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| Sea Sirens by Amy Chu and Janet K. LeeWhat it’s about: Wiping out on a huge wave plunges surfer Trot and her one-eyed cat Cap’n Bill deep into the undersea realm of the mermaid-like Sea Sirens, where war with the Sea Serpents is looming -- and Trot’s beloved grandfather might be caught in the middle.
Read it for: a fast-paced fantasy filled with eye-catching art and dreamy details.
Try this next: Katie O’Neill’s Aquicorn Cove, another colorful graphic novel about imaginary sea creatures. |
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| A Tale Magnolious by Suzanne NelsonWhat it’s about: After orphan Nitty steals a bag of glowing green seeds and rescues a circus elephant named Magnolious, both girl and elephant flee to Fortune’s Bluff, a tiny town troubled by dreadful dust storms and a mean mayor.
Why you might like it: Set during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, this heartfelt story blends history, magic, and mystery.
For fans of: Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan or Kate DiCamillo’s The Magician’s Elephant. |
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| The Oddmire, Book One: Changeling by William RitterWhat it’s about: Troublemakers Tinn and Cole have been raised as human twins, but one of them is actually a goblin changeling -- and neither of them knows which one.
What happens: When they learn that the goblin must return to the horde or else the Wild Wood’s magic will die, Tinn and Cole set out on a hazardous quest for answers about who they are.
Who it’s for: This series starter will grab readers who prefer dark, mischievous fantasy. |
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| The Unicorn Quest by Kamilla BenkoIntroducing: sisters Claire and Sophie, who’ve just moved into Windermere Manor, where a ladder in the fireplace leads to Arden, a magical land on the brink of war.
What happens: When Sophie goes missing -- along with a powerful artifact of Arden’s long-lost unicorns -- timid Claire sets out on a dangerous mission to find them both.
Heads up: This vivid, suspenseful fantasy ends on a cliffhanger, so be ready to jump right into the sequel, Secret in the Stone. |
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Monsterland
by James Crowley
Preferring to spend Halloween alone after losing his cousin, Charlie runs into the woods to escape a band of candy-stealing bullies and follows a kid who eerily resembles his cousin before finding himself in a mysterious world of monsters who offer to help him see his cousin again. By the author of Starfish.
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Time sight
by Lynne Jonell
Visiting relatives in Scotland, Will comes into the possession of a magic book that allows him to see into earlier historical periods, an ability that proves risky when his young brother is accidentally transported centuries into the past. By the award-winning author of the Emmy and the Rat series.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 8-11!
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Leavenworth Public Library
417 Spruce Street
Leavenworth, KS 66048
913-682-5666
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