Social Themes - Adolescence & Coming of Age

  • Boy vs. Shark

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    A hilarious middle-grade graphic memoir about boyhood, toxic masculinity and a shark named Jaws. For fans of Guts and New Kid.

    In the summer of 1975, 10-year-old Paul Gilligan doesn’t have a whole lot

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    • Author: Gilligan, Paul
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 240
    • Publish Date: October 15 2024
    • ISBN10: 177488044X
    • Language: English
  • Half Moon Summer

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    Two seventh graders discover it takes more than grit and a good pair of shoes to run 13.1 miles. You’ve got to have a partner who refuses to let you quit.

    Drew was never much of a runner. Until his da

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    • Author: Vickers, Elaine
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 288
    • Publish Date: May 14 2024
    • ISBN10: 1682637174
    • Language: English
  • Lifeboat 5

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    “A captivating…thrilling adventure story that shows the power of friendship, hope, and forgiveness.” –Lauren Tarshis, author of the I Survived series

    In the wake of Lifeboat 12 comes a World War II

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    • Author: Hood, Susan
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 272
    • Publish Date: October 08 2024
    • ISBN10: 1665943246
    • 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
  • 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
  • Tenmile

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    Life in 1880 Tenmile, Colorado, isn’t easy. But it’s all that 12-year-old Sissy Carlson knows. She’s lived here her whole life, watching her father, the local doctor, tend to the town’s citizens. And … [more below]

    • Author: Dallas, Sandra
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 240
    • Publish Date: May 15 2023
    • ISBN10: 1534111638
    • Language: English
  • All of the Above

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    Based on a true story, All of the Above is the delightful and suspenseful story of four inner city students and their quest to build the world’s largest tetrahedron. Weaving together the different per… [more below]

    • Author: Pearsall, Shelley
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 256
    • Publish Date: January 01 2008
    • ISBN10: 0316115266
    • Language: English
  • Letting Ana Go

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    In the tradition of Go Ask Alice and Lucy in the Sky, a harrowing account of anorexia and addiction.She was a good girl from a good family, with everything she could want or need. But below the surfac… [more below]

    • Series: Anonymous Diaries
    • Author: Anonymous
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 304
    • Publish Date: June 04 2013
    • ISBN10: 1442472138
    • Language: English
  • Middle School, The Worst Years of My Life

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    Over 2 million copies sold of the #1 New York Times and Indiebound bestseller!

    Don’t miss the book behind the major motion picture! In the hilarious and awkward start to this mega-bestselling series,

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    • Series: Middle School #1
    • Author: Patterson, James
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 288
    • Publish Date: June 27 2011
    • ISBN10: 0316101877
    • Language: English
  • J.R. Silver Writes Her World

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    ★ “Fans of E. L. Konigsburg’s From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler will particularly enjoy. “―Booklist, starred review

    J.R. struggles to navigate the torments of middle sch

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    • Author: Dassori, Melissa
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 272
    • Publish Date: January 16 2024
    • ISBN10: 0316331570
    • Language: English
  • The Year the Maps Changed

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    Wolf Hollow meets The Thing About Jellyfish in Danielle Binks’s debut middle grade novel set in 1999, where a twelve-year-old girl grapples with the meaning of home and family amidst a refugee crisis

    • Author: Binks, Danielle
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 368
    • Publish Date: October 18, 2022
    • ISBN10: 0063211602
    • Language: English
  • TBH, This May Be TMI

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    Told entirely in text messages, the second book in this addictive series from the acclaimed author of 11 Before 12 is perfect for fans of Lauren Myracle and Rachel Renee Russell.

    TBH, Cece has no tim

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    • Series: Tbh #2
    • Author: Greenwald, Lisa
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 240
    • Publish Date: September 03 2019
    • ISBN10: 0062689940
    • Language: English
  • Kinda Like Brothers (Scholastic Gold)

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    • Author: Booth, Coe
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 272
    • Publish Date: December 28 2021
    • ISBN10: 1338359649
    • Language: English
  • Tricks

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    Five troubled teenagers fall into prostitution as they search for freedom, safety, community, family, and love in this #1 New York Times bestselling novel from Ellen Hopkins.

    “When all choice is taken

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    • Author: Hopkins, Ellen
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 640
    • Publish Date: August 25 2009
    • ISBN10: 1416950079
    • Language: English
  • Avocado Magic

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    “A tender and cozy tribute to the magic of growing up.” -Kirkus Reviews

    Avocado seeds and slow growing! A young girl’s impatience turns to wonder as she and her avocado tree gradually change and grow

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    • Author: Levi, Taltal
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 48
    • Publish Date: March 05 2024
    • ISBN10: 0735844984
    • Language: English
  • Rare Birds

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    Jeff Miller’s heartbreaking, coming-of-age middle-grade novel–inspired by his personal experience living through his own parent’s heart transplant–invites readers into the world of a twelve-year-old[more below]

    • Author: Miller, Jeff
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 288
    • Publish Date: December 05 2023
    • ISBN10: 1454945052
    • Language: English
  • The Boy Who Lost His Face

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    The classic novel from Newbery Medalist and National Book Award winner Louis Sachar (Holes), with a brand-new cover

    David is only trying to be cool when he helps some of the popular kids steal Old

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    • Author: Sachar, Louis
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 224
    • Publish Date: April 15 1997
    • ISBN10: 0679886222
    • Language: English
  • Then Again, Maybe I Won’t

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    Get a guy’s perspective on adolescent hang-ups in this classic Judy Blume novel, now with a fresh new look.”That’s an interesting way to solve the problem, Tony.” Miss Tobin is talking about a math pr… [more below]

    • Author: Blume, Judy
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 176
    • Publish Date: April 29 2014
    • ISBN10: 148141366X
    • Language: English
  • The Magic Within

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    The Magic Within

    Discover The Magic Within, a heartfelt children’s book that encourages young readers to explore and believe in their own unique magic. Written by passionate educator Keairra, this insp

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    • Author: Chaney, Keairra
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 44
    • Publish Date: September 23 2024
    • ISBN10: 9798991062107
    • Language: English
  • Wherever You Go, My Love Will Follow: 8 Stories of Love and Wisdom

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    A beautifully illustrated collection of eight life lessons, written as stories from a parent to a child, full of wisdom to take with them on their life’s journey

    This is a stunning, heartfelt collect

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    • Author: Sif, Birgitta
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 112
    • Publish Date: September 10 2024
    • ISBN10: 1915569931
    • Language: English
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