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Books for Kids and Tweens April 2024
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| Always, Clementine by Carlie SorosiakIt's a very welcome mousenapping when super-genius rodent Clementine is liberated from a science lab and left with kindly human caretakers. Quirky characters balance the more serious themes in this sweet and thoughtful read. (Ages 8-12.)
Formats available: print book |
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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.)
Formats available: print book |
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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.)
Formats available: print book |
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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.)
Formats available: e-audiobook, print book |
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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.)
Formats available: e-book, print book |
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Manatee County Public Library System 1301 Barcarrota Boulevard West, Bradenton, Florida 34205 (941) 748-5555www.mymanatee.org/library |
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