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Applegate, Katherine
Home of the Brave
Kek, an African refugee, is confronted by many strange things at the Minneapolis home of his aunt and cousin, as well as in his fifth grade classroom, and longs for his missing mother, but finds comfort in the company of a cow and her owner.
249 p. 2007
Appears on the following book lists:
 Multicultural - chapter books
Best Books for Kids - February 2008
Book Trailers Spring 2008
Maud Hart Lovelace Award Nominees 2009-2010: Division I
Hot Titles - Kids
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Carter, Ally
I'd Tell You I Love You but Then I'd Have to Kill You
As a sophomore at a secret spy school and the daughter of a former CIA operative, Cammie is sheltered from normal teenage life until she meets a local boy while on a class surveillance mission.
284 p. 2006
Appears on the following book lists:
Discussion Guides - Teen Books
Fabulous Reads for Middle Schoolers
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Draper, Sharon M.
Fire from the Rock
In 1957, Sylvia Patterson's life--that of a normal African American teenager--is disrupted by the impending integration of Little Rock's Central High when she is selected to be one of the first black students to attend the previously all white school. Includes author's note and related websites.
229 p. 2007
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Hale, Shannon
Princess Academy
While attending a strict academy for potential princesses with the other girls from her mountain village, fourteen-year-old Miri discovers unexpected talents and connections to her homeland.
314 p. 2007
Appears on the following book lists:
Fantasy - modern
Elementary Grades - Grades 5-6
Discussion Guides - Children's Books
Maud Hart Lovelace Award Nominees 2009-2010: Division I
Classics - modern
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Jaramillo, Ann
La Linea
When fifteen-year-old Miguel's time finally comes to leave his poor Mexican village, cross the border illegally, and join his parents in California, his younger sister's determination to join him soon imperils them both.
131 p. 2006
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Kadohata, Cynthia
Cracker! : the Best Dog in Vietnam
A young soldier in Vietnam bonds with his bomb-sniffing dog.
312 p. 2007
Appears on the following book lists:
Animal Stories - real
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Korman, Gordon
Schooled
Homeschooled by his hippie grandmother, Capricorn (Cap) Anderson has never watched television, tasted a pizza, or even heard of a wedgie. But when his grandmother lands in the hospital, Cap is forced to move in with a guidance counselor and attend the local middle school. While Cap knows a lot about tie-dyeing and Zen Buddhism, no education could prepare him for the politics of public school.
208 p. 2007
Appears on the following book lists:
Laughing Out Loud
Realistic Fiction
Funny Stories
Quick and Easy
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Lord, Cynthia
Rules
Frustrated at life with an autistic brother, twelve-year-old Catherine longs for a normal existence but her world is further complicated by a friendship with a young paraplegic.
200 p. 2008
Appears on the following book lists:
Discussion Guides - Children's Books
Maud Hart Lovelace Award Nominees 2009-2010: Division I
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Pfeffer, Susan Beth
Life as We Knew it
Through journal entries sixteen-year-old Miranda describes her family's struggle to survive after a meteor hits the moon, causing worldwide tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions.
337 p. 2006
Appears on the following book lists:
Science Fiction
Andre Norton Award
Teens' Top Ten Winners
Fabulous Reads for Middle Schoolers
End is Near
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Smith, Roland
Peak
A fourteen-year-old boy attempts to be the youngest person to reach the top of Mount Everest.
246 p. 2007
Appears on the following book lists:
Book Trailers Autumn 2007
Adventure for Kids
Amazing Adventures
Good Reads for Guys
Discussion Guides - Teen Books
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Sonnenblick, Jordan
Notes from the Midnight Driver
*For mature readers. After being assigned to perform community service at a nursing home, sixteen-year-old Alex befriends a cantankerous old man who has some lessons to impart about jazz guitar playing, love, and forgiveness.
265 p. 2006
Appears on the following book lists:
Book Trailers Spring 2007
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Wilson, Nathan D.
Leepike Ridge
While his widowed mother continues to search for him, eleven-year-old Tom, presumed dead after drifting away down a river, finds himself trapped in a series of underground caves with another survivor and a dog, and pursued by murderous treasure-hunters.
224 p. 2007
Appears on the following book lists:
Fabulous Reads for Middle Schoolers
Maud Hart Lovelace Award Nominees 2009-2010: Division I
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