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• Book Match

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  Fill out a survey with information about your reading tastes, and one of our Matchmakers will send you a personalized reading list within two weeks. You can select a specific Matchmaker, or you can fill out a general survey and one of the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Haven Jacobs Saves the Planet

  Dee, Barbara,

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  "Twelve-year-old Haven Jacobs can’t stop thinking about the climate crisis. In fact, her anxiety about the state of the planet is starting to interfere with her schoolwork, her friendships, even her sleep. She can’t stop wondering why grownups…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Paradise on Fire

  Rhodes, Jewell Parker,

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  "Addy is haunted by the tragic fire that killed her parents, leaving her to be raised by her grandmother. Now, years later, Addy’s grandmother has enrolled her in a summer wilderness program. There, Addy joins five other Black city kids—each with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Willodeen

  Applegate, Katherine,

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  "The earth is old and we are not, and that is all you must remember . . . Eleven-year-old Willodeen adores creatures of all kinds, but her favorites are the most unlovable beasts in the land: strange beasts known as “screechers.” The villagers of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Strange Birds

  a Field Guide to Ruffling Feathers

  Pérez, Celia C., 1972-

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  "When three very different girls find a mysterious invitation to a lavish mansion, the promise of adventure and mischief is too intriguing to pass up. Ofelia Castillo (a budding journalist), Aster Douglas (a bookish foodie), and Cat Garcia (a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Consider the Octopus

  Baskin, Nora Raleigh,

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  "When chance, or fate, throws two twelve-year-olds together on board a scientific research ship at the edge of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, it’s not all smooth sailing! Jeremy “JB” Barnes is looking forward to spending the summer before seventh…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Me and Marvin Gardens

  King, A. S. (Amy Sarig), 1970-

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  "Obe Devlin has problems. His family's farmland has been taken over by developers. His best friend Tommy abandoned him for the development kids. And he keeps getting nosebleeds, because of that thing he doesn't like to talk about. So Obe hangs out…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Last Bear

  Gold, Hannah,

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  "There are no polar bears left on Bear Island. At least, that’s what April’s father tells her when his scientific research takes them to a faraway Arctic outpost. But one night, April catches a glimpse of something distinctly bear shaped loping…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

  Kamkwamba, William, 1987-

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  "When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's crops, leaving them with nothing to eat and nothing to sell. William began to explore science books in his village library, looking for a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Two Degrees

  Gratz, Alan, 1972-

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  "Fire. Ice. Flood. Three climate disasters. Four kids fighting for their lives. Akira is riding her horse in the California woods when a wildfire sparks--and grows scarily fast. How can she make it to safety when there are flames everywhere? Owen…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden

  Glaser, Karina Yan,

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  "When catastrophe strikes their beloved upstairs neighbors, the Vanderbeeker children set out to build the best, most magical healing garden in Harlem—in spite of a locked fence, thistles and trash, and the conflicting plans of a wealthy real estate…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hello From Renn Lake

  Hurwitz, Michele Weber,

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  "Annalise Oliver, abandoned as a baby in a small Wisconsin town, has always had a special, almost mystical connection to Renn Lake. Annalise's happiest times are working alongside her adoptive parents at the cabins along the lake their family has…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Ice House

  Sherwood, Monica,

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  "Spring has arrived, and yet an unyielding winter freeze has left Louisa snowed into her apartment building for months with parents coping with extreme stress, a little brother struggling with cabin fever, and—awkwardly—her neighbor and former close…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Last Beekeeper

  Cartaya, Pablo,

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  "The Last Beekeeper follows twelve-year-old Yolanda Cicerón as she fights to the save the last known beehive in the world from extinction against nearly insurmountable obstacles—an environment completely changed by climate change and the greedy…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Adventure Is Now

  Redman, Jess, 1986-

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  "Sometimes it's hard to be Milton P. Greene. He says all the wrong things, his family is falling apart, and everyone at school avoids him because of the very embarrassing Bird Brain Incident. But when Milton plays his video game Isle of Wild, he…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Flush

  Hiaasen, Carl,

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  "Noah's dad is sure that the owner of the Coral Queen casino boat is flushing raw sewage into the harbor--which has made taking a dip at the local beach like swimming in a toilet. He can't prove it though, and so he decides that sinking the boat…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Last Wild

  Torday, Piers, 1974-

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  "In a world where animals no longer exist, twelve-year-old Kester Jaynes sometimes feels like he hardly exists either. Locked away in a home for troubled children, he's told there's something wrong with him. So when he meets a flock of talking…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Line Tender

  Allen, Kate, 1977-

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  "Wherever the sharks led, Lucy Everhart’s marine-biologist mother was sure to follow. In fact, she was on a boat far off the coast of Massachusetts, preparing to swim with a Great White, when she died suddenly. Lucy was eight. Since then Lucy and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Stella Díaz Never Gives Up

  Dominguez, Angela,

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  "Stella gets a big surprise when her mom plans a trip to visit their family in Mexico! Stella loves marine animals, and she can't wait to see the ocean for the first time . . . until she arrives and learns that the sea and its life forms are in…Read moreRead more of this annotation