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Kira-Kira
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Interest: Grades 4-8. Reading Level: 4.7. Mature Content. Author: Cynthia Kadohata. Key Award: Newbery Medal.
kira-kira (kee' ra kee' ra): glittering; shining Glittering. That's how Katie Takeshima's sister, Lynn, makes everything seem. The sky is kira-kira because its color is deep but see-through at the same time. The sea is kira-kira for the same reason. And so are people's eyes. When Katie and her family move from a Japanese community in Iowa to the Deep South of Georgia, it's Lynn who explains to her why people stop them on the street to stare. Luminous in its persistence of love and hope, Kira-Kira is Cynthia Kadohata's stunning debut in middle-grade fiction.
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New Policeman, The
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Interest: Grades 4-8. Reading Level: 5.1. Author: Kate Thompson. Key Award: Costa Book Award.
Who knows where the time goes? There never seems to be enough time in Kinvara, or anywhere else in Ireland for that matter. When J.J.'s mother says that what she really wants for her birthday is more time in her day, J.J. decides to find her some. But how can he find time for her, when he barely has enough time to keep up with school and his music? And where will he get time to find out if the shocking rumor is true—that his great-grandfather was a murderer? It seems as though J.J.'s given himself an impossible task. But then a neighbor reveals a secret to him—there is a place where time stands still. J.J. realizes he's the only person who can make the journey, but to do so he'll have to vanish from his own life. And when J.J. disappears from the village, enter the new policeman.
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Not the End of the World
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Interest: Grades 4-8. Reading Level: 5.3. Mature Content. Author: Geraldine McCaughrean. Key Award: Whitbread Award (Now called the Costa Award).
"The end of the world is a busy time if you mean to outlive it." So says Timna, sole daughter of Noah, as she and her family prepare to face the flood that will cleanse the Earth.
But during the forty days and nights before the waters recede, the inhabitants of the Ark experience more than just a simple boat ride. As events take a terrifying turn, and as lines between right and wrong increasingly blur, Timna must find it in her heart to question her father when no one else will.
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Undercover
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Interest: Grades: 4-8. Reading Level: 5.5. Author: Beth Kephart. Key Award: National Book Award nominee.
A lyrical story of Elisa’s finding her voice through the love notes she pens for her friends’ romantic endeavors, the emotional turmoil she feels while her parent’s relationship hangs in the balance.
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Midwife's Apprentice, The
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Interest: Grades 4-8. Reading Level: 6.0. Author: Karen Cushman. Key Award: Newbery Medal.
In medieval England, a nameless, homeless girl is taken in by a sharp-tempered midwife, and in spite of obstacles and hardship, eventually gains the three things she most wants: a full belly, a contented heart, and a place in this world.
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Single Shard, A
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Interest: Grades 4-8. Reading Level: 6.6. Author: Linda Sue Park. Key Award: Newbery Award.
Tree-ear is an orphan boy in a 12th-century Korean potters’ village. When he accidentally breaks a pot, he must work for the master to pay for the damage by setting off on a difficult and dangerous journey that will change his life forever. This is a beautifully written book with wonderful imagery.
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Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, The
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Interest: Grades 6-8. Reading Level: 4.3. Author: Terry Pratchett. Key Award: Carnegie Medal.
A talking cat, intelligent rats, and a strange boy cooperate in a Pied Piper scam until they try to con the wrong town and are confronted by a deadly evil rat king.
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River Boy
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Interest: Grades: 6-8. Reading Level: 5.3. Author: Tim Bowler. Key Award: Carnegie Medal.
Fifteen-year-old Jess's grandfather has just had a major heart attack, but he insists upon finishing his painting, River Boy. At first, Jess cannot understand why this painting is so important to her grandfather, especially since there doesn't seem to be any boy in it at all. But while swimming in the river herself, Jess begins to feel the presence of a strange boy. Could this be the same one her ailing grandfather struggles to paint? And if so, why has he returned?
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Wildwood Dancing
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Interest: Grades 6-8. Reading Level: 5.4. Author: Juliet Marillier.
Set in historical Transylvania and loosely based on the fairytale "The Twelve Dancing Princesses", Wildwood Dancing centres on a family of sisters who have a secret bond with the mysterious Other Kingdom, where they go to dance at every Full Moon. When their father must go away for the winter, Jena and her sisters find themselves fighting for everything they hold dear – their home, their independence and the survival of the otherworld kingdom.
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Giver, The
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Interest: Grades 6-9. Reading Level: 5.7. Mature Content. Author: Lois Lowry. Key Award: Newbery Award. Many Awards.
Jonas's world is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear of pain. There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the community. When Jonas turns 12 he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of the true pain and pleasure of life. Now, it is time for Jonas to receive the truth. There is no turning back. The book includes a reader's guide with discussion questions and an interview with the author.
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Twisted
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Interest: Grades 9-12. Reading Level: 4.3. Mature Content. Author: Laurie Halse Anderson. New York Times Bestseller.
High school senior Tyler Miller used to be the kind of guy who faded into the background. But since he got busted for doing graffiti on the school, and spent the summer doing outdoor work to pay for it, he stands out like you wouldn’t believe.
His new physique attracts the attention of queen bee Bethany Milbury, who just so happens to be his father’s boss’s daughter, the sister of his biggest enemy— and Tyler’s secret crush.
And that sets off a string of events and changes that have Tyler questioning his place in school, in his family, and in the world.
Fans and new readers alike will be captured by the main character's (Tyler) pitchperfect, funny voice, the surprising narrative arc, and the thoughtful moral dilemmas that are at the heart of all of the author’s award-winning, widely read work.
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Wicked Lovely
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Interest: Grades 9-12. Reading Level: 4.7. Author: Melissa Marr. New York Times Bestseller.
All teenagers have problems, but few of them can match those of Aislinn, who has the power to see faeries. Quite understandably, she wishes that she could share her friends' obliviousness and tries hard to avoid these invisible intruders. But one faery in particular refuses to leave her alone. Keenan the Summer King is convinced beyond all reasoning that Aislinn is the queen he has been seeking for nine centuries. What's a 21st-century girl to do when she's stalked by a suitor nobody else can see?
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48 Shades of Brown
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Interest: Grades 9-12. Reading Level: 4.9. Author: Nick Earls.
Australian teenager Dan Bancroft had a choice to make: go to Geneva with his parents for a year, or move into a house with his bass-playing aunt Jacq and her friend Naomi. He chose Jacq's place, and his life will never be the same. This action-packed and laugh-out-loud-funny novel navigates Dan's chaotic world of calculus, roommates, birds, and love.
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Red Pony, The
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Interest: Grades 9-12. Reading Level: 6.1. Author: John Steinbeck. Key Award: Nobel Prize for author.
The moving and beautiful story of a boy, a sorrel colt, and the sun-drenched California earth told through four stories.
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Separate Peace, A
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Interest: Grades: 9-12. Reading Level: 6.9. Mature Content. Author: John Knowles.
Knowles' classic story of two friends at boarding school during World War II--one of the most starkly moving parables ever written about the dark forces that brood over the tortured world of adolescence--has been a consistent seller for more than 30 years.
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Man in the Iron Mask, The
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Interest: Grades 9-12. Reading Level: 10.2. Author: Alexandre Dumas.
Alexandre Dumas was already a best-selling novelist when he wrote this historical romance, combining (as he claimed) the two essentials of life--"l'action et l'amour." The Man in the Iron Mask concludes the epic adventures of the three Muskateers, as Athos, Porthos, Aramis, and their friend D'Artagnan, once invincible, meet their destinies..
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Mysterious Island, The
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Interest: Grades 9-12. Reading Level: 10.8. Author: Jules Verne.
With little more than courage and ingenuity, five Union prisoners escaped the siege of Richmond-by hot-air balloon. They have no idea if they'll ever see civilization again-especially when they're swept off by a raging storm to the shores of an uncharted island.
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