Camo Girl by Kekla Magoon

"I call him Zachariah."

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Summary: A poignant novel about a biracial girl living in the suburbs of Las Vegas examines the friendships that grow out of, and despite, her race.

 Publisher: Aladdin; 218 pages

A World Without Heroes by Brandon Mull

"The prince dangled in the darkness, shoulders aching,
ancient manacles digging into his wrists as he tried to sleep."

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Summary: Fourteen-year-old Jason Walker is transported to a strange world called Lyrian, where he joins Rachel, who was also drawn there from our world, and a few rebels, to piece together the Word that can destroy the malicious wizard emperor, Surroth.

Aladdin, 454 pages

The Rock and the River by Kekla Magoon

"I tried to pretend I was somewhere else."

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Abstract: In 1968 Chicago, fourteen-year-old Sam Childs is caught in a conflict between his father's nonviolent approach to seeking civil rights for African Americans and his older brother, who has joined the Black Panther Party.

Publisher: Aladdin; 290 pages

Scat by Carl Hiaasen

"The day before Mrs. Starch vanished, her third-period biology students trudged silently, as always, into the classroom."

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Abstract: Nick and his friend Marta decide to investigate when a mysterious fire starts near a Florida wildlife preserve and an unpopular teacher goes missing.

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, 371 pages

Happenstance Found by P.W. Catanese

"The boy felt as if he'd emerged, fully conscious and wholly formed, out of nothing."

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Abstract: A boy awakens, blindfolded, with no memory of even his name, but soon meets Lord Umber, an adventurer and inventor, who calls him Happenstance and tells him that he has a very important destiny--and a powerful enemy.

Publisher: Aladdin; 342 pages