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Middle School Reads May 2019
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Grades 5-12 with an adult are invited to join us for an afternoon of paint pouring and making abstract art. Painting can be messy so please be sure to wear old clothes. Advanced registration required for both adult and teen. *Brought to you in partnership with RF Township and Creativita.
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Jaclyn Hyde by Annabeth Bondor-StoneIn this modern retelling of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, a girl's quest to be perfect unleashes chaos at her middle school. MS FICTION BONDOR-STONE
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Aru Shah and the Song of Death by Roshani ChokshiWrongly accused of stealing the god of love's bow and arrow when she begins training as a Pandava, Aru endeavors to prove her innocence by embarking on a quest in the serpent realm with her soul-sister Mini, the ultra-strong Brynne and the secretive Aiden. MS FICTION CHOKSHI
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Spark by Sarah Beth DurstDiscovering that their country's idyllic weather comes at a steep secret cost, a gentle student at lightning school and her unlikely storm-beast companion recruit fellow students to defy authority and expose the truth. MS FICTION DURST
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Mr. Lemoncello's All-Star Breakout Game by Chris GrabensteinWhen Mr. Lemoncello launches a library-inspired game show on the world-famous Kidzapalooza Television Network, Kyle Keeley, determined to become one of the game's first live competitors, joins a team to solve puzzles that prove unexpectedly challenging. MS FICTION GRABENSTEIN
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Idk What's Next by Lisa GreenwaldBFFs Gabby, Cece and Prianka exchange texts, emojis and notes documenting the unexpected challenges of their screen-free resolve at summer camp, an effort that is complicated by a new crush, a family vacation to India and disputes involving their "likes" on camp photos. MS FICTION GREENWALD
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Theodore Boone : The Accomplice by John GrishamTheodore Boone, the ever-clever lawyer-in-training, returns in this newest adventure from the best-selling master of the modern legal thriller to find one of Theo’s best friends, Woody Lambert, under arrest for a crime he didn’t commit, a situation that compels Theo to focus his skills on exonerating Woody and shielding him from an unforgiving youth court system. MS FICTION GRISHAM
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The Absence of Sparrows by Kurt KirchmeierWhen a bizarre plague begins transforming people into glass statues, triggering world chaos, an 11-year-old boy becomes convinced that the missing sparrows in his town will return with everyone's souls in time to save his family. MS FICTION KIRCHMEIER
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Camp Shady Crook by Lee Gjertsen MaloneSent to a run-down summer camp in the middle of nowhere where campers secretly develop elite con skills, Vivian makes unexpected friends and becomes involved in an escalating competition against reigning con champion Archie. MS FICTION MALONE
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Up for Air by Laurie MorrisonLearning disabilities make school painful for Annabelle, thirteen, but a summer of swimming with the high school team is fantastic until a prank goes wrong, spoiling everything. MS FICTION MORRISON
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Planet Earth Is Blue by Nicole PanteleakosTwelve-year-old Nova is eagerly awaiting the launch of the space shuttle Challenger --it's the first time a teacher is going into space, and kids across America will watch the event on live TV in their classrooms. Nova and her big sister, Bridget, share a love of astronomy and the space program. They planned to watch the launch together. But Bridget has disappeared, and Nova is in a new foster home.
While foster families and teachers dismiss Nova as severely autistic and nonverbal, Bridget understands how intelligent and special Nova is, and all that she can't express. As the liftoff draws closer, Nova's new foster family and teachers begin to see her potential, and for the first time, she is making friends without Bridget. But every day, she's counting down to the launch, and to the moment when she'll see Bridget again. MS FICTION PANTELEAKOS
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The Clockwork Ghost by Laura RubyContinuing their efforts to solve the Morningstarr cipher in the aftermath of their home's destruction, the Biedermann twins and their friend Jaime encounter dangerous enemies who are attempting to claim the cipher's treasure. MS FICTION RUBY
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