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• Elf Dog & Owl Head

  Anderson, M. T.

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  Quarantined with his family as a plague ravages the world, Clay retreats to the woods where he meets a special little dog who leads him on adventures where choosing the wrong path could cause them both to lose their way forever.

• Willodeen

  Applegate, Katherine

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  When the annual migration of hummingbears, a source of local pride and income, dwindles and no one knows why, Willodeen speaks up for the animals she loves to uncover this mystery. A timeless tale about our fragile earth, and one girl’s…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• El Deafo

  Bell, Cece

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  The author recounts in graphic novel format her experiences with hearing loss at a young age, including using a bulky hearing aid, learning how to lip read and determining her “superpower.”

• Picture Purrfect

  Burgos, Hilda Eunice,

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  Told in alternating voices, this book follows Miguel and his newly adopted street-savvy cat Lolo as they build a loving and supportive friendship in Washington Heights.

• The BFG

  Dahl, Roald

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  When Sophie is snatched from her orphanage bed by the BFG (Big Friendly Giant), she fears she will be eaten. Instead, the two join forces to vanquish the nine other far less gentle giants who threaten to consume Earth’s children.

• Flora & Ulysses

  the Illuminated Adventures

  DiCamillo, Kate

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  It begins, as the best superhero stories do, with a tragic accident that has unexpected consequences. The squirrel never saw the vacuum cleaner coming, but self-described cynic Flora Belle Buckman is just the right person to step in and save him.

• The Fourteenth Goldfish

  Holm, Jennifer L.

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  Eleven-year-old Ellie has never liked change. She misses fifth grade, her old best friend and her dearly departed goldfish. One day a strange boy shows up. He’s bossy, cranky and he looks like Ellie’s grandfather, a scientist who’s obsessed with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bunnicula

  a Rabbit-tale of Mystery

  Howe, Deborah, 1946-1978

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  Beware the Hare! Is he or isn’t he a vampire? Before it’s too late, Harold the dog and Chester the cat must find out the truth about the newest pet in the Monroe household — a suspicious-looking bunny with unusual habits and fangs!

• Stella

  Hoyle, McCall

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  Stella used to be a bomb-sniffing dog, but after a terrible accident, she goes to live on a small family farm to recover from her fear of loud noises.

• The Accursed Vampire

  McGrane, Madeline

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  Dragoslava is a vampire kid. It has its perks, but sometimes being stuck as a kid forever can be a pain in the neck. A few centuries ago, Drago was cursed by a witch. If they don’t complete every task the witch sets, she’ll turn them into worms.

• Accidental Trouble Magnet

  Mian, Zanib,

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  Imaginative Omar goes through the ups and downs of starting a new school and making new friends with the help of his wonderful (and silly) Muslim family.

• The Mossheart's Promise

  Mix, Rebecca

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  This breathtaking fantasy duology features Canary Mossheart, a young fairy who has always lived in her heroic grandmother’s shadow but now must embark on a quest to save her mother from the ever-creeping mold overtaking their world.

• Stuntboy, in the Meantime

  Reynolds, Jason

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  Portico Reeves’s superpower is making sure all the other heroes — like his parents and two best friends — stay super. And safe. Super safe. And he does it all in secret. No one in his civilian life knows he’s actually...Stuntboy!

• How to Eat Fried Worms

  Rockwell, Thomas, 1933-2024

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  Billy isn’t one to back down from a bet. But this one is gross: If he eats fifteen worms in fifteen days, Alan will pay him fifty dollars. Billy takes the bet and tries worms prepped in a variety of ways. As Billy gets closer to victory Alan won’t…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ways to Make Sunshine

  Watson, Renée

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  Ryan Hart can be and do anything. Her name means “king,” which means she is a leader, and she’s determined to keep growing into the name her parents gave her. Ryan has a lot on her mind, but as more challenges come her way, she always finds a way…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Brown Girl Dreaming

  Woodson, Jacqueline

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  Jacqueline Woodson’s eloquent poetry reflects the joy of finding her voice through writing stories, despite the fact that she struggled with reading as a child. Touching and powerful, each line is a glimpse into a child’s soul as she searches for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bud, Not Buddy

  Curtis, Christopher Paul

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  Ten-year-old Bud, a motherless boy living in Flint, Michigan, during the Great Depression, escapes a bad foster home and sets out in search of the man he believes to be his father--the renowned bandleader, H.E. Calloway of Grand Rapids.

• Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes

  Coerr, Eleanor

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  The star of her school’s running team, Sadako is lively and athletic…until the dizzy spells start. Then she must face the hardest race of her life—the race against time. Based on a true story, Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes celebrates the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

  Konigsburg, E. L.

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  When Claudia decided to run away, she planned very carefully. She would be gone just long enough to teach her parents a lesson in Claudia appreciation. And she would go in comfort-she would live at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She saved her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Moth Keeper

  O'Neill, Kay (Cartoonist)

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  Kit is excited to prove her worth as a Moth-Keeper, a protector of the lunar moths that allow the Night-Lily flower to bloom once a year, but she quickly finds that life as a Moth-Keeper is not what she imagined it would be.