florida

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Strawberry girl

Birdie Boyer and her hard-working family raise strawberries in Florida, but have to face the dislike of their neighbors.
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Because of Winn-Dixie

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.

The great shark mystery

The Boxcar Children rush to investigate when it appears that someone is trying to rid the Ocean Adventure Park aquarium in Florida of its main attraction--a great white shark.

Flush

With their father jailed for sinking a river boat, Noah Underwood and his younger sister, Abbey, must gather evidence that the owner of this floating casino is emptying his bilge tanks into the protected waters around their Florida Keys home.

Jumping off to freedom

Courage and desperation lead fifteen-year-old David and his father to flee Cuba's repressive regime and seek freedom by taking to the sea on a raft headed for Miami.

[al-Nnmru yanha?]

2018
Twelve-year-old Rob, who passes the time in his rural Florida community by carving wood, is drawn by his spunky but angry friend Sistine into a plan to free a caged tiger. Presented in Arabic.

Horror in Florida

Terrifying tales about Florida's spookiest spots!.
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The Paris Project

A girl named Cleveland Rosebud Potts has created her Paris Project List, and she thinks that if she can tick off all six items, she will finally escape her terrible small town of Sassafras, Florida, by earning a place at the high-culture and rich American School of Paris. Of course, nothing ever goes according to plan, and before the end Cleveland will have to learn how to forgive her family, be a friend, and learn to grow and prosper where she is.
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Better than the best plan

2019
Seventeen-year-old Ritzy's carefully made summer plans are ruined when she is sent to a foster home with a cute boy next door, but when her old life catches up with her, plans and hopes collide.
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A girl named Anna

a novel
"Raised in a quiet rural community, Anna has always been taught that her mamma's rules are the only path to follow. But, on her 18th birthday, she defies her mamma for the first time in her life and goes to Astroland. She's never been allowed to visit Florida's biggest theme park, so why, when she arrives, does everything about it seem so familiar?And is there a connection to the mysterious letter she receives that same day--a letter addressing her by a different name?"--.
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