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The Polar Bear Explorers' Club
by Alex Bell
Knowing she is destined to be an adventurer in spite of edicts forbidding girls to become explorers, precocious Stella Starflake Pearl and three other junior explorers become separated from the rest of an expedition in the snowy Icelands and must survive in order to gain entry into an elite club. Simultaneous eBook.
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The serpent's secret
by Sayantani DasGupta
When her parents disappear and a demon appears in her kitchen, Kiranmala, who believed herself to be an ordinary sixth-grader, finds herself in another dimension where there is magic, winged horses, and talking birds
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Lucky broken girl
by Ruth Behar
In 1960s New York, fifth-grader Ruthie, a Cuban-Jewish immigrant, must rely on books, art, her family, and friends in her multicultural neighborhood when an accident puts her in a body cast
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Giant pumpkin suite
by Melanie Heuiser Hill
A coming-of-age tale of community and unlikely friendship relates the experiences of a 12-year-old musical prodigy who notices incremental differences between her happy-go-lucky twin brother and herself during a summer marked by respective goals, a serious accident and the Minnesota State Fair. A first novel.
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| Me and Sam-Sam Handle the Apocalypse by Susan VaughtWhat it’s about: Jesse Broadview -- a clever, capable girl on the autism spectrum -- is having a stressful week: her dad’s been accused of stealing from the school and there’s a tornado heading for their town. But with support from her new friend Springer and her talented Pomeranian Sam-Sam, Jesse’s ready to face both challenges head-on.
Read it for: an entertaining mystery (who did steal from the school?) alongside Jesse’s memorable descriptions of living with an “itchy” brain. |
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Phoebe and her unicorn : a heavenly nostril chronicle
by Dana Simpson
It all started when Phoebe skipped a rock across a pond and accidentally hit a unicorn in the face. Improbably, this led to Phoebe being granted one wish, and she used it to make the unicorn, Marigold Heavenly Nostrils, her obligational best friend. But can a vain mythical beast and a 9-year-old daydreamer really forge a connection? Indeed they can. This beautifully drawn strip follows the unlikely friendship between a somewhat awkward girl and the unicorn who gradually shows her just how special she really is.
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Kristy's great idea : Kristy's Great Idea
by Raina Telgemeier
Adapted by the Eisner Award-winning creator of Smile, a graphic novel rendering of the first entry in the best-selling series introduces the original members of the Baby-Sitters Club when one of them suggests that they organize their efforts into a business.
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The Supernaturalist : the graphic novel
by Eoin Colfer
In futuristic Satellite City, 14-year-old Cosmo Hill escapes from his abusive orphanage and teams up with three other "Supernaturalists," kids who share his unusual ability to see supernatural creatures, and together they determine the nature and purpose of the swarming blue Parasites that are invisible to most humans. A graphic novel adaptation of the best-selling fantasy. Simultaneous.
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Amulet : The Stonekeeper's Curse
by Kazu Kibuishi
After chasing the monster that kidnapped their mother, Emily and Navin find themselves in a magical world of man-eating demons and shadowy enemies, where they must learn to control an amulet given to them by their grandfather
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 10-13!
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