Virginia Hamilton
3) Zeely
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Greeder's summer at her uncle's farm is made special because of her friendship with a very tall, composed woman who raises hogs and who closely resembles the magazine photograph of a Watutsi queen.
4) Bluish
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Ten-year-old Dreenie feels both intrigued and frightened when she thinks about the girl nicknamed Bluish, whose leukemia is making her pale and causing her to use a wheelchair.
11) Cousins
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Concerned that her grandmother may die, Cammy is unprepared for the accidental death of another relative.
12) Dustland
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Four children, all possessing extraordinary mental powers, are projected far into the future to a bleak region called Dustland.
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Thomas must keep the treasure of Dies Dear from landing in the wrong hands, but there are many secrets beneath Drear House, and not everyone can be trusted
Thomas Small and his best friend Pesty Darrow have been keeping the secret of the vast treasure that’s hidden in Mr. Pluto’s cave, once a stop on the Underground Railroad. Pesty also has to keep the treasure a secret from her family, who want it for themselves. And there are...
Thomas Small and his best friend Pesty Darrow have been keeping the secret of the vast treasure that’s hidden in Mr. Pluto’s cave, once a stop on the Underground Railroad. Pesty also has to keep the treasure a secret from her family, who want it for themselves. And there are...
14) The gathering
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Justice and her brothers, the first of a new race with extraordinary powers, return to Dustland in order to destroy the force that retards the growth of their advanced civilization.
15) Arilla Sun Down
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An American Library Association Notable Book and a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year: Twelve-year-old Arilla goes on a quest to discover who she is and where she fits into her family-and the world Arilla Adams is tired of being the moon to her older brother's sun. Sixteen-year-old Jack has rejected being part of an interracial family and identifies only with his Native American heritage. But Arilla, also part African American and part Native...
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In this dystopian fantasy series, four children must uncover the secrets of their magical powers Justice and Her Brothers For Justice and her identical twin brothers Levi and Thomas, the summer begins like any other. But as the slow days pass, Justice begins to notice a strange energy between her brothers, beyond their normal twin connection. Thomas becomes increasingly bossy and irritable, while Levi seems weak and absentminded. And there are...
17) Time Pieces
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In this quietly beautiful coming-of-age story, eleven-year-old Valena lives with her family in rural Ohio where she and her cousin share experiences such as surviving a tornado and going to an amazing circus. Yet Valena lives in both the present and the past as she struggles with racism in her daily life and listens to and learns from her mother's tales of her family's proud history. Moving backward and forward in time, these pieces of Valena's life...