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Black Canary : ignite
by Meg Cabot
Thirteen-year-old Dinah Lance is in a rock band with her two best friends and has a good relationship with her mom, but when a mysterious figure threatens her friends and family, she learns more about herself and her mother's secret past
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| The Class by Frances O'Roark DowellWhat it is: the story of a single sixth grade class, told by all 20 students.
What happens: Enemies become friends, a former classmate mysteriously reappears, the teacher gets in trouble, and the shy new girl writes it all down in her notebook.
Try this next: Ali Benjamin’s The Next Great Paulie Fink or Gordon Korman’s The Unteachables, two other books that let you in on the thoughts, feelings, and quirks of an entire class. |
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The Paris Project by Donna GephartSetting specific goals in the hope of escaping her small hometown and attending a cultured Parisian school, an ambitious girl finds her talents and patience tested by the human failings of her loved ones.
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| Roll With It by Jamie SumnerWhat it’s about: Twelve-year-old baker Ellie just wants to perfect her pie recipes, but when her grandfather’s Alzheimer's gets worse, Ellie and her mom move to be near him -- and Ellie, who has cerebral palsy, has to deal with being "the new kid in the wheelchair" at school.
Why you might like it: From sarcastic, spirited Ellie to her quirky new friends to her overprotective mom, you’ll want to spend time with the characters in this fast-moving read. |
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2019 books you might have missed!
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The last last-day-of-summer by L. R. GilesWhen two adventurous cousins accidentally extend the last day of summer by freezing time, they discover that the secrets they find hidden between the unmoving seconds, minutes and hours are not as much fun as expected.
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Sal & Gabi break the universe by Carlos Alberto Pablo HernandezIn order to heal after his mother's death, thirteen-year-old Sal learns to reach into time and space to retrieve things--and people--from other universes.
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| The Breakaways by Cathy G. JohnsonFeaturing: rookie soccer player Faith and her teammates on the Bloodhounds, the middle school C team.
What's inside: an up-close look at the lives, friendships, and romances of the misfit Bloodhounds.
For fans of: the realistic characters and cartoony artwork in graphic novels by Svetlana Chmakova and Victoria Jamieson. |
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Song for a whale
by Lynne Kelly
Frustrated by the communication challenges of the hearing world as her school's only hearing-impaired student, a 12-year-old electronics whiz uses her tech skills to help a whale that has lost its ability to communicate. By the award-winning author of Chained. Simultaneous eBook
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 10-13!
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Avon Lake Public Library 32649 Electric Blvd. Avon Lake, Ohio 44012 440-933-8128alpl.org |
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