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"Brandon uses his special blanket to help him adapt to a family dynamic changed by the arrival of his new baby brother"--

Eleven-year-old Fern grapples with her father's death, a distant best friend, and a failing family business, but discovers an unexpected connection with neighbor Jasper as they collaborate on a photography contest and attempt to photograph an endangered pod of killer whales.

On Test Day eleven-year-old Andie Jennings excepts to inherit a matrilineal gift and use it to bring her dad home, but instead of the family talent, but instead discovers an unexpected ability to communicate with ghosts at the town's shuttered Juneberry Blue factory, potentially providing what Morning Glory and her family need.

Following her sister's disastrous quincea�nera and her mother's sudden passing, sixteen-year-old Castillo strives to regain control of her life, but when she books a job to plan another quincea�nera she finds her carefully devised plans unraveling.

While nursing a broken arm, almost twelve-year-old adoptee Coop, with the help of his grandfather and friend Zandi, unwaveringly cares for and protects Hop, a baby mockingbird born with one wing.

Cruzita must save her family's failing panaderia by winning a mariachi band contest--the only problem is she hates mariachi and cannot speak Spanish.

Twelve-year-old nonbinary B forms a connection with an anxious stray dog, Gooseberry, prompting them to pursue their dream of becoming a dog trainer while navigating the complexities of trust and building a family in their newest foster home.