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Twisty-turny family fiction

Did you fall in love with our Everybody Read pick, When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead? If you're looking for more intricate, never saw it coming, non-linear stories with a definite twist, you came to the right place. Don't forget to check out the Everybody Read virtual book group at http://tinyurl.com/virtualbookgroup

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    Haddix, Margaret Peterson
    Mysterious planes, famous missing children, and a super exciting plot make this pick perfect for science fiction and mystery lovers.
    Book, 2008New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2008. — J SCIFI Haddix Margaret

  • Time Traveling With a Hamster

    Welford, Ross
    The silly title belies a deep, thought-provoking story about the implications of time travel. (But there is a hamster who goes along for the ride!)
    Book, 2016New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, [2016] — J SCIFI Welford Ross 10/2016

  • A Wrinkle in Time

    L'Engle, Madeleine
    Good, evil, and quantum physics make for a stellar story. Miranda's favorite book is not to be missed!
    Book, 1962New York : Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, c1962 (1994 printing) — J SCIFI L'Engle Madelein

  • Sal & Gabi Break the Universe

    Hernandez, Carlos Alberto,
    It's hard to be the new kid, and even harder when you've just lost your mom. The ability to open holes in the fabric of time can serve as a very welcome distraction sometimes.
    Book, 2019Los Angeles : Disney Hyperion, 2019. — J FICTION Hernande Carlos 02/2019

  • The Infinite Lives of Maisie Day

    Edge, Christopher,
    A girl's tenth birthday dawns very differently than she expects. Or does it?
    Book, 2019New York : Delacorte Press, [2019] — J FICTION Edge Christop 04/2019

  • Dreamer, Wisher, Liar

    Harper, Charise Mericle
    The worst summer ever awaits Ashley, but a jar she finds in her mom's old junk leads to a fascinating connection.
    Book, 2014New York : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2014. — J FICTION Harper Charise 04/2014

  • Moon Over Manifest

    Vanderpool, Clare
    Abilene hopes to find out more about her dad when she's sent to live in his Kansas hometown. The secrets she uncovers teach her more than she ever imagined.
    Book, 2010New York : Delacorte Press, c2010. — J FICTION Vanderpo Clare

  • Otherwood

    Hautman, Pete, 1952-
    Historic secrets have very real impacts on the future, but no one believes Stuey's truth.
    Book, 2018Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2018. — J FICTION Hautman Pete 09/2018

  • Cosmic

    Cottrell Boyce, Frank
    Sometimes it's fantastic to look like a grown up when you're really a kid. Sometimes it's really not.
    Book, 2010New York, NY : Walden Pond Press, 2010, c2008. — J FICTION Cottrell Frank

  • Following Baxter

    Kerley, Barbara,
    Jordie's neighbor has an unusual hobby... and a very special dog.
    Book, 2018New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018] — J SCIFI Kerley Barbara 04/2018

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