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The Alcatraz Escape

JENNIFER CHAMBLISS BERTMAN · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 262
Format: Hardcover

Sleuthing duo Emily and James tackle their most challenging mystery yet set on the haunting Alcatraz Island in Book 3 of the New York Times bestselling Book Scavenger series!Legendary literary game-maker Garrison Griswold is back in action -- this time with "Unlock the Rock."...
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The Golden Tower

HOLLY BLACK · Scholastic Press
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

The excitement and magic continue in book five of Magisterium.
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The Unforgettable What's His Name

Paul Jennings · Allen & Unwin
Pages: 207
Format: Paperback

Even before all this happened I had never been like the other kids. I tried not to be seen. If I climbed a tree or hid among the bins, no one could find me. "Where's What's His Name?" they'd say. Then, one weekend, I got what I wanted. First, I blended in with things. But on the second...
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Space Runners #1: The Moon Platoon

JERAMEY KRAATZ · HarperCollins
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

Stars Wars meets Ridley Pearson's Kingdom Keepers in this high-stakes intergalactic adventure! The Moon Platoon is the first book in an action-packed series for tweens that's perfect for fans of Eoin Colfer and Lisa McMann.In the year 2085, Benny Love is pretty used to surviving on what...
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Lucy Castor Finds Her Sparkle

Natasha Lowe · Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Try though she might, ten-year-old Lucy Castor can't seem to stop the world around her from changing in this charming and funny novel by Natasha Lowe in the tradition of the Penderwicks series. Lucy's life is perfect and she doesn't want to change a thing. With everyone growing...
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Weather or Not

SARAH MLYNOWSKI · Scholastic Press
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

When Willa's upside-down magic rains, it pours. Clouds form under ceilings. Classrooms get flooded. Umbrellas must always be nearby, just in case Willa has an outburst.Willa hates being the source of such sogginess. Even worse, the more she rains, the badder she feels . . . and the badder...
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Isadora Moon Has a Birthday

Harriet Muncaster · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

Fans of the Princess in Black and Dory Fantasmagory series will love Isadora Moon: half-fairy, half-vampire--and ready for her first-ever human birthday party!Isadora Moon might be half-fairy, half-vampire, but she wants to have a totally normal human birthday party. She gives her mom and dad a list--cake,...
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The Princess and the Absolutely Not a Princess

Emma Wunsch · Amulet Books
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover

A princess and a revolutionary form an unexpected friendship in this charming, illustrated chapter-book series, perfect for fans of Judy Moody and Clementine! Princess Miranda does not want to go to school. She wants to shoe shop, plan parties, and decorate the castle. Maude cannot...
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