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Books for Kids and Tweens July 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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| Lunar Boy by Jes and Cin WibowoWhen he was little, Indu was discovered living alone on the Moon. Now, he and his adoptive mom have left their familiar spaceship to live in a blended family on neo-Indonesian New Earth, and lonely Indu wonders if the Moon is where he actually belongs. This tender graphic novel about finding yourself will grab fans of Molly Knox Ostertag's The Witch Boy. (Ages 8-13.) |
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Across So Many Seas
by Ruth Behar
Spanning over 500 years, this epic novel tells the stories of four girls from different generations of a Jewish family who are united by a love of music and poetry, a desire to belong and to matter, and their longing for a home where all are welcome. (Ages 10-15)
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Amil and the After
by Veera Hiranandani
A year after his family fled to Bombay from their home in Pakistan during the violent 1947 Partition from India, 12-year-old Amil (who is both Muslim and Hindu) uses art to work through his difficult emotions. Though it’s a sequel to The Night Diary, this deep, vivid story stands on its own. (Ages 8-13.)
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The Color Of Sound
by Emily Barth Isler
Musical prodigy Rosie stops playing the violin, upsetting her ambitious mother but making room in her life for new experiences, including a glitch in space-time that lets her meet her mom as a twelve-year-old. (Ages 10-13.)
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| Obie is Man Enough by Schuyler BailarThirteen-year-old Obie Chang may have been ditched by his friends and his swim team for being transgender, but he won't give up his Junior Olympic dream. Obie faces bullying in this story written by trans athlete Schuyler Bailar, but he also finds fresh support and self-confidence. (Ages 10-13.)
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| Swim Team by Johnnie ChristmasAfter math-loving Bree moves from New York to Florida, she's plagued by new-kid stress until her neighbor Ms. Etta helps her dive into Black swim culture. Bold, colorful illustrations highlight Bree's worries and excitement as she begins to compete with the swim team. Read-alikes: Jerry Craft's New Kid or Victoria Jamieson's Roller Girl. (Ages 9-13.) |
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| Starfish by Lisa FippsAfter a lifetime of being treated badly by everyone from classmates to her own mother, 11-year-old Ellie decides to ditch their unspoken "Fat Girl Rules." After all, it's not being fat that makes her unhappy, it's being bullied. Read-alikes: Iveliz Explains It All by Andrea Beatriz Arango and Dear Sweet Pea by Julie Murphy. (Ages 9-13.) |
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| Samira Surfs by Rukhsanna GuidrozBlack-and-white artwork boosts this realistic story in verse about Samira, an 11-year-old Rohingya Muslim refugee living in Bangladesh, as she makes the bold decision to enter a surf contest with a big cash prize. (Ages 9-13.) |
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| Aniana del Mar Jumps In by Jasminne MendezWritten in a variety of poem styles, this authentically complicated family story focuses on 12-year-old Dominican American Aniana, who is happiest in the water. So what's she supposed to do after she's diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis and her fearful Mami forbids her from swimming? Read-alike: Jamie Sumner's Deep Water. (Ages 9-13.) |
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| Barely Floating by Lilliam RiveraA synchronized swimming team like the L.A. Mermaids might not be the typical sport for a fat, outspoken, speed-swimmer like Nat Santiago, but she's always loved a challenge. Realistic fiction readers will appreciate this story's complicated, relatable heroine. (Ages 9-13.) |
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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