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Children's Books Ages 9 up
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Search results: The best new books - Book reviews & excerpts from exceptional books suitable for children aged 9 years +.
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Taken
by Edward Bloor
Hardcover: Oct 2007
Paperback: 8 Dec 2009
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| By 2035 the rich have gotten richer, the poor have gotten poorer, and kidnapping has become a major growth industry in the United States. The children of privilege live in secure, gated communities and are escorted to and from school by armed guards. But the security around Charity Meyers has broken down... |
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The London Eye Mystery
by Siobhan Dowd
Hardcover: Feb 2008
Paperback: 26 May 2009
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| When Salim mysteriously disappears from a sealed pod on the London Eye, everyone is frantic. Even the police are baffled. Ted, whose brain runs on its own unique operating system, and his older sister, Kat, overcome their prickly relationship to become sleuthing partners. They follow a trail of clues across London in a desperate bid to find their cousin, while time ticks dangerously by .... For ages 9+. |
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If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period
by Gennifer Choldenko
Hardcover: Sep 2007
Paperback: 1 Apr 2009
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| Two worlds collide in one compelling story set in a suburban American middle-school. Kirsten's world is crumbling. Her parents are barely speaking to one another and her best friend has come under the spell of the queen bee Brianna. Walker's goal is to survive the new very white private school his mom has sent him to because she thinks he's going to screw up like his cousin. Ages 12+. |
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The Higher Power of Lucky
by Susan Patron
Hardcover: Nov 2006
Paperback: 6 Jan 2009
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| Lucky, age ten, can't wait another day. The meanness gland in her heart and the crevices full of questions in her brain make running away from Hard Pan, California (population 43), the rock-bottom only choice she has. But the consequences of her attempt are unexpected... |
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Brooklyn Bridge
by Karen Hesse
Hardcover: Sep 2008
Paperback: 2 Sep 2008
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| Joseph Michtom always considered himself lucky, but life changed irrevocably when his parents created the first teddy bear. Through the warmth, the sadness, the frustration, and the laughter of one big, colorful family, brooklyn Bridge is a stunning story of the lucky and the unlucky, and reminds us that all our lives are fragile, precious, and connected. |
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The Night Tourist
by Katherine Marsh
Hardcover: Sep 2007
Paperback: 2 Sep 2008
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| After an accident, Jack Perdu, a shy, ninth-grade Classics prodigy, is sent to a mysterious doctor in New York City. While there he meets Jack meets Euri, a young girl who offers to show him the secrets of Grand Central Station, with whom he explores New York’s ghostly underworld. |
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Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos
by R. L. LaFevers
Hardcover: Apr 2007
Paperback: 5 May 2008
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| Theodosia Throckmorton has her hands full at the Museum of Legends and Antiquities in London. Her father may be the head curator, but it is Theo—and only Theo—who is able to see all the black magic and ancient curses that still cling to the artifacts in the museum. |
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The New Policeman
by Kate Thompson
Hardcover: Jan 2007
Paperback: 22 Apr 2008
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| An enchanting tale of heart-stopping music, magic, enchantment, and time passing to quickly; set in Ireland. For ages 10+. |
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