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Ben Y and the Ghost in the Machine
by K.A. Holt (Author)
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Booktalk: Ben Y’s just about had it with school. Every corner she turns, she’s being called “Benita,” getting Dress Coded by Mr. Mann for some supposedly inappropriate item of clothing, or running into the ineffable, inescapable, indefinable Ace–who makes her feel weird, weirdly seen, and strangely at peace, all at once. Even her best buds–Ben B, Jordan J, and Javier; the kids under the stairs–are all far too content following the rules and making their school newspaper under the attentive direction of their beloved teacher, Ms. J.

And home’s no better. Last year, Ben Y’s older brother died, and the family is still learning how to cope–if by coping you mean coming home to cry at lunch, or secretly building a friendship bracelet empire, or obsessively visiting a chatroom to talk to Benicio’s ghost. When Benito suddenly starts typing back, Ben Y must act. But what happens when those very actions make Ben Y’s deepest secrets impossible to hide?

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10 at 10: The Surprising Childhoods of Ten Remarkable People
by Carlyn Beccia (Author / Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Audrey Hepburn, Roberto Clemente, Albert Einstein-kids know the names, but do they know what some of history’s most famous figures were like at the age of ten?

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Frida Kahlo
You have probably heard the art advice to paint or draw what you see. But what if all you can see is limited to what surrounds your bed? This was the reality Frida Kahlo faced after a bus accident confined her to her bed for over a year. So, Frida chose to paint the most fascinating subject contained in the four walls of her room–herself.

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