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Where the Watermelons Grow
by Cindy Baldwin
Twelve-year-old Della Kelly tries to come to terms with her mother's mental illness while her father struggles to save their North Carolina farm from a record-breaking drought.
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Lucky Enough
by Fred Bowen
Thirteen-year-old Trey is sure that his lucky charm is what got him onto his travel baseball team. But as the season goes on he becomes increasingly superstitious and, when he loses the charm, he loses confidence, as well.
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Star Wars Maker Lab
by Liz Heinecke
Offers young Star Wars fans projects and experiments inspired by the Star Wars universe, including instructions on making Jabba slime, Kyber crystals, and an Ewok catapult.
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A Stitch in Time
by Daphne Kalmar
Eleven-year-old Donut loves living in Vermont and stands to lose everything when she learns her Aunt Agnes plans to move her to Boston. But little does her aunt know that Donut has no intentions of leaving her friends or her home.
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Not So Normal Norbert
by James Patterson
Having been judged Different, Norbert, Drew, and Sophie are banished from the United State of Earth to Astronuts Camp on Zorquat 3. Will this detour derail Norbert's quest to find his parents?
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Focus on: Science Fiction
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| Fuzzy by Tom Angleberger and Paul DellingerFuzzy is the first robot student at Vanguard Middle School. Max is the free-thinking classmate who becomes Fuzzy's guide and friend. Can they work together to stop Vice Principal Barbara, the controlling supercomputer who's out to get them both?
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George and the Big Bang
by Lucy Hawking
George tries to escape a host of problems by going to Switzerland to help his friend Annie's father run an experiment exploring the origins of the universe. But can he outsmart saboteurs and unlock the meaning behind a mysterious message in time?
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The wild robot
by Peter Brown
Roz the robot is all alone on a remote island..... or is she? Roz learns important survival skills from a group of hostile animals and ultimately gains acceptance when she cares for an orphaned gosling.
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Click'd
by Tamara Ireland Stone
Allie is excited to share the scavenger hunt app she built at programming camp with her friends. She is even more excited when her app goes viral and qualifies her for a teen coding competition. Then she discovers a bug that is causing major problems and decides to ask her rival for help before it's too late.
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Henry Cicada's Extraordinary Elktonium Escapade
by David Teague
Henry Cicada is a boy who wants nothing more than an ordinary life. Everything changes when he is accidentally transported by the green doghouse in his backyard into the imagination of a 12-year-old girl. Henry discovers that his host is in big trouble and needs his extraordinary help.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 10-13!
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Chester Library 250 W Main St. Chester, New Jersey 07930 (908) 879-7612
chesterlib.org
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