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Two girls looking out at the sea in a mermaid frame

Grieving the unexpected loss of her Mum in a tragic accident, Hazel Bly, her five year old sister Peach, and her Mama have traveled around the country for two years – always moving as soon as their lease is up. They have just moved again, this time to Rose Harbor, Maine for the summer. On their first night there, Peach wants to go down to the beach,…

Basketball with face of the author, title Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang

Mr. Yang is a math teacher at Bishop O’Dowd High School. Following the success of his first graphic novel, he decides to write about the high school’s basketball team, the Dragons, and their goal of winning the California State Championships. Yang follows the team throughout their whole season and interviews the players and their own personal struggles both on and off the court;…

Book cover of Secondhand Dogs by Carolyn Crimi

Gus has always been the head of Miss Lottie’s pack of rescue dogs.  Tank, Roo, Moon Pie, and even Ghost the cat have looked up to him for as long as they’ve been together.  What will happen when Decker, a scary new addition to the pack, shows up and takes a dislike to Moon Pie—and starts giving orders of his own? …

Book cover of Healer of the Water Monster by Brian Young

Nathan is a young man who has chosen to spend the summer with his grandmother–his Nali–rather than be in the middle of his parents’ divorce (and have to hang out with his dad’s new girlfriend).  It will be a summer without cell service, his friends, or air conditioning.  Nathan learns, though, that there are amazing beings very special to his Navajo heritage who are suffering much worse than he is. …

Book cover displaying young person leaning pensively over an apartment balcony railing.

In this timely book of short stories, the diverse inhabitants of an apartment building must all learn to deal with the stay-at-home orders of 2020 in their own ways.  New hobbies will be tried, friendships will be formed, and breaking points will be reached in this fabulous collection by Caroline Adderson.  Ages 9 and up….