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Wild Cards by Jeff Szpirglas; Dave Whamond (Illustrator)
When a game of trading playing cards gets out of hand at a grade school and the cards are banned, Matt and his classmates come up with a solution to save them.
A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll
Eleven-year-old autistic Addie is struggling with a new school year and a teacher who isn't sympathetic to her needs and often dismisses her. When she learns in school about witches persecuted in her Scottish village, Addie is sympathetic to what happened to them, realizing they were probably as different as she is.
The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate; Patricia Castelao (Illustrator)
A scrappy dog named Bob and his best friends, Ivan the gorilla and Ruby the elephant, undertake a dangerous journey to seek Bob's long-lost sister, but a storm is approaching and time is running out.
Wink by Rob Harrell
Seventh-grader Ross Maloy tries to navigate middle school after he's diagnosed with eye cancer. His radiation technician, Frank, helps him discover music as an outlet, and teaches him to play guitar. As one of Ross's close friends abandons him, he sees another side to a school bully who has ties to Frank.
Survival Strategies of the Almost Brave by Jen White
Soon after their mother's sudden death in San Diego, Liberty, twelve, and Billie, eight, are abandoned at an Arizona gas station by the father they barely know and Liberty must find a way to keep them together and safe until either Dad returns or they can contact Julie, their mother's best friend.