Elly Swartz
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Finding Perfect
7 editions
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2016
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Smart Cookie
4 editions
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2018
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Dear Student
6 editions
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2022
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Hidden Truths
7 editions
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2023
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Give and Take
4 editions
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2019
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Same Page
4 editions
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2025
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"Same Page by Elly Swartz is the perfect middle grade novel for book lovers. I love books and reading. I also feel lots of emotions when I read but middle grade novels, especially Same Page had me feeling all the feels. Swartz characters are so well d"
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"It is important for all of us to find our voice. The question, much like June faced, is will we have the courage to do so?"
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"“How would it feel to be scared of the one person who’s supposed to love you no matter what?�"
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"This book couldn’t be more timely, and if you’re a book warrior, this story will fill your heart and give you so much hope. Another middle grade gem by the lovely Elly Swartz.
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What a huge privilege it was to get an early read of Nikki Grimes new book, Glory, Too. As I read these poems, I could feel Grimes’s gentle grace woven into every word. She reminds us that humanity brings us together to understand the healing power o ...more | |
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I had the privilege of getting an early read of this book. I loved it! This book will steal your heart and open your soul. Neshama by Marcella Pixley is a beautiful homage to the lessons our ancestors, the power of prayer, the transcendence of forgive ...more |
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A true story of hope, resilience, and the bonds that save us. In Lifeboat 5 author Susan Hood shines a light on the darkness of war, reminding the reader that friendship is life’s real hero in this powerful telling. An absolute must-read! *I received ...more |
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“When your family is unfinished you have to finish it by getting messy... with (and without) cookies.”
― Smart Cookie
― Smart Cookie
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“Why do you do that?
Do what?
Blow off compliments.
I don't.
You kind of do.
Sorry.
Don't apologize. Just learn to say thanks.”
― Underwater
Do what?
Blow off compliments.
I don't.
You kind of do.
Sorry.
Don't apologize. Just learn to say thanks.”
― Underwater
“It turned out I wasn't dying on the outside. I was only dying on the inside, where nobody could see.”
― Underwater
― Underwater
“It was exactly one month since the Worst Thing had happened, and almost as long since I'd started not-talking. Which isn't refusing to talk, like everyone thinks it is. It's just deciding not to fill the world with words if you don't have to. It is the opposite of constant-talking, which is what I used to do, and it's better than small talk, which is what people wished I did.”
― The Thing About Jellyfish
― The Thing About Jellyfish
“I'd always thought that being seen was about what people perceived with their eyes. But by the time the Eugene Field Memorial Middle School made the fall trip to the aquarium, I, Suzy Swanson, had disappeared entirely. Being seen is more about the ears than the eyes, it turns out.”
― The Thing About Jellyfish
― The Thing About Jellyfish