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Books for Kids and Tweens April 2024
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A Whale of the Wild by Rosanne ParryA young orca leads her brother on a tumultuous journey through polluted waters when they are separated suddenly from their pod by a catastrophic tsunami, in this standalone companion to A Wolf Called Wander.
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Wind by Erin HunterWhile Frostpaw takes refuge in ShadowClan as Splashtail seizes control of her home, Nightheart returns to ThunderClan and to a complicated reunion with his mate Sunbeam, whose efforts to fit in as ThunderClan's newest member are hampered by her treacherous mother.
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The Equinox Test by Liz MontagueWith everyone preparing to take the Equinox Test to move up to Middle Magic, Rose, Amethyst, and Lavender face even greater challenges due to best friend battles, a cheating scandal, and trouble brewing in the magical community.
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The 169-Story Treehouse: Doppelganger Doom! by Andy GriffithsAnti-Andy, Terrible Terry, and Junkyard Jill live in the 169-story treehouse's hall of funhouse mirrors, and they wreak havoc in the treehouse. Can Andy, Terry, and Jill escape school, write their book, and save the treehouse too?
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Olivetti by Allie MillingtonOlivetti the typewriter, part of the Brindle family, has been recently replaced by a computer, but when Mrs. Brindle mysteriously goes missing, he breaks the only rule of his “kind” to type back to introverted 12-year-old Ernest to help the search.
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The Night War by Kimberly Brubaker BradleyIn 1942, with the Nazis occupying much of France, 12-year-old Miriam, who is Jewish, escapes to a boarding school near the famous Chateau de Chenonceau, where she is called upon to undertake a deadly task and encounters the person who will save her life and countless others.
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Blood City Rollers by V. P. AndersonKinda-sorta-kidnapped by undead kids on roller skates at her biggest competition, 13-year-old ice skating champion Mina is “recruited” by a squad of vampires who need a human player to complete their team, and she strives to help her new friends survive the season.
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The Secret Language of Birds by Lynne KellyWhile trying to fit in at summer camp, Nina discovers a pair of endangered birds getting ready to lay eggs in the marsh behind one of the cabins, and she hatches a secret plan to help them.
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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. |
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The Takeout by Tracy BaduaWhen a new restaurant opens near her dad's Filipino Indian food truck, serving the exact same foods, Mila dabbles in Filipino folk healing and magical traditions to expose them for the recipe thieves they are.
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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! |
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The Many Masks of Andy Zhou by Jack ChengSixth grader Andy Zhou grapples with fitting in, befriends a bully, drifts apart from his childhood best friend, and gets to know his grandparents who have just moved from Shanghai to live with his family.
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Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Taking the Blame by Louie StowellWhen Thor's magical hammer is stolen and everyone blames Loki, a trickster god who is trapped as an 11-year-old boy, he's determined to prove his innocence (for once!) but finds his judgment clouded by his jealousy over Valerie's new friend.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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