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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 Small Zombie Problem
by K.G. Campbell
Starring: 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 Tale Magnolious
by Suzanne Nelson
What 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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Look both ways : a tale told in ten blocks
by Jason Reynolds
A 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. 200,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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I survived the the Great Molasses Flood, 1919
by Lauren Tarshis
A latest entry in the best-selling series that includes I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 draws on extensive historical research in the story of a young witness and survivor of a catastrophic tank failure that flooded Boston’s North End with 3 million gallons of molasses. Simultaneous.
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Nightlights
by Lorena Alvarez
Featuring: imaginative schoolgirl Sandy, whose dreams of wild, otherworldly creatures inspire her artwork; and Morfie, the odd, lavender-haired girl who appears to be Sandy's biggest fan…but might be something more sinister.
Art alert: You won't be able to look away from the jewel-bright colors and animation-style art in this graphic novel fantasy.
For fans of: Luke Pearson's Hilda series (the books or the TV show).
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The owls have come to take us away
by Ronald L. Smith
A boy who is so obsessed by aliens that he becomes too paranoid to sleep begins to suspect that he has been abducted in the aftermath of a strange camping-trip incident. By the award-winning author of Hoodoo. 30,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook
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| Nooks & Crannies by Jessica LawsonWhat it’s about: Aspiring detective Tabitha Crum is one of six children who've been invited to the creepy mansion of Countess Camilla DeMoss, who believes one of them might be her lost grandchild. As if that weren’t curious enough, a mysterious death occurs in the house just as a sudden snowstorm traps everyone inside.
Why you might like it: Set in 1907, Nooks & Crannies has the satisfying feel of an old-fashioned whodunit.
You might also like: Kate Milford's Greenglass House, a more modern tale of snowbound intrigue. |
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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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