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Amira & Hamza: The War to Save the Worlds
Samira Ahmed - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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On the day of a rare super blue blood moon eclipse, twelve-year-old Amira and her little brother, Hamza, can't stop their bickering while attending a special exhibit on medieval Islamic astronomy. While stargazer Amira is wowed by the amazing gadgets, a bored Hamza wanders off, stumbling... |
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The Girl and the Ghost
Hanna Alkaf - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover
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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 Serpent's Secret
Sayantani DasGupta - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover
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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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It's Not Little Red Riding Hood
Funk, Josh - TWO LIONS
Format: Book
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Little Red likes to play by the rules. So when the narrator comes along and asks her to follow the story set out in her fairy tale, she grabs the basket for Grandma and goes. After all, she loves her grandma. But unfortunately, none of the other characters are quite what they’re expecting.…
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Federico and the Wolf
Gomez, Rebecca J. - CLARION BOOKS
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Clever Federico outsmarts el lobo in this fresh and funny Mexican-American take on Little Red Riding Hood. |
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Shadows of Sherwood
Kekla Magoon - Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Format: Hardcover
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The night her parents disappear, twelve-year-old Robyn Loxley must learn to fend for herself. Her home, Nott City, has been taken over by a harsh governor, Ignomus Crown. After fleeing for her life, Robyn has no choice but to join a band of strangers-misfit kids, each with their own special... |
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Paola Santiago and the River of Tears
Tehlor Kay Mejia - Rick Riordan Presents
Format: Hardcover
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Space-obsessed 12-year-old Paola Santiago and her two best friends, Emma and Dante, know the rule: Stay away from the river. It's all they've heard since a schoolmate of theirs drowned a year ago. Pao is embarrassed to admit that she has been told to stay away for even longer than... |
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Natalie Portman's Fables
Natalie Portman - Feiwel & Friends
Format: Hardcover
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From realizing that there is no "right" way to live to respecting our planet and learning what really makes someone a winner, the messages at the heart of Natalie Portman's Fables are modern takes on timeless life lessons. Told with a playful, kid-friendly voice and perfectly... |
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The Dreamweavers
G. Z. Schmidt - Holiday House
Format: Hardcover
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Since their parents' strange disappearance several years ago, 12-year-old twins Mei and Yun have been raised by their grandfather, who makes the best mooncakes around using a secret ingredient.On the day of the Mid-Autumn Harvest Festival, the emperor sends his son to sample Grandpa's... |
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The Three Ninja Pigs
Corey Rosen Schwartz - Putnam Juvenile
Format: Hardcover
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Practice makes perfect in this kick-butt fractured fairy tale.Why does this wolf think he can come to town and blow all the houses down? These three little pigs just aren't going to take it from that bully anymore! The first starts aikido lessons---he'll make mincemeat out of that... |
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Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin
Liesl Shurtliff - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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This funny fractured fairy tale goes behind the scenes of Rumpelstiltskin. New York Times Bestselling author Liesl Shurtliff "spins words into gold [Kirby Larson, Newbery Honor winner]."In a magic kingdom where your name is your destiny, 12-year-old Rump is the butt of everyone's... |
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Tell the Truth, B.B. Wolf
Judy Sierra - Knopf Books for Young Readers; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Big Bad Wolf’s first visit to his local library (as related in Mind Your Manners, B.B. Wolf) was such a success that he returns to tell his version of “The Three Little Pigs.” His outrageous spin on the tale draws skeptical remarks from his audience: “Isn’t... |
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Sisters of the Neversea
Cynthia L Smith
Format: Book
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In this magical, modern twist on Peter Pan, stepsisters Lily and Wendy are spirited away to Neverland by a mysterious boy and must find a way back to the family they love.
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The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy
Anne Ursu - Walden Pond Press
Format: Hardcover
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From the acclaimed author of The Real Boy and The Lost Girl comes a wondrous and provocative fantasy about a kingdom beset by monsters, a mysterious school, and a girl caught in between them.If no one notices Marya Lupu, is likely because of her brother, Luka. And that's because of what... |
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Falling for Rapunzel
Leah Wilcox - G.P. Putnam's Sons
Format: Print book
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"The course of true love never did run smooth." --William ShakespeareWhen the prince spies Rapunzel high in her tower, he's convinced she is the girl of his dreams. Of course he thinks he can save her the traditional way, but this is no traditional Rapunzel.She throws down... |
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