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When the Mountain Meets the Moon
by Grace Lin
In the valley of Fruitless Mountain, a young girl named Minli lives in a ramshackle hut with her parents. In the evenings, her father regales her with old folktales of the Jade Dragon and the Old Man on the Moon, who knows the answers to all of life's questions. Inspired by these stories, Minli sets off on an extraordinary journey to find the Old Man on the Moon to
Bud, Not Buddy
By Christopher Paul Curtis
Ten-year-old Bud has no mother. He runs away from a foster home in search of his father, who he is sure is a great bandleader. He sets out walking from Flint, Michigan to Grand Rapids. He develops a list of things to remember on his journey, which he names - "Rules and Things to Have a Funnier Life and Make a Better Liar Out of You." Laugh, cheer, read and discover which rules helped Bud on his amazing journey.
ask him how she can change her family's fortune. She encounters an assorted cast of characters and magical creatures along the way, including a dragon who accompanies her on her quest for the ultimate answer.
Winner of the Newbery Medal, and the Coretta Scott King Award.
The Sisters Grimm - Book 3
The Problem Child
By Michael Buckley
In book three, Sabrina and Daphne tackle their most important mystery: Who kidnapped their parents more than a year ago? Sabrina enters the hideout of the Scarlet Hand, the sinister group of Everafters who are keeping her parents prisoner. She has a chance to rescue her mom and dad but is foiled by the most famous fairy-tale character in the world. With the help of her little sister (who might be tougher than Sabrina realizes) and a long-lost relative, Sabrina finds a powerful weapon for fighting her enemies, and discovers that magic has a high price.
Magyk
By Angie Sage
Listen up Harry Potter fans! A new wizard has come to town. He is the seventh son of the seventh son, and his name is Septimus. He was stolen the night he is born by a midwife. She actually pronounced him dead. That same night, his father, Silas, comes across a bundle in the snow holding a new born girl with violet eyes. They name her Jenna. But who is she? And what happened to their stolen son Septimus? Intrigue and humor await you as you read Magyk!
Waiting for Normal
by Leslie Conner
Addie is waiting for normal. Problem is, her mother is not. Addie longs to be with her half sisters, every day. But her mother has an all-or-nothing look at life - all kinds of food or none at all, joy or gloom, her way or no way. Despite it all, Addie remains optimistic. Maybe someday she'll find normal.
Mexican Whiteboy
By Matt de la Pena
Danny is tall and skinny. But he has long arms that give him a fierce 95mph pitch that any baseball scout who die for. But when he steps on the mound he loses it. Danny is brown - half white, half Mexican. Surely, that's why his father got sent back to Mexico. Right? Danny spends a summer with his dad's family and faces the demons he refuses to see.
George's Secret Key to the Universe
By Lucy & Stephen Hawking
Best selling author Stephen teams up with his daughter Lucy to explain the universe to readers of all ages. Together, they create characters you will love! George, whose parents are wary of technology. Eric, a scientist and his daughter, Annie. Together they create Cosmos, a super-computer, and go off on wildly fun adventures, learning about physics, time, and the universe. They travel to other planets and a black hole. But what would happen if the wrong people got their hands on Cosmos?
CHASING VERMEER
By Brett Helquist
A book describing the unexplainable brings Petra and Calder together. Then strange things begin to happen. Unrelated events connect. An old woman wants to be their friend. Historic paintings disappear. Before long, Petra and Calder are caught up at the center of an international art scandal. They draw on their powers to decipher a crime that even baffled the FBI!
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