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FICTION SUGGESTIONS
The Alcatraz Escape by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
ISBN: 9781627799638
All Summer Long by Hope Larson (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780374310714
Better You Than Me by Jessica Brody
ISBN: 9781524769710
Blended by Sharon M. Draper
ISBN: 9781442495005
Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee
ISBN: 9781368013352
Drum Roll, Please by Lisa Jenn Bigelow
ISBN: 9780062791146
Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransome
ISBN: 9780823439607
Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes
ISBN: 9780316262286
Grenade by Alan Gratz
ISBN: 9781338245691
I'm Ok by Patti Kim
ISBN: 9781534419292
Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World by Ashley Herring Blake
ISBN: 9780316515467
The Last by Katherine Applegate
ISBN: 9780062335524
The Last Kids on Earth by Max Brallier
ISBN: 9780670016617
New Kid by Jerry Craft (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780062691200
The Rambling by Jimmy Cajoleas
ISBN: 9780062498786
The Red Fox Clan by John Flanagan
ISBN: 9781524741389
Resistance by Jennifer A. Nielsen
ISBN: 9781338148473
The Secret Life of Lincoln Jones by Wendelin Van Draanen Parsons
ISBN: 9781101940402
Serafina and the Splintered Heart by Robert Beatty
ISBN: 9781484775042
Short and Skinny by Mark Tatulli
ISBN: 9780316440493
Sidetracked by Diana Harmon Asher
ISBN: 9781419731396
Spy School British Invasion by Stuart Gibbs
ISBN: 9781534424708
Squirm by Carl Hiassen
ISBN: 9780385752978
Tight by Torrey Maldonado
ISBN: 9781524740559
Totally Middle School by Betsy Groban (Editor)
ISBN: 9781524772215
The Truth As Told by Mason Buttle by Leslie Connor
ISBN: 9780062491435
Tumble and Blue by Cassie Beasley
ISBN: 9780525428442
NON-FICTION SUGGESTIONS
Backyard Bears by Amy Cherrix
ISBN: 9781328858689
Camp Panda by Catherine Thimmesh
ISBN: 9780544818910
The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs by America's Test Kitchen Staff
ISBN: 9781492670025
Dear Heartbreak by Heather Demetrios (Editor)
ISBN: 9781250170903
Endurance, Young Readers Edition by Scott Kelly
ISBN: 9781524764241
For Everyone by Jason Reynolds
ISBN: 9781481486248
Becoming by Michelle ObamaAn intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United States of America - the first African-American to serve in that role - she helped create the most welcoming and inclusive White House in history, while also establishing herself as a powerful advocate for women and girls in the U.S. and around the world, dramatically changing the ways that families pursue healthier and more active lives, and standing with her husband as he led America through some of its most harrowing moments. Along the way, she showed us a few dance moves, crushed Carpool Karaoke, and raised two down-to-earth daughters under an unforgiving media glare. In her memoir, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling, Michelle Obama invites readers into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her - from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work, to her time spent at the world's most famous address. With unerring honesty and lively wit, she describes her triumphs and her disappointments, both public and private, telling her full story as she has lived it - in her own words and on her own terms. Warm, wise, and revelatory, Becoming is the deeply personal reckoning of a woman of soul and substance who has steadily defied expectations - and whose story inspires us to do the same.
ISBN: 9781524763138
The Beloved World of Sonia Sotomayor by Sonia SotomayorSonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States, was a young girl when she dared to dream big. Her dream? To become a lawyer and a judge. As Justice Sotomayor explains, "When I was a child my family was poor and we knew no lawyers or judges and none lived in our neighborhood. I knew nothing about the Supreme Court and how much its work in reinterpreting the Constitution and the laws of the United States affected peoples' lives. You cannot dream of becoming something you don't even know about. That has been the most important lesson of my life. You have to learn to dream big dreams." Sonia did not let the hardships of her background--which included growing up in the rough housing projects of New York City's South Bronx, dealing with juvenile diabetes, coping with parents who argued and fought personal demons, and worrying about money--stand in her way. Always, she believed in herself. Her determination, along with guidance from generous mentors and the unwavering love of her extended Puerto Rican family, propelled her ever forward.
ISBN: 9781524771140
Glimmer of Hope by The March for Our Lives Founders
ISBN: 9781984836090
Google It by Anna Crowley Redding
ISBN: 9781250148223
The Grand Escape by Neal Bascomb
ISBN: 9781338140347
Lincoln's Grave Robbers by Steve Sheinkin
ISBN: 9781338290134
Mary's Monster by Lita Judge
ISBN: 9781626725003
My Family Divided by Diane Guerrero
ISBN: 9781250134868
The Perfect Horse by Elizabeth Letts
ISBN: 9780525644743
Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson
ISBN: 9780670012107
Ski Soldier by Louise Borden
ISBN: 9781629796741
Something Rotten by Heather L. Montgomery
ISBN: 9781681199009
Spooked! by Gail Jarrow
ISBN: 9781629797762
Standing up Against Hate by Mary Cronk Farrell
ISBN: 9781419731600
Taking Cover by Nioucha Homayoonfar
ISBN: 9781426333668
Thoreau at Walden by John Porcellino (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781368027106
Three Stars in the Night Sky by Fern Schumer Chapman
ISBN: 0996472541
What Einstein Told His Barber by Robert L. Wolke
ISBN: 9780440508793
YOUNG ADULT SUGGESTIONS
500 Words or Less by Juleah del Rosario
ISBN: 9781534410442
After the Shot Drops by Randy Ribay
ISBN: 9781328702272
American Street by Ibi Zoboi
ISBN: 9780062473059
As Old As Time by Liz Braswell
ISBN: 9781484707319
Catwoman by Sarah J. Maas
ISBN: 9780399549694
Chaotic Good by Whitney Gardner
ISBN: 9781524720803
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
ISBN: 9781627792134
Dear Martin by Nic Stone
ISBN: 9781101939499
Flame in the Mist by Renée Ahdieh
ISBN: 9780399171635
Follow Your Heart by Tasha Nathan
ISBN: 9781459412361
Generation One by Pittacus Lore
ISBN: 9780062493705
Goldfish by Nat Luurtsema
ISBN: 9781250089182
Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
ISBN: 9780545902472
The History of Jane Doe by Michael Belanger
ISBN: 9780735228818
Hope Nation by Rose Brock (Editor); Marie-Lys Lubrano; Jason Reynolds; Angie Thomas; Nicola Yoon
ISBN: 9781524741679
I Believe in a Thing Called Love by Maurene Goo
ISBN: 9781250158413
Internment by Samira Ahmed
ISBN: 9780316522694
Let's Go Swimming on Doomsday by Natalie C. Anderson