Perrot Library Young Critics' Club Favorites for 6th, 7th, & 8th Graders from 2016-2017Like this list

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• Kingdom of Ash and Briars

  West, Hannah, 1990-

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  THE #1 BOOK OF THE YEAR.................... Bristal, an orphaned kitchen maid, lands in a gritty fairy tale gone wrong when she discovers she is an elicromancer with a knack for shape-shifting. An ancient breed of immortal magic beings,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Forgetting

  Cameron, Sharon, 1970-

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  IN SECOND PLACE...................................... Nadia lives in the city of Canaan, where life is safe and structured, hemmed in by white stone walls and no memory of what came before. But every twelve years the city descends into the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Survivors Club

  the True Story of a Very Young Prisoner of Auschwitz

  Bornstein, Michael, 1940-

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  AND IN THIRD PLACE................................... In 1945, in a now-famous piece of World War II archival footage, four-year-old Michael Bornstein was filmed by Soviet soldiers as he was carried out of Auschwitz in his grandmothers…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• 23 Minutes

  Vande Velde, Vivian,

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  THE REST OF THE FAVORITES FOLLOW, IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER------------------------------------- By both society’s measure and her own, fifteen-year-old Zoe Mahar is pretty much a loser. But one day, she ducks into Spencerport Savings and Loan…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Apple Tart of Hope

  Fitzgerald, Sarah Moore, 1965-

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  Fourteen-year-old Oscar Dunleavy is missing, presumed dead. His bike was found at sea, out past the end of the pier, and everyone in town seems to have accepted this as a teenage tragedy. But Oscar’s best friend Meg knows he isn’t dead.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Bone Witch

  Chupeco, Rin,

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  When Tea accidentally resurrects her brother from the dead, she learns she is different from the other witches in her family. Her gift for necromancy means that she is a bone witch, a title that makes her both feared and ostracized by her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Book Jumper

  Gläser, Mechthild,

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  Amy Lennox doesn't know quite what to expect when she and her mother pick up and leave Germany for Scotland, heading to her mother's childhood home of Lennox House on the island of Stormsay. Amy's grandmother, Lady Mairead, insists that…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Boy at the Top of the Mountain

  Boyne, John, 1971-

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  When Pierrot becomes an orphan, he must leave his home in Paris for a new life with his aunt Beatrix, a servant in a wealthy Austrian household. But this is no ordinary time, for it is 1935 and the Second World War is fast approaching; and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Empress of a Thousand Skies

  Belleza, Rhoda,

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  With planets on the brink of war, Rhee and Aly are thrown together to confront a ruthless evil that threatens the fate of the entire galaxy. Aly has risen above his war refugee origins to find fame as the dashing star of a DroneVision…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Ethan I Was Before

  Standish, Ali

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  Before: Ethan was always up for a laugh, always willing to accept a dare, always ready for a baseball game with his big brother, Roddie, or an adventure with his best friend, Kacey. Now: Ethan's family is escaping Boston for the small town…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Falling Over Sideways

  Sonnenblick, Jordan,

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  Claire's life is a joke . . . but she's not laughing. While her friends seem to be leaping forward, she's dancing in the same place. The mean girls at school are living up to their name, and there's a boy, Ryder, who's just as bad, if not…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Girl Who Drank the Moon

  Barnhill, Kelly Regan

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  Every year, the people of the Protectorate leave a baby as an offering to the witch who lives in the forest. They hope this sacrifice will keep her from terrorizing their town. But the witch in the forest, Xan, is kind and gentle. She…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Heartless

  Meyer, Marissa,

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  Long before she was the terror of Wonderland, the infamous Queen of Hearts was just a girl who wanted to fall in love. Catherine may be one of the most desired girls in Wonderland, and a favorite of the yet-unmarried King of Hearts, but…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Inquisitor's Tale, Or, the Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog

  Gidwitz, Adam

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  1242. On a dark night, travelers from across France cross paths at an inn and begin to tell stories of three children: William, an oblate on a mission from his monastery; Jacob, a Jewish boy who has fled his burning village; and Jeanne, a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Knights of the Borrowed Dark

  Rudden, Dave

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  Denizen Hardwick is an orphan, and his life is, well, normal. Sure, in storybooks orphans are rescued from drudgery when they discover they are a wizard or a warrior or a prophesied king. But this is real life—orphans are just kids without…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Murderer's Ape

  Wegelius, Jakob

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  Sally Jones is not only a loyal friend, she's an extraordinary individual. In overalls or in a maharaja's turban, this unique gorilla moves among humans without speaking, but understanding everything. She and the Chief are devoted comrades…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Poison's Kiss

  Shields, Breeana,

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  In an alternate world based on the mythology of India, a girl trained since birth as a "poison maiden" in the Raja's service is ordered to kill a boy she loves. Marinda has kissed dozens of men-- and they all die afterward. She is a visha…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Projekt 1065

  Gratz, Alan, 1972-

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  World War II is raging. Michael O'Shaunessey, originally from Ireland, now lives in Nazi Germany with his parents. Like the other boys in his school, Michael is a member of the Hitler Youth. But Michael has a secret. He and his parents are…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Secret Horses of Briar Hill

  Shepherd, Megan

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  There are winged horses that live in the mirrors of Briar Hill hospital. They live in the mirrors that line its grand hallways. One morning, when Emmaline climbs over the wall of the hospital’s abandoned gardens, she discovers something…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Two Summers

  Friedman, Aimee,

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  When Summer Everett makes a split-second decision, her summer divides into two parallel worlds. In one, she travels to France, where she's always dreamed of going: a land of chocolate croissants, handsome boys, and art museums. In the…Read moreRead more of this annotation