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Amelia Bedelia & Friends Arise and Shine
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Herman Parish
Young Amelia Bedelia and her classmates share in games of chivalry and imagination that are whimsically upended by Amelia’s literal-minded interpretations.
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The Body Under the Piano
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Marthe Jocelyn
A middle grade mystery series inspired by the childhood of Agatha Christie and the creation of her most famous character, Hercule Poirot, follows the experiences of young Aggie Morton of 1902 England, who fatefully crosses paths with a 12-year-old Belgian immigrant at the same time they stumble into a murder scene.
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City Spies
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James Ponti
Sentenced to juvenile detention after exposing her foster parents’ crimes, a talented young hacker is rescued by a British spy who recruits five teen savants from different world regions to become elite agents for MI5.
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Rise of the Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste Starring: Corrine La Mer, a brave girl who protects her Caribbean island community from the fearsome trickster jumbies, even though she’s half-jumbie herself.
What it’s about: When kids begin disappearing from the beach, Corrine turns to Mama D'Leau, leader of the ocean jumbies. Mama agrees to help, but only at a dangerous price.
Series alert: You can dive into this vivid fantasy series with this 2nd book, or start at the beginning The Jumbies. | |
Emily Windsnap and the Tides of Time
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Liz Kessler
Glimpsing a disastrous ecological future when she makes a wish on a magic stone, Emily Windsnap travels through time to intervene only to discover that her efforts still cause complications for the humans of Brightport and the merpeople of Shiprock.
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Ready, Set, Goal!
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Debbie Dadey
When the Shell Wars team travels to Atlantis to compete in the championship game, Shelly Siren and her friends learn the story of how Atlantis ended up at the bottom of the ocean before spotting a fish associated with a terrible curse.
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Sharks: Nature's Perfect Hunter by Joe Flood What it is: Filled with drawings, diagrams, and information about history and science, this comic book takes an up-close look at the ocean’s most famous predators: sharks!
Series alert: If you prefer facts over fiction, along with plenty of pictures to browse, you’ll want to sink your teeth into the other books in the Science Comics series, which explores wide-ranging subjects such as planes, plagues, bats, and brains. | | Aquicorn Cove by Katie O'Neill What it's about: While visiting the seaside town where she used to live -- and where her mom died -- a girl named Lana rescues a tiny orange aquicorn (imagine a cross between a seahorse and a unicorn) and discovers that her family's past could affect the future of these magical creatures.
Art alert: From cool coastal blues to candy-bright pastels, the imaginative art in this graphic novel brims with color. | |
Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 8-11!
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