The Mostly True Story of Jack by Kelly Barnhill

"Frankie was the first to know."

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Jack is practically invisible at home, but when his parents send him to Hazelwood, Iowa, to spend a summer with his odd aunt and uncle, he suddenly makes friends, is beaten up by the town bully, and is plotted against by the richest man in town.

Little, Brown; 323 pages

Bird in a Box by Andrea Davis Pinkney

"For crying out loud! Skip Gibson, you have done it again."

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Summary: In 1936, three children meet at the Mercy Home for Negro Orphans in New York State, and while not all three are orphans, they are all dealing with grief and loss which together, along with the help of a sympathetic staff member and the boxing matches of Joe Louis, they manage to overcome. Includes author's notes.

Little, Brown and Company; 278 pages

Ninth Ward by Jewell Parker Rhodes

"They say I was born with a caul, a skin netting covering my face like a glove."

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Summary: In New Orleans' Ninth Ward, twelve-year-old Lanesha, who can see spirits, and her adopted grandmother have no choice but to stay and weather the storm as Hurricane Katrina bears down upon them.

Publisher: Little Brown; 217 pages

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin

"Far away from here, following the Jade River, there was once a black mountain that cut into the sky like a jagged piece of rough metal."

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Abstract: Minli, an adventurous girl from a poor village, buys a magical goldfish, and then joins a dragon who cannot fly on a quest to find the Old Man of the Moon in hopes of bringing life to Fruitless Mountain and freshness to Jade River.

Publisher: Little Brown and Company, 278 pages

Every Soul a Star by Wendy Mass

"In Iceland, fairies live inside of rocks."

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Abstract: Ally, Bree, and Jack meet at the one place the Great Eclipse can be seen in totality, each carrying the burden of different personal problems, which become dim when compared to the task they embark upon and the friendship they find.

Publisher: Little, Brown and Company; 322 pages

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey by Trenton Lee Stewart

"On a bright September morning, when most children his age were in school fretting over fractions and decimal points, a boy named Reynie Muldoon was walking down a dusty road."

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Abstract: Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance, all graduates of the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened and members of the Benedict Society, embark on a scavenger hunt that turns into a desperate search for the missing Mr. Benedict.

Publisher: Little Brown, 440 pages

The Postcard by Tony Abbott

"She died today."

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Abstract: While in St. Petersburg, Florida, to help clean out his recently-deceased grandmother's house, thirteen-year-old Jason finds an old postcard which leads him on an adventure that blends figures from an old, unfinished detective story with his family's past.

Publisher: Little, Brown and Company; 354 pages