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. Chinese menu: the history, myths, and legends behind your favorite foods

Book cover for Chinese menu.
Author:
Lin, Grace
Notes:
Contemporary People, Places, and Issues;8-up
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Description:
"From fried dumplings to fortune cookies, here are the tales behind your favorite foods . . . Separated into courses like a Chinese menu, these tales -- based in real history and folklore -- are filled with squabbling dragons, magical fruits, and hungry monks. This book will bring you to far-off times and marvelous places, all while making your mouth water. And, along the way, you might just discover a deeper understanding of the resilience and triumph...

2. The many assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

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Author:
Nayeri, Daniel
Notes:
Fiction for Children;8-11
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Description:
This is the tale of an exciting journey along the Silk Road with a young orphan Monk and his newfound guardian, Samir, a larger than life character and the so-called "Seller of Dreams." The man is a scammer; his biggest skill being the ability to talk his way into getting what he wants. While that talking did save Monkey's life, it has left a lot of people furious with Samir--furious enough to hire assassins. These include a Viking berserker, a Rogue...

3. My powerful hair

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Author:
Lindstrom, Carole, 1964-
Notes:
Picture Books;5-10
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Description:
After generations of short hair in her family, a little girl celebrates growing her hair long to connect to her culture and honor the strength and resilience of those who came before her.

4. Rise to the sky: how the world's tallest trees grow up

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Author:
Hirsch, Rebecca E.
Notes:
Science, Technology, and the Natural World;5-10
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"What are the tallest living things on Earth? Trees! Discover what growing trees need so they can rise to the sky in this lyrical look at the tree life cycle"--

5. There was a party for Langston

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Author:
Reynolds, Jason
Notes:
The Arts;5-9
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A celebration of Langston Hughes and African American authors he inspired, told through the lens of the party held at the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in 1991.