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| A Small Zombie Problem by K.G. CampbellStarring: lonely August DuPont, who's never been allowed outside his family’s ramshackle mansion until he receives an invitation from an aunt he didn’t know he had.
What happens: August gets a crash course in eerie family history, as well as a new companion: Claudette, the undead relative who follows him home.
Series alert: This goofy and ghoulish illustrated book is the 1st in the Zombie Problems series. |
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A Box of Bones
by Marina Cohen
Starring: 12-year-old Kallie, who leans on logic and predictability in the aftermath of her mother's death.
What happens: Kallie's reassuring routine is disrupted when she's given a set of enchanted bone dice which connect her to the world of apprentice bone carver Liah, whose story seems tangled up with Kallie's.
You might also like: Karen Foxlee's Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy, another fantasy with a skeptical heroine and a fairy-tale feel.
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| A Tale Magnolious by Suzanne NelsonWhat it’s about: After orphan Nitty steals a bag of glowing green seeds and rescues a circus elephant named Magnolious, both girl and elephant flee to Fortune’s Bluff, a tiny town troubled by dreadful dust storms and a mean mayor.
Why you might like it: Set during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, this heartfelt story blends history, magic, and mystery.
For fans of: Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan or Kate DiCamillo’s The Magician’s Elephant. |
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Absolutely Almost
by Lisa Graff
Starring: ten-year-old Albie, who feels like he's not talented or smart enough to measure up to his family's expectations.
What happens: Kicked out of private school because he can't keep up in math and reading, Albie faces bullies at his new public school, but finds friendship with fellow outsider Betsy and free-spirited babysitter, Calista.
Is it for you? If you liked R.J. Palacio's Wonder or Jerry Spinelli's Loser, you'll enjoy this glimpse into the life of another caring but unpopular kid.
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As Brave As You
by Jason Reynolds
What it’s about: While visiting his grandparents in rural Virginia, Brooklyn-born worrywart Genie has to deal with heat, no Internet access, a strict Grandma, and a Grandpop who carries a gun even though he’s losing his eyesight.
Is it for you? If you love characters who feel so real that it’s like you know them, don’t miss this standalone book from author of the popular TRACK series.
Award buzz: honored in 2017 by the Coretta Scott King Award (and several others, too!).
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Unicorn magic
by Tori Kosara
Combines vibrant illustrations, simple vocabulary and skill-reinforcing word repetition in a Fingerlings adventure that finds Gigi the bubbly unicorn and her magical friends sharing a fun-filled visit with the adorable monkeys and sloths of Melody Village. Media tie-in. Simultaneous.
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Wed Wabbit
by Lissa Evans
A "down the rabbit hole" adventure by the author of Horten's Miraculous Mechanisms places readers in the role of an 11-year-old protagonist who is accompanied by three eccentric companions on a quest to defeat a stuffed-animal dictator and an army of wacky monsters.
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Mightier than the sword
by Drew Callander
The reader has a self in another world who, armed with a pencil that will bring anything to life and aided by Couriers, a French stoat, strives to save Astorya and its ruler, Prince S., from evil Queen Rulette
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 8-11!
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Richmond Public Library 101 East Franklin Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 646-7223rvalibrary.org/ |
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