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"When Milton Worthy learns his classroom’s pet ferret is the evil mastermind behind a dastardly plot for world domination, it’s more than just about any kid could handle. But then not every kid is the son of a member of the super-secret, super-awesome Society of Substitutes! Now it’s up to Milton and his substitute teacher mom to save Beacher Elementary School before time runs out." -Provided by Publisher
3) Emmett
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Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Edition
First edition.
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English
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Seventeen-year-old self-absorbed Emmett navigates love and relationships in this queer retelling of Emma.
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English
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"An endearing and empowering story that demonstrates that a learning difference like dyslexia doesn t define who you are. Despite her struggles with reading and writing, Beatrice is a natural and brilliant storyteller. With the help of a kind-hearted teacher, Beatrice uses an old-fashioned tape recorder so she can speak her words and then play them back, as a technique for learning in whole new way. With her new approach, Beatrice is able to show...
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HarperCollins
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English
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"Beloved character Flat Stanley is back with a whole new set of friends in this brand-new STEM-focused chapter book series. In this second book, Stanley and his friends learn all about the scientific method, gravity, and friction through a heated contest on the playground!" -Provided by Publisher
7) Match point!
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Publisher
First Second
Edition
First edition.
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English
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"Rosie Vo is at odds with her dad. He pushes his racquetball hobby on to her to the point that she dreads ever spending time with him. Thankfully, new kid Blair moves to town and becomes fast friends with Rosie. She's cool, a great listener, and even better, the best distraction from the tension Rosie feels at home. Rosie's convinced Blair is the answer to all her dad-problems. If only Blair could be the racquetball genius Rosie's dad has always wanted!...
9) Shark teeth
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Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Language
English
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"From National Book Award longlisted author Sherri Winston comes an important middle grade novel about a girl's tumultuous journey to keep her family together, even when she's falling apart." -Provided by Publisher
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Baby-sitters Club. Original volume 12
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Scholastic
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English
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"Claudia has always been the most outrageous kid in her class...until Ashley Wyeth comes along, Ashley's really different--she wears hippie clothes, has six holes in her ears, and is the most fantastic artist Claudia has ever met. Ashley says Claudia has artistic talent, too. She thinks Claudia should spend more time on her "calling" and forget about the Baby-sitters Club: It's just a waste of time. The Baby-sitters are sick of Ashley Wyeth, and they...
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Scholastic
Edition
1st ed.
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Español
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While the popular Tiffany and athletic Charles make increasingly outrageous promises in their campaigns for President of Canine Country Day School, Otto quietly enters the race, vowing only to try to do what students really want.
While the popular Tiffany and athletic Charles make increasingly outrageous promises in their campaigns for President of Ladradelfia School, Otto quietly enters the race, vowing only to try to do what students really want....
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Holiday House
Edition
First edition.
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English
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Eleven-year-old Lou wishes she could turn back time to mend her friendship with Francie after a terrible fight, so when Lou befriends Cece she is eager to prove herself, but as she uncovers the truth about Cece's family, she grapples with what being a good friend means.
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HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
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First edition.
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English
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"Radcliffe Prep. The third most haunted school in the country, where a student disappearance isn't uncommon and no one dares stay in the library after dark. And Este Logano enrolls with the hopes of finding her dead father. Not literally, of course. She doesn't believe in ghosts. Going to her dad's school just seems like her best hope at figuring out who he was. But then Este meets Mateo, who is maybe--probably--definitely--a real ghost. And an annoying...
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Candlewick Press
Edition
First edition.
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English
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Informed that a bully she does not know is determined to beat her up, Latin American teen Piddy Sanchez struggles to learn more about the father she has never met, until the bully's gang forces her to confront more difficult challenges.
18) Best wishes
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Best wishes volume 1
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English
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After her best friend ditches her, fifth-grader Becca, feeling devastated and alone, yearns for people to like her, so when a magical bracelet grants her wish to have loads of friends, she soon discovers having a dream come true is not as simple as it seems. Becca Singer is having the Worst Day Ever. She is friendless and alone since Harper dumped her. Then a box arrives in the mail, containing a bracelet, with a note telling Becca to make a wish....
20) I am Kavi
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Holiday House
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"1998, Colombo. The Sri Lankan Civil War is raging, but everyday life must go on. At Kavi's school, her friends talk about the weekly Top 40, the Backstreet Boys, Shahrukh Khan, Leo & Kate... and who died--or didn't--in the latest bombing. But Kavi is afraid of something even scarier than war. She fears that if her friends discover her secret--that she is not who she is pretending to be--they'll stop talking to her. I want to be friends with these...
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