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1) Holes
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Series
Language
English
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As further evidence of his family's bad fortune which they attribute to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself.
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Series
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
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In central Texas in 1899, eleven-year-old Callie Vee Tate is instructed to be a lady by her mother, learns about love from the older three of her six brothers, and studies the natural world with her grandfather, the latter of which leads to an important discovery.
3) Starfish
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Language
English
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Told in verse, Ellie lives by Fat Girl Rules to avoid being bullied, but with the support of her dad, her therapist and her neighbor Catalina, can Ellie set aside these rules and just be herself?
5) Puddin'
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Language
English
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"Millie Michalchuk has gone to fat camp every year since she was a little girl. Not this year. This year she has new plans to chase her secret dream of being a newscaster--and to kiss the boy she's crushing on. Callie Reyes is the pretty girl who is next in line for dance team captain and has the popular boyfriend. But when it comes to other girls, she's more frenemy than friend. When circumstances bring the girls together over the course of a semester,...
6) Dumplin'
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English
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Sixteen-year-old Willowdean wants to prove to everyone in her small Texas town that she is more than just a fat girl, so, while grappling with her feelings for a co-worker who is clearly attracted to her, Will and some other misfits prepare to compete in the beauty pageant her mother runs.
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English
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Yusuf Azeem has spent all his life in the small town of Frey, Texas--and nearly that long waiting for the chance to participate in the regional robotics competition, which he just knows he can win. Only, this year is going to be more difficult than he thought. Because this year is the twentieth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, an anniversary that has everyone in his Muslim community on edge. Can Yusuf hold onto his joy, and his friendships,...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
An old hound that has been chained up at his hateful owner's run-down shack, and two kittens born underneath the house, endure separation, danger, and many other tribulations in their quest to be reunited and free.
Author
Series
Calpurnia Tate volume 2
Language
English
Description
"In rural Texas in 1900, when a storm blows change into town in the form of a visiting veterinarian, twelve-year-old Callie discovers a life and a vocation she desperately wants. But with societal expectations as they are, she will need all her wits and courage to realize her dreams"--
11) Moxie: a novel
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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In a small Texas town where high school football reigns supreme, Viv, sixteen, starts a feminist revolution using anonymously-written zines.
12) Skunked!
Author
Series
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition
Physical Desc
106 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When Travis discovers an abandoned baby skunk, he can't help but bring it home and take care of it. Stinky, as Travis names him, settles in pretty well. But when Travis discovers Stinky's litter-mate, Winky, who is in need of some help, things get complicated around the Tate house"--Provided by publisher.
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English
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Twelve-year-old Quijana is a biracial girl, desperately trying to understand the changes that are going on in her life; her mother rarely gets home before bedtime, her father suddenly seems to be trying to get in touch with his Guatemalan roots (even though he never bothered to teach Quijana Spanish), she is about to start seventh grade in the Texas town where they live and she is worried about fitting in--and Quijana suspects that her parents are...
Author
Series
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
105 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Calpurnia and her grandfather rescue a barn owl from the river and, with the help of Dr. Pritzker, dead mice, and some detective work, nurse it back to health.
16) Counting Sheep
Author
Series
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
104 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Callie takes a hands-on approach to animal doctoring. When Callie and Granddaddy go exploring by the river, Callie discovers a leaf covered with spots. Those spots, it turns out, are eggs, and those eggs become butterflies. One of her newly hatched butterflies has a problem, though its wing is broken. Can Callie find a way to help this butterfly fly?
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
Language
English
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Description
In 1865, members of a family start their day as slaves, working in a Texas cotton field, and end it celebrating their freedom on what came to be known as Juneteenth.
18) Butterfly yellow
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
284 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: In the final days of the Viet Nam War, Hang takes her little brother, Linh, to the airport, determined to find a way to safety in America. In a split second, Linh is ripped from her arms?and Hang is left behind in the war-torn country. Six years later, Hang has made the brutal journey from Viet Nam and is now in Texas as a refugee. She doesn't know how she will find the little brother who was taken from her until she meets LeeRoy,...
Author
Series
Magic tree house. Original series volume 30
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Description
"Jack and Annie travel in the magic tree house to Galveston, Texas on September 8, 1900--the day of the worst natural disaster in US history"--
20) Stay gold
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen
Pub. Date
2020
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Told in two voices, Pony, who is concealing his transgender identity at his new Texas high school, and Georgia, a cisgender cheerleader counting the days until she graduates, develop a complicated relationship.
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