Katherine Applegate
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3rd Grade Rocks
Newbery Medal Winners & Honor Books - Present to 1922
NYT - Children’s Middle Grade Paperback
Tween Advisory Club: Favorite Books
Newbery Medal Winners & Honor Books - Present to 1922
NYT - Children’s Middle Grade Paperback
Tween Advisory Club: Favorite Books
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When Ivan, a gorilla who has lived for years in a down-and-out circus-themed mall, meets Ruby, a baby elephant that has been added to the mall, he decides that he must find her a better life.
2) Odder
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English
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Earth Day - Tweens
NCTE Notable Poetry Books and Verse Novels (ages 3-13) 2023
NYT - Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover
Texas Bluebonnet List 2024-25
NCTE Notable Poetry Books and Verse Novels (ages 3-13) 2023
NYT - Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover
Texas Bluebonnet List 2024-25
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"Odder spends her days off the coast of central California, practicing her underwater acrobatics and spinning the quirky stories for which she's known. She's a fearless daredevil, curious to a fault. But when Odder comes face-to-face with a hungry great white shark, her life takes a dramatic turn, one that will challenge everything she believes about herself--and about the humans who hope to save her"--
3) Wishtree
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An old red oak tree tells how he and his crow friend Bongo help their human neighbors get along after a threat against an immigrant family is carved into the tree's trunk.
4) Crenshaw
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2015.
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Jackson and his family have fallen on hard times. There's no more money for rent. And not much for food, either. His parents, his little sister, and their dog may have to live in their minivan. Crenshaw is a cat. He's large, he's outspoken, and he's imaginary. He has come back into Jackson's life to help him. But is an imaginary friend enough to save this family from losing everything?
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Bob sets out on a dangerous journey in search of his long-lost sister with the help of his two best friends, Ivan and Ruby. As a hurricane approaches and time is running out, Bob finds courage he never knew he had and learns the true meaning of friendship and family.
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Now living in a wildlife sanctuary, Rubys caretaker from the elephant orphanage in Africa where she grew up is visiting. Seeing him again brings back a flood of memories both happy and sad of her life before the circus, and she recounts the time she spent in the African savannah to Ivan and Bob. In the timeless way that only Katherine Applegate could craft, this highly anticipated novel in verse is the perfect mix of heartfelt and humorous, poignant...
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Roscoe Riley rules volume 3
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English
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Determined to win a trophy of some kind, first-grader Roscoe swaps a hand-knitted sweater from his grandmother for the chance to enter his new neighbor's very clever dog in a trick contest.
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Roscoe Riley rules volume 7
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English
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Roscoe is determined to guess the weight of a giant pumpkin in order to win books for his school library and candy for himself, but is overwhelmed by superstitions, especially about a certain black kitten.
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Roscoe Riley rules volume 4
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English
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When first-grader Roscoe Riley goes on a school field trip to an apple orchard carrying his sister's fortune-telling ball, the outlook is cloudy.
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Roscoe Riley rules volume 1
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English
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When the first-graders' bee antennae would not stay on their heads and the drummers would not stay in their seats for the open house play, Roscoe decides to help by using the "don't-you-dare" glue.
12) The first
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Endling volume 2
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English
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"Endling: The First is the second book in an epic middle grade animal fantasy series by Katherine Applegate, Newbery Medal-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author of The One and Only Ivan, Wishtree, and Crenshaw! To learn if she truly is the last dairne in the world--the endling--Byx and her friends must travel into the snow-covered mountains of the country of Dreyland, where they hope to uncover the truth behind the legend of a hidden dairne...
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Roscoe Riley rules volume 6
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English
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Having gotten a pair of hard-to-find Walkie Talkie shoes, Roscoe is suddenly popular and wants his best friend, Gus, to join the fun, but before Gus's parents will buy him new shoes, he must wear out his long-lasting sneakers.
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Roscoe Riley rules volume 5
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English
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Roscoe cannot wait to tap dance in the school talent show until some older boys make fun of him and say that tap dancing is just for girls.
15) Willodeen
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2021.
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English
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When the annual migration of hummingbears, a source of local pride and income, dwindles and no one knows why, Willodeen, armed with a magical birthday gift, speaks up for the animals she loves and vows to uncover this mystery.
17) The visitor
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Animorphs. Main series volume 2
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English
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Rachel is still reeling from the news that the Earth is secretly under attack by parasitic aliens, and that she and her friends are the planet's only defense.
18) The invasion
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Animorphs. Main series volume 1
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English
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When Jake, Rachel, Tobias, Cassie, and Marco stumble upon a downed alien spaceship and its dying pilot, they're given an incredible power ... a power they must use to outsmart an evil greater than anything the world has ever seen.
19) The encounter
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Animorphs. Main series volume 3
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English
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When Jake, Rachel, Tobias, Cassie, and Marco stumble upon a downed alien spaceship and its dying pilot, they're given an incredible power, a power they must use to outsmart an evil greater than anything the world has ever seen.
20) The message
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Animorphs. Main series volume 4
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English
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Cassie, Tobias, Jake, Rachel, and Marco are having the same dream. It is a message or a trap?