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A Green Place to Be: The Creation of Central Park by Ashley Yazdani

How was a beautiful park created in a bustling city? Follow the creation of Central Park through a citywide contest in this beautifully illustrated picture book.

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The Light Jar by Lisa Thompson

Nate and his mother have gathered the courage to flee from their unsafe household and her controlling boyfriend. They arrive at a cottage in the countryside, and Nate’s mother goes out to get supplies… and doesn’t return. As Nate is left alone, he becomes desperate and befriends a girl trying to solve a decades-old treasure hunt, but Nate gets more than he bargained for in the process.

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A Monster Like Me by Wendy S. Swore

Sophie believes the birthmark on her face makes her look and feel like a monster. Her study of the Big Book of Monsters helps her identify bullies as goblins, and her best friend as a fairy. Fearing that her monsterness will drive others away, she struggles to find a cure before it’s too late.

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Roll With It by Jamie Sumner

When baking enthusiast Ellie’s family moves to Oklahoma to help take care of her grandfather with Alzheimer’s disease, she is determined to win the annual pie contest. Life with cerebral palsy is difficult in a small town, but Ellie refuses to let anything stand in her way.

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Birdie by Eileen Spinelli

Birdie, an avid birdwatcher, is healing from the loss of her father after she and her mother move in with her grandmother. This novel in verse follows Birdie as she copes with her mother beginning to date again, her feelings for and about her friends beginning to date (and break up), and her grandmother falling in love.

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Saving Fable by Scott Reintgen

Indira wants nothing more than to attend Protagonist Preparatory. Her plans do not go as smoothly as she planned. Rather than qualifying for the protagonist track of study, she is placed in the side character track. Indira meets characters from well known books, new best friends, and many quirky support characters in her path to find her place in her own story. It is the evil antagonist who places all of Fable into jeopardy.

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Meena Meets Her Match by Karla Manternach

Third-grader Meena has led a colorful life until a medical mystery shakes things up. How will she get through this without her best friend?

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Rescuing Rialto: A Baby Sea Otter’s Story by Lynda V. Mapes

On a sunny August Morning in 2016, a baby sea otter was found washed up on the sand at Rialto Beach. Orphaned and sick, Rialto was taken to the Seattle Aquarium where his dedicated caretakers nursed him back to health and taught him how to be an otter.

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Because of the Rabbit by Cynthia Lord

Emma has been homeschooled and will now start public school in the fifth grade. Her father is a game ranger, and they have recently rescued what they thought was a wild rabbit but turned out to be someone’s missing pet. More than anything, Emma wants a best friend. She learns about what it takes to be a true friend to someone, and they will be your friend, too.

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Song For A Whale by Lynne Kelly

Life is tough for Iris; she’s the only deaf person at her school and she has trouble fitting in with her peers. When she finds a whale that has the same dilemma, she is determined to put her superior, electronic building skills to use to build a device to speak to the whale who is 3,000 miles away.

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The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart

Coyote Sunrise wasn’t given this name at birth. Her father gave it to her when he stopped letting her call him dad. After experiencing tragedy, they climb aboard an old school bus and travel the U.S. in an attempt to leave their sorrow behind.

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One Third Nerd by Gennifer Choldenko

For 5th grader Liam, being the big brother to two sisters, one with Down syndrome and one who is a mad scientist, is tough. Add to that divorced parents and a dog who has bladder issues, and 5th grade just might be the most interesting year of Liam’s life.
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