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Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet
Synopsis: “I‘m Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter meets Emergency Contact in this stunning story of first love, familial expectations, the power of food, and finding where you belong. Penelope Prado has always dreamed of opening her own pastelerĂa next to her father’s restaurant, Nacho’s Tacos. But her mom and dad have different plansâleaving Pen…
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Indivisible
Synopsis: “This timely, moving debut novel follows a teen’s efforts to keep his family together as his parents face deportation. Mateo Garcia and his younger sister, Sophie, have been taught to fear one word for as long as they can remember: deportation. Over the past few years, however, the fear…
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Best Friend in the Whole World
Synopsis: Roland lives a quiet life filled with books, music, and tea parties for one, but sometimes he feels rather lonely. When Roland finds the perfect companion in Milton (Good listener! Enjoys music! Also alone!), he is overjoyed. Itâs okay that Milton is just a pine cone; they have so…
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Wicked Epic Adventures
Synopsis: “A new series of colorful, imaginative, magical adventures with Wallace The Brave, recently awarded the Reuben Award for Best Newspaper Comic Strip by the National Cartoonist Society. The world of Wallace The Brave is one of imagination, discovery, and wonder, as Wallace and his friends explore the coastal surroundings of Snug Harbor,…
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Perdu
Synopsis: “Poor Perdu is all alone as he journeys from the countryside to the city in search of a home. The city is a big place when you are very small, but is it possible that someone is searching for a friend like Perdu? In his debut as both author…
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The Losers at the Center of the Galaxy
Synopsis: “A tuba player without a tuba and his jellyfish-imitating sister cope with their father’s disappearance in this hilarious and moving novel by the author of The Mortification of Fovea Munson. When Lenny Volpe, former quarterback of the worst professional football team in the nation, leaves his family and disappears, the…
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A Year of Everyday Wonders
Synopsis: “From first haircut to first ice-cream cone, each year brings a new cycle of experiences. With each new year come countless little wonders. From the highsâfirst snowfall, first newumbrella, first beach tripâto the lowsâfirst missed bus, first lost umbrella, first sunburn â every year older means another cycle of everyday…
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The Great Whipplethorp Bug Collection
Synopsis: “Enjoy this witty, heartwarming exploration of father-son relationships and growing up male in today’s culture through the lens of a boy yearning to forge his own identity. Chuck Whipplethorp has a lot to live up to. He is Charles Whipplethorp the Fifth after all, named after his seriously cool ancestors who…
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Unicorn Island
Synopsis: “Beyond the mist lies a magical secret waiting to be discovered . . . From Epic! Originals, Unicorn Island is a middle-grade illustrated novel series about a young girl who discovers a mysterious island full of mythical beasts and darker dangers! When Sam arrives in Foggy Harbor, population 3,230, all she can see…
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Clues to the Universe
Synopsis: “This #ownvoices debut about losing and finding family, forging unlikely friendships, and searching for answers to big questions will resonate with fans of Erin Entrada Kelly and Rebecca Stead. The only thing Rosalind Ling Geraghty loves more than watching NASA launches with her dad is building rockets with him.…
