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• Simon Sort of Says

  Bow, Erin

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  After a tragedy at his school, Simon moves to a new town that has no access to internet, cell phones, or television.

• Obie Is Man Enough

  Bailar, Schuyler

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  A trans boy trains to qualify for the upcoming Junior Olympics swim team. *Nutmeg Nominee 2025*

• A First Time for Everything

  a True Story

  Santat, Dan

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  A graphic memoir of the author's first time traveling to Europe as a teenager.

• Half Moon Summer

  Vickers, Elaine

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  Drew and Mia train for a half marathon in Half Moon Bay.

• The Labors of Hercules Beal

  Schmidt, Gary D.

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  Hercules Beal's ex marine teacher, Lieutenant Colonel Hupfer, gives him a seemingly impossible assignment. He must complete the 12 labors of the mythological figure, Hercules, in his own real life somehow and write a 150-word essay for each one.

• A Royal Conundrum

  Yee, Lisa

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  Olive lands herself at what she thinks is a special school for artists, but is actually a super secret training division for elite crime fighters.

• Year of the Reaper

  Lucier, Makiia,

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  In the aftermath of a devastating plague, young Lord Cassia returns home determined to discover who is trying to assassinate the queen and must follow the trail of a terrible secret that could threaten the kingdom’s newfound peace. *Nutmeg Nominee…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Remember Us

  Woodson, Jacqueline

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  Sage and Freddy bond over their love of basketball in Brooklyn in the 1970s.

• Bloom

  Oppel, Kenneth, 1967-

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  After a rainstorm drenches their homes and ravages Salt Spring Island for several days, a mysterious black pointy plant begins to appear all over the island and eventually the rest of the world. *Nutmeg Nominee 2025*

• What Happened to Rachel Riley?

  Swinarski, Claire,

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  Anna, the new kid at her middle school, decides to investigate what happened to the most popular girl in school Rachel Riley. Why is she now rejected by the school? Anna starts a podcast to report on her findings.

• Invisible

  Gonzalez, Christina Diaz, 1969-

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  Five students bond as they complete community service hours at their middle school cafeteria. For fans of The Breakfast Club! *Nutmeg Nominee 2025*

• The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman

  Choldenko, Gennifer, 1957-

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  After his mother goes missing, Hank Hooperman must take care of his baby sister, pay the rent, and deal with a major power outage. Will his mother ever return?

• Barely Floating

  Rivera, Lilliam

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  Natalia goes behind her parents' back and joins a synchronized swim team.

• Mexikid

  a Graphic Memoir

  Martin, Pedro, 1967-

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  Pedro sets out on a journey with his parents and 8 siblings as they travel to Mexico to pick up his Abuelito who has unfinished business in his hometown.

• Heroes

  Gratz, Alan, 1972-

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  Experience the story of Pearl Harbor through the eyes of best friends, Frank and Stanley.

• African Town

  Latham, Irene,

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  110 emancipated Africans establish "Africatown", a place where they can follow the customs and traditions of their ancestors. *Nutmeg Nominee 2025*

• Elatsoe

  Little Badger, Darcie, 1987-

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  Ellie searches for the truth after her favorite cousin Trevor dies in a terrible car crash. *Nutmeg Nominee 2025*

• Iveliz Explains It All

  Arango, Andrea Beatriz

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  Iveliz uses her journal to speak her mind about middle school, friendship, depression, PTSD, and her grandmother who suffers from Alzheimer's. *Nutmeg Nominee 2025*

• King and the Dragonflies

  Callender, Kacen

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  In a small but turbulent Louisiana town, one boy's grief takes him beyond the bayous of his backyard, to learn that there is no right way to be yourself. *Nutmeg Nominee 2025*

• Starfish

  Fipps, Lisa

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  Bullied and shamed her whole life for being fat, twelve-year-old Ellie finally gains the confidence to stand up for herself, with the help of some wonderful new allies. *Nutmeg Nominee 2025*