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 puppets of Spelhorst

Book cover for "The puppets of Spelhorst"
Author:
DiCamillo, Kate
Series:
Norendy tales volume 1.
Notes:
Fiction for Children;7-10
Formats:
Book, OverDrive eAudiobook, OverDrive eBook, Playaway
Description:
"Five puppets confront circumstances beyond their control with patience, cunning, and high spirits ... Shut up in a trunk by a taciturn old sea captain with a secret, five friends--a king, a wolf, a girl, a boy, and an owl--bicker, boast, and comfort one another in the dark. Individually, they dream of song and light, freedom and flight, purpose and glory, but they all agree they are part of a larger story, bound each to each by chance, bonded by...