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1) Fangirl
Author
Series
Fangirl (Manga) volume 4
Publisher
Viz Media LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]-
Language
English
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Cath struggles to survive on her own in her first year of college while avoiding a surly roommate, bonding with a handsome classmate who only wants to talk about words, and worrying about her fragile father.
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Series
Akane-banashi volume 8
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
2023-
Language
English
Description
Akane takes on the world of rakugo to avenge her father! Shinta Arakawa wants nothing more than to pass his shin'uchi exam--the test that would make him a top-rank headliner and master storyteller in the traditional Japanese art of rakugo. Akane Osaki, his daughter and biggest fan, spies on him while he practices and learns his routines for herself. When rakugo master Issho Arakawa expels everyone after the exam with no explanation, a fire is lit...
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Series
Boys run the riot volume 4
Publisher
Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]-[2022]
Language
English
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"A transgender teen named Ryo finds an escape from the expectations and anxieties of his daily life in the world of street fashion. This personal, heartfelt, fictional story from a transgender manga creator made waves in Japan and will inspire readers all over the world!"--
"High schooler Ryo knows he's transgender, but he doesn't have anyone to confide in about the confusion he feels. He can't tell his best friend, who he's secretly got a crush...
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Series
Peapod farm series volume 1
Language
English
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"Jen moves out to the country and has to put up with her mom and her mom's new boyfriend, as well as his kids. Suddenly part of a larger family in a new place, Jen isn't sure there is a place for her in this different world."--
5) Stargazing
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Moon is everything Christine isn't. She's confident, impulsive, artistic ... and though they both grew up in the same Chinese-American suburb, Moon is somehow unlike anyone Christine has ever known. When Moon's family moves in next door to Christine's, Moon goes from unlikely friend to best friend--maybe even the perfect friend. The girls share their favorite music videos, paint their toenails when Christine's strict parents aren't around, and make...
Author
Language
English
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Prince Sebastian hides form his parents his secret life of dressing up as the the hottest fashion icon in Paris, the fabulous Lady Crystallia, while his friend Frances the dressmaker strives to keep her friend's secret.
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Series
Cross my heart volume 1
Language
English
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Tuva is starting seventh grade, and her checklist of goals includes: writing out a diary, getting a trendy look, building the best fort in the woods with her BFFs, and much more. But when she starts school, nothing is how she hoped it would be. Seventh grade has split her friends into rival factions: TEAM LINNEA and the girls who fall in love and TEAM BAO and the girls who NEVER fall in love. Linnea has a BOYFRIEND, Bao hates everything related to...
8) Clash
Author
Series
Click volume 4
Publisher
Etch, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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"There's a new kid in town! From the moment Natasha sets foot in class, it's clear she's one of the coolest kids in sixth grade. Everyone wants to be her friend, including Olive...but things might not be so easy. Olive tries her best to befriend Nat, but it seems like the only thing they have in common is that they both want to hang out with Olive's friends! Watching as Natasha gets closer with some of her best buds, Olive can't help but worry that...
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Series
Garvey novels (Nikki Grimes) volume 1
Language
English
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"Award-winning author Nikki Grimes's beloved novel in verse Garvey's Choice is now a graphic novel, imaginatively and dramatically illustrated by Little Shaq artist Theodore Taylor III"--
Garvey's father has always wanted Garvey to be athletic, but Garvey is interested in astronomy, science fiction, reading -- anything but sports. Feeling like a failure, he comforts himself with food. Garvey is kind, funny, smart, a loyal friend, and he is also overweight,...
10) Twins
Author
Series
Twins volume 1
Language
English
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"Maureen and Francine Carter are twins and best friends. They participate in the same clubs, enjoy the same foods, and are partners on all their school projects. But just before the girls start sixth grade, Francine becomes Fran -- a girl who wants to join the chorus, run for class president, and dress in fashionable outfits that set her apart from Maureen. A girl who seems happy to share only two classes with her sister! Maureen and Francine are...
11) Isla to island
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A wordless graphic novel in which twelve-year-old Marisol must adapt to a new life 1960s Brooklyn after her parents send her to the United States from Cuba to keep her safe during Castro's regime"--
12) All my friends
Author
Series
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
When Fancy Pink is offered a record deal their parents say no, so they decide to make an album on their own, if they can raise enough money without raising their parents' suspicions.
13) Stacey's mistake
Author
Series
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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When her friends from the Baby-sitters Club come for a visit in NYC, Stacey realizes they feel out of place in the big city and must find a way to keep the weekend from becoming a complete disaster.
Author
Series
Shonen note volume 8
Publisher
Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]-
Language
English
Description
"A poignant coming-of-age series that's moving and musical from the creator of Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare! Yutaka is a boy treasured by his choir for his beautiful, soprano voice. But what will he do when the inevitable arrives, and his voice starts to deepen? Perfect for fans of Kageki Shojo!!, Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken, Blue Period, and Boys Run the Riot. Yutaka Aoi is sweet, sensitive, and loves singing...so much so that he can't...
15) Miss Quinces
Author
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"[Presents a] graphic novel about a girl who would rather do anything other than celebrate her quinceañera!"--Amazon.
16) Absolutely Nat
Author
Series
Nat enough volume 3
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
August 2021.
Language
English
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Medfield - Tween & Middle Grade Picks - Seasonal - Summer
Waltham 2024 Summer Reading (Grades 3-5)
Medfield - Tween & Middle Grade Picks - Seasonal - Summer
Waltham 2024 Summer Reading (Grades 3-5)
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Natalie is trying her best to enjoy summer camp without her best friends, but between bug bites, bonfires, and bunkmates, she is constantly pushed out of her comfort zone and forced to come face-to-face with some of her greatest fears.
Author
Series
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
While baby-sitting for practical joker Betsy Sobak, Claudia breaks her leg as a result of one of Betsy's pranks and wants to quit the club, prompting Kristy and the other baby-sitters to teach Betsy a lesson.
18) The magic fish
Author
Publisher
RH Graphic
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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"Real life isn't a fairytale. But Tié̂n still enjoys reading his favorite stories with his parents from the books he borrows from the local library. It's hard enough trying to communicate with your parents as a kid, but for Tié̂n, he doesn't even have the right words because his parents are struggling with their English. Is there a Vietnamese word for what he's going through? Is there a way to tell them he's gay?"--
20) Four eyes
Author
Series
Four eyes (Rex Ogle) volume 1
Language
English
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Bedford Library: If You Like Smile...
Cary Library's Best Books of 2023 - For Children
Summer 2024 Recommendations (3rd-4th Grade)
Cary Library's Best Books of 2023 - For Children
Summer 2024 Recommendations (3rd-4th Grade)
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"When Rex finds out he needs glasses, he's beyond miserable. Dealing with the bullies at school, his family being broke, and an embarrassing lack of friends, he has way too much on his plate already"--
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