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Gone Camping: A Novel in Verse

Tamera Will Wissinger · Hmh Books for Young Readers
Pages: 112
Format: Print book

Hiking in the great outdoors, catching fish, watching the stars come out at night - camping is fun. Until it's time to sleep. Then, Lucy wonders, what kinds of creatures lurk in the dark? With only her brother and grandpa as tent-mates, will Lucy be able to face her camping fears? Filled...
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Armstrong and Charlie

Steven B. Frank · Hmh Books for Young Readers
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Charlie isn't looking forward to sixth grade. If he starts sixth grade, chances are he'll finish it. And when he does, he'll grow older than the brother he recently lost. Armstrong isn't looking forward to sixth grade, either. When his parents sign him up for Opportunity...
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Vilonia Beebe Takes Charge

Kristin L Gray · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 208
Format: Print book

Vilonia is determined to prove she's responsible enough to care for a dog in this hilarious and utterly lovable debut novel.

Being responsible is NOT easy.

Fourth grader Vilonia hasn't lost her rain coat in the three weeks she's had it and she's brushed her teeth every...
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Baseball Genius

Tim Green · Aladdin Books
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

An average kid with an above average talent for predicting baseball pitches tries to help his favorite player out of a slump in this entertaining novel from bestselling authors Tim Green and Derek Jeter.

Jalen DeLuca loves baseball. Unfortunately his dad can't afford to keep him on the travel...
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The Gauntlet

Karuna Riazi · Simon & Schuster Books
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

A trio of friends from New York City find themselves trapped inside a mechanical board game that they must dismantle in order to save themselves and generations of other children in this action-packed debut that's a steampunk Jumanji with a Middle Eastern flair.When twelve-year-old...
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Tricked

Jen Calonita · Dreamscape Media
Format: Audiobook

Times are changing at Fairy Tale Reform School. At least, that's what Gilly's heard. Rumor is that notorious trickster Rumpelstiltskin has taken over management from Headmistress Flora, and he's locked down the school tighter than the Pied Piper's pants. Not that this news...
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Warren the 13th and the Whispering Woods: A Novel

Tania Del Rio · Quirk Books
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

Warren the 13th is back in another lushly illustrated middle grade adventure.This sequel to Warren the 13th and the All-Seeing Eye begins soon after the first book's conclusion. Twelve-year-old Warren has learned that his beloved hotel can walk, and now it's ferrying guests around...
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When the Rain Comes

Alma Fullerton · Pajama Press Inc.
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

It is time to plant the rice crop in Malini's Sri Lankan community, and the little girl is both excited and nervous to help for the first time. What if she does it wrong? Will she be responsible if the crop fails? When the oxcart rumbles in loaded with seedlings, she reluctantly agrees...
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Juana and Lucas

Juana Medina · Candlewick Press
Pages: 96
Format: Print book

Fans of Judy Moody and Clarice Bean will love Juana, the spunky young Colombian girl who stars in this playful, abundantly illustrated new series.Juana loves many things - drawing, eating Brussels sprouts, living in Bogotá, Colombia, and especially her dog, Lucas, the best amigo ever....
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