Million-dollar throw
by Mike Lupica
Nate Brodie is nicknamed Brady, not only for his arm, but also because he's the biggest Tom Brady fan. When he wins the chance to win a million dollars by throwing a pass through a target at a Patriot's game, Nate should be excited, but all he feels is pressure to succeed.
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How to survive on a deserted island
by Tim O'Shei ; consultant Al Siebert
If a shipwreck or plane crash lands you on a deserted island, you might think your troubles are over. Think again! How to Survive on a Deserted Island will tell you how to find drinkable water, catch food, and signal rescuers that you need help.
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The evolution of Calpurnia Tate
by Jacqueline Kelly
This charming story reminded me of the classic tomboy story, Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink. In 1899, as the only girl in a large family of boys, Callie (and Caddie) are expected to learn tatting, crocheting and culinary arts. Callie prefers making scientific discoveries out in nature with her Grandfather. In her debut novel this author takes us to the brink of the new century with Callie, and it is both humorous and exciting! - ALD Librarian
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Bridge to Terabithia
by Katherine Paterson
The life of a ten-year-old boy in rural Virginia expands when he becomes friends with a newcomer who subsequently meets an untimely death trying to reach their hideaway, Terabithia, during a storm.
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Sixth-grade glommers, norks, and me
by Lisa Papademetriou
As Allie Kimball starts sixth grade, she discovers that middle school is a very different world, populated with glommers -- those girls who cling to each other in groups; norks -- a combination of a nerd and a dork; and worst of all, squashes -- crushes that make you feel like your heart has been stepped on. Keeping a journal of words that help define her world, Allie tries to navigate through the strange land of sixth grade.
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Lawn boy
by Gary Paulsen
Quick and hilarious lesson in how to start a business featuring 12 year old and his neighbors and an old riding mower.
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Blubber
by Judy Blume
Blubber is a good name for her, the note from Caroline said about Linda. Jill crumpled it up and left it on the corner of her school desk. She didn't want to think about Linda or her dumb report on the whale just then. Jill wanted to think about Halloween. But Robby grabbed the note and before Linda stopped talking it had gone halfway around the room.
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Murder at midnight
by Avi
Newbery Medalist Avi delivers a tantalizing prequel to his bestselling medieval mystery, Midnight Magic. Mangus the magician and his new servant boy, Fabrizio, have been marked as scapegoats in a plot to overthrow King Claudio. Together, these two unlikely partners must solve the mystery before midnight . . . or face death.
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The mystery of the emeralds
by Kathryn Kenny ; illustrated by Paul Frame ; cover illustration by Michael Koelsch
Trixie's headed to Williamsburg, Virginia, to find an old Civil War-era plantation house where, rumor has it, a cursed emerald necklace is buried in a secret passageway. But after all that time, the house is in ruins. Is it too late for Trixie to find the missing emeralds?
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Dork Diaries
by Rachel Renee Russell
This hilarious novel follows eighth-grader Nikki Maxwell as she chronicles through text and sketches her thoughts on friendships, crushes, popularity, and family.
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The misadventures of Maude March
by Audrey Couloumbis
After the death of the stern aunt who raised them since they were orphaned, eleven-year-old Sallie and her fifteen-year-old sister escape their self-serving guardians and begin an adventure resembling those in the dime novels Sallie loves to read.
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Blackbringer
by Laini Taylor
Magpie Windwitch, faerie, devil hunter, and granddaughter of the West Wind, must defeat an ancient evil creature, the Blackbringer, who has escaped from his bottle and threatens to unmake all of creation.
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My life in pink
by Lisa Greenwald
When the local homecoming queen shows up at Lucy Desberg's family's struggling drugstore with a beauty disaster that Lucy helps to fix, word gets out, and Lucy soon has a line of makeover customers. Lucy is a girl who knows what she wants, whether it's great makeup, a killer business plan, or a better world.
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The wish
by Gail Carson Levine
When Wilma gets one wish, she asks to be the most popular girl at school. But when her wish is granted, it's more than she bargained for.
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The ruby key
by Holly Lisle
Humans and Nightlings are never to meet, but when Genna and her brother Dan venture into the old forest at night, they encounter a Nightling slave who reveals a terrifying secret.
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Out of sight, out of mind
by Marilyn Kaye
Thirteen year old Queen-of-mean Amanda Beeson, wakes up one morning in the wrong body. She's become lonely, unfashionable Tracey Devon - one of Amanda's targets for bullying. Amanda discovers that Tracey, ignored at home and at school, has the ability to turn invisible. Amanda sets out to rescue her one-time victim from obscurity - as well as rescuing herself from Tracey's life!
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Gregor the Overlander
by Suzanne Collins
When eleven-year-old Gregor and his two-year-old sister are pulled into a strange underground world, they trigger an epic battle involving men, bats, rats, cockroaches, and spiders while on a quest foretold by ancient prophecy. This is book one of the Underland Chronicles series.
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Cryptid hunters
by Roland Smith
Twins, Grace and Marty, along with a mysterious uncle, are dropped into the middle of the Congolese jungle in search of their missing photojournalist parents.
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The Everafter War
by Michael Buckley ; pictures by Peter Ferguson
Sabrina and Daphne's prayers are finally answered when their parents finally wake up from their sleeping spell. Their happy reunion is short-lived, as they are caught in the middle of a war and shocking secrets are revealed. Book 7 in the Sisters Grimm series.
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The tail of Emily Windsnap
by Liz Kessler ; illustrations by Sarah Gibb
After finally convincing her mother that she should take swimming lessons, twelve-year-old Emily discovers a terrible and wonderful secret about herself that opens up a whole new world.
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Night of the howling dogs
by Graham Salisbury
In 1975, eleven Boy Scouts, their leaders, and some new friends camping at Halape, Hawaii, find their survival skills put to the test when a massive earthquake strikes, followed by a tsunami.
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...and now Miguel
by Joseph Krumgold ; illustrated by Jean Charlot
When you act like and adult but get treated like a child, what else can you do but keep your wishes secret and pray that they'll come true.This is the story of a twelve-year-old Miguel Chavez, who yearns in his heart to go with the men of his family on a long and hard sheep drive to the Sangre de Cristo Mountains -- until his prayer is finally answered, with a disturbing and dangerous exchange.
Ages 9 - 12
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The black pearl
by Scott O'Dell
In claiming as his own the magnificent black pearl he finds, a sixteen-year-old youth enrages the sea devil who legend says is its owner.
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Black Star, Bright Dawn
by Scott O'Dell
Bright Dawn could not believe it when her father asked her to take his place in the 1,000-mile Iditarod dogsled race through Alaska. She knew she would have to count on Black Star, her part-husky, part-wolf lead dog. But soon Bright Dawn was depending on Black Star for not only the race but also for her life
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Amelia rules!
by Jimmy Gownley
Nine-year-old Amelia McBride tries to come to terms with her Aunt Tanner's fame and goes to Manhattan to visit her father.
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Models don't eat chocolate cookies
by Erin Dionne
Celeste Harris's aunt enters her in the HuskyPeach Modeling Challenge. To get out of it, she is forced to launch Operation Skinny Celeste. After all, a thin girl can't be a fat model. Celeste never imagines that losing weight will help her gain a backbone, in this hilarious debut.
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Runemarks
by Joanne Harris
Maddie is shunned by the town because of the mysterious rune mark on her hand. This
same rune mark will shatter her dull existence as it propels her into the center of a war
between the new controlling religious government and the Norse gods of old.
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Goats
by Brock Cole
Stripped and marooned on a small island by their fellow campers, a boy and a girl form an uneasy bond that grows into a deep friendship when they decide to run away and disappear without a trace.
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Roll of thunder, hear my cry
by Mildred D Taylor
A black family living in Mississippi during the Depression of the 1930s is faced with prejudice and discrimination which its children do not understand.
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The railway children
by E. Nesbit
When Father goes away unexpectedly, Roberta, Peter, Phyllis, and their mother have to leave their happy life in London for a small cottage in the country. The children seek solace in the nearby railway station, and make friends with Perks the Porter and the Station Master himself. But the mystery remains: where Father, and will he ever return?
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Peter Pan
by JM Barrie ; illustrated by Scott Gustafson
In this handsome edition of one of the best-loved children's stories, Gustafson's lavishly detailed paintings send readers right into the magical world of Neverland.
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The Moffats
by Eleanor Estes ; illustrated by Louis Slobodkin
Ages 9 - 12
Portrays the adventure-studded existence of the poor, but resourceful, Moffat family, whose members live in a yellow house on New Dollar Street.
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The porcupine year
by Louise Erdrich
In 1852, forced by the United States government to leave their beloved Island of the Golden Breasted Woodpecker, fourteen-year-old Omokayas and her Ojibwe family travel in search of a new home.
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Six innings
by James Preller
Earl Grubb's Pool Supplies plays Northeast Gas & Electric in the Little League championship game, while Sam, who has cancer and is in a wheelchair, has to call the play-by-play instead of participating in the game.
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Long shot
by Mike Lupica
Pedro, an avid basketball player, decides to run for class president, challenging a teammate who is also one of the most popular boys in school.
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My one hundred adventures
by Polly Horvath
Twelve-year-old Jane, who lives at the beach in a run-down old house with her mother, two brothers, and sister, has an eventful summer accompanying her pastor on bible deliveries, meeting former boyfriends of her mother's, and being coerced into babysitting for a family of ill-mannered children.
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The Willoughbys
by Lois Lowry
In this tongue-in-cheek take on classic themes in children's literature, the four Willoughby children set about to become "deserving orphans" after their neglectful parents embark on a treacherous around-the-world adventure, leaving them in the care of an odious nanny.
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The underneath
by Kathi Appelt ; illustrated by David Small
An old hound that has been chained up at his hateful owner's run-down shack, and two kittens born underneath the house, endure separation, danger, and many other tribulations in their quest to be reunited and free.
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The Penderwicks on Gardam Street
by Jeanne Birdsall
The four Penderwick sisters are faced with the unimaginable prospect of their widowed father dating, and they hatch a plot to stop him.
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Masterpiece
by Elise Broach ; illustrated by Kelly Murphy
After Marvin, a beetle, makes a miniature drawing as an eleventh birthday gift for James, a human with whom he shares a house, the two new friends work together to help recover a Durer drawing stolen from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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If you're reading this, it's too late
by Pseudonymous Bosch
Reviewed by Jackson, Age 11
"In the sequel to The name of this book is secret , Max-Ernest and Cass begin work with the Terces Society. Their first meeting with the society goes wrong, and they are captured by the evil people from the Midnight Sun. While being held prisoner, the two kids find a very important ball. They find a way to escape, and waiting for them is Owen, a member of the Terces Society. The two get their first Terces mission and go off in search of a creature that might not exist. Pseudonymous Bosch's sequel is every bit as good as the first book in the series. If You're Reading This, It's too Late is gripping and beautifully crafted. The mysteriousness once was annoying, but you come to appreciate it, and soon you find yourself trying to figure out who everyone is and where they all live. The two books are a very promising start to the series, and Pseudonymous Bosch has finished writing a third book.
Rating: 5 out of 5. WHAT A MYSTERY!!! "
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Magyk
by Angie Sage
Book 1 of the Septimus Heap series. After learning that she is the Princess, Jenna is whisked from her home and carried toward safety by the Extraordinary Wizard, those she always believed were her father and brother, and a young guard known only as Boy 412--pursued by agents of those who killed her mother ten years earlier.
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Anne of Green Gables
by LM Montgomery
Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her.
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The White Mountains
by John Christopher
In this sequel to When the Tripods came, Will Parker and his companions make a perilous journey toward an outpost of freedom where they hope to escape from the ruling Tripods, who capture mature human beings and make them docile, obedient servants.
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Summerland
by Michael Chabon
Ethan Feld, the worst baseball player in the history of the game, finds himself recruited by a 100-year-old scout to help a band of fairies triumph over an ancient enemy.
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Journey to the river sea
by Eva Ibbotson ; illustrated by Kevin Hawkes
Sent with her governess to live with the dreadful Carter family in exotic Brazil in 1910, Maia endures many hardships before fulfilling her dream of exploring the Amazon River.
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Vampire's Photograph
by Kevin Emerson
Oliver Nocturne knows he's different from the other vampires around him. That's because, unbeknownst to Oliver, he's a little more human than the rest of them. When Emalie, a human girl, takes a picture of him, its sets them both off on a quest to uncover his true origins.
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The name of this book is secret
by Pseudonymous Bosch ; illustrations by Gilbert Ford
"Warning: Do Not Read Beyond This Page!" So says the first page, but since you did, hang on tight for a crazy, fun, SECRET read!
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Double identity
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Thirteen-year-old Bethany's parents have always been overprotective, but when they suddenly drop out of sight with no explanation, leaving her with an aunt she never knew existed, Bethany uncovers shocking secrets that make her question everything she thought she knew about herself and her family.
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Counting on Grace
by Elizabeth Winthrop
It's 1910 in Pownal, Vermont. At 12 Grace and her best friend Arthur must go to work in the mill, helping their mothers work the looms. Together Grace and Arthur write a secret letter to the Child Labor Board about underage children working in the mill. A few weeks later, Lewis Hine, a famous reformer arrives undercover to gather evidence. Grace meets him and appears in some of his photographs, changing her life forever.
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The girl who could fly
by Victoria Forester
Recommended by Stephenie Meyer (Twilight Series) - "It's the oddest/sweetest mix of Little House on the Prairie and X-Men. I was smiling the whole time (except for the part where I cried). I gave it to my mom, and I'm reading it to my kids—it's absolutely multi-generational. Prepare to have your heart warmed."
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United Tates of America :a novel with scrapbook art
by Paula Danziger
Sarah Kate (aka Skate) Tate hates change but change is what she gets as she starts sixth grade in a new school with new teachers and new kids and new routines. But just as a Skate begins to adapt, a family tragedy causes the biggest change of all for Skate and her family. Through it all, she makes a scrapbook with pages representing the important things in her life. Sample pages from Skate's scrapbook are included in the back of the book. Scrapbookers will love how scrapbooking fits into the story.
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Scat
by Carl Hiaasen
Nick and his friend Marta decide to investigate when a mysterious fire starts near a Florida wildlife preserve and an unpopular teacher goes missing.
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Science Fair
by Dave Barry; Ridley Pearson
"New York Times"-bestselling authors Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson ("Peter and the Starcatchers") combine comedy and suspense in this hilarious thriller about foreign criminals who plot to take over the American government by rigging a middle-school science fair.
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Knucklehead : Tall Tales and Almost True Stories of Growing Up Scieszka
by Jon Scieszka
How did Jon Scieszka get so funny, anyway? Growing up as one of six brothers was a good start, but that was just the beginning. Throw in Catholic school, lots of comic books, lazy summers at the lake with time to kill, and babysitting misadventures.
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The true meaning of Smekday
by Adam Rex
"There is no way you will be able to predict what happens in this comic science fiction story about twelve-year-old Gratuity Tucci who is writing a short submission for the National Time Capsule contest. The story gets much bigger and totally involves you in this struggle between the Boov and the Gorg who are two alien groups trying to take over the country. I loved it and I don't ordinarily read Science Fiction! " - ALD librarian
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The meanest doll in the world
by Ann M Martin
In this sequel to The Doll People, Annabelle Doll and Tiffany Funcraft hitch a ride with Kate to her school where they encounter Mean Mimi, the wickedest doll of all.
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Groosham Grange
by Anthony Horowitz
After being expelled from school, thirteen-year-old David Eliot is sent to Groosham Grange, a spooky and sinister boarding school where nothing seems quite right.
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The day the world exploded: the earthshaking catastrophe at Krakatoa
by Simon Winchester
Eruptions. Explosions. Shock waves. Tsunamis. The almighty explosion that destroyed the volcano island of Krakatoa was followed by an immense tsunami that killed more than thirty thousand people. The effects of the waves were felt as far away as France, and bodies were washed up in Zanzibar. Today, one hundred and twenty-five years after the volcano erupted in one of the greatest catastrophes the world has ever known, the name Krakatoa is still synonymous with disaster. In this illustrated account based on Simon Winchester's bestselling "Krakatoa," the colossal explosion is brought to vivid life. From the ominous warnings leading up to the eruption to the wave of killings it provoked, here is an engaging and insightful look at what happened on the day the world exploded.
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Beyond the Deepwoods
by Paul Stewart
Young Twig lives in the Deepwoods, among the Woodtrolls, but he isn't one of them. In a brave attempt to find out where he belongs, Twig wanders into the mysterious, dangerous world beyond the Deepwoods. Twig steadfastly pursues his quest until he discovers his roots, not among the trees, but in the skies. . . .First in The Edge series
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The music of dolphins
by Karen Hesse
FROM WILD CHILD TO....?Mila creates headlines around the world when she is rescued from an unpopulated island off the coast of Florida. Now a teenager, she has been raised by dolphins from the age of four. Researchers teach Mila language and music. She learns, too, about rules and expectations, about locked doors and broken promises, disappointment and betrayal.The more Mila finds out what it means to be human, the more deeply she longs for her ocean home. . . .
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Graveyard Book
by Neil Gaiman
Bod is an unusual boy who inhabits an unusual place-he's the only living resident of a graveyard. Raised from infancy by the ghosts, werewolves, and other cemetery denizens, Bod has learned the antiquated customs of his guardians' time as well as their timely ghostly teachings-like the ability to Fade. Can a boy raised by ghosts, face the wonders and terrors of the worlds of both the living and the dead?
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The last straw
by JEFF KINNEY
Let's face it: Greg Heffley will never change his wimpy ways. Somebody just needs to explain that to Greg's father. You see, Frank Heffley actually thinks he can get his son to toughen up, and he enlists Greg in organized sports and other "manly" endeavors. Of course, Greg is able to easily sidestep his father's efforts to change him. But when Greg’s dad threatens to send him to military academy, Greg realizes he has to shape up...or get shipped out.
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Maze of Bones
by Rick Riordan
During the reading of their grandmother's will, Dan and Amy Cahill learn that their family is one of the world's most powerful--and the source of that power is hidden around the world in the form of 39 Clues. The siblings are soon caught in a dangerous race, in this first of a groundbreaking interactive new series. Visit the 39 clues website.
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Fire star
by Chris D'Lacey
In this thrilling final installment of dLaceys popular trilogy, David Rain is faced with a perilous task. The evil sibyl Gwilanna is back, this time determined to resurrect the dragon Gawain on the ice cap of the Tooth of Ragnar.
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Lunch money
by Andrew Clements
Twelve-year-old Greg, who has always been good at moneymaking projects, is surprised to find himself teaming up with his lifelong rival, Maura, to create a series of comic books to sell at school.
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Football Hero
by Tim Green
Using his suspense-writing expertise and his experience in the NFL as a star for the Atlanta Falcons, the author of the Football Genius offers another fast-paced, edge-of-your-seat story.
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Facts of Life: Stories
by Gary Soto
Filled with annoying siblings, difficult parents, and first loves, this collection of short stories captures the humor and poignance of growing up.
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As if being 12 34 isn't bad enough, my mother is running for president!
by Donna Gephart
Vanessa Rothrock has a whole list of reasons why she does not want her mother to run for President. It's bad enough to be in the spotlight because her mother is already governor of Florida. What Vanessa really wants is to win the county spelling bee...and to find out who is putting mysterious notes into her locker.
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Project Mulberry
by Linda Sue Park
While working on a project for an after-school club, Julia, a Korean American girl, and her friend Patrick learn not just about silkworms, but also about tolerance, prejudice, friendship, patience, and more. Between the chapters are short dialogues between the author and main character about the writing of the book.
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Bird Lake Moon
by Kevin Henkes
Spencer thought the house might be haunted. Mitch knew it wasn't. And he knew why. The whole time Spencer and Mitch hung out together at Bird Lake that summer, there were secrets keeping them apart. And maybe a secret knowledge keeping them together, too--together like members of the same tribe. Like friends.
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Skulduggery Pleasant
by Derek Landy
Sidesplittingly funny, nail-bitingly spooky, and thrillingly original, this breakneck tale of magic and adventure marks the debut of a pair of heroes unlike any other before--a 12-year-old girl and an animated skeleton--who must save the world from an ancient evil.
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Esperanza rising
by Pam Munoz Ryan
For the first 12 years of her life, Esperanza Ortega is pampered by servants and sheltered by her doting parents on their ranch in Aguascalientes, Mexico. But a sudden tragedy shatters that world of wealth and privilege. Homeless and destitute, she and her mother emigrate to California to work in the fields and start a new life.
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Pandora gets jealous
by Carolyn Hennesy
Thirteen-year-old Pandy is hauled before Zeus and given six months to gather all of the evils that were released when the box she brought to school as her annual project was accidentally opened.
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Swindle
by Gordon Korman
After a mean collector named Swindle cons him out of his most valuable baseball card, Griffin Bing puts together a band of misfits to break into Swindle's compound and recapture the card. There are many things standing in their way, but Griffin and his team are going to get back what's rightfully his.
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Queste
by Angie Sage
There's trouble at the Castle, and it's all because Merrin Meredith has returned with Darke plans for Septimus. More trouble awaits Septimus and Jenna in the form of Tertius Fume, the ghost of the very first Chief Hermetic Scribe, who is determined to send Septimus on a deadly Queste. Book Four in the Septimus Heap
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Elijah of Buxton
by Christopher Paul Curtis
In 1859, eleven-year-old Elijah Freeman, the first free-born child in Buxton, Canada, which is a haven for slaves fleeing the American south, uses his wits and skills to try to bring to justice the lying preacher who has stolen money that was to be used to buy a family's freedom.
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Dragon slippers
by Jessica Day George
Many stories tell of damsels in distress, who are rescued from the clutches of fire-breathing dragons by knights in shining armor, and swept off to live happily ever after. Unfortunately, this is not one of those stories.
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The mysterious Benedict Society
by written by Trent Lee Stewart
A dazzling adventure that puts friends, family, and foe to the test, as four children go on a secret mission that only the most intelligent and inventive children can complete. Illustrations.
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A week in the woods
by Andrew Clements
The fifth grade's annual camping trip in the woods tests Mark's survival skills and his ability to relate to a teacher who seems out to get him.
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Sammy Keyes and the hotel thief
by Wendelin Van Draanen
Thirteen-year-old Sammy's penchant for speaking her mind gets her in trouble when she involves herself in the investigation of a robbery at the "seedy" hotel across the street from the seniors' building where she is living with her grandmother.
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Joey Pigza swallowed the key
by 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 wired.
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The book of story beginnings
by Kristin Kladstrup
What if you only wrote a beginning to a story and then magically the story came to life! Not knowing what the middle or ending would be you become part of the story. That is exactly what happens to Oscar back in 1914 when he finds the "Book of Story Beginnings" hidden in a trunk. His life changes and he will need the help of a girl who isn't even born yet. This book will take you on a fantastic journey through time and back again.
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Alcatraz versus the evil Librarians
by Brandon Sanderson
Who wouldn't read a book about librarians who are evil? Follow the story of Alcatraz Smedry, a 13 year old foster child, as he is transported into the world of the evil librarians, magical sands, relatives and British dinosaurs.
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Hatchet
by Gary Paulsen
After a plane crash, 13-year-old Brian spends 54 days in the Canadian wilderness, surviving with only the aid of a hatchet, and learning also to deal with his parents' divorce.
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Down the rabbit hole
by Peter Abrahams
Ingrid Levin-Hill lands the plum role of Alice in the Echo Falls production of "Alice in Wonderland." Things in Ingrid's small town soon keep getting "curiouser and curiouser." Then events in Echo Falls turn into a nightmare, and Ingrid is determined to wake up.
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Surviving the Applewhites
by Stephanie S Tolan
Word is Jack Semple was kicked out of every school in his home state. Now, the only place that will take him is the Creative Academy, a home school run by a chaotic, quarrelsome family named Applewhite. When Jake meets E.D. Applewhite, a scruffy girl longing for order, the only thing they have in common is the determination to survive the family's eccentricities.
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Al Capone does my shirts
by Gennifer Choldenko
A twelve-year-old boy named Moose moves to Alcatraz Island in 1935 when guards' families were housed there, and has to contend with his extraordinary new environment in addition to life with his autistic sister.
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Physik
by Angie Sage
When Septimus Heaps father unseals a forgotten room in the palace, he releases the ghost of a queen that lived 500 years earlier who is as awful in death as she was in life. Its up to Septimus to stop her, in this third installment of the heart-stopping series.
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Running out of time
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
When a diphtheria epidemic hits her 1840 village, thirteen-year-old Jessie discovers it is actually a 1995 tourist site under unseen observation by heartless scientists, and it's up to Jessie to escape the village and save the lives of the dying children.
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The doll people
by Ann Martin and Laura Godwin; with pictures by Brian Selznick
A family of porcelain dolls that has lived in the same house for 100 years istaken aback when a new family of plastic dolls arrives and doesn't follow The Doll Code of Honor.
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Nobody's princess
by Esther Friesner
Cross Dressing Helen! Determined to fend for herself in a world where only men have real freedom, headstrong Helen, who will be called queen of Sparta and Helen of Troy one day, learns to fight, hunt, and ride horses while disguised as a boy, and goes on an adventure throughout the Mediterranean world. The sequel is Nobody's Prize
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Diary of a wimpy kid
by Jeff Kinney
Greg Heffley is thrust into middle school, where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. The hazards of growing up are uniquely revealed through words and drawings as Greg records them in his diary. Find the Series
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A Long Way from Chicago
by Richard Peck
Each summer over the nine years of the Depression, Joey and his sister Mary Alice--two city slickers from Chicago--make their annual summer visit to Grandma Dowdel's seemingly sleepy Illinois town. Soon enough, they find it's far from sleepy and Grandma is far from your typical grandmother. The sequel is A Year Down Yonder
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Beardance
by Will Hobbs
The sequel to Bearstone tells a story of survival, both physical and spiritual. Cloyd Atcitty, who has named himself Lone Bear in the manner of his Ute heritage, and his guardian Walter travel into the mountains where Walter dreams of finding a legendary treasure and Cloyd hopes to see another grizzly.
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Stirring it up
by Diane Muldrow ; illustrated by Barbara Pollak
When Molly and Amanda run into their nemesis, Natasha, at cooking class, they think that this whole cooking thing is a rotten idea. But the class ends up being fun after all, and the girls really love cooking. And when a tragedy strikes a local family, the girls decide to put their cooking skills to use and make some meals for them. The meals hit the right spot, plus the girls feel good that they were able to help out. Can they put the right ingredients together to turn their hobby into something more? First in the Dish series
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Gossamer
by Lois Lowry
Teen Review by LindyLoo
Gossamer is a really interesting book about how people have dreams. Dreamgivers are special beings who gather fragments from our lives and "bestow" dreams. I listened to the book on CD and it was great. I loved this book because it was like fantasy but not like other fantasy books at all.
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The Steps
by Rachel Cohn
Annabel has her Christmas vacation all planned out; shopping and hanging out with her best friends in New York City. Then she learns she has to travel alone to Australia and spend time with the stepfamily she resents for taking her father away. She hates everything about Australia and her new family, “The Steps,” so she devises a plan to convince her father to come back to America with her.
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Framed: a Novel
by Frank Cottrell Boyce
Imagine you are the only boy in your town and your best friends are two chickens. Dylan’s family runs the auto shop in town and when business begins to falters, his father takes off. When a fleet of official-looking vans heads up to the abandoned quarry and sets up camp, Dylan's mom comes up with all sorts of ways to make money off their unexpected out-of-town visitors.This is a funny and touching exploration of how Art - its beauty and its value - touches the life of one little boy and his big family in a very small town.
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The end
by Lemony Snicket; illustrations by Brett Helquist
This book is the last in A Series of Unfortunate Events. Lost at sea, the Baudelaire orphans, along with the evil Count Olaf, wash up on the shore of an island populated by an oddly placid group of inhabitants, and they try to decide whether or not they are truly safe.
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Among the hidden
by Margaret Peterson Haddix.
Government regulations limit families to two children each, so Luke, an illegal third-born, must live his life in secret, hidden in his family's farmhouse. Then he joins Jen, another "shadow child," for a chance to come out into the light. This book is the first of a series of seven.
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Inkheart
by Cornelia Caroline Funke
Twelve-year-old Meggie learns that her father, who repairs and binds books for a living, can "read" fictional characters to life when one of those characters abducts them and tries to force him into service.
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