McDunn, Gillian

Summary: Struggling with ADHD, loneliness, and connecting with his divorced father who would rather see him embrace sports instead of cooking, sixth-grader Elliott finds an unlikely friend in popular, perfect Maribel when the two are paired in a school-wide contest.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Children's Books 2022

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Torres, Jennifer

Summary: Twins Raquel and Lucinda Mendoza used to be inseparable, but since their parents divorced Raquel has become bossy and obsessive, while Lucinda has immersed herself in her ice skating lessons, and the pandemic and its enforced isolation has only made things worse; but then they are sent to their father's ranch in central California and while Raquel thinks that this is a chance to get their...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2022

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Tougas, Shelley

Summary: Even though it was not easy at first, Lily learns to how to embrace Mommy's new friend Carl as a member of her family.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2024

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE TOU

Rishi, Farah Naz

Summary: "Anisa Shirani is...well, perfect. A fact, not an opinion. Of course, it's all a front to feed her own praise-obsessed ego. Behind closed doors, she is--some might say--a little slobbish and snobbish, and she works obsessively to maintain her God-given talents. Fate has favored her, but Ani knows better than anyone that fate is made by effort. But she must, especially when all signs point to...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2024

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Howard, Amalie

Summary: Sent to her grandmother's estate in Trinidad, Rika meets a group of kids with elemental powers called Minders, who reveal that her long-lost mom is in danger, sending Rika on a magical adventure where she must learn to believe in herself to destroy evil.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2024

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Gray, Shelley Shepard

Summary: Four siblings leave their divorced, lapsed-Amish father for the stability and sense of family provided by their Old Order grandparents in a peaceful small-town in Ohio.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Kensington Publishing Corp. 2024

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Marr, Shirley

Summary: Rebecca Stead's The List of Things That Will Not Change gets a "Space Oddity" sci-fi twist in this moving middle grade novel about one boy's journey to go back in time to prevent his parents' divorce. The present is the last place James wants to be. Since his parents have separated, he's been living two different lives and neither of them add up to the great one he used to have. He thinks about...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2024

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