Fifth-grader Sammy Hayes-Rodriguez struggles to fit in when his inventor mother requires him to take her latest creation, a robotic "brother," to school with him to learn to become a student.

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Coping with the recent death of his father, twelve-year-old Jacob Mosher is sent to spend the summer with his aging, estranged (and strange!) grandparents in a rural seaside town. Reluctantly, he trades the security of his foster mum and a big city for a blind grandfather, Frank, who dresses like a sea captain and conducts flag-raising ceremonies, and a quirky grandmother, Pearl, who sometimes forgets her dentures. Jacob has two months to figure out how to deal with his ailing grandmother, the surging river tides and the family secret that's haunting his newfound grandparents.

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This incredible, original story captures all of the humour, awkwardness, fun, and frustrations of middle school--all told through one boy's comics, journal entries, letters, doodles, and newspaper clippings. The setting? A galaxy far, far away.

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Krista and Jason have been best friends since preschool. It never mattered that he was a boy with reddish-brown hair and she was the "Korean girl" at school. Now in fifth grade, everyone in their class is preparing their Heritage Month projects. Jason has always loved Krista's Korean family, and particularly their cooking, but Krista is conflicted about being her school's "Korean Ambassador". She's also worried about asking her intimidating grandma to teach the class how to make their traditional kimbap dish. Combine that with her new friends pulling her away from Jason, and Krista has a lot to deal with this year!

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Through the mysterious powers of a cherished book of stories, twins Alex and Conner leave their world behind and find themselves in a foreign land full of wonder and magic where they come face-to-face with the fairy tale characters they grew up reading about

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Liars Society, The

DETECTIVE FICTION - BOARDING SCHOOLS An unlikely group of five kids--all of whom hold a secret that could destroy them--band together and form The Liars Society. Weatherby is a fish-out-of-water, new scholarship student at the Boston School, an elite New England boarding school where she's always dreamed of going. It's where her dad went--but he's dead, and she never knew him. Jack is a member of the Old Hunt Family--one of the oldest and richest families in Boston. And Hunts are winners, but Jack is ... entirely mediocre. And he's ready to do whatever it takes to win. These are the first two members of The Liars Society. Boston is everything Weatherby imagined--plus more. But there are some things she never could have predicted--a mysterious phone to pass messages, a gothic library hiding secrets, and unspoken rules that only apply to certain students. And then there's Hart Isle. A place she has never heard of, known as some sort of paradise that only Boston students are allowed to visit. And the chance to go there makes Weatherby feel like she can come close to the father she's never known. But right after Weatherby arrives, the Hart Isle Endowment--which funds the class's trip--disappears. As the kids search to uncover the mystery of the stolen money, they learn that there is something even more ominous in the water. And Weatherby and Jack learn that their lives crisscross in ways they never could have imagined. Ways that dig up dirt from the past. But if they learn to trust each other, they can have the things they always wanted.

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When a freak accident kills their mother, Libertad and his little brother Julio are no longer safe living on their own near the Guatemala City dump.

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After her parents' divorce, Bea's life became different in many ways. But she can always look back at the list she keeps in her green notebook to remember the things that will stay the same. The first and most important: Mom and Dad will always love Bea, and each other. When Dad tells Bea that he and his boyfriend, Jesse, are getting married, Bea is thrilled. Bea loves Jesse, and when he and Dad get married, she'll finally (finally!) have what she's always wanted--a sister. Even though she's never met Jesse's daughter, Sonia, Bea is sure that they'll be "just like sisters anywhere." As the wedding day approaches, Bea will learn that making a new family brings questions, surprises, and joy.

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An aviator whose plane is forced down in the Sahara Desert encounters a little prince from a small planet who relates his adventures in seeking the secret of what is important in life.

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