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Hands

Twelve-year-old Trevor has an adult problem to deal with: how to protect himself, his sisters, and his mother from his abusive stepfather (currently in prison) and he thinks the way to do that is to take up boxing--although he would really rather draw.
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Yasmin the farmer

2023
On her family's visit to a farm, Yasmin is thrilled to play with the baby chicks, but when she forgets to close the pen door and one goes missing, Yasmin has to scramble to find it.

Nicole's secret

2023
"Nicole's robot threw a ball right through a classroom window. No one knows how the window got broken, and Nicole decides to keep it a secret. Will she change her mind when she realizes the broken window has upset her classmates?"--Back cover.

Isabella learns to balance

2022
"Isabella has Olympic dreams. But when she falls behind in school, Coach Kim tells her that she must bring up her grades or give up being on the team. With the help and support of her Super Starz teammates, Isabella learns the importance of balancing her responsibilities"--Back cover.

What we harvest

2022
"The farms of Hollow's End were blessed with miracle crops, especially the shimmering, iridescent wheat of Wren's family farm, but then the black mercury blight came, and the blight destroys everything: crops turned to silver-black sludge, animals sickened and blinded, even people; Wren believes she is responsible, and desperate to save Hollow's End she turns to her ex-boyfriend--but they find that there is a lot they do not know about their town and its miracle crops, and that their ancestors have a lot to answer for"--Provided by publisher.

Wisteria Jane

Bingo did it!
2016
"Bingo did it! Or did he? Wisteria Jane and Bingo know all about fun and mischief,, but they may need to learn a thing or two about taking responsibility"--Back cover.

What we harvest

The farms of Hollow's End were blessed with miracle crops, especially the shimmering, iridescent wheat of Wren's family farm, but then the black mercury blight came, and the blight destroys everything: crops turned to silver-black sludge, animals sickened and blinded, even people; Wren believes she is responsible, and desperate to save Hollow's End she turns to her ex-boyfriend--but they find that there is a lot they do not know about their town and its miracle crops, and that their ancestors have a lot to answer for.

Grim Tuesday

2018
Seventh-grader Arthur Penhaligon returns to the parallel universe known as the House to fight his latest enemy, Grim Tuesday, whose greed threatens to destroy both the House and the Earth.

Red wolf

"When fulfilling her duty as a shapeshifting guardian for her village means abandoning the young man she loves, the future she imagines with him, and her values, sixteen-year-old Adele must decide how far she is willing to go to keep her friends and neighbors safe"--OCLC.
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Squawking Matilda

Mae likes starting projects but never seems to finish them, and so when Aunt Susan asks her to take care of a feisty chicken Mae is soon distracted, then must find a way to make up for her neglect before Aunt Susan's visit.

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