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Books for Kids and Tweens November 2025 |
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| Busted by Dan GemeinhartAn unexpected rent hike is threatening to push 12-year-old Oscar and his grandfather, Pops, from their home at Sunny Days Retirement Community. That's why Oscar agrees to a risky job: sneaking 104-year-old Jimmy Deluca, a rumored mobster, out of the retirement home. Things get out of hand fast in this hilarious joyride. (Ages 8-12.) |
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| War Games by Alan GratzDesperate to help her poor family, American gymnast Evie competes in the 1936 Berlin Olympics with a secret goal: to join with other Olympians in a high-stakes attempt to steal Nazi gold. Fans of author Alan Gratz will know to expect fascinating details and gripping twists in this historical heist thriller. (Ages 9-13.) |
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| Outside by Jennifer L. HolmEver since the Great Poisoning destroyed most of humanity, Razzi and her community have stayed within the safety of the Refuge. Now, though, a series of upsetting events have shocked Razzi into curiosity about the Outside. Her suspenseful journey into a changed world will grab fans of science fiction and survival stories alike. (Ages 9-12.)
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| The Planet, the Portal, and a Pizza by Wendy Mass and Nora Raleigh BaskinPiper, who's obsessed with robotics, and Raisa, the daughter of a scientist, live in alternate versions of the same town -- until Raisa tests her mom's portal device and ends up in Piper's world. Soon, the girls are on a time-twisting voyage through the multiverse, with their parents' fates at stake. Read-alikes: Carlos Hernandez's Sal and Gabi series; Erin Entrada Kelly's The First State of Being. (Ages 9-12.)
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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The Smithtown Library - Smithtown Building
1 North Country Road, Smithtown, New York 11787
(631) 360-2480www.smithlib.org |
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