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1) You go first
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Charlotte, twelve, and Ben, eleven, are highly-skilled competitors at online Scrabble and that connection helps both as they face family issues and the turmoil of middle school.
4) Starfish
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Language
English
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Bullied and shamed her whole life for being fat, twelve-year-old Ellie finally gains the confidence to stand up for herself, with the help of some wonderful new allies.
5) Speak up
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Description
Illustrations and easy-to-read, rhyming text encourage the reader to speak up about everything from their own name being mispronounced to someone bring a weapon to school. Includes author's note about real people who have found their voices, when to speak up, and how to express oneself without speaking.
6) I am enough
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Black History Month - Picture Books
Kids Staff Picks
Read in Color Picture Books
Resolution YOU: Picture Books
Kids Staff Picks
Read in Color Picture Books
Resolution YOU: Picture Books
Description
Shares a story of loving who you are, respecting others and being kind to one another.
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Prairie Lotus is a powerful, touching, multilayered book about a girl determined to fit in and realize her dreams: getting an education, becoming a dressmaker in her father's shop, and making at least one friend. Acclaimed, award-winning author Linda Sue Park has placed a young half-Asian girl, Hanna, in a small town in America's heartland, in 1880. Hanna's adjustment to her new surroundings, which primarily means negotiating the townspeople's almost...
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Ever since Ms. Murphy told us about the witch trials that happened centuries ago right here in Juniper, I can't stop thinking about them. Those people weren't magic. They were like me. Different like me. I'm autistic. I see things that others do not. I hear sounds that they can ignore. And sometimes I feel things all at once. I think about the witches, with no one to speak for them. Not everyone in our small town understands. But if I keep trying,...
11) Garvey's choice
Author
Series
Garvey novels (Nikki Grimes) volume 1
Language
English
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#ownvoices - Black Books for Kids
Black History Month - Middle Grade
Books for Reluctant Readers (Intermediate/Middle School)
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Black History Month - Middle Grade
Books for Reluctant Readers (Intermediate/Middle School)
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"Garvey's father has always wanted Garvey to be athletic, but Garvey is interested in astronomy, science fiction, reading--anything but sports. Feeling like a failure, he comforts himself with food. Garvey is kind, funny, smart, a loyal friend, and he is also overweight, teased by bullies, and lonely. When his only friend encourages him to join the school chorus, Garvey's life changes. The chorus finds a new soloist in Garvey, and through chorus,...
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Series
Language
English
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2022-2023 Bluebonnet Award Nominees
NYT - Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover
Texas Bluebonnet Award Nominees 2022-2023
NYT - Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover
Texas Bluebonnet Award Nominees 2022-2023
Description
Amari Peters has never stopped believing her missing brother, Quinton, is alive. Not even when the police told her otherwise, or when she got in trouble for standing up to bullies who said he was gone for good. So when she finds a ticking briefcase in his closet, containing a nomination for a summer tryout at the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs, she’s certain the secretive organization holds the key to locating Quinton—if only she can wrap her...
14) Clash
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
Publisher Annotation: Olive, meet Natasha. There's a new kid in town! From the moment Natasha sets foot in class, it's clear she's one of the coolest kids in sixth grade. Everyone wants to be her friend, including Olive . . . but things might not be so easy. Olive tries her best to befriend Nat, but it seems like the only thing they have in common is that they both want to hang out with Olive's friends! Watching as Natasha gets closer with some of...
15) Shady Baby
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"After a long morning of being fabulous, Shady Baby heads to the park for a relaxing play session. But what does she find?! Some not-so-nice kids picking on others. Shady flashes them a look--her famous side eye--and teaches them that it's better to play nice. But when her feelings are hurt, will anyone stand (or crawl) by her side?"--
18) If I were a fish
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: When Corook is hit with hate on the internet, they and Olivia grab a guitar and dive into the comforting world of what it would be like to be a fish instead. Swimming away from all the negativity out there, together they make the best of a very bad day.!
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Description
Written with a distinctively doggy voice, great humor, and plenty of heart, this novel from acclaimed author Nanci Turner Steveson is a perfect pick for readers looking for a touching animal story in the vein of Because of Winn-Dixie or Marley & Me.
Rescue dog MahDi is happy helping his human partner, "MomDoc," with the important work at her vet clinic and the local animal shelter. The two of them make a good team, caring for the town's pets and...
20) Stick with me
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Description
When twelve-year-olds Izzy and Wren are thrown together by unusual circumstances, they find solace and solutions to nagging problems in their newly-formed friendship.
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