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Journey of the Sparrows

Journey of the Sparrows

By Fran Leeper Buss

52 ratings2 reviews

Maria and her brother and sister, Salvadoran refugees, are smuggled into the United States in cra...
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The New Kid

The New Kid

By Mavis Jukes

31 ratings2 reviews

Newbery Honor Award—winning author Mavis Jukes is back with a lovable new character named Carson....
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Klepto

Klepto

By Jenny Pollack

0 ratings2 reviews

Julie Braverman is the coolest person Julie Prodsky has ever met. During their freshman year (198...
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Jessica (Viking Kestrel Picture Books)

Jessica (Viking Kestrel Picture Books)

By Kevin Henkes

51 ratings2 reviews

Jessica is Ruthie's invisible friend - she eats with Ruthie, plays with her and takes the blame w...
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Friend For Dragon

Friend For Dragon

By Dav Pilkey

0 ratings2 reviews

Dragon becomes such close friends with an apple that he deeply mourns its loss and is overjoyed w...
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In the Land of the Big Red Apple (Rose Years)

In the Land of the Big Red Apple (Rose Years)

By Roger Lea MacBride

4.52 ratings2 reviews

Eight going on nine, Rose Wilder is beginning to settle into her new life in Missouri, the Land o...
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Paintball Invasion (Jake Maddox Sports Stories)

Paintball Invasion (Jake Maddox Sports Stories)

By Jake Maddox

51 ratings2 reviews

Josh and Chad have been using the same place as a paintball field forever. But now, someone’s at...
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Destiny, Rewritten

Destiny, Rewritten

By Kathryn Fitzmaurice

51 ratings2 reviews

This sweet contemporary story about poetry, family, and determining your own destiny is perfect f...
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Jake Drake, Bully Buster

Jake Drake, Bully Buster

By Andrew Clements

0 ratings2 reviews

Meet Jake Drake. He's not the toughest kid in fourth grade or the fastest kid or the funniest. B...
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Courage Has No Color, The True Story of the Triple Nickles: America's First Black Paratroopers (Ala Notable Children's Books. Older Readers)

Courage Has No Color, The True Story of the Triple Nickles: America's First Black Paratroopers (Ala Notable Children's Books. Older Readers)

By Tanya Lee Stone

51 ratings2 reviews

NAACP Image Award A 2014 YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction FinalistThey became America's first bl...
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