Kentucky Bluegrass Award Books: Middle School

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1001 Hunting Tips

Contains more than one thousand tips for hunting a number of game species, including deer, elk, bear, boar, pheasants, quail, ducks, geese, and more. 

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All Thirteen

Looks at the cave rescue of the twelve young players of the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach in northern Thailand. 

The Brooklyn Nine: A Novel in Nine Innings

Follows the fortunes of a German immigrant family through nine generations, beginning in 1845, as they experience American life and play baseball. 

Cabin Girl (high school title)

Sixteen-year-old Bailey is working at her first summer job where she is a cabin girl at a fly-in fishing camp at Witch Lake. She struggles with the job at first, but April, an older waitress with street smarts, takes Bailey under her wing. Bailey is having a great time--until a sudden workplace change alters the power structure, and Bailey finds herself once again struggling to maintain her sanity. 

Fire Keeper's Daughter (high school title)

Daunis, who is part Ojibwe, defers attending the University of Michigan to care for her mother and reluctantly becomes involved in the investigation of a series of drug-related deaths. 

Firebreak (high school title)

An insecure teen turns into a reluctant activist after realizing her beloved grandmother is being threatened by an elderly genocide in the making.

Gather (high school title)

Ian Gray isn't supposed to have a dog, but a lot of things that shouldn't happen end up happening anyway. And Gather, Ian's adopted pup, is good company now that Ian has to quit the basketball team, find a job, and take care of his mom as she tries to overcome her opioid addiction. Despite the obstacles thrown their way, Ian is determined to keep his family afloat no matter what it takes. And for a little while, things are looking up: Ian makes friends, and his fondness for the outdoors and for fixing things lands him work helping neighbors. But an unforeseen tragedy results in Ian and his dog taking off on the run, trying to evade a future that would mean leaving their house and their land. Even if the community comes together to help him, would Ian and Gather have a home to return to? 

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Series (high school title)

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (Book 1)

As her senior capstone project, Pippa Fitz-Amobi is determined to find the real killer in a closed, local murder case, but not everyone wants her meddling in the past.

Good Girl, Bad Blood (Book 2)

Pip is not a detective anymore. With the help of Ravi Singh, she released a true-crime podcast about the murder case they solved together last year. The podcast has gone viral, yet Pip insists her investigating days are behind her. But she will have to break that promise when someone she knows goes missing. Jamie Reynolds has disappeared, on the very same night the town hosted a memorial for the sixth-year anniversary of the deaths of Andie Bell and Sal Singh. The police won't do anything about it. And if they won't look for Jamie then Pip will, uncovering more of her town's dark secrets along the way . . . and this time everyone is listening. But will she find him before it's too late? 

As Good as Dead (Book 3)

Pippa Fitz-Amobi is haunted by the two murder cases she solved, by the victims, by the attention her crime podcast garnered, and by the survivors, which is bad enough--but then it starts to feel like someone is watching her. 

The Grandest Game 

Welcome to the Grandest Game, a dazzling, life-changing competition run by billionaire Avery Grambs and the four infamous Hawthorne brothers. Designed to offer a chance at fame and riches, this year's game is limited to seven lucky players. Lyra is haunted by the death of her father and the mysteries he left behind. she tells herself that she's playing the Grandest Game for the multimillion-dollar prize money, not for answers about the Hawthorn family's involvement in her father's death and not to confront the infuriating, enigmatic Grayson Hawthorne, who spurned her once before. Facing off against Lyra are Gigi, Grayson's half sister and a human ray of sunshine who is determined to prove that she is capable of more than anyone has ever given her credit for, and Rohan, who has very few morals, a dangerous and eclectic skill set, and no future, unless he wins the game. Swept away to a private island rife with luxury and puzzles to be solved, Lyra, Gigi, and Rohan must do whatever it takes to best one another, a cast of formidable rivals, and a game that only the sharpest minds can conquer. As the sparks fly and the brain-bending challenges push the players to their limits, it becomes clear that everyone has secrets and the past won't stay buried forever.

How to Survive Your Murder (high school title)

Alice is sent back to the night of her sister's murder and has until midnight to figure out who the killer is or risk losing her sister forever 

Jacked (high school title)

As far as Zane knows, today is just another boring day at his lame gas-station job. Until he gets carjacked by a masked gunman. Zane has no idea where they're going, or what will happen where they're going, or what will happen when they get there. All he knows is that the lunatic in the passenger seat has a gun aimed at him.

Last Ride (high school title)

He killed his best friend, Logan, in a street-racing accident a year ago. As he tries to make amends to Logan's girlfriend and keep his promise to never race again, Tom is haunted by his dead friend. He thinks Logan is trying to tell him something. Not only that, since he faces huge medical bills from the accident and may have to give up his car, the pressure to race is almost unbearable. 

Locked In (high school title)

A diverse group of teenagers with distinct backgrounds must collaborate in a challenging escape room, navigating personal struggles and suspicions, as they aim to overcome their differences and trust each other to win the prize money. 

Maizy Chen's Last Chance

Eleven-year-old Maizy Chen visits her estranged grandparents, who own and run a Chinese restaurant in Last Chance, Minnesota; as her visit lengthens, she makes unexpected discoveries about her family's history and herself.

One of Us is Back (high school title) - One of Us is Lying Series Book 3

A member of the Bayview Crew disappears and everyone feels like they could be next, but the situation suddenly worsens when someone unexpectedly returns to Bayview. 

Reckless (high school title)

While riding his dirt bike on an abandoned logging road, Josh encounters a Vietnam veteran who has been living in the wilderness for forty years, and the two develop an unusual friendship. 

Rez Ball (high school title)

These days, Tre Brun is happiest when he is playing basketball on the Red Lake Reservation high school team--even though he can't help but be constantly gut-punched with memories of his big brother, Jaxon, who died in an accident. When Jaxon's former teammates on the varsity team offer to take Tre under their wing, he sees this as his shot to represent his Ojibwe rez all the way to their first state championship. This is the first step toward his dream of playing in the NBA, no matter how much the odds are stacked against him. But stepping into his brother's shoes as a star player means that Tre can't mess up. Not on the court, not at school, and not with his new friend, gamer Khiana, who he is definitely not falling in love with. After decades of rez teams almost making it, Tre needs to take his team to state. Because if he can live up to Jaxon's dreams, their story isn't over yet.

Running the Risk (high school title)

After being the victim of armed robbery, Sean goes in search of more danger. 

Triggered (high school title)

Mick knew breaking up with Jade would be tough--but not as tough as this. They've been going out for three years. He can't ditch her now just when her little brother Gavin is so sick. She needs him. Is Mick being a good guy or a sucker? Is Jade using Gavin's illness to hang on to Mick--or is it something more sinister than that? It all depends on who you believe. 

We Dream of Space

Cash, Fitch, and Bird Thomas are three siblings in seventh grade together in Park, Delaware. In 1986, as the country waits expectantly for the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger, they each struggle with their own personal anxieties. Cash, who loves basketball but has a newly broken wrist, is in danger of failing seventh grade for the second time. Fitch spends every afternoon playing Major Havoc at the arcade on Main. And Bird, his twelve-year-old twin, dreams of being NASA's first female shuttle commander. The Thomas children exist in their own orbits, circling a tense and unpredictable household, with little in common except an enthusiastic science teacher named Ms. Salonga. As the launch of the Challenger approaches, Ms. Salonga gives her students a project; they are separated into spacecraft crews and must create and complete a mission. When the fated day finally arrives, it changes all of their lives and brings them together in unexpected ways.

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