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| The Girl Who Speaks Bear by Sophie AndersonWhat it’s about: The villagers call her “Yanka the Bear,” not just because she was found in a bear cave as a baby, but also because she’s so much bigger than most 12-year-olds. When Yanka’s legs transform into bear legs, her curiosity about her origins sends her into the Snow Woods in search of answers.
For fans of: Kelly Barnhill’s The Girl Who Drank the Moon, as well as other enchanting fairy tale-style fantasies featuring witches, dragons, and daring heroines. |
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| King and the Dragonflies by Kacen CallenderWhat it’s about: Twelve-year-old King knows too many secrets. King knows that his older brother Khalid didn’t really die, he just turned into a dragonfly. King knows where his runaway friend Sandy is hiding. And King knows that Sandy is gay -- just like him.
Read it for: strong emotions, memorable characters, and a Louisiana setting so vivid you can almost feel the humidity. |
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| When You Trap a Tiger by Tae KellerWhat it’s about: Having grown up with her halmoni’s Korean folkales, Lily knows better than to make a deal with a magical talking tiger. But when the tiger offers to heal Halmoni’s illness in return for Lily releasing the stories Halmoni stole years ago, Lily can’t say no.
Why you might like it: Combining Lily’s extraordinary quest with her everyday family life, When You Trap a Tiger is a good choice for fantasy fans who enjoy getting to know authentic characters. |
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Tyrannosaurus Wrecks
by Stuart Gibbs
When a rare dinosaur skull is stolen from a top-secret excavation site on his friend’s ranch, Teddy Fitzroy begins an investigation that is complicated by the Barksdale twins’ anaconda and Summer’s inquiries into the black-market reptile trade. 150,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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| Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue ParkWhat it’s about: In 1880, 14-year-old Chinese American Hanna and her father arrive in in Dakota Territory, hoping to make a new start. When they’re met with hostile racism, however, it takes all of Hanna’s determination to follow her dreams of going to school and becoming a dressmaker.
Is it for you? If you loved all the satisfying details of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books but you want a more inclusive look at frontier life, you won’t want to miss Prairie Lotus. |
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| Mañanaland by Pam Muñoz RyanThe setting: the fictional country of Santa Maria, where Max Córdoba listens to his Buelo spin incredible stories, wonders about his long-absent mother, and hopes to make the local fútbol team.
What happens: Max learns that Buelo’s stories are true -- their family really does serve as guardians who guide refugees to safety in Mañanaland, and now it’s Max’s turn to undertake a hazardous journey.
Read it for: a poetic and powerful fantasy story with roots in the real world. |
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| Pippa Park Raises Her Game by Erin YunWhat it’s about: Everyone expects something from Pippa Park: her family expects her to help at their laundromat, her fancy school expects her to excel in class and on the basketball court, and her rich friends expect her to live up to the lies she tells to fit in. Can she make it through the year without letting anyone down?
Why you might like it: Even as she makes mistake after mistake, you’ll find yourself cheering for bold, funny Pippa. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 10-13!
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Central Arkansas Library System 100 Rock St. Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 501-918-3000www.cals.org/ |
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