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Jennifer Chambliss Bertman - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times-Bestseller!For twelve-year-old Emily, the best thing about moving to San Francisco is that it's the home city of her literary idol: Garrison Griswold, book publisher and creator of the online sensation Book Scavenger (a game where books are hidden in cities all over...
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The Way to Rio Luna

Zoraida Cordova - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Hardcover

For fans of The Land of Stories comes an adventure that reveals the secret warnings hidden inside all classic tales -- beware fairyland at all costs.Eleven-year-old Danny Monteverde believes in magic. He knows that pixie dust is real, that wardrobes act as portals, and that rabbit holes...
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The Serpent's Secret

Sayantani DasGupta - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

MEET KIRANMALA:INTERDIMENSIONAL DEMON SLAYER(Only she doesn't know it yet.) On the morning of her twelfth birthday, Kiranmala is just a regular sixth grader living in Parsippany, New Jersey . . . until her parents mysteriously vanish and a drooling rakkhosh demon slams through her kitchen,...
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Bink and Gollie

Kate DiCamillo - Candlewick
Format: Paperback

"If James Marshalls George and Martha were not hippos and were both girls, they would be much like best friends Bink and Gollie. . . . More, please!" - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Meet Bink and Gollie, two precocious little girls - one tiny, one tall, and both utterly...
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Oona

Kelly DiPucchio - Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Hardcover

This comical and heartfelt picture book is a winning celebration of invention, creativity, and friendship. With gorgeous underwater scenes and a crowd-pleasing tale, this is one little mermaid who is here to make a splash! New York Times bestselling author Kelly DiPucchio and illustrator...
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Dragons in a Bag

Zetta Elliott - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

The dragon's out of the bag in this diverse, young urban fantasy from an award-winning author!When Jaxon is sent to spend the day with a mean old lady his mother calls Ma, he finds out she's not his grandmother--but she is a witch! She needs his help delivering baby dragons...
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The Accidental Apprentice

Amanda Foody
Format: Hardcover

The last thing Barclay Thorne ever wanted was an adventure. Thankfully, as an apprentice to the town's mushroom farmer, Barclay need only work hard and follow the rules to one day become the head mushroom farmer himself. No danger required. But then Barclay accidentally breaks his town's...
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The Off I Go!: An Acorn Book

Kelly Greenawalt - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Paperback

Explore the world with Princess Truly!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With easy-to-read text, a short-story format, plenty of humor, and full-color artwork on every page, these books will...
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The Time of the Fireflies

Kimberley Griffiths Little - Scholastic Press, 2014.
Format: Print book

Critically acclaimed author Kimberley Griffiths Little spins a thrilling story of one girl's race to unravel the curse that has haunted her family for generations. When Larissa Renaud starts receiving eerie phone calls on a disconnected old phone in her family's antique shop, she knows...
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The Secret Explorers and the Lost Whales

DK. - DK Children
Format: Paperback

Dive into the world of The Secret Explorers and learn about ocean life in this action-packed first installment in a brand-new fiction series.Meet The Secret Explorers! This group of brilliant kids comes together from all four corners of the globe to fix problems, solve mysteries, and gather...
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The Greatest Adventure

Tony Piedra - Arthur A. Levine Books
Format: Hardcover

Eliot imagines sailing wild rivers and discovering giant beasts, right there on his block! But he wishes his adventures were real.Eliot's grandpa, El Capitn, once steered his own ship through dangerous seas, to far-off lands. But he can't do that anymore.Can Eliot and El Capitn discover...
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The Fog Diver

Joel Ross - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Joel Ross debuts a thrilling adventure series in which living in the sky is the new reality and a few determined slum kids just might become heroes. This Texas Bluebonnet selection - a fantasy filled with daring and hope and a wonderfully imaginative world - is perfect for fans of Rick...
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Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone

J. K. Rowling - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

A winner of England's National Book Award, the acclaimed debut novel tells the outrageously funny, fantastic adventure story of Harry Potter, who escapes a hideous foster home thanks to a scholarship to The Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry.
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Monster and Mouse Go Camping

Deborah Underwood - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Monster proves he's not that great in the great outdoors in this heartwarming tale of camping and friendship by New York Times bestselling author Deborah Underwood. It takes a little convincing, but with the promise of food, Monster decides to join Mouse on a camping trip. Things quickly...
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