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Glitch by Laura Martin The rule: All time-traveling Glitchers are trained to track down history-altering "Butterflies," but they're completely forbidden from changing the past themselves.
The problem: Glitcher cadet Reagan and her classmate/nemesis Elliot receive a letter from the future warning them of disaster unless they go back in time to change events in U.S. history.
Is it for you? If you used to love the blend of history and adventure in the Magic Tree House books, you might enjoy this more mature take on a similar idea. | | The Truth According to Blue by Eve Yohalem What it's about: Blue is sure that if she could find her family's legendary sunken treasure, people would see her as more than just "Diabetes Girl," the kid with the insulin pump and the alert dog. But how can she hunt treasure when she's stuck entertaining the spoiled daughter of a vacationing celebrity?
Series alert: If you like the thrilling risks of Blue's seaside treasure quest, you might want check out Cast Off, which tells the treasure's origin story. | |
96 miles
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J. L. Esplin
What it's about: The sons of a survivalist father are robbed of their supplies when they are home alone during a massive blackout that tests the limits of their skills and sense of morality. A first novel.
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Tbh, I Feel the Same
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Lisa Greenwald
What it's about: Pursuing respective interests with the swim team, school play and poetry club, BFFs Cece, Gabby and Prianka find their bond tested by classmates who discriminately rank others according to their looks, smarts and popularity.
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Center of gravity
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Shaunta Grimes
What it's about: Navigating grief and alienation from her peers in the months following her mother’s death, middle grader Tessa is forced by her father’s sudden remarriage to move to a new house by the beach, where she confronts the role of her old habits in complicating her new start.
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Monstrous: The Lore, Gore, and Science Behind Your Favorite Monsters by Carlyn Beccia What it is: a smart and snarky guide to the science and history behind famous monsters such as werewolves, vampires, Frankenstein's creature, and Godzilla.
Questions answered: Is the Kraken just a giant squid? How can you prepare for a zombie attack? Is King Kong too big to be mathematically possible? Should you play with a cute baby Bigfoot?
Why you might like it: Short sections and eye-catching graphics make browsing easy, so you can read at your own pace. | | Caught! Nabbing History's Most Wanted by Georgia Bragg What it is: a clever and comical collection of notorious figures -- including spies, assassins, pirates, revolutionaries, con artists, and thieves -- who all got caught, one way or another.
What's inside: cartoon illustrations and mini-biographies of people such as Joan of Arc, Rasputin, Mata Hari, and Blackbeard.
You might also like: the scares, scandals, and absurd situations in author Georgia Bragg's earlier books, How They Croaked and How They Choked. | | Torpedoed: The True Story of the World War II Sinking of "The Children's Ship" by Deborah Heiligman What it is: A suspenseful and heart-wrenching account of the SS City of Benares, which sunk after being torpedoed during its World War II voyage to transport evacuated British children to Canada.
What's inside: photos, letters, and profiles of the people on board, from the crew to the chaperones to the many children who died in the icy waters. | |
Danger!
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Laura Buller
What it is: A collection of interesting and bizarre facts elucidates the most dangerous encounters that can occur on planet Earth and beyond, from poisonous plants and dangerous animals to space junk, harmful locales and hazardous jobs throughout history.
You may also enjoy: Ripley's believe it or not! : beyond the bizarre! by Geoff Tibballs.
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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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