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Summer Reading Kick-off Party Friday, June 8, 6:30 pm 660 West Fifth Street Winston Salem, NC 27101 Special Performances by BOSS Drummers & Tiger Kim’s Tae Kwon Do! ● Children and Teen Programs! ● Tours the new Central Library beginning at 4:00 PM! ● Various food trucks serving delicious meals
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All Summer Long by Hope LarsonThirteen-year-old Bina has a long summer ahead of her. She and her best friend, Austin, usually do everything together, but he's off to soccer camp for a month, and he's been acting kind of weird lately anyway. So it's up to Bina to see how much fun she can have on her own. At first it's a lot of guitar playing, boredom, and bad TV, but things look up when she finds an unlikely companion in Austin's older sister, who enjoys music just as much as Bina. But then Austin comes home from camp, and he's acting even weirder than when he left. How Bina and Austin rise above their growing pains and reestablish their friendship and respect for their differences makes for a touching and funny coming-of-age story.
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P.S. I Miss You by Jen Petro-roy Evie is heartbroken when her strict Catholic parents send her pregnant sister, Cilla, away to stay with a distant great-aunt. All Evie wants is for her older sister to come back. Forbidden from speaking to Cilla, Evie secretly sends her letters. Evie writes about her family, torn apart and hurting. She writes about her life, empty without Cilla. And she writes about the new girl in school, June, who becomes her friend, and then maybe more than a friend. Evie could really use some advice from Cilla. But Cilla isn’t writing back, and it’s time for Evie to take matters into her own hands.
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Legends of the Lost Causes by Brad MclellandWith his home destroyed and his family lost, Keech will have to use the lessons he learned from Pa Abner to hunt down the powerful Char Stone. Luckily, he has the help of a ragtag team of orphans. Together, they’ll travel through treacherous forests, fight off the risen dead, and discover that they share mysterious bonds as they search for the legendary stone. Now it’s a race against the clock, because if Bad Whiskey finds the stone first…all is lost.
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Warrior genius by Michael Dante DiMartinoA second entry in the fast-paced fantasy adventure series by the co-creator of Avatar: The Last Airbender. It has been years since Geniuses -- creatures that channel their owners' creative energy -- were banished from Zizzola. But a new generation of artists and their bird-Geniuses has been training in secret. Led by Giacomo, a young orphan with promising talent, they set out to track down the Sacred Tools that could hold the power to overthrow the ruthless emperor, Nerezza.
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The science of breakable things by Tae KellerHow do you grow a miracle? For the record, this is not the question Mr. Neely is looking for when he says everyone in class must answer an important question using the scientific process. But Natalie's botanist mother is suffering from depression, so this is The Question that's important to Natalie. When Mr. Neely suggests that she enter an egg drop competition, Natalie has hope. Eggs are breakable. Hope is not. Natalie has a secret plan for the prize money. She's going to fly her mother to see the Cobalt Blue Orchids--flowers that survive against impossible odds. The magical flowers are sure to inspire her mother to love life again. As Natalie prepares for the competition, she will discover that talking about problems is like taking a plant out of a dark cupboard and giving it light.
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| Pieces of Why by K.L. GoingWhat it's about: While growing up in a poor New Orleans neighborhood, Tia dreams of using her extraordinary singing voice to change the world, but that dream -- and her ability to sing -- is shattered after a tragedy reveals the truth about why her dad is in prison.
Read it for: a sympathetic character facing a tough situation.
Try this next: Sherri Winston's The Sweetest Sound, another story about a troubled, talented singer. |
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| I Am Drums by Mike GrossoStarring: Sam (not Samantha), a sixth-grader with drumbeats in her soul.
What happens: Since her parents don't understand her drumming ambitions (and can't afford a drum kit anyway), Sam starts a secret lawn-mowing business and begins paying for drum lessons on the sly.
You might also like: Celia C. Pérez's The First Rule of Punk, which also stars a middle school musician who defies her family to pursue her passion. |
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| Blackbird Fly by Erin Entrada KellyWhat it's about: As the only Filipina in her small-town Louisiana school, Apple is no stranger to bullying, but after she's ranked third-ugliest in class, even her friends abandon her. Now, music is her only comfort, and if she had a guitar of her own, she could play the Beatles songs she loves so much.
Who it's for: Anyone who's ever felt like an outsider will root for Apple as she wades through cruelty and embarrassment in search of her true gifts. |
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| Hiding Out at the Pancake Palace by Nan MarinoStarring: 11-year-old Elvis Ruby, who blows his chance at superstardom when he freezes during a reality TV singing competition.
What happens: Fleeing to his aunt's pancake restaurant in New Jersey's Pinelands, Elvis goes incognito as an ordinary kid. But awkward loner Cecilia sees through his disguise and convinces him to help her search for the mysterious song that haunts the Pinelands.
Who it's for: readers who enjoy distinctive settings and funny, believably imperfect characters. |
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| Legends, Icons, & Rebels: Music That Changed the World by Robbie RobertsonWhat it is: 27 mini-biographies of boundary-busting musicians from the 1920s through the 1960s.
What's inside: tributes to musical game-changers such as Chuck Berry, Aretha Franklin, Johnny Cash, and James Brown, plus a lovingly crafted playlist of their iconic songs.
Is it for you? Whether you're just browsing or looking for a deep dive, the eye-catching graphics and intriguing profiles in Legends, Icons & Rebels are hard to resist. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 10-13!
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Forsyth County Public Library 660 West Fifth Street Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101 336-703-2665www.forsythlibrary.org |
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