Books recommended by the Hawaii State Library:

“23 MINUTES”

By Vivian Vande Velde

Witnessing a bank robbery gone awry, misfit 15-year-old Zoe, a girl with supernatural ability to jump back in time and repeat events up to 10 times, attempts to stop the crime, but only makes things worse with each successive effort. For grades 6-9.

“Lester’s Dreadful Sweaters”

By K.G. Campbell

A fastidious fellow, Lester likes everything just so. So when cousin Clara moves in and knits him truly dreadful sweaters as fast as he can dispose of them, Lester must think of a way to get rid of them for good. For ages 4-8.