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• All the Blues in the Sky

  Watson, Renée,

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  Renee Watson is a Newbery award winning author. Her novel in verse is about Sage, a Black girl living in New York City. Sage is 13 and is grieving for the death of her best friend. However, she doesn't have to do it on her own, she joins a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Amari and the Metalwork Menace

  Alston, B. B.,

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  This is the fourth book in Alston's celebrated Amari series. To be published in 2026. Amari has decided she wants to be a normal kid and graduate from 8th grade. But if she steps back from being a Junior Agent it means she'll lose all her memories…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Blood in the Water

  Jackson, Tiffany D.,

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  Tiffany D. Jackson has several acclaimed young adult novels. This is her first middle grade novel. 12 year-old Kaylani McKinnon is visiting Martha's Vineyard from Brooklyn this summer. She's expecting a beach vacation not a murder investigation.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Candace, the Universe, and Everything

  Smith, Sherri L.,

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  Smith's time-travelling speculative novel tells the story of 13 year-old Candace. On the first day of eighth grade, Candace Wells opens her locker and is astonished when an unusual bird flies out. As Candace is dealing with friendship troubles, a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Coach

  Reynolds, Jason,

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  Coach is the companion novel to the Track series by Jason Reynolds. In it we get the backstory of Coach, the supportive mentor of Ghost, Lu, Patina, and Sunny. Before Coach was Coach, he was Otie Brody, a sprinter who idolized Carl Lewis and Marty…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Incredibly Human Henson Blayze

  Barnes, Derrick,

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  13 year-old Henson Blayze is the football star of the small town of Great Mountain, Mississippi. A mostly white town. His classmates and other town folk are excited to have him on their team but when a crises launches Henson's sense of justice…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Let's Get Together

  Colbert, Brandy,

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  11 year-old Liberty Perry has just started 6th grade at her 10th new school. When she meets another girl who looks exactly like her it sparks a family reunion but also some complications. Let's Get Together has some hijinks as the two girls attempt…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Opal Watson

  Private Eye

  Thurman, Brittany,

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  Brittany Thurman's engaging mystery introduces the reader to 12 year-old detective, Opal Watson. Tensions are rising in Opal's apartment building -- they are dealing with renovations, mysterious noises, and conflicts between neighbours. While Opal…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• One Crazy Summer

  the Graphic Novel

  Williams-Garcia, Rita,

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  Set in the summer of 1968, One Crazy Summer is the graphic novel adaptation of the 2010 novel of the same name. It tells the story of three sisters, Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern. They live in Brooklyn but, for the summer, they're visiting their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Will's Race for Home

  a Western

  Rhodes, Jewell Parker,

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  Set during the Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889, 12 year-old William sets out with his formerly enslaved father and their mule to claim land that could be their own. They face wildlife, thieves, and racism in what turns out to be a very difficult…Read moreRead more of this annotation