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2 Pax and Peter have been inseparable ever since Peter rescued him as a kit. But one day, the unimaginable happens: Peter's dad enlists in the military and makes him return the fox to the wild. At his grandfather's house, three hundred miles away from home, Peter knows he isn't where he should be—with Pax. He strikes out on his own despite the encroaching war, spurred by love, loyalty, and grief, to be reunited with his fox.
3 Jackson and his family have fallen on hard timesJackson and his family have fallen on hard times. There's no more money for rent. And not much for food, either. His parents, his little sister, and their dog may have to live in their minivan. Again. Crenshaw is a cat. He's large, he's outspoken, and he's imaginary. He has come back into Jackson's life to help him. But is an imaginary friend enough to save this family from losing everything?
4 Despite fierce prejudice and abuse, even being beaten to within an inch of her life, Fannie Lou Hamer was a champion of civil rights from the 1950s until her death in Fannie Lou Hamer’s life and legacy offers a message of hope, determination, and strength.
5 Sunny has been packed off to live with her grandfather for the summerSunny has been packed off to live with her grandfather for the summer. But the place where Gramps lives is no amusement park. It’s full of old people. Really old people. She meets Buzz, a boy completely obsessed with comic books, and soon they’re having adventures of their own. But the question remains -- why is Sunny down in Florida in the first place? The answer lies in a family secret that won’t be a secret to Sunny much longer. . .
6 Tamaya and Marshall have been walking to and from school for yearsTamaya and Marshall have been walking to and from school for years. But their routine is disrupted when bully Chad challenges Marshall to a fight. To avoid the conflict, they take a shortcut home through the off-limits woods…and get lost. And then they find trouble. Bigger trouble than anyone could ever have imagined. What they uncover might affect the future of the world.
7 Astrid does everything with her best friend NicoleAstrid does everything with her best friend Nicole. But after she falls in love with roller derby and signs up for derby camp, Nicole decides to go to dance camp instead. Astrid struggles to keep up with older girls, hang on to the friend she feels slipping away, and make a new friend. As summer ends and her first roller derby bout draws closer, Astrid realizes that maybe she IS strong enough to be a roller girl after all.
8 Inventor Benjamin Franklin is upstaged by DrInventor Benjamin Franklin is upstaged by Dr. Mesmer who convinces the people of Paris that he controls a magic force that can make water taste like a hundred different things, cure illness, and control thoughts! But Ben Franklin is not convinced. Will his practical approach of observing, hypothesizing, and testing get to the bottom of the mysterious Mesmer’s tricks?
9 Sophie feels like a fish out of water when she moves from Los Angeles to a farm. But life gets interesting when a cranky chicken appears and Sophie discovers the hen can move objects with the power of her little chicken brain. Then more of her great-uncle’s unusual chickens come home to roost and Sophie learns to care for her flock. But when a respected local farmer tries to steal them, Sophie must find a way to keep them (and their superpowers) safe.
10 Mya Tibbs is boot-scootin’ excited for the best week of the whole school year—SPIRIT WEEK! She and her megapopular best friend Naomi even made a pinky promise to be Spirit Week partners. But when the partner-picking goes horribly wrong, Mya gets paired with Mean Connie Tate—the biggest bully in school. And she can’t get out of it. Good gravy! Can Mya work with Mean Connie to win the VIP tickets, and get her best friend back?
11 A brave and unusual girl named Serafina lives secretly in the basement of the grand Biltmore Estate. Serafina's pa, the estate's maintenance man, has warned her to keep herself hidden from the fancy folk who live on the floors above. But when children at the estate start disappearing, Serafina and her friend Braeden Vanderbilt must work together to solve a dark and dangerous mystery.
12 When Lily's blind dog, Lucky, runs away, it's Salma who manages to catch him. Salma is the daughter of migrant workers and lives with her family in a small town for blueberry-picking season. Salma and Lily begin to spend time together. But when Salma decides to run in the upcoming Blueberry Queen pageant, they'll have to face some tough truths about friendship and belonging. Should an outsider like Salma really participate in the pageant-and possibly win?
13 San Francisco is the home of Emily’s literary idol, a book publisher and creator of the online sensation Book Scavenger. But Griswold has been attacked and no one knows anything about the epic new game he had been poised to launch. Then Emily and James discover an odd book, which they come to believe is from Griswold himself, and might contain the only copy of his mysterious new game. Emily and James rush from clue to clue, desperate to figure out the secret at the heart of Griswold's new game―before those who attacked Griswold come after them too.
14 Earth is about to go darkEarth is about to go dark. Without a new power source, life as we know it will be toast. Who will lead the team to save the Earth? Who will be a friend? An enemy? Once chosen, the Voyagers will journey to the far reaches of space. The future of our planet is in their hands. Sure, they’ll be the best in the world but can they save the world?
15 Araminta Ross was born a slave in Delaware in the early 19th centuryAraminta Ross was born a slave in Delaware in the early 19th century. Slavery meant that her family could be ripped apart at any time, and that she could be put to work in dangerous places and for abusive people. But north of the Mason-Dixon line, slavery was illegal. If she can run away and make it north without being caught or killed, she’ll be free.
16 Lou has never been one to take things sitting downLou has never been one to take things sitting down. As she digs into the past, she finds that her ancestors ran the gamut of slave owners, renegades, thieves and abolitionists. Meanwhile, she begins to see that Civil War era prejudices still survive and that the past can keep repeating itself if we let it. Lou soon discovers that it’s never too late to fight injustice - and she starts to see the real value of understanding and exploring her family roots.
17 Harriet Hamsterbone is not your typical princessHarriet Hamsterbone is not your typical princess. She may be quite stunning in the rodent realm (you'll have to trust her on this one), but she is not so great at trailing around the palace looking ethereal or sighing a lot… *This laugh-out-loud new comic hybrid series will turn everything you thought you knew about princesses on its head.
18 When Thomas's family needs money, he's forced to go to work in the coal mines, even though neither of his late parents wanted that for him. His only comfort is his dog Finder, a failed hunting dog who now pulls a cart in the mines. When disaster strikes, can Thomas and Finder escape from the fires deep below ground?
19 Forced to live on his own after his mom dies, Jayson does whatever it takes to get by. He will do anything to avoid the foster care system. He manages to get away with his deception until the day he gets caught stealing a new pair of basketball sneakers. Game over. Within a day a social worker places him with a family from the other side of town, the Lawtons. New home, new school, new teammates…
20 Gracie lives in a world where sasquatches helped to win the Civil War and dragons glide over Route 1. Where giants hide in caves and mermaids hunt along the beaches… and where Dark Clouds come for people when they die. When a Cloud comes looking for her brother Sam, she is determined to protect him and sets out on an epic search for a safe place that most people say doesn’t exist: The Extraordinary World. It’s rumored to lie at the ends of the earth. No one has ever made it there and lived to tell the tale. The Lockwoods will have to learn to believe in each other to reach it—and trust that the world holds more possibilities than they’ve ever imagined.
21 When thirteen-year-olds Aaron and Audrey meet at a wilderness camp in the desert, they think their quirks are enough to prevent them from ever having friends. But as they trek through the challenging and unforgiving landscape, they learn that they each have what it takes to make the other whole. Luminous and clever, Connect the Stars takes on some hefty topics of the day—bullying, understanding where you fit in, and learning to live with physical and mental challenges