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Ali Cross
by James Patterson
Published to coincide with the release of the 25th entry in Patterson’s best-selling Alex Cross thrillers, a series debut starring Alex’s son, Ali, follows his desperate search for a missing friend and clues proving his father’s innocence against a backdrop of neighborhood burglaries.
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The Forty Thieves
by Christy Lenzi
A reimagining of “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves” is set in 10th-century Baghdad, where an enslaved Marjana is kidnapped by the Forty Thieves before she bonds with another girl to protect their younger brothers from gang activities.
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Roll With It
by Jamie Sumner
Twelve-year-old Ellie, who has cerebral palsy, finds her life transformed when she moves with her mother to small-town Oklahoma to help care for her grandfather, who has Alzheimer's Disease. “A big-hearted story that’s as sweet as it is awesome.” —R.J. Palacio, author of Wonder
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Cog
by Greg Van Eekhout
Wall-E meets The Wild Robot in this middle grade tale about five robots on a mission to rescue their inventor from the corporation that controls them all. Activated in an unfamiliar lab after being damaged in an accident, a highly advanced robot recruits four robot accomplices to help him find the missing scientist who created and cared for him.
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The Dragon Thief
by Zetta Elliott
A sequel to Dragons in a Bag finds Jaxon’s efforts to return the third baby dragon to its home upended by its out-of-control growth, a trickster’s schemes and imbalances between the human and magical worlds.
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Just Feel : How to be Stronger, Happier, Healthier, and More
by Mallika Chopra
The daughter of Deepak Chopra and author of Just Breathe presents a fully illustrated guide to empowerment that counsels middle grade students on how to harness their inner strengths and emotional awareness to promote independence and problem-solving.
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To Dance
by Siena Cherson Siegel
A refreshed and expanded special edition of the award-winning graphic memoir follows the story of a 6-year-old aspiring dancer from Puerto Rico who practices diligently in classes at the School of American Ballet before making her stage debut alongside the legendary George Balanchine.
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1919: The Year that Changed America
by Martin W Sandler
Some of the most important issues of our time were no less important 100 years ago. America in 1919, at the close of World War I, was shaken from the events of large-scale warfare, fearing a Communist takeover, and facing an incredible amount of social and political change. From Prohibition to women's suffrage, the labor strikes to the violence of the Red Summer and the Red Scare, this book explores each major movement of 1919.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 8-11!
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