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Peculiar Reads for Precocious Kids |
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Here are our favorite peculiar stories for precocious children. These titles can all be found in the Juvenile section of the library, unless otherwise noted.
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Bat And The Business Of Ferrets by Elana K. ArnoldIn a story featuring an unforgettable boy on the autism spectrum, Bixby Alexander Tam (nicknamed “Bat”) is starting fourth grade, and he and his best friend, Israel, want to convince the teacher to have a class pet.
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A Copycat Conundrum by Lisa YeeWhen one of their classmates starts receiving threatening notes, the Misfits investigate and uncover ties to an art forgery scheme.
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Meticulous Jones And The Skull Tattoo by Philippa LeathleyOn her 10th birthday, Meticulous Jones, or Metty, receives a magical tattoo that indicates she will become a murderer, so she is hidden away until her father disappears, then travels to New London and hears about a mysterious organization.
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Izzy Wong's Nose For News by Marty ChanIn this quirky middle-grade novel, Izzy Wong finds the perfect subject for her podcast--investigating the school bathroom flooding that caused damage to classrooms. But the deeper she gets into her reporting, the more she blurs the line between truth and gossip... and right and wrong.
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The Wishkeeper's Apprentice by Rachel Chivers KhooDropping a penny in the wishing fountain at the center of town, 10-year-old Felix meets a strange old man who is a Wishkeeper and becomes his apprentice to help stop a threat to every wish that has ever been granted in the town of Whittlestone.
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Coop Knows the Scoop by Taryn Souders Thirteen-year-olds Cooper Goodman and Justice and Liberty Gordon investigate the eccentric residents of Windy Bottom, Georgia, after the remains of Coop's long-missing grandmother are uncovered and his Gramps is the prime suspect.
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A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall by Jasmine WargaWhen he encounters a floating girl who resembles the girl in a painting stolen from the museum, Rami becomes determined to solve the mystery and teams up with a classmate and a turtle named Agatha to look for the clues all around them.
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The 13-Story Treehouse by Andy GriffithsFollows the efforts of Andy and Terry to meet a latest book deadline despite numerous distractions in their sophisticated tree house home, including flying cats, giant bananas, and sea monsters pretending to be mermaids.
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Spell & Spindle by Michelle Schusterman Eleven-year-old Chance accidentally helps Penny, a lonely marionette who cannot remember who she is or where she came from, discover the truth of her past.
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Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians by Brandon SandersonFoster child Alcatraz Smedry receives a bag of sand, which is stolen by the evil Librarians who are trying to take over the world. He must must use it to save civilization.
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The Lost Library by Rebecca SteadWhen a mysterious Little Free Library guarded by a large orange cat appears overnight, eleven-year-old Evan plucks two weathered books from its shelves, never suspecting that his life is about to change.
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The Puppets of Spelhorst by Kate DiCamilloShut up in a trunk by a taciturn old sea captain with a secret, five friends bicker, boast, and comfort one another in the dark. Individually, they dream of song and light, freedom and flight, purpose and glory, but they all agree they are part of a larger story, bound each to each by chance, bonded by the heart's mysteries. When at last their shared fate arrives, landing them on a mantel in a blue room in the home of two little girls, the truth is more astonishing than any of them could have imagined.
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Rain Reign by Ann M. MartinStruggling with the challenges of OCD and Asperger's syndrome, Rose, a homonym enthusiast, shares an inseparable bond with a beloved dog, but when the dog goes missing during a storm, Rose is forced to confront the limits of her comfort levels, even if it means leaving her routines and safe places in order to search for her pet.
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Looking Up by Stephan PastisAs the neighborhood she's always known disappears around her, making room for fancy condos and coffee shops, Saint enlists the help of the boy who lives across the street to save what's left of their hometown from the wrecking ball.
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The Song of the Swan by Karah SuttonOlga, an orphan and thief, seeks to steal a valuable jewel from a secluded castle, but as she uncovers dark secrets and enigmatic enchantments, she finds herself torn between her ambitions, loyalty to her partner Pavel, and the truth behind the enchanted swans.
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The Girl Who Speaks Bear by Sophie AndersonLonging to know who she really is after being discovered in a bear cave as a baby, 12-year-old Yanka begins a remarkable transformation that forces her to leave a loving foster home in search of a place where she truly belongs.
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All the Colors of Magic by Valija ZinckDistinguished from her peers for her gray hair, rainy birthdays and ability to predict what her mother is going to say, young Penelope wakes up one day with sparkling red hair before learning that her long-absent father is actually a wizard.
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The Infinite Lives of Maisie Day by Christopher EdgeA 10-year-old science enthusiast awakens in another reality and must work with the laws of the universe while trusting in the love of her family in order to set things right.
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Twist by Sarah CannonThree gifted kids, including an aspiring horror writer, a fantasy illustrator and a girl who has a gift for managing trouble, accidentally create a doorway between one of their stories and the real world, unleashing violent, once-imaginary creatures on their town.
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The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee StewartAs the only four children to pass the series of tests provided, Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance are asked to go on a secret mission as undercover agents at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened and quickly realize they will have to use their collective wit to get their important task complete.
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Savvy by Ingrid LawRecounts the adventures of Mibs Beaumont, whose thirteenth birthday has revealed her "savvy"--a magical power unique to each member of her family--just as her father is injured in a terrible accident.
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