JFIC Stand Alone Books


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Book cover for "A split second"
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4 stars
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"Janae Marks delivers a stunningly crafted and twisty mystery about the tests of friendships that examines what matters most when everything can change in a split second."--
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"Maya discovers stories and secrets from her family's past in Korea as her grandmother teaches her to cook and about their family's ability to time travel into memories via food."--
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"In this high-interest accessible novel for middle-grade readers, fourteen-year-old Charlotte wants to use her new drone to prove that Dottie, the elusive lake monster of Lake Dorothy, really exists"--
Book cover for "The spy catchers of Maple Hill"
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5 stars
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Hazel Kaplansky and new student Samuel Butler investigate rumors that a Russian spy has infiltrated their small Vermont town, amidst the fervor of Cold War era McCarthyism, but more is revealed than they could ever have imagined.

1205. Spy ring

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"With codewords and secret signals perfected, best friends Rachel and Joon are ready to spend their summer practicing spycraft, especially if they can uncover secrets like the one Joon's parents have been keeping, that his family is about to move out of town. When eavesdropping leads them to a ring rumored to have belonged to Anna "Nancy" Smith Strong, according to local Long Island legend, the only female member of George Washington's famed Culper...
Book cover for "Stand up, Yumi Chung!"
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4 stars
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When eleven-year-old Yumi Chung stumbles into a kids' comedy camp she is mistaken for another student, so she decides to play the part.
Book cover for "The star thief"
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5 stars
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Young parlor maid Honorine and her friend Francis find themselves in the middle of an epic feud between a crew of scientific sailors and the magical constellations come to life.
Book cover for "Starry, starry heist"
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"When a time traveler warns sixth-grade Max that a thief is after Van Gogh's master work, Max must untangle a series of impossible clues in order to save the painting, and, in the process, his mother"--
Book cover for "The stars beneath our feet"
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4 stars
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Unable to celebrate the holidays in the wake of his older brother's death in a gang-related shooting, Lolly Rachpaul struggles to avoid being forced into a gang himself while constructing a fantastically creative LEGO city at the Harlem community center.
Book cover for "The stars did wander darkling"
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The adults in town are acting strangely. An ancient, long-buried evil has been unleashed upon the community, and it's up to Archie Coomes and his friends to stop it before it's too late.
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"At once a collection of hard science fiction for curious middle-graders and an antidote to despair in the face of dystopian uncertainty, these ten ... stories ... follow the rules of physics and biology as we understand them today ... Whether home is a planet, a moon, a space station, or a fleet starship, relatable protagonists of different genders, classes, nationalities, ethnicities, and orientations face challenges ... true to their moment in...

1212. Stay

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4 stars
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The story of a young girl living with her family in a shelter and the homeless dog she's determined to reunite with his family.
Book cover for "Stella by starlight"
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4.9 stars
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When a burning cross set by the Klan causes panic and fear in 1932 Bumblebee, North Carolina, fifth-grader Stella must face prejudice and find the strength to demand change in her segregated town.
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When twelve-year-olds Izzy and Wren are thrown together by unusual circumstances, they find solace and solutions to nagging problems in their newly-formed friendship.
Book cover for "Sticks & stones"
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4 stars
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Twelve-year-old Elyse has a rare genetic disorder that makes the words other people say about her appear on her body.
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Evacuated from London at the outbreak of war, Rosie is taken in by kind Mrs Taylor and her daughter Mary. But all is not as it seems. Mary resents and bullies Rosie, and Mrs Taylor is hiding a dark secret. When Rosie comes across a strange girl swimming in a local pond, she hopes they will become friends. But instead her appearance leads to a horrifying revelation that will have terrifying consequences . . . "When Rosie is evacuated from bomb-torn...
Book cover for "The Stinky Cheese Man and other fairly stupid tales"
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4.3 stars
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Madcap revisions of familiar fairy tales.

1218. Stone Fox

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4.3 stars
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Little Willie hopes to pay the back taxes on his grandfather's farm with the prize money from a dog sled race he enters.
Book cover for "The stone girl's story"
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4.8 stars
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A girl made of stone, forever twelve years old, has outlasted the father who carved her and gave her life, but now the magical marks that animate her are fading and she must leave her mountain home and find help in the valley below if she wants her story--and those of her family--to continue.
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Twelve-year-old Nargis forms an unlikely alliance with a young prince and uses her power to control the elements to save the kingdom from an evil overthrower.