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The Truth About My Bat Mizvah
Norah
Raleigh Baskin
After her beloved
grandmother, Nana, dies, non-religious twelve-year-old Caroline becomes
curious about her mother's Jewish ancestry.
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Cicada Summer
Andrea Beatty
Twelve-year-old
Lily mourns her brother, and has not spoken since the accident she feels
she could have prevented, but the summer Tinny comes to town she is the
only one who realizes Lily's secret.
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The Trouble with Rules
Leslie
Bulion
Now that she is in fourth grade and
is not supposed to be friends with boys anymore, Nadie must hide her
friendship with Nick, her neighbor and lifelong best friend. When a new
girl arrives who believes that some rules need to be broken, Nadie learns
a lot from her.
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The In-Between Days
Eve
Bunting
Reluctant to see any changes in
his life on Dove Island eleven-year-old George tries to get rid of his
father's new girlfriend. |
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Because of Winn-Dixie
Kate DiCamillo
Ten-year
old India Opal Buloni describes her first summer in the town of Naomi,
Florida, and all the good things that happen to because of her big ugly
dog Winn-Dixie. |
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The Year the Swallows Came Early
Kathryn
Fitzmaurice
After her father is sent to
jail, eleven-year-old Groovy Robinson must decide if she can forgive the
failings of someone she loves. |
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Flying Solo
Ralph
J. Fletcher
Rachel, having chosen to be
mute following the sudden death of a classmate, shares responsibility with
the other sixth-grades who decide not to report that the substitute
teacher failed to show up. |
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In the Cards: Love
Mariah
Fredericks
Thirteen-year-old Anna hopes
that her newly inherited tarot cards will predict an exciting future,
including becoming the girlfirend of the eighth-grade hottie, Declan Kelso.
Others in the series:
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Where in the World
Simon
French
When Ari and his mother leave their
home in Germany for a new life and family in Australia, he parts from the
grandfather who taught him to play the violin, but finds that his music
and memories are intertwined. |
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Guilty!: The Complicated Life of Claudia Cortez
Diana
Gallagher
Thirteen-year-old Claudia learns
about the American justice system when, while studying for an American
history quiz at Anna's house she and her friend Monica are accused of
stealing ten dollars. Their classmates believe them to be guilty based on
circumstantial evidence.
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Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key
Jack Gantos
To
the constant disappointment of his mother and his teachers, Joey has
trouble paying attention or controlling his mood swings when his
prescription meds wear off and he starts getting worked up and acting
weird.
Others in the series:
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The Secret Language of Girls
Frances
O'Roak Dowell
Marylin and Kate have been
friends since nursery school but when Marylin becomes a middle school
cheerleader and Kate begins to develop other interests, their friendship
is put to the test. |
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All Alone in the Universe
Lynne
Rae Perkins
Debbie is dismayed when her
best friend Maureen starts spending time with ordinary, boring Glenna. |
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Heart of A Shepard
Rosanne
Perry
Ignatius "Brother"
Alderman nearly twelve, promises to help his grandparents keep the
family's Oregon ranch the same while his brothers are away and his father
is deployed to Iraq. |
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House of Sports
Marisabina
Russo
Through a series of triumphs and
tragedies at home, at school and on the basketball court, plus time
reluctantly spent with his elderly grandmother, twelve-year-old Jim Malone
learns that there is a lot more to life than basketball. |
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Blister
Susan
Shreve
When a family tragedy occurs,
ten-year-old Alyssa "Blister" Reed changes schools, moves to an
apartment with her depressed mother while her father gets his own place
and tries to believe her grandmother, who tells her she is
"elastic" and can handle it all.
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Bobby Baseball
Robert
Kimmel Smith
Ten-year-old Bobby is
passionate about baseball and convinced that he is a great player. The
only problem is to get a chance to prove his skill, especially to his
father. |
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Pretty Like Us
Caroly
Lynch Williams
A shy, small-town girl
learns the true meaning of loyalty, love and beauty through her friendship
with a classmate who suffers from a rare life-threatening illness. |
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Peace Locomotion
Jacqueline Woodson
Through
letters to his little sister who is living in a different foster home,
sixth-grade Lonnie , also known as "Locomotion" keeps a record
of their lives while they are apart, describing his own foster family,
including his foster brother who returns home after losing his leg in the
Iraq War. |
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