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Books for Kids and Tweens March 2024
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Slugfest
by Gordon Korman
A gang of misfit students share the narration in this offbeat, warm-hearted story about how their 8th-grade Physical Education Equivalency class (aka Slugfest) turns them into unlikely friends and teammates.
Available on Cloud Library
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Forsooth
by Jimmy Matejek-Morris
When thirteen-year-old theater kid Calvin sets out to make a movie with his friends, drama ensues, forcing him to sort through his first crushes, face family tensions, and learn how to be true to himself.
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Serwa Boateng's guide to witchcraft and mayhem
by Roseanne A. Brown
Serwa Boateng and her aunt Boahinmaa set out to steal the Midnight Drum from the Smithsonian Museum to free Serwa's powerful grandmother and defeat the forces of black magic, which causes Serwa to confront truths about herself she's tried hard to deny.
Available on Cloud Library
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I will find you
by Daphne Benedis-Grab
Nicky has disappeared! Oliva, Leo, and Gracie--three seventh graders who have very little in common except for how much they dislike Nicky, the school bully--were the last ones to see him. They are sure that there are clues the police are overlooking. And they each have their own secret reason for needing to find him as soon as possible. Mystery, thrilling twists, and spot-on friendship dynamics combine to make this a page-turning read.
Available on Cloud Library
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Sparrow being Sparrow
by Gail Donovan
Moving to a new town and a new school, cat-loving Sparrow Robinson feels totally out of place until she meets her neighbor, Mrs. LaRose, who needs her help in finding homes for her cats when she has to move into assisted living.
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Averil offline
by Amy Noelle Parks
When she discovers the surveillance app her overbearing parents use to track her every move is about to become even more invasive, 12-year-old coder Averil teams up with new kid Max to meet the app's creator and learns valuable lessons about honesty and trust.
Available on Cloud Library
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Curse of the Night Witch
by Alex Aster
Born with the same leadership emblem as his mother on an island world where everyone’s fate is predetermined, Tor Luna wishes for a different future before falling victim to a curse that requires the services of the notorious Night Witch.
Available on hoopla, Libby, and Cloud Library
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One true wish
by Lauren Kate
When Phoebe, a wish-granting fairy, crash-lands into the woods nearby, three best friends—Birdie, Gem and Van—must race against time to restore her powers and get her back home by using the magic of their friendship—and their deepest, truest wishes.
Available on Cloud Library
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School for invisible boys
by Shaun David Hutchinson
While at St. Lawrence's Catholic School for Boys, Hector Griggs, who has the ability to turn invisible, teams up with a mysterious new classmate to stop a terrifying creature preying on students' loneliness and fear and discovers that sometimes it takes disappearing to really be seen.
Available on Cloud Library
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The Guardian test
by Christina Soontornvat
Accepted to the Guardian Academy on Lotus Island, a place where kids transform into magical creatures sworn to protect the natural world, young Plum finds herself struggling and might be forced to leave school if she cannot embrace her inner animal soon.
Available on hoopla and Cloud Library
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A wolf for a spell
by Karah Sutton
A young wolf who wants to save her family forges an unlikely pact with the mysterious Baba Yaga that finds the wolf trading bodies with the witch before teaming up with a village girl against a common enemy.
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The lost library
by Rebecca Stead
When a mysterious Little Free Library guarded by a large orange cat appears overnight, eleven-year-old Evan plucks two weathered books from its shelves, never suspecting that his life is about to change.
Available on Libby and Cloud Library
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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County of SLO Public Libraries 995 PALM ST PO BOX 8107, SAN LUIS OBISPO, California 93403 805-781-5991slolibrary.org |
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