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| A Small Zombie Problem by K.G. CampbellStarring: lonely August DuPont, who's never been allowed outside his family’s ramshackle mansion until he receives an invitation from an aunt he didn’t know he had.
What happens: August gets a crash course in eerie family history, as well as a new companion: Claudette, the undead relative who follows him home.
Series alert: This goofy and ghoulish illustrated book is the 1st in the Zombie Problems series. |
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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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Me and Sam-Sam Handle The Apocalypse
by Susan Vaught
What it's about: Alternates between the detective work of middle-schooler Jesse and her new friend, Springer, after her father is accused of stealing, and post-tornado rescue efforts of Jesse and her Pomeranian, Sam-Sam
More twisters?: Give Tornado by Thomas Kingsley Troupe a try.
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Leven Thumps And The Gateway To Foo
by Obert Skye
What it's about: When fate brings fourteen-year-old Leven and thirteen-year-old Winter together, they discover that for mankind to continue dreaming, the gateway between reality and dreams needs to be found and demolished.
Series alert: This is the beginning of the Leven Thumps series find the rest on the shelbves of the Independence Public Library.
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Coraline
by Neil Gaiman
What it's about: Looking for excitement, Coraline ventures through a mysterious door in her new home and into a world that is similar, yet disturbingly different from her own, where she must challenge a gruesome entity in order to save herself, her parents, and the souls of three others.
Want more?: You might also want to try The Graveyard Book, another spooky tale about an adventurous young hero.
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The Wishing Spell
by Chris Colfer
What it's about: Using a mysterious book to travel to a land of wonder and magic, twins Alex and Connor meet a host of classic fairy tale characters and nefarious monsters before discovering that returning back home will be more difficult than anticipated.
Series alert: This is the first book in the Land of Stories series, catch the rest of the story starting with The Enchantress Returns.
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Sky Raiders
by Brandon Mull
What it's about: Adventure awaits in the first installment of a new series that finds sixth-grader Cole whisked through a portal to The Outskirts, an in-between world, where he must rescue his friends and find his way back home before his existence is forgotten.
Series alert: This is the beginning of the Five Kingdoms series. There are four more, all available at the Independence Public Library.
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The Secret of Platform 13
by Eva Ibbotson
What it's about: The wizard, the hag, and an ogre only have nine days to search London, locate the kidnapped prince, and return him to "the Island" or else the passage way to the magical kingdom will close, and they will not be able to return for nine years.
Want more?: Eva Ibbotson has a number of other great magical tales in the Junior Fiction section. Find your next favorite at the Independence Public Library.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 8-11!
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