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| Lions & Liars by Kate Beasley; illustrated by Dan SantatWhat it's about: If 5th graders are wild animals, Frederick Frederickson is no lion -- he's more like a flea on a meerkat's butt. So when he accidentally winds up among the "lions" at a disciplinary camp for boys, Frederick has to fake it if he wants to make friends...not to mention survive the hurricane that's heading their way. Why you might like it: it's easy to relate to Frederick's hilariously awkward attempts to fit in. |
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| Annie's Life in Lists by Kristin MahoneyWhat it is: a collection of lists, each one filling in more details about 10-year-old Annie, who's just moved from Brooklyn to the tiny town of Clover Gap, and who is 1) super shy, 2) struggling to find new friends, and 3) worried that she caused the problem that prompted her family to move. Why you might like it: the unusual storytelling style makes it easy to zip through this funny, realistic, and touching tale. |
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Carnival magic
by Amy Ephron
While visiting Aunt Evie in Devon-by-the-Sea, England, Tess and Max are whisked away by a magical carnival in need of rescue
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The Rizzlerunk Club : Best Buds Under Frogs
by Leslie Patricelli
The best-selling creator of the bald baby board books presents a first novel introducing best friends Lily and Darby, who bond over a shared love of oddball things and form a club together before Darby's mean-spirited former best friend returns unexpectedly.
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The wonderling
by Mira Bartók
A debut novel by the award-winning author of The Memory Palace follows the experiences of a foxlike foundling with one ear who endures an oppressive life in an orphanage for part-animal humans until an unexpected act of courage leads to a friendship and a quest to discover his destiny.
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| The Girl with the Ghost Machine by Lauren DeStefanoWhat it's about: What would you sacrifice to see a lost loved one again? Ever since her mother died, Emmaline's father has been building a machine to bring back her ghost. It's Emmaline, however, who figures out how to make the machine work -- but at an unexpected cost. Is it for you? If you're looking for an outside-the-box ghost story, don't miss this creepy, thoughtful, and heartbreaking tale. |
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Robots rule the school
by Ada Hopper
In the fourth DATA Set adventure, the DATA Set race to deprogram an army of student-built robots before they take over Newtonberg Elementary School. Simultaneous and eBook.
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Hawking's hallway
by Neal Shusterman
Forced to help the Accelerati complete Tesla's great device to help his father and brother, Nick Slate searches for three missing objects while his friends tackle mysteries in other areas of the world. By the author of Tesla's Attic. 50,000 first printing.
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| The Creature Department by Robert Paul WestonWelcome to: the Creature Department of technology company DENKi-3000, where the leading tech inventors include a tiny vampire-fairy, an enormous bombastadon, and a three-headed dragon-octopus.
What happens: DENKi-3000's rival, Quazicom, is also run by Creatures: nasty, snot-shooting Ghorks who are poised for a hostile takeover unless the Creature Department can stop them. Try this next: Adam Rex's Cold Cereal Saga, for a similar blend of zany art, frenzied action, and over-the-top humor. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 8-11!
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