AVERY’S SELECTION “WARRIOR OF THE WILD” AUTHOR: Tricia Levenseller GENRE: Middle-grade fantasy AGES: 11+ RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ SYNOPSIS: Eighteen-year-old Rasmira has been meticulously trained all her life to become a warrior and eventually lead her village, as she is her father’s ...
"PRIDE" AUTHOR: Ibi Zoboi GENRE: Middle-Grade Contemporary AGES: 11+ RATING: 5 stars SYNOPSIS: Zuri Benitez has pride. Brooklyn pride, family pride, and pride in her Afro-Latino roots. But pride might not be enough to save her rapidly gentrifying neighborhood from ...
Epic Kids Book Club Selection: "The Stonekeeper" AUTHOR: Kazu Kibuishi GENRE: Middle-Grade Graphic Novel AGES: 9+ RATING: 5 stars SYNOPSIS: After the tragic death of their father, Emily and Navin move with their mother to the home of her deceased ...
Epic Kids Book Club Selection: "The Time of Fireflies" AUTHOR: Kimberley Griffiths Little GENRE: Middle-Grade Fiction AGES: 9+ RATING: 5 stars SYNOPSIS: When Larissa Renaud starts receiving eerie phone calls on a disconnected old phone in her family's antique shop, ...
Epic Kids Book Club Selection: The World According to Humphrey AUTHOR: Betty G. Birney GENRE: Middle-Grade Fiction AGES: 8+ SYNOPSIS: You can learn a lot about life by observing another species. That’s what Humphrey was told when he was first ...
Epic Kids Book Club Selection: The Invention of Hugo Cabret By Avery Finley THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET AUTHOR: Brian Selznick GENRE: Middle-Grade Historical Fiction AGES: 9+ RATING: 5 stars SYNOPSIS: Orphan, clock keeper, and thief, Hugo lives in the ...