<DIV>In this charming, contemporary YA novel, neighborhood rideshare driver Charlie Owens embarks on a collision course with love when she crashes into the school&rsquo;s cute but annoying party boy and wrecks his car and her no-strings-attached attitude toward life. As a driver for her local ride share app, Charlie Owens loves what the open road gives her: freedom, extra cash for an epic road trip, and a path to getting out of her sleepy town of Chester Falls, Massachusetts. She&rsquo;s seen her fair share of mysterious passengers and explosive break-ups in the backseat of her car, but Charlie lives a no-strings-attached lifestyle and never gets involved. But when a routine post-party pick-up ends with Charlie crashing into Andre, her school&rsquo;s notorious party boy, she&rsquo;s forced to make a deal to drive him anywhere he needs to go, anytime, until his car can be repaired. Suddenly Charlie and Andre are stuck together, and they couldn&rsquo;t be more different. But Andre&rsquo;s charm wins over Charlie&rsquo;s passengers, and she soon finds herself at risk of breaking her most sacred rule: don&rsquo;t fall in love.</DIV>

Ride With Me

In this poignant middle grade contemporary debut that New York Times bestselling author Katherine Applegate calls &#8220;by turns heartbreaking and heart-healing,&#8221; Evan Griffith beautifully captures all the tenderness and uncertainty that come with caring for family, friends, and the natural world.Peter and his best friend, Tommy, have a goal for their last summer before middle school: finish their Discovery Journal, a catalog of the wildlife around their Florida town. When they spot a manatee in a canal, Peter knows they&#8217;ve found something special&#8212;and when the manatee is injured by a boat, something to protect!As Peter joins the fight to save Florida manatees, he also finds himself taking care of his ailing grandfather and facing an unwelcome surprise that jeopardizes his friendship with Tommy. Soon Peter is adrift, navigating shifting tides and realizing that he has as much to discover about himself as he does about the world around him.

Manatee Summer

Middle grade star author Chris Rylander brings his signature sense of humor, a compelling and original baseball story, and tons of heart to the story of the Hurricanes of Weakerville.All his life, Alex Weakerman has had one passion: baseball. Specifically, the Hurricanes of Weakerville, Iowa&#8212;the scrappy independent-league team owned by his Grandpa Ira.Even as team and the town have fallen on tough times, there's no place Alex would rather be than at the ballpark&#8212;a hot dog in one hand, a pencil and scorebook in the other, keeping track of each and every statistic. Alex has never been all that great at playing baseball, but that doesn&#8217;t matter. For someone as painfully awkward as Alex, being a fan&#8212;and a wiz with baseball stats&#8212;is all he needs.When Grandpa Ira passes away, though, Alex is crushed. He's lost his best friend, and he doesn&#8217;t see any way that the team will survive. But Ira, it seems, has one last trick up his sleeve: his will names Alex the new manager of the Hurricanes.Alex is as excited as he is terrified at the chance to finally put some of his fantasy baseball genius to use. But as he sets to work trying to win over the players, he soon learns that leading them to victory is about more than just stats. Will he be able to save his team, his hometown, and his family legacy?From the author of The Fourth Stall, a SCBWI Sid Fleischman Humor Award&#160;winner and multiple state-award favorite, The Hurricanes of Weakerville is sure to appeal to middle grade readers looking for a funny book about real kids.

The Hurricanes of Weakerville

For fans of Jasmine Warga and Thanhh&#224; L&#7841;i, this is a stunning novel in verse about a young Taiwanese immigrant to America who is confronted by the stark difference between dreams and reality.Anna can&#8217;t wait to move to the beautiful country&#8212;the Chinese name for America. Although she&#8217;s only ever known life in Taiwan, she can&#8217;t help but brag about the move to her family and friends.But the beautiful country isn&#8217;t anything like Anna pictured. Her family can only afford a cramped apartment, she&#8217;s bullied at school, and she struggles to understand a new language. On top of that, the restaurant that her parents poured their savings into is barely staying afloat. The version of America that Anna is experiencing is nothing like she imagined. How will she be able to make the beautiful country her home?This lyrical and heartfelt story, inspired by the author&#8217;s own experiences, is about resilience, courage, and the struggle to make a place for yourself in the world.

In the Beautiful Country

The final book in the thrilling trilogy about a set of twins who journey back into the imaginary land they created as children. Perfect for readers who dream of exploring Narnia and Neverland, this heartwarming and gorgeously illustrated story with a classic feel takes readers on an adventure through a vivid and lush imaginary world. A bestseller in the UK!Arthur and Rose Trout are the heroes of Roar, a magical world they created together when they were little, where anything they imagine can become real.Roar is filled with incredible wonders from their own imaginations. Arthur and Rose are looking forward to exploring beyond the End of Roar, an as-yet unexplored part of the world. When they arrive, they&#8217;re greeted by some long-forgotten fairies who are very excited to see them. Maybe too excited&#8230;Facing down a new nemesis, Arthur and Rose must team up with friends old and new to save both Roar and the real world beyond it from total destruction.

The Battle for Roar

The Shelterlings

<DIV>In this delightfully romantic LGBTQ+ comedy-of-errors inspired by Oscar Wilde&rsquo;s The Importance of Being Earnest, a high school senior works up the courage to ask her long-time crush to prom all while deciding if she should look for her bio family. Jane Worthing&rsquo;s claim to fame is that she was one first viral internet sensations, dubbed #bagbaby&mdash;discovered as a one-year-old in an oversized Gucci bag by her adopted father in a Poughkeepsie train station. Now in her senior year of high school, Janey is questioning whether she wants to look for her bio family due to a loving, but deeply misguided push from her best friend Algie, while also navigating an all-consuming crush on his cousin, the beautiful, way-out-of-her-league Gwen Fairfax. And while Janey&#39;s never thought of herself as the earnest type, she needs to be honest with her parents, Algie, Gwen, but mostly herself if she wants to make her life truly epic. With a wink toward Oscar Wilde&#39;s beloved play, Epically Earnest explores the complexity of identity, the many forms family can take, and the importance of being . . . yourself.</DIV>

Epically Earnest

In this spellbinding sequel to The Mystwick School of Musicraft, Amelia must master the magic of Composing to help her school win a magic competition&#8212;and save her friends from a mysterious evil.Things are finally looking up for Amelia Jones: she's officially a Mystwick student, and she even has a teacher to help her learn how to use her rare Composing magic. When Mystwick enters an international magic competition, it&#8217;s Amelia's chance to Compose something that will help them win the day.The only problem is that she still doesn&#8217;t understand how her powers work. But then she hears about a super exclusive Midnight Orchestra&#8212;half performance, half magical black market&#8212;and Amelia is sure that&#8217;s where she&#8217;ll find the answer to her Composing problem.But the Midnight Orchestra is far more sinister than it initially appears and if Amelia can&#8217;t unlock her Composing powers, not only will Mystwick lose the musicraft competition, she won&#8217;t be able to rescue her friends from the danger unleashed in this thrilling adventure.

The Midnight Orchestra

The Blood Traitor

A rebellion in space pits one boy&#8217;s past against his future in this gripping adventure from the critically acclaimed author of In the Red! This out-of-this-world story about fighting for what&#8217;s right, chasing your dreams, and believing in yourself is perfect for fans of Kevin Emerson, Yoon Ha Lee, and D. J. MacHale.Lucas Adebayo grew up on a small mining ship in the asteroid belt, but wants to join the Navy and become the best pilot in the galaxy. The Navy has never accepted a Belter cadet before, but Lucas&#8217;s skills secure him a place on the training ship, the Orpheus.Life in the Navy couldn&#8217;t be more different than life in the Belt, and Lucas struggles to find his place. As a Belter, he&#8217;s an outsider among his peers; as a Navy cadet, he doesn&#8217;t quite fit in at home anymore, either. Lucas is caught between the worlds of his past and his future when a Belter rebellion puts everyone&#8217;s lives at risk. Only he can lead the way to peace.Praise for In the Red &#8220;It will leave you breathless.&#8221;&#8212;New York Times bestselling author D. J. MacHale &#8220;A non-stop, pulse-pounding adventure!&#8221;&#8212;Kevin Emerson, author of Last Day on Mars &#8220;Stunning descriptions and harrowing feats of survival.&#8221;&#8212;Booklist

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