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Crash Course #1

Landry Q. Walker - Penguin Workshop
Format: Hardcover

Guardians of the Galaxy meets Minecraft in this hilarious new sci-fi series. TERRAFORMING 101 - An introduction to the sciences and technologies of extraterrestrial world-building. Open to first year students. Elara Adele Vaughn has everything it takes to become a top planetary...
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Circus Mirandus

Cassie Beasley - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of 2015A New York Times Bestseller Fans of The Magician's Elephant, Savvy, and Roald Dahl will fall in love with Circus Mirandus, which celebrates the power of seeing magic in the world. Do you believe in magic?...
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The Entirely True Story of the Unbelievable FIB

Adam Shaughnessy - Algonquin Young Readers
Format: Print book

"What is the Unbelievable FIB?" That's the question eleven-year-old Prudence Potts discovers on a baffling card no one else in Middleton--except ABE, a new kid at school with a knack for solving riddles--seems to see. Then a mysterious man asks for ABE and Pru's help...
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Castle Hangnail

Ursula Vernon - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

From the creator of Dragonbreath comes a tale of witches, minions, and one fantastic castle, just right for fans of Roald Dahl and Tom Angleberger.When Molly shows up on Castle Hangnail's doorstep to fill the vacancy for a wicked witch, the castle's minions are understandably dubious....
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Pip Bartlett's Guide to Magical Creatures

Jackson Pearce - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

From bestselling authors Maggie Stiefvater and Jackson Pearce comes an exciting new series full of magical creatures, whimsical adventures, and quirky illustrations. Here's a list of things Pip Bartlett can talk to: Unicorns Miniature Silky Griffins Bitterflunks Basically, all magical...
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The Galaxy Pirates: Hunt for the Pyxis

Zoe Ferraris - Crown
Format: Print book

Ordinary kids are introduced to an extraordinary galaxy full of pirates, monkeys, and other colorful creatures - both human and otherwise - in this first book of this "absolutely action-packed" (School Library Journal) fantasy-adventure trilogy. On the night Emma Garton's...
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The Lost Track of Time

Paige Britt - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

A magical fantasy, an allegorical cautionary tale, a feast of language, a celebration of creativity--this dazzling debut novel is poised to become a story for the ages!Penelope is running out of time!She dreams of being a writer, but how can she pursue her passion when her mother schedules...
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The Incredible Space Raiders from Space!

Wesley King - Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Format: Hardcover

Lord of the Flies meets Star Trek in this outer space story of adventure, mystery, and fantastical fun from the author of The Vindico and The Feros.When Jonah wakes up on the Fantastic Flying Squirrel, he's a bit confused. One second he is in his family's...
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Voyagers: Project Alpha

D. J. MacHale - Random House
Format: Print book

#1 New York Times bestseller D. J. MacHale launches this part sci-fi, all action adventure, multiplatform series. Earth is about to go dark. Without a new power source, life as we know it will be toast. A global competition is under way to determine which four kids will join the secret...
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Dr. Critchlore's School for Minions: Book 1

Sheila Grau - Amulet Books
Format: Print book

Welcome to Dr. Critchlore?s School for Minions, the premier trainer of minions for Evil Overlords everywhere. No student is prouder to be at Dr. Critchlore?s than Runt Higgins, a twelve-year-old werewolf. (At least he thinks he?s twelve. He was abandoned at the school as a baby, so he can?t...
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A pocket full of murder

R J Anderson - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

A determined young girl joins forces with an adventure-loving street boy to save her father's life in this "thoroughly entertaining" (Kirkus Reviews) magical murder mystery.In the spell-powered city of Tarreton, the wealthy have all the magic they desire while the working...
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A Nearer Moon

Melanie Crowder - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

In a small river village where the water is cursed, a girl's bravery could mean the difference between life and death in this magical story of "perseverance and hope" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) from the author of Parched and Audacity.Along a lively...
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The School for Good and Evil: The School for Good and Evil, Book 1

Soman Chainani - HarperAudio
Format: Hardcover

THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL will soon be a major motion picture from Netflix - starring Academy Award winner Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Yeoh, Sofia Wylie, Sophie Anne Caruso, Jamie Flatters, Earl Cave, Kit Young, and more! The New York Times bestselling...
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Odin's Ravens

K. L. Armstrong - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Seven kids, Thor's hammer, and a whole lot of Valkyries are the only things standing against the end of the world. When thirteen-year-olds Matt Thorsen and Fen and Laurie Brekke, modern-day descendants of Thor and Loki, discovered they were fated to take the places of the Norse gods...
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The Islands of Chaldea

Diana Wynne Jones - Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover

A stand-alone novel of magic and adventure by the renowned fantasy author Diana Wynne Jones, who also wrote Howls Moving Castle and the Chrestomanci books. Almost finished upon her death in 2011, the manuscript was completed by Dianas sister Ursula Jones, an acclaimed novelist and actress....
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Seven Stories Up

Laurel Snyder - Random House
Format: Print book

In this companion to Laurel Snyder's Bigger than a Bread Box, a leap back in time and an unlikely friendship change the future of one family forever. Annie wants to meet her grandmother. Molly wishes she had a friend. A little magic brings them together in an almost-impossible...
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Wings of Fire Book One: The Dragonet Prophecy

Tui Sutherland - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

A thrilling new series soars above the competition and redefines middle-grade fantasy fiction for a new generation!The seven dragon tribes have been at war for generations, locked in an endless battle over an ancient, lost treasure. A secret movement called the Talons of Peace is determined...
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The Cats of Tanglewood Forest

Charles de Lint - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition
Format: Hardcover

In this whimsical, original folktale, written and illustrated throughout in vibrant full color by two celebrated masters of modern fantasy, a young girls journey becomes an enchanting coming-of-age story about magic, friendship, and the courage to shape ones own destiny.Lillian Kindred...
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An Army of Frogs

Trevor Pryce - Audible Studios
Format: Hardcover

Its frogs versus scorpions in this new series by professional football player, Trevor Pryce. For years, the frogs of the Amphibilands have lived in safety, protected by an elite group of poisonous frogs named the Kulipari and by the dreamcasting spell of the turtle king that cloaks their...
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The Hidden Deep

Christa J. Kinde - Zonderkidz
Format: Hardcover

Homework, football, apple pies, and angels? Harvest time is in full swing when Prissie Pomeroy learns that something terrible happened in her familys orchardmaking it hard to focus on school, especially when her best friends are distant and Ransom wont leave her alone. As she meets other...
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Magicalamity

Kate Saunders - Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Format: Book

Tom is in shock. Hes just discovered that his dad is an escaped fairy on the run. And that he must trust his life to three dangerous fairy godmothers hes never met. Two of them are hardened criminals, and one falls out of the window when she tries to fly . . . Will their mad magic be enough...
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Farworld Book 1: Water Keep

J. Scott Savage - Shadow Mountain; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

Even though thirteen-year-old Marcus Kanenas is confined to a wheelchair, he sees himself as a survivor and a dreamer. In fact, his favorite dream is of a world far away, a world where magic is as common as air, where animals tell jokes, and where trees beg people to pick their fruit. He even...
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Jinx

Sage Blackwood - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

The highly acclaimed first book of a fantasy adventure series set in a mysterious forest, starring a daring new hero."Readers will thrill to journey with Jinx" (SLJ, starred review) , a wizard's apprentice, as he sets off on a quest through the dangerous Urwald, a magical forest...
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Seven Wonders Book 1: The Colossus Rises

Peter Lerangis - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

New York Times Bestselling Series!"A high-octane mix of modern adventure and ancient secrets. The Colossus Rises is Lerangis's most gripping work yet. Young readers will love this story. I can't wait to see what's next in the Seven Wonders series!" - Rick Riordan, author of the Percy...
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Girl Meets Ghost

Lauren Barnholdt - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover

A tween girl becomes a reluctant medium in this start to a hilariously haunting series.There's an old saying that "dead men tell no tales" - but that saying is definitely not true. Just ask twelve-year-old Kendall Williams, who can't get dead people to stop talking to her,...
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The Chronicles of Avantia #1: First Hero

Adam Blade - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

Deadly Beasts. Brutal combat. Welcome to Avantia.At the age of seven, Tanner's father was killed in front of him by the evil warlord Derthsin. But his father's death was not in vain and Derthsin was carried away to his doom by a good Beast, Firepos the Flame Bird. Now, eight years later,...
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The Cloak Society

Jeramey Kraatz - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

The first in a thrilling, action-packed middle grade trilogy, which School Library Journal declared "will likely find the same wide appeal as Rick Riordans Percy Jackson books.The Cloak Society: An elite organization of supervillains graced with extraordinary powers. Ten years ago the Cloak...
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The Secret Prophecy

Herbie Brennan - Balzer + Bray
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Faerie Wars Chronicles, Herbie Brennan, comes this heart-pounding middle-grade adventurethink The Da Vinci Code for tweens. Reminiscent of the Percy Jackson and Artemis Fowl series, this edge-of-your-seat thriller involves an ancient curse,...
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The Spindlers

Lauren Oliver - Harper
Format: Book

Evocative of Alice in Wonderland, this novel from New York Times bestselling author Lauren Oliver is a bewitching story about the reaches of loyalty and the enduring power of hope. Perfect for fans of the author's other middle grade novels: Liesl & Po and the Curiosity House series.Looking...
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Always October

Bruce Coville - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

From Bruce Coville, the master of tween comic suspense, comes a tale of monsters, the bond between brothers, and saving the world.Jake's baby brother, LD, may be a monster (complete with fangs and fur!) , but together with his best friend, Lily, Jake isn't going to let anything happen...
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Gods and Warriors

Michelle Paver - Dial
Format: Hardcover

An action-packed new series set in the mysterious, dangerous Bronze Age Young Hylas--goatherd, Outsider, thief--is hunted by powerful warriors who want him dead and have kidnapped his sister. Hylas is forced to flee his home, but not before a mysterious stranger gives him a bronze dagger....
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Pegasus: The Flame Of Olympus

Kate O'Hearn - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover

A young girl, a winged horse, and a war of epic proportions make for an adventurous start to an exciting new trilogy.When Pegasus crashes onto a Manhattan roof during a terrible storm, Emily's life changes forever. Suddenly allied with a winged horse she'd always thought was mythical, Emily...
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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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The Unwanteds

Lisa McMann - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover

Every year in Quill, thirteen-year-olds are sorted into categories: the strong, intelligent Wanteds go to university, and the artistic Unwanteds are sent to their deaths Thirteen-year-old Alex tries his hardest to be stoic when his fate is announced as Unwanted, even while leaving behind...
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Wildwood (Wildwood Chronicles, 1)

Colin Meloy - Balzer Bray
Format: Hardcover

For fans of the Chronicles of Narnia comes the first book in the Wildwood Chronicles, the New York Times bestselling fantasy adventure series by Colin Meloy, lead singer of the Decemberists, and Carson Ellis, acclaimed illustrator of The Mysterious Benedict Society. Now in paperback!Wildwood...
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The Midnight Gate

Helen Stringer - Feiwel and Friends
Format: Hardcover

It's been two months since Belladonna Johnson discovered she was the Spellbinder, and she's full of questions about her powers. When a ghost finds Belladonna and her classmate, Steve, and gives them a mysterious map, the friends don't know if they should be looking for or hiding from the one person...
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Warriors: Into the Wild

Erin Hunter - HarperCollins; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

Join the legion of fans who have made Erin Hunters Warriors series a 1 national bestseller! Epic adventures. Fierce Warrior cats. A thrilling fantasy world. It all begins here with Warriors 1 Into the Wild.For generations, four Clans of wild cats have shared the forest according to the laws...
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Gregor The Overlander

Suzanne Collins - ‎Scholastic Press; First Edition
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...
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Jules Verne - Sterling
Format: Hardcover

Originally published in 1870, Vernes amazing undersea adventure is one of the earliest science fiction novels ever written. Since that time, generations of readers have plunged below the oceans waves with Captain Nemo and his first-ever submarine, The Nautilus. Its a voyage of exploration...
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A Wrinkle in Time

Madeleine L'Engle - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

Madeleine L'Engle's ground-breaking science fiction and fantasy classic, soon to be a major motion picture.It was a dark and stormy night; Meg Murry, her small brother Charles Wallace, and her mother had come down to the kitchen for a midnight snack when they were upset by the arrival of a most...
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Haunted Houses

Kelly Murphy - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

Scare-master Robert San Souci serves up ten chilling tales about untraditional haunted houses a mansion full of pirate treasure, a ghost trapped in a mysterious dollhouse, a boy whose vacation house comes complete with people-eating spiders, and many more. But beware because not all of the protagonists...
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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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The Summer of Moonlight Secrets

Danette Haworth - Walker Childrens
Format: Hardcover

At The Meriwether, Floridas famous antebellum hotel off of Hope Springs, nothing is quite as it seems. Secret staircases give way to servants quarters and Prohibition-era speakeasies make for the perfect hide-and-seek spot. Allie Jo Jackson knows every nook and cranny of The Meriwether--shes...
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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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The Neverending Story

Michael Ende - Dutton Juvenile; Revised edition
Format: Hardcover

Bastian embarks on a wild adventure when he enters the magical world of Fantastica, a doomed land filled with dragons, giants, and monsters, and risks his life to save Fantastica by going on a very dangerous quest.,
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The Emerald Atlas

John Stephens - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Book

Called A new Narnia for the tween set by theNew York Timesand perfect for fans of theHis Dark Materialsseries,The Emerald Atlasbrims with humor and action as it charts Kate, Michael, and Emmas extraordinary adventures through an unforgettable, enchanted world.These three siblings have been...
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My Diary from the Edge of the World

Jodi Lynn Anderson - Aladdin
Format: Print book

Told in diary form by an irresistible heroine, this playful and perceptive novel from the New York Times bestselling author of the May Bird trilogy sparkles with science, myth, magic, and the strange beauty of the everyday marvels we sometimes forget to notice.Spirited, restless...
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Time Stoppers

Carrie Jones - Bloomsbury Childrens Book
Format: Print book

Annie Nobody thought she was, well, nobody, living in a nowhere town where nothing goes her way. Day 1 at her newest foster home proves to be dreadful, too . . . and things get even worse when she's chased by something big and scary that definitely wants to eat her. Luckily for Annie, not everything...
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Furthermore

Tahereh Mafi - Dutton Children's Books
Format: Print book

The bestselling author of the Shatter Me series takes readers beyond the limits of their imagination in this captivating new middle grade adventure that reads like a modern day fairy tale. New York Times bestsellerRecently featured on "Late Night with Seth Meyers" Inspired by her childhood...
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