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• Detective Beans & the Case of the Missing Hat

  Chen, Li, 1986-

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  "Detective Beans, a young cat with an eye for solving crime, loses his detective hat when it blows out the window. Beans follows clues and interviews suspects all over the town as he tries to solve the case of his missing hat!"

• Ant Story

  Hosler, Jay (Jay S.)

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  "A cartoon ant explains to the reader the lives of leafcutter ants and all the other bugs and animals with which they interact." Also available as a downloadable graphic novel.

• Break

  Miller, Kayla

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  "Olive wants to spend Spring Break with her friends, but, instead, she is spending it with her dad and brother in her dad's new apartment in the city. Olive is still hurt by her dad moving far away and is consumed with her new phone and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Camp Prodigy

  Palmer, Caroline (Comics creator)

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  "Tate's parents understand that music is one of their passions and enroll them in a summer camp for musicians. Tate meets the musician, Eli, who inspires them to become more confident about their musical abilities and find ways to open up…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Night Librarian

  Lincoln, Christopher, 1952-

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  "Page and Turner are plunged into a journey through one of their favorite places--the New York Public Library--to get answers about their father's signed first edition of Bram Stoker's Dracula. With the help of the Night Librarian, authors…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Pearl

  Smith, Sherri L.

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  "13-year-old Amy is a Japanese-American girl living with her parents and baby brother in Hawaii in 1941. The story follows Amy who is dealing with being a part of both sides of the war while fearing for herself and her family in the U.S.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Brinkley Yearbooks. 2, Tryouts

  Sax, Sarah

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  "Al just wants to play baseball, but being the only girl on a team of boys comes with a lot of unexpected attention. When an interview focused on Al causes tension between her and her teammates, they must solve this conflict before their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Upstaged

  Easter, Robin

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  "In their final summer at theater camp, shy Ashton Price hopes to confess their feelings to their crush, Ivy Santos, before they part ways for high school. As Ivy rehearses and Ash manages the stage, their friendship faces its biggest…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Wires Crossed

  Fantaskey, Beth

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  "Mia must deal with the odd changes in new and old relationships while trying to win a robotics competition." Also available as a downloadable graphic novel.

• You Wish. 1

  Victor, Jeff

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  "Avery McLean lives with her dad at their gas station in the middle of nowhere. One day she discovers an old lamp and when she rubs it, she meets Griblet, a genie herald. Through their adventures, Avery learns more about her magical self,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Huda F Cares?

  Fahmy, Huda

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  "Huda and her family take a road trip to a timeshare near Disney World. This episodic tale is filled with culture clashes that Huda experiences being visibly Muslim on the road from Michigan to Florida. Each character struggles with family…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bunnybirds

  Linn, Natalie

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  "Princess Aster knows something is fishy when members of her flock are missing....She doesn't pay it too much mind until her father disappears. That's when she knows she has to do something! Adventure is on the menu as she joins up with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Zips & Eeloo. Zips & Eeloo Make Hummus

  Boukarim, Leila

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  "Zooni the Dog stars in three short rhyming stories for early readers."

• Anzu and the Realm of Darkness

  Nguyen, Mai K.

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  "When a strange dog steals her necklace, Anzu follows the thief and ends up in Yomi, the land of the dead. If she does not escape by sunrise, she will be trapped with the dead forever."

• Pizza Face

  Ogle, Rex

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  "Seventh grade hits Rex hard with a glaring pimple on day one. Battling acne, body odor, and puberty's embarrassments, he faces it all on a tight budget. With bullies and strained friendships, Rex feels like he can't catch a break. Seventh…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Punycorn

  Watson, Andi, 1969-

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  "When the Chosen Ones go off on a secret mission, Punycorn is left alone to defend Carbuncle, a land of rainbows and cupcakes. Punycorn must face Sir Ogre with his ragtag Kinship: a sneezing dragon, a magical sword found in a landfill, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Turning Twelve

  Ormsbee, Katie

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  "Katie has just turned twelve and is finding that getting older is much more than expected. She feels like an outsider at her church and homeschooling co-op, gets her period, and realizes her feelings for her new friend, Grace, might be a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We Are Big Time

  Khan, Hena

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  "After moving from Tampa to Wisconsin, Aliya tries to make her mark as co-captain of her school's basketball team."

• Duck and Moose. 1, Duck Moves In!

  Reedstrom, Kirk

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  "Moose prefers peace and enjoys being alone. Things change quickly for Moose when the talkative Duck lands between his antlers and insists on that very spot being his new home. Although they have opposite personalities, the two eventually…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Circuit

  Graphic Novel

  Rostan, Andrew

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  "In this memoir, Francisco Jiménez describes his youth as a child in a family of poor Mexican immigrants living in California. To survive, he and his family performed the backbreaking work of harvesting crops by hand."