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RecommendedReads 5thGrade
Shine on, Luz Véliz!
Rebecca Balácarcel
Eleven-year-oldinjuredsoccerplayerLuzhasa hardenoughtimereframingheridentityasa computerprogrammer,butwhenherGuatemalan half-sistermovesin,shelearnswhatittrulymeans tostartover
Lindsay CurrieMalloryisstilladaptingtolifeinhernewtownof Eastportwhensheishauntedbyareoccurring nightmare,leadinghertoinvestigatethelegend ofSweetMolly
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CompetitivesiblingsSadieandClipChumust setasidetheirdifferencesandworktogether whentheygetstuckinavirtualrealitylasertag game
EttaJohnsonhashearinglossandbecauseof it,shehasLoudandQuietDayswhereshe retreatsintoherthoughts.Shespendsmostof hertimealone,workingonhercomicbook aboutInvincibleGirlThatisuntilLouisaMay Alcott,adogfromacrossthestreet disappearsontoamagicaltrainthatarrivedat thestationnearthehousesofthedog'sboy EleazerandEttaNowtheymustfindtheir innerherotosaveher!
The Midnight Children
Dan Gemeinhart
WhenlonelyRavaniFosterdiscovershisnew friendVirginiaandhersixmysteriousrunaway companionsareindanger,hemustfighttokeep themsafe,orlosetheonlypersonwhohasever understoodhim
High Score
Destiny Howell
AtDJ'soldschool,hewasthego-toguyforall kindsoftrickyproblemsthatneededcreative solutionsButathisnewschool,Ella FitzgeraldMiddle,he'sjusttryingtoblendin. Thatisuntilhisbestfriendgetshimself transferredtoo...andnowowesthebiggest bully100,000arcadetickets--withonlytwo weekstomakeithappen
The Final Cut
Denis Markell
Whenseventh-graderAlexisstucktakingFilm, hehastolearntoworkwithtwoverydifferent studentstomakethemovietheywanttomake, evenassomeonetriestostopthem.
It’s the End of the World and I’m in My Bathing Suit
Justin A. Reynolds
Whentheelectricitygoesout,twelve-year-old Eddieandhisfriendssetouttoinvestigate whatisgoingonwhentheymakethestartling discoverythattheyaretheonlyonesleftin theirneighborhood--andperhapstheonly peopleleftanywhere.
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New from Here
Kelly Yang
Knoxworkstokeephisfamilytogetherasthey movefromHongKongbacktonorthern Californiaduringtheinitialoutbreakofthe coronavirus
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Packing for Mars for Kids
Mary Roach
Inthiswhip-smart,funny,andinformativeyoung readersadaptationofherbest-sellingPackingfor Mars,Roachguidesusthroughtheirresistibly strange,frequentlygross,andawe-inspiring realmofspacetravelandlifewithoutgravity.
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How Not to Get Eaten
Josette Reeves
Packedwithstunningphotosandbeautiful illustrations,thisbooktakesyouonawildtourof theincrediblysmart,strange,andsurprising waysthatanimalsandplantsavoidbeingeaten bypredators
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The Tryout
Christina Soontornvat
AsoneoftheonlyAsianAmericansinher school,Christinaconfrontsbothwell-meaning ignoranceandcruelracism,butinmiddleschool fittinginisimportant,whichiswhysheandher bestfriendMeganarebothexcitedandnervous totryoutforthepopularcheerleadingsquad
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Our World in Numbers: An Encyclopedia of Fantastic Facts
Clive Gifford
Areyoumadaboutmeasurements,devotedto dates,orjustgenerallyfondoffigures?Then usethisincredibleencyclopediatouncover thestatsbehindeverytopicunderthesun-fromthenumbersofstarsintheUniverseto theamountofbloodcellsinyourbody!
Out of Hiding: A Holocaust
Survivor’s Journey to America
Ruth Gruener
RuthGruenerwasahiddenchildduringthe HolocaustAttheendofthewar,sheandher parentswereoverjoyedtobefree.Buttheir strugglesasdisplacedpeoplehadjust begun.Thefamily'sperseveranceisaclassic storyoftheAmericandream,butalsoillustrates thedifficultiesthatmillionsofimmigrantsfacein theaftermathoftrauma
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