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The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel
by Sheela Chari
A high-tech adventure based on the award-winning podcast finds the intrepid Mars Patel and his outcast friends investigating the disappearances of kids from their school before stumbling across an enigmatic billionaire’s dark conspiracy.
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Max Meow : Cat Crusader
by John Gallagher
After taking a bite of a radioactive space meatball, Max, a regular cat living in Kittyopolis, gains superpowers and begins to fight crime alongside his scientist friend Mindy. Can Max and Mindy work together to save Kittyopolis from the evil Agent M and BIG BOSS?!
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Measuring Up
by Lily Lamotte
Having just moved to Seattle from Taiwan, twelve-year-old Cici enters a cooking competition to win the chance to see her grandmother again. However, Cici only knows how to cook Taiwanese food. And after her pickled cucumber debacle at lunch, she's determined to find a winning recipe that will help her to reunite with A-má, to fit in with her new friends, and somehow find herself too.
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Whispering Pines
by Heidi Lang
Relocated to a new community a year after her father’s unexplained disappearance, Rae is convinced her father left against his will. After befriending her neighbor, Caden, the two uncover bizarre happenings in their town. An eerie novel perfect for fans of horror stories.
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| Skunk and Badger by Amy Timberlake; illustrated by Jon KlassenMeet Badger, a stuck-in-his-ways rock scientist who wants to be left alone to do Important Rock Work; and Skunk, the unexpected roommate whose love of messy cooking and chicken storytime brings joy and chaos to Badger's quiet life.
Series alert: Packed with offbeat humor, juicy vocabulary, and charming, old-timey illustrations, Skunk and Badger kicks off a series of odd-couple adventures. |
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| Lizzie Newton and the S.M.A.R.T. Squad: Absolute Hero by Valerie TrippIzzy Newton, Allie Einstein, and Charlie Darwin are three friends who are hoping to start a STEM club now that they're in middle school. When the school's air conditioning goes haywire, the girls apply their scientific know-how, but it's not until they reunite with their old friend Marie Curie that they can truly test their hypothesis.
Series alert: This smart and breezy science mystery is the first in a new series. |
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Sofia Valdez and the Vanishing Vote
by Andrea Beaty
Sofia is put in charge of overseeing a fair election for a class pet, but first the Questioneers must learn about elections and good journalism--and remember that being a community matters most. Includes facts about the Delano Grape Strike, presidential elections, journalism, and the importance of voting.
Series alert: The Questioneers series includes both picture books and early chapter books.
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What Is an Election?
by Caryn Jenner
Citing the elections of such world leaders as Barack Obama and Nelson Mandela, a nonfiction early reader introduction to politics and elections explains how and where democracy began and how it has evolved throughout history.
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Mindy Kim, Class President
by Lyla Lee
Running a campaign for class president that is mostly based on snacks and being kind, Mindy Kim struggles to overcome jitters when she prepares to deliver a required speech about why she should be elected.
Series alert: For fans of this story, check out the other books in the Mindy Kim series.
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Project Class President
by Alyssa Milano
Hope is running for sixth grade class president, with her friend and campaign manager, Grace, by her side. But in her effort to win over her classmates, Hope makes some promises she can't keep. Can Hope make things right with the students of JFK Middle -- and maybe still win the election, too?
Series alert: This is the third book in the Hope series, following Project Middle School (2019) and Project Animal Rescue (2020).
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 8-11!
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