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. How does Santa go down the chimney?

Book cover for How does Santa go down the chimney?.
Author:
Barnett, Mac
Notes:
Seasons and Celebrations;4-9
Formats:
Book, OverDrive eBook
Description:
"When Santa arrives at a child's house on Christmas Eve, does he go down the chimney feetfirst or headfirst? What if he gets stuck? What if there's no chimney? Maybe he slides under the door, as thin as a piece of paper? Or is it possible he pours himself through the faucet? What happens once he's inside?" --

2. Simon sort of says

Book cover for Simon sort of says.
Author:
Bow, Erin
Notes:
Fiction for Children;9-13
Formats:
Book, Hoopla eBook, OverDrive eAudiobook, OverDrive eBook
Description:
Two years after a tragedy saddles him with viral fame, twelve-year-old Simon O'Keeffe and his family move to Grin And Bear It, Nebraska, where the internet and cell phones are banned so astrophysicists can scan the sky for signs of alien life, and where, with the help of two new friends, a puppy, and a giant radio telescope, Simon plans to restart the narrative of his life.