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Sting: A Loot Novel

Jude Watson · Scholastic Press
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

So why is March McQuin dangling upside-down twenty feet above a stone floor in the middle of the night, instead of tucked in bed like a regular kid? Along with his twin sister, Jules, he's set on stealing a set of stunning diamonds. It should have been an easy job, in and out. Except another...
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A Monster Like Me

Wendy S. Swore · Shadow Mountain
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

There are trolls, goblins, and witches. Which kind of monster is Sophie? Sophie is a monster expert. Thanks to her Big Book of Monsters and her vivid imagination, Sophie can identify the monsters in her school and neighborhood. Clearly, the bullies are trolls and goblins. Her nice neighbor...
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Where Is Broadway?

Douglas Yacka · Penguin Workshop
Pages: 112
Format: Hardcover

Take your seats, because Where Is Broadway? is ready to take center stage!In a lively and engaging style, authors Douglas Yacka and Francesco Sedita cover the development of the first theaters and the birth of the American musical, as well as the shows and stars that have become Broadway...
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Caterpillar Summer

Gillian McDunn · Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

This beautifully written, emotional debut perfect for fans of Lynda Mullaly Hunt or Ali Benjamin tells the story a girl, her special needs brother, and the summer they will never forget."An engaging, honest book." --Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Newbery Honor-winning author of The War That...
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Caitlin in Charge

CLARE HUTTON · Scholastic Paperbacks
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

Caitlin and Natalia have been best friends since kindergarten. When Natalia's cousin Emma moved to town, Caitlin missed having her BFF all to herself, but is learning to share the love. All four friends sign up to be on the school carnival planning committee. But when Natalia has to drop...
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Natalia Takes the Lead

Clare Hutton · Scholastic Press
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

Canine chaos comes to Seaview House! Several dogs are staying at the inn with their owners and there's even going to be a wedding with dog ring bearers! Natalia is eager to help out because she loves dogs and wants to earn a little extra spending money. She volunteers to watch and walk...
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Emma Moves In

CLARE HUTTON · Scholastic Press
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

Three girls. Two families. One incredible friendship pact. Emma has always loved spending time with her cousins, twin sisters Sofia and Zoe. Even though Emma lives 3,000 miles away, when they're together, it's like no time has passed. At a family reunion, the girls' parents...
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The Bridge Home

Padma Venkatraman · Nancy Paulsen Books
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

"Readers will be captivated by this beautifully written novel about young people who must use their instincts and grit to survive. Padma shares with us an unflinching peek into the reality millions of homeless children live every day but also infuses her story with hope and bravery...
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The Becket List: A Blackberry Farm Story

Adele Griffin · Algonquin Young Readers
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

Adventure and discover with the bold and intrepid Becket Branch when her family's move from city to a country farm means big changes! Everything is changing for Becket Branch. From subways to sidewalks to safety rules, Becket is a city kid born and raised. Now the Branch family is trading...
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Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal

Jeff Kinney · Amulet Books
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Get ready for a whole new look into Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid! Introducing the newest Wimpy Kid author - Rowley Jefferson! Rowley's best friend Greg Heffley has been chronicling his middle-school years in thirteen Diary of a Wimpy Kid journals . . . and counting. But it's finally...
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The Popularity Papers: Research for the Social Improvement and General Betterment of Lydia Goldblatt and Julie Graham-Chang

Amy Ignatow · Amulet Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

Lydia and Julie are best friends with one goal: to crack the code of popularity. Lydia's the bold one: aspiring theater star, stick-fighting enthusiast, and human guinea pig. Julie's the shy one: observer and artist, accidental field hockey jock, and faithful recorder. In this notebook...
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Maybe a Mermaid

Josephine Cameron · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

A summer romp full of mystery, new friends, and maybe a mermaid! Eleven-year-old Anthoni Gillis is not the kind of kid who believes in fairies, unicorns, or even the word "maybe." She's more of a comic-books girl. So when her mom brings her to Thunder Lake for a summer at the Showboat...
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Focused

Alyson Gerber · Scholastic Press
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Clea can't control her thoughts. She knows she has to do her homework . . . but she gets distracted. She knows she can't just say whatever thought comes into her head . . . but sometimes she can't help herself. She know she needs to focus . . . but how can she do that when the people around...
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The Runaways

Ulf Stark · Lerner Publishing Group
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover

The Runaways is an adventure filled with warmth and humor from one of the world's great writers.Grandpa's in the hospital and hating it. He swears at the nurses and makes trouble. Ulf's dad finds it too stressful to visit. But Ulf visits Grandpa as often as he's allowed,...
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Party Crashers

Jonathan Roth · Aladdin
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Beep and his best friend Bob get blamed for a robbery on a fancy spaceship in this second book in the hilarious, action-packed Beep and Bob series!It's Bob's friend Lani's birthday, and she's having her party on a super luxury space cruiser called the Starship Titanic, whose...
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Sweeping Up the Heart

Kevin Henkes · Greenwillow Books
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

"After an eventful spring break, seventh-grader Amelia Albright's life changes forever"--
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Camp

Kayla Miller · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Raina Telgemeier and Frazzled fans, rejoice! Author-illustrator Kayla Miller is back with Olive in this emotional and honest story about navigating new experiences, learning to step outside one's comfort zone, and the satisfaction of blazing your own trails.Olive and Willow are happy campers!Or...
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Apprentice Needed

Obert Skye · Shadow Mountain
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

In book one of the series, Ozzy saw the classified ad in his local paper for a Wizard for Hire and discovered there was a wizard right in Portland, Oregon. Ozzy was relieved when the wizard, Rin, agreed to help him find his kidnapped scientist parents, though the search was a wild series...
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Bernice Buttman, Model Citizen

Niki Lenz · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Bernice Buttman is tough, crass, and hilarious, and she just might teach you a thing or two about empathy in this debut reminiscent of The Great Gilly Hopkins.When you're a Buttman, the label "bully" comes with the territory, and Bernice lives up to her name. But life as a bully...
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Last of the Name

Rosanne Parry · Carolrhoda Books
Format: Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Danny O'Carolan and his sister, Kathleen, arrive in New York City in 1863. Kathleen refuses to be parted from her only remaining relative, so she finds a job in domestic service for herself and her younger...sister. Danny reluctantly pretends to be a girl to avoid being...
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