to which she can belong. The Raven Boys have taken her in as one of their own. Their problems have become hers, and her problems have become theirs.The trick with found things, though, is how easily they can be lost.Friends...

12) Piecing Me Together

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Watson, Renée

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Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner
New York Times bestseller
"Timely and timeless." -Jacqueline Woodson
"Important and deeply moving." -John Green

Bestselling and award-winning author Renée Watson offers a powerful story about a girl striving for success in a world that too often seems like it's trying to break her.

Jade believes she must get out of her poor neighborhood...

13) Solitaire

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Oseman, Alice

Publisher

Scholastic Inc

Pub. Date

2023

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The amazing novel that introduced Nick and Charlie from HEARTSTOPPER — and the unforgettable Tori Spring.

Tori Spring isn't sure how to be happy again. Then she meets Michael Holden, and they try to unmask the mysterious Solitaire (and survive high school) in Alice Oseman's stunning, unflinchinghonest debut novel, which first introduced her fan-favorite Heartstopper characters Nick and Charlie.

14) The Dirt Diary

Author

Staniszewski, Anna

Publisher

Sourcebooks

Pub. Date

2014

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eBook, Kindle

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The first book in Anna Staniszewski's award-winning YA best selling book series: The Dirt Diaries!

A hilarious tale about the weight of responsibility that comes from a secret-filled diary...

Rachel can't believe she has to give up her Saturdays to scrubbing other people's toilets. So. Gross. But she kinda, sorta stole $287.22 from her college fund that she's got to pay back ASAP or her mom will ground her for life.

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15) Fugly

Author

Waller, Claire

Publisher

Lerner Publishing Group

Pub. Date

2019

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eBook, Kindle

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A wrenchingly honest, thought-provoking exploration of a girl judged and dismissed by society who must break the cycle of shaming that traps her in her real life and comforts her in her online one. In real life, eighteen-year-old Beth is overweight, shy, and geeky. She's been bullied all her life, and her only refuge is food. Online, though, she's a vicious troll who targets the beautiful, vain, oversharing It Girls of the internet. When she meets...

16) I'm Not Dying with You Tonight

Author

Jones, Kimberly

Pub. Date

2019

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The New York Times Bestseller!

"An absolute page turner, I'm Not Dying with You Tonight is a compelling and powerful novel that is sure to make an impact. " —Angie Thomas, New York Times bestselling author of The Hate U Give

An NAACP Image Award Nominee, I'm Not Dying with You Tonight follows two teen girls—one black, one white—who have to confront their own assumptions about racial inequality

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17) The Scorpio Races

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Stiefvater, Maggie

Publisher

Scholastic Inc

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Some race to win. Others race to survive. It happens at the start of every November: the Scorpio Races. Riders attempt to keep hold of their water horses long enough to make it to the finish line. Some riders live. Others die. At age nineteen, Sean Kendrick is the returning champion. He is a young man of few words, and if he has any fears, he keeps them buried deep, where no one else can see them. Puck Connolly is different. She never meant to ride...

18) Just as Long as We're Together

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Blume, Judy

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From the New York Times bestselling author of Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret and the adult bestseller In the Unlikely Event comes a tale of family, friendship, and pre-teen life like only JUDY BLUME can deliver. The companion to Here’s to You, Rachel Robinson.

Can you have more than one best friend?
Stephanie’s best friend is Rachel. Since second grade they’ve...

19) American Street

Author

Zoboi, Ibi

Publisher

HarperCollins

Pub. Date

2017

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A National Book Award Finalist with five starred reviews and multiple awards!

A New York Times Notable Book * A Time Magazine Best YA Book of All Time * A Parade Best Young Adult Book of All Time * A Kirkus Best Book of the Century * Publishers Weekly Flying Start * Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year * ALA Booklist Editors' Choice of 2017 (Top of the List Winner) * School Library Journal Best Book of the Year

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20) If I Stay

Author

Forman, Gayle

Pub. Date

2009

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