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• Sea Sirens

  Chu, Amy,

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  Trot, a Vietnamese American surfer girl, and Cap'n Bill, her cranky one-eyed cat, discover a magical underwater kingdom where an ancient deep-sea battle rages.

• Illegal

  Colfer, Eoin,

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  Colfer tells the timely and poignant story of Ebo, a young boy, and his journey through the hostile borders of Africa and Europe.

• New Kid

  Craft, Jerry,

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  Jordan Banks is struggling at his new school because of his race and his interests of drawing about his life. A hilarious but honest story, New Kid emphasizes that being your true self is the best way to prove everything, and the support of family…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Zenobia

  Durr, Morten,

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  A heartfelt and devastating story of Amina, a young Syrian girl, who is caught up in a war and loses her parents. She escapes by boarding a small, rickety boat filled with other refugees, but the turbulent seas throw her overboard. In the water, she…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Best Friends

  Hale, Shannon,

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  Explores the challenges of navigating popularity, friendship, authenticity, and the ups and downs of middle school.

• The Breakaways

  Johnson, Cathy G,

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  Quiet and shy Faith joins the soccer team on her first day of school, and finds herself on the rag-tag team C, made up of an eclectic group of middle schoolers, more interested in their personal struggles and friendship than soccer.

• Snapdragon

  Leyh, Kat,

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  Lumberjanes collaborator Leyh’s sweet and fierce middle-grade graphic novel tells the story of young girl Snap, who befriends the town witch, a crocks-wearing, one-eyed woman Jacks who sells roadkill skeletons online. The two strike up a deal and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• White Bird

  a Wonder Story

  Palacio, R. J.,

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  This heartfelt graphic novel companion to Wonder and Auggie and Me, tells of the story of Julian’s grandmother, Grandmère, and how she, a Jewish girl, was hidden by a family in Nazi-occuppied France during WWII, and the power of kindness.

• Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy

  a Graphic Novel

  Terciero, Rey,

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  Little Women with a twist: four sisters from a blended family experience the challenges and triumphs of life in NYC. Only by coming together--and sharing lots of laughs and tears--will these four young women find the courage to discover who they…Read moreRead more of this annotation