Topical/Coming of Age

  • Fig Pudding

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    Clifford Allyn Abernathy III (just Cliff, for short) is the oldest of six kids in a family that does everything–fighting, laughing, playing, eating, telling stories, and celebrating the holidays–in

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    • Author: Fletcher, Ralph
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 192
    • Publish Date: February 16 2016
    • ISBN10: 054454031X
    • 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
  • The Ballad of Lucy Whipple

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    In 1849 a twelve-year-old girl who calls herself Lucy is distraught when her mother moves the family from Massachusetts to a small California mining town. There Lucy helps run a boarding house and loo

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    • Author: Cushman, Karen
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 208
    • Publish Date: July 30 2019
    • ISBN10: 1328631133
    • Language: English
  • Ashton’s Dancing Dreams

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    From the family that brought you the Lena in the Spotlight series and the popular For Girls Like You magazine comes Ashton’s Dancing Dreams, book two in the Daniels Sisters series. This realistic fict

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  • The Vegan Cookbook for Kids: Easy Plant-Based Recipes for Young Chefs

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    Easy, tasty vegan recipes for young chefs ages 8-12

    Kids in the kitchen know how to have fun–and eat well, too! Have a blast cooking (and devouring) delicious meals with The Vegan Cookbook for Kids.

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    • Author: Musick, Barb
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 142
    • Publish Date: November 03 2020
    • ISBN10: 1647396107
    • Language: English
  • Light Up New York

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    Join twins Mia and Maddie and their sidekick little sister, Lulu, as they travel the country finding adventure, mystery, and sometimes mischief along the way. Together with their famous mother, singer

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    • Series: Faithgirlz / Glimmer Girls #4
    • Author: Grant, Natalie
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 208
    • Publish Date: January 31 2017
    • ISBN10: 0310752744
    • Language: English
  • Middle School: Get Me Out of Here!

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    Live large with James Patterson’s winning follow-up to the #1 New York Times bestsellerMiddle School, The Worst Years of My Life.After sixth grade, the very worst year of his life, Rafe Khatchadorian … [more below]

    • Series: Middle School #2
    • Author: Patterson, James
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 288
    • Publish Date: May 07 2012
    • ISBN10: 0316206717
    • Language: English
  • Jack and Jill

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    In this reimagining of the classic nursery rhyme, best friends Jack and Jill recover from a sledding accident surrounded by family and friends in this inspiring story from Louisa May Alcott, author of[more below]

  • 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
  • Bulldozer’s Big Day

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    Big trucks and a birthday surprise make this construction site treat an irresistible read-aloud, illustrated by a Caldecott Medalist!

    It’s Bulldozer’s big day–his birthday! But around the constructio

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    • Series: Bulldozer Books
    • Author: Fleming, Candace
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 40
    • Publish Date: May 05 2015
    • ISBN10: 1481400975
    • Language: English
  • A Teen’s Game Plan for Life

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    After spending decades as a highly successful football coach, Lou Holtz shares a common-sense message with teens in an easily understood game plan for life. This proven plan can help readers define an… [more below]

    • Author: Holtz, Lou
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 128
    • Publish Date: September 01 2007
    • ISBN10: 193349509X
    • Language: English
  • Wutaryoo

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    Wutaryoo is tired of not knowing who she is or where she comes from–so she sets off on an adventure to reveal her true history in this essential picture book about telling your own story and finding

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    • Author: Magruder, Nilah
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 48
    • Publish Date: January 25 2022
    • ISBN10: 0358172381
    • Language: English
  • Partly Cloudy

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    From award-winning author Tanita S. Davis comes a nuanced exploration of the microaggressions of middle school and a young Black girl named Madalyn who learns that being a good friend means dealing wi

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    • Author: Davis, Tanita S.
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 240
    • Publish Date: September 07 2021
    • ISBN10: 0062937006
    • Language: English
  • The Wrestling Cholitas of Bolivia

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    Two girls in Bolivia, with a passion for wrestling, beat the odds in this new empowering picture book

    Noelia and Wara are two girls who live in the city of El Alto, Bolivia. Wrestling is their passion

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    • Series: Against All Odds
    • Author: Bellante, Claudia
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 32
    • Publish Date: November 22 2022
    • ISBN10: 1623718074
    • Language: English
  • The Pinballs

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    From Newbery-winning author Betsy Byars comes a story full of “poignancy, perception, and humor” (The Chicago Tribune), about three foster kids who learn what it takes to make a family.

    You can’t alw

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    • Series: Apple Paperbacks
    • Author: Byars, Betsy
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 144
    • Publish Date: August 10 2004
    • ISBN10: 0064401987
    • Language: English
  • Crunch

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    It took real faith and courage to get Bethany back on a surfboard after losing her arm to a shark. The Soul Surfer fiction series is based on the life of surfer star Bethany Hamilton, as she and her f

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    • Series: Faithgirlz / Soul Surfer #4
    • Author: Bundschuh, Rick
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 128
    • Publish Date: May 06 2014
    • ISBN10: 031074539X
    • Language: English
  • The List

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    An intense look at the rules of high school attraction — and the price that’s paid for them.

    The remarkable New York Times bestseller It happens every year before homecoming — the list is posted all … [more below]

    • Author: Vivian, Siobhan
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 336
    • Publish Date: March 25 2014
    • ISBN10: 0545169186
    • Language: English
  • Shock the Monkey

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    Noah Prime must set out to save his friends and the universe once again in this jaw-dropping sequel to the New York Times bestselling novel, I Am the Walrus.

    Noah Prime never expected to wind up a fu

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    • Series: The N.O.A.H. Files #2
    • Author: Shusterman, Neal
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 432
    • Publish Date: May 07 2024
    • ISBN10: 0759555273
    • Language: English
  • Best Friends, Bikinis, and Other Summer Catastrophes

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    For fans of Barbara Dee and Shannon Hale, this poignant coming-of-age middle grade novel explores the ups and down of best friends, crushes, and backyard projects during a summer full of changes and p[more below]

    • Author: Wientge, Kristi
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 256
    • Publish Date: May 02 2023
    • ISBN10: 1534485031
    • Language: English
  • The Secret Garden

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    The beloved original text offered in a beautiful paperback edition by esteemed illustrator Inga Moore.

    First published in 1911, The Secret Garden has entranced readers with the courage of two unhappy

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    • Author: Burnett, Frances Hodgson
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 272
    • Publish Date: February 23 2010
    • ISBN10: 0763647322
    • Language: English
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