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Greenglass House volume 1
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English
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2024 Reading Challenge - June Kids
Bedford Library: Middle Grade Mysteries Booklist
STO Series Starters: Kids
Bedford Library: Middle Grade Mysteries Booklist
STO Series Starters: Kids
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It's wintertime at Greenglass House. The creaky smuggler's inn is always quiet during this season, and twelve-year-old Milo, the innkeepers' adopted son, plans to spend his holidays relaxing. But on the first icy night of vacation, out of nowhere, the guest bell rings. Then rings again. And again. Soon Milo's home is bursting with odd, secretive guests, each one bearing a strange story that is somehow connected to the rambling old house. As objects...
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Family Fletcher novels volume 1
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English
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Relates the adventures of a family with two fathers, four adopted boys, and a variety of pets as they make their way through a school year, Kindergarten through sixth grade, and deal with a grumpy new neighbor.
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Greenglass House volume 2
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English
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"Twelve-year-old Milo is stuck spending the winter holidays in a house full of strange guests who are not what they seem-again! He will have to work with friends old and new to uncover clues in search of a mysterious map and a famous smuggler's lost haul"--
6) Found
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When thirteen-year-olds Jonah and Chip, who are both adopted, learn they were discovered on a plane that appeared out of nowhere, full of babies with no adults on board, they realize that they have uncovered a mystery involving time travel and two opposing forces, each trying to repair the fabric of time.
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Gifted clans volume 1
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English
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Bedford Library: If You Like Percy Jackson
STO Kids' Readalikes: Percy Jackson
Wayland YA Booklists: Mythology & Folklore Inspired
STO Kids' Readalikes: Percy Jackson
Wayland YA Booklists: Mythology & Folklore Inspired
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After thirteen-year-old Hattie Oh casts a dangerous spell so her adopted sister, Riley, will get a share of her inherited magic, Riley must undertake a near-impossible quest to save Hattie from death.--
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"Aven Green loves to tell people that she lost her arms in an alligator wrestling match, or a wildfire in Tanzania, but the truth is she was born without them. And when her parents take a job running Stagecoach Pass, a rundown western theme park in Arizona, Aven moves with them across the country. Her new life takes an unexpected turn when she bonds with Connor, a classmate who also feels isolated because of his own disability, and they discover a...
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English
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Dream Country author Shannon Gibney returns with a new book woven from her true story of growing up as the adopted Black daughter of white parents and the fictional story of Erin Powers, the name Shannon was given at birth by the white woman who gave her up for adoption. At its core, the novel is a tale of two girls on two different timelines occasionally bridged by a mysterious portal and their shared search for a complete picture of their origins....
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Bad Kitty (Chapter books) volume 4
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English
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"Kitty's owners are home with a big surprise for Kitty. But what is it? Kitty, reeling in horror, thinks it's a . . . dog. The neighbor cats are convinced it's a cat. But we all know that it's really a BABY! With Nick Bruel's trademark mix of antic humor (this time involving a Kitty game show and the Kitty Olympics--which the baby wins hands down), riotous illustrations, total mayhem, and Uncle Murray Fun Facts, this may be the funniest Kitty book...
12) Dogtown
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Dogtown books volume 1
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English
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"Dogtown is a shelter for stray dogs, misbehaving dogs, and discarded robot dogs, whose owners have outgrown them. Chance, a real dog, has been in Dogtown since her owners unwittingly left her with irresponsible dog-sitters who skipped town. Metal Head is a robot dog who dreams of being back in a real home. And Mouse is a mouse who has the run of Dogtown, pilfering kibble, and performing clever feats to protect the dogs he loves. When Chance and Metal...
14) Lola gets a cat
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English
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More than anything Lola would like a cat, but first she must learn how to care for it.
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Lulu (Hilary McKay) volume 6
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Albert Whitman & Company
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English
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"When Lulu goes for a sleepover at her nan's house, she isn't supposed to take her new hamster. But how can she leave him behind?" -- Back cover.
16) Saffy's angel
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Casson family volume 1
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English
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After learning that she was adopted, thirteen-year-old Saffron's relationship with her eccentric, artistic family changes, until they help her go back to Italy where she was born to find a special momento of her past.
17) Just like me
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English
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In this story about unlikely friendships and finding your place in the world, three very different girls, adopted as babies from the same Chinese orphanage, spend a week at a summer camp, where the adoption agency coordinator wants them to journal their "bonding" experience.
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Anna Wang is a year older and is wondering if she is more Chinese or more American. And she's going all the way to China to find out. Last year, Anna Wang learned how to be a sister. This year, when her teacher gets approved to adopt a baby from China, Anna has the chance she has been waiting for, an exciting trip to China. But she wonders: will she feel at home in China or terribly homesick?
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