Home of the brave by Applegate, Katherine 

Paperback(Feiwel and Friends, 2008)

BTSB #: 064961 Available

Dewey: FAges: 10-14   
AR: 3.5 MG RC: 4.3 6-8 Lexile: NP F&P: W

Genres:

Subjects: Immigrants - Fiction African Americans - Fiction School stories Cows - Fiction Minneapolis (Minn.) - Fiction

Summary: Kek, an African refugee, is confronted by many strange things in Minneapolis and longs for his missing mother, but finds comfort in the company of a cow and her owner.

Shannon in the spotlight by Miller, Kalena 

BTSB Prebound(Delacorte Press, 2023)

BTSB #: 646745 Available

Dewey: FAges: 10-14   
Lexile: 720 F&P: Y

Genres: Family Life

Subjects: Obsessive-compulsive disorder - Fiction Theater - Fiction Dating (Social customs) - Fiction Best friends - Fiction Acting - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Minneapolis (Minn.) - Fiction

Summary: Shannon Carter, who is devoted to her Minneapolis youth community theatre, feels more comfortable staying behind the scenes due to her OCD, but all that changes when the director casts her in a role.