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Kathryn Lasky
Estrella is a young filly born at sea and regarded as property by men traveling to the New World for gold. She and her herd escape their captors and cross thousands of miles, facing severe terrain and predators before reaching a place where they may live wild. Later, a boy named Tijo, rejected by his clan because he is lame, forms a bond with the horses as they help each other survive.
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MechanicaBetsy CornwellSixteen-year-old Nicolette is an inventor and mechanic trapped in a dreary life of service under a bullying stepfamily after her mother disappears. On her sixteenth birthday, she finds a hidden workshop in the cellar and meets Jules, a magical little metal horse. The discoveries give Nicolette reason to imagine another life and seek an escape. The story is presented as a reworked Cinderella tale.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
MastermindsGordon KormanEli Frieden has spent his whole life in Serenity, New Mexico, a community presented as ideal and free of crime. After biking to the city limits, he encounters something that changes his understanding of the town. Eli recruits his friends to investigate, and their clues expose links between Serenity and notorious criminal masterminds. The children begin to question the adults around them, including their own parents, and the guards’ role in their lives.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure 730LATOS Book Level 5.2On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
SwitchIngrid LawSwitch is a companion to Savvy. Gypsy Beaumont, a free-spirited girl approaching her thirteenth birthday, hopes the magical ability she receives will let her fly. Her family’s magic then goes awry, and the Beaumonts must rescue Grandma Pat, who has dementia. The story combines Gypsy’s anticipation of a new ability with the family’s effort to help an older relative when their powers do not work as expected.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details