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All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team

age 8+

Compelling, exciting, educational story of 2018 cave rescue.

By Christina Soontornvat

(2020)

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Deep End

age 8+

Greg's wilderness vacation is funny but predictable.

By Jeff Kinney

(2020)

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Skunk and Badger, Book 1

age 8+

Funny tale of offbeat animal friendship has kindness, depth.

By Amy Timberlake

(2020)

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Dragons in a Bag, Book 1

age 8+

Exciting tale of New York kid's journey to magical world.

By Zetta Elliott

(2018)

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Growing Up Great!: The Ultimate Puberty Book for Boys

age 8+

Encouraging puberty guide covers emotional growth, too.

By Scott Todnem

(2019)

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The Queen Bee and Me

age 8+

Relatable story about conformity has strong science content.

By Gillian McDunn

(2020)

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If We Were Giants

age 8+

Heart, thrills, tragedy, triumph in exciting eco-adventure.

By Dave Matthews, Clete Barrett Smith

(2020)

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Here in the Real World

age 8+

Funny, relatable tale of tweens gardening in the ruins.

By Sara Pennypacker

(2020)

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Greta's Story: The Schoolgirl Who Went on Strike to Save the Planet

age 8+

Accessible intro to Swedish teen climate activist's work.

By Valentina Camerini

(2019)

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Our House Is on Fire: Greta Thunberg's Call to Save the Planet

age 8+

Alarming story of teen's strike for climate change action.

By Jeanette Winter

(2019)

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Counting the Stars: The Story of Katherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician

age 8+

Beautiful, detailed Katherine Johnson bio for older kids.

By Lesa Cline-Ransome

(2019)

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Weird Little Robots

age 8+

Girls find friendship and love of science in engaging story.

By Carolyn Crimi

(2019)

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Kid Scientists: True Tales of Childhood from Science Superstars

age 8+

Inspiring look at the young lives of famous scientists.

By David Stabler

(2018)

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AstroNuts Mission One: The Plant Planet

age 8+

Animal superheroes battle creepy plants in zany sci-fi tale.

By Jon Scieszka

(2019)

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Where Is? Series

age 8+

Interesting, fun facts about natural and human-made places.

By Who HQ, et al.

(2015)

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Minor Incidents and Absolute Uncertainties: Frazzled, Book 3

age 8+

Abbie overcomes Outdoor School anxiety in hilarious sequel.

By Booki Vivat

(2019)

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Ellie, Engineer: The Next Level

age 8+

STEM-loving kids break down stereotypes in fun, funny book.

By Jackson Pearce

(2018)

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Little Dreamers: Visionary Women Around the World

age 8+

Inspiring bios of female artists and scientists worldwide.

By Vashti Harrison

(2018)

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Max Einstein: The Genius Experiment

age 8+

Orphan uses science to save world in fast-paced adventure.

By James Patterson, Chris Grabenstein

(2018)

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Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be Different: True Tales of Amazing Boys Who Changed the World Without Killing Dragons

age 8+

Inspiring stories celebrate difference and bold vision.

By Ben Brooks

(2018)

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