BRACED By Alyson Gerber
CLEO EDISON OLIVER, PLAYGROUND MILLIONAIRE By Sundee T. Frazier
FOCUSED By Alyson Gerber
TAKING UP SPACE By Alyson Gerber
The first contemporary novel about a condition that affects the lives of 10 percent of all teenagers: scoliosis. Written by a debut author who wore a brace of her own, this is the inspiring, heartfelt story of a girl learning to manage the many curves life throws her way.
When Clea fails one too many tests, her parents take her to be tested, and she finds out that she has ADHD, which means her attention is all over the place instead of where it needs to be. She knows life can’t continue the way it’s been going. She’s just not sure how you can fix a problem that’s all in your head. But that’s what she’s going to have to do, to find a way to focus.
Cleopatra Edison Oliver has always been an entrepreneur, just like her inspiration, successful businesswoman Fortune A. Davies. So when Cleo’s fifth-grade teacher assigns her class a “Passion Project,” Cleo comes up with her best business idea yet: the finest “tooth-pulling” company in town.
Sarah loves basketball more than anything. But when she starts struggling with that, everything else in her life seems like it’s out of control. She has to dig deep to stand up for what she needs at home, be honest with her best friends, and accept that she doesn’t need to change to feel good about herself.
Paperback • 4OO590761 Ages: 11–13 • 304 pages List price $7.99 • Your price $5.99
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YOU DON’T KNOW EVERYTHING, JILLY P! By Alex Gino Jilly thinks she’s figured out how life works. But when her sister Emma is born deaf, she realizes how much she still has to learn. Jilly asks Derek, a Deaf Black ASL user, for advice, but doesn’t always know the best way to ask for it, making some mistakes and learning a lot.
SARAI AND THE AROUND THE WORLD FAIR (SARAI #4) By Sarai Gonzalez and Monica Brown Illustrated by Christine Almeda An illustrated chapter book series inspired and written by viral video sensation and social activist Sarai Gonzalez with the help of award-winning children’s book author Monica Brown.
RICK By Alex Gino
GEORGE By Alex Gino
Rick’s always gone along with his jerk of a best friend, Jeff. But a new door opens for Rick with his middle school’s Rainbow Spectrum club. Award-winning author Alex Gino once again explores what it means to search for your own place in the world.
When people look at George, they think they see a boy. But she knows she’s not a boy. She knows she’s a girl. George thinks she’ll have to keep this a secret forever, but then she comes up with a plan. Paperback • 4OO581257 Ages: 11 and up • 208 pages List price $7.99 • Your price $5.99 Audio CD and digital download available
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ALLIES By Alan Gratz
GRENADE By Alan Gratz
REFUGEE By Alan Gratz
GROUND ZERO By Alan Gratz
Alan Gratz explores the necessity of teamwork and heroism in dismantling tyranny in this epic yet personal story of D-Day. People—including children—of all backgrounds across the globe did their part to bring down Hitler and the Axis powers. Paperback • 4OO824573 Ages: 11–14 • 288 pages List price $6.99 • Your price $5.24 Audio CD and digital download available
It is 1945 and Hideki is drafted to fight for the Japanese army. Ray, a young American Marine, has just landed on Okinawa. Hideki and Ray each fight their way across the island, surviving heart-pounding ambushes and dangerous traps. But then the two of them collide in the middle of the battle . . .
This timely—and timeless—novel tells the powerful story of three different children seeking refuge: Josef, a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany; Isabel, a Cuban girl in 1994; and Mahmoud, a Syrian boy in 2015. Paperback • 4OO832472 Ages: 11–14 • 352 pages List price $6.99 • Your price $5.24 Audio CD and digital download available
In time for the 20th anniversary of 9/11, master storyteller Alan Gratz delivers a pulse-pounding and unforgettable take on history and hope, revenge and fear—and the stunning links between the past and present.
Hardcover • 4OO716342 Ages: 11–15 • 336 pages List price $17.99 • Your price $13.49 Audio CD and digital download available
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