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The train to impossible places : a cursed delivery
by P. G. Bell
When the Impossible Postal Express comes roaring through her living room, scientifically minded Suzy Smith sneaks on board only to be declared the train's Deputy Post Master, a position that requires her to make a first delivery to a power-hungry villainess. Simultaneous eBook.
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Max & the Midknights
by Lincoln Peirce
Aspiring knight Max teams up with a band of brave adventurers, the Midknights, on a madcap quest to save a kidnapped relative from a cruel king who is driving all the happiness out of the realm of Byjovia. By the best-selling creator of the Big Nate series. Simultaneous eBook.
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The button war : a tale of the Great War
by Avi
Running with a group of friends who entertain themselves by coming up with increasingly risky dares, 12-year-old Patryk watches as their tiny Polish village is occupied by a series of hostile nations throughout the Great War, before his friends begin looting the bodies of soldiers as part of an increasingly dangerous competition. By the Newbery Medal-winning author of The Player King
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Knights vs. dinosaurs
by Matt Phelan
A heavily illustrated middle-grade adventure by an award-winning illustrator offers a hilarious, fast-paced adventure filled with uproarious knightly hijinks, surprising secrets and terrifying dinosaurs who face off against the Knights of the Round Table. 25, first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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The owls have come to take us away
by Ronald L. Smith
A boy who is so obsessed by aliens that he becomes too paranoid to sleep begins to suspect that he has been abducted in the aftermath of a strange camping-trip incident. By the award-winning author of Hoodoo. 30,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook
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Harbor me
by Jacqueline Woodson
"When six students are chosen to participate in a weekly talk with no adults allowed, they discover that when they're together, it's safe to share the hopes and fears they have to hide from the rest of the world"
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Finding Langston
by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Discovering a book of Langston Hughes' poetry in the library helps Langston cope with the loss of his mother, relocating from Alabama to Chicago as part of the Great Migration, and being bullied
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The turnaway girls
by Hayley Chewins
Enduring a cloistered existence as one of a group of hidden girls who laboriously transform music into gold, Delphernia Undersea, who longs to sing despite laws that restrict music-making to the Masters, escapes into a treacherous outside world. A first novel.
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| The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker BradleyStarring: strong-willed Ada, who has a limp due to a clubfoot; Jamie, her little brother; and Susan, the prickly woman who takes them both into her home after they flee World War II-era London.
Why you might like it: After surviving years of abuse from her cruel mother, Ada is a tough character, but you’ll be drawn in by her anger, frustration, and eventual joy as she learns to trust in herself and her new home.
Award buzz: winner of the 2016 Schneider Family Book Award. |
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| As Brave As You by Jason ReynoldsWhat it’s about: While visiting his grandparents in rural Virginia, Brooklyn-born worrywart Genie has to deal with heat, no Internet access, a strict Grandma, and a Grandpop who carries a gun even though he’s losing his eyesight.
Is it for you? If you love characters who feel so real that it’s like you know them, don’t miss this standalone book from author of the popular TRACK series.
Award buzz: honored in 2017 by the Coretta Scott King Award (and several others, too!). |
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| Cilla Lee-Jenkins: Future Author Extraordinaire by Susan Tan; illustrated by Dana WulfekotteIntroducing: eight-and-a-half-year-old Cilla, who’s destined to be a big-name author someday. That means she’s got to start writing her life story now, before it's turned upside down by "The Blob," the new baby her mom is expecting.
Who it’s for: Anyone who's ever felt both loved and annoyed by their family will want to root for Cilla in this funny 1st book in a series.
Award buzz: honored in 2018 by the Asian/Pacific American Literature Award.
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| Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras by Duncan TonatiuhWho it’s about: You might not know his name, but you may have seen José Guadalupe Posada's bones. Known as Don Lupe, he transformed calaveras -- those smiling skeletons you see during Día de los Muertos -- into an art form that's still used today.
Art alert: the chunky, eye-catching illustrations in this biography contain examples of Don Lupe's own art.
Award buzz: honored in 2016 by the Pura Belpré Award. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 8-11!
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