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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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The Second Life of Abigail Walker
by Frances O'Roark Dowell
Hardcover: Aug 2012
Paperback: 27 Aug 2013
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| Is it possible to start afresh when you're thoroughly weighted down? |
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Liar & Spy
by Rebecca Stead
Hardcover: Aug 2012
Paperback: 6 Aug 2013
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| Liar & Spy is an inspired, often-funny story about destiny, goofy brilliance, and courage. Like Stead's Newbery Medal-winning When You Reach Me, it will keep readers guessing until the end |
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The Death-Defying Pepper Roux
by Geraldine McCaughrean
Hardcover: Jan 2010
Paperback: 29 May 2012
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Pepper's fourteenth birthday is a momentous one.
It's the day he's supposed to die.
Everyone seems resigned to it—even Pepper, although he would much prefer to live. But can you sidestep Fate? Jump sideways into a different life? |
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See You at Harry's
by Jo Knowles
Hardcover: May 2012
Paperback: 6 Aug 2013
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| Starting middle school brings all the usual challenges - until the unthinkable happens, and Fern and her family must find a way to heal. |
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A Greyhound of a Girl
by Roddy Doyle
Hardcover: 1 May 2012
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| Four generations of women travel on a midnight car journey. One of them is dead, one of them is dying, one of them is driving, and one of them is just starting out. Perfect for thoughtful middle-graders and young teen girls. |
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Out of My Mind
by Sharon M. Draper
Hardcover: Mar 2010
Paperback: 1 May 2012
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| Eleven-year-old Melody has a photographic memory. She's the smartest kid in her whole school - but no one knows it, because Melody can't talk. She can't walk. She can't write. Melody's story is one full of heartache and hope. Get ready to meet a girl whose voice you'll never, ever forget. |
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Wonder
by R.J. Palacio
Hardcover: 14 Feb 2012
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| Wonder is a spare, warm, uplifting story that will have readers laughing one minute and wiping away tears the next. |
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Tall Story
by Candy Gourlay
Hardcover: Feb 2011
Paperback: 14 Feb 2012
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| In a novel packed with quirkiness and humor, Gourlay explores a touching sibling relationship and the clash of two very different cultures. |
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