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2) Jess
Author
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
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Jess and her parents are spending five months at an archeological dig of ancient Maya ruins in the Central American country of Belize.
Author
Series
Joey Pigza books volume 3
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
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Description
Joey tries to keep his life from degenerating into total chaos when his mother sends him to be home-schooled with a hostile blind girl, his divorced parents cannot stop fighting, and his grandmother is dying of emphysema.
Author
Language
English
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Autism Acceptance Month - Tweens
Back to School, More Titles - Tween
Disability Pride Month - Tweens
Homeschool Resources
Back to School, More Titles - Tween
Disability Pride Month - Tweens
Homeschool Resources
Description
On the last night of summer, Emma and her Maine game warden father rescue a small domestic rabbit stuck in a fence; the very next day Emma starts fifth grade after years of being home schooled, excited and apprehensive about making new friends, but she is paired with Jack, a hyperactive boy, who does not seem to fit in with anyone--except that they share a love of animals, which draws them together, because of the rabbit.
6) Lucky few
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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Description
Homeschooler Stevie Hart meets Max, a strange boy who is obsessed with death, but what starts off as fun together begins spiraling downward when Stevie's diabetes sabotages her fumbling romance with Max, and her best friend, Sanger, announces she is moving out of state.
7) Schooled
Author
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
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Description
Homeschooled by his hippie grandmother, Capricorn (Cap) Anderson has never watched television, tasted a pizza, or even heard of a wedgie. But when his grandmother lands in the hospital, Cap is forced to move in with a guidance counselor and attend the local middle school.
Author
Language
English
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Black History Month - Tweens
Homeschool Resources
Social Justice Reading List by BCALA & ALSC (PreK-Gr. 8)
Homeschool Resources
Social Justice Reading List by BCALA & ALSC (PreK-Gr. 8)
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Description
Eleven-year-old Makeda dreams of meeting her African American mother, while coping with serious problems in her white adopted family, a cross-country move, and being homeschooled.
10) A shot at normal
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
After contracting measles with devastating consequences, sixteen-year-old Juniper Jade sues her anti-vaccination parents, hoping she can have a more normal life.
11) Sunny
Author
Series
Track (Jason Reynolds) volume 3
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Description
Sunny, the Defenders' best runner, only runs for his father, who blames Sunny for his mother's death, but with his coach's help Sunny finds a way to combine track and field with his true passion, dancing.
12) Eden's children
Author
Series
(Virginia C.).Eden volume 1
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"When former teacher Paula Eden adopts Faith and Trevor, she is astounded by their natural intelligence and decides to homeschool them to nurture their brilliance. But as the years go on, Faith and Trevor itch for more independence. When Faith sets her sights on a handsome young man visiting from out of town, Paula grows increasingly desperate to preserve her small family and her plans for the children to carry on her legacy. Luckily, she has a cohort...
13) Love, Stargirl
Author
Series
Stargirl volume 2
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
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Description
Still moping months after being dumped by her Arizona boyfriend Leo, fifteen-year-old Stargirl, a home-schooled free spirit, writes "the world's longest letter" to Leo, describing her new life in Pennsylvania.
14) Growing pangs
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Disability Pride Month - Tweens
Little Maverick Graphic Novels 2023 (Gr. K-5)
Mental Health Awareness - Tweens
Summer Reading List ALSC 2023 Gr. 6-8
Little Maverick Graphic Novels 2023 (Gr. K-5)
Mental Health Awareness - Tweens
Summer Reading List ALSC 2023 Gr. 6-8
Description
Eleven-year-old Katie navigates life as a homeschooler, forms a better understanding of the OCD she experiences, and learns that growing apart from friends is sometimes part of growing up.
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