All the Broken Pieces by Ann E. Burg
Matt, a Vietnamese boy, thinks what happened to him in his homeland will force his adoptive American parents to send him away. He doesn’t realize that everyone is suffering from the Vietnam War.

Dirty Little Secrets by C.J. Omololu
Lucy has a secret...her mother is a hoarder. She is working hard to keep it a secret from the world but when Lucy comes home to find something that could ruin her life, she must decide how to handle it.

I Am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to be Your Class President
by Josh Lieb
Everyone thinks Oliver Watson is stupid and a lost cause.  That’s fine with him because he is really an evil genius controlling much of the town and beyond.

Juvie 3 by Gordon Korman   
When Douglas Healy, a former juvenile delinquent, gets a grant to open a halfway house in New York City, he selects 3 boys who are in detention centers to give them a second chance. 

Out of the Blue by S.L. Rottman
Stu is accustomed to moving a lot because his family is in the military.  But this move is different.  His father and brother do not make the move and their new neighbors seem to be hiding something.  

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The Red Blazer Girls: the Ring of Rocamadour by Michael D. Beil
When Sophie sees a face at an old window in the tower of the church, she must investigate.  This little investigation leads Sophie and her friends to help a woman solve a series of riddles to find a long lost treasure.

Scat by Carl Hiaasen   
A simple field trip to the Everglades sends Nick and Marta on a search for clues about their missing unusual teacher.

The September Sisters by Jillian Cantor
What happens to a family when a sister disappears from her bedroom one summer night?  Abby and her parents are trying to deal with Becky’s disappearance. Will she ever be found?

Word Nerd by Susin Nielsen
While home alone, Ambrose starts talking to Cosmo, an ex-con who lives upstairs. Their common interest in Scrabble helps thme to become friends.

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