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By Frances O'Roark Dowell, Amy June Bates. 2017
Sam hates vegetables. When a school project pairs him with a vegetable he knows nothing about--the rutabaga--he is surprised when…
he grows fond of his new little friend and plans to keep him from rotting. Sequel to Sam the Man and the Chicken Plan (DB 85517). For grades 2-4. 2017By M-E Girard. 2016
Sixteen-year-old Pen is a girl, but she looks like a boy. She's fine with it, but her parents want her…
to act and dress more like a girl. Pen, however, wants everyone to accept her the way she is. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. For senior high and older readers. 2016By Megan McDonald. 2017
Books ten through thirteen in the series, written between 2011 and 2016. Includes Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer,…
Judy Moody and the Bad Luck Charm, Judy Moody, Mood Martian, and Judy Moody and the Bucket List. For grades 2-4. 2016By Dana Middleton. 2016
Facing bullying at school and her family being torn apart, Avalon anxiously waits with her best friend, Atticus, for the…
magical power they are supposed to inherit between their tenth and eleventh birthdays. For grades 4-7. 2016By Nikki Grimes. 2016
Novel in verse. Filling an emotional void with food, bookworm Garvey struggles with his weight and school bullies and is…
unable to connect with his sports-minded father. But when his friend pushes him to audition for chorus, Garvey finally finds himself and his voice. For grades 4-7. 2016By Patrick Downes. 2017
In the wake of a near-fatal car accident, twenty-year-old Isaac Kew, also known as Q, recalls a very long walk…
he took three years earlier with his bipolar girlfriend, Nest. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. For senior high and older readers. 2017By Tom O'Donnell, Tim Miller. 2016
A fearless hamster mysteriously appears and then escapes his cage in Mr. Copeland's sixth-grade class. Sam tries to find and…
befriend the fuzzy rodent. Hamstersaurus Rex transforms after consuming a suspicious powder, and Sam may have found an ally against a bully. For grades 3-6. 2016By Lynne Rae Perkins. 2016
Young Frank and his dog, Lucky, learn about each other, go to school to learn more, and then explore the…
world around them. They study science, geography, and even foreign languages together. For grades K-3. 2016By Lenore Look. 2017
Three books, written between 2011 and 2014, featuring young Alvin, who fears everything. Includes Allergic to Dead Bodies, Funerals, and…
Other Fatal Circumstances, Allergic to Babies, Burglars, and Other Bumps in the Night, and Allergic to the Great Wall, the Forbidden Palace, and Other Tourist Attractions. For grades 2-4. 2016By Andrea Cheng. 2017
Books two through four, written between 2013 and 2015, featuring Anna, whose family adopts a baby girl from China in…
The Year of the Baby. Anna learns about her heritage in The Year of the Fortune Cookie, and a pen pal visits in The Year of the Three Sisters. For grades 3-6. 2015By Tess Sharpe. 2014
After Sophie Winters survives a brutal attack in which her best friend, Mina, is murdered, she sets out to find…
the killer. Meanwhile, Sophie's past oxy addiction causes people to suspect the incident was drug related. Strong language and some violence. For senior high and older readers. 2014By Erin Teagan. 2016
When aspiring scientist Madeline Little starts sixth grade, she writes standard operating procedures to methodically deal with the unknowns. However,…
Maddie learns that she can't control every little aspect of her life. For grades 4-7. 2016By Danièle Vallée. 2020
Clarisse, une couturière bien tranquille, voit sa vie bousculée quand Éva, une jeune comédienne, lui commande une robe extravagante pour…
un premier rôle qu'elle doit jouer. D'abord amicale, la relation entre les deux femmes devient de plus en plus toxique à mesure qu'Éva multiplie les fausses pistes et semble calquer son comportement sur celui de Chérie, le personnage qu'elle interprète si brillamment.By Stuart Gibbs. 2016
Thirteen-year-old Ben's unexpected success outside the classroom causes the CIA to activate him for a mission at a Colorado ski…
school, where Ben must bond with fellow beginner Jessica Shang, the daughter of a suspected Chinese crime boss. Sequel to Evil Spy School (DB 82622). For grades 5-8. 2016By Barry Lyga. 2016
Three friends--Zak, Moira, and Khalid--find themselves plunged into an alternate universe after Zak hears a voice warning him about dangers.…
Stuck, the three try to help people in this new world and get back home. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2016By Shannon Messenger. 2016
As the ogres threaten war, Sophie isn't sure whom to trust, and she worries about the safety of her loved…
ones. She works to translate a symbol and piece together the clues to stop the Neverseen. Sequel to Everblaze; Neverseen (DB 83402). For grades 5-8. 2016By Tony DiTerlizzi. 2017
Books two and three, written between 2012 and 2014, featuring Eva Nine and her new alien friend, Rovender Kitt. In…
A Hero for WondLa, Eva travels to New Attica, a human colony, but she discovers something bad is happening there. Follows The Search for WondLa (DB 72285). For grades 5-8. 2014By Natasha Friend. 2016
After her mother's attempted suicide, thirteen-year-old Anna goes to live with her father and his new family, and she learns…
to navigate the shifting loyalties of middle school friendships. Some strong language. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2016By Sarah Moore Fitzgerald. 2016
Oscar, a teenager who used to make incredible apple tarts, has gone missing and is presumed dead. But Oscar's best…
friend, Meg, and his little brother, Stevie, believe he is alive, and they band together to figure out what happened to him. For grades 6-9. 2014By Nicole McInnes. 2016
Fifteen-year-old Agnes suffers from progeria, a rare disease that causes her to age rapidly. Agnes and her friends, Moira and…
Boone, all plan to live life to its fullest before ultimately letting it go. Some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2016