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Frustrated at life with an autistic brother, twelve-year-old Catherine longs for a normal existence but her world is further complicated by a friendship with an young paraplegic.
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"Omar and his younger brother Hassan live in a refugee camp, and when an opportunity for Omar to get an education comes along, he must decide between going to school every day or caring for his nonverbal brother in this intimate and touching portrayal of family and daily life in a refugee camp"--
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Van has always been an outsider. He’s hard of hearing, collects trinkets, and lives with his single mother—an opera singer with a huge personality. Then one day, Van notices a girl stealing pennies from a fountain, and everything changes. He follows the girl, Pebble, and uncovers an underground society full of wishes and the people who collect them. Not all wishes are good and even good wishes often have unintended consequences, and the Collectors...
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Middle-schooler Elliott, who feels like he has to hide his love of cooking, has struggled with ADHD ever since his best friend moved away, and the fact that his dad and new step-mom are about to have a new baby isn't helping. When the popular smart girl Maribel is paired with him for a school-wide project, Elliott worries he with his ADHD brain and she will never be able to cooperate--but when he learns Maribel is also looking for a way to express...