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• Holes

  Sachar, Louis, 1954-

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  As further evidence of his family's bad fortune which they attribute to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bad Island

  TenNapel, Doug

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  Lyle, Karen, Janie, and Reese must find a way off an island while they dodge strange and dangerous things on the island.

• The Crossover

  Alexander, Kwame

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  Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.

• Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

  Blume, Judy,

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  Faced with the difficulties of growing up and choosing a religion, a twelve-year-old girl talks over her problems with her own private God.

• Snapdragon

  Leyh, Kat,

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  "Snap's town had a witch. At least, that's how the rumor goes. But in reality, Jacks is just a crocks-wearing, internet-savvy old lady who sells roadkill skeletons online--after doing a little ritual to put their spirits to rest. It's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Crash

  Spinelli, Jerry

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  Seventh-grader John "Crash" Coogan has always been comfortable with his tough, aggressive behavior, until his relationship with an unusual Quaker boy and his grandfather's stroke make him consider the meaning of friendship and the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Maze of Bones

  Riordan, Rick

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  At the reading of their grandmother's will, Dan and Amy Cahill are given the choice of receiving a million dollars or uncovering the 39 clues hidden around the world that will lead to the source of the family's power, but by taking on the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Skellig

  Almond, David, 1951-

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  Unhappy about his baby sister's illness and the chaos of moving into a dilapidated old house, Michael retreats to the garage and finds a mysterious stranger who is something like a bird and something like an angel.

• Lost and Found

  Tan, Shaun

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  Three stories explore how we lose and find what matters most to us, as a girl finds a bright spot in a dark world, a boy leads a strange, lost being home, and a group of peaceful creatures loses its home to cruel invaders. Three short…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fever, 1793

  Anderson, Laurie Halse,

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  In 1793 Philadelphia, sixteen-year-old Matilda Cook, separated from her sick mother, learns about perseverance and self-reliance when she is forced to cope with the horrors of a yellow fever epidemic.

• Two Degrees

  Gratz, Alan, 1972-

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  When three children endure separate climate change disasters--a wildfire in the California woods, a close encounter with a hungry polar bear in Canada, and a massive hurricane in Florida--they emerge from their experiences committed to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dork Diaries

  Tales From a Not-so-fabulous Life

  Russell, Rachel Renée

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  Fourteen-year-old Nikki Maxwell writes in her diary of her struggle to be popular at her exclusive new private school, then of finding her place after she gives up on being part of the elite group.

• The One and Only Ivan

  Applegate, Katherine,

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  When Ivan, a gorilla who has lived for years in a down-and-out circus-themed mall, meets Ruby, a baby elephant that has been added to the mall, he decides that he must find her a better life.

• Knucklehead

  Tall Tales & Mostly True Stories About Growing Up Scieszka

  Scieszka, Jon

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  How did Jon Scieszka get so funny? He grew up as one of six brothers with Catholic school, lots of comic books, lazy summers at the lake with time to kill, babysitting misadventures, TV shows, and jokes told at family dinner.

• Liar, Liar

  the Theory, Practice, and Destructive Properties of Deception

  Paulsen, Gary

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  Fourteen-year-old Kevin is very good at lying and doing so makes life easier, but when he finds himself in big trouble with his friends, family, and teachers, he must find a way to end his lies forever.

• Almost Home

  Bauer, Joan, 1951-

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  Sixth-grader Sugar and her mother lose their beloved house and experience the harsh world of homelessness.

• Wonderstruck : a Novel in Words and Pictures

  Selznick, Brian

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  Having lost his mother and his hearing in a short time, twelve-year-old Ben leaves his Minnesota home in 1977 to seek the father he never knew in New York City, and there meets Rose, who is also longing for something missing from her life.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The 57 Bus

  Slater, Dashka,

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  "One teenager in a skirt. One teenager with a lighter. One moment that changes both of their lives forever. If it weren't for the 57 bus, Sasha and Richard never would have met. Both were high school students from Oakland, California, one…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Drama

  Telgemeier, Raina,

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  Callie loves theater. And while she would totally try out for her middle school's production of Moon Over Mississippi, she's a terrible singer. Instead, she's the set designer for the stage crew, and this year she's determined to create a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Grimm Legacy

  Shulman, Polly

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  New York high school student Elizabeth gets an after-school job as a page at the "New-York Circulating Material Repository," and when she gains coveted access to its Grimm Collection of magical objects, she and the other pages are drawn…Read moreRead more of this annotation