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| Dough Boys by Paula ChaseWhat it’s about: Rollie and Simp came up together in the Pirates Cove housing project, but when their basketball coach begins pressuring them to work for the local drug dealer, the two best friends face some tough choices.
Why you might like it: Rollie and Simp take turns narrating, letting you see both sides of their story.
Series alert: If you love the authentic, complicated characters in Dough Boys, don’t miss the previous companion book, So Done. |
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The unsung hero of Birdsong USA
by Brenda Woods
Forging a close friendship with an African American World War II veteran who has recently returned to their unwelcoming Jim Crow community, a 12-year-old white boy worries for his heroic friend's safety when racist locals threaten the man's family. Simultaneous eBook.
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| The Okay Witch by Emma SteinkellnerWhat it’s about: Lonely 13-year-old outsider Moth Hush is shocked to discover her hidden witchy abilities, as well as a long history of power and prejudice in her family and her Massachusetts hometown.
Who it’s for: fans of Molly Ostertag’s Witch Boy series, as well as anyone looking for a fun, inclusive, and thought-provoking graphic novel about the perks and perils of magical heritage. |
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| Shadow School: Archimancy by J.A. WhiteWelcome to: Shadow School, an eerie old mansion turned middle school where new student Cordelia Liu keeps seeing ghosts in old-fashioned clothes. Can her new friends Benji and Agnes help her figure out who the spirits are, and how to set them free?
Why you might like it: This paranormal story, the 1st in a trilogy, is smart, scary, and suspenseful.
You might also like: Avi’s School of the Dead, another creepy tale set at an uncanny academy. |
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Swallow's dance
by Wendy Orr
Leira is training to be a priestess, but after an earthquake on her island forces her and her family to flee to Crete, there is a volcanic eruption that destroys the island and a tsunami that throws Crete into chaos, as she and her mother struggle to survive
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The Owls Have Come to Take Us Away
by Ronald L. Smith
What it’s about: To 12-year-old Simon, the evidence is clear: aliens exist, they abduct humans, and the U.S. government is covering it up. But because Simon is an imaginative fantasy fan, no one believes his claims about the alien threat -- not even after Simon himself is abducted.
Why you might like it: Simon speaks directly to you, the reader, adding extra intensity to this eerie, multi-layered tale that will keep you intrigued all the way to the end.
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| In Darkling Wood by Emma CarrollWhat it’s about: While staying with her prickly grandmother Nell, Alice explores the nearby Darkling Wood, where she meets a girl named Flo who claims that fairies live in the woods -- fairies that might turn vengeful if Nell goes through with her plan to cut down their home.
Why you might like it: Alice’s modern story intertwines with World War One-era letters to create layers of irresistible mystery and magic. |
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| Dreaming Dangerous by Lauren DeStefanoWhat it's about: At Brassmere Academy for the Extraordinary, an unusual school hidden deep in the woods, friends Plum, Vien, Gwendle, and Artem share synchronized dreams filled with adventure and monsters to slay.
What happens: As their dreams begin turning into nightmares, Artem vanishes with an ominous warning: "They're coming for us."
For fans of: author Lauren DeStefano's A Curious Tale of the In-Between and other eerie tales of friendship. |
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The mystery of Black Hollow Lane
by Julia Nobel
Arriving at a prestigious boarding school only to become the unexpected recipient of her long-missing father's mysterious medallions, Emmy stumbles on a secret society that may or may not be behind her father's disappearance. A first novel.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 10-13!
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