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Books for Kids and Tweens April 2024
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Coyote lost and found
by Dan Gemeinhart
Embarking on an epic cross-country road trip to scatter her mom's ashes at her chosen resting place, Coyote and her dad have an unforgettable adventure, picking up some old friends and discovering some new ones along the way.
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Shark Teeth
by Sherri Winston
Sharkita “Kita” Hayes is terrified of being separated from her siblings again, like when their mama left them. Mama’s back now, but how is Kita supposed to trust her? This story about an unstable family covers some tough stuff and offers complicated, authentic characters.
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The songbird and the rambutan tree
by Lucille Abendanon
After sabotaging her only chance to evacuate before the Japanese army invades Batavia in 1942, twelve-year-old Emmy is confined in the Tjideng prisoner-of-war camp, where she must overcome a tragedy from her past to find her voice and truly be free.
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Amil and the After
by Veera Hiranandani
A year after his family fled to Bombay from their home in Pakistan during the violent 1947 Partition from India, 12-year-old Amil (who is both Muslim and Hindu) uses art to work through his difficult emotions. Though it’s a sequel to The Night Diary, this deep, vivid story stands on its own.
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The war of the witches
by Zetta Elliott
When an ancient monster called the Scourge is released and sets its sights on the human realm, Jax and his friends search for a peaceful way for humans and magical creatures to live in harmony as the witches prepare for war.
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King & Kayla and the case of the downstairs ghost
by Dori Hillestad Butler
When her friend Jillian thinks there's a ghost in her basement, Kayla and her canine co-detective King investigate the strange sights and sounds and finally discover the culprit!
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| Speak Up! by Rebecca BurgessIn real life, autistic 12-year-old Mia is a misunderstood middle schooler. But online, where she shares the music videos she makes with her best friend Charlie, she's the viral sensation known as Elle-Q. Readers looking for fun yet moving stories about self-expression will enjoy this graphic novel. (Ages 10-13.) |
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| Wildoak by C.C. HarringtonIn 1963, an unlikely friendship blooms in Cornwall's Wildoak Forest when 11-year-old Maggie, who's mistreated because of her stutter, meets snow leopard cub Rumpus, an abandoned exotic pet. Vividly realistic details will make you feel like you're in the woods alongside these memorable characters. (Ages 9-13.) |
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| Winston Chu vs. the Whimsies by Stacey LeeWhile honoring the anniversary of his beloved dad's death, 12-year-old Winston is caught in a strange incident at a mysterious shop called Mr. Pang’s Whimsies -- and the events that follow are even stranger still. This offbeat two-book series inspired by Chinese mythology concludes in Winston Chu vs. the Wingmeisters. Read-alikes: Katie Zhao's Dragon Warrior series. (Ages 8-12.) |
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| My Aunt Is a Monster by Reimena YeeLife takes an unexpectedly thrilling turn for bookish, blind, and recently orphaned Safia when she joins her Aunt Whimsy -- who’s been transformed by a curse into a funny, sharp-clawed monster -- on a globe-trotting adventure. This retro-cartoony graphic novel is a Summer Scares 2024 pick, along with Ophie's Ghosts by Justina Ireland and The Nest by Kenneth Oppel. (Ages 8-12.) |
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Manhattan-Elwood Public Library District 240 Whitson St., Manhattan, Illinois 60442 (815) 478-3987https://mpld.org/ |
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