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Curse of the Night Witch by Alex Aster Welcome to: Emblem Island, where everyone is born with an emblem that shapes their fate.
What happens: Twelve-year-old Tor Luna tries to wish away his leadership emblem, only to have it replaced by a curse that will kill him in one week -- unless he goes on a perilous quest to find the legendary Night Witch.
For fans of: other fast-paced series starters inspired by Latin American myths, such as Tehlor Kay Mejia’s Paola Santiago and the River of Tears. | | Once Upon a Space-Time! by Jeffrey Brown Introducing: Jide and Petra, two astronaut cadets from Earth who are chosen for a mission on Mars, where their teammates include an unimpressed lizard, a robot-assisted starfish, and a species of clones all named Tobey.
Art alert: Busy illustrations reflect the off-the-wall humor in this science fiction graphic novel.
About the author: If you’re a Star Wars fan, you might recognize author/artist Jeffrey Brown from his earlier space school series, Jedi Academy. | | Hand-Me-Down Magic: Stoop Sale Treasure by Corey Ann Haydu; illustrated by Luisa Uribe What it’s about: Alma was excited to join her best friend and cousin, Del, in the apartment building their relatives share. But once she arrives, she's not sure she fits in, especially after she fights with Del over some maybe-magical earrings.
Read it for: the super-short chapters and characters you’ll want to be friends with.
Series alert: You don’t have to wait to read more about Alma and Del -- the next book in the series, Crystal Ball Fortunes, is already out. | | Doodleville by Chad Sell In a world... where art comes to life, Drew brings her sketchbook full of mischievous doodles on an art club trip to the museum. There, the doodles escape and start causing trouble for the famous paintings, as well as for the other kids in art club.
Why you might like it: Bright, inviting illustrations help to balance the realistic worries and friendship problems in this graphic novel from the creator of The Cardboard Kingdom. | | Yorick and Bones by Jeremy Tankard and Hermione Tankard Hark! What’s stirring in the graveyard? It’s Bones, a scruffy gray dog who’s just dug up Yorick, a lonely, magically awakened skeleton with a very old-fashioned way of talking.
Prithee mark: the bold lines and eye-catching colors in this illustrated tale of unlikely friendship.
Wherefore thou mayst like it: What’s not funny about a skeleton who sounds like Shakespeare hanging out with an adorable little dog? | |
The water bears
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Kimberly Baker
Discovering an unusual bear statue a year after surviving a bear attack, a skeptical Latinx student is surprised when his friend and other neighbors make wishes on the statue that come true before he considers making a wish about his own difficult circumstances. By the award-winning author of Pickle. Simultaneous eBook.
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Race to the Bottom of the Sea by Lindsay Eagar What it’s about: Brilliant 11-year-old inventor Fidelia Quail is still recovering from the deaths of her marine biologist parents when she’s kidnapped by Merrick the Monstrous, a pirate who needs her science skills to retrieve a sunken treasure.
Read it for: humor, high seas adventure, a historical setting with futuristic tech, and characters who are more than they seem. | |
Water-ski wipeout
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Franklin W Dixon
Detective brothers Frank and Joe try to figure out who s spoiling the fun on a class trip in the third book in an all-new, interactive Hardy Boys chapter book mystery series. Frank and Joe Hardy are super-psyched for their school trip to Lake Poketoe. Along with their friends, they can t wait to go tubing, make s mores, and take nature walks. And Joe is particularly excited to try out his brand-new water skis during the trip! But when the group tries to head out for their first day of boating, Joe discovers his skis are missing! Who could have taken them? And how could they have disappeared without anyone noticing? With time running out on their trip, can Frank and Joe figure out who the sneaky ski thief could be?
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Edison: The Mystery of the Missing Mouse Treasure by Torben Kuhlman; translated by David Henry Wilson Welcome to: Mouse University, where young mouse Pete and his elderly professor research an old shipwreck, build a mouse-sized submarine, and journey to the ocean floor in search of treasure.
Why you might like it: The art does the storytelling in this mostly wordless book -- you’ll be spellbound by the precise details and clever touches in the sophisticated illustrations.
You might also like: Armstrong and Lindbergh, two further tales of mouse trailblazers from German author/artist Torben Kuhlmann. | |
The light in the lake
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Sarah R. Baughman
Inexplicably drawn to the lake where her brother drowned months earlier, a science-minded 12-year-old investigates clues in her late brother’s notebook about a mysterious creature in the lake’s inky-blue depths. A first novel. 20,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 8-11!
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