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May B.

age 8+

Riveting and moving account of girl's struggle for survival.

By Caroline Starr Rose

(2012)

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Prairie Evers

age 8+

Great novel about a girl, her chickens, and her best friend.

By Ellen Airgood

(2012)

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Ghoulish Song

age 8+

Brave girl shines in exciting companion to Goblin Secrets.

By William Alexander

(2013)

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The Hero's Guide to Storming the Castle

age 8+

Wacky, gripping sequel has slapstick, swordplay, sweetness.

By Christopher Healy

(2013)

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Handbook for Dragon Slayers

age 8+

Exciting medieval adventure with brave teens and dragons.

By Merrie Haskell

(2013)

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The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail

age 8+

Swashbuckling adventure of mouse in Queen Victoria's court.

By Richard Peck

(2013)

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Fortunately, the Milk

age 8+

Absurd time-and-space-spanning romp an easy, funny read.

By Neil Gaiman

(2013)

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Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures

age 8+

Funny, poignant tale of cynical girl, superpowered squirrel.

By Kate DiCamillo

(2013)

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Minion

age 8+

Terrific page-turner has it all: action, humor, and heart.

By John David Anderson

(2014)

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The Map to Everywhere

age 8+

Thrilling fantasy series opener makes a great read-aloud.

By Carrie Ryan, John Parke Davis

(2014)

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Seagulls Don't Eat Pickles: Fish Finelli, Book 1

age 8+

Bright, likable boy anchors fun seaside mystery adventure.

By E.S. Farber

(2014)

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Red Butterfly

age 8+

Heartbreaking, uplifting, lyrical orphan tale in free verse.

By A. L. Sonnichsen

(2015)

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Finding Serendipity

age 8+

Bold girl dives into author mom's story in wild romp.

By Angelica Banks

(2015)

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The Year of the Three Sisters

age 8+

Chinese girl visits U.S. in powerful friendship tale.

By Andrea Cheng

(2015)

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The Imaginary

age 8+

Quirky adventure about the power of friendship and fantasy.

By A.F. Harrold

(2015)

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The Detective's Assistant

age 8+

Action-packed female detective story champions smarts.

By Kate Hannigan

(2015)

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Malcolm Under the Stars

age 8+

Sweetness, positive messages galore in brave-rat sequel.

By W.H. Beck

(2015)

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Serafina and the Black Cloak

age 8+

Spooky mystery-thriller about supernatural evil.

By Robert Beatty

(2015)

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The Doldrums

age 8+

Imaginative illustrated tale of quirky friends' adventures.

By Nicholas Gannon

(2015)

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The Door by the Staircase

age 8+

Orphan girl meets witch in exciting, imaginative tale.

By Katherine Marsh

(2016)

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