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| The Year I Flew Away by Marie ArnoldWhat it's about: Tired of dealing with confusing English and mean kids, 10-year-old Haitian immigrant Gabrielle strikes a deal with a witch who promises to help her fit in as a perfect American -- but at what cost?
Read it for: a vivid setting (New York City in 1985) and an enchanting blend of fantasy and reality.
You might also like: Kelly Yang's Front Desk, another historical fiction book about an immigrant girl adjusting to her new home. |
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Ben Yokoyama and the cookie of doom
by Matthew Swanson
Simultaneously alarmed and inspired by a fortune-cookie fortune that advises him to live every day as if it were his last, literal-minded Ben tackles a bucket list of unfinished tasks that get him in and out of trouble before his parents realize what is going on. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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| One Jar of Magic by Corey Ann HayduWelcome to: Belling Bright, where 12-year-old Rose can finally join her family in the town's annual magic-capturing day, when they collect the magic they use all year.
What happens: Although Rose expects to be a natural, just like her famously skilled dad, she captures only one tiny jar of magic -- along with her dad's scorn.
Why you might like it: You'll feel for Rose as she reconsiders the importance of magic and realizes some tough truths about her family. |
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Deadman's Castle
by Iain Lawrence
"12-year-old Igor and his family have been on the run from the sinister figure he calls The Lizard Man for as long as he can remember and he wishes that they could just live a normal life"
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| Hello, Earth! Poems to Our Planet by Joyce Sidman; ; illustrated by Miren Asiain Lora What it is: poems about the planet we call home, each one rooted in curiosity -- such as asking Earth what it's like to "feel the cool sweep of the moon” -- and overflowing with wonder.
Read it for: free-flowing, easy-to-read poems about all kinds of ecosystems, plus zoomed-out illustrations packed with quirky details (try to find the tiny people and animals on every page!). |
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Wild river : a novel
by W. R. Philbrick
Awakened by a scream on the first night of a whitewater rafting trip, Daniel discovers that a nearby dam has failed and that his camp is on the brink of flooding, forcing him and his young teammates to escape and make their way to safety without adult help. Simultaneous eBook.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 8-11!
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Culpeper County Library 271 Southgate Shopping Center Culpeper, Virginia 22701 540-825-8691
www.cclva.org
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