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Katie the Catsitter
by Colleen AF Venable; illustrated by Stephanie Yue
What it's about: When NYC kid Katie takes a job caring for her neighbor's 217 mischievous cats, she discovers that the cats all have special skills, such as lock-picking, mixed martial arts, and computer hacking. Could these kitties be in league with the Mousetress, the city's most famous supervillain?
Read it for: a unique superhero story filled with funny, memorable characters both human and feline.
For fans of: cats (of course!), as well as graphic novels by Victoria Jamieson and Raina Telgemeier.
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Starfish
by Lisa Fipps
A debut novel-in-verse follows the experiences of a girl who tries to change her behavior when she is bullied for her weight, before a swimming hobby, a kind therapist and an accepting new neighbor help her embrace her true self.
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Life in the balance
by Jen Petro-Roy
Practicing all of her life to earn a spot on the All-Star softball team, young Veronica explores other opportunities and hobbies when her mother’s rehabilitation expenses prevent her family from affording team fees. By the author of P.S. I Miss You.
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| Allergic by Megan Wagner Lloyd and Michelle Mee NutterWhat it's about: Feeling overlooked in her family and lonely at her new school, Maggie longs for a puppy to keep her company. When a trip to the animal shelter causes a major allergic reaction, however, Maggie realizes that finding the perfect animal friend will be more complicated than she expected.
Why you might like it: If you deal with allergies of your own or you've ever felt confused about your family and friends, you might relate to Maggie's experiences in this colorful, slice-of-life graphic novel. |
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Spin with me
by Ami Polonsky
Told in two voices, seventh-graders Essie, in North Carolina for just one semester, and Ollie, a non-binary, "gender weird" classmate, develop a gentle romance while Essie ponders her label
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Many points of me
by Caroline Gertler
"Georgia Rosenbloom's father was a famous artist. His most well-known paintings were a series of asterisms--patterns of stars. There was supposed to be a fourth asterism, but Georgia's father died before he could paint it. Then Georgia finds a sketch herfather made of her. One with pencil points marked on the back--just like those in the asterism paintings. Could this finally be the proof that the last painting would have been of her?"
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Oh my gods!
by Stephanie Cooke
When Karen leaves New Jersey to spend time with her enigmatic father on Mount Olympus, she is shocked to learn that her junior high classmates are gods and goddesses, and that one of them is turning people to stone
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We found a monster : a graphic novel
by Kirk Scroggs
Sixth-grader and scary movie fan Casey Clive has been dealing with a variety of needy monsters living in his house, and now new girl at school, Zandra, has not only found out about his creature collection, she needs help with a monster she has found, too
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The great escape
by Alan Katz
When Milton Worthy learns his classroom's pet ferret is the evil mastermind behind a dastardly plot for world domination, it is up to Milton and his substitute teacher mom to save Beacher Elementary School before time runs out
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Rowley Jefferson's awesome spooky stories
by Jeff Kinney
Jeff Kinney, the #1 international best-selling author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, returns with another hilarious offering from the world of Rowley Jefferson: a collection of comically terrifying tales, straight from Rowley’s imagination, that are guaranteed to make kids laugh—and maybe even sleep with the lights on!
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 8-11!
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