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Short & skinny
by Mark Tatulli
A full-color middle-grade graphic memoir follows the author's experiences as an insecure, bullied youth who first tried to make himself bigger by way of the miracle cures in the backs of his comic books before falling in love with Star Wars and finding creative outlets to express himself. By the author of the Desmond Pucket series. Simultaneous and eBook
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The bad apple
by T. R. Burns
After accidentally killing a teacher with an apple, twelve-year-old Seamus Hinkle is sent to Kilter Academy where, to excel, he must behave badly and pull pranks, but he discovers that there is more to the Academy than meets the eye
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The train to impossible places : a cursed delivery
by P. G. Bell
Eleven-year-old Suzy Smith joins the troll-operated Impossible Postal Express, but she botches her first delivery by stealing a cursed snow globe containing a boy who claims there is a plot to take control of the Union of Impossible Places
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Let's do a thing! by Jim BentonHaving established himself as an expert knuckle doctor, computer scientist, octopus wrestler and more, plucky young Victor Shmud declares himself a makeover genius only to become vaporized by a video game and trapped on a planet far from a tasty batch of birthday cupcakes.
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Quest for clean water
by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
A new Purrmaids adventure pairs the fun of a scavenger hunt with the important educational themes of ocean conservation, recycling and the environment. Simultaneous and eBook.
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Meena Meets Her Match
by Karla Manternach
Starring: third-grader Meena, who loves bright colors and making recycled art.
What happens: Lately, Meena's been feeling sick, and her best friend Sofia has stopped playing with her at recess. What's going on? Meena's not sure, but she refuses to let her colorful life turn gray.
For fans of: Sara Pennypacker's Clementine books, Beverly Cleary's Ramona series, and other stories starring upbeat, easy-to-like characters.
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The adventures of a girl called Bicycle
by Christina Uss
Left at the Mostly Silent Monastery as a toddler and home-schooled by a retired nun, twelve-year-old Bicycle rides cross-country to meet a famous cyclist who she hopes will be her first friend
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Look both ways : a tale told in ten blocks by Jason ReynoldsA whimsical exploration of the role detours play in life follows a group of students who become so engaged in everyday activities while taking 10 different routes home from school that they fail to notice a school bus that has dropped from the sky. By the award-winning author of Ghost.
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The unteachables
by Gordon Korman
Told in alternating voices, the teacher and students in room 117 find their lives changed over the course of a school year
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 8-11!
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