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Julie of the Wolves Julie of the Wolves Jean Craighead George Miyax, like many adolescents, is torn. But unlike most, her choices may determine whether she lives or dies. At 13, an orphan, and unhappily married, Miyax runs away from her husband's parents' home,… OL111833W
When You Reach Me When You Reach Me Rebecca Stead Winner of the 2010 John Newbery MedalFour mysterious letters change Miranda's world forever.By sixth grade, Miranda and her best friend, Sal, know how to navigate their New York City neighborhood. Th… OL15012031W
Inside Out & Back Again Inside Out & Back Again Thanhha Lai Inside Out & Back Again is a verse novel by Thanhha Lai. The book was awarded the 2011 National Book Award for Young People's Literature and one of the two Newbery Honors. The novel was based on her … OL15987908W
Echo Echo Pam Muñoz Ryan Otto se pierde en un bosque prohibido cuando de repente se encuentra con tres misteriosas hermanas. En ese momento, su destino quedará ligado a una insólita búsqueda que entraña una profecía, una pro… OL17342476W
The Girl Who Drank the Moon The Girl Who Drank the Moon Kelly Regan Barnhill,Isabel Murillo An epic fantasy about a young girl raised by a witch, a swamp monster, and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon, who must unlock the powerful magic buried deep inside her. OL17627845W
Moon over Manifest Moon over Manifest Clare Vanderpool Twelve-year-old Abilene Tucker is the daughter of a drifter who, in the summer of 1936, sends her to stay with an old friend in Manifest, Kansas, where he grew up, and where she hopes to find out som… OL17709944W
The tarantula scientist The tarantula scientist Sy Montgomery Describes the research that Samuel Marshall and his students are doing on tarantulas, including the largest spider on earth, the Goliath birdeating tarantula. OL1819435W
Other Words for Home Other Words for Home Jasmine Warga As Jude weaves her way through a journey of being an immigrant, her pregnant mother, and leaving all she has ever known behind. As she discovers america, "*What will happen to Issa? And Babi?*" Read … OL19912651W
The only road The only road Alexandra Diaz "Twelve-year-old Jaime makes the treacherous journey from his home in Guatemala to his older brother in New Mexico after his cousin is murdered by a drug cartel"-- OL20040861W
Bridge to Terabithia Bridge to Terabithia Katherine Paterson,Katherine Paterson The life of a ten-year-old boy in rural Virginia expands when he becomes friends with a newcomer who subsequently meets an untimely death trying to reach their hideaway, Terabithia, during a storm. OL27079W
Kira-kira Kira-kira Cynthia Kadohata It is only kira kira for the sisters Katie and Lynn until they move to an entirely new locality. OL3295462W
They Were Strong and Good They Were Strong and Good Robert Lawson They Were Strong and Good is a book by Robert Lawson that won the Caldecott Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1941. It tells the story of Lawson's family: where they came from… OL4234974W
The white stag The white stag Kate Seredy For generations the tribes of Huns and Magyars had moved relentlessly westward, obeying the voices of their pagan gods, which compelled them to follow the elusive white stag to their promised homelan… OL4467518W
Call It Courage Call It Courage Armstrong Sperry Mafatu has been afraid of the sea for as long as he can remember. Though his father is the Great Chief of Hikueru - an island whose seafaring people worship courage - Mafatu feels like an outsider. A… OL4785050W
A Year Down Yonder A Year Down Yonder Richard Peck Mary Alice remembers childhood summers packed with drama. At fifteen, she faces a whole long year with feisty Grandma Dowdel, well known for shaking up her neighbors-and everyone else. All Mary Alice… OL4920492W
Rules Rules Cynthia Lord Twelve-year-old Catherine just wants a normal life. Which is near impossible when you have a brother with autism and a family that revolves around his disability. She's spent years trying to teach Da… OL5826339W
Ruby's Wish Ruby's Wish Shirin Yim Bridges In China, at a time when few girls are taught to read or write, Ruby dreams of going to the university with her brothers and male cousins. OL6209211W
The Graveyard Book The Graveyard Book Neil Gaiman Bod is an unusual boy who inhabits an unusual place—he's the only living resident of a graveyard. Raised from infancy by the ghosts, werewolves, and other cemetery denizens, Bod has learned the antiq… OL679348W
A Corner of the Universe A Corner of the Universe Ann M. Martin The summer that Hattie turns twelve, she meets the childlike uncle she never knew and becomes friends with a girl who works at the carnival that comes to Hattie's small town. OL818121W
Hitty, her first hundred years Hitty, her first hundred years Rachel Field A most wonderful, delightful book for children of all ages! Hitty is a carved wooden small 6" doll. It tells of her life through one hundred yers and various owners and their families. Hitty has b… OL997661W
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