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Amari and the Night Brothers

B. B. Alston
Format: Hardcover

Artemis Fowl meets Men in Black in this exhilarating debut middle grade fantasy, the first in a trilogy filled with #blackgirlmagic. Perfect for fans of Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky, the Percy Jackson series, and Nevermoor. Amari Peters has never stopped believing her missing...
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Lei and the Fire Goddess

Malia Maunakea - ‎Penguin Workshop
Format: Hardcover

From debut author Malia Maunakea comes a sweeping fantasy about a part-Hawaiian girl who must save her best friend and her island from an angry fire goddess.Curses aren't real.At least, that's what twelve-year-old, part-Hawaiian Anna Leilani Kamaʻehu thinks when she listens to her grandmother's...
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The Last Fallen Star

Graci Kim - Rick Riordan Presents
Format: Hardcover

"Graci Kim does such an amazing job of blending Korean mythology into the modern world, I am now wondering how I ever lived without knowing all this cool information."--New York Times #1 best-selling author Rick RiordanRiley Oh can''t wait to see her sister get initiated...
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Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow

Jessica Townsend - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

An instant New York Times bestseller!"Poignant....A Harry Potter-esque adventure." --Time Magazine A breathtaking, enchanting new series by debut author Jessica Townsend, about a cursed girl who escapes death and finds herself in a magical world--but is then tested...
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The Adventurers Guild

Zack Loran Clark - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

Few ever asked to join the Adventurers Guild. . . . Their members often died young.In one of the last cities standing after the world fell to monsters, best friends Zed Kagari and Brock Dunderfel have high hopes for the future. Zed desperately wishes to join the ranks of the Mages Guild,...
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Artemis Fowl

Eoin Colfer - Miramax
Format: Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Artemis is a millionaire, a genius-and above all, a criminal mastermind. But Artemis doesn't know what he's taken on when he kidnaps a fairy, Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon Unit. These aren't the fairies of the bedtime stories-they're dangerous!
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Will Wilder: The Relic of Perilous Falls

Raymond Arroyo - Crown Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

Fans of Rick Riordan s Percy Jackson and the Olympians" "and Peter Lerangis s Seven Wonders" "series will embrace this first epic adventure in a rollicking new series by a "New York Times "bestselling author. Will Wilder is a mischievous, headstrong twelve-year-old...
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The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

C. S. Lewis - HarperCollins

A mass-market paperback edition of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, book two in the classic fantasy series, The Chronicles of Narnia. This edition features cover art by Cliff Nielsen and interior black-and-white illustrations by the series' original illustrator, Pauline Baynes....
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The Savage Fortress

Sarwat Chadda - Arthur A. Levine Books; 1 edition

"A fabulous, action-packed modern take on Indian mythology. I can't wait to read more!" -- Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series, on THE SAVAGE FORTRESSThe gods and monsters of India roar to life in this thrilling fantasy!After three weeks of vacation, Ash Mistry...
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Hither & Nigh

Ellen Potter - Margaret K. McElderry Books
Format: Hardcover

Magic and mystery abound when a young girl discovers a secret, parallel New York City that may help her find her missing brother in this dazzling middle grade fantasy adventure for fans of Thirteen Witches and James Riley.Could lessons in magic make everything right again? Nell Batista...
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The Familiars

Adam Jay Epstein - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

THE FAMILIARS are the magical animal companions to a wizard or witch. When three young wizards-in-training get kidnapped by the evil queen of the land, it is up to their familiars to go a dangerous journey to rescue them. You'll meet Aldwyn, an orphan alley cat pretending to have telekinesis;...
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Aru Shah and the End of Time

Roshani Chokshi - Rick Riordan Presents
Format: Hardcover

Best-selling author Rick Riordan introduces this adventure by Roshani Chokshi about twelve-year-old Aru Shah, who has a tendency to stretch the truth in order to fit in at school. While her classmates are jetting off to family vacations in exotic locales, she'll be spending her autumn break...
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Redwall (Redwall, Book 1)

Brian Jacques - Puffin/Philomel Books; 1ST edition
Format: Paperback

When Redwall was published in 1987 it catipulted author Brian Jacques to international stardom. And small wonder! This enthralling tale is jam-packed with the things we long for in a great adventure: danger, laughter, hairbreath excapes, tragedy, mystery, a touch of wonder, a truly despicable...
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Knights of the Borrowed Dark

Dave Rudden - Random House
Format: Print book

This imaginative new fantasy will charm fans of the Ranger's Apprentice and Rick Riordan. Denizen Hardwick is an orphan, and his life is, well, normal. Sure, in storybooks orphans are rescued from drudgery when they discover they are a wizard or a warrior or a prophesized king. But this...
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The Search for WondLa

Tony DiTerlizzi - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

When a marauder destroys the underground sanctuary that Eva Nine was raised in by the robot Muthr, the twelve-year-year-old girl is forced to flee aboveground. Eva Nine is searching for anyone else like her, for she knows that other humans exist, because of an item she treasures - a scrap...
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Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky

Kwame Mbalia - Rick Riordan Presents
Format: Hardcover

Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents Kwame Mbalia's epic fantasy, a middle grade American Gods set in a richly-imagined world populated with African American folk heroes and West African gods.Seventh grader Tristan Strong feels anything but strong ever since he failed to save...
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The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making

Catherynne M. Valente - Feiwel & Friends
Format: Hardcover

welve-year-old September lives in Omaha, and used to have an ordinary life, until her father went to war and her mother went to work. One day, September is met at her kitchen window by a Green Wind taking the form of a gentleman in a green jacket, who invites her on an adventure, implying...
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Gregor The Overlander

Suzanne Collins - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

This irresistible first novel tells the story of a quiet boy who embarks on a dangerous quest in order to fulfill his destiny -- and find his father -- in a strange world beneath New York City.When Gregor falls through a grate in the laundry room of his apartment building, he hurtles into...
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The Storm Runner

Jennifer Cervantes - Rick Riordan Presents
Format: Hardcover

A contemporary adventure based on Mayan mythology from Rick Riordan Presents! Zane Obispo spends every day exploring the sleeping volcano in his backyard. "The Beast," as he calls it, is the one place where he can escape other kids, who make fun of him because he has a limp and walks...
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The Ruins of Gorlan: Book 1

John F Flanagan - ‎Puffin Books; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

The international bestselling series with over 5 million copies sold in the U.S. alone!They have always scared him in the past - the Rangers,...
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The Girl Who Drank the Moon

Kelly Regan Barnhill - Algonquin Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Winner of the 2017 Newbery Award The New York Times Bestseller An Entertainment Weekly Best Middle Grade Book of 2016 A New York Public Library Best Book of 2016 A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2016 An Amazon Top 20 Best Book of 2016 A Publishers Weekly Best Book...
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Dragonborn

Toby Forward - Bloomsbury
Format: Print book

When Flaxfield the great wizard dies, his apprentice Sam is left without a master. Sam has great power-but he doesn't know it yet. All he knows is that he needs a new master if he wants to finish his education in magic.With his dragon Starback at his side, Sam sets out alone on his quest....
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Root Magic

Eden Royce
Format: Hardcover

"A poignant, necessary entry into the children's literary canon, Root Magic brings to life the history and culture of Gullah people while highlighting the timeless plight of Black Americans. Add in a fun, magical adventure and you get everything I want in a book!" - Justina...
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The Merchant of Death

D.J. MacHale - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover

DENDURON Bobby Pendragon is a seemingly normal fourteen-year-old boy. He has a family, a home, and even Marley, his beloved dog. But there is something very special about Bobby. He is going to save the world. And not just Earth as we know it. Bobby is slowly starting to realize that...
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Fablehaven

Brandon Mull - Aladdin Paperbacks/Simon & Schuster Children's
Format: Paperback

Fablehaven, a sanctuary for mystical creatures, survives as one of the last strongholds of true magic in a cynical world. Kendra and her brother Seth do not know their grandfather is the current caretaker, but they soon face the challenge of their lives when powerful forces of evil are unleashed.
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Eragon (Inheritance)

Christopher Paolini - Alfred A. Knopf
Format: Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Lord of the Rings, the New York Times bestselling Inheritance Cycle about the dragon rider Eragon has sold over 35 million copies and is an international fantasy sensation.Fifteen-year-old Eragon believes that he is merely a poor farm boy - until his destiny as a Dragon...
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A Wizard of Earthsea

Ursula K. Le Guin - HMH Books for Young Readers; Reissue edition
Format: Paperback

Originally published in 1968, Ursula K. Le Guin’s A Wizard of Earthsea marks the first of the six now beloved Earthsea titles. Ged was the greatest sorcerer in Earthsea, but in his youth he was the reckless Sparrowhawk. In his hunger for power and knowledge, he tampered with long-held...
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The Golden Compass

Philip Pullman - Listening Library
Format: Audio CD

Read by the author and a full cast10 hours, 49 minutes9 CDsWhen Lyra and her daemon Pantalaimon decide to spy on a presentation her uncle, the commanding Lord Asriel, is making to the elders of Jordan College they have no idea that they will become witnesses to an attempted murder - and even...
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Wings of Fire Book One: The Dragonet Prophecy

Tui T. Sutherland - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Paperback

The beginning of a thrilling new dragon saga-- now in paperback!Clay and his friends have grown up under a mountain, secretly raised by the Talons of Peace to fulfill a mysterious prophecy. The five young dragons are destined to end the war that's been raging between the tribes of Pyrrhia...
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The Mysterious Benedict Society

Trenton Lee Stewart - Little, Brown & Company
Format: Paperback

"Are you a gifted child looking for special opportunities?"When this peculiar ad appears in the newspaper, dozens of children enroll to take a series of mysterious, mind-bending tests. (And you, dear reader, can test your wits right alongside them.) But in the end just four very...
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The School for Good and Evil

Soman Chainani - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling School for Good and Evil series is an epic journey into a dazzling new world, where the only way out of a fairy tale is to live through one. Start here to follow Sophie, Agatha, and everyone at school from the beginning!With her glass slippers and devotion...
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Magyk (Septimus Heap, Book 1)

Angie Sage - Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Hardcover

The first book in the internationally bestselling Septimus Heap series by Angie Sage, featuring the funny and fantastic adventures of a wizard apprentice and his quest to become an ExtraOrdinary Wizard.New York Times Bestselling Series"A deliciously spellbinding series opener."...
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