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Too Smart Jones and the Pool Party Thief (Too Smart Jones #3) Too Smart Jones and the Pool Party Thief (Too Smart Jones #3) Gilbert Morris Juliet "Too Smart" Jones moves to a new town and lands right in the middle of a mystery when someone steals a camera. Juliet hates her nickname, so she decides she won't be smart anymore. Also see wh… OL14854822W
The Worm family The Worm family Tony Johnston Unwelcomed by their neighbors because they are squiggly, skinny, and long, the Worm family moves from place to place before finally finding friends who accept and appreciate those who are different. OL15037974W
Just Henry Just Henry Michelle Magorian When Henry develops an old camera film he uncovers a mystery and events spiral until his life resembles the drama of the big screen. OL15173512W
The meeting The meeting Brigitte Luciani Having lost their home, a fox and her daughter move in with a badger and his three children, but when the youngsters throw a big party hoping to prove that they are incompatible, their plan backfires. OL15316044W
The fight The fight Elizabeth Karre Bella doesn't know whether Dominic was gay, but she knows he was bullied, and she knows the adults who could have helped didn't because of some policy. After Dominic's death, Bella decides to stand u… OL16688942W
Candy shop Candy shop Jan Wahl When a boy and his aunt find that a bigot has written something on the sidewalk outside the candy shop owned by a new immigrant from Taiwan, they set out to comfort the owner. OL17200456W
Wishtree Wishtree Katherine Applegate Trees can't tell jokes, but they can certainly tell stories. . . . Red is an oak tree who is many rings old. Red is the neighborhood "wishtree"—people write their wishes on pieces of cloth and tie… OL17834483W
Clothes minded Clothes minded Chloe Taylor Zoey worries that she is closed-minded when she fouls things up trying to help someone who has a crush on her friend and when she tries to bar someone from joining the school's fashion club. OL17888241W
The garden of my imaan The garden of my imaan F. Zia The arrival of new student Marwa, a fellow sixth-grader who is a strict Muslim, helps Aliya come to terms with her own lukewarm practice of the faith and her embarrassment over others' reactions to t… OL17933413W
Cheech and the spooky ghost bus Cheech and the spooky ghost bus Cheech Marin When Cheech drives his school bus through a graveyard, he picks up some unusual students there who teach him, and his "Cheecharrones," a lesson about making friends. OL18605370W
The Sneetches and other stories The Sneetches and other stories Dr. Seuss A book of humorous stories in rhyme. The stories are The Sneetches, The Zax, Too Many Daves, and What Was I Scared Of? OL1898283W
The sandwich swap The sandwich swap Queen Rania Al Abdullah A beautiful book written by an actual queen. This book teaches about tolerance and accepting others. It is about two girls in school who learn how to accept each other's lunches, even though they a… OL19658192W
The big umbrella The big umbrella Amy June Bates A spacious umbrella welcomes anyone and everyone who needs shelter from the rain. OL19731342W
Sheetzucacapoopoo Sheetzucacapoopoo Joy Behar When a little dog goes to doggy day care and discovers that the big dogs are in charge, he decides to do something to remedy the situation. OL1973243W
Nobody's perfect Nobody's perfect Elliott, David A young boy reflects on the idea that nobody is perfect, including the other members of his family, but decides that, on the whole, with a little patience, they come close. OL19997574W
A boy of Old Prague A boy of Old Prague Sulamith Ish-Kishor When a young peasant in sixteenth-century Prague is caught stealing, the lord of the manor sentences him to service in the Jewish ghetto, where he discovers unexpected kindness. OL4280026W
One enchanted evening One enchanted evening Mark Kimball Moulton Queen Spider and Sir Fieldmouse find love at the Annual Midsummer Eve Dance in the land just beyond sunrise, where loons sing love ballads, caterpillars tap dance, and shared dreams mean more than di… OL5704449W
Fade to black Fade to black Alex Flinn An HIV-positive high school student hospitalized after being attacked, the bigot accused of the crime, and the only witness, a classmate with Down Syndrome, reveal how the assult has changed their li… OL5713337W
The giant king The giant king Kathleen T. Pelley Long ago in Scotland, a talented young wood carver named Rabbie suggests a way to handle a giant who is terrorizing a far-off town--treat the giant as if he were a king, and he might behave like one. OL6027391W
Catch a tiger by the toe Catch a tiger by the toe Ellen Levine In the Bronx, New York, during the McCarthy era, twelve-year-old Jamie keeps a terrible secret about her family, but when the truth is exposed, her parents lose their jobs and she is fired from the s… OL695985W
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