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Legacy
by Shannon Messenger
What it's about: Featuring illustrated endpapers and an exclusive extra scene from Tam’s viewpoint in the first edition, a latest series entry finds Sophie continuing her investigation into family mysteries while her friends discover their own roles in a bond-breaking conspiracy. 250,000 first printing.
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| Allies by Alan GratzThe date: June 6, 1944, also known as D-Day, when one of the most important battles of World War II was fought.
The characters: young Americans Dee and Sid, both fighting on the front lines; French-Algerian Resistance spy Samira; Canadian paratrooper James; African American medic Henry; and many others who help to turn the tide of the war.
For fans of: serious, dramatic war stories like Projekt 1065 and Grenade, also by popular author Alan Gratz. |
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Words on Fire
by Jennifer A Nielsen
What it's about: Avoiding the occupying Cossack soldiers who would force everyone to become Russian, a farm girl from Lithuania helps her family preserve her culture, literature and religion when she is forced to leave her parents behind to escape with an important package.
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Project Middle School
by Alyssa Milano
What it's about: Disregarded by the male members of her school’s science club, an aspiring astrophysicist struggling to fit in at the beginning of the sixth grade resolves to prove herself through hard work and by promoting changes to make the club more welcoming for everyone.
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Disney Comics and Stories: Friends Forever
by Vito Stabile
What it's about: Collects the adventures of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy, including "The Night In Sleepyhead Valley," where the trio stay over at a most unusual inn
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| Zoey and Sassafras: Dragons and Marshmallows by Asia Citro; illustrated by Marion LindsayIntroducing: smart, curious Zoey and her cat Sassafras, who’ve just discovered that Zoey can see magical animals, just like her scientist mom can.
What happens: While her mom is away, Zoey has to use her own science know-how to help a sick baby dragon.
Why you might like it: Short chapters, cute artwork, and a can-do attitude make this series starter a winning choice. |
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| Meet Yasmin! by Saadia Faruqi; illustrated by Hatem AlyWhat it’s about: Pakistani American second-grader Yasmin uses her imagination in all kinds of ways: she maps her neighborhood, joins in painting and building projects at school, and finds inspiration in her mom’s colorful kameez.
Read it for: energetic art, zippy chapters, and a chance for those who don’t speak Urdu to learn some new words.
Try this next: Jules Jacqueline’s My Family Adventure, another chapter book about an adventurous, easy-to-like girl and her family. |
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To the future, Ben Franklin!
by Mary Pope Osborne
What it's about: Whisked back in time by the Magic Tree House to Colonial America, Jack and Annie meet Founding Father, journalist and inventor Ben Franklin, who asks for their help with an important mission of his own.
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Slacker
by Gordon Korman
What it's about: Trying to cruise through school doing as little work as possible, an unmotivated boy gets his comeuppance when a community service project escalates into an all-out battle with an extracurricular activity-obsessed, mean-spirited girl.
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Judy Moody : book quiz whiz
by Megan McDonald
What it's about: Teaming up with Stink and three other fellow bibliophiles from second and third grade for a literary trivia competition, an enthusiastic Judy Moody finds inspiration in classic characters before discovering that the opposing team includes a fourth grader.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 8-11!
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