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Kids' Books September 2017
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Miss Ellicott's school for the magically minded
by Sage Blackwood
Repeatedly landing in trouble at her finishing school because of her preference for practicing magic instead of manners, Chantel enlists her friends to protect the kingdom when her teacher goes missing along with the city's protective magic. By the award-winning author of the Jinx trilogy.
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| The Losers Club by Andrew ClementsFiction. It's called the Losers Club to prevent people from joining. Lots of members are the last thing that book-loving sixth-grader Alex wants in a club that he only started because his after-school program doesn't have any choices for kids who just want to sit and read. Alex is fine with sharing his quiet reading time with Losers Club co-founder Nina (who, okay, he kind of likes), but frustrated by the other people who join – people like his former best friend who turned into a total jerk. Funny and hopeful, The Losers Club is sure to satisfy fans of author Andrew Clements' popular school stories. |
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Tournament of champions
by Phil Bildner
Excitedly participating in a weekend basketball tournament with other kids from Clifton United, fifth-graders Rip and Red are challenged to work outside their comfort zones when competitive Rip plays with teammates he does not like and autistic Red travels by bus without his mom.
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Orphan Island
by Laurel Snyder
Fiction. "Nine on an island, orphans all, any more the sky might fall." Those are the rules. Each year, a boat delivers a new youngest child to the island and takes away the Elder, so that there are always nine orphans to share the cabins, the shabby books, and the food they gather from nature. When it's Jinny's turn to be the Elder, however, she decides to challenge the rules -- but is she ready to deal with the consequences? Anyone who's ever doubted the way things are done will relate to rebellious Jinny, while the mysterious island will leave you with lots of fascinating questions to talk about.
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| Public School Superhero by James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts; illustrated by Cory ThomasGraphic Novel Hybrid. Stainlezz Steel is a powerful superhero who's always battling villains and looking out for the little guy. He's also the fictional creation of 6th-grader Kenny Wright, who lives with his grandma, loves chess, and gets bullied at his crowded city school. The school's new principal, however, actually seems to care about Kenny, so when an unwanted transfer threatens to take her away, Kenny channels Stainlezz Steel for the courage to step up and speak out. Peppered with comic book-style illustrations, Public School Superhero is an honest (and hilarious) peek into one kid's life and imagination. |
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| The Marvels by Brian SelznickFiction. In 1766, young Billy Marvel survives a shipwreck and gets a job at a fancy London theater. In 1990, Joseph Jervis runs away from school to look for his uncle in London. Billy's story is presented entirely through lifelike, carefully shaded pencil illustrations, while Joseph's is told only through words. The way in which these two characters connect might surprise you, even if you're already familiar with Brian Selznick's layered, award-winning storytelling. Based on a true story, The Marvels is a bittersweet tale of lost love and found family that will stay with you long after the final page. (Fans of Brian Selznick may also be interested in the movie version of his book Wonderstruck, in theaters this fall.) |
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| Lost in NYC: A Subway Adventure by Nadja Spiegelman; illustrated by Sergio Garcia SanchezGraphic Novel Hybrid. It's field trip day, and as Mr. Bartle's 6th grade class gets ready to visit the Empire State building, new kid Pablo feels sure that he can manage the New York City subway on his own. Yet when the class boards one train, Pablo winds up on another, leading Alicia (his subway-savvy field trip partner) on a fast-paced chase through the city. Busy artwork reflects the colorful bustle of real-life NYC, while maps and diagrams help you follow Pablo and Alicia's travels. If your eyes are especially sharp, you might even spot the Where's Waldo-like characters who appear throughout this unusual graphic novel hybrid.
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| Hamster Princess: Harriet the Invincible by Ursula VernonGraphic Fantasy. Princess Harriet Hamsterbone is no Sleeping Beauty, that's for sure. For one thing, she's a hamster. For another, she refuses to hide just because she's been cursed to fall into an enchanted sleep on her 12th birthday. Believing instead that the curse will protect her until age 12, Harriet rides forth on her trusty quail to fight monsters, go cliff-diving, and generally have adventures before her fateful birthday. And when the curse finally does strike…well, you'll have to read this witty, cartoon-illustrated chapter book (the 1st in a series) to find out what happens! |
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Invisible Emmie
by Terri Libenson
Graphic Novel Hybrid. The lives of two middle school girls, one a quiet artist, the other a popular overachiever, intersect on a day shaped by a misdelivered note, crushes, humiliations, boredom and drama. A first graphic novel. Simultaneous and eBook. 20,000 first printing.
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The pudding problem
by Joe Berger
Graphic Novel Hybrid. "A boy must untangle the web of lies he's created in order to prove his innocence when strange things start happening in this humorous and cheeky illustrated middle grade novel in the tradition of the Timmy Failure series. Sam Lyttle is prone to stretching the truth. Most of his lies are harmless; tall tales and the product of an overactive imagination. So when Sam is summoned to explain a strange discovery--a ping-pong ball in a jar of peanut butter--and denies involvement, no one believes him. Then more seemingly unrelated peculiarities emerge, and Sam categorically denies any knowledge of those, too. In between these mysterious accusations, and with evidence mounting against him, Sam ruminates on the different sorts of lies he has told using examples from his past. Meanwhile, two pounds of potatoes wind up in the washing machine. Sam comes to a decision: he decides it is time to come clean about this latest tangled web. He gathers his family to hear the truth. The whole truth. Or is it? Could it bethat this final "truth" is, in fact, another lie?"
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Central Mississippi Regional Library System
100 Tamberline Street
Brandon, Mississippi 39042
601-825-0100
http://www.cmrls.lib.ms.us
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