CCBC Choices 2024 -- Tweens (ages 9-11)

The Cooperative Children's Book Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison compiles a yearly list of excellent books for young readers.
 

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1. The dubious pranks of Shaindy Goodman

Book cover for The dubious pranks of Shaindy Goodman.
Author:
Lowe, Mari
Notes:
Fiction for Children;9-12
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3 copies on order.
Boulder Main New Childrens Fiction
J F Lowe
Boulder Meadows New Childrens Fiction
J F Lowe
Boulder NoBo New Children’s Fiction
J F Lowe
Description:
Helping her popular next-door neighbor Gayil set up what she thinks are harmless pranks, 12-year-old Orthodox Jewish girl Shaindy must figure out how to stop them before she becomes the next target when the pranks escalate and turn malicious.

2. Mysterious glowing mammals: an unexpected discovery sparks a scientific investigation

Book cover for Mysterious glowing mammals.
Author:
Parrott-Ryan, Maria
Notes:
Science, Technology, and the Natural World;8-13
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Boulder Main Childrens Nonfiction
J 599 Parr
Description:
You’re probably familiar with some kinds of glowing animals. Fireflies light up summer nights. Bioluminescent jellyfish and other sea creatures fill our oceans. But some animals glow only under ultraviolet light. This is called biofluorescence The author recorded theh first ever sighting of a biofluorescent mammal. Follow along with Martin and his colleagues as they delve into the mystery of the flying squirrels and discover that they aren’t...

3. To the ice

Book cover for To the ice.
Author:
Tidholm, Thomas, 1943-
Notes:
Fiction for Children;7-10
Formats:
Book, Hoopla eBook
Description:
Three children go on a polar expedition in this thrilling adventure for newly independent readers-an epic story that blurs realism and imagination, illustrated in color throughout. An epic story set in a polar wilderness that blurs realism and imagination-fully illustrated for newly independent readers. Ida, Max and Jack go to the creek one winter's day. They play on an ice floe then find themselves floating away-all the way to the polar ice, with...