Gennifer Choldenko
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River and Niko find their dad is missing, and they have no choice but to track him down. But when they discover the clues lead to a shady reptile dealer, they start to think they might have gotten in over their heads. A short story from Guys Read: Thriller, edited by Jon Scieszka.
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Kirsten and Walk, seventh-graders at an elite private school, alternate telling how race, wealth, weight, and other issues shape their relationships as they and other misfits stand up to a mean but influential classmate, even as they are uncovering a long-kept secret about themselves.
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With their house in foreclosure, sisters India and Mouse and brother Finn are sent to stay with an uncle in Colorado until their mother can join them, but when the plane lands, the children are welcomed by cheering crowds to a strange place where each ofthem has a perfect house and a clock that is ticking down the time.
12) A giant crush
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English
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Too shy to approach the girl he likes, Jackson hides little gifts for her to discover before Valentine's Day.
13) Louder, Lili
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English
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Lili is so shy that her voice is never heard in class until the day a good friend needs her help.
16) Orphan eleven
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English
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In 1939, after cruel treatment at her orphanage renders her mute, Lucy runs away and joins the circus, working with the elephants and unaware that the orphanage matrons are hunting for her.
20) Dogtown
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Dogtown volume 1
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English
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Publisher Annotation: From beloved authors Katherine Applegate and Gennifer Choldenko and with illustrations from Wallace West, Dogtown is at once an uplifting story and a page-turning adventure, sure to find a forever home in readers' hearts.