Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time
By Lisa Yee

Blurb
Stanford Wong is having a bad summer. If he flunks his summer-school English class, he won't pass sixth grade. If that happens, he won't start on the A-team. If *that* happens, his friends will abandon him and Emily Ebers won't like him anymore. And if THAT happens, his life will be over..

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Millicent Min, Girl Genius
By Lisa Yee

Kid Quote
"You can really relate to this book. It's also very funny and interesting and a great book for girls my age. I would definitely recommend this book to others."
-Debin W. Age 12

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So Totally Emily Ebers
By Lisa Yee

Lisa Yee charmed audiences with the hilarious MILLICENT MIN, GIRL GENIUS and revealed another side of the story in STANFORD WONG FLUNKS BIG-TIME. Now readers can meet Millie's best friend and Stanford's big crush!

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A Dog's Life
By Ann M. Martin

Squirrel and her brother Bone begin their lives in a toolshed behind someone's summer house. Their mother nurtures them and teaches them the many skills they will need to survive as stray dogs. But when their mother is taken from them suddenly and too soon, the puppies are forced to make their own way in the world, facing humans both gentle and brutal, busy highways, other animals, and the changing seasons.

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Aquamarine
By Alice Hoffman

Kid Quote
Twelve-year-old best friends Hailey and Claire are spending their last summer together when they discover something at the bottom of the murky pool at the Capri Beach Club. There, among the seaweed and jellyfish that a summer storm has blown in from the ocean, is a mysterious and beautiful creature with a sharp tongue and a broken heart — a mermaid named Aquamarine.

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Amalee
By Dar Williams

Amalee's world is all out of order. She's used to chaos, because of the frequent presence of her father's bantering, bickering group of fun friends. But when Amalee's dad becomes seriously ill, the chaos takes new forms — and the ways of coping come from some very unexpected places.

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Freak the Mighty
By Rodman Philbrick

Kid Quote
"Freak the Mighty was a great book. It taught about the strong bonds between friends and to never give up hope on yourself."
-Brittany B. Age 13

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