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• Found

  Haddix, Margaret Peterson

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  One night a plane appeared out of nowhere, the only passengers aboard: thirty-six babies. As soon as they were taken off the plane, it vanished. Now, thirteen years later, two of those children are receiving sinister messages, and they begin to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Scat

  Hiaasen, Carl

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  Bunny Starch, the most feared biology teacher ever, is missing. She disappeared after a school field trip to Black Vine Swamp. And, to be honest, the kids in her class are relieved. But when the principal tries to tell the students that Mrs. Starch…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• House Arrest

  Holt, K. A.,

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  Timothy is a good kid who did a bad thing. Now he's under house arrest for a whole year. He has to check in weekly with a probation officer and a therapist, keep a journal, and stay out of trouble. But when he must take drastic measures to help his…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hattie Big Sky

  Larson, Kirby

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  For most of her life, sixteen-year-old Hattie Brooks has been shuttled from one distant relative to another. Tired of being Hattie Here-and-There, she summons the courage to leave Iowa and move all by herself to Vida, Montana, to prove up on her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Savvy

  Law, Ingrid, 1970-

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  Thirteen is when a Beaumont’s savvy hits—and with one brother who causes hurricanes and another who creates electricity, Mibs Beaumont is eager to see what she gets. But just before the big day, Poppa is in a terrible accident. And now all Mibs…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Heat

  Lupica, Mike

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  Michael Arroyo has a pitching arm that throws serious heat along with aspirations of leading his team all the way to the Little League World Series. But his firepower is nothing compared to the heat Michael faces in his day-to-day life. Newly…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Unwanteds

  McMann, Lisa

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  When Alex finds out he is Unwanted, he expects to die. That is the way of the people of Quill. Each year, all the thirteen-year-olds are labeled as Wanted, Necessary, or Unwanted. Wanteds get more schooling and train to join the Quillitary.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fablehaven

  Mull, Brandon, 1974-

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  Trespassers will be turned to stone. For centuries, mystical creatures of all description were gathered to a hidden refuge called Fablehaven to prevent their extinction. The sanctuary is one of the last strongholds of true magic. Enchanting?…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ghost

  Reynolds, Jason,

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  Ghost. Lu. Patina. Sunny. Four kids from wildly different backgrounds with personalities that are explosive when they clash. But they are also four kids chosen for an elite middle school track team—a team that could qualify them for the Junior…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Esperanza Rising

  Ryan, Pam Muñoz

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  Esperanza thought she'd always live a privileged life on her family's ranch in Mexico. She'd always have fancy dresses, a beautiful home filled with servants, and Mama, Papa, and Abuelita to care for her. But a sudden tragedy forces Esperanza and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Wednesday Wars

  Schmidt, Gary D.

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  Seventh grader Holling Hoodhood believes fate has it in for him. He is supposed to stay out of trouble, to avoid tarnishing his father’s business image. But Holling has a knack for getting into awkward situations—even cleaning blackboard erasers has…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Peak

  a Novel

  Smith, Roland, 1951-

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  After fourteen-year-old Peak Marcello is arrested for scaling a New York City skyscraper, he's left with two choices: wither away in Juvenile Detention or go live with his long-lost father, who runs a climbing company in Thailand. But Peak quickly…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Booked

  Alexander, Kwame,

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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…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ms. Bixby's Last Day

  Anderson, John David, 1975-

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  Everyone knows there are different kinds of teachers. The boring ones, the mean ones, the ones who try too hard, the ones who stopped trying long ago. The ones you'll never remember, and the ones you want to forget. Ms. Bixby is none of these. She's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Night Gardener

  a Scary Story

  Auxier, Jonathan,

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  Victorian ghost story with shades of Washington Irving and Henry James. More than just a spooky tale, it’s also a moral fable about human greed and the power of storytelling. The Night Gardener follows two abandoned Irish siblings who travel to work…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Peter and the Starcatchers

  Barry, Dave

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  Don't even think of starting this book unless you're sitting in a comfortable chair and have lots of time. A fast-paced, impossible-to-put-down adventure awaits as the young orphan Peter and his mates are dispatched to an island ruled by the evil…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tumble & Blue

  Beasley, Cassie,

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  When the red moon rises over the heart of the Okefenokee swamp, legend says that the mysterious golden gator Munch will grant good luck to the poor soul foolish enough to face him. But in 1817, when TWO fools reach him at the same time, the night’s…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fudge-a-mania

  Blume, Judy

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  Peter Hatcher can’t catch a break. His little brother, Fudge—the five-year-old human hurricane—has big plans to marry Peter’s sworn enemy, Sheila Tubman. That alone would be enough to ruin Peter’s summer, but now his parents have decided to rent a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The War That Saved My Life

  Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker,

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  Ten-year-old Ada has never left her one-room apartment. Her mother is too humiliated by Ada’s twisted foot to let her outside. So when her little brother Jamie is shipped out of London to escape the war, Ada doesn’t waste a minute—she sneaks out to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Al Capone Does My Shirts

  Choldenko, Gennifer, 1957-

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  Today I moved to Alcatraz, a twelve-acre rock covered with cement, topped with bird turd and surrounded by water. I'm not the only kid who lives here. There are twenty-three other kids who live on the island because their dads work as guards or…Read moreRead more of this annotation