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The Light in the Lake
by Sarah R. Baughman
Inexplicably drawn to the lake where her brother drowned months earlier, a science-minded 12-year-old investigates clues in her late brother’s notebook about a mysterious creature in the lake’s inky-blue depths.
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Farah Rocks Fifth Grade
by Susan Muaddi Darraj
Fifth-grader Farah and her best friend Allie are hoping to go to the Magnet Academy for their middle school years, but when a new girl starts tormenting Farah and her younger brother,Samir, she decides she can not leave him to face the bully alone, especially since the adults and even Allie do not seem to be taking the matter seriously.
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Notorious
by Gordon Korman
Moving to an unfamiliar island split between the United States and Canada, Keenan learns about the island’s Prohibition-era smuggling history from an unconventional neighbor who believes her dog has been murdered.
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| The Ghost in Apartment 2R by Denis MarkellWhat it’s about: After 13-year-old Danny’s brother leaves for college, a ghost takes over his empty room, filling it with eerie whispers, glowing light, and other weird phenomena. Hoping to identify the spirit, Danny begins asking around his Brooklyn neighborhood, discovering some unexpected clues in his bubbe Ruth’s stories about dybbuks.
Why you might like it: Danny talks directly to you, the reader, as he pieces together the supernatural puzzle at the heart of this funny, clever, and creepy mystery. |
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Race to the Sun
by Rebecca Roanhorse
Guided by her Navajo ancestors, seventh-grader Nizhoni Begay discovers she is descended from a holy woman and destined to become a monsterslayer, starting with the evil businessman who kidnapped her father.
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| My Diary from the Edge of the World by Jodi Lynn AndersonWhat it's about: In Gracie's world, migrating dragons attack strip malls, ghosts linger in backyards, sasquatches lurk in the woods, and Dark Clouds appear before people die. After a Dark Cloud arrives for Gracie's brother, their parents take the family on a wild road trip in search of a safe haven from the supernatural.
Is it for you? If you prefer fantasy stories rooted in reality, you'll love the eccentric characters and bittersweet plot in this imaginative read, written in the form of Gracie's diary. |
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See You in the Cosmos
by Jack Cheng
While on a road trip, eleven-year-old Alex Petroski records his discoveries about his family on his golden iPod, a device that he intends one day to launch into space.
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Mission Unstoppable
by Dan Gutman
On a cross-country vacation with their parents, twins Coke and Pepsi, soon to be thirteen, fend off strange assassins as they try to come to terms with their being part of a top-secret government organization known as The Genius Files.
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Road Trip
by Jim Paulsen
A father and son embark on a road trip to a distant animal shelter to save a homeless border collie puppy. By the acclaimed author of Hatchet; Flat Broke; Liar, Liar; Masters of Disaster; Woods Runner; and Notes from the Dog.
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| The Someday Birds by Sally J. PlaWhat it’s about: Twelve-year-old Charlie likes order and rituals, so as he and his siblings -- along with pink-haired family friend Ludmila -- drive across America to join their injured war reporter father, Charlie carefully tries to complete his and his dad's birdwatching bucket list.
Why you might like it: Charlie's voice is both thoughtful and authentic as he describes the national landmarks, family drama, and desperate hope of this offbeat road trip. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 10-13!
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Chester Library
250 W Main St.
Chester, New Jersey 07930
(908) 879-7612
chesterlib.org
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