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Top 10 Middle-Grade Books for August (page 2)

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CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 7, 2012
Kirkus Star LIAR & SPY
by Rebecca Stead
"Original and winning. (Fiction. 10-14)"
A seventh-grade boy who is coping with social and economic issues moves into a new apartment building, where he makes friends with an over-imaginative home-schooled boy and his eccentric family. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 7, 2012
Kirkus Star AWESOME AUTUMN
by Bruce Goldstone
"Wonderfully apropos pictures, solid information and sheer breadth are sure to make this an elementary-classroom staple. The cover blurb says it all: "All kinds of fall facts and fun." (Nonfiction. 5-10)"
Goldstone departs from his usual math picture books to deliver one of the most comprehensive books about autumn available for kids. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 1, 2012
Kirkus Star THE BOSTON TEA PARTY
by Russell Freedman, illustrated by Peter Malone
"This slim volume brings to you-are-there life a historical episode often relegated to a sidebar. (afterword, bibliographic essay, note on tea, timeline, sources, index) (Nonfiction. 8-12)"
It might be said that the American Revolution began with the Boston Tea Party on December 16, 1773. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 1, 2012
Kirkus Star MY SISTER LIVES ON THE MANTELPIECE
by Annabel Pitcher
"Realistic, gritty and uplifting. (Fiction. 10-14)"
Jamie lives in a bizarre world, where a sister can die in a bombing, and the only way to bring Mum and Dad together is by auditioning for Britain's Biggest Talent Show. Read full book review >