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Middle School Reads JANUARY 2020
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Teen Winter Reading Monday, December 16, - Saturday, February 29 Get rewarded for reading with our Teen Winter Reading program! Log each book you read between December 16 and February 29 online or by filling out a form at our second floor reference desk. Every book you read earns you an additional chance to win. Anyone who logs at least one book earns a special Winter Reading mug while supplies last. This year’s Teen prizes include a Kindle Fire and a Sphero Mini.
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Middle School Makers Tuesday, January 7, 3:30 PM Meeting Room We're back! Middle Schoolers are invited to drop in every Tuesday after school to make a cool craft. Space is limited and spots are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Grades 5-8. Also check out our Movie/Gaming programs on Fridays!
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Story Studio: Animania
Thursday, January 30, 3:30 PM
Meeting Room
Doodle your favorite characters while discussing the latest anime and manga series. Sponsored by the Oak Park River Forest Youth Services
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That's What Friends Do by Cathleen BarnhartTold in two voices, middle-schoolers Sammie and David's long-term friendship is endangered when new student Luke begins flirting with Sammie just when David decides to confess his crush on her. MS FICTION BARNHART
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The Mystwick School of Musicraft by Jessica KhouryAmelia Jones always dreamed of attending the Mystwick School of Musicraft, where the world's most promising musicians learn to create magic. So when Amelia botches her audition, she thinks her dream has met an abrupt and humiliating end--until the school agrees to give her a trial period. Amelia is determined to prove herself, vowing to do whatever it takes to become the perfect musician. Even if it means pretending to be someone she isn't. Meanwhile, a mysterious storm is brewing that no one, not even the maestros at Mystwick, is prepared to contain. Can Amelia find the courage to be true to herself in time to save her beloved school from certain destruction? MS FICTION KHOURY
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Me and Banksy by Tanya Lloyd KyiDominica's private school is covered in cameras, and someone is hacking into them and posting embarrassing moments for the whole school to see. Like Ana picking her nose. When Dominica quickly changes her shirt from inside out in what she thinks is the privacy of a quiet corner in the library, she's shocked - and embarrassed - to discover a video has captured this and is currently circulating amongst her schoolmates. So mortifying, especially since over the past three years, they've had a half-dozen school talks about social media safety. Who has access to the school security cameras and why are they doing this? Dominica and her best friends, Holden and Saanvi, are determined to find out, and in the process start an art-based student campaign against cameras in the classroom. MS FICTION KYI
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From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae MarksReceiving an unexpected letter on her 12th birthday from the incarcerated father she has never met, a courageous young baker prepares for a cooking-show competition while scrambling to determine her father’s innocence. MS FICTION MARKS
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Jinxed by Amy AlwardAfter fourteen-year-old Lacey Chu repairs a highly advanced smartphone/robotic pet companion, or baku, called Jinx, the baku gets her into her dream school, Profectus, where she is exposed to dangerous secrets. MS FICTION MCCULLOCH
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The Thief Knot by Kate MilfordWhen her parents are recruited to help solve a puzzling crime, Marzana assembles a group of unusual kid detectives, including the ghost of a ship captain’s daughter, to explore hidden passageways and magical architecture to foil a band of kidnappers. MS FICTION MILFORD
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Midnight on Strange Street by K. E. OrmsbeeJoining her new school’s elite glowboarding team, a Texas newcomer bonds with unexpected new friends who are bullied for their differences before manifesting inexplicable powers and receiving an otherworldly warning about an imminent disaster. MS FICTION ORMSBEE
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Race to the Sun by Rebecca RoanhorseLately Nizhoni has been able to detect monsters, like Mr. Charles, her dad's new boss at the oil and gas company. He's also alarmingly interested in Nizhoni and her brother, Mac, their Navajo heritage, and the legend of the Hero Twins. Nizhoni knows he's a threat, but her father won't believe her. When Dad disappears the next day, leaving behind a message that says 'Run!', the siblings and Nizhoni's best friend, Davery, are thrust into a rescue mission that can only be accomplished with the help of Dine Holy People and their weapons. But it will take more than weapons for Nizhoni to become the hero she was destined to be... MS FICTION ROANHORSE
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Sunnyside Plaza by Scott SimonLiving in a community center for people with disabilities, Sally teams up with a pair of detectives when a series of tragic events suspiciously ends the lives of fellow residents. A first novel by the host of NPR’s Weekend Edition With Scott Simon. MS FICTION SIMON
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Guinness World Records 2020 by Guinness World RecordsA fully revised and updated edition of the top-selling compendium of records is organized into 11 chapters and includes entries ranging from athletic achievements and cutting-edge cyborg innovations to social-media stars and boundary-breaking art. MS NF FYI GENERAL GUI
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What's the Point of Math? : Understand the Magic of Numbers in Our Everyday Lives by Inc. Dorling KindersleyIncredible historical and contemporary stories explore the often surprising origins of the math we use today, from number sequences to trigonometry. Crazy facts, magic tricks, and mathematical brainteasers will amuse and entertain even the most reluctant math students. Find out why an hour has 60 rather than 100 minutes and how prime numbers keep the internet working. Colorful and uncluttered illustrations make mathematical explanations easy to grasp in seconds and make this user-friendly book simple to navigate and a joy to browse and read. MS NF MIND DK
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My Survival : A Girl on Schindler's List, a Memoir by Rena FinderA memoir by a Jewish girl from Krakow, Poland, describes how she was separated from loved ones and forced to work as a slave laborer before Oskar Schindler helped her escape from the Auschwitz concentration camp. MS NF VOICES FINDER
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