Primary 6

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Unschooled
Author: Allan Woodrow
Publisher: Scholastic, 2017
Call No.: J WOO
Summary: Fifth graders George and Lilly are best friends, but when they end up leading separate teams competing for the Spirit Week prize, it puts a strain on their friendship, especially when the competition generates a host of nasty pranks designed to sabotage their teams – and if Principal Klein finds out what is going on, Spirit Week will be canceled and everybody concerned will spend the rest of the year in detention.

The Weird Beard (Bab Sharkey and The Animal Mummies, Book 1)
Author: Andrew Hansen
Publisher: Walker Books, 2018
Call No.: J HAN
Summary: When twelve-year-old Bab Sharkey finds a magical beard in the Egyptian desert, it attaches itself to his face, making him the Pharaoh and granting him strange powers. Bab also finds the friends he’s always needed: a pair of undead animals wrapped in bandages called Scaler the Fish Mummy and Prong the Ibis Mummy. But the previous owner of the Beard, the ancient and evil sorceress the Unpharaoh, is determined to get it back. Can Bab and his new Animal Mummy friends banish the Unpharaoh back to the Afterworld?

100 Ways to Make the World Better!
Author: Lisa M. Gerry
Publisher: National Geographic Kids, 2018
Call No.: J 170 GER
Summary: This uplifting book inspires the next generation to step up and make the world a better place. In keeping with the Nat Geo Kids mission, it is full of practical, positive, and powerful ideas that every kid can consider, from simple acts of kindness to creative adventures to good-for-the-planet projects. Kids get a sense of their own power to make a difference and an understanding of what actions contribute to positive outcomes. Who says kids can't change the world?

Nelson Mandela (Graphic Library)
Author: Emanuel Castro
Publisher: Capstone, 2017
Call No.: J 968.06 CAS
Summary: In 1990, after 27 years of political imprisonment, Nelson Mandela regains his freedom ready to forgive and invite his people to follow in his footsteps, to heal the deep wounds of a divided society. Marking the end of Apartheid in South Africa, he becomes a symbol of the quest for world peace, but his story begins many years earlier. Discover, from the start, the life of the man who showed that love and hope can conquer hate and resentment.

Paper Chains
Author: Elaine Vickers
Publisher: Harper, 2017
Call No.: J VIC
Summary: Katie and Ana are the kind of friends who share everything with each other. But there are some things you can’t even share with your best friend. Katie has always known she was adopted, but recently she’s been wondering about her birth parents and her birthplace. She worries that saying this out loud-even to her best friend-could mess up the perfect family she has now. Ana’s family has been falling apart ever since her dad left, and it’s up to her to hold it together. But Ana fears no matter how hard she tries, her family may never be whole again. At a time when they need each other the most, the links between the girls are beginning to break. Before they lose each other, they must work through the tangles of secrets to the shining truth underneath: friendship, just like family, is worth fighting for.

The Pirate King (Spacejackers)
Author: Huw Powell
Publisher: Bloomsbury, 2017
Call No.: J POW
Summary: In the finale of the Spacejackers trilogy, the galaxy is experiencing a full-on war. With his friends and trusted allies captured, it is up to Jake Cutler -- the young space pirate, and ruler of a secret planet -- to restore peace. In order to do so, Jake must confront secrets and enemies from his past. Now, more than ever, it is every pirate for themselves! Will Jake finally be able to fulfil his destiny and save the entire universe from destruction? Or is the future a grim, black-hole?

Josh Baxter Levels Up
Author: Gavin Brown
Publisher: Scholastic, 2016
Call No.: J BRO
(This book is also available on eReads at www.nlb.gov.sg.)
Summary: Josh Baxter is sick and tired of hitting the reset button. It's not easy being the new kid for the third time in two years. One mistake and now the middle school football star is out to get him. And Josh's sister keeps offering him lame advice about how to make friends, as if he needs her help finding allies! Josh knows that his best bet is to keep his head down and stay under the radar. If no one notices him, nothing can touch him, right? But when Josh's mom sees his terrible grades and takes away his video games, it's clear his strategy has failed. Josh needs a new plan, or he'll never make it to the next level, let alone the next grade. He's been playing not to lose. It's time to play to win.

One Amazing Elephant
Adapted By: Linda Oatman High
Publisher: Harper, 2017
Call No.: J HIG
Summary: Twelve-year-old Lily Pruitt loves her grandparents, but she doesn’t love the circus—and the circus is their life. She’s perfectly happy to stay with her father, away from her neglectful mother and her grandfather’s beloved elephant, Queenie Grace. Then Grandpa Bill dies, and both Lily and Queenie Grace are devastated. When Lily travels to Florida for the funeral, she keeps her distance from the elephant. But the two are mourning the same man—and form a bond born of loss. And when Queenie Grace faces danger, Lily must come up with a plan to help save her friend.

When The Sea Turned to Silver
Author: Grace Lin
Publisher: Little, Brown, 2016
Call No.: J LIN
(This book is also available on eReads at www.nlb.gov.sg.)
Summary: Pinmei’s gentle, loving grandmother always has the most thrilling tales for her granddaughter and the other villagers. However, the peace is shattered one night when soldiers of the Emperor arrive and kidnap the storyteller. Everyone knows that the Emperor wants something called the Luminous Stone That Lights the Night. Determined to have her grandmother returned, Pinmei embarks on a journey to find the Luminous Stone alongside her friend Yishan, a mysterious boy who seems to have his own secrets to hide. Together, the two must face obstacles usually found only in legends to find the Luminous Stone and save Pinmei’s grandmother–before it’s too late.

The Secret of Redhill
Author: Travis Low
Publisher: Funics, 2015
Call No.: J SING LOW
Summary: Bukit Timah may be the most familiar hill in Singapore, but there's another that's shrouded in myth and mystery?! An antique book full of ancient secrets... A little creature with unbelievable powers... And a fantastic journey through time itself... When a group of iFun High School students - the SingXplorers - stumble across a strange second-hand bookstore, they unexpectedly face all these and more, in a thrilling adventure into the distant past!