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Kids' Books September 2018
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Click'd
by Tamara Ireland Stone
Looking forward to sharing the friendship-themed scavenger hunt app she built at programming camp, Allie is delighted when her app goes viral and qualifies her for a teen coding competition before she discovers a bug that forces her to seek a rival's help. By the best-selling author of Every Last Word. 50,000 first printing.
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| Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-RansomeWhat it's about: After his mother's death in 1946, 11-year-old Langston and his dad move from rural Alabama to Chicago, Illinois, where the heartbroken boy finds refuge in the local library and the poetry of his namesake, Langston Hughes.
You might also like: Janice N. Harrington's Catching a Storyfish, another sincere, powerful book about a homesick kid finding comfort in words. |
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The Journey of Little Charlie
by Christopher Paul Curtis
Starring: Charlie Bobo, the son of a white sharecropper whose debts force Charlie into working for Cap'n Buck, the scary plantation overseer. Now it's Charlie's job to help Cap'n Buck track down stolen property -- but how can he finish the job after he finds out that the "property" they're tracking is people, including a boy Charlie's age?
For fans of: author Christopher Paul Curtis' Elijah of Buxton, which offers a different -- but equally honest and powerful -- point of view on the lives of former slaves in 1850s America and Canada.
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Not so normal Norbert
by James Patterson
Living on a strictly controlled future Earth where nobody is permitted to stand out in any way, Norbert Riddle is arrested for doing a funny impression of the world's dictator and is exiled to a planet filled with wacky, creative individuals. 300,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Out of the Wild Night
by Blue Balliett
What it's about: When greedy outsiders begin flipping the ramshackle old houses of Nantucket, the island's ghosts start fighting back with help from a gang of local kids.
Why you might like it: Similar to author Blue Balliett's other mysteries, this twisty tale takes you deep into the past and present of a fascinating real-life place.
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Royal crush
by Meg Cabot
Anticipating her 13th birthday at the same time her older half-sister, Mia, prepares to give birth to twins, Olivia reluctantly anticipates the Royal School Winter Games while navigating the challenges posed by her imperious Grandmère, her snobby cousin's complaints and gossip about her relationship with Prince Khalil. Simultaneous eBook.
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| Friday Barnes: Girl Detective by R.A. Spratt; illustrated by Phil GosierWhat it's about: Although she's a genius detective, 11-year-old Friday Barnes can't seem to fit in at Highcrest Academy -- but she won't let that stop her from investigating everything from missing homework to the yeti that lurks in the school swamp.
Who it's for: Kicking off the eight-book Friday Barnes series, Girl Detective is a good bet for older readers who like mysteries with lots of eccentric humor and just a hint of romance. |
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| The Mystery of the Missing Everything by Ben H. WintersWhat it's about: After Mary Todd Lincoln Middle School's only trophy is stolen and the principal threatens to cancel the eighth grade class trip unless it's returned, semi-experienced sleuth Bethesda Fielding races to crack the case.
Why you might like it: With a huge cast of quirky characters -- some of them familiar to readers of Bethesda's first case, The Secret Life of Ms. Finkleman -- this fast and funny mystery will keep you guessing. |
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The potato chip puzzles : The Puzzling World of Winston Breen
by Eric Berlin
While at an all-day puzzle hunt with their highly competitive teacher, Winston Breen and his friends discover that one of the players is cheating and so they must figure out who it is and stop them in order to have any chance at winning the big grand prize of $50,000.
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Regarding the sink : where, oh where, did Waters go?
by Kate Klise
When Geyser Creek Middle School's cafeteria sink clogs, the smell is awful and the sixth-grade class calls upon the skills of Florence Waters, who designed the school's famous fountain, to design a new sink, only to find she's gone missing.
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We the children
by Andrew Clements
Irked by plans to tear down his historic school to make room for an entertainment park, history-loving sixth-grader Ben discovers a parchment scroll written by three students in 1791, who secretly dubbed themselves the Keepers of the School. By the Edgar-winning author of Frindle. 100,000 first printing.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 8-11!
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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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