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New Youth & Middle Grade Fiction August 2023 |
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Sea of gold
by Gregory Mone
Twelve-year-old Fish--nicknamed for his skill as a swimmer--never intended to become a pirate. For starters, he's just a kid from a poor farming family, and second, he absolutely hates to fight. But after his parents send him to work as a courier, one of his deliveries is stolen, and as Fish hurries to get it back, he's captured by a ship of scalawags. And the mysterious package? It's the key to locating the Chain of Chuacar, a legendary treasure. Swabbing the deck of the Scurvy Mistress, Fish will have to earn the trust of the fortune-obsessed captain and learn the ropes from the rest of the crew, including a boy encyclopedia on all thing's piracy, a tough-as-nails young thief, and a fearless girl with knives up her sleeves. Yet with mutiny on the horizon and a ruthless first mate testing him at every turn, Fish isn't sure he'll survive, let alone find the Chain. Armed only with wit, courage, and determination, Fish leads his new friends in the fight of their young lives and a hunt for the hidden gold.
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More tales to keep you up at night
by Dan Poblocki
Gilbert's visit to his injured brother takes a haunting turn when he discovers a mysterious satchel of cassette tapes containing chilling stories that seem to hold the key to saving his brother, but he may be opening a door to something much, much worse.
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Tiger daughter
by Rebecca Lim
Wen Zhou is a first-generation daughter of Chinese migrant parents. She has high expectations from her parents to succeed in school, especially her father, whose strict rules leave her feeling trapped. She dreams of creating a future for herself more satisfying than the one her parents expect her to lead. Then she befriends a boy named Henry who is also a first-generation immigrant. He is the smartest boy at school despite struggling with his English and understands her in a way nobody has lately. Both of them dream of escaping and together they come up with a plan to take an entrance exam for a selective school far from home. But when tragedy strikes, it will take all of Wen's resilience and tiger strength to get herself and Henry through the storm that follows.
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Confessions of a candy snatcher
by Phoebe Sinclair
When a night of grabbing candy from unsuspecting trick-or-treaters goes horribly wrong, 12-year-old Jonas is challenged by his friend to confront the guilt he feels over the incident and his role in his parents' ill-defined separation by answering the question: "What's the worst thing you ever did?”
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West of the sea
by Stephanie Willing
When her mom disappears from their small Texas town, paleontology-loving Haven is determined to find her. But as she uncovers truths about her mom's identity, Haven also uncovers a monstrous family secret. Her mom can take the shape of a human and, in the right environment, also turn into an amphibious creature known as a kitskara. And now that she's growing up, Haven is discovering she has this ability, too. This newfound identity is her only clue to help her track her mother and bring her back home. And so, she, her older sister Margie, and her new friend Rye set off on a road trip across Texas's Gulf Coast to her late grandparents' abandoned home, where they're sure her mom has disappeared to...along with plenty of family secrets.
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The vaquita
by Roland Smith
Ring and Asia Wild accompany their parents to the Sea of Cortez in Baja, Mexico to search for the endangered vaquita and uncover a dangerous conspiracy.
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Secrets of Atlantis
by Kate O'Hearn
When her brother and friends are kidnapped, Riley embarks on a quest to enter the Enchanted Territory and ask the Fairy Queen for help; but in order to succeed, she must navigate the magical societies and learn the truth behind the history of Atlantis.
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Molly and the mutants
by Erik Jon Slangerup
Fifth-grader Molly has her hands full between homework, homelife, and her best friend's schemes, but when the pets of Far Flung Falls begin to disappear, the town looks to Molly to find out who, or what, is behind the disappearances.
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Tessa Miyata is no hero
by Julie Abe
On a trip to visit her grandparents in Japan, Tessa Miyata inadvertently releases the spirit of an evil samurai god who wants to destroy Tokyo, and stumbles upon a hidden part of the city where gods and mythological creatures walk among humans.
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Frances and the werewolves of the Black Forest
by Refe Tuma
When her great-grandfather's journal, filled with dangerous secrets, is stolen by a mad scientist, Frances sets out to recover it, traversing a werewolf-infested forest and eluding a motley crew of hunters to stop him.
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Ark
by Elisabeth Sharp Mcketta
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Barely floating
by Lilliam Rivera
Channeling her rage into synchronized swimming dreams, 12-year-old Nat, who doesn't care what people think, fights for what she wants as she builds a community of those who lift her up and help her stay afloat when waters get rough.
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Zeus : water rescue
by W. Bruce Cameron
Some dogs were born to lend a helping hand (or paw!). Zeus, a chocolate lab puppy, is one of them. With his courage, smarts, and strength his purpose seems clear: he'll become a water rescue dog! When a young boy named Kimo is tasked with training Zeus, they quickly become best friends. But Zeus's excitement makes training hard, and worse yet, becoming a working dog means being separated from Kimo. Can Zeus and his boy figure out how to stay together forever?
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The lost library
by Rebecca Stead
When a mysterious Little Free Library guarded by a large orange cat appears overnight, eleven-year-old Evan plucks two weathered books from its shelves, never suspecting that his life is about to change.
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Secret sisters
by Avi
In the fall of 1925, fourteen-year-old Ida enters a small-town high school after years of attending a rural one-room schoolhouse, but the enthusiasm she and her new friends have for the modern world and modern ways pits them against the school's old-fashioned principal.
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Jayson goes for it!
by Brayden Harrington
When his best friend is kicked off the debate team because of her stutter, eighth grader Jayson Linden decides to run for student-body president after noticing other injustices at their school and must overcome his fear of public speaking to win the election.
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Extra normal
by Kate Alice Marshall
“Un-super” in a household of supernatural siblings, Charlie Greer is convinced that his“too nice and too normal” new neighbors are up to something and must uncover the truth, proving you don't need special powers to stop evil.
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The Hurricane Girls
by Kimberly Willis Holt
After an accident, seventh graders Joya Mia and Kiki help their best friend Greer cope by signing up for a triathlon.
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A horse named Sky
by Rosanne Parry
Young wild colt Sky must find his way over rough terrain to rejoin his family after being captured for the Pony Express.
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The case of the missing tarts
by Christee Curran-Bauer
When someone slips into the precinct and steals Mama Pigeon's tarts, pigeon detectives Martin P. Sweets, Felix Danish, and Ralph Custard follow the clues to find out who stole the delicious treats.
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The secret of the Dragon Gems
by Rajani LaRocca
Eleven-year-olds Tripti Kapoor, a feisty "word nerd" from Massachusetts, and Sam Cohen, a shy, imaginative, budding geologist from California, are both miserable at Camp Dilloway, a summer camp in upstate New York. On the last night of camp, they follow a shooting star to a quiet creek. There they find two silvery rocks glowing in the night. They each take one home, and their long-distance friendship begins. It's soon clear that these are no ordinary rocks. They seem to move on their own, get strangely hot, and even take over Tripti and Sam's thoughts! Inspired by their mutual love of their favorite book series, The Dragon Gems, they dub the rocks Opal and Jasper, after the Dragon Gems in the books. But others are interested in the stones too--including the owner of Camp Dilloway, who hides a secret of his own. Tripti and Sam must crack the Dragon Gems' code and keep them out of Dilloway's clutches, all while navigating the rocky road of middle school friendships and learning to stand up for what is right.
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Worst love spell ever!
by Wanda Coven
Heidi is settling in at Broomsfield Academy. She and Melanie are trying to get along and Heidi is getting used to her classes, all her new friends, and her very first crush, Hunter! The problem is: Hunter is really popular. How will Heidi get him to notice her? Her friends tell her to just be herself, but that sounds so boring! After all, Heidi is a witch-in-training. What good is having magic if you can't use it? She knows she can find the perfect love spell to make Hunter fall in love with her. What could possibly go wrong?
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No one leaves the castle
by Christopher Healy
When a priceless artifact goes missing from the home of a famed monster hunter, aspiring bounty hunter Lila is led to his castle where she must catch a killer among people with secrets to hide, including herself.
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Make a move, Sunny Park!
by Jessica Kim
When her best friend Bailey coerces her into auditioning for the school dance team, seventh grader Sunny Park takes her first steps out from behind Bailey's shadow when she makes the team and must figure out who she wants to be when she's in the spotlight.
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Where the lockwood grows
by Olivia A. Cole
In this dystopian tale, young Erie and her older sister, Hurona, leave the only home they've ever known and discover that the world is much larger and more complicated than they'd ever imagined.
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Totally psychic
by Brigid Martin
Paloma Ferrer is psychic. In fact, everyone in her family line has "the gift." Now that Paloma has come into her powers, she dreams of becoming a famous medium to celebrities, just like her beloved grandma. When Paloma's parents move them from Miami to Los Angeles, she hatches a plan to get her career as a medium up and running. But when a reading gone awry leaves Paloma in a sticky situation with a new friend, she'll need more than a crystal ball to find her way out of this mess.
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Grave mistakes
by Kitty Curran
Twelve-year-old Molly and her poltergeist twin brother Marty must solve a mystery to protect their family.
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The wild journey of Juniper Berry
by Chad Morris
Eleven-year-old Juniper Berry lives off the grid in the California woods with her family, but when her brother gets sick, they have to leave to get help.
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Dust
by Dusti Bowling
When a boy with a terrible secret moves to town there is a sudden increase in dust storms, and asthmatic Avalyn theorizes the storms are linked to his emotions and tries to help as she struggles to breathe.
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Indiana Bones and the invisible city
by Harry Heape
Dive into the deep and join Indiana and Aisha in another dogmungous detective tale! They'll need to be brave as badgers when they get to the Invisible City. Why? Six million skeletons, that's why! This glistening gladventure is gonna be as tricky as a tarantula because Indiana's lost his lust for treasure. With the slithery Serpent planning to plunge the world into peril, Aisha's gonna need an ocean full of help from her friends. Can Indiana get his mojo back and help before it's too late?
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The Nameless Witch
by Natalie C. Parker
After their victory over the Devouring Wolf, Riley and her close-knit pack of werewolves come across a young witch destined to become the formidable Nameless Witch, but who wants to control her own destiny.
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We still belong
by Christine Day
Wesley's hopeful plans for Indigenous Peoples' Day (and asking her crush to the dance) go all wrong--until she finds herself surrounded by the love of her Indigenous family and community at the intertribal powwow.
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The Great Texas Dragon Race
by Kacy Ritter
Thirteen-year-old Cassidy Drake wants nothing more than to race with her best dragon, Ranga, in the annual Great Texas Dragon Race. Her mother was a racing legacy, and growing up on her family's dragon sanctuary ranch, Cassidy lives and breathes dragons. She knows she could win against the exploitative FireCorp team that cares more about corporate greed than caring for the dragons. Cassidy is so determined to race that she sneaks out of her house against her father's wishes and enters the competition. Soon Cassidy takes to the skies with Ranga across her glorious Lone Star State. But with five grueling tasks ahead of her, dangerous dragon challenges waiting at each one, and more enemies than allies on the course, Cassidy will need to know more than just dragons to survive.
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Grumbones
by Jenn Bennett
Finding a secret door in a crypt that leads to the underworld itself, Helena and her best friend, Ben, set out to find her grandmother, Babi, to make sure she's resting peacefully, with the help of a squirrelly underworld guide named Grumbones.
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The year my life went down the toilet
by Jake Maia Arlow
Twelve-year-old Al, short for Alison, navigates an overprotective mother, growing apart from her best friend, and her first girl crush, all while her recent Crohn's diagnosis puts a knot in her stomach.
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The story of Gumluck the wizard
by Adam Rex
Gumluck, a young, naive wizard, does his best to help the local townspeople (and a small friendly ghost) with his sometimes-critical raven sidekick,
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Terror in Shadow Canyon
by Matt McMann
Twelve-year-old Tegan and his friends are stalked by mysterious beasts while out on a weeklong wilderness backpacking trip
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Escape from Grimstone Manor
by Matt McMann
When a ride breaks down before closing, friends Mateo, Taylor, and Zari find themselves stuck inside the haunted house for the night and discover a hidden staircase leading to a dark crypt.
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The snatcher of Raven Hollow
by Matt McMann
When their town is rocked by a series of baby kidnappings, Teo and her friend Logan spend their summer investigating the disappearances and set off to rescue the missing babies.
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Royal Oak Public Library
222 E Eleven Mile Rd
Royal Oak, Michigan 48067
(248) 246-3700
https:ropl.org/ |
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