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Books for Kids and Tweens June 2024
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Where the World Turns Wild
by Nicola Penfold
Juniper Greene lives in a walled city from which nature has been banished, following the outbreak of a deadly man-made disease many years earlier. While most people seem content to live in such a cage, she and her little brother Bear have always known about their resistance to the disease, and dream of escaping into the wild. To the one place humans have survived outside of cities. To where their mother is. When scientists discover that the siblings provide the key to fighting the disease, the pair must flee for their lives. As they cross the barren Buffer Zone and journey into the unknown, Juniper and Bear can only guess at the dangers that lie ahead. Nature can be cruel as well as kind... Will they ever find the home they've been searching for?
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Moonchild : Voyage of the Lost and Found
by Aisha Bushby
Twelve year old Amira has only ever known a life at sea with her sea-witch mothers. So when their ship is wrecked in a great storm, Amira is delighted to have an opportunity to explore land accompanied by her best friend Namur a jinn in cat form. Amira soon finds a boy who has a jinn like her, and learns that their spirit companions are connected to the mysterious storm that gets stronger each day. When Namur goes missing Amira discovers she has to visit a magical place; a place where lost things can be found. But will Amira also discover her own destiny, and find out what it truly means to be a Moonchild?
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Tiny tough
by Abby Hanlon
"Dory's sure that her big sister's friendship troubles have to do with pirates, but she'll have to navigate those rocky waters without her imaginary first mate Mary, who's found an exciting new pal of her own"
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Mrs. Smith's spy school for girls
by Beth McMullen
Twelve-year-old Abigail is shocked to discover her elite boarding school is really a cover for a huge spy ring, and must undergo Spy Training 101 in order to save her mother, who happens to be the spy ring's top agent
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The secret of the bloodred key
by David Farr
"The keeper of a hidden bloodred key that opens the way into the Hinterland, Rachel must use the key in order to save a young girl who is illegally smuggled there, but the rescue mission turns into a battle to save Rachel's home as she knows it. Simultaneous eBook."
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Matt Sprouts and the curse of the ten broken toes
by Matt Eicheldinger
"After accidentally injuring his neighbor, Matt Sprouts thinks he has "the Curse," a hometown myth that ruins middle schoolers' lives. To defeat the Curse, Matt decides he needs to solve the mystery--and FAST!--but that's not easy to do when you're entering middle school, keeping track of your little brother, trying to defeat the best soccer team, and oh yeah, not breaking any more toes"
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Eco engineer
by Lucy Brandt
"Leonora Bolt makes amazing gadgets from any old junk. And her inventions have already stopped villainous Uncle Luther TWICE, though she hasn't rescued her super-scientist parents from him -- yet. Leonora and her pals find clues that lead them to Luther's latest evil plan. It's an amusement park called Brightworld built in a desert, under a massive snow globe -- and it's terrible for the environment! But when all their fancy-pants gadgets fail in the hot-hot heat, it's down to Leonora to use her eco-engineering imagination. Can she invent something to shut down Brightworld and save her parents -- before there's a meltdown? With nothing but courage and Leonora's trusty tool belt to hand, the gang must battle swirling sandstorms, navigate plunging canyonsand finish Uncle Luther...FOD GOOD!"
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Big Sky Mountain
by Alex Milway
"Rosa has come from the city to live with Grandma Nan in the wilds of Big Sky Mountain. And what surprises are in store for her! Grandma Nan is not exactly an ordinary grandma, and Big Sky Mountain is like nowhere Rosa has dreamed about before. Grandma Nan lives in an old wooden cabin with Albert the moose and Little Pig the pygmy owl, and spends every day out on adventures. From canoeing down rapids to making friends with the local animals, life never stays still for long on Big Sky Mountain! Rosa has a lot to learn, and when unexpected visitors to the mountain cause a bit of a ruckus, can she rise to the challenge, and be the mountain girl Grandma Nan needs her to be.
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Pelican in Peril
by Candice Lemon-scott
When Ebony and Jay, the famous Eco Rangers, rescue a frightened-looking pelican covered in fuel, they know something terrible has happened. Why is the sea full of petrol? And where does it come from? As the Eco Rangers start investigating, they end up getting into big trouble. Join them on their mystery-solving adventures! Eco Rangers to the rescue!
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Lani and the Universe
by Victoria Carless
Lani Scrub has a plan: study hard and become a world-renowned scientist like her hero, Kit Galway, who wrote The Meaning of the Universe. The plan is ruined when Lani's mum decides to 'find herself' by joining a nature-loving community called Passing Waters. Lani should have known things were up when they got backyard chickens. At Passing Waters Lani fails every test thrown her way - despite coaching from nine-year-old nature kid Lentil and a chef/astronomer named Meadow. Turns out failing is hard, and what's worse is their tree change is making her question the meaning of the universe ... And when the community's future is threatened, will Lani Scrub pitch in to save the day? From the author of Gus and the Starlight comes an inspiring story about opening your mind and sharing your heart.
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Mikki and Me and the Out-of-Tune Tree
by Marion Roberts
Eleven-year-old Alberta Bracken is having a terrible summer. After a bike-riding accident, caused by the local bully, her arm's in a cast so she can't do her most favourite holiday activity: boogie boarding at the local beach. And her little sister Clementine is Extremely Annoying. To make matters worse, her mum (bestselling author of Tammy Bracken's Guide to Modern Manners) has sent her dad packing - after discovering his behaviour has been far from... well-mannered. So when budding filmmaker Mikki Watanabe suggests they start a YouTube channel about the secret life of trees - Alberta is All In. And when they discover their trees are earmarked for removal by the local council it's suddenly a race against time to save them.
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The lost whale
by Hannah Gold
"Sent to live with his grandmother on the coast of California while his mother is sick, Rio learns about the massive gray whales nearby, including White Beak, and embarks on a desperate journey across the sea when White Beak goes missing"
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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