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• The Guardian Test

  Soontornvat, Christina,

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  Young Plum is shocked to discover that she's been accepted to the Guardian Academy, an elite school where kids learn how to transform into Guardians—magical creatures who are sworn to protect the natural world. Plum struggles with her studies,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Equinox Test

  Montague, Liz,

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  Students at the Brooklyn School of Magic, need to pass the Equinox Test in order to move up to Middle Magic but there is much trouble brewing that is about to get in their way.

• Double, Double, Twins and Trouble

  Graves, Luna,

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  Sisters Bella and Donna can't wait to start fresh at Yvette I. Koffin's Exceptional School for Supernatural Students (Y.I.K.E.S.S.S.) There they will make friends with fellow witches, werewolves and ghosts - and hopefully learn to control their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Grow Up, Luchy Zapata

  Alessandri, Alexandra,

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  After summer break, Luchy's best friend Cami returns from her trip and starts to hang out with all of the cool kids at school.

• Crushed

  Conklin, Melanie,

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  Sophie attempts to get her best friend back by infiltrating a group of bullies and agreeing to a serious of dangerous social media dares.

• Jamie

  Lapinski, L. D.,

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  Jamie Rambeau is a happy kid who loves hanging out with their two best friends, Daisy and Ash. But when the trio find out that their local middle schools separate into a school for boys and a school for girls, their friendship suddenly seems at…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Isabel in Bloom

  Respicio, Mae,

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  Isabel is not only new to her school but her country as well. Isabel is having a hard time fitting in when she decides to start a school garden.

• Queenie Jean Is in Trouble Again

  Read, Christine (ADHD advocate),

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  Queen has a mission to make friends at her new school all while figuring out how to manage her ADHD.

• The Things We Miss

  Stecher, Leah,

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  J.P. discovers a magical treehouse that is a time travel portal that can bump her forward three days in time. J.P. starts using it to skip the worst parts of middle school but it ends up not working the way she planned.

• The Liars Society

  Gerber, Alyson,

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  Weatherby is the new kid at a rich boarding school where she does not fit in at all. But this school is hiding mysterious secrets.

• Falling Short

  Cisneros, Ernesto,

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  Marco and Isaac are best friends who are complete opposites. Marco is short, good at school, and REALLY bad at sports. Isaac is tall and athletic, but he struggles with homework. Now that they're starting middle school, they decide to reinvent…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Figure It Out, Henri Weldon

  Davis, Tanita S.,

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  After attending a private school for years, Henri switches to public school for seventh grade. Navigating a new school and new teachers while juggling a learning disability is hard enough, and her older sister isn't interested in helping Henri…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Absolutely, Positively Natty

  Greenwald, Lisa,

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  Natty has a lot to cope with this year: her parents splitting up, moving in with her grandparents, and starting a new school. Natty is determined to be positive in the face of difficult life changes – maybe too positive...

• Those Kids From Fawn Creek

  Kelly, Erin Entrada,

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  Everything stays the same in Fawn Creek (aka YAWN Creek). The twelve kids in seventh grade have been together in school all their lives. When a new student arrives with exotic clothes and glorious hair, they don't know what to think. Is Orchid Mason…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Extraordinary Adventures of Alice Tonks

  Kenny, Emily,

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  Alice Tonks desperately wants to make friends at her new boarding school but, being autistic, she's always found it hard to fit in. Then Alice discovers she is a "switcher" and can talk to animals. As she starts to explore her newfound abilities,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Honestly Elliott

  McDunn, Gillian,

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  Sixth-grader Elliott has a lot going on. He struggles with ADHD, loneliness, and connecting with his divorced father (who doesn't approve of Elliott's cooking hobby). Elliott finds an unlikely friend in the popular and seemingly perfect Maribel when…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Clouds Over California

  Parsons, Karyn, 1968-

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  In 1970s Southern California, 11-year-old Stevie deals with an overload of newness, including a new neighborhood, new school, and new classmates who tease her about her natural hair.

• Air

  Roe, Monica, 1978-

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  Twelve-year-old Emelyn Ethrige is a daredevil with her wheelchair! She loves WCMX (wheelchair motorcross). But ever since her mom died, all the adults in Emmie's life have been treating her differently. They want her to slow down, be cautious, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Omar Rising

  Saeed, Aisha,

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  Have you ever felt like you don't belong? When he gets a scholarship to an elite boarding school in Pakistan, seventh-grader Omar battles with fitting in and being treated like a second-class citizen.

• The Secret Battle of Evan Pao

  Shang, Wendy Wan Long,

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  Evan Pao just wants a fresh start somewhere far away from his father's notoriety. It seems like he'll get it when his family moves to Virginia and Evan quickly makes new friends. But one kid seems determined to make sure that Evan, as a Chinese…Read moreRead more of this annotation