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Middle School Reads July 2019
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Color Wars Thursday, July 11, 3:00 PM Library Lawn Join us for colorful catch, Sharks and Minnows, and a Color War. Please wear an old white shirt and gym shoes as you will be messy! Advanced registration required.
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Time Travel Trivia Tuesday, July 23, 7:00 PM Meeting Room Do you know a flux capacitor from a time vortex? Do you know which steps to take to prevent a paradox? Test your knowledge of time travel in science and popular culture in this tricky team trivia battle which would test even a Time Lord's abilities in temporal mechanics. Advanced registration required.
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Storm Blown by Nick CourageFollows the survival experiences of two children, a boy in Puerto Rico and a girl in New Orleans, who discover that one of their homes will be hit by a major hurricane. MS FICTION COURAGE
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Let Me Fix That For You by Janice ErlbaumTwelve-year-old Glad is a problem-solver at home and school, but knowing everyone's secrets means she has few friends and trying her best may not bring her mother home. MS FICTION ERLBAUM
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Blastaway by Melissa LandersWhen an accidental launch catapults him into space, science enthusiast Kyler Centaurus teams up with an adversarial asteroid demolitionist, Fig, to stop a ruthless pair of space pirates from stealing his ship. MS FICTION LANDERS
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The Twelve by Cindy Lin Usagi can hear a squirrel's heartbeat from a mile away, and soar over treetops in one giant leap. She was born in the year of the wood rabbit, and it's given her extraordinary zodiac gifts. But she can never use them, not while the mysterious, vicious Dragonlord hunts down all those in her land with zodiac powers. Instead, she must keep her abilities--and those of her rambunctious sister Uma--a secret. MS FICTION LIN
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Emperor of the Universe by David LubarWhen seventh grader Nicholas V. Landrew, his beloved pet gerbil Henrietta, and a package of ground beef are beamed aboard an alien space ship, they soon find themselves on the run in a madcap chase across the universe. MS FICTION LUBAR
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On Thin Ice by Michael NorthropTargeted by the school bully because of his differences, a 12-year-old social outcast and son of a gambler organizes an innovative but risky venture to save his home while finding a creative place to belong. MS FICTION NORTHROP
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Titans by Kate O'HearnA tense peace agreement between the Titans and Olympians is thrown into question by a Titan granddaughter and her winged-horse companion, who encounter a forbidden human on the grounds during their first week at Arcadian school. MS FICTION O'HEARN
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Changeling by William RitterTwelve-year-olds Tinn and Cole, raised as human twins in sleepy Endsborough, risk their lives in the Wild Wood, Oddmire Swamp, and the Deep Dark to learn which is a goblin changeling with an important mission. MS FICTION RITTER
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Shake It Off by Suzanne NelsonBria Muller is stuck on her aunt and uncle's dairy farm for the summer. No thanks.The one thing she's good at is mixing up milk shakes in the creamery. Instead of their usual vanilla, she starts crafting towering, over-the-top shakes like the ones she loved sipping back home in Chicago. Most of the customers, aren't impressed.There is one person who appreciates the sweet, cold treats: Gabe, her cousins' cute friend who helps out on the farm. But with the family business in danger of being sold, can Bria's shakes make a difference? MS FICTION WISH
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Atlas of Monsters and Ghosts by Lonely Planet Kids Have you heard of the headless man roaming Edinburgh Castle? Or the mysterious girl who asks for a ride to the cemetery and then disappears into the night? What about orcs, trolls, gremlins, krakens, bunyips and the Yara-Ma-Yha-Who? Join famous monster hunter Van Helsing on a trip around the globe to find haunted castles, restless spirits, terrifying dragons, wicked witches, and more. Learn the defining characteristics of each beast, where it can be found and--most importantly--how to defeat it. MS NF FYI MYTHOLOGY LON
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