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1) Fuzzy mud
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To avoid a bully, Marshall Walsh and Tamaya Dhilwaddi, a boy and girl who have walked to school and back together since they were little, take a shortcut through the off-limits woods. They soon wish they hadn't, as they stumble upon big trouble. Soon the authorities and even the U.S. Senate are getting involved, and the whole world may be affected.
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"Eleven-year-old Ava Andrews has a Technicolor interior with a gray shell. On the inside, she bubbles with ideas and plans. On the outside, everyone except her best friend, Zelia, thinks she doesn't talk or, worse, is stuck-up. What nobody knows is that Ava has invisible disabilities: anxiety and a heart condition. Ava hopes middle school will be a fresh start, but when Zelia moves across the country and Ava's Nana Linda pushes her to speak up about...
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"The coronavirus disease COVID-19 emerged in November 2019. By March 2020, cities all around the world closed schools, offices, restaurants, and other public spaces deemed "non-essential" in an attempt to contain the fast-spreading virus. People struggled to follow government orders, stay indoors, and limit contact with others. But the virus that caused one of the world's deadliest pandemics eventually killed over two million people worldwide. This...
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This title explains what a virus is, what a coronavirus is, and how it spreads. The rest of the title is dedicated to explaining simple ways kids can stay healthy, like eating a nutrient-rich snack, getting lots of sleep, exercising by playing outside, and of course washing their hands!
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This title takes a look at some of the amazing medicine and technology being created (like a COVID-19 vaccine and antibody therapy) and being utilized (like drones and ventilators) to help in the fight against COVID-19. This book shows the incredible things that scientists and engineers can accomplish when faced with a problem as big as a pandemic.
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A young chef is the only one who can protect her town from an onslaught of scientifically enhanced, highly addictive potatoes. Yasmina isn't like the other kids in her city. She might be an oddball, but no one can deny that Yasmina has a flair for food. All she needs to whip up a gourmet meal is a recipe from her cookbook and fresh vegetable form the community garden. But everything changes when the garden is bulldozed and replaced with a strange...
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Why do you look so different? That's a great question! My name is Shane, and I was born with a disease that makes my body grow smaller and weaker as I get older instead of bigger and stronger. Living with this disease means that I've used a wheelchair for most of my life and often rely on my family and friends to help me do all my favorite things - like eating pizza, participating in team sports, and playing video games. Since many people are curious...
14) The Divide
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While hiking on the Continental Divide of Costa Rica, a young boy with a heart condition falls into a magical otherworld full of fantastical creatures.
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"In 1910 New York City, four years after her Irish immigrant father dies of tuberculosis, ten-year-old Essie's fear and anxiety continue to grow uncontrollably, so much that when her mother, a brave nurse, remarries and the family moves to North Brother Island, where Essie's new stepfather runs a quarantine hospital for the incurably sick, Essie imagines all manner of horrors, including the ghost of a little girl--which might not be imaginary after...
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Nathan Stickles, 9, is the star of his very own children's book, "Nathan's Special Heart," written by Jessica Ennis, publications editor for the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, and illustrated by John Howell. "Nathan's Special Heart" is a children's book, tracking Nathan's journey as he experienced a new minimally invasive surgery to treat a one-inch hole in his heart. The book also contains a bookmark with the annual financial...
18) Outbreak
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"CALLING ALL CAHILLS! Announcing a 39 Clues Superspecial adventure -- the gang is back, and called to investigate one of their own: Sinead Starling."--
19) El Deafo
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"Going to school and making new friends can be tough. But going to school and making new friends while wearing a bulky hearing aid strapped to your chest? That requires superpowers! In this funny, poignant graphic novel memoir, author/illustrator Cece Bell chronicles her hearing loss at a young age and her subsequent experiences with the Phonic Ear, a very powerful--and very awkward--hearing aid. The Phonic Ear gives Cece the ability to hear--sometimes...