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H.I.S.D. Name That Book, Grades 3-6 2023-2024
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The Legend of Brightblade
by Ethan M. Aldridge
Growing restless with royal life and longing to be a hero like his mother, Prince Alto runs away and learns that being a hero is much harder than he thought when the kingdom is threatened by dangers he cannot handle alone.
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Thirst
by Varsha Bajaj
Living in the poorest part of Mumbai, where water is a precious commodity, Minni starts work in a high-rise building where she discovers that water is plentiful and fights to bring it to everyone.
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The First Cat In Space Ate Pizza
by Mac Barnett
Something terrible is happening in the skies! Rats are eating the MOON! There's only ONE hero for the job, a bold and fearsome beast bioengineered in a secret lab to be the moon's savior and Earth's last hope! And that hero is... a cat. A cat who will be blasted into space! Accompanied by the imperious Moon Queen and LOZ 4000, a toenail clipping robot, the First Cat in Space journeys across a fantastic lunar landscape in a quest to save the world. Will these unlikely heroes save the moon in time? Can a toenail-clipping robot find its purpose in the vast universe? And will the First Cat in Space ever eat some pizza?
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The Ghoul Next Door
by Cullen Bunn
Living in the legend-haunted New England town of Ander's Landing, 11-year-old Grey is drawn into a strange mystery involving a race of reclusive subterranean creatures - ghouls, the eaters of the dead.
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The Last Beekeeper
by Pablo Cartaya
To prove that she belongs in a place where only the smartest and most useful are welcomed, 12-year-old Yolanda learns that her survival rests on the rediscovery of a long-extinct beehive that could be the answer to everything.
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Mapmakers and the Lost Magic
by Cameron Chittock
Determined to run away from her home in the Valley, an area controlled by the tyrannical Night Coats, Alidade stumbles upon a magical hideaway that belongs to the long-lost peacekeepers known as the Mapmakers, and accidentally brings to life a magical creature who is meant to protect the Valley.
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Once Upon a Tim
by Stuart Gibbs
This first book in a hilarious new series follows Tim, a peasant with big dreams of being a knight, as he finally gets the opportunity to change his station in life when he joins the quest to rescue a princess.
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Invisible
by Christina Diaz Gonzalez
When five overlooked students are forced to complete their school's community service hours, they meet someone in need but must decide if they are each willing to expose their own secrets to help... or if remaining invisible is the only way to survive middle school.
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Haven: A Small Cat's Big Adventure
by Megan Wagner Lloyd
When her beloved human and rescuer becomes too sick to care for her, Haven decides to seek another human for help and finds herself on a perilous journey that gives her a newfound confidence to see her mission through.
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Black Boy Joy
by Kwame Mbalia
Featuring contributions from such critically acclaimed Black authors as Jason Reynolds, Jerry Craft and Kwame Mbalia, this celebration of Black boyhood is told through a brilliant collection of stories, comics and poems.
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The Legend of Gravity: A Tall Basketball Tale
by Charly Palmer
In this high-energy story about the unsung superstars walking among us, the Eagles basketball team feels unstoppable with Gravity on their side until they realize it may take a little more than Gravity to bring them to victory.
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Leave It To Plum!
by Matt Phelan
A peacock ambassador for the Athensville Zoo, Plum must save the day when a very small marsupial with a big ego tries to escape and take over the zoo.
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Tales To Keep You Up At Night
by Dan Poblocki
Ignoring a handwritten warning from her grandmother, Amelia reads an old book she finds in the attic, and as elements from the stories begin to come to life around her, she realizes that she may be in a spooky story of her own.
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Gladys The Magic Chicken
by Adam Rubin
Gladys the chicken goes on an epic journey during Ancient Times where everyone who encounters her gets a wish granted, in this laugh-out-loud storybook that is perfect for anyone who wants to see magic in the world.
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Solimar: The Sword Of The Monarchs
by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Gifted with the ability to see the near future and tasked with protecting the young and weak monarch butterflies, princess-to-be Solimar must save her family, the kingdom and the future of the monarch butterflies from a greedy and dangerous king.
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Unbound: The Life + Art of Judith Scott
by Joyce Scott
In this inspiring picture book biography, readers will meet Judith Scott, who, despite her perceived disabilities, became an artist of renown, having her work displayed in museums and galleries around the world.
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The Polter-Ghost Problem
by Betsy Uhrig
Best friends Aldo, Pen, and Jasper stumble onto an abandoned orphanage and discover that freeing a houseful of imprisoned ghosts from an angry poltergeist could get them into serious trouble.
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