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The remarkable journey of Coyote Sunrise
by Dan Gemeinhart
Living on the road in an old school bus with her dad after losing her mother and sisters, 12-year-old Coyote devises an elaborate plan to convince her father to make a first trip home to Washington state in five years, a journey marked by an eclectic group of passengers they meet along the way. Simultaneous eBook.
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Benchwarmers
by John Feinstein
A debut entry in a new series by the Edgar Allen Poe Award-winning author of Last Shot finds the poorest player on a soccer team and a superstar player who is left out because she is a girl forging an unexpected friendship on the bench. Simultaneous eBook
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| Shine! by J.J .and Chris GrabensteinWhat it’s about: Some people are exceptional, while other people blend in, and aspiring astronomer Piper is the blending type -- which actually makes it tough to fit in among her high-achieving new classmates at Chumley Prep.
What happens: Piper finds new friends and discovers that there's more than one way to shine.
Read it for: a feel-good story filled with humor, quirky characters, and science facts. |
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A slip of a girl
by Patricia Reilly Giff
A heart-wrenching novel in verse by the two-time Newbery Honor-winning author of Lily’s Crossing follows the experiences of a motherless girl who tries to protect her special-needs sibling during the Irish Land Wars. Simultaneous eBook.
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Level 13 : a slacker novel
by Gordon Korman
Underachiever Cameron Boxer finds his happiness as an elite gamer alongside his beaver sidekick challenged by the demands of the school club he started by accident and misguided people in his life who think beavers should not be playing video games. By the best-selling author of the Swindle series.
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| Mac B., Kid Spy: Mac Undercover by Mac Barnett; illustrated by Mike LoweryWhat it is: the story of how regular kid (and future author) Mac Barnett became a secret agent in the 1980s. It's all true, too! Or so he says…
What happens: The Queen of England asks Mac to find her stolen Coronation Spoon, leading him to a corgi sidekick, an international search, and some extremely silly spycraft.
Don't miss: a drawing of the Queen wearing unicorn jammies, one of the many laugh-till-you-snort cartoons in this series-starting chapter book. |
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| The League of Unexceptional Children by Gitty DaneshvariWhat it’s about: The U.S. vice president has been kidnapped, national security is at risk, and the country's best hope is two extremely ordinary middle schoolers.
Starring: Shelley and Jonathan, the newest recruits to the League of Unexceptional Children, a spy agency made up of kids so average that no one notices them.
Why you might like it: Shelley and Jonathan's offbeat, fast-paced adventure will leave you laughing -- and reaching for Get Smart-ish, the next book in the series. |
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| Mrs. Smith's Spy School for Girls by Beth McMullenWhat it’s about: After transferring to the elite Smith School, rule-breaker Abigail is shocked to learn that the school doubles as a spy training program, and that her first spy mission will be to locate her mom, and undercover agent who’s gone missing.
Read it for: off-kilter humor, cool spy gear, and plenty of action.
You might also like: Stuart Gibbs’ Spy School, another funny page-turner that kicks off a series about spies in training. |
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| The Doublecross (and Other Skills I Learned As a Superspy) by Jackson PearceWhat it’s about: Hale Jordan might be “as graceful as a potato,” but when his parents, superspies for the Sub Rosa Society, disappear during a mission, he’s ready to rescue them from the evil League. Only it turns out that the League might not be as evil as Hale thought... What’s inside: easy-to-like characters and clever plot twists, as well as spy gadgets made from pipe cleaners and lasers. |
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| Codename Zero by Chris RylanderThe setting: Minot, North Dakota, where seventh-grader Carson fends off boredom through epic pranks.
The set-up: Carson definitely isn’t bored after a mysterious man hands him a package that’s set to self-destruct, leading Carson to uncover the secret government agencies and scary conspiracies that lurk in his not-so-humdrum hometown.
Read it for: a high-energy thriller that will make you smile and keep you on the edge of your seat. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 8-11!
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