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1) Scar Island
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English
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Twelve-year-old Jonathan Grisby has been sent to the Slabhenge Reformatory School for Troubled Boys, a former lunatic asylum which is currently run by a sadist who enjoys punishing the boys and setting them against each other; but when a lightning strike kills all the adults the boys find themselves suddenly free--and trapped on Scar Island which seems to be sinking into the ocean.
2) Rumor has it
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English
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Award-winning author Julia Cook cleverly brings to light the damaging effect a rumor can have. Told through the eyes of the rumor marble, the story describes how a simple misunderstanding starts a chain reaction that can't be undone.--Publisher.
4) Restart
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English
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Chase does not remember falling off the roof, in fact he does not remember anything about himself, and when he gets back to middle school he begins to learn who he was through the reactions of the other kids--trouble is, he really is not sure he likes the Chase that is being revealed, but can he take the opportunity amnesia has provided and restart his life?
5) Nerd camp
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Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
For ten-year-old Gabe, the Summer Center for Gifted Enrichment is all that he dreamed it would be, but he must work hard to write about the fun in letters to Zach, his cool future stepbrother, without revealing that it's a camp for "nerds."
7) Standing out
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Series
Sweet Valley twins ; 25
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
1989.
Language
English
Description
Billie Layton is a real tomboy, but something is happening to her and its very confusing.
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Publisher
Boys Town Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Zak has autism, so he sometimes responds to the world around him in unconventional ways. As he describes his point of view, young readers gain a better understanding of his behaviors and learn valuable lessons about patience, tolerance, and understanding.--Publisher." --
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Series
Publisher
Boys Town Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Third-grader Braden loves to be the center of attention. His comic genius, as he sees it, causes his friends to look at him in awe. But when his ill-timed jokes and actions result in interrupting class or hurting others, it's time for a lesson about impulse control." --
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Series
Publisher
Boys Town Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Braden delivers drama to every minor misunderstanding, grievance and annoyance in his life! Will he learn to keep his cool in the face of disappointment, or will every discouraging moment send him into an emotional meltdown? See what lessons he learns in this fast-paced story about the perils of overreacting and losing self-control." --
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Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Most of the sixth graders at Memorial Middle School are all a-flutter about the beginning-of-the-school-year, boy-girl party, but not Lucia, who is put off by all the talk about what to wear, and who to date--however, when she gets to know Adesh (the boy who sits on her favorite bench in the park), she starts thinking that there might be something to this dating thing after all"--
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Series
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"In three new stories, the Smurfs learn how being different not only makes them unique but also brings them together! It's time for the Smurfberry Festival in Smurf Village, and everyone is getting ready to help in their own special way! Follow Smurfette, who no longer wants to be treated unfairly and, with some help from the other Smurfs, finds a way to be herself. And Grouchy Smurf, whose bad attitude has pushed his friends away and who must now...
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