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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Year Published: 2012
#Fiction #Novel #Coming-of-Age
Nominated by:
Estrella C.F.
6th Grade, Kilo Middle School
Estrella shares:
"In a nutshell, it's a work of art. It's my favorite maybe because of the development
of the character and the book. It has 352 pages and the last page is the best.
I don't like romance books but I loved this book."
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Heartstopper
by Alice Oseman
Year Published: 2019
#Romance #Fiction
Nominated by:
Samantha C. (6th Grade, Illahee Middle School)
Samantha shares:
“It is romantic and it has a lot of words, but it also
has pictures to describe the words.”
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Katt vs. Dogg
by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein
Year Published: 2019
#Fiction #Humor
Nominated by:
Ariana M. (6th Grade, Internet Academy)
Ariana shares:
“It is about a boy dog and a girl cat. They both get stuck together in a forest and
have to stick together to find the campsite. I like this book because even though
they hate each other, they have to work together to get out.”
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Locomotion
by Jacqueline Woodson
Year Published: 2003
Nominated by:
Breesha W. (6th Grade, Kilo Middle School)
Breesha shares:
"It's about a young boy named Lonnie aka Locomotion who loses his parents in a house fire.
His younger sister was adopted by a wealthy family while he was placed in a foster home.
It has a lot of topics young people should know about and it is a poetry book.
I love books that represent young POC and it talks about real-world topics that young people
should know about.
It's also a poetry book, it's just a really good book, to be honest."
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The Last Fallen Moon
by Graci Kim
Year Published: 2022
#Fiction #Fantasy
Nominated by:
Essey M. (6th Grade, Federal Way Public Academy)
Essey shares:
"It's a Korean mythology in the modern world. It is really interesting."
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Algebra DeMYSTiFieD
by Rhonda Huettenmueller
Year Published: 2002
#Educational #Math
Nominated by:
Noor A. (7th Grade, Illahee Middle School)
Noor shares:
"It explains linear equations, fractions, decimals, exponential and square root equations,
quadratic equations, factoring, linear applications, quadratic applications, and inequalities.
It's my favorite because it talks about mathematical formulas and also talks about different concepts."
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Lyddie
by Katherine Paterson
Year Published: 1991
#Novel #HistoricalFiction
Nominated by:
David D.P. (7th Grade, Kilo Middle School)
David shares:
"It shows how hard Lyddie is trying to get back with her family. It shows all of the paths she
has to go through just to go back to her family.
She has overcome a lot of obstacles she had to face to get the thing she wanted."
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They Both Die at the End
by Adam Silvera
Year Published: 2017
#Fiction #Adventure
Nominated by:
Shreyan P. (7th Grade, Illahee Middle School)
Shreyan shares:
"It's my favorite because of the unique story and wording, and the way it plays into human
psychology and things like the six degrees of separation theory is really amazing."
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When Stars Are Scattered
by Omar Mohamed and Victoria Jamieson
Year Published: 2020
#NonFiction #GraphicNovel
Nominated by:
Ann S. (7th Grade, Internet Academy)
Ann shares:
"It is about a boy named Omar and his special needs brother Hassan, who lives in a refugee camp.
So, when Omar has the chance to go to school, he is torn between the choice of learning and having
a better future and leaving his brother to go to school. There is later the possibility of being
the few who get picked to go overseas to America.
It is a very touching story with heartbreak, hope, and gentle humor."
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Pax
by Sara Pennypacker
Year Published: 2016
#Fiction #Novel
Nominated by:
Sydney W. (8th Grade, Sequoyah Middle School)
Sydney shares:
"Pax is a double narrative story from Pax's view and the boy's view, about a boy who finds a
baby fox and takes him in, but then his dad makes him get rid of him because he is going to
fight in the war. Then, he realizes how much he misses the fox and how wrong it was to drop
him off in the middle of nowhere, so he sets out to find his fox, only to break his leg and have no
choice but to get help from a creepy lady in the middle of nowhere. She makes him do a
few favors for her in turn for making him a cast and crutches. He travels very far and comes
across many challenges, but eventually, he finds his fox and his fox loves and misses him,
but his fox has found where he is supposed to be; in the wild.
It's sad, but such a sweet and true story."
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Spirits, Spells, and Snark
by Kelly McCullough
Year Published: 2019
#Fiction #Fantasy
Nominated by:
Angel V.B. (8th Grade, Sacajawea Middle School)
Angel shares:
"It's about a 13-year-old boy and his fire hare pet who must use their new magical powers to
rescue his long-lost father in a magical world.
It's really fun and as soon as you read the first 4-5 sentences, you won't be able to stop
reading the book.”
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The Alice Network
by Kate Quinn
Year Published: 2017
#Novel #HistoricalFiction #War
Nominated by:
Jude B. (8th Grade, Kilo Middle School)
Jude shares:
"Eve is a young French-British girl with a stutter who is recruited to spy on German troops in
the captured town of Lillie with the Alice Network. She and the network almost end the war
when they guide British bombers to a train carrying the German Kaiser. But the network is torn
apart by a traitor. Meanwhile, Charlie is a young American girl who is attempting to get rid of
her problem, but when she gets information that her cousin who was lost in WW2 might be
alive, she embarks on an adventure across France with an Old British Spy and a Scottish
Soldier in tow.
It's an in-depth historical fiction narrative that joins the worlds of Post WW2 and the early days
of WW1 brilliantly.”
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These Silent Woods
by Kimi Cunningham Grant
Year Published: 2021
#Fiction #Thriller
Nominated by:
Isaac L. (8th Grade, Evergreen Middle School)
Isaac shares:
"This book is my favorite book of the year because of how it's an amazing thriller novel.
This novel has so many twists and turns in every chapter that is so exciting to expect the
unexpected. This book is an amazing novel to read if you love thrillers, adventure, and
mystery. These Silent Woods have got it. This book overall is an interesting, amazing book,
and I definitely recommend it."
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