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Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"A page-turning YA contemporary novel about a Black teenager whose life is turned upside down when her white best friend becomes the latest "Becky" on the internet, and their town is left reeling from the publicity"--
Author
Publisher
Windmill Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
Fatima was tired of people treating her like a child. Determined to prove her worth, she sets off to complete the tasks on Grandma's to-do list. She resists all distractions. However, when she reaches her first destination, she realizes she has lost the list. Fatima is certain she remembers everything on the list and doles out instructions to her family accordingly. But as the family sits down to dinner, they slowly realize that, perhaps, Fatima didn't...
Author
Publisher
Clavis
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
A great book about prejudice and being open to new neighbors, friends, and experiences. It's also a conversation starter about the immigrant and refugee experience. For brave little readers ages 5 years and up. After fleeing his home, Fox arrives in a new forest. Tired and looking for a friend, Fox knocks on the first door he sees. Will Fox make a new friend?
Author
Publisher
Free Spirit Publishing, an imprint of Teacher Created Materials
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
"This amusing training guide help kids learn to calm their amygdala and control their fight-flight-freeze impulses. Readers receive information about the amygdala from the amygdala, including how it can sometimes get confused and simple ideas to calm and train it. Using kid-friendly language, the book helps children understand complicated concepts so they can understand their bodies and learn stay calm. Back matter includes additional amygdala-training...
Author
Publisher
Capstone Editions, an imprint of Capstone
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"An energetic girl. A typical sloth. One unlikely but inspiring friendship!" -- Back cover.
"Sasha loves to do lots of things, all at once, as fast as possible. Mr. Sloth loves to do things one at a time, at a nice, easy pace. Can Mr. Sloth's mindful ways teach Sasha to slow down and enjoy the moment?" -- Title page verso.
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
From Joya Goffney of Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry, comes a stirring YA coming-of-age, best friends-to-lovers romance about a girl named Nikki who plans to run away from small-town Texas, but ultimately finds that her oldest friend, Mal, just might be the one who's been there for her all along. Filled with heart and humor, this novel captures complex family drama, friendship, and love.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 8
Description
A funny, feminist, and queer contemporary middle grade debut about 12 year-old loner Hazel Hill, who after one of her classmates is harassed online, devises a plan to catch the school's golden boy in the act. Seventh grader Hazel Hill is too busy for friends. No, really. She needs to focus on winning the school-wide speech competition and beating her nemesis, the popular and smart Ella Quinn, after last year's embarrassing hyperbole/hyperbowl mishap...
11) Lost things
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"After chasing a quick-footed squirrel in the park, a dog finds himself separated from his girl and becomes the first of several lost things. A hair ribbon, a teddy bear, a pencil and a ball also go missing -- will they ever make their way back to their owners? A story about things lost, things found and the karma that brings them together."--
12) You matter
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
Illustrations and easy-to-read text remind the reader that no matter what happens or how one feels, he or she matters.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 6
Description
After an accident in the woods involving a young girl, eleven-year-old Hex meets a mysterious woman who offers him a deal to change his world, which sets off a ripple effect that Hex's best friend Tommo must rectify.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"We all get overwhelmed sometimes, small people and big people and fictitious animals alike. Probably ESPECIALLY fictitious animals --- just imagine how difficult it must be for them to believe in themselves. ---
15) Game changers
Author
Series
Benchwarmers volume 2
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 12
Description
A new coach's flagrant racism, a teammate's endless sabotage, and local media interest make it difficult for Andi Carillo and Jeff Michaels to keep both of their basketball teams on track.
16) Bright star
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"A nurturing voice reassures the lonely and afraid in difficult times"--
17) Defy the night
Author
Series
Defy the night volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 17
Description
"The kingdom of Kandala is recovering from a devastating plague but the cure is rare and expensive, so a girl hatches a plan to infiltrate the castle and bring the corrupt system crashing down"--
The kingdom of Kandala is on divided by corruption, and a sickness is ravaging the land. The only known cure to the sickness is an elixir made from delicate Moonflower petals, which are delicate and limited. King Harristan was thrust into power after his...
18) Brave every day
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
Camila is filled with worry and fear, but when she hides during a class field trip to the aquarium, she finds a classmate who is also afraid and needs a friend.
20) All my rage
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 12
Description
A family extending from Pakistan to California, deals with generations of young love, old regrets, and forgiveness.
Lahore, Pakistan. Then. Misbah is a dreamer and storyteller, newly married to Toufiq in an arranged match. After their young life is shaken by tragedy, they come to the United States and open the Clouds' Rest Inn Motel, hoping for a new start. Juniper, California. Now. Salahudin and Noor are more than best friends; they are family....
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