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Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"In the vein of Reviving Ophelia and Untangled comes a fresh, unexpected, and empowering guide to better understand teenage girls, revealing how their insights can create heartfelt connections and impactful change. Written with warmth and humor, Underestimated is the first book to invite us into a teenage girl's brain and heart, as told from the point of view of a beloved and trusted mentor. Chelsey Goodan is a highly sought-after academic tutor who...
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English
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"A winning debut novel about a young teenage girl in Jamaica determined to bake her way out of her dysfunctional family and into the opportunity of a lifetime."
Pumkin Patterson is a thirteen-year-old girl living in a tiny two-room house in Kingston, Jamaica, with her grandmother (who wants to improve the family's social standing), her Aunt Sophie (who dreams of a new life in Paris for her and Pumkin), and her mother Paulette (who's rarely home)....
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Piper Franklin has big plans. First, she'll win the Academic Decathlon with her best friend, Tallulah. Then, she'll finish her life's work: Metaphorical Math. And in the meantime, she and Tallulah will maintain their secret, El Jardin Muerto. Nothing can stop Piper . . . except for puberty. Piper was diagnosed with early-onset puberty, and she's been taking blockers to keep it at bay since she was six years old. But now her doctor thinks it's time...
5) Twice lived
Author
Publisher
Tordotcom, Tor Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"There are two Earths. Perfectly ordinary and existing in parallel. There are no doorways between them, no way to cross from one world to another. Unless you're a shifter. Canna and Lily are the same person but they refuse to admit it. Their split psyche has forced them to shift randomly between worlds -- between lives and between families -- for far longer than they should. But one mind can't bear this much life. It'll break under the weight of it...
6) Thumbsucker
Author
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Funny, witty and tender, Sunday Times bestselling author and illustrator Eliza Fricker, uses her own memories of growing up in the 80s to explore how neurodiversity presents itself in everyday life and what neurodivergent children really need from the people who love them.
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"When you're born a girl, some parts of the world are kinder places to grow up in than others. Meet Kaneila, Jade, Mahnoosh, Makena and Luisa. They are five girls in five different countries whose lives are overshadowed by violence and injustice, just because they are female. These girls navigate the challenges and horrors of period poverty, female genital mutilation, lack of access to education, body shaming and femicide. The stories are heartbreaking...
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Series
Dragon girls volume 7
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"A super collectible series that celebrates the inner fire of everyday girls! Rosie, Phoebe, and Stella all share an incredible secret---when they travel to a place called the Magic Forest, they can transform into powerful creatures called Night Dragons. Once there, the friends must save the Magic Forest from an evil that threatens to banish nighttime--forever. Rosie is determined to help! Her first task is to save the forest's magical daydreams from...
Author
Series
Dragon girls volume 6
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Quinn's jade dragon powers are uniquely suited to help her find the last remaining item that the shadow sprites have stolen from the tree queen: the heartstring violin. The sprites are growing stronger by the hour, but Quinn isn't worried. She is ready to fight back--with the other treasure dragons at her side"--
12) Suzume
Author
Publisher
Yen On
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Seventeen-year-old Suzume lives with her aunt in a quiet port town in Kyushu. One day, on her way to school, she runs into a young man searching for something and follows him to a ruin in the hills. But inside, all she finds is a single white door among the rubble. As if pulled by an invisible force, she reaches out to open it...and begins an epic journey across Japan connecting the past, present, and future. Follow Suzume’s adventure in this novelization...
13) Dazzling
Author
Publisher
Overlook Press, an imprint of ABRAMS
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Treasure and her mother lost everything when Treasure's father died. Haggling for scraps in the market, Treasure meets a man who promises to change their fortunes, but his feet are hovering just a few inches above the ground. He's a spirit, and he promises to bring Treasure's beloved father back to life if she'll do one terrible thing for him first.Ozoemena has an itch in the middle of her back. It's an itch that speaks to her patrilineal destiny,...
14) Julius
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Maya and Julius, the pig her grandfather brings her from Alaska, learn about fun and sharing together"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone
Pub. Date
2024.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Yasmin is not sure she is cut out to be an astronaut, but a class trip to the space museum, and a tour of the mission control exhibit gives her another idea about how she could still be involved in the space program.
18) Yasmin the vet
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Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a \apstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2024]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Yasmin discovers an injured cat she immediately slips into the role of vet to care for the animal with the assistance of her grandmother, while her grandfather tries to contact the owner.
Author
Series
Dragon girls volume 13
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"The Storm Dragons will harness the incredible powers of thunder, lightning, and snow to help defeat a brand-new villain the Magic Forest: The Chaos Queen. Hana the Thunder Dragon doesn't like bullies. So she's determined to stop the Chaos Queen from causing trouble all over the Magic Forest. All she needs is a little help from her friends and a lot of dragon magic"--
Author
Series
Dragon girls volume 12
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Three new girls share an incredible secret -- they can transform into powerful Sea Dragons when they travel to the Magic Forest! They must work together to banish the evil Fire Queen, once and for all. Sofia the Lagoon Dragon must find the missing narwhal leader before it's too late. Otherwise the Magic Kingdom's seas will disappear forever!"--
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