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Jasmine's new rules

2017
"Princess Jasmine is nine years old. She has private tutors, fancy clothes, and even a pet tiger, but what she really wants is a friend her own age. Will Princess Jasmine finally find a true friend?"--Provided by publisher.
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Pearl Buck

jewel of the East
2012
Felix tries to impress his crush Lily, who was adopted from China, by trying to take her back in time to learn about her native country, but when his twin Maisie catches him, the it is only the twins who are transported to a small village on the Yangtze River during the time just before the Boxer Rebellion, where they are chased by bandits and must flee to Shanghai.

Because of Winn-Dixie

2020
Ten-year-old India Opal Buloni describes her first summer in the town of Naomi, Florida, and all the good things that happen to her because of her big ugly dog Winn-Dixie.

Penguin in love

One day, Penguin goes looking for love and finds, instead, a mitten, but as he tries to locate the mitten's owner, he knits his way through a blizzard to an unexpected meeting.

Solitaire

A Heartstopper Novella
"Tori Spring feels completely disconnected from her life--until she meets the relentlessly cheerful Michael Holden, and a series of schoolwide pranks starts to draw her out of her shell"--Provided by publisher.

TBH, you know what I mean

"When she leads a super-successful event at school to raise awareness, everyone starts looking to her to take charge-of everything. Prianka needs ideas for National Poetry Month, Victoria wants advice on volunteer projects, and Gabby needs homework help. To be honest, being a leader is fun but the pressure is OOC (out of control)! Can Cece help her friends without totally losing it herself?"--Back cover.

Freak the Mighty

2019
"At the beginning of eighth grade, learning disabled Max and his new friend Freak, whose birth defect has affected his body but not his brilliant mind, find that when they combine forces they make a powerful team"--OCLC.

The Haters

A road trip adventure about a trio of jazz-camp escapees who, against every realistic expectation, become a band.

Whippoorwill

In rural New Hampshire, sixteen-year-old Clair Taylor and her neighbor, eighteen-year-old Danny Stewart, fall into an unlikely relationship as they work together to save Wally, a loveable, but mistreated dog kept chained in a junk-filled yard by Danny's cruel father.

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