Perrot Library Young Critics' Club Favorites for 6th, 7th, & 8th Graders from 2020-2021Like this list

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• Unplugged

  Korman, Gordon

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  The #1 Favorite of the Year! As the son of the world’s most famous tech billionaire, spoiled Jett Baranov has always gotten what he wanted. So when his father’s private jet drops him in the middle of the Arkansas wilderness, at a place called the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Glitch

  Martin, Laura,

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  In second place! Regan Fitz and Elliot Mason have been enemies since they started training to become Glitchers-- people who travel through time to preserve important historical events. But everything changes when they find a letter from Regan’s…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Inheritance Games

  Barnes, Jennifer Lynn,

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  And in third place! Avery Grambs has a plan for a better future: survive high school, win a scholarship, and get out. But her fortunes change in an instant when billionaire Tobias Hawthorne dies and leaves Avery virtually his entire fortune. The…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Amari and the Night Brothers

  Alston, B. B.

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  The rest of the favorites follow in alphabetical order... Amari Peters has never stopped believing her missing brother, Quinton, is alive. Not even when the police told her otherwise, or when she got in trouble for standing up to bullies who said…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Amber & Clay

  Schlitz, Laura Amy

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  In a warlike land of wind and sunlight live Rhaskos and Melisto, spiritual twins with little in common beyond the violent and mysterious forces that dictate their lives. A Thracian slave in a Greek household, Rhaskos is as common as clay, a stable…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dog Driven

  Johnson, Terry Lynn

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  McKenna Barney is trying to hide her worsening eyesight and has been isolating herself for the last year. But at the request of her little sister, she signs up for a commemorative mail run race in the Canadian wilderness-- a race she doesn’t know if…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dress Coded

  Firestone, Carrie,

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  Molly Frost is FED UP... Because Olivia was yelled at for wearing a tank top. Because Liza got dress coded and Molly didn't, even though they were wearing the exact same outfit. Because when Jessica was pulled over by the principal and missed a math…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Echo Mountain

  Wolk, Lauren, 1956-

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  After losing almost everything in the Great Depression, Ellie’s family is forced to leave their home in town and start over in the untamed wilderness of nearby Echo Mountain. Ellie has found a welcome freedom, and a love of the natural world, in her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ground Zero

  Gratz, Alan, 1972-

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  September 11, 2001, New York City: Brandon is visiting his dad at work, on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center. Out of nowhere, an airplane slams into the tower, creating a fiery nightmare of terror and confusion. And Brandon is in the middle…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The In-between

  Ansari, Rebecca K. S.

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  Cooper is lost. Ever since his father left their family three years ago, he has become distant from his friends, constantly annoyed by his little sister, Jess, and completely fed up with the creepy rich girl who moved in next door and won’t stop…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• K-pop Confidential

  Lee, Stephan,

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  Candace Park knows a lot about playing a role. For most of her life, she's been playing the role of the quiet Korean girl who takes all AP classes and plays a classical instrument, keeping her dreams of stardom-- and her obsession with SLK, K-pop's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Millionaires for the Month

  McAnulty, Stacy

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  Felix Rannells and Benji Porter were never supposed to be field-trip partners. Felix is a rule follower. Benji is a rule bender. They're not friends. And they don't have anything to talk about. Until... They find a wallet. A wallet that belongs to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Real

  Cujec, Carol

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  Charity may have mad math skills and a near-perfect memory, but with a mouth that can't speak and a body that jumps, rocks, and howls unpredictably, most people incorrectly assume she cannot learn. Charity's brain works differently from most…Read moreRead more of this annotation