WINNER: Anything But Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin
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Anything but Typical by Nora Raleigh BaskinCall Number: Juv F BAS (Juvenile fiction)
ISBN: 9781416963783
Publication Date: 2009-03-24
Jason, a twelve-year-old autistic boy who wants to become a writer, relates what his life is like as he tries to make sense of his world.
WINNER: After Ever After by Jordan Sonnenblick
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After Ever After by Jordan SonnenblickCall Number: J-Fiction SO (Juvenile fiction)
ISBN: 9780439837064
Publication Date: 2010-02-01
Although Jeff and Tad help one another overcome effects of their cancer treatments to prepare for eighth-grade graduation, Jeff still craves advice from his older brother who is studying drums in Africa.
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Close to Famous by Joan Bauer
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Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick
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Close to Famous by Joan BauerCall Number: YA F BAU-J (Young adult fiction)
ISBN: 9780142420171
Publication Date: 2012-01-05
Twelve-year-old Foster McFee and her mother escape from her mother's abusive boyfriend and end up in the small town of Culpepper, West Virginia, where they use their strengths and challenge themselves to build a new life, with the help of the friends they make there.
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Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick (Illustrator)Call Number: Juv F SEL (Juvenile fiction)
ISBN: 9780545027892
Publication Date: 2011-09-13
After losing his mother and his hearing, Ben leaves his Minnesota home in 1977 to seek the father he never knew in New York City, and meets Rose.
WINNER: A Dog Called Homeless by Sarah Lean
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A Dog Called Homeless by Sarah LeanCall Number: J-Fiction LE (Juvenile fiction)
ISBN: 9780062122209
Publication Date: 2012-09-04
Cally stops talking, partly because her father & brother never speak of her mother's recent death, but friendships with a homeless man & a disabled boy ensure she still communicates.
WINNER: Handbook for Dragon Slayers by Merrie Haskell
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Handbook for Dragon Slayers by Merrie HaskellCall Number: J-Fiction HA (Juvenile fiction)
ISBN: 9780062008169
Publication Date: 2013-05-28
Yearning for life in a cloistered scriptorium, thirteen-year-old Princess Matilda, whose lame foot brings fear of the evil eye, escapes her scheming cousin Ivo and joins her servant Judith and an old friend, Parz, in hunting dragons and writing about them.
WINNER: Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin
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Rain Reign by Ann M. MartinCall Number: J-Fiction MA (Juvenile fiction)
ISBN: 9780312643003
Publication Date: 2014-10-07
Rose Howard is obsessed with homonyms, which is why she named her stray dog Rain, a name with two homonyms, which makes the name very special in Rose's mind. After recovering Rain from being lost in a severe thunderstorm, she discovers Rain has an implanted microchip and must face losing the dog once again.
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Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
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Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly HuntCall Number: J-Fiction HU (Juvenile fiction)
ISBN: 9780399162596
Publication Date: 2015-02-05
Ally's greatest fear is that everyone will find out she is as dumb as they think she is because she still doesn't know how to read.
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WINNER: As Brave As You by Jason Reynolds
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As Brave As You by Reynolds, JasonCall Number: JUV F REY (Juvenile Fiction)
ISBN: 9781481415903
Publication Date: 2016-05-03
Scooping poop at his grandparent's house - that sure as heck wasn't the way eleven-year-old Genie expected to be spending his summer. But when his parents send him and his big brother, Ernie, to Virginia to experience the great (not!) outdoors, they're in for some big surprises. First, there are chores galore (picking peas, really?). Second, Grandpop just might be completely off his rocker. The man has a big ol' secret - and once Genie learns what it is, all of Grandpop's oddities start to make sense. Like why he locks himself up in a room that's filled with birds. And why he never - not ever, no sir, no how, no way - steps foot outside. On top of that, Grandpop has a crazy idea for how to celebrate Ernie's fourteenth birthday. Actually, to Genie it isn't so crazy, but Ernie thinks it's completely wack. Genie wonders if that's because Ernie isn't brave enough. but is being brave doing something? Or knowing when not to?
WINNER: Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess by Shari Green
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Macy Mcmillan and the Rainbow Goddess by Shari GreenCall Number: Juv F GRE (Juvenile fiction)
ISBN: 9781772780338
Publication Date: 2017-05-15
Olivia has been Macy McMillan's best friend ever since Macy transferred to Hamiliton Elementary from Braeside School for the Deaf. But then their sixth grade teacher assigned that embarrassing family tree project, and Olivia made a joke about Macy's father, and now neither girl is speaking -- signing -- to the other. It couldn't have happened at a worse time. With her mother getting married and an ugly For Sale sign jammed into their yard, Macy could really use a best friend right now. But it seems the only person who has time for her these days is Iris Gillan from next door. And it's not like a crabby old woman who doesn't even know sign language is going to be any comfort. Right?
WINNER: The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle by Leslie Connor
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The Truth As Told by Mason Buttle by Leslie ConnorCall Number: Juv F CON (Juvenile Fiction)
ISBN: 9780062491435
Publication Date: 2018-01-23
Mason Buttle is the biggest, sweatiest kid in his grade, and everyone knows he can barely read or write. Mason's learning disabilities are compounded by grief. Fifteen months ago, Mason's best friend, Benny Kilmartin, turned up dead in the Buttle family's orchard. An investigation drags on, and Mason, honest as the day is long, can't understand why Lieutenant Baird won't believe the story Mason has told about that day.
HONOR BOOK: The Collectors by Jacqueline West
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The Collectors by Jacqueline WestCall Number: Juv F WES (Juvenile fiction)
ISBN: 9780062691699
Publication Date: 2018-10-09
Overlooked in class, a hearing-impaired boy who collects lost or discarded trinkets discovers a dangerous underground world full of stolen wishes and the people who collect them.
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Handbook for Dragon Slayers by 
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Fish in a Tree by 
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