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JUMP TO CHILDREN’S<\/span><\/a> -|||- <\/span>JUMP TO MIDDLE GRADE<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n RETURN TO WELCOME<\/span><\/a><\/strong> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n New books added daily through July 30, 2021<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n FICTION \/ MAGICAL REALISM \/ HISTORICAL<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n By Kathi Appelt<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Atheneum\/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 336 Pages; hardcover, paperback, audio book, and eBook<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Visit the Lone Star Lit Tour Page<\/a>. Read the Lone Star Lit Review. <\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n An ocelot. A slave. 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Spanning from 10,400 BCE on the Islands of Poseidon to Switzerland in 1903, Einstein\u2019s Compass<\/em> sweeps across dimensions all while Albert Einstein is growing into his destiny. But a dangerous creature hunts Albert and the compass. In this fantasy adventure, cosmic forces of good and evil clash around a budding scientist on the cusp of his greatest discovery.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n ===========================<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n FICTION \/ FANTASY \/ MYSTERY \/ SUPERNATURAL<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n By Darcie Little Badger; Illustrated by Rovina Cai<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Levine Querido<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 368 pages; hardcover, audio book, eBook<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n A Texas teen comes face-to-face with a cousin’s ghost and vows to unmask the murderer.<\/strong><\/p>\n Elatsoe\u2014Ellie for short\u2014lives in an alternate contemporary America shaped by the ancestral magics and knowledge of its Indigenous and immigrant groups. She can raise the spirits of dead animals\u2014most importantly, her ghost dog Kirby. 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But will the nefarious townsfolk and a mysterious Doctor stop her before she gets started?<\/span><\/span> A breathtaking debut novel featuring an asexual, Apache teen protagonist, Elatsoe combines mystery, horror, noir, ancestral knowledge, haunting illustrations, fantasy elements, and is one of the most-talked about debuts of the year.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n ===========================<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n FICTION \/ CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE \/ SELF ESTEEM & RELIANCE<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n By Becky Wallace<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Page Street Publishing<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 240 pages; hardcover, library binding, and eBook<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n When Maddie McPherson she lands a summer internship with a sports marketing firm, she finally has a chance to crawl out of her genius brother\u2019s shadow. Not to mention, a glowing letter of recommendation could secure her admission to her dream college. The company tasks her with repairing the image of teen soccer phenom Gabriel Fortunato. Gabriel is a tabloid magnet, who\u2019s best-known for flubbing Italy\u2019s World Cup hopes. As Maddie works with him to develop \u201cpleasant and friendly\u201d content for social media, she also learns he\u2019s thoughtful, multi-talented, and fiercely loyal\u2015maybe even to a fault. Falling for a footballer could botch this internship, but with the firm pressuring her to get the job done, perhaps her heart is worth risking?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n ===========================<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n FICTION \/ ROMANCE \/ COMING-OF-AGE<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n By A.K. 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Elyse\u2019s body insecurities eventually complicate her relationship with Billy, leaving Jayne and Elyse\u2019s exceedingly blunt friend, Lottie, to step in and help Elyse accept herself for who she is, pant size and all.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n ===========================<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n New books added daily through July 30, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n Want your b<\/strong>ook included? <\/strong>Click here for details and pay-what-you-can pricing.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n JUMP TO CHILDREN’S<\/span><\/a> -|||- <\/span>JUMP TO MIDDLE GRADE<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n*YOUNG ADULT* <\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n
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<\/a>Einstein\u2019s Compass: A YA Time Traveler Adventure<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/elatsoe_1.jpg\")
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<\/a>PUDGE AND PREJUDICE<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/kids_summer_reads_pay_what_you_can.png\")
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