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| The Ghost in Apartment 2R by Denis MarkellWhat it’s about: After 13-year-old Danny’s brother leaves for college, a ghost takes over his empty room, filling it with eerie whispers, glowing light, and other weird phenomena. Hoping to identify the spirit, Danny begins asking around his Brooklyn neighborhood, discovering some unexpected clues in his bubbe Ruth’s stories about dybbuks.
Why you might like it: Danny talks directly to you, the reader, as he pieces together the supernatural puzzle at the heart of this funny, clever, and creepy mystery. |
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| What the Eagle Sees: Indigenous Stories of Rebellion and Renewal by Eldon Yellowhorn and Kathy LowingerWhat it is: a short but wide-ranging look at how Native North Americans have resisted and survived, from the earlier European invasions to the present day.
What’s inside: personal stories paired with potentially eye-opening facts, as well as photos, illustrations, and sidebars that invite you to imagine what life was like for Indigenous people during different moments in history.
You might also like: Turtle Island, another absorbing book about Indigenous nations, written by the same authors. |
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| My Diary from the Edge of the World by Jodi Lynn AndersonWhat it's about: In Gracie's world, migrating dragons attack strip malls, ghosts linger in backyards, sasquatches lurk in the woods, and Dark Clouds appear before people die. After a Dark Cloud arrives for Gracie's brother, their parents take the family on a wild road trip in search of a safe haven from the supernatural.
Is it for you? If you prefer fantasy stories rooted in reality, you'll love the eccentric characters and bittersweet plot in this imaginative read, written in the form of Gracie's diary. |
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The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise
by Dan Gemeinhart
What it’s about: After her mom and sisters were killed in an accident, Coyote and her dad, Rodeo, hit the road in a converted school bus and never looked back…until now. Why you might like it: The journey is equal parts quirky and bittersweet as 12-year-old Coyote – joined by an unforgettable collection of fellow travelers -- sneakily nudges Rodeo toward revisiting their old home for the first time in years.
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Vacation queen
by M. Peschke
What's it about: Mr. Carter is getting a newspaper award in New York City, so Kylie Jean and her family set out across country on a driving vacation.
You may also like: Our great big backyard by Laura Welch Bush.
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How to avoid extinction
by Paul Acampora
What's it about: Leo's grandfather died a year ago, and ever since Leo has been tasked with tracking his grandmother down whenever she wanders away from their home in Allentown, Pennsylvania--but when she abruptly decides to take the trip to Utah that her husband was planning, Leo finds himself on the way to visit dinosaurs, in an old Buick with his grandmother, his seventeen-year-old cousin Abby, and Abby's old, smelly Golden retriever, Kermit, without telling his mother.
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Field trip
by Gary Paulsen
What's it about: 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.
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Sway : a novel
by Amber McRee Turner
What's it about: Ten-year-old Cass' attitude changes after her mother, whom she idolizes, leaves her behind, and her father, who previously seemed boring and practical, takes her on a summer road trip in which he shows her the creative, magical side of himself.
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Stink and the great Guinea Pig Express
by Megan McDonald
This one is special: In honor of Judy Moody's younger "bother," the creators of the award-winning series introduce Stink's solo adventures, with tales enhanced by a series of comic strips, drawn by Stink himself, that are interspersed throughout.
What's it about: Stink Moody, friends Webster and Sophie, and Mrs. Birdwistle visit tourist attractions in Virginia as they try to give away 101 guinea pigs rescued from a laboratory, although Stink is very reluctant to give away his favorite, Astro.
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A whole nother story
by Cuthbert Soup
What's it about: Ethan Cheeseman and his children, ages eight, twelve, and fourteen, hope to settle in a nice small town, at least long enough to complete work on a time machine, but spies and government agents have been pursuing them for two years and are about to catchup.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 10-13!
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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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