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Granted
by John David Anderson
Fairy-in-training Ophelia is among the select few who grant the wishes of unsuspecting people, and she struggles to protect the fairy world in the face of waning magic levels, an effort that exposes her to the dangers of the human world.
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Hamilton and Peggy! : A Revolutionary Friendship by L. M. ElliottWhen Alexander Hamilton writes to Peggy Schuyler asking for her help in wooing her sister Eliza, Peggy agrees. A fast friendship forms between the two, but everything is a battlefield. Will Peggy’s bravery and intelligence be enough to keep them all safe?
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| Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World by Ashley Herring BlakeTwelve-year-old Ivy is reeling after her family's home is destroyed by a tornado, her treasured private sketchbook goes missing, and she starts crushing on a girl in her class. Then someone begins anonymously returning her drawings -- along with notes encouraging her to come out. |
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The Journey of Little Charlie
by Christopher Paul Curtis
Striking a deal with a formidable local in the aftermath of his father's death, 12-year-old Charlie, the child of sharecroppers, agrees to track down a band of thieves, only to confront a difficult moral choice when he learns the true identities and circumstances of his targets.
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The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle
by Leslie Connor
Seventh-grader Mason Buttle is big, sweaty, dyslexic, and targeted by bullies. But he's NOT lying about what happened on the day his best friend Benny died, no matter what police Lieutenant Baird thinks.
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Books You Might Have Missed
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Auma's Long Run
by Eucabeth A Odhiambo
Dreaming of winning a track scholarship so that she can attend high school and maybe even become a doctor, young Auma is alarmed by the spread of AIDS through her small Kenyan village and is challenged to set aside her dreams to help her family when her father falls ill.
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Ban This Book
by Alan Gratz
When her favorite book in the school library is challenged by a well-meaning parent, Amy Anne and her friends start a secret banned books locker library, using ridiculous reasons to ban every book in the library to make a point.
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| Braced by Alyson GerberRachel is starting seventh grade with awesome friends, a maybe-boyfriend, and a spot as forward on the school soccer team, but her bulky spinal brace makes her life complicated both on and off the field. |
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Chasing Augustus
by Kimberly Newton Fusco
During a rough year in which she was placed in the care of her prickly grandfather after her father suffered a stroke, Rosie embarks on a search for her missing dog after he is given away by her estranged mother.
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A Crack in the Sea
by H. M Bouwman
Three historical fantasy tales set in an oceanic Second World include the story of a loyal sister's efforts to rescue her kidnapped brother from the desperate Raft King, a ruler who seeks to use the brother's talents for speaking to fish to open a doorway between worlds.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for readers ages 10-13!
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