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Watch Hollow
by Gregory Funaro
What it’s about: With their father’s clock shop failing, Oliver and Lucy Tinker know that their family has no choice but to accept a very strange offer: move to Blackford House in Watch Hollow so that their dad can fix its gigantic -- and possibly supernatural -- cuckoo clock.
Read it for: page-turning tension, magical clockwork, lurking evil, and an eerie, enchanted forest.
For fans of: Jonathan Auxier’s The Night Gardener.
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Two boys set out to prove that worms can make a delicious meal.
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Sit : Stories by Deborah EllisA collection of nine poignant, empowering short stories by the author of The Breadwinner depicts a series of young characters whose small choices trigger big life changes, from a child laborer who longs to go to school to a visitor to Auschwitz who considers the lives of concentration camp victims.
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| The Wild Robot by Peter BrownStarring: Roz, short for ROZZUM unit 7134, a highly advanced robot who washes up on a remote island.
What happens: Roz begins learning everything she can about her new home: how to stay safe, how to communicate with her animal neighbors, and how to care for the abandoned gosling she adopts.
Series alert: Be sure to pick up the sequel, The Wild Robot Escapes, to find out what happens next in this illustrated wilderness survival story. |
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Treasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonWhile going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her son find a treasure map that leads them to a pirate's fortune.
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Chocolate Island by Karen DolbyTom and Grace visit Chocolate Island and solve a series of puzzles to find the best chocolate in the world so their uncle will win a baking competition.
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| Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren WolkWhat it’s about: After being rescued as a baby from the water near Cuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts, Crow grows up with her adoptive father Osh and their friend Miss Maggie. When a fire appears on a nearby abandoned island, Crow's curiosity about her birth family is ignited, and she sets out in search of answers.
Why you might like it: Set in the 1920s, this poetic and bittersweet tale of hidden treasure (and other long-buried secrets) might leave you longing for seafaring adventure. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 8-11!
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