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Ages 9-12
Danny Chung Sums It Up
Maisie Chan
WhenhisChinesegrandmothercomestolive withhisfamilyinEngland,aneleven-year-old aspiringcomicbookartisthastosharehis bedroomwithNaiNai,whodoesnotspeak English,buttheysoonshareabondthrough mathandart
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Violet and the Pie of Life
Debra Green
Whentwelve-year-oldViolet'sdadwalksout, shefacestheaftermaththeonlywaysheknows how:withpieandmathButfamilyand friendshipturnouttohavearemorevariables thanshethought
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Girls Who Code: The Friendship Code
Stacia Deutsch
Lookingforwardtojoiningthenewcoding clubatschoolsothatshecandevelopher appidea,Lucyisdisappointedbythe lukewarmreceptionshereceivesfromthe club'sothermembers,whoworkwithherto deciphermysteriouscodingnotes
The Fourteenth Goldfish
Jennifer L. Holm
Ellie'sscientistgrandfatherhasdiscovereda waytoreverseaging,andconsequentlyhas turnedintoateenager--whichmakesfor complicatedrelationshipswhenhemovesin withEllieandhermother,hisdaughter.
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Elements of Genius: Nikki Tesla and the Ferret-Proof Death Ray
Jess Keating
Nikkiisagenius,somostlysheamusesherself byinventingthingsTroubleismostofher inventionshaveserious,lethalpotential;soshe andherferretarehustledofftotheGenius Academywithclassmateswhoareequally exceptional--butwhenherdeathraydisappears shehassomethingbiggertoworryabout:who tookitandwhataretheyplanningtodo?
Clues to the Universe
Christina Li
WhenRosalind'sdaddiesunexpectedly,allRo hasleftofhimisanunfinishedmodelrocket theyhadbeenworkingontogetherBenjamin can'tgetenoughofSpacebound,apopular comicbookseriesWhenhefindsasketchthat suggeststhathisdadcreatedthecomics,he's thrilledbuthisdadwalkedoutyearsago
ThoughRoandBenjiwereonlysupposedtobe scienceclasspartners,thepairbecomeunlikely friendsandtrytopiecetogethercluestosome ofthebiggestquestionsintheuniverse
Emmy in the Key of Code
Aimee Lucido
Sixth-graderEmmytriestofindherplaceina newschoolandtofigureouthowshecan createherownkindofmusicusinga computer
A Field Guide to Getting Lost
Joy McCullough
Toldfromtwoviewpoints,STEM-oriented Suttonandimaginative,artisticLuis,agesnine andten,mustfindsomecommonground whenherfatherandhismotherstartdating seriously
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The House That Lou Built
Mae Respicio
Longingforanescapefromherextended Filipinofamily,Louplanstobuildatinyhouse onlandsheinheritedfromherfather,but difficultiesquicklyarise
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Tamara Ireland Stone
Afterspendingthesummeratcodingcamp, AllieNavarroisexcitedtosharetheappshe builtwithherfriends,untilitstartstocause problemsbetweenthem
The Friendship Experiment
Erin Teagan
Whenscientist-in-the-makingMadelineLittle startssixthgrade,shesoonlearnsthatmiddle schoolisnothinglikeaperfectlabexperiment-andthatshenowhastofindthecureforher newlymessed-uplife.
Lizzy Newton and the S.M.A.R.T. Squad: Absolute Hero
Valerie Tripp
Anxiousaboutstartingmiddleschool,elevenyear-oldIzzyNewtonproposesaSTEMclub and,withherbestfriendsAllieEinsteinand CharlieDarwin,investigateswhythebuilding issocold--andwhyformerfriendMariehas shutthemout.
Explorer Academy: The Nebula Secret
Trudi Strain Trueit
Twelve-year-oldCruzCoronadoleaveshis homeinHawaiitostudyandtravelwithother youngpeopleinvitedtoattendtheelite ExplorerAcademyinWashington,D.C.
Anne of West Philly
Ivy Noelle Weir
Inthismodernretelling,Anneisfosteredinto theWestPhillyhomeofsiblingsMarillaand Matthew,andwhilesheinitiallyhasahard timeatschool,sheendsupjoiningthe roboticsteamandcompetesforaspotinan eliteSTEMprogram.
The Science of Breakable Things I
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Jack and the Geniuses: At the Bottom of the World I J Nye
Super Coders Vol. 1. Get with the Program I JGN Yang
Mad Scientist Academy: The Dinosaur Disaster I JGN McElligott
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