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| The Bone Sparrow by Zana FraillonFiction. Though his family remembers a time before they were forced out of their home in Myanmar, Subhi only knows life in the Australian refugee detention center where he was born. It's a hungry, filthy, and violent place (thanks to the brutally abusive guards), and Subhi's only escape is his imagination, where he visits the Night Sea from his mother's stories. When Jimmie, a local girl who can't read, finds her way into the center with a notebook written by her mother, Subhi agrees to read to her, kicking off a secret friendship. For another realistic, heart-twisting reads about young refugees, try Linda Sue Park's A Long Walk to Water.
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Monsterville : a Lissa Black production
by Sarah S. Reida
When thirteen-year-old Lissa Black is forced to move with her family from New York City to a town in Pennsylvania, her boredom ends when she encounters monsters in the nearby woods
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27 magic words
by Sharelle Byars Moranville
Although Kobi's parents sailed into a storm five years ago, she believes they are alive, and when she is sent from her grandmother's luxurious Paris apartment to live with an uncle in Iowa, Kobi tells lies that soon catch up with her
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| The Friendship Experiment by Erin TeaganFiction. Writing out standard operating procedures in her lab notebook helps sixth-grader Maddie organize her approach to her confusing life. Without SOPs, she's not really sure how she'd cope with her grandfather's recent death, her best friend's transfer to another school, and her sister's health problems (due to a blood disorder that Maddie shares). Her "How to Be Friendly" SOP, however, is challenged by irritating new girl Riley, forcing Maddie to question whether science really has all the answers. Similar to Ali Benjamin's The Thing About Jellyfish, this touching tale stars a smart, awkward girl who applies scientific strategies to her personal problems, leading to unexpected results.
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Focus on: Magical Realism
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Frostborn
by Lou Anders
Destined to take over his family farm in Norrøgard, Karn would rather play the board game Thrones and Bones until half-human, half-frost giantess Thianna appears and they set out on an adventure, chased by a dragon and undead warriors
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The school for good and evil : the complete series
by Soman Chainani
Three stories featuring best friends Sophie and Agatha find them kidnapped and taken to the School for Good and Evil, stuck in the middle of a brewing conflict, and battling against evil
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| Wish Girl by Nikki LoftinMagical Realism. Peter and Annie each have their own reasons for wanting to run away to the magical valley near their rural Texas community. Quiet, sensitive, and deeply misunderstood by his slowly fracturing family, Peter isn't sure he can keep going. Odd, artistic Annie calls herself a "wish girl" – as in Make-A-Wish, the program for kids with cancer. When family drama and the looming shadow of a risky cancer treatment overwhelm the two friends, they turn to the valley for safety, protection, and hope. |
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School for Sidekicks by Kelly McCulloughScience Fiction. "Combat with Dinnerware" and "Bantering Basics" are just a couple of the available classes at 13-year-old Evan's new school, the Academy for Metahuman Operatives. Enrolled after suddenly gaining superpowers, Evan hopes to work with his idol, Captain Commanding, but instead he's assigned to Foxman, a depressed has-been of a superhero. But disappointment soon gives way to danger as Evan discovers that the relationship between heroes and villains is more complicated than he ever suspected. School for Sidekicks will satisfy readers looking for diverse characters, snarky humor, and comic book-style action.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Avon Lake Public Library 32649 Electric Blvd. Avon Lake, Ohio 44012 440-933-8128alpl.org |
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