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Grades K-2
Inky the Octopus by Erin Guendelsberger,
illustrated by David Leonard
Based on a true story, an
aquarium octopus dreams of
being free to live in the sea.
With rhyming text and bright,
colorful illustrations, you’ll root
for Inky to escape to the ocean!
Grades 3-5
Annie’s Life in Lists by Kristin Mahoney
Fifth grader, Annie thinks it’s
all her fault when her parents
decide to move their family
from Brooklyn, NY to Clover
Gap, population 8,432 and so
does her brother! Annie blames
her amazing memory on the
move and hides her ability from
her new friends. Then Annie
discovers a secret hidden among
papers in the attic. What really
brought her family to Clover Gap and will they ever be
able to call it home?
“Dangers.” When the boys uncover that the city might
have a new traitor, looking to destroy all the city had
worked for, they have to work with new allies to save
their town and prove their worth.
Grades 9-12
This Mortal Coil by Emily Suvada
Catarina Agatta is a DNA hacking
genius living in the future where
a plague is killing the human
population and technology
can change and heal a person’s
DNA. Cat’s father, Dr. Lachlan
Agatta, is the last hope for saving
humanity by defeating the plague.
While working on the cure, he
is kidnapped by the Cartaxus
organization. After surviving two years on her own,
Cole, a Cartaxus soldier, has come to tell Cat her father
is dead and she is the only one who can decode her
father’s notes. Cat has been taught by her father not to
trust Cartaxus. Can she trust Cole? Should she believe
her father? Can she even trust herself?
Grades 6-8
The Adventurers Guild by Zack Loran
Clark
Zed Kagari and Brock
Dunderfel are preparing for
the Guildcullen. The day where
children find what path they
will take for the rest of their
life. Before they can be chosen,
they find themselves drafted
into the Adventurer’s Guild, the
guild that travels outside the walls of Freestone, into
the wild lands between cities filled with monsters and
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