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Foundby Haddix, Margaret PetersonThirteen-year-old Jonah has always known that he was adopted, and he's never thought it was any big deal. Then he and a new friend, Chip, who's also adoped, be... |
Reviewed In:School Library Journal |
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Shooting the Moonby Dowell, Frances O'RoarkJAMIE THINKS HER FATHER CAN DO ANYTHING....UNTIL THE ONE TIME HE CAN DO NOTHING.When twelve-year-old Jamie Dexter's brother joins the Army and is sent toVietna... |
Reviewed In:Horn Book Magazine |
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Diary of a Wimpy KidRodrick Rulesby Kinney, JeffGreg Heffley tells about his summer vacation and his attempts to steer clear of trouble when he returns to middle school and tries to keep his older brother Ro... |
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The True Meaning of Smekdayby Rex, AdamWhen her mother is abducted by aliens on Christmas Eve (or "Smekday" Eve since the Boov invasion), 11 year-old Tip hops in the family car and heads south to fi... |
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The Wild Girlsby Murphy, PatWhen thirteen-year-old Joan moves to California in 1972, she becomes friends with Sarah, who is timid at school but an imaginative leader when they play in the... |
Reviewed In:School Library Journal |
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Elijah of Buxtonby Curtis, Christopher PaulIn 1859, eleven-year-old Elijah Freeman, the first free-born child in Buxton, Canada, which is a haven for slaves fleeing the American south, uses his wits and... |
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The Aurora County All-Starsby Wiles, DeborahFor most boys in a small Mississippi town, the biggest concern one hot summer is whether their annual July 4th baseball game will be cancelled due to their cou... |
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Diary of a Wimpy Kidby Kinney, JeffGreg records his sixth grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twice daily,... |
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The New Policemanby Thompson, KateIrish teenager JJ Liddy discovers that time is leaking from his world into Tir na nOg, the land of the fairies, and when he attempts to stop the leak he finds ... |
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Eager's Nephewby Fox, HelenIn a world which has banned self-aware robots, Eager and his brilliant but headstrong nephew, Jonquil, come out of hiding to visit the Bell family, and soon be... |
Reviewed In:Horn Book Magazine |