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The King of Jam Sandwiches by Eric Walters
Thirteen-year-old Robbie never knows if he will have enough food to eat or if his dad will leave and not come back. He worries that he will be put into foster care, so he does all he can to not let others see what is going on at home with his dad. When Harmony enters his life, he begins to think that maybe, just maybe, she is someone he can trust.
Piper Reed, Navy Brat by Kimberly Willis Holt; Christine Davenier (Illustrator)
Piper is sad about leaving her home and friends behind when her father, a Navy aircraft mechanic, is transferred yet again, but with help from her often-annoying sisters and a surprise from their parents, she finds happiness in their new home in Pensacola, Florida.
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For Black Girls Like Me by Mariama J. Lockington
Eleven-year-old Makeda June Kirkland struggles to find her place in her new school after her family moves from Maryland to New Mexico. Makeda, who is of African American decent and has been adopted into an all white family, finds herself wondering how life might be different if she were part of a family that looks like her. In the midst of it all, she must deal with her mother's recent mental health diagnosis and mood swings that come with her being bipolar.
My Name Is Maria Isabel by Alma Flor Ada; K. Dyble Thompson (Illustrator)
For María Isabel Salazar López, the hardest thing about being the new girl in school is that the teacher doesn't call her by her real name.
But María Isabel has been named for her Papá's mother and for Chabela, her beloved Puerto Rican grandmother. Can she find a way to make her teacher see that if she loses her name, she's lost the most important part of herself?
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Here Come the Bridesmaids! by Ann M. Martin
Dawn's dad is getting married in California and Mrs. Barrett is getting married in Stoneybrook.
King of the Ice #1 by Kelly Starling Lyons; Wayne Spencer (Illustrator)
Fourth-grader Miles Lewis learns the value of having fun over impressing others when he takes on the challenge of learning to ice skate during a class trip.