Clean Books for Middle School Boys

 

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1. The button war: a tale of the Great War

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Author:
Avi, 1937-
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Description:
Patryk and Jurek are as much friends as rivals in the small Russian-occupied Polish village where they live. When, in August 1914, Patryk finds an old button on the forest floor, Jurek becomes wildly jealous. Not long after, World War I comes to Poland, bringing one invading army after another to the village. Jurek devises an exciting dare among the seven boys in their pack: whoever steals the best military button will be Button King. The boys agree....

2. My name is not Friday

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Author:
Walter, Jon, 1964-
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Northeast Regional - Young Adult
YA WALTER
Remote Storage - Young Adult has 2
YA WALTER
Description:
Samuel and his younger brother, Joshua, are free black boys living in an orphanage during the Civil War, but when Samuel takes the blame for his brother's prank, he is sent South, given a new name, and sold into slavery--and somehow he must survive both captivity and the war, to find his way back to his brother.

3. Where the world ends

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Author:
McCaughrean, Geraldine
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East Regional - Young Adult has 2
YA MCCAUGHR
Oberlin Regional - Young Adult has 3
YA MCCAUGHR
Remote Storage - Young Adult has 4
YA MCCAUGHR
Description:
In the summer of 1727, Quill and his friends are put ashore on a remote sea stac to harvest birds for food, and only the end of the world can explain why no boat returns to collect them. Includes afterword about the history of St. Kilda, list of the birds of St. Kilda, and glossary.