Book Club Kits for Kids

Books available as part of the Book Club Kits for Kids program offered by Wake County Public Libraries. Each kit contains 15 paperback copies of the title, a discussion guide & a tote bag to keep it all together. To Learn More Visit: https://guides.wake.gov/BookClubKits/Kids
 

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1. The blackbird girls

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Author:
Blankman, Anne
Average Rating:
4.7 stars
Notes:
RECOMMENDED FOR 5TH GRADE AND UP
Formats:
Book, OverDrive eAudiobook
Description:
On a spring morning, neighbors Valentina Kaplan and Oksana Savchenko wake up to an angry red sky. A reactor at the nuclear power plant where their fathers work--Chernobyl--has exploded. Before they know it, the two girls, who've always been enemies, find themselves on a train bound for Leningrad to stay with Valentina's estranged grandmother, Rita Grigorievna. In their new lives in Leningrad, they begin to learn what it means to trust another person....

2. Ghost boys

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Author:
Rhodes, Jewell Parker
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
Notes:
RECOMMENDED FOR 5TH GRADE AND UP
Formats:
Book, OverDrive eAudiobook, OverDrive eBook
Description:
After seventh-grader Jerome is shot by a white police officer, he observes the aftermath of his death and meets the ghosts of other fallen black boys including historical figure Emmett Till.

3. Happy Birthday Bad Kitty

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Author:
Bruel, Nick
Series:
Bad Kitty (Chapter books) volume 2.
Average Rating:
5 stars
Notes:
RECOMMENDED FOR 1ST THROUGH 3RD GRADE
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40 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.
Eva H. Perry Regional - Childrens 1st Chapter Books has 2
J BRUEL
Southgate Community - Childrens 1st Chapter Books has 2
J BRUEL
Wendell Community - Childrens Graphic Novels
J BADKITTY
Description:
Get ready to party! It's Bad Kitty's birthday, and guess who's on the guest list? Chatty Kitty, Strange Kitty, Stinky Kitty, and her other neighborhood "pals". join the fun in this riotous companion to Bad Kitty and Bad Kitty Gets a Bath!

4. Judy Moody & Stink: the mad, mad, mad, mad treasure hunt

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Author:
McDonald, Megan
Series:
Judy Moody & Stink volume 2.
Average Rating:
4.4 stars
Notes:
RECOMMENDED FOR 1ST THROUGH 3RD GRADE
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Cary Regional - Childrens 1st Chapter Books has 2
J MCDONALD
Green Road Community - Childrens 1st Chapter Books
J MCDONALD
Holly Springs Community - Childrens 1st Chapter Books
J MCDONALD
Description:
During a weekend trip to Ocracoke Island, siblings Judy and Stink Moody take part in a pirate treasure-hunting game, in which various clues lead them to silver coins, or "pieces of eight," hidden across the island.

5. Sadiq and the Bridge Builders

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Author:
Nuurali, Siman
Series:
Sadiq volume 5.
Notes:
RECOMMENDED FOR 1ST THROUGH 3RD GRADE
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Athens Drive Community - Childrens 1st Chapter Books
J NUURALI
East Regional - Childrens 1st Chapter Books has 2
J NUURALI
Fuquay-Varina Community - Childrens 1st Chapter Books
J NUURALI
Description:
A young Somali American and his classmates design a model city to withstand floods, using river walls, floodgates, gutters, and rain gardens.

6. Waiting is not easy!

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Author:
Willems, Mo
Series:
Elephant and Piggie books volume 22.
Average Rating:
5 stars
Notes:
RECOMMENDED FOR KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 1ST GRADE
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52 copies, 2 people are on the wait list.
Cary Regional - Beginning Readers Fiction
BR WILLEMS
Duraleigh Road - Beginning Readers Fiction
BR WILLEMS
Green Road Community - Beginning Readers Fiction has 2
BR WILLEMS
Description:
Piggie tells Gerald she has a surprise for him, but it is not there yet, so Gerald must be patient.

7. Who was Blackbeard?

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Author:
Buckley, James, Jr., 1963-
Series:
Who was-- ?
Average Rating:
5 stars
Notes:
RECOMMENDED FOR 3RD THROUGH 5TH GRADE
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19 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.
Cary Regional - Childrens Biography
JB TEACH
Eva H. Perry Regional - Childrens Biography
JB TEACH
Holly Springs Community - Childrens Biography
JB TEACH
Description:
An introduction to the most famous pirate in history.

8. Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom

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Author:
Holub, Joan
Series:
Heroes in training volume 1.
Average Rating:
3.9 stars
Notes:
RECOMMENDED FOR 3RD THROUGH 5TH GRADE
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22 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.
Eva H. Perry Regional - Childrens Fiction
J HOLUB
Green Road Community - Childrens Fiction
J HOLUB
Leesville Community - Childrens Fiction
J HOLUB
Description:
When ten-year-old Zeus is kidnapped, he discovers he can defend himself with a magical thunderbolt.