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| After Tupac And D Foster #24289 by Jacqueline Woodson In the New York City borough of Queens in 1996, three girls bond over their shared love of Tupac Shakur's music, as together they try to make sense of the unpredictable world in which they live. 6 ,5 to 9 $16.57 |
Boy Who Dared #24341 by Susan Campbell Bartoletti In October, 1942, seventeen-year-old Helmuth Hubener, imprisoned for distributing anti-Nazi leaflets, recalls his past life and how he came to dedicate himself to bring the truth about Hitler and the war to the German people. 6 ,5 to 9 $17.35 |
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| Don't Talk To Me About The War #24277 by David A. Adler In 1940, thirteen-year-old Tommy's routine of school, playing stickball in his Bronx, New York, neighborhood, talking with his friend Beth, and listening to Dodgers games on the radio changes as his mother's illness and his increasing awareness of the war in Europe transform his world. 5 ,5 to 9 $16.57 |
Facts Of Life: Stories #25839 by Gary Soto Children and teens from all walks of life deal with the dramas of growing up. 4 ,5 to 9 $16.58 |
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| How I Saved My Father's Life (And Ruined Everything Else) #24343 by Ann Hood After her father leaves and marries the glamorous Ava Pomme, Madeline blames her mother for their difficult new life, but in spite of the twelve-year-old's efforts to achieve sainthood, it takes a summer trip to Italy to put her family into perspective. 5 ,5 to 9 $17.35 |
Hurricane #23906 by Terry Trueman A fictional account of one of the worst storms to hit the Caribbean--Hurricane Mitch in 1998--told from the perspective of a thirteen-year-old boy living in a small village in Honduras. 4 ,5 to 9 $16.57 |
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| Jimmy's Stars #25046 by Mary Ann Rodman In 1943, eleven-year-old Ellie is her brother Jimmy's "best girl," and when he leaves Pittsburgh just before Thanksgiving to fight in World War II, he promises he will return, asks her to leave the Christmas tree up until he does, and reminds her to "let the joy out." 3 ,5 to 9 $17.32 |
Love Me Tender #24046 by Audrey Couloumbis Thirteen-year-old Elvira worries about her future when, after a fight, her father heads to Las Vegas for an Elvis impersonator competition and her pregnant mother takes her and her younger sister to Memphis to visit a grandmother the girls have never met. 5 ,5 to 9 $17.35 |
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| Memories Of Babi #25052 by Aranka Siegal In these, Aranka Siegal paints a tender portrait of the love between a grandmother and granddaughter, inspired by her own experiences with her grandmother. 4 ,5 to 9 $16.58 |
Middle School Is Worse Than Meatloaf: A Year Told Through Stuff #24482 by Jennifer L. Holm The first year of middle school can be exciting, or scarey, just ask Ginny. 4.7,5 to 9 $14.42 |
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| Multiple Choice #23751 by Janet Tashjian Monica, a fourteen-year-old perfectionist and word game expert, tries to break free from all of the suffocating rules in her life by creating a game for living called Multiple Choice. 4.9,5 to 9 $10.79 |
Niner #24604 by Theresa Martin Golding When twelve-year-old Macey discovers a locket on her front steps, she begins a journey to find out about who she really is and why her adoptive mother has been gone for almost a year. 5 ,5 to 9 $17.32 |
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| Pirateology Handbook: A Course In Pirate Hunting #24866 by Dugald A. Steer, ed. Invaluable companion to the best-selling Pirateology features charts, stickers, maps and more. 7 ,5 to 9 $10.13 |
Shooting The Moon #23829 by Frances O'Roark Dowell When her brother is sent to fight in Vietnam, twelve-year-old Jamie begins to reconsider the army world that she has grown up in. 5 ,5 to 9 $17.35 |
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| Spin The Bottle #24314 by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel When aspiring actress Phoebe and her best friend, the brainy Harper, enter middle school, their friendship is briefly tested by Phoebe's admiration of some of the drama club students and the intensity of her first crush, but ultimately they find that their relationship can withstand the stresses of their expanding lives. 4 ,5 to 9 $17.35 |
Thirteen #24304 by Lauren Myracle Winnie's thirteenth year brings many joys and challenges as she negotiates her relationship with her first boyfriend and realizes that change is inevitable in her friends, family, and even herself. 4 ,5 to 9 $16.57 |
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| Truth About My Bat Mitzvah #23805 by Nora Raleigh Baskin After her beloved grandmother, Nana, dies, non-religious twelve-year-old Caroline becomes curious about her mother's Jewish ancestry. 5 ,5 to 9 $16.57 |
World Almanac World Fact Book #25863 by Hammond Editors Reference book packed with current events, up-to-the-minute world happenings from The World Almanac, and fresh, colorful photos and maps. 8 ,5 to 9 $15.56 |



