Wonder World Book Cafe'

High school seniors, Maya and Beau couldn't be any different. Maya is trying to deal with the challenge of being Deaf at a hearing school while working towards college admission. Beau, overachiever, cute, bound for Yale University, and student body president is interested in her. He's even learning ASL. Maya is NOT impressed. . . or is she?
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Two middle school students, Calliope and Jinsong . Callie just started at her 10th school. Kids make fun of her tics all due to Tourette Syndrome. Jin really likes her, but he can't risk being friends with a girl his friends call "weird" and "the goon." Each tells their own story, Callie in verse and Jin in prose.
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Three very different junior high boys who are absent from school ALL THE TIME end up serving detention together. Read to find out just why they are absent. It may surprise you. Written cleverly in mixed media.
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A middle-grade novel written in verse. Sister rivarly. Grief. Natural disaster. Mental health. SURVIVAL! Told from two points of view: Leena in 6th grade and Rama in 8th..
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This heavily illustrated novel (mostly) in verse follows 7th grader Will, who is navigating some tough issues around disordered eating and body dysmorphia. Even though Will is in middle school, his thoughts and feelings will resonate with readers far beyond middle school.