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Middle School Reads July 2020
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June 15th - August 22nd Grades 5-12 Track the amount of time you read throughout the summer, every 4 hours earns you a virtual badge and a drawing ticket for the prize pack of your choice. Read a total of 24 hours to earn a special gift. Extra drawing tickets may be earned by completing additional fun challenges like writing a book review, attending a virtual program, and more!
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Virtual Harry Potter Escape Room
Thursday, July 30, Event Time
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Muggles, do you have what it takes to conquer our Harry Potter Escape Room? Use your knowledge of Harry's world to decipher clues and find the spell to release you. Register to receive the link.
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Danny Constantino's first (and maybe last?) date by Paul Acampora Surprised when a Hollywood star who was once his close friend accepts his invitation to the homecoming dance, Danny is surrounded by neighbors, television crews and fans who gossip about their romance before a pep rally goes terribly wrong. By the author of Defining Dulcie.
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The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez by Adrianna Cuevas All twelve-year-old Nestor Lopez wants is to live in one place for more than a few months and have dinner with his dad, an Army sergeant deployed in Afghanistan. When he and his mother move to a new town to live with his grandmother, Nestor plans to lay low, and he certainly has no intention of letting anyone find out his deepest secret--that he can talk to animals. But when the animals in town start disappearing, and Nestor's grandmother is spotted in the woods where they were last seen, suspicion mounts against her. Nestor learns that they are being taken by a tule vieja, a witch who bites animals to gain their power, and his extraordinary ability is put front and center as he tries to catch the real culprit and clear his grandmother's name.
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Dress Coded by Carrie Firestone Fed up with sexist dress codes and unfair conduct standards at a school where girls’ bodies are considered a distraction, Molly starts a podcast to protest the school’s disciplinary inequality before her small rebellion swells into a full-blown empowerment revolution.
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City of Gold by Will Hobbs Witnessing the theft of their mules by Butch Cassidy’s wild gang, a Colorado farm youth teams up with unlikely helpers on a trek over the mountains that is aided by a notorious marshal. By the award-wining author of Crossing the Wire.
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Kiki's Delivery Service by Eiko Kadono An uplifting new translation of the work on which the Hayao Miyazaki film was based finds half-witch Kiki selecting a seaside village to spend a year in accordance with witch tradition, before her efforts to make friends is challenged by the community’s reluctance to trust strangers.
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Nancy Drew Files Vol 1: Secrets Can Kill / Deadly Intent / Murder on Ice by Carolyn Keene The world's favorite teen detective is back, and she's on the case. Keep up with Nancy Drew in this thrilling collection of mysteries full of intrigue, boys, and murder. In Secrets Can Kill, Nancy goes undercover to investigate the elusive thief stalking the nighttime halls of Bedford High. With her inside contact, gorgeous senior Daryl Gray, Nancy attempts to uncover the dangerous secrets that run deep at Bedford, but soon it's a whole new game-a game called murder. And Nancy is the killer's next target. In Deadly Intent, Nancy is ready to rock out at a concert in New York City-but the band's lead guitarist vanishes minutes before they're set to go on stage. Nancy and her on-again-off-again boyfriend Ned investigate, and their list of suspects leads them to a conspiracy that threatens to shake the entire music industry. In Murder on Ice, Nancy and Ned head to a ski resort to rekindle their romance. But instead of love, they find deadly peril. Can Nancy find the killer, before an avalanche of murder buries them all?
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Nancy Drew Files Vol 2: Smile and Say Murder / Hit and Run Holiday / White Water Terror by Carolyn Keene The world's favorite teen detective is back, and she's on the case. Keep up with Nancy Drew in this thrilling collection of mysteries full of intrigue, boys, and murder. In Smile and Say Murder a series of death threats sends Nancy undercover at a magazine whose co-owner has a talent for making enemies. Nancy calls in her boyfriend, Ned, to help, but when he seems to fall in love with the lead suspect's sister, Nancy is on her own... as the killers next mark. In Hit and Run Holiday, a friend's near murder plunges Nancy down a path of darkness on Florida's seemingly sunny beaches. With a whispered name as her only clue, Nancy is desperate to find the culprit before he strikes again. In White Water Terror, Nancy and her friends are on a white water rafting adventure that becomes a deadly game of cat and mouse. With 'accidents' occuring at every turn, it's clear the perpetrator won't stop until actual lives are lost. But who is behind it all...and who is the target?
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War Stories by Gordon Korman Visiting the small French village that his veteran grandfather helped liberate during World War II, an avid young player of war video games begins questioning his family’s perspectives about his grandfather’s heroism when he uncovers the rest of the story.
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Brother's Keeper by Julie Lee A historical novel based on a true story follows a refugee family’s desperate efforts to escape their oppressive Communist village and make their way to safety through the hazards of napalm, frostbite, border guards, enemy soldiers and bombings marking the outbreak of the Korean War.
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Treasures of the Twelve by Cindy Lin A conclusion to the duology that began with The Twelve finds Rabbit Warrior Usagi and the Heirs continuing their efforts to save Uma while navigating dangerous obstacles and mysterious riddles to find 12 ancient zodiac treasures that can change the weather and grant wishes.
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Dan Unmasked by Chris Negron Fearing that he caused an accident on the baseball field that has rendered his best friend comatose, Dan immerses himself in the adventures of a favorite comic-book superhero for ideas on how to make things right.
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Ghost Hunter's Daughter by Dan Poblocki Informed by a psychic classmate that her ghost-hunter father has been abducted, a girl who does not believe in ghosts and her new friend journey to the town of Hush Falls, where legend claims that disappearances are tied to a mysterious man in a tattered coat.
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Something to Say by Lisa Moore Ramée A friendless girl who has developed a knack for keeping her head down at school resists a red-headed newcomer who wants to make friends, before the two are paired for a class assignment that she hopes will secure her position on the debate team.
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Myths! Lies! Secrets! Smash the stories behind famous moments in history and expose the hidden truth. In 1620, the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock and made friends with Wampanoag people who gave them corn. RIGHT? WRONG! It was months before the Pilgrims met any Wampanoag people, and nobody gave anybody corn that day. Through illustrations, graphic panels, photographs, sidebars, and more, acclaimed author Kate Messner smashes history by exploring the little-known details behind the legends of the Mayflower and the first Thanksgiving.
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Solve This! Forensics : Super Science and Curious Capers for the Daring Detective in You by Kate Messner Calling all budding sleuths! Solve your way through each entertaining, imaginary G-rated mystery to explore the forensic science of investigating and analysing evidence. You'll study smudges on a computer keyboard, dust for fingerprints, examine bite marks on a discarded snack, analyse toxicology tests on blood samples, and much, much more. Piece together the clues to see if you can solve each case. Fans of true crime dramas, escape rooms, mysteries, and preeminent author Kate Messner will love this introduction to forensic science.
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Women's Right to Vote by Kate Messner In 1920, Susan B. Anthony passed a law that gave voting rights to women in the United States. RIGHT? WRONG! Susan B. Anthony wasn't even alive when the Nineteeth Amendment was ratified. Plus, it takes a lot more than one person to amend the constitution.
Through illustrations, graphic panels, photographs, sidebars, and more, acclaimed author Kate Messner smashes history by exploring the little-known details behind the fight for women's suffrage.
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The World's Fastest, Spookiest, Smelliest, Strongest Book by Portable Press Kids will have a blast learning about the most extreme things in the world! The World's Fastest, Spookiest, Smelliest, Strongest Book is full of weird, wild, and wonderful facts about the world. Readers will learn about the most amazing waterfalls, the fastest animals, and more while being entertained by quirky drawings throughout the book.
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One Year at Ellsmere by Faith Erin Hicks Winning a scholarship to a prestigious boarding school, Juniper endures bullying from a popular queen bee before investigating rumors about a mythical beast in the nearby forest, in an edition that incorporates revamped and full-color art.
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Act by Kayla Miller A lively follow-up to Click and Camp finds sixth grader Olive looking forward to an upcoming field trip before organizing a student-council election after discovering that school policy is preventing some of the kids from participating.
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The Montague Twins 1 : The Witch's Hand by Nathan Page A first entry in a planned graphic-novel duology finds mystery-solving twins Pete and Alastair investigating the disappearance of three teen witches before uncovering dangerous secrets about their parents, guardian and community.
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Join 11-year-old Yuzu at her animal hospital and meet her new fluffy friends! In an engaging and cutely-drawn comic, watch Yuzu navigate issues like bullying, animal care, and understanding illness and deaths of pets and family.
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