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Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani ChokshiTelling fibs in order to fit in better with her wealthier peers, 12-year-old Aru Shah spends her school break at the Museum of Ancient Indian Art and Culture, where her decision to light a cursed lamp unwittingly releases an ancient demon. By the author of The Star-Touched Queen.
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The Backward Season by Lauren MyracleNow that her sisters Natasha and Darya have had their turn, Ava Blok finally gets her Wishing Day. But after seeing the unintended consequences of the wishes her sisters made, she's not sure what to wish for. The only thing she's certain of is that it's her job to set things right. Hopeful that she can put her broken family back together, and eager to prove her pessimistic older sisters wrong, Ava realizes that fixing the future means changing the past. Will the journey her wishes take her on end up costing her everything?
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Horus and the curse of everlasting regret by Hannah VoskuilTwo kids, a pet bat and a mummy embark on a mission to find a kidnapped girl and break an ancient Egyptian curse. In 1934, hoping to earn the $1,000 reward they both need, young Peter and Tunie team up with Tunie's bat, Perch, and an Egyptian boy, Horus, cursed and mummified at age ten, to find a ten-year-old missing girl, Dorothy James.
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| Fadeaway by Maura Ellen StokesWhat it's about: Sam's been expecting to start 9th grade alongside her best friend and basketball teammate, Reagan. But after Reagan's heart gives out during a pick-up game, Sam has to face high school grief-stricken and alone.
Why you might like it: On-the-court action and a hint of the supernatural help to balance this bittersweet story of loss, recovery, and enduring friendship. |
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The road to ever after
by Moira Young
Living by his wits in a dead-end town, a young orphan bonds with a stray dog in the days before Christmas, inadvertently triggering a chain of events that forces them to run away and find safety in the boarded-up museum home of an elderly recluse who seems to be aging in reverse. By the author of Blood Red Road. Simultaneous eBook.
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Focus on: Science Fiction
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| Fuzzy by Tom Angleberger and Paul DellingerFeaturing: Fuzzy, the first robot student at Vanguard Middle School; Max, the free-thinking classmate who becomes Fuzzy's guide; and Vice Principal Barbara, the controlling supercomputer who's out to get them both.
Reviewers say: "a day-after-tomorrow cautionary tale of friendship with a fuzzy, robotic heart" (Kirkus Reviews).
About the author: You might recognize co-author Tom Angleberger's name -- and his smart, offbeat sense of humor -- from the popular Origami Yoda series. |
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| The Fog Diver by Joel RossWhat it's about: In a future where a deadly Fog covers the Earth, forcing humans to live on mountaintops and airships, 13-year-old "tetherboy" Chess and his fellow air raft scavengers are racing to find a cure for their guardian's fogsickness.
Is it for you? Bursting with futuristic action and hilarious misunderstandings about modern pop culture, The Fog Diver will be irresistible to science fiction fans.
Series alert: Don't miss the sequel, The Lost Compass. |
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| Boy X by Dan SmithWhat it's about: When Ash wakes up in an unfamiliar island laboratory, he's full of questions: How did he get there? Why does he suddenly have superhuman abilities? And can he make it out alive when the only escape route leads through a jungle full of booby traps and bizarre creatures?
Read it for: weird science, a twisty plot, and pulse-pounding suspense.
Try this next: Kate Messner's Wake Up Missing, another tense survival thriller about escaping from a remote medical facility. |
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| Space Dumplins by Craig ThompsonWhat it's about: A flood of space-whale diarrhea might sound funny, but in Violet's sector of the galaxy, it's a highly toxic threat. When Violet's dad goes missing during the disaster, the determined girl and her friends decide to go and find him...and maybe save the solar system, too.
Why you might like it: Even more attention-grabbing than Violet's urgent interstellar quest is the book's artwork, which is energetic and hyper-detailed. |
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| Time Traveling with a Hamster by Ross WelfordStarring: Albert Einstein Hawking Chaudhury, whose 12th birthday gifts include a pet hamster, a letter from his deceased father, and a mission to find his dad's time machine and use it to prevent the accident that led to his dad's death. No pressure, right?
Why you might like it: Packed with uproarious mishaps and big ideas, Time Traveling with a Hamster will make you think while keeping you on the edge of your seat. |
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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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