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21) Speed of life
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Missing her mother who died last year, fourteen-year-old Sofia finds an anonymous outlet for her personal questions and deep, dark secrets in the Dear Kate advice columnist until, much to her horror, Sofia's father starts dating Kate.
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Inspired by the eagerly awaited birth of her daughter, Kaavia James Union Wade, the New York Times best-selling author and award-winning actress pens a festive and universal love letter from parents to little ones that is perfect for welcoming a baby to the party of life.
24) My two homes
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Lenny follows Skye for a school project and learns about her life with two homes.
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While at dinner, Joel and Olivia point out all of the wonderful things their dinosaurs can do--Joel's has teeth that sometimes glow in the dark and Olivia's can play the trumpet while riding a bicycle--until their mother ends the argument by declaring a winner.
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"India Maxwell hasn't just moved across the country-she's plummeted to the bottom rung of the social ladder. It's taken years to cover the mess of her home life with a veneer of popularity. Now she's living in one of Boston's wealthiest neighborhoods with her mom's fiancé and his daughter, Eloise. Thanks to her soon-to-be stepsister's clique of friends, including Eloise's gorgeous, arrogant boyfriend, Finn, India feels like the one thing she hoped...
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[Frank and the puppy] volume 2
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Frank the loveable but salty cat and his corgi sidekick Sunny are back! This time Frank falls head over heels in love with a deeply mysterious "masked cat" who he spies rooting through the garbage cans. Frank, Sunny, and new pal (an irascible parrot who is visiting) try hilariously to help Frank through his moony crush. On a Racoon. (But Frank doesn't know that.)--
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Applewhites volume 3
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Thirteen-year-old E.D. Applewhite, still reeling from her bewildering kiss with former bad boy Jake, embarks on a cross-country road trip in a wildly painted school bus with her eccentric, highly creative family, as they compete in an art educational quest for a big cash prize.
31) The doll's eye
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"The day Hadley discovers the lone glass eye in the empty attic of her new house is the day her life changes forever"--
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Indigenous People's Month Children
Native American Heritage for Kids
Native American Heritage Month (older kids)
Native American Heritage Month 2023: Kids
Native American Heritage for Kids
Native American Heritage Month (older kids)
Native American Heritage Month 2023: Kids
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Edward and Nathan, two Navajo stepbrothers, work with a young water monster named Dew to confront their past and save the world from a monstrous, enormous Enemy that is stealing water from all of the Navajo Nation.
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Malaika stories volume 3
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"It's summertime, and Malaika and Adèle are enjoying playing carnival in their bright costumes, dancing and laughing in the sunshine. But when Mummy announces that they will soon have a new baby brother or sister, Malaika is unsure how to feel about another change in her family. Will Mummy forget about me? Back at school, Malaika is excited to see her teacher and classmates, and makes friends with a new girl who has recently arrived from a faraway...
36) Two Under Par
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Ten-year-old Wedge wants his old life back—the one that made sense.
Instead, he has a brand-new stepfamily and a new house far away from his friends. Plus his bedroom window faces a seven-foot castle that marks the eighteenth hole of his stepfather's miniature golf course.
Can Wedge really respect a man who wears a plastic crown and calls himself "King"? It's a lot to deal with, but Wedge may not have a choice.
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Squishy Taylor volume 1
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Sita (A.K.A . Squishy) has moved in with her father and his new family, which includes a pair of twin girls (Jessie and Vee) while her mother is away on a security assignment in Geneva, and she is finding her "bonus sisters" difficult to get along with even though they are only five months older--but when Vee finds out that Squishy is feeding a runaway boy who is hiding in the apartment house garage the two girls discover that a shared secret can...
40) Day zero
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"Seventeen-year-old coder Jinx Marshall grew up spending weekends drilling with her paranoid dad for a doomsday she's sure will never come. She's an expert on self-heating meal rations, Krav Maga and extracting water from a barrel cactus. Now that her parents are divorced, she's ready to relax. Her big plans include making it to level 99 in her favorite MMORPG and spending the weekend with her new hunky stepbrother, Toby. But all that disaster training...