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1) Mel fell
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Publisher Annotation: Readers will delight in turning their book sideways and upside down to follow Mel on her journey from downward fall to triumphant flight in this tale of self-confidence and taking a leap of faith.
2) Spy school
Author
Series
Spy school novel volume 1
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Ben Ripley leaves his public middle school to attend the CIA's highly secretive Espionage Academy, which everyone is told is an elite science school.
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Series
Language
English
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2023-2024 Texas Bluebonnet Award Nominees
Goodreads Choice Nominees 2022
Keller Battle of the Books Intermediate 2023-24
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Goodreads Choice Nominees 2022
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Publisher Annotation: Eleven-year-old Ella Durand is the first Conjuror to attend the Arcanum Training Institute, a magic school in the clouds where Marvellers from around the world practice their cultural arts, like brewing Indian spice elixirs and bartering with pesky Irish pixies. Despite her excitement, Ella discovers that being the first isn't easy-some Marvellers mistrust her magic, which they deem "bad and unnatural." But eventually, she finds...
Author
Publisher
Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Convinced that pizza is the best food, Pipo will eat nothing else until her fed-up parents send her on a quest to prove that no dishes in their multicultural neighborhood are better.
Author
Language
English
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2022-2023 Bluebonnet Award Nominees
Keller ISD Battle of the Books 2022 - 2023 (ELEMENTARY)
Texas Bluebonnet Award Nominees 2022-2023
Keller ISD Battle of the Books 2022 - 2023 (ELEMENTARY)
Texas Bluebonnet Award Nominees 2022-2023
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Bell has spent his whole life--all eleven years of it--on Mars. But he's still just a regular kid-he loves cats, any kind of cake, and is curious about the secrets the adults in the US colony are keeping. Like, why don't have contact with anyone on the other Mars colonies? Why are they so isolated? When a virus breaks out and the grown-ups all fall ill, Bell and the other children are the only ones who can help. It's up to Bell--a regular kid in a...
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Language
English
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10 to Try for Kids- Author of Color
2021-2022 Texas Bluebonnet Award Nominees
2021-2022 Texas Bluebonnet List
African American Authors
2021-2022 Texas Bluebonnet Award Nominees
2021-2022 Texas Bluebonnet List
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"Ryan Hart has a lot on her mind--school, self-image, and especially family. Her dad finally has a new job, but money is tight. That means some changes, like selling their second car and moving into a new (old) house. But Ryan is a girl who knows how to make sunshine out of setbacks. As her brother says when he raps about her,she's got the talent that matters most: it's a talent that can't be seen, she's nice, not mean! Ryan is all about trying to...
7) Liar & spy
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Language
English
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Description
Seventh-grader Georges adjusts to moving from a house to an apartment, his father's efforts to start a new business, his mother's extra shifts as a nurse, being picked on at school, and Safer, a boy who wants his help spying on another resident of their building.
8) Finally seen
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Series
Language
English
Description
When ten-year-old Lina Gao leaves China to live with her parents and sister, after five years apart, she must reckon with her hurt, anger, and curiosity and find a way to get her bearings in this new country--and the almost-new family that comes along with it.
Author
Series
Out of my mind volume 2
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Because she loves horses but is scared of them, Melody wants to conquer her fears, so she hopes a summer camp will be the place to welcome someone with cerebral palsy who wants to learn to ride.
11) Shady Baby
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"After a long morning of being fabulous, Shady Baby heads to the park for a relaxing play session. But what does she find?! Some not-so-nice kids picking on others. Shady flashes them a look--her famous side eye--and teaches them that it's better to play nice. But when her feelings are hurt, will anyone stand (or crawl) by her side?"--
12) New kid
Author
Series
New Kid volume 1
Language
English
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#ReadInColor: Graphic Novels by Black Artists
10 to Try for Kids- Author of Color
African American Authors
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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...
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"A Indian American boy endures a family move from Hawaii to frigid Minnesota and, with the help of three life-changing books he reads in school, he learns to like reading, and ultimately, himself"--
14) Class act
Author
Series
New kid volume 2
Language
English
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"Eighth grader Drew Ellis recognizes that he is't afforded the same opportunities, no matter how hard he works, that his privileged classmates at the Riverdale Academy Day School take for granted, and to make matters worse, Drew begins to feel as if his good friend Liam might be one of those privileged kids and is finding it hard not to withdraw, even as their mutual friend Jordan tries to keep their group of friends together."--Provided by publisher.
Eighth...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Inheriting First Uncle's home after he dies tragically and unexpectedly, eleven-year-old Meixing and her family immigrate to the New Land, where it will take all of Meixing's resilience and bravery to finally find her place of belonging in this new world.
17) New from here
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Language
English
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Knox works to keep his family together as they move from Hong Kong back to northern California during the initial outbreak of the coronavirus.
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Publisher
Playaway Products, LLC
Language
English
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Pinkalicious can't wait to have a kindergarten buddy. But, what if her buddy doesn't like kindergarten? Will Pinkalicious be able to show her how pinkatastic it can be?
Young readers in kindergarten now or getting ready for it will relate to Pinkalicious's hopes and be reassured by her friendship success.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Language
English
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Little Bat is excited about his first night in school! Readers will love to see him spread his wings in this sweet, inspiring picture book from New York Times best-selling and Caldecott Honor—winning Brian Lies. Perfect for fans of We Don't Eat Our Classmates and The King of Kindergarten.
Little Bat can't wait for his first night of school. He is excited about everything: his new school supplies, learning amazing things, and making new friends.
But...
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