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Books for Kids and Tweens April 2023 |
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Amira & Hamza : the Quest for the Ring of Power
by Samira Ahmed
When evil Ahriman kidnaps Hamza, forcing Hamza to locate an artifact that will allow Ahriman to rule the universe, Amira must outsmart perilous traps and mind-bending puzzles to retrieve the artifact first or Hamza and their world will be lost forever.
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Elf Dog & Owl Head
by M. T Anderson
Quarantined with his family as a global plague ravages the world, Clay retreats to the woods where he meets a special little dog who leads him on surreal adventures where choosing the wrong path could cause them both to lose their way forever.
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| Mirror to Mirror by Rajani LaRoccaStarring: 12-year-old twin musicians Maya (anxious and secretive) and Chaya (easygoing but worried about her sister).
What happens: When misunderstandings threaten to tear them apart, the twins decide to walk in each other's shoes by swapping places at summer camp.
Why you might like it: Poetic writing and switching points of view give you a close-up look at how each twin thinks and feels. (Ages 10-13.) |
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Iceberg
by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Traveling all alone aboard the Titanic, stowaway and aspiring journalist Hazel Rothbury secretly explores the opulent ship with the help of a porter and a sweet first-class passenger until disaster strikes, forcing Hazel to fight to save her friends and herself.
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| Legends of Lotus Island: The Guardian Test by Christina Soontornvat; illustrated by Kevin HongWhat it's about: Orphan Plum is thrilled when she's accepted to the Guardian Academy, where kids train to become shape-shifting protectors of nature. Once there, however, Plum worries that she'll never find her animal form, and will have to leave the Academy and the only friends she's ever had.
Read it for: intriguing world-building paired with imaginative manga-style artwork.
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| Hoops by Matt TavaresWelcome to: Wilkins, Indiana, 1976, where the brand-new girls basketball team gives talented athlete Judi her long-awaited chance to play.
What happens: Despite zero support from the school and lots of obstacles, the new teammates forge friendships and fight their way to the state championships.
Did you know? This exciting, feel-good graphic novel is inspired by a real-life history-making basketball team. (Ages 8-12.) |
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Stories that Celebrate the Environment |
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A Dolphin Named Star
by Emma Carlson Berne
Seaside Sanctuary Refuge in South Carolina has a wild pen which is supposed to be healthier for the marine animals brought there, but the three new dolphins are getting sick and no one can explain why; Elsa Roth, whose parents work at the sanctuary, is convinced that a local chemical plant is to blame. If she is going to save a dolphin called Star she will have to find a way to prove her theory.
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Hoot
by Carl Hiaasen
Roy, who is new to his small Florida community, becomes involved in another boy's attempt to save a colony of burrowing owls from a proposed construction site.
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Judy Moody Saves the World!
by Megan McDonald
When Judy Moody gets serious about protecting the environment, her little brother Stink thinks she is overdoing it, but she manages to inspire her third grade class to undertake an award-winning, environment-saving project.
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A Whale of the Wild
by Rosanne Parry
A young orca leads her brother on a tumultuous journey through polluted waters when they are separated from their pod by a catastrophic tsunami.
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Fuzzy Mud
by Louis Sachar
Two middle-grade kids take a shortcut home from school and discover what looks like fuzzy mud but is actually a substance with the potential to wreak havoc on the entire world.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Chester Library
250 W Main St.
Chester, New Jersey 07930
(908) 879-7612
chesterlib.org
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