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Tween Reads September 2019
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A Slip of a Girl
by Patricia Reilly Giff
A heart-wrenching novel in verse by the two-time Newbery Honor-winning author of Lily’s Crossing follows the experiences of a motherless girl who tries to protect her special-needs sibling during the Irish Land Wars.
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Lenny's book of everything
by Karen Foxlee
The older sister of a boy who is bullied for his rare gigantism harbors ambitions to study insects while her brother dreams of running away and living in a remote cabin, until the dangerous progression of his disease challenges their richly imagined escape worlds. By the author of A Most Magical Girl.
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The Missing Piece of Charlie O'Reilly
by Rebecca K.S. Ansari
What it’s about: Charlie’s little brother Liam is not imaginary -- it’s just that ever since Liam went missing, Charlie is the only person who can remember he exists.
What happens: A puzzling note in Liam’s handwriting sends Charlie and his friends on a supernatural search for answers in this twisty, heart-wrenching tale.
Who it’s for: readers looking for fantasy that’s both adventurous and deep.
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A monster like me
by Wendy S. Swore
Convinced that if she looks like a monster on the outside (a blood tumor covers half of her face), she must be a monster on the inside as well, Sophie tries to find a cure before her mother finds out the truth
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Best babysitters ever
by Caroline Cala
Inspired by the example of The Babysitters Club, three 12-year-old friends start a babysitting club to earn money for an epic birthday bash only to be confronted by the unexpected realities of the job.
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Dragon ghosts
by Lisa McMann
While a grief-stricken Fifer struggles to regroup and search for her twin, Thisbe is haunted by Grimere's dark past and her own abandonment, compelling her to consider leaving Rohan behind and risking her life to return home.
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Hedy & her amazing invention
by Jan Wahl
Shares the life of the actress and inventor, describing how she overcame prejudice and stereotypes to become an accomplished inventor whose work helped pave the way for many modern communication technologies
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Ruby in the sky
by Jeanne Zulick Ferruolo
Struggling to keep a low profile after her mother's arrest, 12-year-old Ruby Moon befriends a Syrian refugee and a local recluse whose possible eviction compels Ruby to reach out for help. A first novel.
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Battle of champions
by Henry Lien
The second book in a Taiwanese-inspired middle-grade fantasy finds Peasprout Chen striving to reclaim her place as the champion of Wu Liu, an art form that blends figure skating with martial arts, but the new school year brings fresh competition in the form of an impressive transfer student who thwart’s Peasprout’s dreams.
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Island war
by Patricia Reilly Giff
The daughter of a scientific researcher and the son of a U.S. agent meet by chance on a remote Aleutian Island during World War II and put aside their differences in order to survive when they become the only Americans to escape an invasion by Japanese forces. By the Newbery Honor-winning author of Genevieve's War.
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