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Cloyd Atcitty can't forget the horror of seeing a
reckless trophy hunter shoot and kill what might have been the last
grizzly bear in the Colorado mountains. He decides to risk his own
life to save two helpless cubs. (adventure)
Seventh grader John "Crash" Coogan is a
tough, aggressive bully, until he meets a Quaker boy who makes him
consider the meaning of friendship and family. (realistic fiction)
**recommended for reluctant readers**
Strange happening take place at the A-Z Antiques
and Curio Shop, where Melanie, April and four friends have their secret
meetings. (mystery) NEWBERRY HONOR BOOK.
Book One of The Unicorn Chronicles. Is an
exciting adventure story, a young girl leaps form a church roof and
finds herself in the land of the unicorns. (fantasy)
Harold, who is a science whiz, and his best
friend try to survive unusual science experiments, attacks by the football
team and other dangers of junior high school, in this funny story of
friendship. (humor/realistic fiction) **recommended for reluctant
readers**
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Two brothers travel across the Southwest in
search of their favorite uncle and ex-rodeo star, who was last seen in a
place called Monument Valley. (adventure)
A humorous "Cinderella" story about a
spunky, clever girl who received a foolish fairy's "gift" of
obedience at birth, and goes on a quest to break the curse, surrounded by
princes, giants, and fairy godmothers. (fantasy) NEWBERRY HONOR BOOK
**recommended for reluctant readers**
Paul Fisher, a seventh grade soccer player, who
is legally blind, tries to solve the mysteries in his own family life,
while also trying to understand why people like his family are willing to
live in Tangerine, Florida, an ecological disaster. (realistic fiction)
The ordinary lives of the Watsons, an
African-American family from Flint, Michigan, change drastically after
they visit Grandma in the Alabama in the summer of 1963. (humor/historical
fiction) NEWBERRY HONOR BOOK
A fast-reading thriller with plenty of plot
twists! Abbie Thompson, who is having a rough year, is punished by a judge
for an act of vandalism, and assigned to a volunteer program with elderly
women. When Abbie is paired with Mrs. Merkel, a demanding old woman,
she becomes part of a terrifying game of private investigators.
(mystery/suspense)
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Suspenseful true story of 16-year-old Pfetzer who relates his experiences
as the youngest climber to attempt to climb Mt. Everest.
(nonfiction/memoir)
A realistic survival story about a sister and brother, alone in the frozen
Adirondack Mountains, who are caught in a terrifying snowstorm, after
losing their father. (adventure)
Fifteen-year-old Loch is a part of an expedition to find out if there are
really water creatures and ends up trying to save his loved ones from this
monster. (science fiction) **recommended for reluctant readers**
Thirteen-year-old Sophie sails across the Atlantic Ocean from Connecticut
to England on a 45-foot sailboat. Sophie and her cousin Cody take
turns telling the story in a series of journal entries about the dangerous
journey on the water and in their lives. (adventure/realistic fiction)
NEWBERRY HONOR BOOK
This fast-reading book is about four teenage
girls, friends since birth, who will be separated for the first time
during the summer. Each character has her own story line, yet they
are tied together by a pair of second-hand jeans purchased at a thrift
store. the reader, like the pants, bounces back and forth between
their four adventures, and the letters they write one another. (realistic
fiction)
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