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| The Secret of Nightingale Wood by Lucy StrangeHistorical Fiction. In 1919 England, bookish 12-year-old Hen is desperate for her father to return home and her mama to get better. They moved to a country estate for a fresh start, yet creepy Dr. Hardy seems to be keeping Mama sick on purpose. Feeling sad and lonely, Hen follows an eerie light into the nearby woods and finds a mysterious, life-changing new friend. |
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Roll
by Darcy Miller
Baffled when birds begin plummeting to the ground, 11-year-old Ren discovers that a new neighbor is training the birds for competitive pigeon rolling and discovers his own potential for bravery when he begins learning how to train pigeons himself. A first novel. Simultaneous eBook. 25,000 first printing.
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Dog Day After School
by Tommy Greenwald
Just what every crimebiting gang needs... a cat?!?!
No one fights crime harder than the Crimebiters gang... and of course my crime-fighting dog, Abby. Together, we've fought against corruption in the world of elementary school sports and even stopped a neighborhood crime ring!
But now a copy of the final math test has been stolen, AND our local animal shelter (where I found Abby!) is in danger of closing. As if that weren't enough, Daisy has introduced her new kitten, Purrkins, into the Crimebiters family -- and everyone knows that cats and dogs fight like... well, cats and dogs!
Can four determined kids and two squabbling pets come together to save the day again? I'd say we have a furry good chance.
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| Ms. Bixby's Last Day by John David AndersonDownloadable eBook. Fiction. Ms. Bixby is one of "the Good Ones," the kind of teacher who really understands. When she has to leave school to start cancer treatments, students Topher, Steve, and Brand band together to give their teacher the kind of send-off she deserves. All three boys take turns describing their not-entirely-legal plan, as well as the ways in which Ms. Bixby changed their lives. |
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| Sophie Quire and the Last Storyguard by Jonathan AuxierFantasy. A devoted reader and bookmender, 12-year-old Sophie Quire works in her father's shop in Bustleburgh. When thief Peter Nimble turns up asking for repairs to a magical book, Sophie agrees to help -- and unexpectedly discovers her own destiny. Packed with colorful characters, this sequel to Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes is a smart, silly, breathtaking tale that's perfect for book lovers and fantasy fans. |
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| Allie, First at Last by Angela CervantesFiction. "Epic greatness" is a family tradition for Allie Velasco: her parents and siblings all have piles of trophies. Determined to win something herself, Allie enters an arts contest -- winning it can't be any harder than figuring out why her friendships have gotten so confusing, right? Allie's honest, funny voice will ring true for anyone who's ever worried about keeping their friends or making their family proud. |
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| The Spotted Dog Last Seen by Jessica Scott KerrinFiction. Still feeling guilty about his best friend's accidental death years earlier, sixth-grader Derek isn't wild about his school community service project to help with cemetery repairs. Yet when another project member discovers a coded book at the local library, Derek is drawn into a mystery with connections to one particular gravestone. Bittersweet and twisty, The Spotted Dog Last Seen offers memorable characters and a real code you can crack. |
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Last of the Nephilim
by Bryan Davis
When the Nephilim, a race of giants from ancient times, invade Second Eden, endangering the existence of that alternate dimension as well as every soul on Earth, the two Oracles of Fire, Sapphira and Acacia, and two young girls lead the battle to stop them.
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The last of the Mohicans
by James Fenimore Cooper
Two beautiful sisters make a perilous journey through the wilderness to Fort William Henry at the height of the French and Indian War, accompanied by Hawkeye, the frontier scout, and his Mohican companions, Chingachcook and Uncas, in this beautifully illustrated edition of the classic novel.
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The last boy at St. Edith's
by Lee Gjertsen Malone
The only remaining male student in a co-education experiment at an all-girls school attempts to get himself expelled with a friend's help and an escalating series of pranks that backfire in ways that make him question his resolve. A first novel.
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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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