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Middle School Battle of the Books2015-16 |
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These are the selections for the NCSLMA Middle School Battle of the Books for the 2015-16 school year. Many are available in audiobook, downloadable ebook, or downloadable e-audiobook format as well as in print editions. Click the title link to see all available formats in the NHCPL online catalog.
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The crossover
by Kwame Alexander
A middle-grade novel in verse follows the experiences of twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan, who struggle with challenges on and off the court while their father ignores his declining health. 20,000 first printing.
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Sugar changed the world : a story of magic, spice, slavery, freedom, and science
by Marc Aronson
When an award-winning husband-and-wife team discovered that they each had sugar in their family histories, they were inspired to trace the panoramic story of the sweet substance and its important role in shaping world history. Includes songs, oral histories, maps, a timeline, source notes and over 80 archival illustrations.
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The Nine Pound Hammer
by John Claude Bemis
Drawn by the lodestone his father gave him years before, twelve-year-old orphan Ray travels south, meeting along the way various characters from folklore who are battling against an evil industry baron known as the Gog.
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Wild things
by Clay Carmichael
Stubborn, self-reliant, eleven-year-old Zoe, recently orphaned, moves to the country to live with her prickly half-uncle, a famous doctor and sculptor, and together they learn about trust and the strength of family.
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Etiquette & espionage
by Gail Carriger
In an alternate England of 1851, spirited 14-year-old Sophronia is enrolled in a finishing school where, she is surprised to learn, lessons include not only the fine arts of dance, dress and etiquette, but also diversion, deceit and espionage.
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Diamonds in the shadow
by Caroline B. Cooney
In this powerful novel, Jared Finch makes a shocking discovery about the family of refugees from Africa, sponsored by his church, which forces him to make a decision that changes the lives of everyone around him.
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Out of my mind
by Sharon M. Draper
Possessing a photographic memory in spite of an inability to walk or speak, Melody is mistaken as mentally challenged by those who cannot see beyond her cerebral palsy, impelling her to discover a way to communicate.
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Incarceron
by Catherine Fisher
Believing he comes from the world outside his vast prison where inmates survive in dilapidated cities and metal forests, 17-year-old Finn dreams of escaping when he finds a crystal key that allows him to communicate with a girl who believes she can help him escape.
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Phineas Gage : a gruesome but true story about brain science
by John Fleischman
A fascinating exploration into how the brain works details the strange case of Phineas Gage, who, in 1848, was injured at work when a thirteen-pound iron rod was shot through his brain, baffling scientists and doctors alike when he miraculously recovered but suffered a severe personality change.
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The graveyard book
by Neil Gaiman
After the grisly murder of his entire family, a toddler wanders into a graveyard where the ghosts and other supernatural residents agree to raise him as one of their own
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Dead end in Norvelt
by Jack Gantos
In the historic town of Norvelt, Pennsylvania, 12-year-old Jack Gantos spends the summer of 1962 grounded for various offenses until he is assigned to help an elderly neighbor with a most unusual chore.
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One for the Murphys
by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Foster kid Carley uses humor and street smarts to cope with her unpredictable life until the loving, bustling Murphy family offers her more stability and a greater sense of belonging than she ever thought possible.
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The Great Greene Heist
by Varian Johnson
Thirteen-year-old con man Jackson Greene has been on his best behavior ever since the ill-fated heist that lost him the friendship of his crush, Gaby. But when Gaby's run for student council is threatened by a shady plot to rig the election, the temptation of a counter-con is too much for Jackson. With the help of his diverse, funny crew of middle school schemers and swindlers, he puts together an elaborate plan to steal back the election. This twisty, page-turning caper is sure to satisfy readers looking for mystery, intrigue, and an undeniably cool main character.
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Death cloud
by Andy Lane
In 1868, with his army officer father suddenly posted to India, and his mother mysteriously "unwell," fourteen-year-old Sherlock Holmes is sent to stay with his eccentric uncle and aunt in their vast house in Hampshire, where he uncovers his first murderand a diabolical villain
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White Fang
by Jack London
Part wolf and part dog, orphaned White Fang relies on his instincts as well as his inborn strength and courage to survive in the Yukon wilderness despite both animal and human predators, but eventually comes to make his peace with man.
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Under the mesquite
by Guadalupe Garcia McCall
Throughout her high school years, as her mother battles cancer, Lupita takes on more responsibility for her house and seven younger siblings, while finding refuge in acting and writing poetry.
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Cinder
by Marissa Meyer
As plague ravages the overcrowded Earth, observed by a ruthless lunar people, Cinder, a gifted mechanic and cyborg, becomes involved with handsome Prince Kai and must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect the world in this futuristic take onthe Cinderella story
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Stones in water
by Donna Jo Napoli
When Roberto and his friend, Samuele, are captured and brought to Germany to work in the labor camps, their lives are forever changed as they confront great difficulties and near-death experiences in an attempt to survive their harsh environment.
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Rebels of the Kasbah
by Joe O'neill
When Tariq is captured from his safe life in a Tangier orphanage and sold into slavery as a camel jockey, his adventures begin. Along with his new friends Aseem, Margaret and Fez, Tariq gets sold to the tyrant Caid Ali Tamzali - entering a dangerous world of deceit and violence. Forced to compete in deadly camel races, and suffer the abuse of his slave master, Tariq must rely on his wits and his newfound friendships to survive. From the corrupt slave trade of Tangier, to the wild frontier of the Moroccan desert; into the heart of ancient China, and onto the pirated seas of the Mediterranean.
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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
by Ransom Riggs
A horrific family tragedy sends sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of an old orphanage that was home to children who were more than just peculiar, but possibly dangerous--and who may still be alive. Illustrated with vintage found photographs
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The Wednesday wars
by Gary D. Schmidt
During the 1967 school year, on Wednesday afternoons when all his classmates go to either Catechism or Hebrew school, seventh-grader Holling Hoodhood stays in Mrs. Baker's classroom where they read the plays of William Shakespeare and Holling learns muchof value about the world he lives in.
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Between shades of gray
by Ruta Sepetys
In 1941, fifteen-year-old Lina, her mother, and brother are pulled from their Lithuanian home by Soviet guards and sent to Siberia, where her father is sentenced to death in a prison camp while she fights for her life, vowing to honor her family and the thousands like hers by burying her story in a jar on Lithuanian soil. Based on the author's family, includes a historical note
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Everlost
by Neal Shusterman
When Nick and Allie are killed in a car crash, they end up in Everlost, or limbo for lost souls, where although Nick is satisfied, Allie will stop at nothing--even skinjacking--to break free
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Counting by 7s
by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Twelve-year-old genius and outsider Willow Chance must figure out how to connect with other people and find a surrogate family for herself after her parents are killed in a car accident
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Brown girl dreaming
by Jacqueline Woodson
In vivid poems that reflect the joy of finding her voice through writing stories, an award-winning author shares what it was like to grow up in the 1960s and 1970s in both the North and the South.
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