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• Jamie

  Lapinski, L. D.,

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  Jamie is a nonbinary kid who likes nothing better than hanging out with their two best friends. But when the trio finds out that in year seven, they will be separated into one school for boys and another for girls, their friendship suddenly seems at…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Curse of Eelgrass Bog

  Averling, Mary,

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  Things get stranger than usual when Kess meets new-to-town Lilou. Lilou comes to Kess for help breaking a mysterious curse, and the only clue she has leads straight into the center of Eelgrass Bog. Perfect for fans of mystery, magic and adventure.

• Lulu Sinagtala and the City of Noble Warriors

  Villanueva, Gail D.,

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  Discovering that the creatures and deities of Tagalog myth are real when her mom is kidnapped, Lulu Sinagtala is drawn into a centuries-long war that threatens to throw the whole universe into chaos while trying to save her mom with her newfound…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Emma and the Love Spell

  Ireland, Meredith,

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  1. Emma has a crush on her best friend, Avangeline, that she hasn't been able to share. 2. Avangeline now has to move out of their town because her parents are getting a divorce. 3. Oh, and Emma is a secret witch who can't really control her powers.

• Just Shy of Ordinary

  Sass, A. J.,

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  Shai, a 13-year-old nonbinary homeschooler, attempts to find a "new normal" post-pandemic as they start public school, meet new friends and learn about their Jewish identity.

• The School for Invisible Boys

  Hutchinson, Shaun David,

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  What would you do if no one could see you? In this surreal adventure, a boy who is used to being overlooked literally becomes invisible, only to realize there may be far more dangerous threats in his school than bullies.

• Winnie Nash Is Not Your Sunshine

  Melleby, Nicole,

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  Winnie Nash, who has been keeping her sexual orientation a secret, spends the summer with her grandma in New Jersey as she struggles with her family's expectations while yearning to embrace her true self and attend the Pride Parade in New York City.

• Blood City Rollers

  Anderson, V. P.,

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  Skates on. Fangs out. Let's roll. This perfectly paranormal graphic novel about a 13-year-old ice skater who embraces the dark side and finds her light when she joins a vampire roller derby team is to die for.

• Paige Not Found

  Wilde, Jen,

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  When she discovers her parents had a chip implanted in her brain that keeps track of her location and brain activity, Paige dons her noise-canceling headphones and sets out to find the other kids in the study to show them what's been done to them.

• Linus and Etta Could Use a Win

  Huntoon, Caroline,

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  A hot-headed cynic befriends the new kid — a shy trans boy — when she takes on a bet to get him elected student body president.

• Lunar Boy

  Wibowo, Jessica,

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  A must-have, heartwarming, coming-of-age graphic novel about a young boy from the moon who discovers a home in the most unlikely places.

• Murray Out of Water

  Tracy, Taylor,

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  This beautiful novel in verse explores one girl's struggle to regain her magic after a hurricane forces her to move away from her beloved ocean that, she believes, has given her special powers.

• The Truth About Triangles

  Leali, Michael,

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  Luca gets his family's failing pizzeria on a culinary show in the hopes of saving it! When the plan to fix everything comes out burned, Luca is left scrambling to figure out just the right recipe to bring his family and his friends back together.

• Noah Frye Gets Crushed

  Horne, Maggie,

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  Noah comes up with a foolproof plan to teach herself how to have a crush on a boy to fit in better with her friends — only to discover she’s been looking in the wrong place and her crush was right beside her all along.

• Asking for a Friend

  Riley, Ronnie,

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  Eden is a nonbinary teen with Social Anxiety Disorder. Their mom announces she is throwing a birthday party and inviting all their friends, but they are thrown into a panic because Eden's never actually spoken to any of them.

• Camp Prodigy

  Palmer, Caroline (Comics creator),

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  A heartwarming middle grade graphic novel following two nonbinary kids who navigate anxiety and identity, all while having fun and forming friendships at their summer orchestra camp!