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    Breaking Stalin's ...
    Eugene Yelchin
    Breaking Stalin's Nose
    Eugene Yelchin
    In the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union, 10-year-old Sasha re-examines his values and perceptions when his beloved fath ...
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    Breadcrumbs
    Anne Ursu
    Breadcrumbs
    Anne Ursu
    In a tale that slyly references fairy tales (especially "The Snow Queen" by Hans Christian Anderson) and classic childre ...
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    The Lily Pond
    Annika Thor
    The Lily Pond
    Annika Thor
    In this sequel to The Faraway Island, 13-year-old Jewish refugee Stephie Steinder adjusts to life in Gothenburg, Sweden ...
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    Inside Out & Back ...
    Thanha Lai
    Inside Out & Back Again
    Thanha Lai
    Through free-verse poems, 10-year-old Ha navigates a changeful year when she and her family are forced to flee their hom ...
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    Wonderstruck
    Brian Selznick
    Wonderstruck
    Brian Selznick
    in 1977, Ben travels from Minnesota to New York City to search for his father while coping with deafness and his mother' ...
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    Tales for Very ...
    Josh Schneider
    Tales for Very Picky Eaters
    Josh Schneider
    A father tells outrageous tales in an effort to convince his son, who is a very picky eater, to try new foods.  Win ...
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    Soldier Bear
    Bibi Dumon Tak
    Soldier Bear
    Bibi Dumon Tak
    In 1942, a group of Polish soldiers adopt a bear cub and enroll him as a soldier in the Polish army.  Based on a tr ...
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    Dead End in Norvelt
    Jack Gantos
    Dead End in Norvelt
    Jack Gantos
    12-year-old Jack spends the summer of 1962 grounded, with brief reprieves to help an elderly neighbor with an unusual ta ...
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    Witches!: the ...
    Rosalyn Schanzer
    Witches!: the Absolutely True Tale ...
    Rosalyn Schanzer
    The stories of the victims and the accused witches come together in a narrative that recreates the hysteria, the confusi ...
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    The Apothecary
    Maile Meloy
    The Apothecary
    Maile Meloy
    Magic, history, adventure, and romance culminate in this richly imagined alternate history about a 14-year-old American ...
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    Wildwood
    Colin Meloy
    Wildwood
    Colin Meloy
    When her baby brother is kidnapped by crows, 12-year-old Prue must journey into a magical - and forbidden - forest to sa ...
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    The Cheshire ...
    Carmen Agra Deedy
    The Cheshire Cheese Cat: a Dickens ...
    Carmen Agra Deedy
    In this laugh-out-loud novel, a cheese-loving cat and a community of mice form an unexpected coalition at an inn frequen ...
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    Close to Famous
    Joan Bauer
    Close to Famous
    Joan Bauer
    After fleeing her mother's abusive boyfriend, 12-year-old Foster McFee and her mother make a new start in a small town w ...
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    Breadcrumbs

    Author: Anne Ursu
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    In a tale that slyly references fairy tales (especially "The Snow Queen" by Hans Christian Anderson) and classic children's books, an adopted fifth-gr... Read More

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    Breaking Stalin's Nose

    Author: Eugene Yelchin
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    In the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union, 10-year-old Sasha re-examines his values and perceptions when his beloved father is arrested.  A 2012 N... Read More

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    Close to Famous

    Author: Joan Bauer
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    After fleeing her mother's abusive boyfriend, 12-year-old Foster McFee and her mother make a new start in a small town where they make the world a bet... Read More

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    Dead End in Norvelt

    Author: Jack Gantos
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    12-year-old Jack spends the summer of 1962 grounded, with brief reprieves to help an elderly neighbor with an unusual task.  Winner of the 2012 N... Read More

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    Inside Out & Back Again

    Author: Thanha Lai
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    Through free-verse poems, 10-year-old Ha navigates a changeful year when she and her family are forced to flee their home in Saigon during the Vietnam... Read More

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    Soldier Bear

    Author: Bibi Dumon Tak
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    In 1942, a group of Polish soldiers adopt a bear cub and enroll him as a soldier in the Polish army.  Based on a true story.  Winner of the ... Read More

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    Tales for Very Picky Eaters

    Author: Josh Schneider
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    A father tells outrageous tales in an effort to convince his son, who is a very picky eater, to try new foods.  Winner of the 2012 Geisel Award f... Read More

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    The Apothecary

    Author: Maile Meloy
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    Magic, history, adventure, and romance culminate in this richly imagined alternate history about a 14-year-old American girl living in 1952 London.

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    The Cheshire Cheese Cat: a Dickens of a Tale

    Author: Carmen Agra Deedy
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    In this laugh-out-loud novel, a cheese-loving cat and a community of mice form an unexpected coalition at an inn frequented by famous author Charles D... Read More

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    The Lily Pond

    Author: Annika Thor
    Reserve It

    In this sequel to The Faraway Island, 13-year-old Jewish refugee Stephie Steinder adjusts to life in Gothenburg, Sweden after fleeing Nazi-occupied Vi... Read More

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