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Camp Shady Crook
by Lee Gjertsen Malone
Budding con artists Archie and Vivien spend a summer at a dilapidated, mismanaged Vermont camp competing to get whatever they want from their fellow campers
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Ghost girl
by Ally Malinenko
"Zee Puckett loves ghost stories. She just never expected to be living one. It all starts with a dark and stormy night. When the skies clear, everything is different. People are missing. And Zee is seeing frightening things: large, scary dogs that talk and maybe even ... a ghost. When she tells her classmates, only her best friend Elijah believes her. Worse, mean girl Nellie gives Zee a cruel nickname: Ghost Girl. But whatever the storm washed up isn't going away. To fight for what's right, Zee will haveto embrace what makes her different and what makes her Ghost Girl. And all three of them--Zee, Elijah, and Nellie--will have to work together if they want to give their ghost story a happy ending"
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Chain of gold
by Cassandra Clare
A new series by the best-selling author of the Dark Artifices trilogy returns to the world of the Shadowhunters, where a young warrior immerses herself in elite supernatural salons before an outbreak of demon attacks places London under quarantine. 2,000,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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| The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy by Anne UrsuWhat it's about: Accused of ruining her brother's audition with Illyria's all-male Sorcerer's Guild, 12-year-old Marya is sent to the Dragomir Academy, a boarding school to keep unruly girls in line.
Who it's for: fantasy fans will enjoy the eerie, fascinating world of Illyria, while mystery fans will be drawn into curious Marya's discoveries about girls' magical potential -- and the Academy's hidden purpose. |
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Half a World Away
by Cynthia Kadohata
Fiction. Stealing, setting fires, hoarding food…12-year-old Jaden knows that his behavior upsets his adoptive parents. He tries to calm himself down by focusing on his obsession with electricity, but it's hard not to act out when he's haunted by memories of his birth mother's abandonment and his years in foster care. So of course Jaden can't help but worry about his family's upcoming trip to Kazakhstan to adopt another child. Award-winning author Cynthia Kadohata offers insight into Jaden's turbulent emotions in this unflinching story about family, healing, and the challenges of international adoption.
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Forever This Summer
by Leslie C. Youngblood
Moving with her family to a small Louisiana community to help her great-aunt save a once-famous diner, Georgie bonds with a foster kid in her great-aunt’s care before organizing a summer club in hopes of raising money for renovations. 25,000 first printing.
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| Each Tiny Spark by Pablo CartayaWhat it's about: Managing middle school with ADHD is tough enough, and right now Emilia's also dealing with her mom traveling for work and her dad retuning from deployment. After learning about injustices in her hometown, however, Emilia finally finds something she can focus on -- and maybe even change.
Try this next: Celia C. Pérez's Strange Birds for another story about kid activists, or Alyson Gerber's Focused for another girl's ADHD experiences. |
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Roller Girl
by Victoria Jamieson
Graphic Fiction. From the first time she hears the words "are you ready for some rrrroller derby?!" Astrid is hooked. Eager to try the high-energy, high-contact sport, she signs up for junior derby camp, assuming that her BFF Nicole will join her. When Nicole opts for ballet classes with snobby Rachel instead, Astrid is left to deal with the falls, bruises, and tough older girls at derby camp on her own. Illustrated in a bright, friendly style, Astrid's journey from confusion to confidence will make readers (especially fans of Raina Telgemeier's books) want to cheer…and then strap on their own skates.
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Ghost
by Jason Reynolds
Starring: Castle "Ghost" Cranshaw, a guy with a troubled past and a temper as quick as his feet. Joining a local track team gives him an unexpected sense of belonging, but Ghost isn't sure he can live up to the coach's rule about avoiding "altercations" at school.
Series alert: Short, powerful, and totally authentic, Ghost kicks off the TRACK series, which continues with Patina and (coming in April) Sunny.
Award buzz: Finalist for the 2016 National Book Award.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 10-13!
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