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Diana: Princess of the Amazons
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Shannon Hale
What Happens: Eleven-year-old Diana, the gangly, sometimes clumsy, only child on the island of Themyscira, struggles to live up to the high Amazonian standards and longs for someone her own age whom she can talk to
Read this for: a heartfelt story about making mistakes, learning the hard way, and growing up to become a hero.
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Real Pigeons Fight Crime!
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Andrew McDonald
What it's about: The REAL PIGEONS, a secret squad of crime-fighting pigeons, will solve any mystery and fight any bad guy to keep the city safe! Rock and his mystery-solving friends tackle their first caseload: Why have all the breadcrumbs disappeared? And who on earth is kidnapping bats?
Who should read this: Perfect for fans of Aaron Blabey's Bad Guys and Dav Pilkey's Dog Man books, the Real Pigeons series is a hilariously silly and highly visual introduction to the joys of reading and crime-fighting for readers 6+
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TBH, I Feel the Same Way
by Lisa Greenwald
What Happens: Besties clash when Gabby’s new friends rank the other girls in their grade in categories like looks, smarts, and popularity. The question is: How can you be your best self if your BFFs don’t have your back?
Series Alert: This is #5 in the TBH series. Start at the beginning with: #1 TBH, This is So Awkward
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Aquicorn Cove by Katie O'Neill What it's about: While visiting the seaside town where she used to live -- and where her mom died -- a girl named Lana rescues a tiny orange aquicorn (imagine a cross between a seahorse and a unicorn) and discovers that her family's past could affect the future of these magical creatures.
Art alert: From cool coastal blues to candy-bright pastels, the imaginative art in this graphic novel brims with color. | | Edison: The Mystery of the Missing Mouse Treasure by Torben Kuhlman; translated by David Henry Wilson Welcome to: Mouse University, where young mouse Pete and his elderly professor research an old shipwreck, build a mouse-sized submarine, and journey to the ocean floor in search of treasure.
Why you might like it: The art does the storytelling in this mostly wordless book -- you’ll be spellbound by the precise details and clever touches in the sophisticated illustrations.
You might also like: Armstrong and Lindbergh, two further tales of mouse trailblazers from German author/artist Torben Kuhlmann. | | Race to the Bottom of the Sea by Lindsay Eagar What it’s about: Brilliant 11-year-old inventor Fidelia Quail is still recovering from the deaths of her marine biologist parents when she’s kidnapped by Merrick the Monstrous, a pirate who needs her science skills to retrieve a sunken treasure.
Read it for: humor, high seas adventure, a historical setting with futuristic tech, and characters who are more than they seem. | | Sharks: Nature's Perfect Hunter by Joe Flood What it is: Filled with drawings, diagrams, and information about history and science, this comic book takes an up-close look at the ocean’s most famous predators: sharks!
Series alert: If you prefer facts over fiction, along with plenty of pictures to browse, you’ll want to sink your teeth into the other books in the Science Comics series, which explores wide-ranging subjects such as planes, plagues, bats, and brains. | |
Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 8-11!
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