Topical/Coming of Age

  • The Darkest Child

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    A new edition of this award-winning modern classic, with an introduction by Tayari Jones (An American Marriage), an excerpt from the never before seen follow-up, and discussion guide.

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    • Author: Phillips, Delores
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 432
    • Publish Date: January 30 2018
    • ISBN10: 1616958723
    • Language: English
  • Force Out

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    New York Times bestselling author Tim Green hits it out of the park with this action-packed baseball novel about some friendly competition. Perfect for fans of Mike Lupica.

    Joey and Zach have been best

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    • Author: Green, Tim
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 304
    • Publish Date: February 04 2014
    • ISBN10: 0062089609
    • Language: English
  • The Best Part of Us

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    Beth thought she’d never go back. She buried her memories of summers on her family’s island in Canada deep inside, and created a new life in urban Chicago-far from the natural world. When her grandfat… [more below]

    • Author: Cole-Misch, Sally
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 304
    • Publish Date: September 07 2020
    • ISBN10: 163152741X
    • Language: English
  • Tbh #8: Tbh, I Don’t Want to Say Good-Bye

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    When summer break brings BIG changes, these BFFs 4EVA may end up saying good-bye 4EVA in the eighth and final book in this popular middle-grade series told entirely in text messages, emojis, and passe

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    • Series: Tbh #8
    • Author: Greenwald, Lisa
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 256
    • Publish Date: May 03 2022
    • ISBN10: 0062991841
    • Language: English
  • The Bone Maker

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    “Durst consistently defies expectations.”–Publishers Weekly (starred review)

    From award-winning author Sarah Beth Durst, a standalone epic fantasy set in a brand-new world of towering mountains and sp

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    • Author: Durst, Sarah Beth
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 496
    • Publish Date: March 09 2021
    • ISBN10: 0062888633
    • Language: English
  • Kamusari Tales Told at Night

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    From Shion Miura, award-winning author of The Easy Life in Kamusari, comes a spirit-lifting novel about tradition, first love, and ancient lore in a Japanese mountain village.

    It’s been a year since Yu

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    • Series: Forest #2
    • Author: Miura, Shion
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 0
    • Publish Date: May 10 2022
    • ISBN10: 1542028884
    • Language: English
  • Homecoming: Volume 1

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    A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021)

    The iconic start to the timeless, Newbery-winning series from Cynthia Voigt is repackaged with a fresh new look.

    “It’s still true.” That’s the first thing James

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    • Series: Tillerman Cycle #1
    • Author: Voigt, Cynthia
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 400
    • Publish Date: March 06 2012
    • ISBN10: 1442428783
    • Language: English
  • The Boy in the Black Suit

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    A 2016 Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book

    Just when seventeen-year-old Matt thinks he can’t handle one more piece of terrible news, he meets a girl who’s dealt with a lot more–and who just might b

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    • Author: Reynolds, Jason
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 272
    • Publish Date: January 06 2015
    • ISBN10: 1442459506
    • Language: English
  • Girls on the Edge: Why So Many Girls Are Anxious, Wired, and Obsessed–And What Parents Can Do

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    A parenting expert reveals the four biggest threats to girls’ psychological growth and explains how parents can help their daughters develop a healthy sense of self.

    In Girls on the Edge, psychologis

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    • Author: Sax, Leonard
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 320
    • Publish Date: August 25 2020
    • ISBN10: 1541617800
    • Language: English
  • The Good Luck Sister: A Wildstone Novella

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    This summer, romance blooms again in Wildstone

    After a difficult few years, Tilly Adams is ready for life to start going right. Though she has a case of first-day nerves teaching art at the local com

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    • Series: Wildstone
    • Author: Shalvis, Jill
    • Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
    • Page Count: 144
    • Publish Date: May 01 2018
    • ISBN10: 0062463616
    • Language: English
  • Shuggie Bain: A Novel (Booker Prize Winner)

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    WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
    FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD

    A stunning debut novel by a masterful writer telling the heartwrenching story of a young boy and his alcoholic mo

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    • Author: Stuart, Douglas
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 448
    • Publish Date: February 11 2020
    • ISBN10: 0802148042
    • Language: English
  • The Invasion of the Tearling

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    In this riveting, New York Times-bestselling sequel to The Queen of the Tearling, the evil kingdom of Mortmesne invades the Tearling, with dire consequences for Kelsea and her realm.

    With each passing

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    • Series: Queen of the Tearling #2
    • Author: Johansen, Erika
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 544
    • Publish Date: June 28 2016
    • ISBN10: 006229041X
    • Language: English
  • The Mandie Collection, Volume Four

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    Mandie enthusiasts and new Mandie fans will love Volume Four of the Mandie Collection, as readers travel with Mandie, her friends, and her grandmother through Europe. Mystery and adventure await them … [more below]

    • Series: Mandie Collection #04
    • Author: Leppard, Lois Gladys
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 608
    • Publish Date: February 01 2009
    • ISBN10: 076420663X
    • Language: English
  • My Louisiana Sky

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    Tiger Ann Parker wants nothing more than to get out of the rural town of Saitter, Louisiana–far away from her mentally disabled mother, her “slow” father who can’t read an electric bill, and her clas

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    • Author: Holt, Kimberly Willis
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 224
    • Publish Date: February 15 2011
    • ISBN10: 0312660952
    • Language: English
  • The Girl Who Ruined Christmas

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    Award-winning middle-grade Christmas novel from the author of Just Add Magic and Saltwater Secrets . . . .

    Imagine you’re a tween visiting a small town that loves nothing more than its prize fir–a pe

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    • Author: Callaghan, Cindy
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 144
    • Publish Date: October 12 2021
    • ISBN10: 1684631157
    • Language: English
  • Ten: A Soccer Story

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    Goal-oriented Maya has two main concerns: getting support and permission for girls’ soccer and keeping her unpredictable biracial family together. At the same time she’s trying to fit in at school, fi… [more below]

    • Author: Flint, Shamini
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 176
    • Publish Date: June 25 2019
    • ISBN10: 132859632X
    • Language: English
  • The Ice House

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    This heartfelt book explores what it means to cope with change on both a global and personal level.

    Louisa feels trapped. There’s a global temperature drop, and her family’s been snowed into their apa

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    • Author: Sherwood, Monica
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 352
    • Publish Date: November 07 2023
    • ISBN10: 0316705314
    • Language: English
  • Best Hair Book Ever!: Cute Cuts, Sweet Styles and Tons of Tress Tips

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    Blow away the blues of a bad hair day and embrace your unique style! Whether you’re pinning an up-do for a party or styling your hair for picture day, trust the tips and tricks of Faithgirlz to always

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    • Series: Faithgirlz
    • Author: Editors of Faithgirlz! and Girls’ Life M
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 128
    • Publish Date: October 06 2015
    • ISBN10: 0310746221
    • Language: English
  • Winning Monologs for Young Actors

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    Peg Kehret’s middle grade books have won more than 50 state and national young reader awards. So these “scare-free” monologs are perfect for speech contests, acting exercises, auditions, or as part of… [more below]

    • Author: Kehret, Peg
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 160
    • Publish Date: December 01 1986
    • ISBN10: 0916260380
    • Language: English
  • Hazard

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    A kid filled with rage, suspended from the football team for unsportsmanlike conduct, and his father, newly home from the war in Afghanistan, reckon with the injuries they’ve caused to others and them[more below]

    • Author: Dowell, Frances O’Roark
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 176
    • Publish Date: May 09 2023
    • ISBN10: 148142467X
    • Language: English
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