Looking for a new read? We’ve got you covered! Check out one of our Book Boxes, just for kids ages 9-12. Each Book Box contains a book to check out, as well as envelopes filled with fun surprises that you can open as you read along. Supplies are limited and pre-registration is required. You can register for July Book Boxes beginning June 24th and pick them up at the Children's Reference Desk, Monday through Saturday during regular library hours beginning July 1st. Each child can only check out one book each month, so check out these book descriptions to decide which book you want!
By Kelly Barnhill
Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Young Readers, 2016. Fiction. 388 pages.In this Newbery award-winning book, Luna was sacrificed as a baby as part of a yearly ritual to the forest witch. Luckily for Luna, Xan the witch is kind-hearted and finds homes for each of the children that the villagers sacrifice. After Luna accidentally gets "enmagicked" with moonlight, Xan decides to raise Luna herself along with Glerk, a swamp monster, and Fyrian, a tiny dragon. But with Luna turning 13 and coming in to her magical powers, and the townspeople finally ready to take on the "evil" witch, Xan and Luna will need to figure out what comes next in their stories. If you're a fan of epic fantasy, sign up for the Book Box here.
New York: Scholastic Press, 2017. Fiction. 338 pages.
This book follows the interconnected stories of three children living in three different time periods who have to flee from their homes to avoid political conflict. Josef, a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany, is fleeing to Cuba on a ship with his family and many other Jewish refugees leaving to evade the oppressive government. In 1994, Isabel and her family, as well as their neighbors, are leaving the starvation and political unrest in Fidel Castro's Cuba in a homemade boat which they are attempting to sail to the United States as part of the wet-foot, dry-foot policy. Meanwhile, in 2015, Mahmoud and his family leave their hometown of Aleppo, Syria after their apartment building is bombed, seeking refuge in Greece. If you are interested in historical fiction told through multiple timelines, sign up for the Refugee Book Box here.
New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 2015. Comics. 239 pages.
This comic tells the story of Astrid who, after watching a roller derby game with her friend Nicole, decides to sign up for roller derby camp. This creates a wedge in their friendship when Nicole decides she would rather go to dance camp than roller derby camp. They each make new friends in their summer activities and Astrid feels the distance from Nicole grow as Nicole befriends Astrid's bully. On top of that, Astrid has to learn how to play a sometimes brutal new sport if she wants be able to compete with the other girls. If this coming-of-age sports story sounds like just your cup of tea, register for the Roller Girl Book Box here.
Written by Mac Barnett and Jory John
Illustrated by Kevin Cornell
New York: Amulet Books, 2015. Fiction. 214 pages.
Miles Murphy has moved to a new town but that doesn't mean he's going to try to be a new person, he's going to keep the title he's always held, class prankster. Unfortunately, that mantle is already held by Niles Sparks. Although Niles sees Miles as a potential partner-in-pranking, Miles is initially uninterested. After challenging Niles to a battle of tricks, Miles decides they're better off pranking together and they become the Terrible Two. If your kids are fans of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, this is a natural read-alike. If you feel like reading a laugh-out-loud funny story, register for this Book Box here.
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