SardinesIn this affecting middle grade debut, perfect for fans of Erin Entrada Kelly and Lynda Mullaly Hunt, a boy finds unexpected friendship in a motley group of kids following a devastating loss. Nothings been the same since Lucass older brother died. After the accident, Lucass mom disappeared without any warning, and his dad is struggling to cope. Lucas is pretty much aloneexcept for the other kids he meets at his middle schools aftercare program. Theres

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she uncovers a trail of lies her daughter has told her—from the Finsta account to rumors of a secret relationship

In the stillness of his Paris apartment

who died before Ahmed was born

When he's offered a job restoring a Venetian palace fresco

Recruits like Wes: Lydia's ally

” —Outside

can the Legendary Alston Boys find a way to save their town and keep their family together

and the creation of the poems that would form Ariel

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But with the unheralded birth of a strange new child—a boy—the harmony of their community is suddenly thrown into jeopardy