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Finding Family by Tonya Bolden

"I was five, maybe six, the very first time I laid eyes on a dragonfly -- spellbound by its magical dazzle."

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Summary: Raised in Charleston, West Virginia, at the turn of the twentieth century by her grandfather and aunt on off-putting tales of family members she has never met, twelve-year-old Delana is shocked when, after Aunt Tilley dies, she learns the truth about her parents and some of her other relatives.

Bloomsbury Books; 181 pages

Scumble by Ingrid Law

"Mom and Dad had known about the wedding at my uncle Autry's ranch for months."

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Summary: Mibs's cousin Ledge is disappointed to discover that his "savvy"--the magical power unique to each member of their family--is to make things fall apart, which endangers his uncle Autry's ranch and reveals the family secret to future reporter Sarah.

Publisher: Dial Books; 400 pages