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Hope in the holler
by Lisa Lewis Tyre
Sent to live with scheming relatives after the death of her mother, Wavie struggles to follow the list of instructions left by her mother about how to be brave and find her place in the world as part of an effort to secure a home with a loving guardian.
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Strange star
by Emma Carroll
Told primarily by servant Felix, a former slave, Lord Byron and friends gather to tell ghost stories on a stormy night in 1816 Switzerland, but a scarred girl arrives with her own dark and dangerous tale.
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Ice Wolves
by Amie Kaufman
Growing up in a world where people shape-shift into one of two enemy species, 12-year-old orphan Anders is dismayed when his twin, Rayna, shifts into an opposing form and is stolen away by cruel and brutal dragon abductors.
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| Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker RhodesWhat it's about: One minute, 12-year-old Jerome is messing around with his friend's toy gun; the next, he's been shot by a white police officer, and he joins the ghosts of Emmett Till and other black boys who lost their lives to racist violence -- and who now spend their afterlives seeking justice and healing.
Why you should read it: Painful, poetic, and powerful, Ghost Boys is sure to spark emotions and start conversations. |
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The Heroes' Journey
by Marvel
The Avengers, the Guardians of the Galaxy, Doctor Strange and Spider-Man must join forces and fight side by side to stop Thanos, while the fate of the Earth and the universe lays in the balance. As the stage is set for Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War, each Super Hero involved has no way of knowing how their lives will be forever changed. Captain America, Thor, Doctor Strange, and the Guardians of the Galaxy all have a role to play in the coming cosmic war--but fresh off their own independent adventures, they'll have to come together as Thanos prepares his conquest. Told from unique perspectives, each hero finds their stories accelerating down the road to Infinity War!
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Escape from Vodran
by Ben Acker
Captured by the First Order and betrayed by a team member, Mattis, Lorica and AG-90 are forced to overcome their differences in order to prevent interrogations and AG's reprogramming as a villainous First Order droid.
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Wonder Woman at super hero high
by Lisa Yee
Attending Super Hero High along with other powerful teens, the future Wonder Woman gains mastery over her powers while learning the fundamentals of what it means to be a hero.
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Captain America : the first avenger
by Alexander Irvine
An entry in a new series encompassing the films leading up to Marvel's The Avengers traces the origin story of Steve Rogers, a.k.a. Captain America, as told in Captain America: The First Avenger. Movie tie-in.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 10-13!
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