Hour of the Bees

. As the thin line between magic and reality starts to blur, Carol must decide for herself what is possible — and what it means to be true to her roots. At first, carol avoids prickly Grandpa Serge. Readers who dream that there’s something more out there will be enchanted by this captivating novel of family, renewal, and discovering the wonder of the world.

But as the summer wears on and the heat bears down, a green-glass lake, Carol finds herself drawn to him, fascinated by the crazy stories he tells her about a healing tree, and the bees that will bring back the rain and end a hundred years of drought. While her friends are spending their summers having pool parties and sleepovers, twelve-year-old Carolina — Carol — is spending hers in the middle of the New Mexico desert, helping her parents move the grandfather she’s never met into a home for people with dementia.

What does it mean to be fully alive? Magic blends with reality in a stunning coming-of-age novel about a girl, a grandfather, wanderlust, and reclaiming your roots. Things are only impossible if you stop to think about them.

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Poppy Mayberry, The Monday Nova Kids Book 1

If only she were a Friday. What if your teacher could read your mind just because she was born on a Thursday? Or the kid next to you in class could turn back the clock just because he was a Wednesday? In the quirky town of Nova, all of this is normal. If that's not hard enough, practically-perfect ellie Preston is out to get her and Principal Wible wants to send Poppy to remedial summer school to work on her powers! It's enough to make a girl want to disappear.

Poppy's monday telekinesis ability has some kinks and that plate of spaghetti she's passing may just end up on someone's head. Poppy mayberry, should be able to pass notes in class or brush her dog, Pickle, an almost-11-year-old Monday, without lifting a finger.


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Wolf Hollow

Betty quickly reveals herself to be cruel and manipulative, things quickly escalate, and while her bullying seems isolated at first, and reclusive World War I veteran Toby becomes a target of her attacks. They are merely doing justice to Wolk's beautiful story. Npr, annabelle has lived a mostly quiet, best Books of 2016 Growing up in the shadows cast by two world wars, steady life in her small Pennsylvania town.

A 2017 newbery honor booknew york Times BestsellerA young girl's kindness, compassion, and honesty overcome bullying. An npr best book of the year★ a booklist best book of the year★ an entertainment weekly best middle grade book of the year★ a kirkus reviews best book of the Year★ A Shelf Awareness Best Book of the Year★ A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year★ A Wall Street Journal Best Children's Book of the Year★ An ALA Notable Children's Book  “This exquisite debut confronts injustice and doesn’t flinch.

People “a powerful debut . While others have always seen Toby’s strangeness, Annabelle knows only kindness. Beautifully written. The wall street Journal“Wrenching and true. It has the feel of an instant classic. Linda sue park, newbery Medalist and New York Times bestselling author. Brilliantly crafted, strength,  wolf hollow is a haunting tale of America at a crossroads and a time when one girl’s resilience, and compassion help to illuminate the darkest corners of our history.




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All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook

Junior library guild selection * kids’ indie next list pickFrom Leslie Connor, award-winning author of Waiting for Normal and Crunch, forgiveness, comes a soaring and heartfelt story about love, and how innocence makes us all rise up. His mom is a resident on cell Block C, and so far Warden Daugherty has made it possible for them to be together.

. As he gets closer to the truth, he will discover that love makes people resilient no matter where they come from. Desperate to be reunited with his mom, Perry goes on a quest for answers about her past crime. All rise for the Honorable Perry T. But can he find a way to tell everyone what home truly means? Cook is a powerful story, perfect for fans of Wonder and When You Reach Me.

Eleven-year-old perry was born and raised by his mom at the Blue River Co-ed Correctional Facility in tiny Surprise, Nebraska. That is, until a new district attorney discovers the truth—and Perry is removed from the facility and forced into a foster home. When perry moves to the “outside” world, he feels trapped.

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The Universes Inside the Lighthouse: Balky Point Adventure #1 Balky Point Adventures

An ordinary lighthouse on the outside. A portal to all of space and time on the inside. Aliens, infinite universes, ghosts AND time travel. I would recommend this to anyone with teenagers that enjoy adventure stories of any kind, and I can't wait for the second in the series. Alison, chapter one reviews"I never grew tired of seeing what the author might come up with next.

. Or the universe. I would have liked to visit almost all of them. Astilbe, long and short reviews""i recommend this book to fans of Doctor Who, and anyone who loves to read Sci-Fi novels. Rachel, rachel’s really random reviewspam Stucky is also the author of:The Wishing Rock series adult contemporary fictionThe Pam on the Map series travelogues.

What would it be like to visit other planets? As someone who has often wondered about this, I was intrigued by all of the places that these characters see. It was nice to see this subtly acknowledged before the author went on to show the amazing range of possibilities. Reminded me of christopher Pike’s wonderful series Spooksville one of my all time favourites growing up.

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Counting Thyme

Owens accepts a full-time position in the city, Thyme has to face the frightening possibility that the move to New York is permanent. Thyme loves her brother, and knows the trial could save his life—she’d give anything for him to be well—but she still wants to go home, although the guilt of not wanting to stay is agonizing.

The island of manhattan doesn’t exactly inspire new beginnings, but Thyme tries to embrace the change for what it is: temporary. After val’s treatment shows real promise and Mr. She finds herself even more mixed up when her heart feels the tug of new friends, a first crush, and even a crotchety neighbor and his sweet whistling bird.

All thyme can do is count the minutes, and days, the hours, and hope time can bring both a miracle for Val and a way back home. With equal parts heart and humor, melanie Conklin’s debut is a courageous and charming story of love and family—and what it means to be counted. From the Hardcover edition.

. Newbery-winning rules meets counting by 7s in this affecting story of a girl’s devotion to her brother and what it means to be homeWhen eleven-year-old Thyme Owens’ little brother, is accepted into a new cancer drug trial, Val, it’s just the second chance that he needs. But it also means the owens family has to move to New York, thousands of miles away from Thyme’s best friend and everything she knows and loves.

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The Evil Wizard Smallbone

In a hilarious tale reminiscent of T. It’s a good thing the bookstore takes nick’s magical education in hand, because Smallbone’s nemesis—the Evil Wizard Fidelou—and his pack of shape-shifting bikers are howling at the borders. H. Wildly funny and cozily heartfelt, enchanted animals, Delia Sherman’s latest is an eccentric fantasy adventure featuring dueling wizards, and one stray boy with a surprising knack for magic.

Smallbone might call himself evil, but compared to Fidelou, he’s practically a puppy. And he can’t handle Fidelou alone. White, vaguely evil, a lost boy finds himself an unlikely apprentice to the very old, mostly just grumpy Wizard Smallbone. When twelve-year-old nick runs away from his uncle’s in the middle of a blizzard, he stumbles onto a very opinionated bookstore.

He also meets its guardian, who calls nick his apprentice and won’t let him leave, but won’t teach him magic, the self-proclaimed Evil Wizard Smallbone, either.


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The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora

Make Abuela proud. But this summer also includes Carmen, a poetry enthusiast who moves into Arturo’s apartment complex and turns his stomach into a deep fryer. A 2018 pura belpré author Honor BookSave the restaurant. And maybe a few shifts as junior lunchtime dishwasher at Abuela’s restaurant. Get the girl.

Maybe. Can thirteen-year-old arturo zamora do it all or is he in for a BIG, EPIC FAIL? For Arturo, summertime in Miami means playing basketball until dark, sipping mango smoothies, and keeping cool under banyan trees. Save the town. He almost doesn’t notice the smarmy land developer who rolls into town and threatens to change it.

Arturo refuses to let his family and community go down without a fight, and as he schemes with Carmen, Arturo discovers the power of poetry and protest through untold family stories and the work of José Martí. Funny and poignant, and one boy's quest to save both, a striking portrait of a town, The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora is the vibrant story of a family, perfect for fans of Rita Williams-Garcia.

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Good Dog

He returns to Earth as a spirit. As wonderful as his glimpse of the afterlife is, he can't forget the boy he left behind. Not just yet. With the help of two other lost souls -- lovable pitbull Tuck and surly housecat Patsy -- he is determined to find his boy and to save him. Brodie was a good dog. And good dogs go to heaven.

Except Brodie can't move on. Even if he loses his eternal soul. Because it's what a good dog would do. The boy he loved, and who loved him in return. The boy who's still in danger. So brodie breaks the rules of heaven. Even if it costs him paradise.


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Mayday

After wayne and his mother survived a plane crash while coming back from the funeral. After his uncle in the army was killed overseas. In the tradition of counting by 7s and the thing about Jellyfish, a heartwarming coming-of-age story about grief, family, friendship, and the importance of finding your voiceWayne Kovok lives in a world of After.

After he lost his voice. Wayne has always used his love of facts to communicate "Did you know more people die each year from shaking a vending machine than from shark attacks?". Without his voice, how will he wow the prettiest girl in school? How will he stand up to his drill-sergeant grandfather? And how will he share his hopes with his deadbeat dad? It's not until Wayne loses his voice completely that he realizes how much he doesn't say.

Filled with karen harrington's signature heart and humor, Mayday tackles an unforgettable journey of family and friendship.


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