BoB 2025 Digital bookshelf

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Battle of the Books 2025 Digital Bookshelf

Tags: #Adventure #Fantasy #Mystery

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • When a notorious thief is out for priceless treasure (gems! cats! general decorum!)—who're you gonna call? An elite team of crime-fighting underdogs, that's who! The Misfits are on the case in this hilarious illustrated series from Newbery Honoree Lisa Yee and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat! “For any kid who’s felt like a misfit, this crackling adventure packs a wallop!” —Lincoln Peirce, creator of Big Nate and Max & the Midknights -- Amazon.com

Vanquishers By Kalynn Bayron

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Tags: #Biography #Holocaust #Memoir #World War II

--In this award-winning memoir translated from Italian to English, a Jewish girl grows up during a difficult time of racial discrimination and war, and discovers light in unexpected places. This classic, powerful story from Lia Levi is adapted for young readers, with beautiful black-and-white illustrations, a family photo album, and a powerful author’s note to readers. --Amazon.com

Just a Girl by lia levi

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Tags: #Authentic Author #Family #Graphic Novels #Indigenous

In her poignant debut graphic novel inspired by her own life, Emily Bowen Cohen embraces the complexity, meaning, and deep love that comes from being part of two vibrant tribes. Mia is still getting used to living with her mom and stepfather, and to the new role their Jewish identity plays in their home. Feeling out of place at home and at her Jewish day school, Mia finds herself thinking more and more about her Muscogee father, who lives with his new family in Oklahoma. Her mother doesn’t want to talk about him, but Mia can’t help but feel like she’s missing a part of herself without him in her life. --Amazon.com

Two Tribes by emily bowen cohen

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Tags: #Identity # Mental Health #Novels in Verse #Realistic Fiction #Autism

Selah knows her rules for being normal. She always, always sticks to them. This means keeping her feelings locked tightly inside, despite the way they build up inside her as each school day goes on, so that she has to run to the bathroom and hide in the stall until she can calm down. So that she has to tear off her normal-person mask the second she gets home from school, and listen to her favorite pop song on repeat, trying to recharge. Selah feels like a dragon stuck in a world of humans, but she knows how to hide it. --Amazon.com

Good Different by Meg Eden Kuyatt

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Tags: #Climate #Dystopian #Science Fiction

“Moongarden blooms with heart and adventure. A stellar update of The Secret Garden, woven with a little science-fiction, a lot of magic, a vibrant heroine, and a plucky robot sidekick to rival R2-D2.” —Victoria Aveyard, New York Times bestselling author The Secret Garden meets The City of Ember as an unlikely heroine confronts loneliness and crippling parental expectations, finding her seed of courage to weed out an intergalactic government conspiracy tied to failed climate change policy in this STEM-inspired series starter. --Amazon.com

MoonGarden by Michelle A. Barry

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Tags: #African American #Basketball #Realistic Fiction #Self-Awareness

National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson brings readers a powerful story that delves deeply into life’s burning questions about time and memory and what we take with us into the future. --Amazon.com

Remember us by Jacqueline woodson

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Tags: #Overcoming Adversity #Realistic Fiction #Siblings

“Both relatable and inspiring…an entertaining and heartfelt read.” —Janae Marks, New York Times bestselling author of On Air with Zoe Washington From critically acclaimed author Barbara Dee comes a middle grade novel that’s “this generation’s Dear Mr. Henshaw” (Kirby Larson, Newbery Honor–winning author of Hattie Big Sky) about a girl whose struggles with anxiety and writer’s block set off unexpected twists and turns, both on and off the page. --Amazon.com RELEASED FEB. 25, 2025

Unstuck by Barbara Dee

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Tags: #Adventure #Humor #Overcoming Adversity #School Stories

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • When a notorious thief is out for priceless treasure (gems! cats! general decorum!)—who're you gonna call? An elite team of crime-fighting underdogs, that's who! The Misfits are on the case in this hilarious illustrated series from Newbery Honoree Lisa Yee and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat! “For any kid who’s felt like a misfit, this crackling adventure packs a wallop!” —Lincoln Peirce, creator of Big Nate and Max & the Midknights --Amazon.com

misfits by Lisa Yee

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Tags: #Graphic novels #Muslims #Pakistani Americans #Sea turtles #Siblings #Twins #Wildlife rescue

It's hard enough being a kid without being teased for a funny sounding name or wearing a hijab. It's even harder when you're constantly fighting your sibling―and Zara and Zeeshan really can't stand each other. During a family trip to Florida, when the bickering, shoving, and insults reach new heights of chaos, their parents sentence them to the worst possible fate― each other’s company! But when the twins find an ailing turtle, it presents a rare opportunity for teamwork―if the two can put their differences aside at last. --Amazon.com

Saving sunshine by Sadia Faruqi

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Tags: #Bullies and bullying #Eyeglasses #Graphic novels #Stepfamilies

Sixth grade isn't as great as Rex thought it would be. He's the only kid who hasn't had a growth spurt, and the bullies won't let him forget it. His closest friend is unreliable, at best. And there's a cute girl in his class, who may or may not like him back. With so much going on, everything is a blur -- including Rex's vision! So when he discovers that he needs glasses, and his family can only afford the ugliest pair in the store, any hope Rex had of fitting in goes completely out of focus. --Amazon.com

Four Eyes by Rex Ogle & Dave Valeza

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Tags: # Foster Care #Hispanic/Latino #Novels in Verse #Realistic Fiction

The Pura Belpré Honor winning novel in verse, in which a lost dog helps a lonely girl find a way home to her family . . . only for them to find family in each other along the way. From the Newbery Honor winning author of Iveliz Explains It All. “Trust me: this book will touch your heart." —Barbara O’Connor, New York Times bestselling author of Wish --Amazon.com

Something Like Home by Andrea Beatriz Arango

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Tags: # African American Family #Realistic Fiction #Boxing #Stepfathers

Trev would do anything to protect his mom and sisters, especially from his stepdad. But his stepdad’s return stresses Trev—because when he left, he threatened Trev’s mom. Rather than live scared, Trev takes matters into his own hands, literally. He starts learning to box to handle his stepdad. But not everyone is a fan of his plan, because Trev’s a talented artist, and his hands could actually help him build a better future. And they’re letting him know—but their advice for some distant future feels useless in his reality right now. Ultimately, Trev knows his future is in his hands, and his hands are his own, and he has to choose how to use them. --Amazon.com

HANDS by tORREY mALDONADO

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