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Northwest Reno Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION CARTAY 2019
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J FICTION CARTAY 2019
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South Valleys Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION CARTAY 2019
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J FICTION CARTAY 2019
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Sparks Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION CARTAY 2019
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J FICTION CARTAY 2019
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Sixth-grader Emilia Torres struggles with ADHD, her controlling abuela, her mother's work commitments, her father's distance after returning from deployment, evolving friendships, and a conflict over school redistricting.
2) Omar rising
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Northwest Reno Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION SAEED 2022
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J FICTION SAEED 2022
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Sparks Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION SAEED 2022
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J FICTION SAEED 2022
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Seventh-grader Omar must contend with being treated like a second-class citizen when he gets a scholarship to an elite boarding school in Pakistan.
3) Speak up!
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"Twelve-year-old Mia is just trying to navigate a world that doesn't understand her true autistic self. While she wishes she could stand up to her bullies, she's always been able to express her feelings through singing and songwriting, even more so with her best friend, Charlie, who is nonbinary. Together, they've taken the internet by storm; little do Mia's classmates know that she's the viral singer Elle-Q! But while the chance to perform live for...
4) Swim team
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"Bree can't wait for her first day at her new middle school, Enith Brigitha, home to the Mighty Manatees--until she's stuck with the only elective that fits her schedule, the dreaded Swim 101. The thought of swimming makes Bree more than a little queasy, yet she's forced to dive headfirst into one of her greatest fears. Lucky for her, Etta, an elderly occupant of her apartment building and former swim team captain, is willing to help"--
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"Lucy's always looked up to her big sister, Olivia, even though the two are polar opposites. But then, Lucy notices Olivia start to change. She doesn't want to play with Lucy anymore, she's unhappy with the way she looks, and she's refusing to eat her dinner. Finally, Lucy discovers that her sister is not just growing up: Olivia is struggling with an eating disorder. While her family is focused on her sister's recovery, Lucy is left alone...and just...
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Incline Village Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION YANG 2022
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J FICTION YANG 2022
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Verdi Community Library and Nature Center - Children's Fiction
J FICTION YANG 2022
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J FICTION YANG 2022
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When the coronavirus hits Hong Kong, ten-year-old Knox Wei-Evans’s mom makes the last-minute decision to move him and his siblings back to California, where they think they will be safe. Suddenly, Knox has two days to prepare for an international move—and for leaving his dad, who has to stay for work. At his new school in California, Knox struggles with being the new kid. His classmates think that because he’s from Asia, he must have brought...
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North Valleys Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION DASSOR 2022
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J FICTION DASSOR 2022
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What if you could write your dreams into reality with the stroke of a pen? Sixth grade is off to a difficult start for Josephine Rose Silver. Her best friend, Violet, returns from camp with a new best friend; her parents refuse to grant her more independence; and her homeroom teacher, Ms. Kline, is full of secrets. When Ms. Kline unveils a collection of old Gothamite magazines and tells her students to build their writing skills by crafting short...
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Sparks Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION KELLY 2022
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J FICTION KELLY 2022
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There are twelve kids in the seventh grade at Fawn Creek Middle School. They’ve been together all their lives. And in this small factory town where everyone knows everything about everyone, that’s not necessarily a great thing. There are thirteen desks in the seventh-grade classroom. That’s because Renni Dean’s father got a promotion, and the family moved to Grand Saintlodge, the nearest big town. Renni’s desk is empty, but Renni still...
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Northwest Reno Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION ROBERT 2019
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J FICTION ROBERT 2019
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Downtown Reno Library - Children's Fiction - Audiobook Shelf
J CD FICTION ROBERT 2019
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J CD FICTION ROBERT 2019
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Judy Blume meets Mike Lupica in this pitch-perfect, action-packed, and funny novel about a girl coming of age at home, in school, and on the basketball court. Thirteen-year-old Nikki Doyle's dreams of becoming a basketball great feel within reach when she's selected to play on an elite-level club team. But in a league with taller, stronger, and faster girls, Nikki suddenly isn't the best point guard. In fact, she's no longer a point guard at all,...
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Gerlach Community Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION GREEN 2021
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J FICTION GREEN 2021
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"When twelve-year-old Violet's dad walks out, she faces the aftermath the only way she knows how: with pie and math. But family and friendship turn out to have are more variables than she thought"--
11) Dear student
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Spanish Springs Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION SWARTZ 2022
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J FICTION SWARTZ 2022
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"When Autumn becomes the secret voice of the advice column in her middle school newspaper she is faced with a dilemma--can she give fair advice to everyone, including her friends, while keeping her identity a secret? Starting Middle School is rough for Autumn after her one and only BFF moves to California. Uncertain and anxious, she struggles to connect with her new classmates. The two potential friends she meets could not be more different: bold...
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Spanish Springs Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION HAMZA 2021
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J FICTION HAMZA 2021
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"This hilarious and poignant tween debut about dealing with bullies, making friends, and the power of good books is a great next read for fans of Merci Suárez Changes Gears and John David Anderson. Ahmed Aziz is having an epic year—epically bad. After his dad gets sick, the family moves from Hawaii to Minnesota for his dad’s treatment. Even though his dad grew up there, Ahmed can’t imagine a worse place to live. He’s one of the only brown...
13) One kid's trash
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South Valleys Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION SUMNER 2021
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J FICTION SUMNER 2021
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When his father moves them halfway across Colorado, eleven-year-old Hugo O'Donnell is surprised that his remarkable talent for garbology makes him popular for the first time in his life.
14) Say it out loud
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Spanish Springs Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION VARNES 2021
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J FICTION VARNES 2021
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Self-conscious of her stutter, Charlotte says nothing as her best friend is bullied, but as the school year goes on she realizes some things are worth speaking up for.
15) Barakah Beats
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Downtown Reno Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION SIDDIQ 2021
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J FICTION SIDDIQ 2021
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"It's Nimra Sharif's first time going to public school. Nimra's nervous, but as long as she has her best friend, Jenna, by her side, she figures she can take on just about anything. Unfortunately, middle school is hard. The teachers are mean, the schedule is confusing, and Jenna starts giving hijab-wearing Nimra the cold shoulder aorund the other kids. Desperate to fit in and save her friendship with Jenna, Nimra accepts an unlikely invitation to...
16) Upstaged
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Downtown Reno Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION ASHER 2021
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J FICTION ASHER 2021
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Painfully shy seventh-grader Shira Gordon is cast in a small role in The Music Man and also as understudy for the lead, played by diva Monica Manley, who becomes the victim of a prankster.
17) Save me a seat
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Sierra View Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION WEEKS 2016
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J FICTION WEEKS 2016
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Ravi has just moved to the United States from India and has always been at the top of his class; Joe has lived in the same town his whole life and has learning problems--but when their lives intersect in the first week of fifth grade they are brought together by a common enemy (the biggest bully in their class) and the need to take control of their lives.
18) Real friends
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Friends (Hale) volume 1
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When her best friend Adrienne starts hanging out with the most popular girl in class, Shannon questions with whether she and Adrienne will stay friends, and if she is part of the clique.
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North Valleys Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION FLYING 2017
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J FICTION FLYING 2017
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From basketball dreams and family fiascos to first crushes and new neighborhoods, this anthology, written by award-winning children's authors, celebrates the uniqueness and universality in all of us.
20) Harbor me
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Northwest Reno Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION WOODSO 2018
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J FICTION WOODSO 2018
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Incline Village Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION WOODSO 2018
1 available
J FICTION WOODSO 2018
1 available
South Valleys Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION WOODSO 2018
1 available
J FICTION WOODSO 2018
1 available
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Northwest Reno Library - Children's Fiction - Audiobook Shelf
J CD FICTION WOODSO 2018
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J CD FICTION WOODSO 2018
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Sierra View Library - Children's Fiction - Audiobook Shelf
J CD FICTION WOODSO 2018
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J CD FICTION WOODSO 2018
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It all starts when six kids have to meet for a weekly chat--by themselves, with no adults to listen inches There, in the room they soon dub the ARTT Room (short for "A Room to Talk"), they discover it's safe to talk about what's bothering them--everything from Esteban's father's deportation and Haley's father's incarceration to Amari's fears of racial profiling and Ashton's adjustment to his changing family fortunes. When the six are together, they...