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The Echo Park Castaways
by M. G. Hennessey
After going on a quest across Los Angeles together, Quentin, Vic, Nevaeh, and Mara, four very different foster children, realize that they have become a family. From the author of The Other Boy comes a poignant and heartfelt novel that explores what it means to be a family. Perfect for fans of Counting by 7s.
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Emperor of the Universe
by David Lubar
When his pet gerbil Henrietta is beamed aboard an alien spaceship, Nicholas finds himself being chased all over the universe by aliens and must find a way to get back home. The launch of a hilarious space adventure trilogy for young readers by David Lubar, author of the popular Weenies Tales!
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The Hero Next Door
by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
A collection of short stories by diverse authors that explores acts of bravery by heroes trying to make the world a better place. Published in partnership with We Need Diverse Books, this vibrant anthology features thirteen acclaimed authors whose powerful and diverse voices show how small acts of kindness can save the day.
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Level 13 : a Slacker Novel
by Gordon Korman
Underachiever Cameron Boxer finds his happiness as an elite gamer alongside his beaver sidekick challenged by the demands of the school club he started by accident and misguided people in his life who think beavers should not be playing video games. By the best-selling author of the Swindle series.
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My Fate According to the Butterfly
by Gail D. Villanueva
Believing a local legend about black butterflies, a superstitious Filipina girl concludes that she only has the remaining week before her 11th birthday to reconcile her estranged family. Light and deep, smart and funny, crushing and hopeful all at the same time, My Fate According to the Butterfly will open your eyes to both the world's potential for magic, and to its harsh realities.
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Scouts
by Shannon Greenland
Stranger Things meets The Goonies in this suspenseful yet heartwarming adventure story about a group of friends who set out to find a crashed meteor...but find mystery and danger instead as their close relationships begin to fracture. Sneaking out during the summer before seventh grade to watch a meteor shower, four close friends race to the site of a suspected meteor crash only to find themselves on the run from a violent local clan.
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Secret Soldiers
by Keely Hutton
Over a quarter million underage British boys fought on the Allied front lines of the Great War, but not all of them fought on the battlefield—some fought beneath it, as revealed in this middle-grade historical adventure about a deadly underground mission. Lying about his age to enlist in the British military during World War I, 13-year-old Thomas searches for his missing older brother while helping to dig a tunnel passage beneath the Western Front.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 10-13!
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