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Coraline Jones is lonely in her new apartment. Things aren't quite what they seem. Coraline sets out to explore and uncovers a secret...

This book is about a 12-year-old girl named Amal who lives in rural Pakistan with her family. She has many dreams and goals she wishes to...

Vanessa Martin is mesmerized watching Vanessa Williams win Miss America. She is the first black woman to win the pageant ever! Vanessa...

American Max and his family have moved to Brussels, Belgium for a year. Max is not happy that not only will he be repeating sixth grade,...

I listened to this audiobook on my drive from OKC to Galveston and it kept me interested the entire time. Ten-year-old Mia and her...

Amal wants to be a teacher, but being a girl in small-town Pakistan, she is not expected to have an education. Instead, when her mother...

Ivy Aberdeen has a lot going on. Her mother seems to have disappeared from Ivy’s life after she gave birth to twin boys. Her older...

Nominated for the 2020 Intermediate Sequoyah book award in Oklahoma, this novel follows the stories of two young women who are forced to...

A nominee for the 2020 Intermediate Sequoyah Award, this book tells the tale of Princess Andaryn who, in the act of trying to save her...

Seventh-grader Zoey is in charge of her two younger siblings while her mom works at the local pizza shop. Her mom's boyfriend, Lenny,...

Benedict "Bunny" Thompson has major hops. He's a star high school basketball player and is only a sophomore. Without telling his best...

Marcus Vega is the biggest kid in school. His height and quiet demeanor has given him the opportunity to earn some cash by protecting...

Eleven-year-old Alex Petroski is obsessed with space. He's even copying the golden record that was sent into space in the 1970s by using...

When Carver Briggs sends a text to his friends asking where they are, he doesn't know that by reading that text, his friends will be...

Between Two Skies was a book that opened my eyes to Katrina's damage. It got kind of slow about halfway through, but I loved the ending....

This was an excellent audio book narrated by Anika Noni Rose. I listened to it in its entirety on my road trip from OKC to Galveston. The...

When Arthur sees the neighborhood junk man walking down the street in his dead father's hat, he snaps. He throws a brick at the man and...

This novel alternates between present-day and 1921 Tulsa, Oklahoma. In present-day, teenage Rowan is living with her black mother and...

I'm not sure how to adequately summarize this book. I read it because it has been chosen for the 2018-2019 Intermediate Sequoyah...

Jade is one of very few African American students at her private school. She attends on scholarship and doesn't have any close friends at...