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• Almost Sunset

  Algarmi, Wahab,

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  During the month of Ramadan, busy seventh grader Hassan struggles to juggle homework, soccer practice and gaming with his friends alongside fasting and his family obligations, which include late night prayer at a mosque with his father.

• Black Star

  Alexander, Kwame,

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  In this sequel to "The Door of No Return," Kofi is now a grandfather who passes on his wisdom to his grandchildren, including precocious 12-year-old Charlene "Charley" Cuffey, who, after seeing a Negro League game, dreams of being the first female…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hummingbird

  Lloyd, Natalie,

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  When 12-year-old Olive, who suffers from brittle bone disease and has been homeschooled all her life, finally attends school in person she discovers fitting in is not that easy.

• The Legend of the Last Library

  Cole, Frank, 1977-

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  After a devastating blight killed off all the trees, paper became an extremely rare commodity and libraries became relics of the past. Along with her friends Doler and Quaze, 13-year-old Juni spends her spare time scavenging for paper that can be…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Number the Stars

  Lowry, Lois

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  In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, 10-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis.

• A Perfect Mistake

  Conklin, Melanie,

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  After sneaking out with friends Will and Joey to see an old railway roundhouse deep in the woods, 11-year-old sixth grader Max wakes the next day to learn that Will is in a coma and doesn't remember what happened.

• Popcorn

  Harrell, Rob,

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  Seventh grader Andrew is trying to keep his anxiety and OCD in check on picture day at his school, but one thing after another seems to heighten his angst, including a basketball to the face in gym class and news that his grandmother with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Three Times Lucky

  Turnage, Sheila

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  Eleven-year-old Mo LoBeau lives in the small yet active town of Tupelo Landing, N.C., where she washed ashore during a hurricane as a newborn. Curious about her origins, Mo resolves to locate who she calls her "upstream mother" even as she grows…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Trouble With Heroes

  Messner, Kate,

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  This is a 500 Books Before Middle School prize book option! Wrestling with grief and anger since the loss of his father, 13-year-old Finn Connelly gets in trouble for vandalizing a local cemetery. The headstone he damaged is that of local climbing…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest

  Hartman, Aubrey,

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  This is a 500 Books Before Middle School prize book option! Undead fox Clare, lives in the Deadwood Forest, where he works as an Usher, guiding each dead souls on to their afterlife.

• Number the Stars

  Lowry, Lois,

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  In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, 10-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis.