juvenile fiction / family / general (see also headings under social issues)

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Lulu and the hedgehog in the rain

2014
"When Lulu rescues a wild hedgehog in a storm, she knows she can't keep it as a pet--it wants to roam free. So she and her cousin Mellie come up with the neighborhood Hedgehog Club to keep it safe"--Provided by publisher.

The fall

A retelling of Edgar Allen Poe's 'The Fall of the House of Usher' in which Madeline and her twin brother, Roderick, suffer from the Usher family illness but she hears the House talking to her, filling her dreams, controlling her actions, and ensuring she never leaves the property.

Defector

a Variants novel
When an FEA agent disappears, followed by Tessa's best friend Holly, rogue Variant organization Abel's Army is implicated and Tessa launches her own investigation that leads to startling discoveries, danger, and a significant decision.

Ellie for president

2014
Ellie McDoodle is excited about starting a school newspaper and serving as editor, so when her friends and family convince her to run for class president--against her new crush, Jake--she is disappointed to have to give up the job temporarily, but is soon caught up in making posters and speeches and getting to know Jake better.

Future flash

2014
"Laney can see people's futures when she touches them and has vowed to try to save a classmate from a fire that is sure to claim his life--and hers"--Provided by publisher.

Uncrashable Dakota

2013
In 1912, an airship on its maiden flight is hijacked and young Hollis Dakota, heir to the Dakota Aeronautics empire, his friend Delia, and stepbrother Rob, become embroiled in a family feud that could send the ship--and them--crashing from the sky.

Amelia rules!

2012
Aunt Tanner disappears when she is humiliated by an ex-boyfriend's tell-all book and Amelia goes into full panic mode.

A mischief of mermaids

2013
Nearly-ten-year-old Poppy Malone finds her skepticism challenged again when she must deal with troublemakers at Lake Travis who look and act suspiciously like mermaids, which she knows do not exist.

House of secrets

Cordelia, Brendan, and Eleanor Walker, aged fifteen to eight, must rely on a mysterious book to face the Wind Witch and her father, the Storm King, who have kidnapped Dr. and Mrs. Walker and brought them to a strange world of magic.

Drawing from memory

2011
Caldecott medalist Allen Say chronicles his experiences as an artist during World War II, and describes his relationship with his mentor Noro Shinpei, Japan's leading cartoonist.

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