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Staff Picks - Kids & Teens December 2022
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Haven's secret by Melissa BenoistEllie McFadden has intuitive gifts. She can sense what other living things are feeling. She can even talk to animals! Too bad she can’t connect with her twin sister, Parker. Parker McFadden has kinetic gifts. She can cause shocks to the earth and produce heat energy that explodes from her body like fire, especially when she is angry. The sisters aren’t aware of the legacy they inherited from their mother until, on their thirteenth birthday, two mysterious relatives on the Power side whisk them off to an isolated farm called Haven. -- Recommended by Brenna B.
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In a pickle by Natalie ShawEveryone in Busytown is surprised when Mr. Frumble's pickle car disappears. After all, it's hard to miss! Huckle Cat is a good friend to know when you're in a pickle, but can he solve this mystery? -- Recommended by DC.
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A snake falls to Earth by Darcie Little BadgerNina is a Lipan girl in our world. She's always felt there was something more out there. She still believes in the old stories. Oli is a cottonmouth kid, from the land of spirits and monsters. Like all cottonmouths, he's been cast from home. He's found a new one on the banks of the bottomless lake. Nina and Oli have no idea the other exists. But a catastrophic event on Earth, and a strange sickness that befalls Oli's best friend, will drive their worlds together in ways they haven't been in centuries. And there are some who will kill to keep them apart. -- Recommended by Kirsten.
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This place : 150 years retold by Katherena VermetteExplore the past 150 years through the eyes of Indigenous creators in this groundbreaking graphic novel anthology. Beautifully illustrated, these stories are an emotional and enlightening journey through Indigenous wonderworks, psychic battles, and time travel. See how Indigenous peoples have survived a post-apocalyptic world since Contact. -- Recommended by Chantalle U.
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