November 2024 Book Recommendations
Happy Thanksgiving!
I know that for some people November 1st means the start of the Christmas season, but I am trying to hold on to a bit more fall before I dive into all things Christmas! With holiday shopping season soon upon us, if you are looking for specific book recommendations for the 8-12 year-old reader in your life, let me know and I’d love to help out!
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The Best Friend Bracelet
Best friends are a big deal at Hurston Middle School and Zariah makes the best best friend bracelets. There’s only one problem. Zariah doesn’t have a best friend of her own. She sets out to find a best friend, but things don’t quite go as planned. Throw in a bit of magic and Zariah starts to wonder if she’ll ever have a best friend!
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Crenshaw
Jackson and his family have fallen on hard times. His parents, his little sister, and their dog may have to live in their minivan. Again. Crenshaw is a cat. He's large, he's outspoken, and he's imaginary. Is an imaginary friend enough to save this family from losing everything?
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How to Catch a Polar Bear
It’s 1948, and twelve-year-old Nick is ready for the best summer ever. But Nick’s grand plans start to crumble when Ace gets a paper route and Penny decides to share it with him. Things get wild when a polar bear escapes from Milwaukee’s city zoo, and now it looks like Nick’s summer won’t be so boring after all!
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The Labors of Hercules Beal
Herc Beal knows who he's named after—a mythical hero—but he's no superhero. He's the smallest kid in his class. So when his homeroom teacher at his new middle school gives him the assignment of duplicating the mythical Hercules's amazing feats in real life, he's skeptical. Although his mythical role model performed his twelve labors by himself, Herc begins to see that he may not have to go it alone.
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Race for the Ruby Turtle
Jake Rizzi is about to spend the summer at his great-aunt's cabin in the mossy, sodden Oregon backwoods, but he isn't sure about his aunt's off-the-grid lifestyle and strange stories about a turtle with a ruby-colored shell. Soon, Jake learns that the turtle is more than a myth, but then he’ll be faced with a choice about what matters more--personal glory? Or protecting the wonders of nature?
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Sparrow Being Sparrow
Sparrow Robinson loves cats. She has a million questions about the world, and she’s not afraid to ask them. But she’s just moved to a new town and a new school, and she’s struggling to fit in. Her favorite thing in all this newness is her neighbor, Mrs. LaRose, who has seven cats and always has cookies and lemonade to share. But after Mrs. LaRose breaks her hip, she decides to move into assisted living—where the cats aren’t allowed! Sparrow has to help. But will she be able to find homes for all the cats?
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