Welcome Readers! Robbinsdale Middle School is a grade 6-8 middle school located in Robbinsdale, Minnesota, and part of the Robbinsdale Area Schools, District #281.

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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

New Books!


Robbinsdale Middle School has just received over 200 new library books!

Here are a few titles that are highly recommended:
This is Not My Hat
This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen
Winner of the 2013 Caldecott Medal!



Wonder by R.J. Palacio
Authentically told from various points of view, this heartrending novel follows a young boy whose facial abnormality impacts his life…and the lives of those around him.


The One and Only Ivan by Katherin Applegate
Winner of the 2013 Newbery Medal!
Heartbreakingly insightful, this poetically written book about a gorilla at a down-and-out mall exhibit is a moving masterpiece about animal rights.


Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin
Winner of the 2013 Sibert Informational Book Award, recipient of a 2013 Newbery Honor, and winner of the 2013 YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults!This is the story of the plotting, the risk-taking, the deceit, and genius that created the world's most formidable weapon.
This is the story of the atomic bomb.

Liar & Spy
Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stead
(author of the Newbery winning When You Reach Me)
Absorbing and authentic, this rich, realistic fiction follows a young boy experiencing major life changes while trying to sort out a new friendship.

Navigating Early
Navigating Early by Clare Vanderpool
(author of the Newbery winning Moon over Manifest)
Detailed and atmospheric, this charming historical fiction follows a friendship between two young boys who are each hoping to find the missing pieces of their lives.


Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
The hauntingly prophetic classic novel set in a not-too-distant future where books are burned by a special task force of firemen.


We have also received some LONG awaited sequels to some of our most popular series.
A Million Suns (Across the Universe, #2)
A Million Suns by Beth Revis
(Book #2)
Godspeed was fueled by lies. Now it is ruled by chaos.

Shades of Earth (Across the Universe, #3)
Shades of Earth by Beth Revis
(Book #3)

Across the Universe (Across the Universe, #1)
Across the Universe (Book #1)
A love out of time. A spaceship built of secrets and murder.


Prodigy: A Legend Novel by Marie Lu
This dystopian thriller set in a future controlled by a dangerous government is packed with nail-biting suspense, fast-paced action, and romance!
Sequel to
Legend (Legend, #1)
Legend by Marie Lu

Clockwork Prince (The Infernal Devices, #2)
Clockwork Prince (The Infernal Devices Book Two) by Cassandra Clare

Sequel to
Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1)
Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices #1)
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