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The Infinite
by Patience Agbabi
What it's about: Leaplings, children born on the 29th of February, are very rare. Rarer still are Leaplings with The Gift -- the ability to leap through time.
What happens: Elle Bábi-Imbelé Ifíè has The Gift, but she's never used it. Until now. On her twelfth birthday, Elle and her best friend Big Ben travel to the Time Squad Centre in 2048. Elle has received a mysterious warning from the future. Other Leaplings are disappearing in time and not everyone at the centre can be trusted.
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Mulan
by Elizabeth Rudnick
Based on the new movie: In Imperial China, Hua Mulan is an adventurous and active girl, to the disappointment of her parents, who hope that one day she will be wed to a good husband. As a young woman, Mulan is forced to meet with a matchmaker to demonstrate her fitness as a future wife. Mulan, flustered, attempts to pour tea in front of the matchmaker, but a spider causes a panic that destroys the kettle, and the matchmaker calls her a disgrace in front of her family.
The Emperor of China issues a conscription decree ordering every family to contribute one man to fight in the army. Imperial soldiers arrive in Mulan's village to enlist recruits and her elderly and frail father Hua Zhou is forced to pledge his service as he has no sons. Realizing that her father has no chance of survival, Mulan flees with his armor, horse, and sword to join in his place.
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Grime and Punishment
by Dav Pilkey
What it's about: The Supa Buddies bamboozled the baddies, but all's not right in the world. Dog Man has a new problem to pound, and he's going to need his entire pack to help him. Will he go barking up the wrong tree?
Series alert: This is the ninth book following the adventures of Dog Man.
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Bad Mermaids Meet the Sushi Sisters
by Sibeal Pounder
Introducing: Meri Pebble, professional spy mermaid, and she has a new mission.
What happens: She's going to be a bodyguard for the famous Sushi Sisters and her friends are coming along as the least convincing glam squad ever. Meanwhile, on land, their human friend Paris is moving from California to a castle in Scotland complete with a loch rumoured to be haunted by a mermaid. There's something fishy about the Sushi Sisters - but could it lead them all the way to Paris's loch? And what has the loch got to do with things like mercats and hamstars (half hamster, half starfish)?
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I Stole My Genius Sister's Brain
by Jo Simmons
What it's about: After Keith's best friend Tom repeatedly tells Keith he is a genius, Keith starts to believe he just might be one! The catch is Keith's older sister Minerva really is a genius. She solved the rubix cube aged 2 and was reading Mandarin aged 4, and this year is poised to win the much sought-after BIG JUNIOR GENIUS championship, which is televised throughout the world.
But when a hilarious twist of fate sees Keith go head to head with Min in the final, Keith needs to find a way to win - and fast! Or in fact, a way to make Min lose! There's only one thing for it - a BRAIN SWAP! What could possibly go wrong?
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Sunny Side Up
by Jennifer L Holm
What it's about: Sunny Lewin is sent to live with her grandfather for the summer in Florida, where she befriends Buzz, a boy completely obsessed with comic books, and faces the secret behind why she is in Florida in the first place.
Series alert: This is the first in a trilogy, (so far), of Sunny's adventures.
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| Real Friends by Shannon Hale; illustrated by LeUyen PhamWhat it's about: Before she was a famous author, Shannon Hale was an awkward, imaginative girl looking for one good friend.
What happens: At home, Shannon's scary older sister Wendy bullies her, while at school, Shannon's maybe-best-friend Adrienne begins hanging out with mean popular girls. |
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The Lightning Thief : The Graphic Novel
by Robert Venditti
Introducing: Twelve-year-old Percy Jackson. After learning that he is the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea, he gets sent to a summer camp for demigods.
What happens: With the help of a satyr and a daughter of Athena, Percy must journey across the United States to catch a thief who has stolen the original weapon of mass destruction — Zeus’ master bolt. Along the way, he must face a host of mythological enemies determined to stop him. Most of all, he must come to terms with a father he has never known, and an Oracle that has warned him of betrayal by a friend.
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Anne of Green Gables : A Graphic Novel
by Mariah Marsden
What happens: Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert are in for a big surprise! They are expecting an orphan boy to help on the farm but a skinny, red-haired girl turns up instead.
Anne Shirley has never belonged to anybody before -- not really. So she can't contain her excitement when she goes to live with Matthew and Marilla at Green Gables. Feisty and full of spirit, Anne charms her way into the Cuthberts' affections with her vivid imagination and constant chatter. It's not long before Anne's escapades lead her into trouble -- but it's impossible to imagine life without her.
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Hilda and The Troll
by Luke Pearson
What it's about: Hilda can never sit still for long without setting off on another adventure. She can't resist exploring her enchanting world--a place where trolls walk, crows speak, and mountains move.
What happens: While on an expedition to illustrate the magical creatures of the mountains around her home, Hilda spots a mountain troll.
Series alert: This is the first in the Hilda series, which is now an animated show on Netflix.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 8-11!
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