Great Reads For Ages 10 & Up

Join us in-store as we celebrate a coterie of extremely talented authors and their brilliant books. These are stories of secret bearded dragons, past lives, and girls with wasp-granted super abilities -- all utterly unique but each with that special something that makes for an unforgettable read! Come to Books of Wonder to hear from MIRIAM CHERNICK, author of , LAUREN MAGAZINER, author , JOHNNY MARCIANO, author of , and CHRIS RASCHKA, author of .

by MIRIAM CHERNICK

12-year-old Josie Sherman, an animal lover and aspiring vet, rescues a bearded dragon lizard. But her family’s strict no-pets rule because of her brother's disability forces Josie to hide the lizard, Zuzu, in her bedroom.

Abe, Josie's 15-year-old brother, is a huge Orioles fan, and he has plans of his own. Abe lives with Prader-Willi syndrome, which restricts his independence. What secret risks will Abe take to reach his goals?

Told in alternating points of view, The Zuzu Secret explores the challenge of balancing independence with deception. Josie and Abe both have things to learn about being truthful with themselves and with the people they love.

by LAUREN MAGAZINER

Fiora Barrowling lives in a world where sorcerers rule over humans. After surviving an encounter with The Radiance—the very worst of the sorcerers—she’s whisked away to the incredible Incorruptibles (“Inc”) Academy, a school for resistance fighters in training. But most of the other students think she hasn’t earned her place there, and when things start to go wrong and it seems the sorcerers have a spy in the academy, all eyes are on Fiora.

With all odds stacked against her, can she prove that she belongs?

by JOHNNY MARCIANO

Frankie Caridi is finally coming into her own. Capturing rogue spirits? Simple. Levitating? Easy. Getting along with her mother? A work in progress, but progressing! All in all, things are going well for her. Until former cult members return to the Institute.

Suddenly, she has to face her biggest challenge yet -- coming to terms with the truth of her past. Her dreams, she realizes, aren't just dreams, but memories of her own past lives. Now she must learn who she was without forgetting who she is. And when unexpected betrayals lead to a trip into the Oblivion, she risks losing everything while wondering: did she ever really know anyone?

From campus bonding to cross-country road trips, this follow-up to The 66th Rebirth of Frankie Caridi explores the tensions between nature and nurture, questions how our past impacts our present, and asks us to ponder who gets to write our narratives.

by CHRIS RASCHKA

Two very large things have just happened to Peachaloo Piccolozampa. First, she’s discovered a plot to ruin her favorite swimming hole and replace it with a golf course. Second, a wasp sting has given her the superpower to understand the truth behind what people say.

Young Peachaloo knows that a golf course is not what's destined for the grounds of the Ajax Mansion. A former monastery, its jump-roping denizens proclaimed it freely open to all! But the new owner has other ideas—and has managed to bury the evidence of the Brothers and Sisters’ wishes. Now it’s up to Peachaloo to use her superpower to prove this villain a liar, star in the annual pageant, and get her town back the way it's supposed to be.

Caldecott Medalist Chris Raschka proves as deft with pen as paintbrush in this sizzlingly witty tale of Extraordinary Wasp Perception, oyster-slinging bank robbers, and a community standing strong against the forces of greed and real estate. Illustrations sprinkled throughout paint a small town entirely unique and yet all too familiar to readers across the U.S. Readers of all ages won’t want to miss the next train to the big-hearted, peculiar, one-of-a-kind town of Fourwords.

Sunday, June 22nd at 3pm at Our 17th St Store!

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