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Middle School Reads January 2021
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Each book read receives a raffle entry for a Kindle Fire. Read 3 books to claim an additional winter treat! Register on Beanstack.
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Tween Tasters Thursday, January 7, 4:00 PM Try out a variety of unique snacks from around the globe in the fun taste test program. Join us on Zoom for snack rating, trivia, and other fun games with friends. Snacks will be available to pick up one week in advance. Advanced registration required to receive the Zoom link.
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Zen Paper Craft on Tuesday, January 19 at 4:00 Geometric Clay on Tuesday, January 26 at 4:00
Middle Schoolers are invited to join us every Tuesday to create something new. Kits will be available for pick up one week in advance. Make them on your own or join us on Zoom for some fun and guidance. Advanced registration required to receive the Zoom link. * Sponsored by OPRF Youth Services
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Tween Talk Wednesday, January 13, 4:00 Join in a virtual video session with Middle School and Teen Librarian Beth and OPRF Youth Services Interventionist Laura via Zoom. Chat, socialize, ask questions, play games, and hang out in our virtual tween library! This week we will be playing Among Us. Advanced registration required to receive the Zoom link. * Sponsored by OPRF Youth Services
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Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. AlstonThirteen-year-old Amari, a poor Black girl from the projects, gets an invitation from her missing brother to join the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs and join in the fight against an evil magician
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The In-between by Rebecca K. S. Ansari A dark, twisty adventure about the forgotten among us and what it means to be seen. It's the tale of a deadly train crash that occurred a hundred years ago, in which one young boy among the dead was never identified. The only distinguishing mark on him was a strange insignia on his suit coat, a symbol no one had seen before or since. Jess is fascinated by the mystery of the unknown child-- because she's seen the insignia. It's the symbol of the jacket of the girl next door.
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City of the Plague God by Sarwat ChaddaThirteen-year-old Sik wants a simple life going to school and helping at his parents' deli in the evenings. But all that is blown to smithereens when Nergal comes looking for him, thinking that Sik holds the secret to eternal life.Turns out Sik is immortal but doesn't know it, and that's about to get him and the entire city into deep, deep trouble.
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Alone by Megan E. FreemanPerfect for fans of Hatchet and the I Survived series, this harrowing middle grade debut novel-in-verse from a Pushcart Prize-nominated poet tells the story of a young girl who wakes up one day to find herself utterly alone in her small Colorado town.
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Many Points of Me by Caroline GertlerWhen Georgia finds a secret sketch her late father--a famed artist--left behind, the discovery leads her down a path that may reshape everything holding her family and friends together. Caroline Gertler's debut is a story about friendship, family, grief, and creativity. Also available on Libby 1/11
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Tbh, No One Can Ever Know by Lisa GreenwaldWith a Valentine's Day dance, snooping parents, and way too many secrets, these four BFFs have a lot to deal with in the seventh book in this hilarious series told entirely in text messages, emojis, and passed notes. Also available on Libby 1/11
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Pity Party by Kathleen LaneDear weird toes, crooked nose, stressed out, left out, freaked out
Dear missing parts, broken hearts, picked-on, passed up, misunderstood,
Dear everyone, you are cordially invited, come as you are, this party's for you
Welcome to Pity Party , where the social anxieties that plague us all are twisted into funny, deeply resonant, and ultimately reassuring psychological thrills.
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Time Travel for Love and Profit by Sarah LariviereWhen Nephele has a terrible freshman year, she does the only logical thing for a math prodigy like herself: she invents a time travel app so she can go back and do it again (and again, and again) in this funny love story.
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City of Villains by Estelle LaureDisney's Villains meet Gotham in this gritty fairy tale-inspired crime series. Mary Elizabeth Heart is a high school senior by day, but by night she's an intern at the Monarch City police department. She watches with envy from behind a desk as detectives come and go, trying to contain the city's growing crime rate. For years, tension has simmered between the city's wealthy elite, and their plans to gentrify the decaying neighborhood called the Scar-once upon a time the epicenter of all things magic.
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Dragon Slayers by Lisa McMannRescued by Dev from an isolated palace where the dragon woman was trying to force them to join her side, Fifer and Thisbe hatch a desperate plan against the Revinir that is complicated by Thisbe’s inner darkness and Rohan’s disastrous efforts to handle things alone.
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Field Trip Fiasco by James PattersonWhen Rafe is invited to attend an all-expenses paid art field trip in California, he jumps at the opportunity, but things go sideways, as they always do for Rafe, after he realizes he'll be participating in a "Cultural Campout" in the desert and a seriesof unfortunate events follow, including an encounter with a cranky crocodile, a claustrophobic trip into an ancient cave, and a plot to smuggle a legendary missing diamond
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The Good War by Todd StrasserFrom the author of The Wave comes a poignant and timely novel about a group of seventh graders who are brought together--and then torn apart--by an afterschool club that plays a video game based on WW2.
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Magic's Most Wanted by Tyler Whitesides For Mason Mortimer Morrison, life isn't so magical. His dad was just sent to jail, his grades have been plummeting from meh to yikes, and, oh yeah, two officers from some organization called Magix just showed up to arrest him in the middle of fourth period. Talk about bad luck. Mason knows he's innocent. But in order to clear his name, he's going to need the help of a plucky Magix junior detective and a cantankerous talking bunny--and a little bit of magic. Also available on Libby 1/19
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Gone to the Woods : Surviving a Lost Childhood
by Gary Paulsen
The three-time Newbery Honor-winning author of Hatchet shares the story of his turbulent childhood, his escape into military service and the life-changing impact of an encouraging librarian who handed him his first book. 75,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Kobe Bryant : Legends in Sports by Matt ChristopherThis book examines the life and career of Kobe Bryant, from his childhood to his part in the Lakers' 2000 NBA championship.
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Pearl Harbor by Kate MessnerA perspective-changing reanalysis of the events of the Pearl Harbor attacks investigates theories that the U.S. Navy Base was a known possible target and that early warning signs were accidentally or deliberately ignored. Also available on Libby 1/4
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Race to the Bottom of the Earth : surviving Antarctica by Rebecca BaroneIn 1910, Captain Robert Scott prepared his crew for a trip that no one had ever completed: a journey to the South Pole. He vowed to get there any way he could, even if it meant looking death in the eye. Then, not long before he set out, the telegram arrived: "Proceeding to Antarctic - Roald Amundsen." What was to be an expedition had become a race. One hundred and eight years later, Captain Louis Rudd readied himself for a similarly grueling task: the first solo crossing of treacherous Antarctica. Then came the Instagram message: "On Nov. 1, I depart for the ice - Colin O'Brady." What was to be a journey had become a race. For fans of Michael Tougias' The Finest Hours, this gripping tale of two history-making moments is perfect for budding scientists, survivalists, and thrill seekers.
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Manga Classics Anne of Green Gables by L. M. MontgomerySiblings Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert were planning to adopt an orphaned boy to help out around their farm, Green Gables - instead,they got Anne Shirley. A plucky redheaded girl with a vibrant imagination, Anne turns first Green Gables and then the rest of Prince Edward Island on its ear
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Heroes at Home 1 by Zeb Wells Being stuck inside isn't easy for anyone, even super heroes! See how your favorite Marvel characters have coped being cooped up with HEROES AT HOME! See how Spider-Man, Hulk, Captain Marvel, Wolverine, Black Panther and Captain America do in Quarantine! Let Marvel make you smile, courtesy of artists Gurihiru and writer Zeb Wells' Sunday Funnies!
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Oh My Gods! by Stephanie CookeOh My Gods! , the first in a new middle grade graphic novel series, reads as if Raina Telgemeier and Rick Riordan teamed up to write a comic, and offers a fresh and funny spin on Greek mythology. When an average girl moves to Mt. Olympus, she discovers her new classmates are gods and mythological creatures are actually real--as if junior high isn't hard enough!
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Chicken RangeFun and Quirky shoot-em-up game. The object of the game is to shoot the chickens using an array of different weaponry which you can also pay to upgrade. As you kill each chicken, a new chicken is respawned. To increase the difficulty, the chickens throw eggs at the screen to obscure the players field of view. During the level, ammo crates drop at varying intervals which will refresh your ammo levels. Carry up to 6 weapons with you. The game contains 8 different levels. Each level introduces different baddie chickens with varying difficulties to kill them due to enhanced protection gear.
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Crash Bandicoot 4: It's about TimeIt's About Time - for a brand-wumping new Crash Bandicoot game! Crash fourward into a time shattered adventure with your favorite marsupials. Neo Cortex and N. Tropy are back at it again and launching an all-out assault on not just this universe, but the entire multiverse! Crash and Coco are here to save the day by reuniting the four Quantum Masks and bending the rules of reality. New abilities? Check. More playable characters? Yep. Alternate dimensions? Obviously. Ridonkulous bosses? For sure. Same awesome sauce? You bet your sweet jorts. Wait, are they actually jorts? Not in this universe! ESRB rating: E10+, Everyone 10+ (alcohol reference, cartoon violence, comic mischief, language).
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