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Kids' Books September 2017
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| The Losers Club by Andrew ClementsFiction. It's called the Losers Club to prevent people from joining. Lots of members are the last thing that book-loving sixth-grader Alex wants in a club that he only started because his after-school program doesn't have any choices for kids who just want to sit and read. Alex is fine with sharing his quiet reading time with Losers Club co-founder Nina (who, okay, he kind of likes), but frustrated by the other people who join – people like his former best friend who turned into a total jerk. Funny and hopeful, The Losers Club is sure to satisfy fans of author Andrew Clements' popular school stories. |
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Ban This Book
by Alan Gratz
Fiction. In Ban This Book by Alan Gratz, a fourth grader fights back when From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg is challenged by a well-meaning parent and taken off the shelves of her school library. Amy Anne is shy and soft-spoken, but don't mess with her when it comes to her favorite book in the whole world. Amy Anne and her lieutenants wage a battle for the books that will make you laugh and pump your fists as they start a secret banned books locker library, make up ridiculous reasons to ban every single book in the library to make a point, and take a stand against censorship.
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| Wedgie & Gizmo by Suzanne Selfors; illustrated by Barbara FisingerAnimal Fantasy. When Elliott's dad marries Jasmine and Jackson's mom, the whole family has to get used to living together -- including the family pets. Gizmo, Elliot's guinea pig, is an evil genius with plans to take over the world. Those plans do not include getting dressed up by Jasmine or playing nice with Wedgie, the cape-wearing corgi. Wedgie, on the other hand, is excited about EVERYTHING, and just wants to make friends with "the Furry Potato." Gizmo and Wedgie take turns telling the story of how they learn to get along in this goofy, giggle-worthy chapter book, the 1st in a series.
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The epic fail of Arturo Zamora
by Pablo Cartaya
Fiction. A relaxing summer under the banyan trees in Miami is turned upside-down by Arturo's cute new neighbor, who helps him in his quest to use the power of poetry, protest and family stories to stop the plans of a land developer who wants to demolish his Abuela's restaurant and surrounding community.
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Tumble and Blue
by Cassie Beasley
Fiction. Two descendants of a cursed family whose hapless encounter with a golden swamp gator centuries earlier has consigned them to lives of hopeless bad luck attempt to reclaim their rightful destinies on a quest that forces them to consider if the story is pure legend. By the award-winning author of Circus Mirandus.
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| Public School Superhero by James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts; illustrated by Cory ThomasGraphic Novel Hybrid. Stainlezz Steel is a powerful superhero who's always battling villains and looking out for the little guy. He's also the fictional creation of 6th-grader Kenny Wright, who lives with his grandma, loves chess, and gets bullied at his crowded city school. The school's new principal, however, actually seems to care about Kenny, so when an unwanted transfer threatens to take her away, Kenny channels Stainlezz Steel for the courage to step up and speak out. Peppered with comic book-style illustrations, Public School Superhero is an honest (and hilarious) peek into one kid's life and imagination. |
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| The Marvels by Brian SelznickFiction. In 1766, young Billy Marvel survives a shipwreck and gets a job at a fancy London theater. In 1990, Joseph Jervis runs away from school to look for his uncle in London. Billy's story is presented entirely through lifelike, carefully shaded pencil illustrations, while Joseph's is told only through words. The way in which these two characters connect might surprise you, even if you're already familiar with Brian Selznick's layered, award-winning storytelling. Based on a true story, The Marvels is a bittersweet tale of lost love and found family that will stay with you long after the final page. (Fans of Brian Selznick may also be interested in the movie version of his book Wonderstruck, in theaters this fall.) |
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The loser list
by Holly Kowitt
Fiction. Landing in detention when he is caught trying to erase his name from the girls' bathroom wall, Danny is discovered by a gang of bullies who would use his artistic abilities for their tattoos and graffiti, an arrangement that is complicated by Danny's efforts to return a stolen comic book.
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Super Turbo saves the day
by Lee Kirby
Animal Fantasy. After the last bell, classroom pet hamster Turbo becomes Super Turbo to fight evil, but he soon finds that he isn't the only super pet in town when he is forced to face an evil rat named Whiskerface.
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| Hamster Princess: Harriet the Invincible by Ursula VernonGraphic Fantasy. Princess Harriet Hamsterbone is no Sleeping Beauty, that's for sure. For one thing, she's a hamster. For another, she refuses to hide just because she's been cursed to fall into an enchanted sleep on her 12th birthday. Believing instead that the curse will protect her until age 12, Harriet rides forth on her trusty quail to fight monsters, go cliff-diving, and generally have adventures before her fateful birthday. And when the curse finally does strike…well, you'll have to read this witty, cartoon-illustrated chapter book (the 1st in a series) to find out what happens! |
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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