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Arcade and the Fiery Metal Tester
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Rashad Jennings
The setting: New York City during the hottest summer on record.
What happens: Eleven-year-old Arcade Livingston is tested like never before to use the Triple T token's powerful ways to outsmart a bully, find a place for his best friend to live, and spy on some pesky villains from the 1900s
Why you might like it: Calling all sports fans-this series is written by former NFL star Rashad Jennings. This book is #3 in a series of 4 books. Book #4 comes out on September 1, 2020. To find the other books from this series in our catalogue click here.
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We Dream of Space
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Erin Entrada Kelly
The setting: Delaware, January 1986, where three very different siblings confront their own problems as they look forward to the launch of the space shuttle Challenger.
What happens: As their parents’ fighting gets worse and tragedy strikes the Challenger, Cash, Bird, and Fitch have to depend on each other like never before.
Why you might like it: Newbery Medalist Erin Entrada Kelly uses each kid’s point of view to give you a moving, up-close look at one family during a specific moment in time.
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I Can Make This Promise
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Christine Day
Who: Twelve-year-old Edie, a girl whose Native American mother was adopted by a white couple.
What: Edie finds letters and photographs in her attic that change everything she thought she knew about her mother's adoption, and she realizes she has a lot to learn about her family's history and her own identity.
Why you might like it: Author Christine Day based this book on her own family's history.
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The Chaos Loop
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Peter Lerangis
Who: Corey Fletcher is the worlds first "Throwback", with the power to not only visit history, but to change it.
What: Book #2 in this series finds Corey going too far with his history-changing meddling when he inadvertently allows a band of Nazis to evade capture and relocate to South America to reignite World War II.
To borrow: Visit our website to place a hold or any of our branches to check out this title. Book #1 is available on Hoopla, click here to borrow.
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Here in the Real World
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Sara Pennypacker
Who: Loner Ware is sent to a summer camp designed around social interactions, his worst nightmare.
What: Ware begins immersing himself in fantasy worlds of knights and chivalry and soon builds a castle-like private space. He meets a fellow misfit named Jolene and starts skipping camp, but can Ware be a hero in real life?
Read this book: If you liked Invisible Emmie by Terri Libenson.
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The Long Ride
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Marina Tamar Budhos
Who: Seventh graders Jamila and Josie.
Where: New York City in 1971.
What: The girls are bused across Queens where they try to fit in at a new, integrated junior high school. Meanwhile their best friend, Francesca, tests the limits at a private school.
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Torpedoed: The True Story of the World War II Sinking of "The Children's Ship" by Deborah Heiligman What it is: A suspenseful and heart-wrenching account of the SS City of Benares, which sunk after being torpedoed during its World War II voyage to transport evacuated British children to Canada.
What's inside: photos, letters, and profiles of the people on board, from the crew to the chaperones to the many children who died in the icy waters.
Further reading: For a more action-focused view of underwater warfare during World War II, pick up Deborah Hopkinson's Dive! | | Something Rotten: A Fresh Look at Roadkill by Heather L. Montgomery What it is: a funny yet respectful overview of how the bodies of roadkill animals can become museum specimens, art, food (yes, really), or an important source of scientific information.
Who it's for: Filled with matter-of-fact gore, Something Rotten is "not for squeamish souls," but those who are drawn to animal biology will be intrigued.
Try this next: For a broader look at decomposition, try Anita Sanchez's Rotten! | |
Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 10-13!
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