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The science of breakable things
by Tae Keller
Given a challenging assignment in school to answer an important question using the scientific method, young Natalie endeavors to help her botanist mother fight depression, an effort that leads to a new understanding that parents are people too. Simultaneous eBook.
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Running on the roof of the world
by Jess Butterworth
A secret Buddhist in Tibet who must follow the strict laws imposed by occupying Chinese soldiers finds her life upended by an act of protest that results in her parents' imprisonment, a situation that pits her and her best friend against harrowing natural dangers as they flee across the mountains to escape into India. Simultaneous eBook.
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Making friends
by Kristen Gudsnuk
When she and her friends are placed in different classes and begin exploring separate interests at the start of seventh grade, Danny inherits a magic sketchbook and uses it to create a perfect best friend, with unexpected results. By the creator of the Henchgirl comic series. Simultaneous.
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Love Double Dutch!
by Doreen Spicer-Dannelly
"Kayla must salvage her double Dutch dreams after her parents' rocky relationship takes her away from Brooklyn - and her beloved team - to spend the summer in North Carolina"
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Breakout
by Kate Messner
From multiple perspectives, tells of a time capsule project and the middle schoolers who contribute, including future journalist Nora Tucker and newcomer Elidee Jones, whose brother is in the local prison
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The length of a string
by Elissa Brent Weissman
Wanting nothing more than to find her birth parents as the day of her big bat mitzvah celebration approaches, Imani discovers her great-grandmother's journal chronicling her escape from Holocaust-era Europe and begins to see family in new ways. By the author of the Nerd Camp series. Simultaneous eBook.
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Drum roll, please
by Lisa Jenn Bigelow
Unexpectedly enjoying her membership in a band she was talked into joining, drummer Melly embarks on what she believes will be a rocking summer at camp only to find everything upended by her parents' separation, her best friend's estrangement, her crush on a fellow camper and her doubts about her performance readiness. 35,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle
by Leslie Connor
Starring: seventh-grader Mason Buttle, who's big, sweaty, dyslexic, and targeted by bullies. But he's NOT lying about what happened on the day his best friend Benny died, no matter what police Lieutenant Baird thinks.
Who it's for: If you like hopeful stories that let you peek into a unique character's life, you'll enjoy spending time with Mason as he tries to make peace with his memories, as well as make friends with tiny, equally unpopular Calvin Chumsky.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 10-13!
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San Mateo Public Library 55 West 3rd Avenue San Mateo, California 94402 (650) 522-7802www.smplibrary.org |
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