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 house of the lost on the cape

Book cover for The house of the lost on the cape.
Author:
Kashiwaba, Sachiko, 1953-
Notes:
Fiction for Children;8-12
Formats:
Book, Hoopla eBook
Description:
"In the wake of a devastating earthquake and tsunami, Yui, fleeing her violent husband, and Hiyori, a young orphan, are taken in by a strange but kind old lady named Kiwa in the small town of Kitsunezaki. The newly formed family finds refuge in a mayoiga, a lost house, perched atop a beautiful cape overlooking the sea. While helping to rebuild Kitsunezaki, the three adapt to their new lives and supernatural new home, slowly healing from their troubled...

2. The worlds we leave behind

Book cover for The worlds we leave behind.
Author:
Harrold, A. F., 1975-
Notes:
Fiction for Children;9-13
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Boulder Meadows Childrens Fiction
J F Harr
Boulder Reynolds Childrens Fiction
J F Harr
Description:
After an accident in the woods involving a young girl, eleven-year-old Hex meets a mysterious woman who offers him a deal to change his world, which sets off a ripple effect that Hex's best friend Tommo must rectify.