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Author
Pub. Date
2022
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
She's on a mission to wake up the world.
For 11-year-old Suzy Schuster, life feels like a bad dream. The polluted police state she lives in is distressing enough. But, to make matters worse, her parents went missing a few years ago under mysterious circumstances.
Then, one fateful day, she encounters a curious group of youths known as the Pajama Gang. Displaying cool pajamas and even cooler superpowers, they teach Suzy that what feels...
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Ava Andrews has a Technicolor interior with a gray shell. On the inside, she bubbles with ideas and plans. On the outside, everyone except her best friend, Zelia, thinks she doesn't talk or, worse, is stuck-up. What nobody knows is that Ava has invisible disabilities: anxiety and a heart condition.Ava hopes middle school will be a fresh start, but when Zelia moves across the country and Ava's Nana Linda pushes her to speak up about...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Lizzy Sherman believes there are signs everywhere that can help her keep her family safe, so when she begins helping a runaway girl her own age--a stranger to their small town in Maine--Lizzy hopes that she, too, can protect Lizzy's family.
5) Select
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Twelve-year-old Alex loves playing soccer, and she's good at it, too. Very good. When her skills land her a free ride to play for Select, an elite soccer club, it feels like a huge opportunity. Joining Select could be the key to a college scholarship and a bright future--one that Alex's family can't promise her. But as the team gets better and better, her new coach pushes the players harder and harder, until soccer starts to feel more like punishment...
Author
Series
The Penderwicks volume 5
Language
English
Description
The Penderwick family return to Arundel for Rosalind's wedding, but Lydia, who has only heard stories of the grand estate, is eager to explore the place where her older siblings had endless adventures.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Like everyone else, twelve-year-old Cleo and her parents are sealed in an apartment without windows or doors. They never leave. They never get visitors. Their food is dropped off by drones. So they're safe. Safe from the disease that nearly wiped humans from the earth. Safe from everything. The trade-off? They're alone. Thus, when they receive a package clearly meant for someone else--a package containing a substance critical for a stranger's survival--Cleo...
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
Hardcover.
Language
English
Description
"Twelve-year-old Rosie is a musical prodigy whose synesthesia allows her to see music in colors. Her mom has always pushed her to become a concert violinist, but this summer Rosie refuses to play, wanting a 'normal' life. Forced to spend the summer with her grandparents, Rosie is excited to meet another girl her age hanging out on their property. The girl is familiar, and Rosie quickly pieces it together: somehow, this girl is her mother, when her...
Author
Series
Making friends (Kristen Gudsnuk) volume 1
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Dany's sketchbook is at it again, but this time it's not Dany's doing! Dany and Madison are living a new reality. Rather than best friends, the pair now believe they are twins--and that isn't the only part of their lives that has been completely rewritten. Their mom is a novelist, their dad is a rock star, and Dany has suddenly become a diligent student. But things don't seem to be adding up. Dany and Madison start sleuthing and discover that someone...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Lo and Jazz have been best friends ever since Jazz defended her when Bobby Zucker called her a horse face in second grade. But lately Jazz has seemed more interested in bikinis, boys and bras (ugh), and Lo is still perfectly happy with her comic books and Doctor Who. When Jazz ditches Lo for the It Girls, Lo feels completely adrift...until she overhears someone talking about the latest FanCon. There are others like her! With help from her new friends,...
14) Horse trouble
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
There's nothing Kate loves more than being around horses. But her best friend is allergic to them, so Kate has to take riding lessons without her. Kate's forced to navigate some of life's hardships--like the mean girls at the stable who tease her and her body insecurities--all on her own. To make matters worse, Kate is continually falling off her horse. To Kate, her tween years feel like one unfair punishment after another. Can she get over it all...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"It's summertime and Dani is spending it with her father in her old town. She's excited to meet up with her best friends. She soon realizes that her friends don't have time for her anymore and have changed since she left. Can Dani revive her old friendships, or will she have to leave old friends behind?"--Back cover.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Dani tries to get her parents back together by lying about how much one person loves and misses the other. Her dad even comes to visit. Dani thinks her plan worked perfectly and they can be one happy family again. However, old problems creep inches Dani's parents are fighting more than ever, and she's in the middle of it. Can she keep her family together, or will she have to accept that it might never work?
18) Finding normal
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First Aladdin hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
"After a horrible storm floods her neighborhood, twelve-year-old Temple and her family are forced to move to a new town. They are some of the lucky ones, able to secure temporary housing relatively quickly. But Temple doesn’t feel so lucky starting over at a brand-new school halfway through the year and feeling a weird spotlight on her family’s situation from her new classmates. At home, things aren’t any better as her family struggles to adjust...
19) The takeover
Author
Series
Fearless volume 4
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First Aladdin hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
"Twelve-year-old April DaSilva loves performing—and connecting with fans on her social media accounts. Thanks to her role in the hit Broadway show Our Time, she is close to reaching a huge follower milestone. In celebration, she’s hosting a contest: three lucky followers will win a special backstage tour and tickets to the show. April feels on top of the world, but her brother isn’t so thrilled about her attention always being glued to a screen....
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
Kodansha Comics edition.
Language
English
Description
"From her base at the Blue Sky City Bow Meow Animal Hospital, Yuzu continues her compassionate adventures on behalf of troubled pets and their owners. Where is the poor pup Alan's owner? Does Hokuto have what it takes to become a police dog? Where did Chii the hamster go? Can Maro the cow convince Ikuko to love the family farm again? As our pets grow, so do we..." -- Page [4] of cover.
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