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Books for Kids and Tweens July 2024
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The Mystery of Locked Rooms
by Lindsay Currie
With her family in danger of losing their house, 7th-grader Sarah joins her best friends (and fellow puzzle experts) West and Hannah in a suspenseful hunt for the treasure hidden behind the riddles, codes, and escape rooms of an abandoned funhouse. Read-alikes: Chris Grabenstein's Mr. Lemoncello's Library series. (Ages 8-12.)
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Orris and Timble : the Beginning
by Kate DiCamillo
Orris the rat lives alone in an old barn surrounded by his treasures, until the day his solitude is disrupted by a sudden flutter of wings and a loud screech. A small owl has gotten caught in a trap in the barn. Can Orris rescue the owl, despite the fact that owls and rats are natural enemies? And if he does, will he be ready for the consequences?
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Cruzita and the Mariacheros
by Ashley Jean Granillo
Cruzita must save her family's failing panaderia by winning a mariachi band contest--the only problem is she hates mariachi and cannot speak Spanish.
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| The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle by Dan GutmanToday, Cleopatra's Needle is on display in New York City's Central Park. But it was created long ago in Egypt, and in this fascinating illustrated tale from the author of the My Weird School series, you can follow several fictional characters as they describe the dramatic factual history of a famous monument. (Ages 9-12.) |
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Code Name Kingfisher
by Liz Kessler
While helping her father empty her beloved grandmother's house, 13-year-old Liv finds an old chest that reveals Oma's involvement in the Dutch resistance during WWII and learns what it means to be brave and go above and beyond to offer someone else a life of dignity, happiness and freedom.
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Basil & Dahlia : a Tragical Tale of Sinister Sweetness
by Joy McCullough
Rather than be split up into different foster homes, twelve-year-old Basil and his eleven-year-old sister Dahlia leap off a train which jump starts an adventure of ever-increasing mishaps that lands them in the kitchen of a cruel celebrity chef.
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Bunny and Clyde
by Megan McDonald; illustrated by Scott Nash
From the author of the Judy Moody series comes a short, sassy chapter book about a well-behaved bunny-and-chipmunk duo who decide to turn bad. But when it comes to doing wrong, Bunny and Clyde can’t get it right! Read-alike: Kara LaReau’s Infamous Ratsos series. (Ages 6-9.)
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Duck Moves In!
by Kirk Reedstrom
Moose's peaceful existence is interrupted by the arrival of Duck, who loves parties, karaoke and living with—and on—Moose's head, but when his efforts to send Duck packing do not work, Moose realizes Duck might be the best thing spring could bring. This is the first book in an early graphic novel series (K - 4th grade).
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Chester Library 250 W Main St. Chester, New Jersey 07930 (908) 879-7612
chesterlib.org
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