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1) Booked
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Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume 2
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English
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"In this follow-up to Newbery-winner THE CROSSOVER, soccer, family, love, and friendship take center stage. Twelve-year-old Nick learns the power of words as he wrestles with problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams. Helping him along are his best friend and sometimes teammate Coby, and The Mac, a rapping librarian who gives Nick inspiring books to read. This electric and heartfelt novel-in-verse by poet...
2) Roller girl
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English
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"A graphic novel adventure about a girl who discovers roller derby right as she and her best friend are growing apart"--
3) The tryout
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English
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2024 Women's History Month for Kids
2025 Caudill Nominees
2025 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award
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2025 Caudill Nominees
2025 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award
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As one of the only Asian Americans in her school, Christina confronts both well-meaning ignorance and cruel racism, but in middle school fitting in is important, which is why she and her best friend Megan are both excited and nervous to try out for the popular cheerleading squad.
4) Act
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Click volume 3
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English
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Olive is excited to start sixth grade: new teachers, new experiences, and a field trip to the big city with her best buds! But when Olive finds out that a school policy is keeping some kids from going on the trip, she decides to act. She's prepared to do whatever it takes to be heard--even if it means running against Trent and Sawyer, two of her closest friends, in the student council election! With intense campaign competition and emotions running...
5) New Kid
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New kid (Jerry Craft) volume 1
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English
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"Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade. As he makes the daily trip from his Washington Heights apartment to the upscale Riverdale Academy Day School, Jordan soon finds himself torn between two worlds--and...
6) Frizzy
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English
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Marlene loves three things: books, Her cool Tía Ruby and hanging out with her best friend Camila. But according to her mother, Paola, the only thing she needs to focus on is school and "growing up." That means straightening her hair every weekend so she could have "presentable good hair." But Marlene hates being in the salon and doesn't understand why her curls are not considered pretty by those around her. With a few hiccups, a dash of embarrassment,...
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Big Nate, a.k.a. middle schooler Nate Wright, is 11 years old, four-and-a-half feet tall, and the wunderkind creation of cartoonist Peirce. "Big Nate Out Loud" collects Peirce's Big Nate strips, originally published only in newspapers and online at comics.com.
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The classic story of a boy who makes his own rules and the small Missouri town where he and his friends experience the adventures of a lifetime. Filled with schoolyard pranks, buried treasures, spooky caves, secret gangs, and grave robbers, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is entertainment of the highest order. The clever schemes of its eponymous hero--from tricking his friends into completing his chores to sneaking into his own funeral--are the stuff...
10) The jungle book
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Penned by English Nobel laureate Rudyard Kipling in 1894, The Jungle Book is a collection of allegorical stories that take place deep in the Indian jungle. The most famous stories of The Jungle Book are those featuring a young feral boy named Mowgli who was raised by wolves, is friends with a panther, and was educated by the animals of the jungle.
"Set in the mystical depths of the Indian jungle, where tigers roam the land and monkeys swing from...
12) The iron king
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Iron fey. Original series volume 1
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English
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"Meghan Chase has a secret destiny--one she could never have imagined...Something has always felt slightly off in Meghan's life, ever since her father disappeared before her eyes when she was six. She has never quite fit in at school...or at home. When a dark stranger begins watching her from afar, and her prankster best friend becomes strangely protective of her, Meghan senses that everything she's known is about to change. But she could never have...
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Baloney and friends volume 2
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English
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"Baloney and friends continue their adventures that include creating a theme song, having a sleepover, using their imagination, and learning to appreciate the meaning of life"--
14) Break
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Click volume 6
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English
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Spring Break is full of possibilities ... but not for Olive. This year, Olive is leaving her friends and all of their exciting vacation plans behind to visit her dad at his new apartment in the city. Goober is thrilled to spend a whole week with their father and has a long list of activities for their time together. Olive, on the other hand, still remembers the hurt of their dad moving halfway across the world. She would rather spend time with her...
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Pizza and Taco volume 7
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English
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2nd Grade Recommended Reads
Dogman Readalikes
Graded Summer - 1st/2nd Grade
OBD Ready for Chapter Books - YOUTH
Dogman Readalikes
Graded Summer - 1st/2nd Grade
OBD Ready for Chapter Books - YOUTH
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"Best friends Pizza and Taco agree on nearly everything until Pizza declares himself the best of all, leading to debating, voting, competing, and finally defining what being the best really means."--Provided by publisher.
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Pizza and Taco volume 5
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English
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Pizza and Taco are bored and decide to throw a party, but despite their careful planning, nothing seems to go right.
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Baloney and friends volume 3
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English
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If you like the "Baby-Sitters Little Sister" series
Jan24 1st/2nd grade
OBD Ready for Chapter Books - YOUTH
Jan24 1st/2nd grade
OBD Ready for Chapter Books - YOUTH
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"Meet Baloney! He's a pig. This book is about him. And also Peanut, his best friend. There's Bizz, too, of course. And Krabbit. He'd rather not be here, but what can you do?"--Provided by publisher.
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Pizza and Taco volume 3
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English
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Best friends Pizza and Taco put their drawing skills and wild imaginations to good use by writing a comic book together.
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Pizza and Taco volume 6
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English
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Best friends Pizza and Taco are ready to head back to school, but there are lots of other cool kids, like Cheeseburger and B.L.T.
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Pizza and Taco volume 6
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English
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"Besties Pizza and Taco are on a mission to prove they're not scared of anything, including scary movies and Ghost Peppers"--
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