LOCATION: Guardian Angel
GANTOS, JACK
JOEY PIGZA SWALLOWED THE KEY
Joey, a disruptive kid from a dysfunctional home, finally discovers what is partly causing his behavioral problems: Joey has Attention Deficit Disorder. Readers learn more about how he copes with this condition and how he deals with the other complicated situations in his life in this excellently written novel that contains moments poignant and humorous.
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GOING, K.L.
THE LIBERATION OF GABRIEL KING 
Gabriel King was a born chicken. He's afraid of spiders, corpses, loose cows, and just about everything related to the fifth grade. Gabe's best friend, Frita Wilson, thinks Gabe needs some liberating from his fears. Frita knows something about being brave- she's the only black kid in school in a town with an active Ku Klux Klan. Together Gabe and Frita are going to spend the summer of 1976 facing down the fears on Gabe's list. But it turns out that Frita has her own list, and while she's helping Gabe confront his fears, she's avoiding the thing that scares her the most.
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MCNAMEE, GRAHAM SPARKS Last year Todd was the smartest kid in Special Needs; this year, he was promoted to the regular fifth-grade class, where they call him “Retardo” and “Braindead.” He’s really trying to keep up, but he’s in danger of being sent back to Needs. Then a history project about the pygmy Ota Benga inspires Todd to use his secret strength–imagination.Being promoted also meant Todd had to leave his pals behind in Special Needs, even his best friend, Eva. Why can’t Eva understand that they can’t be friends anymore? Why can’t he stop missing her? What’s the right answer to that?
MINAKI, CHRISTINA
ZOE’S EXTRAORDINARY HOLIDAY ADVENTURE
Zoe mostly has it good. Her parents are kind, her brother Simon isn''t half bad, and her dog Ella is amazing. She loves school, and she has great friends. But Zoe thinks her life is boring -- nothing ever changes. She will always need a wheelchair, and her parents will always want to protect her -- keeping her from having a real adventure! When Zoe learns about the diverse cultures of her friends at school, she starts thinking of her own life differently. While celebrating the vibrant holiday traditions of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Divali, and Eid, she realizes that adventures can arrive in weird and wonderful ways. And some adventures can be hairy! When Zoe finds she needs to take charge for the first time, will she succeed? Are adventures really that great? Zoe''s Extraordinary Holiday Adventures celebrates diversity, strength, and the ties that bind people who seem different.
PHILBRICK, RODMAN FREAK THE MIGHTY The strange and wonderful adventures of Max and Kevin, a pair of oddball outsiders who combine their strengths to become 'Freak The Mighty'.
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