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A Time Traveler's Theory of Relativity
by Nicole Valentine
What it's about: Days before his thirteenth birthday, science-lover Finn learns that the women of his family are time travelers and he is expected to help locate his missing mother.
Want more time travel?: Give Knights vs. Dinosaurs by Matt Phelan a try. Discover what happens when the bored knights of Camelot are sent back in time to take on the lizard king.
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| Allies by Alan GratzThe date: June 6, 1944, also known as D-Day, when one of the most important battles of World War II was fought.
The characters: young Americans Dee and Sid, both fighting on the front lines; French-Algerian Resistance spy Samira; Canadian paratrooper James; African American medic Henry; and many others who help to turn the tide of the war.
For fans of: serious, dramatic war stories like Projekt 1065 and Grenade, also by popular author Alan Gratz. |
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| Gross as a Snot Otter: Discovering the World's Most Disgusting Animals by Jess Keating; illustrated by David DeGrandWhat it is: a round-up of 17 amazingly icky animals, complete with photos, cartoons, and facts.
Series alert: This is the 3rd book in the World of Weird Animals series -- for something less yucky, try Pink Is for Blobfish or Cute as an Axolotl. |
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Charlie Thorne And The Last Equation
by Stuart Gibbs
What it's about: A series debut by the best-selling author of the Spy School adventures introduces child genius Charlie Thorne, who uses her elite skills to crack a complex code created by Albert Einstein that could benefit or destroy all life on the planet.
Want more?: Try Belly Up, also from Stuart Gibbs.
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Shine!
by J. J. Grabenstein
What it's about: A new student at a posh private school struggles with poor self-esteem when she perceives that everyone around her is more talented, before finding inspiration in the achievements of her astronaut heroine.
You may also like: Ungifted by Gordon Korman. It's another tale of feeling out-of-place in exactly the place you're meant to be.
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Ivy + Bean
by Annie Barrows
What it's about: When seven-year-old Bean plays a mean trick on her sister Nancy, she finds unexpected support for her antics from Ivy, the new neighbor, who is less boring than Bean first suspected.
Series alert: This is the first book in the Ivy + Bean series. Keep reading with Ivy + Bean And The Ghost That Had To Go.
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The Yellowstone Kidnapping That Wasn't
by Steven Brezenoff
What it's about: When Samantha "Sam" Archer and her friends in the nature club arrive in Yellowstone Park on a school trip, they find that the park superintendent's son may have been kidnapped.
Series alert: This is just one of many books in the Field Trip Mysteries series. Start with any title you like, this series can be read in any order.
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| Megabat by Anna Humphrey; illustrated by Kass ReichWhat it's about: After moving into his new attic bedroom, Daniel Misumi discovers an unexpected roommate: Megabat, a talking fruit bat who just wants to go home to Borneo.
Why you might like it: It's hard not to smile at Megabat's unusual way of speaking (smooshfruit, anyone?) and love of Star Wars (he's even got a bendy-straw lightsaber).
Series alert: This illustrated story of cross-species friendship is the 1st in a series. |
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Danny's Doodles: The Dog Biscuit Breakfast
by David A Adler
What it's about: The ever-quirky Calvin convinces Danny to help him start a rent-a-pet business when Calvin's Aunt Ruth asks the boys to watch her miniature collie while she is away, but first they will have to find a renter.
Series alert: This is the third book in the Danny Doodles series, to catch the beginning pick up The Jelly Bean Experiment.
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Paintball Problems
by Jake Maddox
What it's about: Sixth-grader Max Stinson is tired of being bullied by Harold Weime and looking forward to a summer in the local paintball league to work off some of his frustration, but he soon learns that anger is not a winning attitude, especially when you take it out on the people around you.
Want more?: Jake Maddox is the author of many great books featuring sports of all kinds, browse our selection the next time you're in.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 8-11!
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