![]() Sal and Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez ![]() Soon they discover shocking and painful secrets of the past and learn that nothing is quite what it seems. When the girls discover a box of old journals in Edie's attic, they team up to figure out exactly who's behind them and why they got left behind. But while Alberta loves being a California girl, Edie misses her native Brooklyn and finds it hard to adapt to small-town living. When the bed and breakfast across the street finds new owners, Alberta is ecstatic to learn the family is black-and they have a 12-year-old daughter just like her.Īlberta is positive she and the new girl, Edie, will be fast friends. Alberta's best friend, Laramie, is the closest thing she has to a sister, but there are some things even Laramie can't understand. ![]() The Only Black Girls in Town by Brandy Colbertįrom award-winning YA author Brandy Colbert comes a debut middle-grade novel about the only two Black girls in town who discover a collection of hidden journals revealing shocking secrets of the past.īeach-loving surfer Alberta has been the only Black girl in town for years. As unexpected hurdles arise, Grant will have to ask not only if winning is possible, but what he's willing to sacrifice for it.Īhab Goldstein is a seventh-grader living in an United States (specifically Maine) where the environment has turned toxic, and the corrupt Environmental Police Force is in control, limiting access to natural resources like gas and water, issuing fines, and transporting "fragile" species (pretty much all of them) to the Center for Species Rehabilitation in New Arcadia (a dubious refuge at best) so when Ahab and his friends find a real live bullfrog on an island in the toxic harbor, possibly the last one in America, they are faced with a choice-turn it over (NO!), leave it alone, or bike to Canada to find it a mate. He can't race for the United States, so now if he wants to compete, he may just have to invent his own country.Īnd even if that crazy plan works, winning gold will mean knocking his best friend-and biggest competitor-Jay, out of the competition. Turns out, his non-conformist parents never got him a legal birth certificate. Nothing's ever that easy with the eccentric Falloon family. So when the mega-rich Babblemoney sneaker company announces an international competition to find the fastest kid in the world, he's desperate to sign up.īut not so fast. Grant Falloon isn't just good at track he's close to breaking the world record 100-meter time for his age group. Perfect for fans of Lizzy Legend and the Baseball Genius series, this quick-paced, heartfelt, and zany novel follows a speedy kid from an unconventional family who will do whatever it takes to win an international track contest. The Million Dollar Race by Matthew Ross Smith Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Jennifer L. It's like she has nothing in common with Jai anymore. Maya feels more and more annoyed with Jaime, who seems babyish compared to the other girls in their popular group. At least she can count on her BFF, Maya, to have her back.right? They've started to exclude her and make fun of the way she dresses and the things she likes. Jaime knows something is off with her friend group. The last day of seventh grade has Jaime and Maya wondering who their real friends are. Doesn't he realize how much Ro wishes she could be in his place? As the two face bullying, grief, and their own differences, Benji and Ro must try to piece together clues to some of the biggest questions in the universe.Īnother spot-on story of middle school drama and friendship from Terri Libenson, national bestselling author of graphic novel favorites Invisible Emmie and Positively Izzy. But Benji hesitates, which infuriates Ro. Though Ro and Benji were only supposed to be science class partners, the pair become unlikely friends: Benji helps Ro finish her rocket, and Ro figures out a way to reunite Benji and his dad. Too bad his dad walked out years ago, and Benji has no way to contact him. When he finds a sketch that suggests that his dad created the comics, he's thrilled. Benjamin Burns doesn't like science, but he can't get enough of Spacebound, a popular comic book series. ![]() When he dies unexpectedly, all Ro has left of him is an unfinished model rocket they had been working on together. The only thing Rosalind Ling Geraghty loves more than watching NASA launches with her dad is building rockets with him. This bundle includes all 8 books for the 2021 KidsPost Summer Reading program:
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