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HCPLC's Top Kids Fiction of 2018
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Wish
by Barbara O'Connor
Charlie Reese is sent to live with a family she barely knows, but with the help of a skinny stray dog who captures her heart and a neighbor boy named Howard, she learns what the real meaning of family may be
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The Doublecross: And Other Skills I Learned as a Superspy
by Jackson Pearce
Overweight and not at all athletic, 12-year-old Hale may have been born and raised to become a spy for the Sub Rosa Society though it seems unlikely he will become a Field Agent, but when his parents—who are top SRS spies themselves—are captured by the evil League, Hale sets out on a daring mission to save them.
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Dragons and Marshmallows
by Asia Citro
Learning an amazing secret while discovering a glowing photo, young Zoey assists injured magical animals that begin showing up in her family's backyard barn, an effort that includes caring for a particularly challenging baby dragon.
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The Ark Plan
by Laura Martin
A century and a half after cloned dinosaurs forced humans to move into underground compounds, Sky discovers a clue to the whereabouts of her long-missing father and ventures above ground on a quest that has the potential to save the world.
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The Great Treehouse War
by Lisa Graff
After her newly-divorced parents become unreasonable, fifth-grader Winnie, with notes from her friends, writes of turning her treehouse into an embassy, where she is joined by nine others with complaints
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Podkin One-Ear
by Kieran Larwood
Anthropomorphic rabbits Podkin and his siblings flee after the villainous Gorm tribe enslaves their clan, but they must find allies if they have any hope of saving their warren's treasures and defeating the Gorm.
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I Love You, Michael Collins
by Lauren Baratz-Logsted
In 1969, as her own family is falling apart, ten-year-old Mamie finds comfort in conducting a one-sided correspondence with the least famous astronaut heading toward the moon on Apollo 11.
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Overboard!
by Terry Lynn Johnson
Eleven-year-old Travis and twelve-year-old Stacey, separated from their families after being thrown into the Pacific off the coast of Washington, battle hypothermia as they struggle to survive. Includes Coast Guard-approved cold-water survival tips.
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My Brother is a Superhero
by David Solomons
Luke is jealous when his older brother Zack is zapped by an alien and turned into a superhero, until a plot to destroy the Earth incapacitates Zack, and Luke, accompanied by his neighbor Lara, must come to the rescue.
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Ugly Cat & Pablo
by Isabel Quintero
Pablo's attempt to get his best friend Ugly Cat a paleta goes wrong when the little girl Pablo tries to scare decides to bring him home for her pet snake's afternoon snack.
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The sweetest sound
by Sherri Winston
Shy Cadence grapples with an overprotective father, a mother who's skipped town to pursue stardom, and what to do when a recording of her voice leaks before she's ready to share it with the world.
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Lemons
by Melissa Savage
After her mother dies in 1975, ten-year-old Lemonade must live with her grandfather in a small town famous for Bigfoot sightings and soon becomes friends with Tobin, a quirky Bigfoot investigator.
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Pugs of the Frozen North
by Philip Reeve
New friends Sika and Shen try to beat the odds and win the Great Northern Race--in a sled pulled by a team of sixty-six pugs--in hopes of meeting the Snowfather and having him grant their wish.
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Night of the Ninth Dragon
by Mary Pope Osborne
Introduces readers to classic Welsh legends as Jack and Annie return to Camelot to assist King Arthur, Merlin, and the Knights of the Round Table.
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Lights, Camera, Cook!
by Charise Mericle Harper
Follows Tate, Rae, Caroline, and Oliver, ages nine to eleven, both on and off-camera as they compete in a televised cooking competition. Includes cooking tips.
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