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The Terrible Two
Mac Barnett - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover
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New York Times Bestseller "A double helping of fun and mischief!" - Jeff kinney, author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series "Hilarious." - Dav Pilkey, author of the Captain Underpants series Miles Murphy is not happy to be moving to Yawnee Valley, a sleepy... |
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Honey
Sarah Weeks - Scholastic Press
Format: Book
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Melody has lived in Royal, Indiana, for as long as she can remember. It's been just her and her father, and she's been okay with that. But then she overhears him calling someone Honey -- and suddenly it feels like everyone in Royal has a secret. It's up to Melody and her best... |
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Finding Serendipity
Angelica Banks - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Book
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When Tuesday McGillycuddy and her beloved dog, Baxterr, discover that Tuesday's mother -- the famous author Serendipity Smith -- has gone missing, they set out on a magical adventure. In their quest to find Serendipity, they discover the mysterious and unpredictable place that stories... |
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The War that Saved My Life
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley - Dial Books
Format: Book
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Ten-year-old Ada has never left her one-room apartment. Her mother is too humiliated by Ada's twisted foot to let her outside. So when her little brother Jamie is shipped out of London to escape the war, Ada doesn't waste a minute - she sneaks out to join him.
So begins... |
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Melonhead and the Big Stink
Katy Kelly - Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Format: Book
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Melonhead is still pals with Lucy Rose, but he's not going to Parks & Rec camp this summer. He ruined one of Mrs. Wilkins's favorite garden plants, so his parents have "loaned" him to her to do chores. This is going to mess up his summer plans if he doesn't figure... |
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Half a Man
Michael Morpurgo - Candlewick
Format: Book
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From a young age, Michael was both fascinated by and afraid of his grandfather. Grandpa's ship was torpedoed during the Second World War, leaving him with terrible burns. Every time he came to stay, Michael was warned by his mother that he must not stare, he must not make too much noise,... |
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Witherwood Reform School
Obert Skye - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover
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After a slight misunderstanding involving a horrible governess, oatmeal, and a jar of tadpoles, siblings Tobias and Charlotte Eggars find themselves abandoned by their father at the gates of a creepy reform school. Evil mysteries are afoot at Witherwood, where the grounds are patrolled... |
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Willie & Me
Dan Gutman - HarperCollins
Format: Book
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Stosh thought he was finished traveling back in time. But then Ralph Branca shows up in his room one night, begging for Stosh's help. In 1951, Branca pitched a ball to Bobby Thomson that would become the "Shot Heard Round the World," a home run that won the National League... |
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A Dragon's Guide to the Care and Feeding of Humans
Laurence Yep - Crown Books for Young Readers
Format: Book
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Unknown to most of its inhabitants, the City by the Bay is home to many mysterious and fantastic creatures, hidden beneath the parks, among the clouds, and even in plain sight. And Winnie wants to draw every new creature she encounters: the good, the bad, and the ugly. But Winnie's... |
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Ratscalibur
Josh Lieb - Razorbill
Format: Book
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When Joey is bitten by an elderly rat, he goes from aspiring seventh-grader to three-inch tall rodent.
At first, Joey is amazed by his new rat self. The city streets call to him at night. Smells that would have repelled him before are suddenly tantalizing. (A chicken bone?... |
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Pip Bartlett's Guide to Magical Creatures
Jackson Pearce - Scholastic Press
Format: Book
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Here's a list of things Pip Bartlett can talk to:
Unicorns
Miniature Silky Griffins
Bitterflunks
Basically, all magical creatures
Here's a list of things she can't talk to (at least, not very well) :
Parents
Teachers
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The Way Home Looks Now
Wendy Wan-Long Shang - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover
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Twelve-year-old Chinese American Peter Lee and his family always shared a passion for baseball, bonding over backlot games and the Pittsburgh Pirates. But when a devastating tragedy strikes, the family flies apart and Peter's mom becomes paralyzed by grief, drifting further and further... |
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Adventures with Waffles
Maria Parr - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover
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Lena is Trille's best friend, even if she is a girl. And there is never an ordinary day when you've got a best friend like Lena.Hardly a day passes without Trille and Lena inventing some kind of adventure that often ends in trouble. Whether it's coaxing a cow onto a boat or sledding down... |
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The Enchanted Files: Diary of a Mad Brownie
Bruce Coville - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Book
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Angus is a brownie. No, not the kind you eat! He's a tiny magical creature that loves to do chores. Angus has just "inherited" a new human girl, Alex. To say that Alex is messy would be an understatement. She's a total hurricane-like disaster - and she likes it that way,... |
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Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer
Kelly Jones - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Book
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Twelve-year-old Sophie Brown feels like a fish out of water when she and her parents move from Los Angeles to the farm they've inherited from a great-uncle. But farm life gets more interesting when a cranky chicken appears and Sophie discovers the hen can move objects with the power... |
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Platypus Police Squad: The Frog Who Croaked
Jarrett J. Krosoczka - Walden Pond Press
Format: Book
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When a call comes in about a crime down at the docks involving a missing schoolteacher and a duffle bag full of illegal fish, Zengo and O'Malley are going to have to learn to set their differences aside if they want to get to the bottom of this. Especially when the clues all point to Frank... |
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Boy's Best Friend
Kate Banks - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover
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Eleven-year-old George has a dog, Bart, who seems to know everything about him-from when he is feeling sad to when he will arrive home from school. George's new neighbor and classmate, Lester, also has a dog, Bill Gates, and Lester thinks he is the smartest animal in the world. When... |
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Anton and Cecil, Book 2: Cats on Track
Lisa Martin - Algonquin Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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A message has traveled via the mouse network to cat brothers Anton and Cecil: their rodent friend Hieronymus has been captured. Though he'd rather stay close to home, Anton must get to the friend who saved his life. Cecil is quick to action, too, but it's adventure he craves. Boarding one of the machines... |
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VIP : I'm with the band
Jen Calonita - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Twelve-year-old Mackenzie "Mac" Lowell's dreams have come true. Thanks to her mom scoring the coolest job EVER, Mac is going from boy band fanatic to official tour member of her favorite group, Perfect Storm. Good thing she's brought along her journal so she can record every moment,... |
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I Am Coyote
Geri Vistein - Tilbury House Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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Coyote is three years old when she leaves her family in Algonquin Provincial Park in Ontario and embarks on a 500-mile odyssey eastward in search of a territory of her own and a mate to share it with.Journeying by night through the dead of winter, she endures extreme cold, hunger, and a harrowing... |
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