Tut: The Story of My Immortal Life (Tut: My Immortal Life)
By P. J. Hoover Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates Pages: 320 Age Range: 8 – 12 Years ABOUT Tut: The Story of My Immortal Life is a funny, fast-paced novel for young readers by P. J. Hoover which chronicles the mischievous adventures of King Tut, now an immortal eighth-grader living in Washington, D.C.. King Tut used to rule Egypt. Now he’s stuck in Middle School. Granted the gift of immortality by the gods—or is it a curse?—Tut has been stuck in middle school for ages. Even worse, evil General Horemheb, the man who killed Tut’s father and whom Tut imprisoned in a tomb for...
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By Heather Hepler Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group Pages: 256 Age Range: 12 Years ABOUT A confection of a novel, combining big city sophistication with small town charm. When her mother moves them from the city to a small town to open up a cupcake bakery, Penny’s life isn’t what she expected. Her father has stayed behind, and Mom isn’t talking about what the future holds for their family. And then there’s Charity, the girl who plays mean pranks almost daily. There are also bright spots in Hog’s Hollow-like Tally, an expert in Rock Paper Scissors, and...
Read MoreAudacity
By Melanie Crowder Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group Pages: 400 Age Range: 12 – 17 Years ABOUT A 2015 National Jewish Book Award finalist The inspiring story of Clara Lemlich, whose fight for equal rights led to the largest strike by women in American history A gorgeously told novel in verse written with intimacy and power, Audacity is inspired by the real-life story of Clara Lemlich, a spirited young woman who emigrated from Russia to New York at the turn of the twentieth century and fought tenaciously for equal rights. Bucking the norms of both her traditional Jewish family and...
Read MoreI’m With Cupid (Switched at First Kiss)
By Anna Staniszewski Publisher: Sourcebooks Pages: 240 Lexile: 690L Age Range: 10 – 14 Years ABOUT Marcus is a Cupid. Lena is a Reaper. Opposites attract in the exciting new Switched At First Kiss series by the acclaimed author of The Dirt Diary. Dared to kiss the adorkable Marcus Torelli at a party, Lena thinks it’s the perfect opportunity to cross First Kiss off her list of “Things to Accomplish Before I Turn Fourteen.” It’s only when she gets sent on an assignment the next day she realizes something went horribly wrong. That ZING she felt wasn’t the...
Read MoreBe a Changemaker: How to Start Something That Matters
By Laurie Ann Thompson Publisher: Simon Pulse/Beyond Words Pages: 240 Lexile: 1130L Age Range: 12 – 17 Years ABOUT Empower yourself in today’s highly connected, socially conscious world as you learn how to wield your passions, digital tools, and the principles of social entrepreneurship to affect real change in your schools, communities, and beyond. At age eleven, Jessica Markowitz learned that girls in Rwanda are often not allowed to attend school, and Richards Rwanda took shape. During his sophomore year of high school, Zach Steinfeld put his love of baking to good use and started...
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