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11 Before 12

Lisa Greenwald

Fans of Lauren Myracle and Wendy Mass will love acclaimed author Lisa Greenwald's new duology about two best friends who kick-start middle school with a bucket list of eleven things they need to do to become AMAZING before their joint...

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Published: Aug 2018

Dangerous Girls

Abigail Haas

Paradise in Aruba quickly gets gruesome in this "ripped-from-the-headlines thriller (Kirkus Reviews)" with a twist that defies the imagination.It's Spring Break of senior year. Anna, her boyfriend Tate, her best friend Elise...

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Published: May 2014

Children of Exile

Margaret Peterson Haddix

Rosi must decide what she's willing to risk to save her family—and maybe even all of humanity—in the thrilling first novel of a new trilogy from New York Times bestselling author, Margaret Peterson Haddix.For the past twelve years...

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Published: Sep 2017

The Impossible Knife of Memory

Laurie Halse Anderson

Despite my best intentions, I was beginning to understand how my dad saw the world. The shadows haunting every living thing. The secrets inside the lies wrapped in bullshit. Even Gracie's box of pills was beginning to make sense. For ...

Unabridged MP3-CD
Published: Jan 2014

It's Not Summer Without You

Jenny Han

In Jenny Han's follow-up to The Summer I Turned Pretty, Belly finds out what comes after falling in love. Now available in paperback!

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Published: Apr 2011

Ocd Love Story

Corey Ann Haydu

In this “raw and well-crafted (Kirkus Reviews)” romance, Bea learns that some things just can’t be controlled.When Bea meets Beck, she knows instantly that he’s her kind of crazy. Sweet, strong, kinda-messed-up Beck understand...

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Published: Jul 2014

Penny and Her Doll (I Can Read Book 1...

Kevin Henkes

Penny loves her new doll. The doll is absolutely perfect, from her head to her toes. But Penny's doll needs a name. What should Penny call her?

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Published: Feb 2013

Sweeping Up the Heart

Kevin Henkes

From two-time Newbery Honor and New York Times–bestselling author Kevin Henkes, this timeless novel about loss, loneliness, and friendship tells the story of the spring break that changes seventh-grader Amelia Albright's life foreve...

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Published: Feb 2020

The Eleventh Plague - Audio

Jeff Hirsch

In an America devastated by war and plague, the only way to survive is to keep moving.NARRATOR: TBAFORMAT: 8 CDs, UnabridgedIn the aftermath of a war, America's landscape has beenravaged and two-thirds of the population left dead from...

Unabridged CD
Published: Sep 2011

Same Sun Here

Silas House

In this extraordinary novel in letters, an Indian immigrant girl in New York City and a Kentucky coal miner's son find strength and perspective by sharing their true selves across the miles.Meena and River have a lot in common: father...

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Published: Aug 2013

The Misfits [Retail]

James Howe

DIVA middle school misfit is transformed in this tender, touching, and often truly hilarious crowd-pleaser.

Unabridged CD
Published: Nov 2007

Alfie Gives a Hand

Shirley Hughes

Alfie is excited when he is invited to Bernard's birthday party, though he feels a bit nervous about going on his own. But Alfie has such a great time that he finds he doesn't even need his special blanket—and he makes a new fri...

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Published: Jun 2009

Emma Moves in (American Girl Like Sis...

Clare Hutton

Emma's big move is changing everything.She's always fantasized about living in the same seaside town as her twin cousins, Natalia and Zoe. But now that she's there, things aren't going quite the way she expected.The beautiful old mans...

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Published: Aug 2017

Scarlett Fever

Maureen Johnson

From top-selling author Maureen Johnson comes the second book in the trilogy about a girl and her hotel. Ever since Mrs. Amberson, the former-aspiring-actress-turned-agent, entered Scarlett Martin's life, nothing has been the same. Sh...

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Published: Feb 2011

Willa's Butterfly Ballet (Scholastic ...

Judy Katschke

There are some new butterflies in the garden! The WellieWishers make special wings and prepare a dance for them. But Willa's wings get muddy and broken. How will she welcome the butterflies now?This Level 2 beginning reader is based o...

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Published: Jan 2018

The Science of Breakable Things

Tae Keller

Natalie's uplifting story of using the scientific process to "save" her mother from depression is what Booklist calls "a winning story full of heart and action."Eggs are breakable. Hope is not.When Natalie's scienc...

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Published: May 2019

The DUFF: (Designated Ugly Fat Friend...

Kody Keplinger

Seventeen-year-old Bianca Piper is cynical and loyal, and she doesn't think she's the prettiest of her friends by a long shot. She's also way too smart to fall for the charms of man-slut and slimy school hottie Wesley Rush. In fact, B...

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Published: Jun 2011

The Iron Thorn (The Iron Codex)

Caitlin Kittredge

In the city of Lovecraft, the Proctors rule and a great Engine turns below the streets, grinding any resistance to their order to dust. The necrovirus is blamed for Lovecraft's epidemic of madness, for the strange and eldritch creatur...

Unabridged CD
Published: Feb 2011

The Nightmare Garden: The Iron Codex ...

Caitlin Kittredge

Everything Aoife thought she knew about the world was a lie. There is no Necrovirus. And Aoife isn't going to succomb to madness because of a latent strain—she will lose her faculties because she is allergic to iron. Aoife isn't hum...

Unabridged CD
Published: Feb 2012

Marilyn's Monster

Michelle Knudsen

The best-selling author of Library Lion pairs with award-winning illustrator Matt Phelan to create a picture book gem with an unexpected twist.Some of the kids in Marilyn's class have monsters. Marilyn doesn't have hers yet, but she c...

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Published: Jun 2017

Swimmy

Leo Lionni

Two best friends, a minnow and a tadpole, are practically inseparable until the tadpole grows legs and decides to explore the world beyond the pond. When the tadpole, now a frog, returns to tell his friend of the extraordinary things ...

Paperback
Published: Jan 2017

I Am Fartacus

Mark Maciejewski

It's jocks vs. nerds as a tween and his cadre of misfits go to hilarious lengths to bring down their enemies in this laugh-out-loud MAX novel.Chub is a short, accidentally bald, middle school outcast with no chance of ever becoming on...

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Published: Apr 2017

Infinite in Between

Carolyn Mackler

The Breakfast Club meets Boyhood in this striking young adult novel from Printz Honor author Carolyn Mackler, which chronicles the lives of five teenagers through the thrills, heartbreaks, and joys of their four years in high school.Z...

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Published: Sep 2016

My Father's Words

Patricia MacLachlan

Patricia MacLachlan, beloved author of the Newbery Medal-winning Sarah, Plain and Tall, has crafted another lyrical and touching novel for young readers about finding hope after the loss of a loved one. Now in paperback, this short, m...

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Published: Feb 2020

Journey to the End of the World

Henning Mankell

Now that he's getting older, Joel Gustafson has a lot to consider. His birthday is next month. He'll be fifteen, and he can't stop thinking about the new liberties that come with being fifteen: he'll be allowed to ride a moped, and he...

Unabridged MP3-CD
Published: Sep 2012

Katie Woo Celebrates

Fran Manushkin

Its hard for Katie Woo to choose her favorite holiday. Valentines Day means cards and candy. The Fourth of July means fun and fireworks. She loves dressing up for Halloween, and Thanksgiving is a time to gather with family and friends...

Paperback
Published: Feb 2013

Good-bye Stacey, Good-bye (Baby-sitte...

Ann M. Martin

America's favorite series returns with a new look and a Netflix tv show. Oh, no Stacey McGill is moving back to New York That means no more Stoneybrook Middle School, no more Charlotte Johanssen, and worst of all...no more Baby-sit...

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Published: Dec 2020

Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life

Wendy Mass

In one month Jeremy Fink will turn thirteen. But does he have what it takes to be a teenager? He collects mutant candy, he won't venture more than four blocks from his apartment if he can help it, and he definitely doesn't like surpri...

Paperback
Published: Oct 2011

Bumped

Megan McCafferty

When a virus makes everyone over the age of eighteen infertile, would-be parents pay teen girls to conceive and give birth to their children, making teens the most prized members of society. Girls sport fake baby bumps and the school ...

Paperback
Published: Apr 2012

Judy Moody

Megan McDonald

The mercurial Judy Moody will delight any kid who's known a bad mood or a bad day—and managed to laugh anyway."Judy Moody was in a mood. Not a good mood. A bad mood. A mad-faced mood."To start, Judy Moody doesn't have high...

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Published: Apr 2018
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