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Books for Kids and Tweens June 2024
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| Curveball by Pablo Cartaya; illustrated by Miguel Díaz RivasElena's the best player on her baseball team, but she doesn't love it like she used to. Can a summer spent live-action roleplaying with her younger brother help her rediscover the excitement in playing, not just winning? Manga-style art heightens the imaginative action in this graphic novel. (Ages 8-12.) |
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Red Bird danced
by Dawn Quigley
Living in a large urban Native housing project, Ariel, whose Auntie went missing, and Tomah, who has difficulty reading, find strength and hope in their connection and in their intertribal community as they learn to share the rhythms and stories they carry within themselves.
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And Then, Boom!
by Lisa Fipps
Just like the superheroes he idolizes, Joe has to deal with lots of sudden, scary changes, like his mom leaving or having to live in a car with his beloved Grandmum. But in this honest, page-turning story-in-poetry, Joe faces the scariest change yet. Read-alikes: No Place Like Home by James Bird and How to Stay Invisible by Maggie C. Rudd. (Ages 9-13.)
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Roswell Johnson saves the world!
by Chris Colfer
When he is accidentally abducted by aliens—a dream come true—11-year-old Roswell Johnson discovers that the Earth is in grave danger and joins forces with a team of quirky extraterrestrials to save his planet from a tyrannical invasion, hoping to restore his faith in humanity along the way.
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| Paige Not Found by Jen WildeTwelve-year-old Paige is shocked to discover that her parents are secretly allowing a company to monitor her brain and collect data about autistic kids like her. Even worse, that private data could soon be for sale -- unless Paige and the other monitored kids can prevent it. This own voices thriller will appeal to both science fiction fans and readers looking for books about kids on the spectrum. (Ages 8-12.) |
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Click HERE for the full list of this month's new books
Grand Forks & District Public Library 7342 5th Street Box 1539 Grand Forks, British Columbia V0H1H0 250-442-3944
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