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Read the book before the movie version comes out August 15th! In a community where everything is chosen for the inhabitants, twelve-year-old Jonas learns there is much more to life when he is selected to be the community’s new Receiver. In his new role, Jonas acquires memories of past societies (societies that are drastically different from his own) and learns the shocking truth about the place he calls home. …
Billy Miller is a worried about several things – the bump on his head, starting second grade, his father’s art and more. This funny story follow’s Billy as he navigates new relationships and experiences with the questioning charm of a typical seven year old boy. This Newbery honor book is recommended for grades 3-6 and fans of Beverly Cleary and Andrew Clements….
When a violent creature attacks her underground home/sanctuary, twelve-year-old Eva Nine is forced to flee from the only place she has every known. Aboveground, Eva Nine discovers that the world outside her sanctuary is nothing like the virtual reality scenarios her robot mother exposed her to in preparation for this journey. As she searches for others like her, Eva Nine meets many new and bizarre creatures,…
When Cally Fisher tells her family that she sees the ghost of her dead mother and everyone in her family refuses to talk about it, she decides to stop talking herself. During her period of silence, Cally makes friends with some true and unique friends, including a blind-deaf boy named Sam, a homeless man named Jed, and a silver wolfhound Cally names “Homeless”. …
Eleven-year-old Melody has never spoken a word in her life. Because of her cerebral palsy, she is unable to do many things on her own, including walking, eating, and talking. Bullied by classmates and teachers alike, Melody enters a national quiz competition and sets out to prove to everyone that she is just as smart as “normal” kids her age. …
