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Curse of the Night Witch by Alex Aster Welcome to: Emblem Island, where everyone is born with an emblem that shapes their fate.
What happens: Twelve-year-old Tor Luna tries to wish away his leadership emblem, only to have it replaced by a curse that will kill him in one week -- unless he goes on a perilous quest to find the legendary Night Witch.
For fans of: other fast-paced series starters inspired by Latin American myths, such as Tehlor Kay Mejia’s Paola Santiago and the River of Tears. | |
The only black girls in town
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Brandy Colbert
Ecstatic to hear that another African American family has moved into town, surfer Alberta attempts to make friends with homesick newcomer Edie, who helps her uncover painful local secrets in a box of old journals.
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The Winterhouse mysteries
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Ben Guterson
A conclusion to the trilogy that began with Edgar Award finalist Winterhouse finds Elizabeth and Freddy drawn into a mystery involving the strange behavior of the hotel guests, Elizabeth’s unpredictable powers and the echoes of an enemy from the past.
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Doodleville by Chad Sell In a world... where art comes to life, Drew brings her sketchbook full of mischievous doodles on an art club trip to the museum. There, the doodles escape and start causing trouble for the famous paintings, as well as for the other kids in art club.
Why you might like it: Bright, inviting illustrations help to balance the realistic worries and friendship problems in this graphic novel from the creator of The Cardboard Kingdom. | |
Gargantis
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Thomas Taylor
When a giant storm reveals the awakening of a mythical sea monster, Herbert and Violet team up for answers about a stolen treasure and a suspicious cache of lost-and-found items at the local Grand Nautilus Hotel. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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Rise of the Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste Starring: Corrine La Mer, a brave girl who protects her Caribbean island community from the fearsome trickster jumbies, even though she’s half-jumbie herself.
What it’s about: When kids begin disappearing from the beach, Corrine turns to Mama D'Leau, leader of the ocean jumbies. Mama agrees to help, but only at a dangerous price.
Series alert: You can dive into this vivid fantasy series with this 2nd book, or start at the beginning The Jumbies. | | Race to the Bottom of the Sea by Lindsay Eagar What it’s about: Brilliant 11-year-old inventor Fidelia Quail is still recovering from the deaths of her marine biologist parents when she’s kidnapped by Merrick the Monstrous, a pirate who needs her science skills to retrieve a sunken treasure.
Read it for: humor, high seas adventure, a historical setting with futuristic tech, and characters who are more than they seem. | | Sharks: Nature's Perfect Hunter by Joe Flood What it is: Filled with drawings, diagrams, and information about history and science, this comic book takes an up-close look at the ocean’s most famous predators: sharks!
Series alert: If you prefer facts over fiction, along with plenty of pictures to browse, you’ll want to sink your teeth into the other books in the Science Comics series, which explores wide-ranging subjects such as planes, plagues, bats, and brains. | | Edison: The Mystery of the Missing Mouse Treasure by Torben Kuhlman; translated by David Henry Wilson Welcome to: Mouse University, where young mouse Pete and his elderly professor research an old shipwreck, build a mouse-sized submarine, and journey to the ocean floor in search of treasure.
Why you might like it: The art does the storytelling in this mostly wordless book -- you’ll be spellbound by the precise details and clever touches in the sophisticated illustrations.
You might also like: Armstrong and Lindbergh, two further tales of mouse trailblazers from German author/artist Torben Kuhlmann. | |
Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 8-11!
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