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Treasure on Superstition Mountain

Elise Broach - Henry Holt
Format: Hardcover

Even though Henry Barker and his two brothers learned firsthand that the urban legend about danger on nearby Superstition Mountain wasn't just a myth, this doesn't stop them from planning their return. Along with their friend Delilah, the Barker brothers soon find themselves entangled in more...
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The Clockwork Three

Matthew J Kirby - Scholastic
Format: Paperback

An enchanted green violin, an automaton that comes to life, and a hidden treasure . . . THE CLOCKWORK THREE is a richly woven adventure story that is sure to become a classic!Giuseppe is an orphaned street musician from Italy, who was sold by his uncle to work as a slave for an evil padrone...
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Drizzle

Kathleen Van Cleve - Puffin Books
Format: Paperback

Eleven-year-old Polly Peabody needs to make it start raining. For her entire life, it has rained at exactly one o'clock every Monday afternoon on her family's magical rhubarb farm, until one Monday, when it stops. And then Polly's brother gets sick, really sick. Polly has to figure out how everything...
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Circle of Heroes

Adam Jay Epstein - Harper
Format: Print book

Aldwyn, a street-smart alley cat, pretended he had telekinetic powers so young wizard Jack would chose him as a familiar. Aldwyn then learned that he and two other familiars - Skylar the blue jay and Gilbert the tree frog - were destined to undertake a perilous quest to defeat Paksahara,...
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Twice Upon a Time

James Riley - Aladdin
Format: Book

Little mermaids and normal-sized pirates always create the biggest of problems, don't they? After the surprise revelations of HALF UPON A TIME, Jack, May and Phillip could use the help of a fairy godmother or two on their search for May's true identity. Only, there might be a snag: The entire...
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Wonder

R J Palacio - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING JULIA ROBERTS, OWEN WILSON, AND JACOB TREMBLAY!Over 6 million people have read the #1 New York Times bestseller WONDER and have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face. The book that inspired the Choose Kind...
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The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester

Barbara O'Connor - Farrar
Format: Print book

An amazing secret has tumbled off a freight train into Carter, Georgia, and Owen Jester is the only person who knows about it. If he can simply manage to evade his grandfather's snappish housekeeper, organize his two best friends, and keep his nosy neighbor, Viola, at bay, he just might...
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Jacob Wonderbar and the Interstellar Time Warp

Nathan Bransford - Dial
Format: Hardcover

Jacob Wonderbar must have hit a time warp on his way home after losing the election for President of the Universe, because fifty years have passed on Earth. What's worse, during that time the entire Astral society has come under threat of destruction, and it's up to Jacob to make things--including...
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The Genius Files #3: You Only Die Twice

Dan Gutman - Harper
Format: Book

The most dangerous road trip in history continues for thirteen-year-old twins Coke and Pepsi McDonald.Just when they thought they were safe, the twins will bechasedby an evil Elvis impersonator,trappedin a pool of flesh-eating soda pop, nearlypulverizedin a giant shredder, andcrushedin...
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Pandora the Curious

Joan Holub - Aladdin
Format: Paperback

Is Pandora about to open up a box of trouble? One of the few mortals at Mount Olympus Academy, Pandora is famous for her mega quizzical nature--not that she thinks there's anything wrong with curiosity of course! Her curiosity kicks into high gear when a godboy named Epimetheus brings a mysterious...
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The Strange Case of Origami Yoda

Tom Angleberger - Amulet Books
Format: Hardcover

In this funny, uncannily wise portrait of the dynamics of a sixth-grade class and of the greatness that sometimes comes in unlikely packages, Dwight, a loser, talks to his classmates via an origami finger puppet of Yoda. If that weren't strange enough, the puppet is uncannily wise and prescient....
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Floors #2: 3 Below

Patrick Carman - Scholastic Press
Format: Print book

Charlie had his chocolate factory. Stanley Yelnats had his holes. Leo has the wacky, amazing Whippet Hotel.Now that Leo has uncovered a few secrets behind the wacky Whippet Hotel, he'll have to save it!Leo has explored the zany, wonderful Whippet Hotel from basement to top floor, with...
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Capture the Flag

Kate Messner - Scholastic (Us)
Format: Paperback

A stolen flag, a secret society, and three complete strangers . . .Anna, Jos, and Henry have never met, but they have more in common than they realize. Snowed in together at a chaotic Washington, DC, airport, they encounter a mysterious tattooed man, a flamboyant politician, and a rambunctious...
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Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom

Joan Holub - Aladdin
Format: Book

After pulling a magical thunderbolt from a stone, ten-year-old Zeus goes on the adventure of a lifetime in this thrilling start to a brand-new series!The terrible Titans - merciless giants who enjoy snacking on humans - have dominated the earth and put the world into chaos. But their...
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Small Persons with Wings

Ellen Booraem - Dial Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Ever since she was teased for believing in fairies, Mellie has adopted a strictly scientific and logical approach to life. But when her parents inherit her grandfather's inn, she learns that for generations, her family members have been fairy guardians. The fairies exchanged some of their...
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Goblin Secrets

William Alexander - Margaret K. McElderry Books
Format: Hardcover

In the National Book Award-winning Goblin Secrets, a boy joins a theatrical troupe of goblins to find his missing brother.In the town of Zombay, there is a witch named Graba who has clockwork chicken legs and moves her house around - much like the fairy tale figure of Baba Yaga....
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The Emerald Atlas

John Stephens - Yearling Book
Format: Book

Called "A new Narnia for the tween set" by the New York Times and perfect for fans of the His Dark Materials series, The Emerald Atlas brims with humor and action as it charts Kate, Michael, and Emma's extraordinary adventures through an unforgettable, enchanted...
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Here Lies Linc

Delia Ray - Alfred A. Knopf
Format: Hardcover

When 12-year-old Linc Crenshaw decides he wants to go to public school, his professor mom isn't so happy with the idea. He's convinced it will be the ticket to a new social life. Instead, it's a disaster when his mom shows up at their field trip to the local cemetery to lecture them on gravestones,...
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The Year of the Book

Andrea Cheng - Houghton Mifflin
Format: Book

In Chinese, peng you means friend. But in any language, all Anna knows for certain is that friendship is complicated. When Anna needs company, she turns to her books. Whether traveling through A Wrinkle in Time, or peering over My Side of the Mountain, books provide what real life...
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A Whole Lot of Lucky

Danette Haworth - Walker & Co.
Format: Print book

Hailee Richardson never realized how much she hated her Salvation Army life and Goodwill accessories until the night her family wins the lottery. All of a sudden she's no longer the only girl at school without a cell phone or a brand-new bike! And the newfound popularity that comes with...
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Rex Zero, The Great Pretender

Tim Wynne-Jones - Farrar
Format: Print book

Rex Zero's family is moving, again, this time to a different school district, and his old friends will probably forget he even exists. What's more, a trio of bullies is out to get him. Rex's wild and funny adventures continue as he stumbles into seventh grade, pretending to be someone he's...
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Fake Mustache: Or, How Jodie O'Rodeo and her Wonder Horse

Tom Angleberger - Amulet Books
Format: Print book

Award-winning author Tom Angleberger flexes his comic muscle in this hairy adventure story with twists at every turn.Regular kid Lenny Flem Jr. is the only one standing between his evil-genius best friend - Casper, a master of disguise and hypnosis - and world domination. It all begins...
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Griff Carver, Hallway Patrol

Jim Krieg - Razorbill
Format: Print book

Twelve-year-old Griff Carver knows a thing or two about fighting crime. Because Griff?s not just any kid?he?s a kid with a badge. And if you are a criminal, he?s your worst nightmare. Griff might be the new kid on the Rampart Jr. High Patrol squad, but he?s no rookie. And he?ll do whatever...
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Dragonbreath #8: Nightmare of the Iguana

Ursula Vernon - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

Danny Dragonbreath has seen a lot of weird things, but nothing quite like the inside of his best friend Wendell's brain. Wendell has been having terrible nightmares, and Danny and Wendell's totally-not-girlfriend Suki agree to venture into the iguana's mind to get rid of the thing causing...
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