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Books for Kids and Tweens April 2024
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| Blue Stars: The Vice Principal Problem by Kekla Magoon and Cynthia Leitich Smith; illustrated by Molly MurakamiEven though they're part of the same Black and Muscogee family, cousins Maya and Riley don't get along...until they find a common enemy in the vice principal ruining their middle school. This funny slice-of-life graphic novel kicks off a new series. (Ages 8-12.) |
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Four Bad Unicorns
by Rebecca Patterson
Frankie and her sister are unicorn crazy! Today, they're playing their favourite unicorn game, but when their bossy friend Ada arrives with her brother to play, she takes over the game -- and takes over Frankie's wheelchair -- putting them all in unicorn prison. There is only one thing to do -- it's time to be bad unicorns!
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The Weird Sisters : A Coop, Some Goop, and a Sandwich
by Mark David Smith
While running a Flying Broom ride at the annual fall fair, the three Weird Sisters suspect fowl play when a prized show chicken goes missing, and as they sleuth, they wreak magical havoc and rustle some feathers, bringing about a gentle lesson in apologizing. Illustrations.
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| The Luminous Life of Lucy Landry by Anna Rose JohnsonSet in 1912, this warmhearted historical adventure follows Lucy, a dreamy, orphaned 11-year-old with French and Ojibwe heritage, as she's sent to stay with a large Ojibwe family in a lighthouse on Lake Superior. For fans of: L.M. Montgomery's classic Anne of Green Gables. (Ages 8-12.) |
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The Earthshot Prize : a handbook for dreamers and thinkers : solutions to repair our planet
by Jonnie Hughes
In the earthshot handbook for future dreamers and thinkers, young readers will travel round the world, celebrating the diverse and rich habitats, amazing animals and wonderful landscapes that make up our planet. They'll learn about the problems and challenges facing those habitats. They will meet Earthshot innovators, entrepreneurs and game changers from the past and present from Wangari Maathai to David Attenborough. And importantly, they'll discover how they can become the changemakers of the future.
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Winston Chu vs. the whimsies
by Stacey Lee
Winston Chu saves the owner of a curiosities shop from a robbery only to be gifted a broomstick and a dustpan for his trouble-items that turn out to be more a curse than a blessing when they sweep away important stuff, like his baby sister.
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Winston Chu Vs. the Wingmeisters
by Stacey Lee (Stacey Heather)
When San Francisco adults forget who they are and mysterious exotic birds flock to the city, twelve-year-old Winston Chu and friends team up to investigate the strange occurrences and face off against Mr. Pang's older magpie-turned-human brother, Mr. Gu.
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| My Aunt Is a Monster by Reimena YeeLife takes an unexpectedly thrilling turn for bookish, blind, and recently orphaned Safia when she joins her Aunt Whimsy -- who’s been transformed by a curse into a funny, sharp-clawed monster -- on a globe-trotting adventure. This retro-cartoony graphic novel is a Summer Scares 2024 pick, along with Ophie's Ghosts by Justina Ireland and The Nest by Kenneth Oppel. (Ages 8-12.) |
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| Wildoak by C.C. HarringtonIn 1963, an unlikely friendship blooms in Cornwall's Wildoak Forest when 11-year-old Maggie, who's mistreated because of her stutter, meets snow leopard cub Rumpus, an abandoned exotic pet. Vividly realistic details will make you feel like you're in the woods alongside these memorable characters. (Ages 9-13.) |
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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