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Amari and the Night Brothers
by B.B. Alston
What it's about: Certain that her missing brother Quinton is alive, Amari Peters follows his trail to the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs, where she uncovers more clues, as well as her own dangerously powerful magic.
Featuring: fairies, aliens, a were-dragon named Elsie, a hidden world, and plenty of #BlackGirlMagic.
Series alert: If you don't want to say goodbye to Amari, you don't have to -- this is the 1st in an enchanting, fast-paced fantasy series.
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Mars! : Earthlings welcome
by Stacy McAnulty
Mars relates key facts about itself, including it is the fourth planet from the Sun, the second smallest in the solar system, has two moons, Phobos and Deimos, and the tallest volcano in the solar system
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Chef Yasmina and the potato panic
by Wauter Mannaert
Yasmina isn't like the other kids in her city. She might be an oddball, but no one can deny that Yasmina has a flair for food. All she needs to whip up a gourmet meal is a recipe from her cookbook and fresh vegetables from the community garden. But everything changes when the garden is bulldozed and replaced with a strange new crop of potatoes. Her neighbors can't get enough of these spuds! And after just one bite their behavior changes--they slobber, chase cats, and howl at the moon.
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The sea in winter
by Christine Day
It's been a hard year for Maisie Cannon, ever since she hurt her leg and could not keep up with her ballet training and auditions. Her blended family is loving and supportive, but Maisie knows that they just can't understand how hopeless she feels. With everything she's dealing with, Maisie is not excited for their family midwinter road trip along the coast, near the Makah community where her mother grew up. But soon, Maisie's anxieties and dark moods start to hurt as much as the pain in her knee. How can she keep pretending to be strong when on the inside she feels as roiling and cold as the ocean?
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| Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids by Cynthia Leitich Smith, editorWhat it's about: At the Dance for Mother Earth Powwow, Native kids from different nations across North America come together to connect, dance, laugh, and remember.
How it's told: Each chapter is a new story from a different Native author, with a shared setting and overlapping characters to link them all together.
What happens: cousins unite, frenemies clash, a kid meets his biological brother, another kid survives a wild road trip with his elders, and a rez dog observes the humans. |
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| Stepping Stones by Lucy KnisleyWhat it’s about: As if it wasn’t bad enough that Jen and her mom moved from the city to Peapod Farm (where Jen is stuck with a whole mess of new chores), Jen also has to put up with her mom’s insensitive boyfriend and his too-perfect daughter Andy. Don’t miss: the scribbly pages from Jen’s notebook, where she pours out her feelings as they change.
For fans of: the realistic graphic novels of Victoria Jamieson, Svetlana Chmakova, and Vera Brosgol. |
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| A Field Guide to Getting Lost by Joy McCulloughStarring: robotics programmer Sutton and fantasy writer Luis, two kids who don't have much in common until their single parents start dating each other.
What happens: Accidentally separated from their parents on a group hike, Sutton and Luis will have to figure out how to turn their differences into strengths if they want to make it back to safety.
Read it for: an authentic, upbeat look at family change, as well as characters you'll want to root for. |
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Out of Order
by Betty Hicks
Examines the difficulties involved in blending families as the oldest child suddenly becomes the middle child when her parent gets married and the stepchildren move in to the house. By the author of Busted!
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| The List of Things That Will Not Change by Rebecca SteadWhat it's about: Twelve-year-old Bea looks back on the last few years of her life, describing her parents’ divorce, her dad’s marriage to his boyfriend Jesse, her hope of bonding with new stepsister Sonia, and some stuff she’s not proud of.
Why you might like it: Bea’s messy feelings -- excitement, anger, embarrassment, stress -- are so believable that you’ll feel like she’s a real person you know. |
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Kristy's big day : Kristy's Big Day
by Gale Galligan
When Kristy Thomas' mother decides to get married again, Kristy and her friends in the Baby-sitters Club have to cope with all the small children that her family and friends are bringing to the wedding.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 8-11!
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Grand Ledge Area District Library 131 E Jefferson St Grand Ledge, Michigan 48837 (517) 627-7014https://gladl.org |
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