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• Stamped (for Kids)

  Racism, Antiracism, and You

  Cherry-Paul, Sonja,

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  A history of racism in America that explains where racist ideas came from, how racism impacts today's world and the approaches of leading change activists. Call Number: J 305.8 CHE

• My Life in the Fish Tank

  Dee, Barbara,

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  Pressured by her family to keep her older brother's mental illness private, 12-year-old Zinnia struggles with how the secret impacts her friendships and peer dynamics at school, before an opportunity to attend a dream science camp is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Frankie & Bug

  Forman, Gayle,

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  During the summer of 1987, 10-year-old Bug is stuck with her neighbor Philip's nephew, Frankie, a kid she's never met, but they soon find some common ground, learning important lessons about each other and the world. Call Number: TEEN…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Alone

  Freeman, Megan E.,

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  When twelve-year-old Maddie hatches a scheme for a secret sleepover, she ends up waking up to a nightmare. She's alone- left behind in a town that has been mysteriously evacuated and abandoned. With no one to rely on, no power, and no…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ahmed Aziz's Epic Year

  Hamza, Nina,

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  Moving from Hawaii to Minnesota, Ahmed Aziz is having the worst year until he deals with bullies, makes new friends and uncovers his family's past- all while finding himself in three books assigned for his English class. Call Number: J…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Last Cuentista

  Higuera, Donna Barba,

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  Earth has been destroyed by a comet, and only a few hundred scientists and their children - among them Petra and her family - have been chosen to journey to a new planet. Hundreds of years later, Petra wakes to this new planet - and the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ophie's Ghosts

  Ireland, Justina

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  Twelve-year-old Ophie uses her recent ability to see ghosts to help Clara, a spirit whose life ended suddenly and unjustly, pass on to the other side. She soon realizes that Daffodil Manor, the place of Clara's untimely death, may hold…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Red, White, and Whole

  LaRocca, Rajani,

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  Feeling disconnected from her heritage as the only Indian-American student in her community, young Reha commits herself to a future different from her dreams when her mother becomes dangerously ill. Call Number: J LAROCCA

• The Unforgettable Logan Foster

  Peters, Shawn, 1971-

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  Noticing some odd things about his prospective parents, Logan Foster becomes caught in the middle of a massive battle, forcing him to find a way to save the day and his new family. Call Number: J PETERS

• City Spies

  Ponti, James,

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  Sentenced to juvenile detention after exposing her foster parents' crimes, a talented young hacker is rescued by a British spy who recruits five teen savants from different world regions to become elite agents for M15. Call Number: J PONTI

• A Game of Fox & Squirrels

  Reese, Jenn,

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  When eleven-year-old Samantha is given a mysterious card game called "A Game of Fox & Squirrels," the animal characters of the game come to life and offer Sam anything she desires if she completes the game, but she soon learns that they…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Daughter of the Deep

  Riordan, Rick

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  Ana Dakkar, a freshman at Harding-Pencroft Academy - a five-year high school that graduates the best marine scientists, naval warriors, navigators, and underwater explorers in the world-makes astounding discoveries about her heritage and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Must Betray You

  Sepetys, Ruta,

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  In a country governed by isolation, fear, and a tyrannical dictator, seventeen-year-old Cristian Florescu is blackmailed by the secret police to become an informer, but he decides to use his position to try to outwit his handler, undermine…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fallout

  Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown

  Sheinkin, Steve,

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  A celebrated nonfiction author takes on the Cold War, a decades-long showdown that culminated in the Cuban Missile Crisis, the world's close call with the third-and final-world war.

• Barakah Beats

  Siddiqui, Maleeha,

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  Leaving Islamic school to attend public school, 12-year-old Nimra Sharif joins the school's popular 8th grade boy band, Barakah Beats, in an attempt to fit in, even though she was taught that music isn't allowed in Islam. Call Number: J…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Wish in the Dark

  Soontornvat, Christina,

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  After escaping prison, Pong discovers that a fugitive can never truly be free and that the world outside is no fairer than the one behind bars, while the prison warden's perfect daughter learns some hard truths as she attempt to track him…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Shape of Thunder

  Warga, Jasmine,

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  Estranged from the best friend whose brother killer her sister in a school shooting, a grieving Cora receives a message on her 12th birthday from her friend, asking for her help with creating a time portal to prevent the tragedy. Call…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Turtle Boy

  Wolkenstein, M. Evan,

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  A seventh grader struggles through a new school year marked by bullying, his teacher's insistence that he return captured turtles to the wild a bar mitzvah community service project that requires him to spend time visiting a terminally ill…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Maizy Chen's Last Chance

  Yee, Lisa,

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  In Last Chance, Minnesota, with her family, Maizy spends her time at the Golden Palace, the restaurant that's been in her family for generations, where she makes some discoveries requiring her to go on a search for answers. Call Number: J…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• City of Dragons. 1, The Awakening Storm.

  Yogis, Jaimal

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  When the dragon egg she was given by a mysterious old lady hatches, Grace and her friends must protect it from those who want to abuse its powers. Call Number: J GN YOGIS v. 1