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Loser
by Jerry Spinelli
Donald Zinkoff is an unusual boy who doesn't have many friends. He is a "Loser" according to his classmate until Zinkoff turns into a hero...
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The Cay: Book 1
The Cay
by Theodore Taylor
Phillip is excited when the Germans invade the small island of Curaçao. War has always been a game to him, and he’s eager to glimpse it firsthand–until the freighter he and his mother are traveling to the United States on is torpedoed.When Phillip comes to, he is on a small raft in the middle of the sea. Besides Stew Cat, his only companion is an old West Indian, Timothy. Phillip remembers his mother’s... (more)
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Eleven
by Patricia Reilly Giff
Sam is almost 11 when he discovers a locked box in the attic above his grandfather Mack’s room, and a piece of paper that says he was kidnapped. There are lots of other words, but Sam has always had trouble reading. He’s desperate to find out who he is, and if his beloved Mack is really his grandfather. At night he’s haunted by dreams of a big castle and a terrifying escape on a boat. Who can he trust to help him... (more)
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A Mango-Shaped Space
by Wendy Mass
Mia Winchell seems to be a typical teenager, but she's keeping a huge secret from everyone who knows her. Mia has synesthesia, the mingling of perceptions whereby a person can see sounds, smell colors, or taste shapes. When trouble in school forces Mia to reveal her condition her friends and family can't relate to her and she must look to herself to develop an understanding and appreciation for her gift. Spiced... (more)
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Small Steps
The Year I Got Polio
by Peg Kehret
Ten years ago, In a riveting story of courage and hope, Peg Kehret wrote of months spent in a hospital when she was twelve, first struggling to survive a severe case of polio, then slowly learning to walk again. The book deeply touched readers of all ages and received many awards and honors. This anniversary edition includes an updated and extended epilogue about the author's experiences since the original... (more)
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One-Handed Catch
by Mary Jane Auch
Not even losing his hand can keep Norm from trying out for the baseball team What would life be like with only one hand? That’s exactly what eleven-year-old Norm finds out when he loses his left hand in an accident at his family’s store. It’s July 4, 1946. World War II has ended, and life is getting back to normal. But for Norm, the pressing question now is whether he will ever be able to play baseball again,... (more)
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Shug
by Jenny Han
A young girl nicknamed Shug is in love with her best friend, Mark the summer before she enters junior high. As she goes through some major changes, she learns some interesting life lessons. She also deals with struggles with her mother and father.
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Olive's Ocean
by Kevin Henkes
Sometimes life can change in an instant Martha Boyle and Olive Barstow could have been friends, but they weren't. Weeks after a tragic accident, all that is left are eerie connections between the two girls, former classmates who both kept the same secret without knowing it. Now, even while on vacation at the ocean, Martha can't stop thinking about Olive. Things only get more complicated when Martha begins to... (more)
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The Penderwicks: Book 1
The Penderwicks
A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy
by Jeanne Birdsall
This summer, the Penderwick family is vacationing in a new place. Not their old cabin at Cape Cod that they used to visit every year, but a cottage, which to their surprise, is alongside the mansion of the dreaded Mrs. Tifton, but also the home to a new friend. New friendships, new crushes, new disastrous situations are all in the Penderwick family's summer this year!
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How to Steal a Dog
by Barbara O'Connor
Half of me was thinking , Georgina, don’t do this. Stealing a dog is just plain wrong. The other half of me was thinking , Georgina, you’re in a bad fix and you got to do whatever it takes to get yourself out of it. Georgina Hayes is desperate. Ever since her father left and they were evicted from their apartment, her family has been living in their car. With her mama juggling two jobs and trying to make enough... (more)
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First Light
by Rebecca Stead
PETER IS THRILLED to leave New York City to accompany his parents on an expedition to Greenland to study global warming. There he has visions of things that should be too far away for him to see. Generations ago, the people of Thea’s community were hunted for possessing unusual abilities, so they fled beneath the ice. Thea needs help that only Peter can give. Their meeting reveals secrets of both their pasts, and... (more)
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The Hunger Games: Book 1
The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins
MAY THE ODDS BE EVER IN YOUR FAVOR.In the ruins of a place once known as the Rocky Mountains in North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. In the previous war the Capitol took over and now, the Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl from each district, between the ages of twelve... (more)
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Smiles to Go
by Jerry Spinelli
What is stargazer, skateboarder, chess champ, anchovy with extra sauce pizza eater, older brother, sister hater, best friend, first kisser, science geek, control freak Will Tuppence so afraid of in this great big universe? Jerry Spinelli knows.
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Help Me, Mr. Mutt!
Expert Answers for Dogs with People Problems
by Janet Stevens, Susan Stevens Crummel
Responding to disgruntled dogs nationwide, Mr. Mutt, Canine Counselor, has solutions to the most sticky dilemmas. But Mr. Mutt has his own problem to solve: the cat (aka The Queen), who has her own idea of who’s in charge. Now Mr. Mutt is the one who needs help--quick! Through letters and newspaper clippings--and with plenty of their trademark humor--Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel give... (more)
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What My Mother Doesn't Know
by Sonya Sones
My name is Sophie. This book is about me. It tells the heart-stoppingly riveting story of my first love. And also of my second. And, okay, my third love too. It's not that I'm boy crazy. It's just that even though I'm almost fifteen it's like my mind and my body and my heart just don't seem to be able to agree on anything.
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Bud, Not Buddy
by Christopher Paul Curtis
"It's funny how ideas are, in a lot of ways they're just like seeds. Both of them start real, real small and then... woop, zoop, sloop... before you can say Jack Robinson, they've gone and grown a lot bigger than you ever thought they could." So figures scrappy 10-year-old philosopher Bud--"not Buddy"--Caldwell, an orphan on the run from abusive foster homes and Hoovervilles in 1930s Michigan. And the idea that's... (more)
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Holes: Book 1
Holes
by Louis Sachar
Stanley Yelnats is sentenced to dig holes at Camp Green Lake detention center for stealing a pair of sneakers. His grandfather tells him it is because a curse of bad luck that's in the family, which all started because of his no-good, dirty, rotten, pig-stealing great-great-grandfather. Stanley starts to feel the effects of the curse in earnest as his punishment at Camp Green Lake continues. When he gets to... (more)
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When Zachary Beaver Came to Town
by Kimberly Willis Holt
Nothing ever happens in Toby’s small Texas town. Nothing much until this summer that’s full of big changes. It’s tough for Toby when his mother leaves home to be a country singer. Toby takes it hard when his best friend Cal’s older brother goes off to fight in Vietnam. Now their sleepy town is about to get a jolt with the arrival of Zachary Beaver, billed as the fattest boy in the world. Toby is in for a summer... (more)
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Way Down Deep
by Ruth White
Although Ruby seemed to just appear out of thin air on the steps of the courthouse on the first day of summer in 1944, no one in Way Down Deep, West Virginia, ever worried too much about where the toddler came from. They figured that if Ruby’s people were dumb enough to lose something as valuable as a child, then that was their problem. So even though Ruby can’t help but wonder where she came from, she has led a... (more)
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Night of the Howling Dogs
by Graham Salisbury
Dylan's scout troup goes camping in Halape, a remote spot below the volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii. The only thing wrong with the weekend on a beautiful, peaceful beach is Louie, a tough older boy. Louie and Dylan just can't get along. That night an earthquake rocks the camp, and then a wave rushes in, sweeping everyone and everything before it. Dylan and Louie must team up on a dangerous rescue mission. The... (more)

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