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The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy

Jeanne Birdsall
Format: Paperback

This series of modern classics about the charming Penderwick family from National Book Award winner andNew York Timesbestseller Jeanne Birdsall is perfect for fans of Noel Streatfeild and Edward Eager. Over one million copies sold, now with a bright new look! This summer the Penderwick...
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The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise

Dan Gemeinhart - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

"Sometimes a story comes along that just plain makes you want to hug the world. The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise is Dan Gemeinhart's finest book yet -- and that's saying something. Your heart needs this joyful miracle of a book." -- Katherine Applegate, acclaimed...
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Chester Keene cracks the code

Kekla Magoon - ‎Wendy Lamb Books
Format: July 5

Cracking the code isn't all it's cracked up to be in this scavenger hunt adventure from a Coretta Scott King Honor-winning author. Chester Keene takes great comfort in his routines. Afterschool Monday to Thursday is bowling, and Friday, the best of days, is laser tag! But besides...
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Unseen Magic

Emily Lloyd-Jones - Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover

The trick to all magic is: you can only see it if you know where to look.The magic-infused town of Aldermere is the first place eleven-year-old Fin has ever felt safe - and she'll do whatever it takes to save her home when she accidentally unleashes a shadow self who wreaks havoc everywhere...
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A Snicker of Magic

Natalie Lloyd - Scholastic Press
Format: Print book

Introducing an extraordinary new voice---a magical debut that will make your skin tingle, your eyes glisten . . .and your heart sing.Midnight Gulch used to be a magical place, a town where people could sing up thunderstorms and dance up sunflowers. But that was long ago, before a curse...
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Pie in the Sky

Remy Lai - Henry Holt and Co. BYR Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

A poignant, laugh-out-loud illustrated middle-grade novel about an eleven-year-old boy's immigration experience, his annoying little brother, and their cake-baking hijinks!"Pie in the Sky is like enjoying a decadent cake . . . heartwarming and rib-tickling." -- Terri...
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The Order of Things

Kaija Langley - Nancy Paulsen Books
Format: Hardcover

A heart-rending novel-in-verse about a girl beginning to learn it is possible to go on even after a great loss.. Eleven-year-old April Jackson loves playing the drums, almost as much as she loves her best friend, Zee, a violin prodigy. They both dream of becoming professional musicians...
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Ways to Make Sunshine

Renée Watson - Bloomsbury Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

From Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Author Award winner Rene Watson comes the first book in a young middle grade series about Ryan Hart, a girl who is pure spirit, kindness, and sunshine.Ryan Hart has a lot on her mind--school, self-image, and especially family. Her dad finally has a new job,...
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A Thousand Questions

Saadia Faruqi - Quill Tree Books
Format: Hardcover

Set against the backdrop of Karachi, Pakistan, Saadia Faruqi's tender and honest middle grade novel tells the story of two girls navigating a summer of change and family upheaval with kind hearts, big dreams, and all the right questions. Mimi is not thrilled to be spending her summer...
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Martin McLean, Middle School Queen

Alyssa Zaczek - Sterling Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

In this bighearted middle-grade debut, Martin McLean struggles to find his voice - and his inner diva - as he navigates friendship, family, first crushes, and a whole lot of glitter."An amusing story that's bursting with diversity at every turn. . . . A tasty treat." - Kirkus...
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Death by Toilet Paper

Donna Gephart - Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Format: Library Binding

Fans of How to Survive Middle School will welcome the adventures of a contest-crazed seventh grader who uses his wits and way with words in hopes of winning a big cash prize to help his family avoid eviction. Benjamin is about to lose a whole lot more than good toilet paper. But even...
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Wrong Way Summer

Heidi Lang - Amulet Books
Format: Hardcover

A moving summer road-trip story for fans of Crenshaw and The Someday Birds Claire used to love her dad's fantastical stories, especially tales about her absent mom - who could be off with the circus or stolen by the troll king, depending on the day. But now that she's 12, Claire...
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A Field Guide to Getting Lost

Joy McCullough - Atheneum Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

Sutton is having robot problems. Her mini-bot is supposed to be able to get through a maze in under a minute, but she must have gotten something wrong in the coding. Which is frustrating for a science-minded girl like Sutton - almost as frustrating as the fact that her mother probably won't...
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Ruby in the Sky

Jeanne Zulick Ferruolo - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Ruby Moon Hayes does not want her new classmates to ask about her father. She does not want them to know her mother has been arrested. And she definitely does not want to make any friends. Ruby just wants to stay as silent and invisible as a new moon in the frozen sky. She and her mother...
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When You Know What I Know

Sonja K. Solter - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A sensitive, harrowing, and ultimately hopeful novel in verse about one girl's journey in the aftermath of abuse. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Times; color: #000000} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Times; color: #000000; min-height: 16.0px}...
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Almost Paradise: A Novel

Corabel Shofner - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

A heartfelt debut about a spunky girl determined to save her family and find her way home.Twelve-year-old Ruby Clyde Henderson's life changes the day her mother's boyfriend holds up a convenience store, and her mother is wrongly jailed for assisting with the crime. Ruby and her pet pig,...
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The Girl and the Ghost

Hanna Alkaf - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

A Malaysian folk tale comes to life in this emotionally layered, chilling middle grade debut, perfect for fans of The Book of Boy and The Jumbies. I am a dark spirit, the ghost announced grandly. I am your inheritance, your grandmother's legacy. I am yours to command. Suraya is delighted...
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The Jumbies

Tracey Baptiste - Algonquin Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

The jumbies are coming! Corinne La Mer isn't afraid of anything. Not scorpions, not the boys who tease her, and certainly not jumbies. She knows that jumbies aren't real; they're just creatures parents make up to frighten their children. But on All Hallows' Eve, Corinne chases an agouti...
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The List of Things That Will Not Change

Stead, Rebecca - WENDY LAMB BOOKS


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