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21) Habla
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Desde el minuto uno de su primer año en la Secundaria Merriweather, Melinda sabe que esto es una gran mentira, parte del sinsentido de la secundaria. No tiene amigos, es marginada, porque arruinó una fiesta de finales del verano cuando llamó a la policía, así que nadie quiere hablar con ella, y mucho menos escucharla. Con el paso del tiempo, se aísla cada vez más y prácticamente deja de hablar. El único consuelo lo encuentra en su...
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Smart Bronwyn, beautiful Addy, drug-dealer Nate, athlete Cooper, and class outcast Simon--creator of the notorious school gossip app--all walk into Bayview High on a Monday afternoon for detention. The four other students know that Simon plans to publish juicy gossip about all of them on Tuesday. Before Monday detention ends, Simon is dead, and the others are lying about who killed him.
23) Prom babies
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"A multi-generational novel beginning with three teen girls who become pregnant on prom night, and picking up as their three teens head to prom eighteen years later"--
25) The moonlit vine
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After her older brother is sent away to live with their father for getting in trouble at school, fourteen-year-old Taína Perez is forced to help care for her younger brother and aging grandmother. Her mother, who works two jobs to support them, is rarely around, leaving Taína alone to struggle with their family's financial stress, trouble in her neighborhood, and racism at school. One day, her ailing grandmother tells Taina she's a descendant...
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Sixth-grader Selena Estrella Herrera's family moves to El Paso to help care for her grandfather, and she tries to reinvent herself by claiming her identity as *Strella--but the project her team chooses is about the singer Selena after whom *Strella is actually named.
27) Un pringao total
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Greg records his sixth grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twice daily, hope just to survive, but when Rowley grows more popular, Greg must take drastic measures to save their friendship.
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A young girl is determined to be the first astronaut with hearing aids in space! Astrid can't wait for the school year to start so she can put her Astronomically Grand Plan into action! She and her best friend, Hallie, are going to be in their first year of Shooting Stars, a club dedicated to all things space. Astrid's big sister has told her all about it, and this year, there is a big, wonderful prize: a trip to a real-life space camp! But Astrid's...
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"When third grader and inventor extraordinaire Ada Lace learns her teachers are in dire need of new school supplies, she's eager to lend a helping hand--but how? With a bake sale? A class carnival? Most ideas seem out of reach for a kid like her, until Tycho suggests Ada try her hand at posting informational videos. If she's able to build up a big online viewership, she could easily raise funds for their school. And with Nina as her visionary director,...
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Middle schooler Merci Suarez attends Seaward Pines Academy on a scholarship, unlike her mostly rich classmates, and she lives in three tiny houses with her extended family, houses they call affectionately Las Casitas. This year, sixth grade, will bring new challenges to Merci's life, from the school's queen bee Edna Santos wanting to take Merci's Sunshine Buddy, Michael Clark, from her, to Merci's grandfather Lolo acting differently than his usual...
32) Medusa
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"A descendant of Medusa, Ava is sent to the Accademia del Forte in Venice after an altercation with a classmate, where she must learn to control her emotions, especially when she unearths a terrible secret that could change the world forever"--
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Sunny is starting to understand the ins and outs of middle school... but she still feels more out than in. It's about classes or homework, really. No, it's the fact that most kids have a thing they do outside of class. Like football or track or cheerleading. Sunny isn't quarterback material, and her cheer attempts are... not the best. So what can she do? When Sunny's friend Arun says he wants to start a debate club, she's not really sure what he...
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Olivia Hayes is excited to finally unlock her magic and attend the new Unicorn Academy, but quickly finds herself caught between embracing her magical abilities, clearing her sister's name of unicorn poaching, and unraveling dark secrets to protect the unicorns and Arden's future.
35) Just Lizzie
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Eighth grader Lizzie's study of asexuality in science class leads her to understand her own asexual identity as she embarks on a journey toward self-discovery and self-advocacy.
37) Little men
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An abridged version of the Louisa May Alcott novel that follows the adventures of Jo March and her husband Professor Bhaer as they try to make their school for boys a happy, comfortable, and stimulating place.
38) Art club
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"After the art programs are cut at his school, Dale Donovan recruits talented artists to create an after-school art club"--
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Wren Martin, the asexual student council president, plans to eliminate the school's annual Valentine's Day Dance, until his rival Leo sabotages Wren's plan by securing a sponsorship from a dating app, which leads to unexpected feelings and realizations about Leo's seemingly perfect life.