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1) Sit
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Short stories about children dealing with traumatic events. Each story is organized around the mental image of a sitting child.
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The Ethan I Was Before is an award-winning story of love and loss, wonder and adventure, and ultimately of hope.
Lost in the Sun meets The Thing About Jellyfish in Ali Standish's breathtaking debut. A poignant middle grade novel of friendship and forgiveness, this is a classic in the making.
Ethan had been many things. He was always ready for adventure and always willing to accept a dare, especially from his best friend, Kacey. But that was before....
3) Step
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In this powerful collection of short stories, children around the world turn eleven and take a step into their futures. Each one is changed in ways both big and small.
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Kitty’s mother died on an inappropriately sunny Tuesday. So much has changed in Kitty’s life over the last few months, and she needs the world to stop spinning around her. She needs things to return to normal — or as normal as they’ll ever be.
Normal definitely does not include her family moving from their home in a cozy corner of London all the way to New York City. Moving means leaving behind her friends and neighbors, her grandmother,...
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Powers (Melissa Benoist) volume 1
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Twin sisters discover they have special powers and must adapt to their new skills.
8) The moment
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After a boy loses his leg he struggles to adapt to his new life and is helped by true friends he didn't know he had.
9) Bittersweet
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When 12-year-old girl Sam is diagnosed with diabetes, her whole world changes. How can she learn to handle it when all she wants is her old life back?
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When fourteen-year-old Gabe checks for survivors after a global pandemic he finds Relle, a strange hopeful girl for whom Gabe eventually develops a crush, but after they return to the mainland tragedy strikes, forcing Gabe to set out on a dangerous journey to find other survivors where the world might be normal--like Before.
11) How do you live?
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Fifteen-year-old Copper tries to adjust to life after his father passes away. His uncle writes to him to share his advice and knowledge with the boy.
14) Papergirl
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In 1919, Winnepeg, ten-year-old Cassie volunteers as a papergirl for the strike committee. She bears witness to the developing strike that will come to be known as Bloody Saturday, which changes her life forever.
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Mr. Terupt volume 4
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The kids discover their beloved Mr. Terupt is moving away at the end of the school year and begin hatching plans to make this year unforgettable.
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This is a story of a life-changing friendship, a lost puffin, and a lonely artist. It's the story of an entire lifetime, and how one event can change a life forever. From masterful storyteller, Michael Morpurgo, and world-class illustrator, Benji Davies, comes a magical new story. This truly beautiful tale will enchant readers of all ages.
19) The moon within
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Eleven-year-old (nearly twelve) Celi Rivera, who is a mix of Black-Puerto Rican-Mexican Indian is uncomfortable about her approaching period, and the changes that are happening to her body; she is horrified that her mother wants to hold a traditional public moon ceremony to celebrate the occasion--until she finds out that her best friend Magda is contemplating an even more profound change of life.
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Mason and Ty were once best friends until seventh grade when Ava Petrakis came along. Now Mason wants a do-over which he knows is impossible, so he is amazed when he wakes up from a freak accident and finds himself transported back to seventh grade. He and Ty are still friends and Mason is determined to use this second opportunity to not only save his friendship and his dog but do other things differently such as trying out for the football team and...
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