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Keeper of the Lost Cities
by Shannon Messenger
Introducing: Twelve-year-old Sophie Foster. She has a secret. She’s a Telepath—someone who hears the thoughts of everyone around her. It’s a talent she’s never known how to explain.
What happens: Everything changes the day she meets Fitz, a mysterious boy who appears out of nowhere and also reads minds. She discovers there’s a place she does belong, and that staying with her family will place her and them, in grave danger. In the blink of an eye, Sophie is forced to leave behind everything and start a new life in a place that is vastly different from anything she has ever known.
Series alert: This is the first in the Keeper of the lost cities series.
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Orion Lost
by Alastair Chisholm
What happens: After a catastrophic Unknown Event leaves the colony ship Orion stranded deep in space, it’s up to thirteen-year-old Beth and her friends to navigate through treacherous and uncharted territory and reach safety.
But a heavily damaged ship, a mysterious alien species, space pirates, and an Artificial Intelligence which Beth suspects may be lying to her mean that getting home has never been so difficult.
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Second Star to the Fright
by Vera Strange
What happens: Eleven-year-old Barrie doesn't want to grow up. He likes his life as it is and would rather not have more chores and responsibilities like his older sister. So when he finds a creepy hook in an old pirate exhibit, along with a note promising that whomever possesses it will never grow old, Barrie jumps at the chance and takes the hook home.
Series alert: For fans of Goosebumps and other scary tales, these Disney Chills starring Disney villains, do not always end up happily ever after . . .
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Dragon Daughter
by Liz Flanagan
Where is it: On the island of Arcosi, dragons and their riders used to rule the skies. But now they are only legends, found in bedtime stories, and on beautiful murals and ancient jewelry.
What happens: When servant girl Milla witnesses a murder and finds herself caring for the last four dragon eggs, she is forced to keep them secret amidst the growing tensions in the city.
Will this be a new beginning for Arcosi, or the beginning of the end?
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Unplugged
by Gordon Korman
Introducing: Jett Baranov. As the son of the world’s most famous tech billionaire, he has always gotten exactly what he wanted. When his father’s private jet drops him in the middle of Little Rock, Arkansas, at an electronics-free wellness camp called the Oasis, Jett can’t believe it. He’s even forced to hand over his cell phone!
What happens: Jett can’t help noticing that the adults at the Oasis are acting really strange and he is determined to get to the bottom of things. Can he convince the other kids that he is no longer just a spoiled brat making trouble?
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Alabama Moon
by Watt Key
What it's about: For as long as ten-year-old Moon can remember, he has lived out in the forest in a shelter with his father. They keep to themselves, their only contact with other human beings an occasional trip to the nearest general store.
What happens: When his father dies, Moon follows his father's last instructions: to travel to Alaska to find others like themselves. But Moon is soon caught and entangled in a world he doesn't know or understand; he's become property of the government he has been avoiding all his life. As the spirited and resourceful Moon encounters constables, jails, institutions, lawyers, true friends, and true enemies, he adapts his wilderness survival skills and learns to survive in the outside world, and even, perhaps, make his home there
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Amazon Adventure by Willard PriceWho it's about: Hal and Roger Hunt. The two brothers go on an expedition to the Amazon River to capture animals for their father's wildlife collection business. What happens: Their plane crashes in the greatest jungle on Earth - the Amazon. And when their mission to explore the uncharted territory of the Pastaza River goes off course . . . it's the survival of the fittest.
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X Marks the Spot
by Joan De Hamel
What happens: Louise, Peter and Ross are looking forward to a holiday in Fiordland with their Uncle Cop. Flying to his remote holiday home by helicopter is all part of the fun. But when Cop's helicopter crashes in deep bush, the three kids find themselves in the middle of an exciting mission. Their injured uncle asks them to make their way across uncharted bush to find the mysterious X. . . . but they aren't the only ones looking.
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| The Whiz Mob and the Grenadine Kid by Colin Meloy; illustrated by Carson EllisWhat it's about: While living in 1961 France, lonely American Charlie is thrilled to be accepted into a crew of pickpockets -- and shocked to discover that the stakes of his new hobby are higher than he could have imagined.
Why you might like it: Growing suspense, colorful slang, and funny asides from the narrator will keep you hooked throughout this highly unusual heist adventure. |
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| The Explorer by Katherine RundellThe disaster: Following a tragic plane crash, Fred, Con, Lila, and Max are stranded in Brazil's Amazon rainforest.
The survivors: Combining their skills and following an ancient map, the kids journey downriver and gain firsthand experience of nature's challenges (dodging piranhas, eating grubs) and wonders (pink dolphins, baby sloths). Try this next: Ben Mikaelson's Jungle of Bones, another survival adventure with a vivid jungle setting. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 10-13!
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