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Free Breakfast for Kids
Tuesday, February 18, 10:00-11:00
In 1968, the Black Panther party established the Free Breakfast for School Children program. This move helped spawn larger efforts to pilot free breakfasts in school. Join us as we offer free breakfast in tribute and learn more about the efforts of the Black Panther party in celebration of Black History Month. Ages 7 and up. Registration required.
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Here in the Real World
by Sara Pennypacker
Immersing himself in fantasy worlds of knights and chivalry where he prefers being left alone, young Ware is sent to a summer camp designed around social interactions and begins building a castle-like private space while clashing with a fellow misfit. 250,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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King and the dragonflies
by Kacen Callender
A 12-year-old boy spends days in the mystical Louisiana bayou to come to terms with a sibling’s sudden death, his grief-stricken family and the disappearance of his former best friend amid whispers about the latter’s sexual orientation. By the award-winning author of Hurricane Child. Illustrations.
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| Clean Getaway by Nic StoneStarring: Scoob Lamar, who’s ready for a spring break adventure (especially if it means getting away from his strict dad); and G’ma, who invites Scoob on a mysterious road trip.
What happens: As they drive through the American South, Scoob realizes that G’ma might be re-creating a vacation she took with his grandfather in 1963, when travel was risky for interracial couples.
Try this next: Rita Williams-Garcia’s One Crazy Summer, another book about a trip that reveals hidden family history. |
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Field trip
by Gary Paulsen
Ben and his twin classmates, Charlotte and Jacob, are missing a school field trip so Ben's father takes them, his new apprentice Brig and the dogs on an adventure during which Ben manages to try out for a hockey academy against his parents' wishes and the twins turn the road trip into a learning experience. Simultaneous eBook.
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Someone else's shoes
by Ellen Wittlinger
Twelve-year-old Izzy's life just seems to get more and more complicated: she is upset by her father's new marriage, and a new baby on the way; she is expected to look out for her ten-year-old cousin, Oliver, who has moved in with her family since his mother committed suicide, because his father is depressed and having trouble coping; and now Ben, the rebellious sixteen-year-old son of Izzy's mother's boyfriend, is also living with them--but when Oliver's father disappears, the three children put aside their differences and set out to find him
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| Drive Me Crazy by Terra Elan McVoyFeaturing: talkative, friendly Lana, who’s worried about her sick mom; popularity-obsessed Cassie, who thinks Lana is immature and annoying; and the week-long road trip with their newlywed grandparents that traps the two step-cousins together in the backseat of a car.
Series alert: If you enjoy the realistically imperfect characters and messy friendships in Drive Me Crazy, don’t miss the follow-up, This Is All Your Fault, Cassie Parker. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 10-13!
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