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2018-2019 Oregon Battle of the Books 3rd to 5th Grade Division |
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Book Scavenger
by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
After Emily and her family move to San Francisco, she teams up with new friend James to figure out the secrets of an odd book they find before the men who attacked Emily's hero solve the mystery or come after the friends
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George
by Alex Gino
Knowing herself to be a girl despite her outwardly male appearance, George is denied a female role in the class play before teaming up with a friend to reveal her true selfl.
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Hana's Suitcase: The Quest to Solve a Holocaust Mystery
by Karen Levine
This newly updated, international best-selling and award-winning true Holocaust story connects generations through one woman's quest to find the truth behind a mysterious, empty suitcase sent to an education center in Tokyo from the museum at Auschwitz, marked on the outside with the words, "Hana Brady, May 16, 1931, Orphan." Simultaneous and eBook.
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The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom
by Christopher Healy
Exiled from their castles when they are rejected by the princesses they love, the prince rescuers of Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Snow White and Rapunzel discover an evil plot that threatens all of their kingdoms. 75,000 first printing.
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In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse
by Joseph Marshall
Teased for his fair coloring, Jimmy McClean travels with his grandfather, Nyles High Eagle, to learn about his Lakota heritage while visiting places significant in the life of Crazy Horse, the nineteenth-century Lakota leader and warrior
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The Infinity Year of Avalon James
by Dana Middleton
Facing bullying at home and her family being torn apart, Avalon anxiously waits with her best friend, Atticus, for the magical power they are supposed to inherit between their tenth and eleventh birthdays
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Nightbird
by Alice Hoffman
Twig is practically ignored by classmates and townspeople, but gets along with her mother and brother, whose presence must be kept secret, until descendants of the witch who cursed her family move in next door and want to be friends.
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Pip Bartlett's Guide to Magical Creatures
by Jackson Pearce
The award-winning author of The Scorpio Races teams up with the author of Sisters Red in a debut entry of a new series starring a young social misfit whose ability to talk with magical creatures leads her to champion the cause of the endangered Fuzzles.
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Real Friends
by Shannon Hale
The Newbery Honor-winning author of Princess Academy traces the roller-coaster challenges of first friendships as demonstrated by her own experiences from kindergarten through fifth grade, years marked by cliques, bullies and her efforts to gain popularity. Illustrated by the best-selling artist of the Princess in Black series. Simultaneous.
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Roller Girl
by Victoria Jamieson
"A graphic novel adventure about a girl who discovers roller derby right as she and her best friend are growing apart" .
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Ugly
by Robert Hoge
Born with a large facial tumor and stunted legs, Robert Hoge shares how he refused to let what made him different stand in the way of leading a happy, successful life
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Waylon! One Awesome Thing
by Sara Pennypacker
"Waylon, a boy with the mind of a scientific genius and the vulnerable heart of an eight year old, is trying to understand his older sister and deal with changes among the kids at school"
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When the Sea Turned to Silver
by Grace Lin
When her grandmother is kidnapped, Pinmei, accompanied by her friend Yishan, embarks on a search for the Luminous Stone That Lights the Night, which she intends to give the cruel Tiger Emperor in exchange for her grandmother
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A Whole New Ballgame
by Phil Bildner
Embarking on a fifth-grade year marked by an unconventional teacher and a new basketball coach, best friends Rip and Red work together to overcome Rip's academic struggles and Red's autism-related difficulties
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The Wild Robot
by Peter Brown
Initializing for the first time on a remote island where she is all alone, Roz the robot learns survival strategies from the island's hostile animals and finally gains acceptance when she cares for an orphaned gosling. By the Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator of Creepy Carrots!. Simultaneous eBook. 35,000 first printing.
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Wish
by Barbara O'Connor
Charlie Reese is sent to live with a family she barely knows, but with the help of a skinny stray dog who captures her heart and a neighbor boy named Howard, she learns what the real meaning of family may be.
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Washington County Cooperative Library Services
Hillsboro, Oregon 97124 ● wccls.org |
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