The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg
By: Rodman Philbrick
3.69
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A dramatic, witty Civil War tale from bestselling author Rodman Philbrick Master storyteller Rodma…
Want to Read $ 5.99"Keep marching boys and girls. Keep marching"-Rodman Philbrick, The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg
"As far as I'm concerned, taking a bath is sort of like drowning, with soap."-Rodman Philbrick, The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg
"I think in some ways it's like that for all of us, living with the ghosts of things that used to be, or never were. We're all of us haunted by yesterday, and we got no choice but to keep marching into our tomorrows. Keep marching, boys and girls. Keep marching."-Rodman Philbrick, The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg
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1. A Girl Named Disaster
By: Nancy Farmer
3.84
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Nhamo is a virtual slave in her African village in 1981. Before her twelfth birthday, Nhamo runs aw… read more
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"The high point of your life was when you knocked me down"-Nancy Farmer, A Girl Named Disaster
"I am she who lifts the mountains When she goes to hunt, Who wears mamba for a headband And a lion for a belt. Beware! I swallow elephants whole And pick my teeth with rhinoceros horns, I drink up riv…"-Nancy Farmer, A Girl Named Disaster
2. The Key to Extraordinary
By: Natalie Lloyd
4.17
Format: 200 pages, Hardcover
Everyone in Emma's family is special. Her ancestors include Revolutionary War spies, brilliant scie… read more
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3. Everything on a Waffle (Coal Harbour #1)
By: Polly Horvath
3.71
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
In the small Canadian town of Coal Harbour, in a quaint restaurant called The Girl on the Red Swing… read more
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"At heart, we're all violent raging wolves, but in our actions we can be pacifists."-Polly Horvath, Everything on a Waffle (Coal Harbour #1)
"There's something about sports. You can be setting fire to cats and burying them in your backyard, but as long as you're playing team sports, people think you're okay."-Polly Horvath, Everything on a Waffle (Coal Harbour #1)
"I want someone who puts the whole ball of wax at risk. I want the kind of marriage where we would follow each other out into the stormy fatal sea or I'm not marrying at all."-Polly Horvath, Everything on a Waffle (Coal Harbour #1)
"You can be sunk low or as a skunk and still have a joy in your heart. Joy lives like one of those spinning things---a gyroscope in your heart. It doesn't seem to have any connection to circumstance, …"-Polly Horvath, Everything on a Waffle (Coal Harbour #1)
4. Elijah of Buxton
By: Christopher Paul Curtis
3.66
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
Newbery Medalist and CSK Award winner Christopher Paul Curtis's debut middle-grade/young-YA novel f… read more
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5. Three Times Lucky (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #1)
By: Sheila Turnage
4.03
Format: 312 pages, Hardcover
Newbery honor winner, New York Times bestseller, Edgar Award Finalist, and E.B. White Read-Aloud Ho… read more
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"Some people look like they were born on a clothes hanger. Not me. I look more like I was born in a dryer."-Sheila Turnage, Three Times Lucky (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #1)
"They found Mr. Jesse in a boat?" I asked. "I'm wondering if maybe he just up and died. Maybe there ain't no murder. Like the fish weren't biting and he died of boredom. It happens. Boredom kills. I'v…"-Sheila Turnage, Three Times Lucky (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #1)
"Yes ma'am," I said, "Anna Celeste's party is Saturday, but I don't need a ride.... No ma'am. It's because Anna Celeste is my Sworn Enemy for Life and I'd rather go face-down in a plate of raw chicken…"-Sheila Turnage, Three Times Lucky (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #1)
"Is it true, then, Mayor?" Grandmother Miss Lacy Thornton warbled from the end of the counter. "Is Jesse Tatum officially dead?" "Dead is such an unflattering term," he said, sliding onto his stool. "…"-Sheila Turnage, Three Times Lucky (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #1)
6. The League of Seven (The League of Seven, #1)
By: Brett Helquist , Alan Gratz
3.50
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
The launch of a middle grade fantasy trilogy set in an alternate 1870s America, where electricity i… read more
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7. The Great Treehouse War
By: Lisa Graff , Ariana Delawari
3.80
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Kids vs. parents! An epic treehouse sleepover! An awesome group of friends! An exciting new book fr… read more
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8. A Nest for Celeste: A Story About Art, Inspiration, and the Meaning of Home
By: Henry Cole
3.59
Format: 83 pages, Hardcover
Celeste is not your average mouse. She lives alone, quietly weaving baskets with creative flair und… read more
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9. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy
By: Gary D. Schmidt
3.91
Format: 219 pages, Paperback
Not only is Turner Buckminster the son of the new minister in a small Maine town, he is shunned for… read more
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"Books can ignite fires in your mind, because they carry ideas for kindling, and art for matches."-Gary D. Schmidt, Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy
"Lizzie Bright Griffin, do you ever wish the world would just go ahead and swallow you whole?" "Sometimes I do," she said, and then smiled. "but sometimes I figure I should just go ahead and swallow i…"-Gary D. Schmidt, Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy
10. The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg
By: Rodman Philbrick
3.69
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A dramatic, witty Civil War tale from bestselling author Rodman Philbrick Master storyteller Rodma… read more
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"Keep marching boys and girls. Keep marching"-Rodman Philbrick, The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg
"As far as I'm concerned, taking a bath is sort of like drowning, with soap."-Rodman Philbrick, The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg
"I think in some ways it's like that for all of us, living with the ghosts of things that used to be, or never were. We're all of us haunted by yesterday, and we got no choice but to keep marching int…"-Rodman Philbrick, The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg
11. Savvy (Savvy, #1)
By: Ingrid Law
0.00
Format: 126 pages,
For generations, the Beaumont family has harbored a magical secret. They each possess a "savvy" -a … read more
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12. Two Miserable Presidents: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the Civil War
By: Steve Sheinkin , Tim Robinson
4.00
Format: None pages,
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13. One Crazy Summer (Gaither Sisters, #1)
By: Rita Williams-Garcia
4.30
Format: 373 pages, Hardcover
In the summer of 1968, after travelling from Brooklyn to Oakland, California, to spend a month with… read more
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14. A Place at the Table
By: Saadia Faruqi
4.22
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Sixth-graders Sara, a Pakistani American, and Elizabeth, a white, Jewish girl meet when they take a… read more
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15. Clean Getaway
By: Nic Stone
3.98
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone comes a middle grade road-trip story through Ameri… read more
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16. Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor
By: Alan Gratz
4.24
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Alan Gratz ( Refugee ; Ground Zero ; Two Degr… read more
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17. Uprising
By: Jennifer A. Nielsen
4.42
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Twelve-year-old Lidia is outside her grandfather's house when planes fly overhead, bearing the Nazi… read more
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18. The Last Musketeer (The Last Musketeer, #1)
By: Stuart Gibbs
4.25
Format: 261 pages, Kindle Edition
The first book in the thrilling time travel adventure trilogy from New York Times bestselling Charl… read more
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19. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer
By: Lamar Giles
3.80
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
When two adventurous cousins accidentally extend the last day of summer by freezing time, they find… read more
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20. Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe
By: Jo Watson Hackl
3.98
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
A Mississippi ghost town and an art mystery combine! How far would you go to find something that… read more
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21. Stand Up, Yumi Chung!
By: Jessica Kim
4.10
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
One lie snowballs into a full-blown double life in this irresistible story about an aspiring stand-… read more
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