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Ana María Reyes Does Not Live in a Castle
by Hilda Eunice Burgos
With a new sibling (her fourth) on the way and a big piano recital on the horizon, Dominican-American Ana María Reyes tries to win a scholarship to a New York City private school.
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Secrets from the Deep
by Linda A Fairstein
Invited to join a friend's family vacation at their Martha's Vineyard summer home, science enthusiast Booker collects DNA samples from the ocean water and makes an astonishing discovery from the days when pirates hid treasure along the New England coast.
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The Unicorn Rescue Society: The Creature of the Pines
by Adam Gidwitz, Jesse Casey, and Chris Lenox Smith
After a mischievous Jersey Devil follows Elliott and Uchenna home from a field trip, the two new friends team up with their eccentric teacher, Professor Fauna, to keep the not-so-mythical creature safe.
Series alert: This zany illustrated chapter book kicks off the Unicorn Rescue Society series.
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The Unteachables
by Gordon Korman
A notorious class of misfits, delinquents and academic underachievers, isolated away from the rest of their school, embark on a year of unexpected changes with a burned-out teacher who has been shattered by a cheating scandal.
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Love to Everyone
by Hilary McKay
In 1902 England, Clarry and Peter struggle with the challenges of living with an indifferent father, but the summers they spend in Cornwall with their grandparents and cousin provide much needed comfort and help her cope with the trying times of World War I and its aftermath.
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| Nightlights by Lorena AlvarezFeaturing: 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.
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| Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea by Ben ClantonIntroducing: cheerful, waffle-loving Narwhal and his new best friend Jelly, a practical, nervous jellyfish.
Series alert: Follow this unlikely undersea friendship in Super Narwhal and Jelly Jolt and Peanut Butter and Jelly. |
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| Recess Warriors: Hero is a Four-Letter Word by Marcus EmersonWhat it's about: After mutant cooties turn the students of Armstrong School into zombies, kid superhero Scrap and his friends must face pirates, cowboys, hot lava, and more in order to save the day.
Why you might like it: Scrap's battles might be an epic game of pretend, but with all the action of a superhero movie, this series-starter is hard to put down!
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| One Trick Pony by Nathan Halen a world... where aliens have taken over Earth and devoured all of its electric devices, three nomad kids discover a hidden cave filled with robots, including an amazing mechanical horse. While trying to bring the horse back to their caravan, the kids must run from outlaws and alien parasites alike.
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Jellaby : Monster in the City
by Kean Soo
Ten-year-old Portia Bennett and her friend Jason continue to search Toronto for clues to the origin of the purple monster, Jellaby--but things turn dangerous when they are confronted with a tentacled monster with a taste for children.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 8-11!
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Chester Library 250 W Main St. Chester, New Jersey 07930 (908) 879-7612
chesterlib.org
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