by Barbara Dee
A cancer survivor must readjust to “normal” middle school life in this hopeful novel.
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Halfway Normal
The Secret Sheriff of Sixth Grade
by Jordan Sonnenblick
Readers will keep turning the pages of this hilarious, honest, and inspirational middle-grade novel about finding your inner hero.
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The Explorer
by Katherine Rundell
Fred, Con, Lila, and Max are on their way back to England from Manaus when the plane they’re on crashes and the pilot dies upon landing.
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The Nutcracker Mice
by Kristin Kladstrup
A young mouse must save her production of The Nutcracker in this charming holiday tale.
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Rise of the Jumbies
by Tracy Baptiste
Corinne LaMer defeated the wicked jumbie, Severine, months ago, but things haven’t exactly gone back to normal in her Caribbean island home.
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Absolutely Alfie and the First Week Friends
by Sally Warner
Alfie Jakes is starting second grade and hoping to find friends who will stay by her side beyond the first week of school.
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Coyote Tales
by Thomas King
Two tales, set in a time “when animals and human beings still talked to each other,” display humor and mater storytelling skills.
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Charlie & Mouse & Grumpy
by Laurel Snyder
Join Charlie and Mouse as they entertain a special visitor over a weekend of play, laughter, and togetherness.
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Where’s Rodney?
by Carmen Bogan
When Rodney finally gets a chance to go to a real park, with plenty of room to run and climb and shout, and to just be, he will never be the same. This is a story of the power of nature to transform every child.
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Catch My Breath
by Paul Briggs
Breath is a mystery in more ways than one. This story is all about breath: losing it, trying to find it, even trying to buy it.
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