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| Efrén Divided by Ernesto CisnerosStarring: Efrén Nava, whose biggest worry is the school election until the day his mom (and personal hero) is deported from their California home to Mexico.
What happens: Efrén has to grow up fast, taking care of his five-year-old twin siblings while his dad works an extra job and searches for a way to reunite their family.
Why you might like it: Whether you find it familiar or eye-opening, Efrén’s story is heartwrenching, heartwarming, and memorable. |
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Winterborne Home for vengeance and valor
by Ally Carter
Discovering a presumed-dead billionaire hiding in the basement of Winterborne House, 12-year-old April teams up with her fellow orphans to solve a creepy riddle before the only home they have ever known is lost. By the best-selling author of the Gallagher Girls series. 60,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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| The Only Black Girls in Town by Brandy ColbertWhat it’s about: Easygoing surfer Alberta and her dads are the only black people in their cozy little California neighborhood...until black goth girl Edie moves in across the street, complicating Alberta’s social life and encouraging her to ask questions about their town’s past.
Read it for: authentic, relatable characters; an intriguing historical mystery; the bewildering ups and downs of middle school friendship.
Try this next: Varian Johnson’s The Parker Inheritance or Lisa Moore Ramée’s A Good Kind of Trouble. |
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| Rick by Alex GinoWhat if: you suddenly realized that your longtime best friend was actually a bully?
What happens: After hanging out with his sci-fi-loving grandpa and joining his school’s Rainbow Spectrum club, 6th-grader Rick starts to understand himself better, leading him to face the uncomfortable truth about his best friend, Jeff.
Book buzz: This companion book to author Alex Gino’s George features some of the same characters, as well as a similarly hopeful story about speaking up and being yourself. |
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| Twilight Hauntings by Angie SageIn a world... where Enchanters and Enchantment are illegal, orphan Alex is on the run, chased by terrifying Hauntings, with no clue about her identity besides a set of enchanted cards and no company besides her foster brother Louie and their pet pokkle.
What’s inside: thrilling action, offbeat humor, and a twisty plot, all set within an inviting, complex fantasy world.
Series alert: This is Book One of Enchanter’s Child, a new series from the author of the popular Septimus Heap books. |
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The magnificent monsters of Cedar street
by Lauren Oliver
Helping to protect the remarkable creatures that her neighbors in late 19th-century Boston call “monsters,” Cordelia teams up with human and fantastical friends when her beloved father and several of the creatures in his care go missing. 50,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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Contact your librarian for more books for ages 10-13!
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Culpeper County Library 271 Southgate Shopping Center Culpeper, Virginia 22701 540-825-8691
www.cclva.org
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