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Books for Kids and Tweens February / March 2025 |
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The Hunt for the Nightingale
by Sarah Ann Juckes
Jasper has been waiting all spring for his beloved nightingale to return
to his garden and sing, but it's not there and neither is his sister, Rosie. Gathering his backpack and his courage, Jasper sets out on a walk to find them both. He makes many new friends along the way, but will he find what he's looking for at the end of his journey?
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The Secret of Honeycake
by Kimberly Newton Fusco
Eleven-year-old Hurricane has retreated into herself after reluctantly moving to live with her aunt in the city. Through new friends (including a mangy cat) and her love for writing, Hurricane learns to embrace change and find her voice again.
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Witchwood
by Kalyn Josephson
Anna and Colin, two kids with supernatural powers, have been forced
to seek shelter in the magical town of Witchwood where a sinister force
is making local witches disappear... and Anna might be next!
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What Fell From the Sky
by Adrianna Cuevas
While their Texas town is swarming with military officers, Pineda, a Cuban American boy, must join forces with his friends to help reunite
an alien girl with her parents. Based on true events from 1950s America.
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Scattergood
by H. M. Bouwman
In rural Iowa, 13-year-old Peggy's life as a farm girl has never been particularly exciting, but everything changes in 1941. Her friend Joe starts acting strange around her, the nearby Quaker hostel begins housing refugees from Europe, and Peggy's cousin and best friend
is diagnosed with a serious illness. While Peggy has always been rational, it seems the more she tries to control things, the more powerless she feels.
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Will's Race for Home : A Western
by Jewell Parker Rhodes
In 1889, a Black family of sharecroppers learns about a land rush,
so Will and his father set out on an exciting but sometimes dangerous adventure from Texas to Oklahoma. To stake a claim and achieve their dream of establishing a home of their own, they must race thousands
of others who share the same desire for free land.
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The Queen of Ocean Parkway
by Sarvenaz Tash
Eleven-year-old Roya is the superintendent's kid and knows pretty much everything about the tenants in their Brooklyn apartment building. When Katya Petrov (one of her favorite tenants) goes missing, Roya discovers an eerie connection to an antique fortune-telling machine at Coney Island that has been linked to multiple disappearances of Katya's family members over the past century. Roya is determined to find Katya, bring her home, and break the Petrov curse once and for all!
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Same Page
by Elly Swartz
Bess Stein, 6th grade class president, has tons of ideas -- including installing a book vending machine at school. Bess is stunned to learn that some people don't want certain books to be included. Even worse, the person leading the fight is her friend June's mom! Bess wants to make sure kids who might like these books get the chance to read them, even if it might mean that she and June can't be friends.
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Mishka
by Edward Van De Vendel
Roya and her family have made a long journey from Afghanistan to the Netherlands. Roya was too young to remember much, and her older brothers and parents don't really like to talk about it. It's only when the family welcomes Mishka, a little rabbit, that they are all finally able to open up about their journey and tell the story of how they came to live in their new home. Based on the author's own family's experience.
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Bird of a Thousand Stories
by Kiyash Monsef
Marjan Dastani travels the world taking care of mythical beasts, as her father did before her. While treating a creature in Istanbul, her work is disrupted by a mysterious stranger who will stop at nothing to trap and kill the animals that Marjan cares for. The stranger is looking for the fabled Bird of a Thousand Stories. Marjan must find the bird before it
falls into nefarious hands, but the deeper she plunges into the search, the more she finds herself in danger.
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Happy & Sad & Everything True
by Alex Thayer
Back when Dee and Juniper were still friends, Dee never hid in the school bathroom... but now, at the beginning of 6th grade, she finds herself there quite often. Dee would much rather be alone instead of having to see Juniper walking through the halls with her new friends.
But Dee isn't the only one hiding from something -- other kids are also
feeling lonely and looking for a friend. To her surprise, Dee discovers
that she's a good listener, and she really likes helping people!
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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