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Echo Mountain
by Lauren Wolk
Losing her home in the aftermath of the stock market crash of 1929, Ellie moves with her family to a new home in an unforgiving mountain terrain where she seeks a cure to restore her injured father to health. By the Newbery Honor-winning author of Wolf Hollow. Simultaneous eBook.
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The bird in me flies
by Sara Lundberg
A prizewinning, illustrated novel in verse from Sweden was inspired by the life of artist Berta Hansson and follows the experiences of a girl from a 1920s farming village who was challenged to defy social conventions in the aftermath of her mother’s death. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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Root magic
by Eden Royce
"It's 1963, and things are changing for Jezebel Turner. Her beloved grandmother has just passed away. The local police deputy won't stop harassing her family. With school integration arriving in South Carolina, Jez and her twin brother, Jay, are about tobegin the school year with a bunch of new kids. But the biggest change comes when Jez and Jay turn eleven and their uncle, Doc, tells them he's going to train them in rootwork. Jez and Jay have always been fascinated by the African American folk magic that has been the legacy of their family for generations--especially the curious potions and powders Doc and Gran would make for the people on their island. But Jez soon finds out that her family's true power goes far beyond small charms and elixirs... and not a moment too soon"
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Show me a sign
by Ann Clare LeZotte
The Deaf librarian and author of T4 draws on the true history of a thriving 19th-century Deaf community on Martha’s Vineyard in the story of a girl whose proud lineage is threatened by land disputes with the Wampanoag and a ruthlessly ambitious scientist. Simultaneous eBook.
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Allies
by Alan Gratz
Racing toward the French coast along with his brothers-in-arms, a terrified World War II soldier from America participates in the top-secret D-Day operation, while a young French spy works to sabotage German occupiers and a paratrooper orchestrates a daring midnight raid.
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Our castle by the sea
by Lucy Strange
A follow-up to The Secret of Nightingale Wood finds an 11-year-old girl growing up in a lighthouse that becomes a vantage point in a devastating war, forcing her to uncover family secrets and discover her connection to an ancient legend
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Spy runner
by Eugene Yelchin
A Cold War noir mystery by the Newbery Honor-winning author of Breaking Stalin's Nose finds a 12-year-old boy targeting a Russian boarder in his home with suspicion in his determination to learn the fate of his father, who went missing in action during World War II. Simultaneous eBook
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The story that cannot be told
by J. Kasper Kramer
A powerful middle grade debut draws on folklore and history to tell the story of a girl who finds her voice and courage during the final months of the Communist regime of 1989 Romania. A first novel. 35,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Words on fire
by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Avoiding the occupying Cossack soldiers who would force everyone to become Russian, a farm girl from Lithuania helps her family preserve her culture, literature and religion when she is forced to leave her parents behind to escape with an important package.
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The Mona Lisa key
by Liesl Shurtliff
Breaking their family rule against riding the subway without their parents, three siblings travel through time and space to 1911 Paris, where they become entangled in a notorious art heist at the same time they try to solve the mystery of their teleportation. 35,000 first printing.
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Refugee
by Alan Gratz
Although separated by continents and decades, Josef, a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany; Isabel, a Cuban girl trying to escape the riots and unrest plaguing her country in 1994; and Mahmoud, a Syrian boy in 2015 whose homeland is torn apart by violence and destruction, embark on harrowing journeys in search of refuge, discovering shocking connections that tie their stories together. Simultaneous eBook.
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The executioner's daughter
by Jane Hardstaff
A U.S. release of an award-winning tale follows the experiences of a girl in Tudor-era England who confronts unexpected paranormal consequences when she flees her grisly life as the daughter of an executioner and seeks refuge in the tunnels beneath the River Thames. Simultaneous eBook.
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Culpeper, Virginia 22701
540-825-8691
www.cclva.org
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