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possibility of winning the local Blueberry Queen pageant for a college scholarship. Lily worries that the community won’t accept someone who isn’t blond and white. This novel is a tender story about friendship and growing up. by Miriam Spitzer Franklin REALISTIC Pansy needs redemption. Last year, when her best friend needed her, Pansy didn’t keep her word. Now that her best friend is in a wheelchair and her brain isn’t working, Pansy decides that she will make it up to her. She’ll be brave and do everything. She links her actions to Anna’s recovery, not realizing that Anna is permanently brain damaged. This is a deeply moving story of loss and acceptance. by Tony DiTerlizzi FANTASY Follow along as Eva Nine, a 12-year old, raised by a robot named Muthr underground discovers a planet with unusual and no humans to be found. The only trace of humanity she has is a scrap of paper with the letters “Wondla”. by Cornelia Funke FANTASY I really enjoyed this story about a pair of brave kids, Jon and Ella, who are stalked by a pack of ghosts who can actually do them harm. Slightly scary. by Lev Rosen, illustrated by Ellis Rosen MAGICAL REALISM This is an interesting story with a thought provoking topic of change — can you stop change and is change good, bad, or both? When their dads are killed, siblings Connor and Cordelia and their pet capybara travel to live with their aunt who lives in the very strange city of Woundabout. It’s strange because it’s empty of children, greenery, and any spontaneity. It turns out the townspeople are totally against change, of any kind. It’s Conner and Cordelia who force the town, and their aunt, to realize that change isn’t always bad. by MarcyKate Connolly FANTASY This story begs the question: Does an evil creator make evil progeny? Or do we have a choice about our destiny? Kymera lives with her father / creator who made her out of parts of other creatures and the soul of her former self who was killed by the evil wizard. Her purpose is to rescue the girls held by the wizard. Except, against her father’s wishes, Kymera befriends a townsperson and learns conflicting information. Could her own father be the wizard? And could Kymera be helping him kill all the girls?