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Lifeboat 12 by Susan Hood"In the tradition of The War That Saved My Life and Stella By Starlight, this poignant novel in verse based on true events tells the story of a boy's harrowing experience on a lifeboat after surviving a torpedo attack during World War II. Award-winning author Susan Hood brings this little-known World War II story to life in a riveting novel of courage, hope, and compassion. Based on true events and real people, Lifeboat 12 is about believing in one another, knowing that only by banding together will we have any chance to survive." -PUBLISHER MARKETING
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So done
by Paula Chase
Reunited after a summer apart, best friends Tai and Mila find their bond tested by secrets, middle-school dynamics and upcoming dance auditions for a new talented-and-gifted program. 25,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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The young prince
by Ronald L. Smith
Training to inherit the isolated, technologically advanced African kingdom where his father rules, 12-year-old T'Challa is unexpectedly sent with his best friend to complete his education in America at a typical public school in the heart of Chicago. By the award-winning author of Hoodoo. 100,000 first printing.
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Abigail Adams, pirate of the Caribbean
by Steve Sheinkin
When her fellow historical figures overhear students declaring that history is boring and decide to quit, Abigail Adams decides there is more to life than doing chores in the White House and escapes to become a swashbuckling Caribbean pirate. Simultaneous and eBook.
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| Nightbooks by J.A. WhiteWhat it's about: Alex is on his way to destroy his notebooks full of horror stories when he suddenly finds himself inside one: he's held captive by a fearsome witch who demands that he tell her a terrifying tale every night.
Reviewers say: "Readers who prefer their magic dark will be spellbound" (Booklist).
Try this next: For books with a similar feel but a more hair-raising edge, try Tom McNeal's Far Far Away or Adam Gidwitz's Grimm series. |
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Charlie Hernández and the league of shadows by Ryan Calejo
"Steeped in Hispanic folklore since childhood, middle schooler Charlie Hernâandez learns the stories are true when, shortly after his parents disappearance, he grows horns and feathers and finds himself at the heart of a battle to save the world." -PUBLISHER MARKETING
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Countdown : 2979 days to the moon
by Suzanne Slade
Powerful free verse by an award-winning author and former mechanical engineer, and stunning illustrations by a New York Times best-selling illustrator tell the true story of the American effort to land the first man on the Moon, recounting the successes, failures, triumphs, tragedies and lessons learned from the Apollo missions 1 through 10 that led to the historic American Moon landing
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Strange star
by Emma Carroll
Told primarily by servant Felix, a former slave, Lord Byron and friends gather to tell ghost stories on a stormy night in 1816 Switzerland, but a scarred girl arrives with her own dark and dangerous tale
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Winnie's great war
by Lindsay Mattick
"An imagining of the real journey undertaken by the extraordinary bear, from her early days in the Canadian forest to her travels with the Veterinary Corps across the country and overseas, all the way to the London Zoo, where she met Christopher Robin Milne and inspired the creation of Winnie-the-Pooh"
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Proud : living my American dream
by Ibtihaj Muhammad
Shares the life story of the Olympic fencer, including how she overcame feeling out of place in her sport and how she became the first American woman to compete in the Olympics wearing a hijab
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Contact your library for more great books for upper elementary and early middle school-age readers! |
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