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| I Can Make This Promise by Christine DayWhat it’s about: Twelve-year-old Edie always believed that her Native American mom lost touch with her heritage when she was adopted by a white family, but that belief is shaken when Edie finds a hidden box of photos and letters from Edith, a Native woman she’s never met -- and who looks a lot like Edie herself.
Why you might like it: Inspired by author’s own life, this moving story blends everyday worries (ugh, new braces hurt) with tangled family history. |
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Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky
by Kwame Mbalia
Haunted by the bus accident that ended his best friend’s life, seventh grader Tristan Strong dreads a visit to his grandparents’ Alabama farm before a bizarre living doll snatches away his friend’s notebook and draws him into a world of burning seas, iron monsters and exhausted black folk heroes.
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| Shine! by J.J .and Chris GrabensteinWhat it’s about: Some people are exceptional, while other people blend in, and aspiring astronomer Piper is the blending type -- which actually makes it tough to fit in among her high-achieving new classmates at Chumley Prep.
What happens: Piper finds new friends and discovers that there's more than one way to shine.
Read it for: a feel-good story filled with humor, quirky characters, and science facts. |
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Look Both Ways : a Tale Told in Ten Blocks
by Jason Reynolds
A whimsical exploration of the role detours play in life follows a group of students who become so engaged in everyday activities while taking 10 different routes home from school that they fail to notice a school bus that has dropped from the sky. By the award-winning author of Ghost.
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The Tea Dragon Festival
by Katie O'Neill
Revisit the enchanting world of Tea Dragons with an all-new companion story to the two-time Eisner Award-winning graphic novel The Tea Dragon Society! Critically-acclaimed graphic novelist Katie O'Neill delivers another charming, gentle fantasy story about finding your purpose, and the community that helps you along the way.
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| Dear Sweet Pea by Julie MurphyStarring: seventh-grader Sweet Pea, who spends her time shuttling between her divorced parents’ identical houses, intercepting letters sent to the local advice columnist, and hanging out with her giant cat.
What happens: Although Sweet Pea has good intentions when she starts responding to the stolen letters, the results make things complicated for both her family and her changing friendships.
Who it’s for: older readers who enjoy drama sweetened with humor and heart. |
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Estranged : The Changeling King 2
by Ethan M. Aldridge
In a sequel to Estranged, human and changeling brothers Edmund and Cinder struggle to fit into their respective worlds before joining forces to uncover why magic is disappearing from the World Below.
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| The Dragon Warrior by Katie ZhaoWelcome to: San Francisco’s Chinatown, which has been “demon-free since ‘83” thanks to the warriors of the Jade Society.
What happens: Although Feryn Liu and her brother have been cast out by the Jade Society, they take up a quest to prove that Feryn is destined to become the legendary warrior known as the Heaven Breaker.
For fans of: Rick Riordan, and other authors whose adventure stories feature modern kids alongside old gods and mythological creatures. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 8-11!
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