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Thirteen year old Teddy Youngblood is in a coma, fighting for his life after an unspecified football injury at training camp.  His family and friends flock to his bedside to support his recovery-and to discuss the events leading up to the tragic accident.  Was this the unfortunate result of playing a violent sport, or did something more sinister happen on the filed that day?

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Thirteen year old Teddy Youngblood is in a coma, fighting for his life after an unspecified football injury at training camp.  His family and friends flock to his bedside to support his recovery-and to discuss the events leading up to the tragic accident.  Was this the unfortunate result of playing a violent sport, or did something more sinister happen on the filed that day?

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Charlie Joe Jackson's best friend Katie Friedman is tough, but can she convince her fellow middle schoolers to give up their phones for a week?

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Charlie Joe Jackson's best friend Katie Friedman is tough, but can she convince her fellow middle schoolers to give up their phones for a week?

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Tired of being forced to participate in sports and take extra lessons and tutoring to become well-rounded in anticipation of college, middle-schooler Jack Strong stages a sit-in on his couch until his parents ease up

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Tired of being forced to participate in sports and take extra lessons and tutoring to become well-rounded in anticipation of college, middle-schooler Jack Strong stages a sit-in on his couch until his parents ease up

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Tommy Greenwald - a shrine to everything me

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Caleb Springer is the up-and-coming star freshman quarterback on the high school football team, which isn't a surprise considering his dad, Sammy Springer, was an NFL superstar and is now the town celebrity. College scouts are already snooping around Caleb, and his future seems set.

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In the summer of 1988, twelve-year-old Chuck Bell is sent to stay with his grandparents, where he discovers jazz and basketball and learns more about his family's past.

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In the summer of 1988, twelve-year-old Chuck Bell is sent to stay with his grandparents, where he discovers jazz and basketball and learns more about his family's past.

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Other books in the library by Kwame Alexander

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Other books in the library by Kwame Alexander

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Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator, producer and #1 New York Times Bestselling author of 38 books, including AN AMERICAN STORY, THE DOOR OF NO RETURN, BECOMING MUHAMMAD ALI

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Zane Obispo spends every day exploring the sleeping volcano in his backyard; it is the one place he can escape other kids who make fun of him because of his limp.  After a twin-engine plane crashes into the volcano, a beautiful girl named Brooks shows up at his doorstep to reveal a terrible secret.  Brooks tells Zane that the volcano is a centuries-old prison for the Maya god of death, whose destiny is directly tied to Zane's.  Zane does not believe Brooks at first, but soon realizes that magic, monsters and gods are real and that Zane is at the center of an ancient prophecy that could mean the destruction of the world.    Zane has no choice but to embark on a quest that will take him far away from home and test him to the very core.  

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Zane Obispo spends every day exploring the sleeping volcano in his backyard; it is the one place he can escape other kids who make fun of him because of his limp.  After a twin-engine plane crashes into the volcano, a beautiful girl named Brooks shows up at his doorstep to reveal a terrible secret.  Brooks tells Zane that the volcano is a centuries-old prison for the Maya god of death, whose destiny is directly tied to Zane's.  Zane does not believe Brooks at first, but soon realizes that magic, monsters and gods are real and that Zane is at the center of an ancient prophecy that could mean the destruction of the world.    Zane has no choice but to embark on a quest that will take him far away from home and test him to the very core.  

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Other books in the library by J.C. Cervantes

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Other books in the library by J.C. Cervantes

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Up until her twelfth birthday, Kiranmala considered herself an ordinary sixth-grader in Parsippany, New Jersey, but then her parents disappear and a drooling rakkhosh demon shows up in her kitchen, and soon she is swept into another dimension, full of magic, winged horses, talking birds (very annoying), and cute princes--and somehow Kiranmala needs to sort it all out, find her parents, and basically save the world.

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Up until her twelfth birthday, Kiranmala considered herself an ordinary sixth-grader in Parsippany, New Jersey, but then her parents disappear and a drooling rakkhosh demon shows up in her kitchen, and soon she is swept into another dimension, full of magic, winged horses, talking birds (very annoying), and cute princes--and somehow Kiranmala needs to sort it all out, find her parents, and basically save the world.

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Other books in the library by Sayantani Dasgupta

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Sayantani DasGupta is a Physician, Scholar, and children's book author. Her book The Serpent's Secret will be available February 27, 2018.

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Miles is an anxious boy who loves his family's bowling center. Amy is the new girl at school who tries to write her way to her own happily-ever-after and does not want to live above her uncle's funeral home. Then Miles and Amy meet in the most unexpected way . . . and it is the beginning of everything

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Miles is an anxious boy who loves his family's bowling center. Amy is the new girl at school who tries to write her way to her own happily-ever-after and does not want to live above her uncle's funeral home. Then Miles and Amy meet in the most unexpected way . . . and it is the beginning of everything

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Award-winning Children's Book Author and Speaker

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Lucy Callahan was struck by lightning 4 years ago.  She doesn't remember it, but it changed her life forever.  The zap gave her genius-level math skills, and ever since, Lucy has been homeschooled.  Now, at 12 years old, she's technically ready for college.  Lucy's grandma wants her to pass just 1 more test- middle school!  Lucy must: Go to middle school for 1 year.  Make 1 friend.  Join 1 activity  and read 1 book (that's not a math textbook!)

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Lucy Callahan was struck by lightning 4 years ago.  She doesn't remember it, but it changed her life forever.  The zap gave her genius-level math skills, and ever since, Lucy has been homeschooled.  Now, at 12 years old, she's technically ready for college.  Lucy's grandma wants her to pass just 1 more test- middle school!  Lucy must: Go to middle school for 1 year.  Make 1 friend.  Join 1 activity  and read 1 book (that's not a math textbook!)

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I'm Stacy McAnulty-a gummy-worm-eating, coffee-guzzling, zillion-ideas-a-minute children's book author. When I'm not writing, I'm reading, because I don't think there's anything better. Well... unless you pair reading with something else awesome like reading while lounging on a beach, or reading while eating glazed donuts, or reading while flying to Paris. (I'm not actually the one doing the flying. That would be the pilot.)

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I'm Stacy McAnulty-a gummy-worm-eating, coffee-guzzling, zillion-ideas-a-minute children's book author. When I'm not writing, I'm reading, because I don't think there's anything better. Well... unless you pair reading with something else awesome like reading while lounging on a beach, or reading while eating glazed donuts, or reading while flying to Paris.

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Marcus Vega is six feet tall, 180 lbs., and the owner of a premature mustache.  When you look like this and you're only in 8th grade, you're both a threat and a target.  After a fight at school leaves Marcus facing suspension, his mom decides it's time for a change of environment.  She takes Marcus and his younger brother to Puerto Rico to spend a week with relatives they don't remember or have never met.  But Marcus can't focus, knowing his father- who walked out of their lives ten years ago- is somewhere on the island.  A series of misadventures takes Marcus all over Puerto Rico in search of his elusive namesake.  He doesn't know if he'll ever find him, but what he ultimately discovers changes his life.  And he even learns a bit of Spanish along the way.

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Marcus Vega is six feet tall, 180 lbs., and the owner of a premature mustache.  When you look like this and you're only in 8th grade, you're both a threat and a target.  After a fight at school leaves Marcus facing suspension, his mom decides it's time for a change of environment.  She takes Marcus and his younger brother to Puerto Rico to spend a week with relatives they don't remember or have never met.  But Marcus can't focus, knowing his father- who walked out of their lives ten years ago- is somewhere on the island.  A series of misadventures takes Marcus all over Puerto Rico in search of his elusive namesake.  He doesn't know if he'll ever find him, but what he ultimately discovers changes his life.  And he even learns a bit of Spanish along the way.

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Pablo Cartaya is the award-winning author of the critically acclaimed middle-grade novels The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora (a 2018 Pura Belpre Honor Book) and Marcus Vega Doesn’t Speak Spanish (currently in development as a feature film adaptation).

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Bryan knows what's tight for him- reading comics, drawing superheroes, and hanging out with no drama.  But drama is every day where he's from, and that gets him tight, wound up.  And now Bryan's friend Mike pressures him with ideas of fun that are crazy risky.  At first, it's a rush following Mike, hopping turnstiles, subway surfing, and getting into all kinds of trouble.  But Bryan never really feels right acting so wrong, and drama really isn't him.  So which way will he go, especially when his dad tells him it's better to be hard and feared than liked?  But if there's one thing Bryan's gotten from his comic heroes, it's that he has power- to stand up for what he feels...

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Bryan knows what's tight for him- reading comics, drawing superheroes, and hanging out with no drama.  But drama is every day where he's from, and that gets him tight, wound up.  And now Bryan's friend Mike pressures him with ideas of fun that are crazy risky.  At first, it's a rush following Mike, hopping turnstiles, subway surfing, and getting into all kinds of trouble.  But Bryan never really feels right acting so wrong, and drama really isn't him.  So which way will he go, especially when his dad tells him it's better to be hard and feared than liked?  But if there's one thing Bryan's gotten from his comic heroes, it's that he has power- to stand up for what he feels...

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Other books in the library by Torrey Maldonado:

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"STAY IN YOUR LANE." Stephen doesn't want to hear that--he wants to have no lane.

Anything his friends can do, Stephen should be able to do too, right? So when they dare each other to sneak into an abandoned building, he doesn't think it's his lane, but he goes. Here's the thing, though: Can he do everything his friends can? Lately, he's not so sure. As a mixed kid, he feels like he's living in two worlds with different rules--and he's been noticing that strangers treat him differently than his white friends . . .

So what'll he do? Hold on tight as Stephen swerves in and out of lanes to find out which are his--and who should be with him.

Torrey Maldonado, author of the highly acclaimed Tight, does a masterful job showing a young boy coming of age in a racially split world, trying to blaze a way to be his best self.

In OprahMag.com bestselling author Jacqueline Woodson highlights WHAT LANE? as an Essential Book for Discussing Racism with Kids. She says, " For anyone who's ever been told to 'stay in your lane,' Maldonado's poignant tale is sure to resonate... a wondrous coming-of-age story about blazing one's own path."

New York Times included WHAT LANE? in a roundup of 14 Best Anti-Racist Books Now

Starred Reviews for What Lane?

* "In an NYC landscape deeply shaped by race, sixth grader Stephen struggles to speak his piece. . . . Maldonado pursues a story about biracial boyhood, healthy friendships, and self-discovery while gesturing toward the influence of social movements like Black Lives Matter in reshaping what accountable friendship looks like. Voiced in the creative language of NYC youth, the novel models what it means to embrace the power of self-awareness and relationships built on mutual respect. Bridges everyday racism and accountable allyship with sincerity."
-Kirkus Reviews, starred review

* "Engaging, timely novel. . . . Maldonado ( Tight) paints a vivid, relatable picture of an adventurous boy learning the rewards and dangers of straying out of his lane against the backdrop of an unfair system that could see him killed or arrested for the behaviors his white peers easily engage in. The characters are warmly realistic, by turns impulsive and regretful. In relatively few words, Maldonado elucidates matters related to racial profiling, police violence against black people, and allyship, all through the eyes of a brave kid trying to figure out who he is and where he belongs."
-Publishers Weekly, starred review

* "Maldonado depicts his young hero's awakening to the ugly realities of contemporary American racism. Caught between his best friend Dan, and Dan's racist cousin Chad; straddling the line between his overprotective, naive white mother and his realist, all-too-aware Black father; and doing his best to integrate his middle school friend group, biracial Stephen is finding it tricky to 'stay wide in all lanes.' . . . Maldonado uses a biracial adolescent boy's perspective to draw his readers into an engaging story of identity and tough choices that will appeal to middle schoolers everywhere. An ideal choice for school book clubs and advisory."
-School Library Journal, starred review

"Sixth-graders Stephen and Dan are so close that they could be twins aside from their race difference, but that difference is beginning to matter to the outside world. . . . Presents an honest account of a Black boy who has to grow up faster than his white friends, all while wishing his friend groups could just be together regardless of race. . . . Makes the point that the frequency of racist encounters means they're daunting yet mundane, and there is an interesting dynamic between Stephen's Black father and white mother, who both want to protect their son but take different approaches. His father and friend Wes both tie in real life details about current events such as Tamir Rice's shooting and the Black Lives Matter movement, which adds to the authenticity and could make this selection a discussion starter."
-The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

See Torrey Reading What Lane?

What Lane? Read Aloud from Penguin Classroom on Vimeo.

an American Library Association's Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers.

a Kansas National Education Association's recommended book for Middle and High Schools.

on the Pennsylvania School Library Association's Young Adult Top Forty reading-list.

the official book of the National Night Out Against Violence & Crime.

Maldonado chosen as " Top Ten 'New' Latino Authors to Watch (and Read)."

featured on The Brown Bookshelf as its Day 12 book as part of its Black History Month celebration.

We ran fast and I tried not to bust my butt because the ground was slippery with glass and garbage. Burned car parts. Broken bikes. Boxes with trash in them. We got to a window, and as scared as I was, I hopped in first because I still figured a dog might pop out of somewhere. Sean was right behind me. It was dark in the Grey House. The only light came in through the windows. I checked my watch and could barely see the time: 5:45 P.M. I caught something else. My palms were black like I had rubbed charcoal on them. The fire that burned the Grey House must've left ash, and it got on me when I climbed in the window. "This ain't coming off," I said, showing Sean my hands.

"Calm down. It's on me too. We'll wash it off later," Sean said. All of a sudden, his face glowed like a lightbulb. I turned to see what he was looking at. A staircase. It had one step, then two steps missing, then another step, then three steps missing. The staircase was mostly stairless.

"Son, we need to climb that," Sean said.

I had a huge smile and he knew why. I was The Man at climbing. I used to rock-climb up the three-story bread factory behind my building just for fun. I'd squeeze my fingers into cracks in the wall and grip my hands onto poked-out bricks and grab and yank myself up until I stood on the cracker factory roof.

We walked up staircase after staircase. On some floors, only half a staircase went up to the next floor. The other half was missing from the fire. When we found staircases like that, me and Sean walked up as far as we could, then tugged at wires and pipes hanging out walls to see if they felt strong enough to hold our weight. If they didn't snap out the wall, we grabbed them and pulled ourselves to the next floor. We got to the fourteenth floor before we knew it. We looked for a staircase going up to the fifteenth floor but couldn't find one. We wandered into this huge room full of factory machines. Dust on everything. Probably old equipment used back in the day. Light came in through busted windows. Sharp, broken glass stuck out window frames like they could slice somebody's head off. While eyeing the room, I saw on the opposite side a staircase going up to the next floor. That's when I spotted something that scared me. The floor between us and that staircase had huge holes in it. Everywhere. Like heavy equipment had fallen through it. We had to cross this holey floor to get to the staircase.

Sean moved farther into that room.

"Chill." I grabbed his arm. "That floor'll break."

"Relax." He snatched his arm and took another step to see if the floor was solid. He looked at his feet and waited. Nothing. My heart was beating hard. Sean took another step forward and stood still again for two seconds. Nothing happened. Sean took a few steps more into the room. From his new spot, he jumped up and down.

He looked at me and smiled. "See?" he said, waving me to come over. "It's fine."

I slowly stepped halfway to where he was.

"Keep coming!" he yelled.

I moved in closer.

"Now, follow me," he said. He turned and took a step, and the floor broke right underneath him. His legs went straight down until he was showing only from the waist up. I grabbed his forearms type-fast and pulled. But his skin and my hands were slippery from that black charcoal stuff. Sean kept sliding down. He started crying, "Pull me up!"

I had never seen Sean so scared.

I reached for his T-shirt and caught some of it under his armpit. With my other hand, I grabbed a pipe built into the floor. Sean kept slipping deeper into the hole and stuff flashed through my head. Like Sean falling downstairs and breaking his leg. Him laid out with his skull cracked open and bleeding.

Sean's eyes were shut tight and tears ran down his cheeks. He breathed so hard through his mouth that I thought he was having an asthma attack.

I gripped the pipe harder and pulled on his tee and started to cry. Sean came more out the hole. A second later, his hand was next to mine on the pipe. Soon we were laid on the floor, side by side.

Content copyright © 2009-2010. Torrey Maldonado. All rights reserved.

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TORREY MALDONADO - Teacher and Author of the book Tight and Secret Saturdays

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"STAY IN YOUR LANE." Stephen doesn't want to hear that--he wants to have no lane. Anything his friends can do, Stephen should be able to do too, right? So when they dare each other to sneak into an abandoned building, he doesn't think it's his lane, but he goes.

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Thirteen years ago, the world ended.  A deadly chemical known as Waste began to spread across the globe, leaving ruin in its wake.  Millions died.  Cities fell into chaos.  Any wildlife the Waste didn't kill, it mutated into threatening new forms.  There are only two survivors.  Kobi and his dad have carved out a life a life among the mutated bears, wolves, and carnivorous plants that now rule Seattle's ruined streets.  Kobi has always believed they were alone.  Then his dad goes missing- and when Kobi follows his trail, he discovers a conspiracy even deadlier than the Waste.  Now everything is about to change...

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Thirteen years ago, the world ended.  A deadly chemical known as Waste began to spread across the globe, leaving ruin in its wake.  Millions died.  Cities fell into chaos.  Any wildlife the Waste didn't kill, it mutated into threatening new forms.  There are only two survivors.  Kobi and his dad have carved out a life a life among the mutated bears, wolves, and carnivorous plants that now rule Seattle's ruined streets.  Kobi has always believed they were alone.  Then his dad goes missing- and when Kobi follows his trail, he discovers a conspiracy even deadlier than the Waste.  Now everything is about to change...

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Other books by Michael Ford in the TEMS Library...

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Everyone in Timbers knows Still Cove is off-limits, with its creepy Beast sightings and equally terrifying legends.  But when a bullying incident sends 12 year old Nico Holland over a cliff and into Still Cove's icy waters, friends Tyler and Emma- and even Opal Walsh, who usually runs with the popular kids- rush to his rescue... and discover a mysterious island hiding in the murky, swirling mists below.  Though the island appears uninhabited, the kids can't shake a feeling that something about it is definitely not right.  Their suspicions grow when they stumble upon an abandoned houseboat filled with all sorts of curiosities:  odd-looking weapons, unnerving portraits, maps to unknown places and a glass jar containing something unidentifiable.  Something ancient has awakened and it can detect the kids wishes and dreams, but also their darkest and most terrible imaginings.

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Everyone in Timbers knows Still Cove is off-limits, with its creepy Beast sightings and equally terrifying legends.  But when a bullying incident sends 12 year old Nico Holland over a cliff and into Still Cove's icy waters, friends Tyler and Emma- and even Opal Walsh, who usually runs with the popular kids- rush to his rescue... and discover a mysterious island hiding in the murky, swirling mists below.  Though the island appears uninhabited, the kids can't shake a feeling that something about it is definitely not right.  Their suspicions grow when they stumble upon an abandoned houseboat filled with all sorts of curiosities:  odd-looking weapons, unnerving portraits, maps to unknown places and a glass jar containing something unidentifiable.  Something ancient has awakened and it can detect the kids wishes and dreams, but also their darkest and most terrible imaginings.

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Mayka and her stone family were brought to life by the stories etched into their bodies.  Now time is eroding these vital marks, and Mayka must find a stonemason to repair them.  The search becomes more complicated than she imagined; she uncovers a scheme endangering all stone creatures.  Only someone who casts stories into stone can help- but who can Mayka trust?  WHere is the stonemason who will rescue her?

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Mayka and her stone family were brought to life by the stories etched into their bodies.  Now time is eroding these vital marks, and Mayka must find a stonemason to repair them.  The search becomes more complicated than she imagined; she uncovers a scheme endangering all stone creatures.  Only someone who casts stories into stone can help- but who can Mayka trust?  WHere is the stonemason who will rescue her?

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Other books by Sarah Beth Durst in the TEMS Library

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All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this site or portions thereof in any form whatsoever.
Website created and maintained by Sarah Beth Durst and Adam Durst.

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Byz is used to being the youngest and the smallest.  But for all her life she's also been part of a family, part of a pack.  Until the terrible day Byx finds herself alone, the last of the dairnes, The endling.  For dairnes, the pack is everything: root and branch, heart and soul.  Byx is determined to see if the legends she's heard over the years about others of her kind are true.  She sets off on a quest, traveling through the war-torn kingdom of Nedarra.  Along the way, she meets new allies who each have their own motivation for joining her: Tobble, the worthy wobbyk; Khara, the girl of many disguises; Renzo, the thief with honor; and Gambler, the principled felivet.  They start as Byx's friends and become her family, and together they uncover a secret that will threaten the existence of not just the dairnes, but every other creature in their world.

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Byz is used to being the youngest and the smallest.  But for all her life she's also been part of a family, part of a pack.  Until the terrible day Byx finds herself alone, the last of the dairnes, The endling.  For dairnes, the pack is everything: root and branch, heart and soul.  Byx is determined to see if the legends she's heard over the years about others of her kind are true.  She sets off on a quest, traveling through the war-torn kingdom of Nedarra.  Along the way, she meets new allies who each have their own motivation for joining her: Tobble, the worthy wobbyk; Khara, the girl of many disguises; Renzo, the thief with honor; and Gambler, the principled felivet.  They start as Byx's friends and become her family, and together they uncover a secret that will threaten the existence of not just the dairnes, but every other creature in their world.

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Katherine Applegate is the Newbery Medal-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author of numerous books for young readers, including THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN, the ENDLING series, CRENSHAW, WISHTREE, and, with her husband, the ANIMORPHS series.

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On the verge of World War II, eleven-year-old Gusta is sent from New York City to Maine, where she discovers small-town prejudices--and a huge family secret. It's 1941, and . . . as the Second World War rages in Europe, eleven-year-old Gusta's life, like the world around her, is about to change. Her father, a foreign-born labor organizer, has had to flee the country, and Gusta has been sent to live in an orphanage run by her grandmother. . . lugging her one precious possession: a beloved old French horn, her sole memento of her father. But . . . how can a girl hang on to something so valuable and yet so useless when Gusta's mill-worker uncle needs surgery to fix his mangled hand, with no union to help him pay? Inspired by her mother's fanciful stories, Gusta secretly hopes to find the coin-like 'Wish' that her sea-captain grandfather supposedly left hidden somewhere. Meanwhile, even as Gusta gets to know the rambunctious orphans at the home, she feels like an outsider at her new school--and finds herself facing patriotism turned to prejudice . . . and a family secret likely to turn the small town upside.

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On the verge of World War II, eleven-year-old Gusta is sent from New York City to Maine, where she discovers small-town prejudices--and a huge family secret. It's 1941, and . . . as the Second World War rages in Europe, eleven-year-old Gusta's life, like the world around her, is about to change. Her father, a foreign-born labor organizer, has had to flee the country, and Gusta has been sent to live in an orphanage run by her grandmother. . . lugging her one precious possession: a beloved old French horn, her sole memento of her father. But . . . how can a girl hang on to something so valuable and yet so useless when Gusta's mill-worker uncle needs surgery to fix his mangled hand, with no union to help him pay? Inspired by her mother's fanciful stories, Gusta secretly hopes to find the coin-like 'Wish' that her sea-captain grandfather supposedly left hidden somewhere. Meanwhile, even as Gusta gets to know the rambunctious orphans at the home, she feels like an outsider at her new school--and finds herself facing patriotism turned to prejudice . . . and a family secret likely to turn the small town upside.

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Historical Fiction

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I write books for young people-well, to be honest, I write stories I would want to read myself, and I am younger than the average dragon, but older than most poodles. On this website you will find information about me, about my books, and about what I'm up to at the moment.

My novels for kids are The Cabinet of Earths (HarperCollins 2012), A Box of Gargoyles (HarperCollins 2013), The Wrinkled Crown (HarperCollins 2015), Cloud and Wallfish (Candlewick 2016), The Orphan Band of Springdale (Candlewick 2018), and Daring Darleen, Queen of the Screen (Candlewick 2020).

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I write books for young people-well, to be honest, I write stories I would want to read myself, and I am younger than the average dragon, but older than most poodles. On this website you will find information about me, about my books, and about what I'm up to at the moment.

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Twelve-year-old Candice Miller is spending the summer in Lambert, South Carolina, in the old house that belonged to her grandmother, who died after being dismissed as city manager for having the city tennis courts dug up looking for buried treasure--but when she finds the letter that sent her grandmother on the treasure hunt, she finds herself caught up in the mystery and, with the help of her new friend and fellow book-worm, Brandon, she sets out to find the inheritance, exonerate her grandmother, and expose an injustice once committed against an African American family in Lambert.

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Twelve-year-old Candice Miller is spending the summer in Lambert, South Carolina, in the old house that belonged to her grandmother, who died after being dismissed as city manager for having the city tennis courts dug up looking for buried treasure--but when she finds the letter that sent her grandmother on the treasure hunt, she finds herself caught up in the mystery and, with the help of her new friend and fellow book-worm, Brandon, she sets out to find the inheritance, exonerate her grandmother, and expose an injustice once committed against an African American family in Lambert.

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1 print copy
2 eBooks

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"Johnson's Westing Game-inspired tale is a tangled historical mystery, a satisfying multigenerational family story, and an exploration of twentieth-century (and contemporary) race and racism." - Horn Book, starred review

"Powerful.... Johnson writes about the long shadows of the past with such ambition that any reader with a taste for mystery will appreciate the puzzle Candice and Brandon must solve." -The New York Times Book Review

"A clever puzzle, a hidden treasure, and a couple of kids you'll wish were your friends...Dive in!" - Sara Pennypacker, author of Pax

"The Parker Inheritance is a remarkable and rich book, one that kept me reading late into the night, absorbed and captivated. Fresh, original, timely, it is an outstanding read." - Monica Edinger, educator and author of Africa Is My Home

"A compelling mystery and a powerful commentary on identity, passing, and sacrifice." - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review

"Varian Johnson delivers once again with this rewarding mix of relevant history and challenging mystery!" - Kirby Larson, Newbery Honor-winning author of Hattie Big Sky

"Love this book! It is the perfect combination of historical and contemporary with the connections between them clearly delineated." - Sara Hines, Eight Cousins Bookshop

"A dazzling and emotional read that deals with serious topics such as bullying, racism, and divorce." - Booklist

"Absorbing... [and] weaves together a suspenseful, honest story." - Angela Maria Spring, Duende District Bookstore

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"Johnson's Westing Game-inspired tale is a tangled historical mystery, a satisfying multigenerational family story, and an exploration of twentieth-century (and contemporary) race and racism." - Horn Book, starred review "Powerful.... Johnson writes about the long shadows of the past with such ambition that any reader with a taste for mystery will appreciate the puzzle Candice and Brandon must solve."

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A current 2021 Intermediate Nutmeg Nominee:

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A current 2021 Intermediate Nutmeg Nominee:

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Recent immigrants from China and desperate for work and money, ten-year-old Mia Tang's parents take a job managing a rundown motel in Southern California, even though the owner, Mr. Yao is a nasty skinflint who exploits them; while her mother (who was an engineer in China) does the cleaning, Mia works the front desk and tries to cope with demanding customers and other recent immigrants--not to mention being only one of two Chinese in her fifth grade class, the other being Mr. Yao's son, Jason

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The sequel to Front Desk is also available through TEMS LMC: Three Keys

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The sequel to Front Desk is also available through TEMS LMC: Three Keys

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2 print copies
2 eBooks

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I became an author because I love telling stories. Ever since I was a little girl, I've always LOVED telling stories. I tell all kinds of stories -- stories about immigrant girls, loan sharks, wealth, privilege, motels, first love, relationships, family, trauma, poverty, and race.