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The Secret Life of Lincoln Jones

Wendelin Van Draanen Parsons · Alfred A Knopf
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

Award-winning author Wendelin Van Draanen gives us a brilliantly fresh and funny story about a boy learning to become the brave hero of his own life. Perfect for fans of Counting by 7s and The Fourteenth Goldfish. My secret life is filled with psychic vampires, wheelchair zombies, chain-rattlin'...
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The Marvelous Magic of Miss Mabel

Natasha Lowe · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 278
Format: Print book

"Wild fantasy, sly satire, and sharply observed family dynamics are the hallmarks of this tasty, effervescent series (along with mouthwatering recipes) ; this volume's the most delectable yet." - Kirkus Reviews

"Mabel's hijinks will appeal to readers of Roald...
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Amelia Bedelia Chapter Book #10: Amelia Bedelia Ties the Knot

Herman Parish · Greenwillow Books
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

In the tenth chapter book in the New York Times-bestselling series, Amelia Bedelia's aunt Mary has been popped the question, and now Amelia Bedelia has a beach wedding to help plan! But there will be plenty of hitches before Aunt Mary and her fiancé Bob can get hitched: a broken bridge,...

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Legendtopia Book #1: The Battle for Urth

Lee Bacon · Delacorte Press
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

Welcome to LEGENDTOPIA, where fantasy meets reality in a new series from the author of JOSHUA DREAD! Two kids--Kara, a girl from our world, and Prince Fred, a royal boy from the kingdom of Heldstone--join forces to save Urth.Have you ever been on a school trip that went totally, epically...
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Return Fire

Christina Diaz Gonzalez · Scholastic Press
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Cassie Arroyo has found the long-lost Spear of Destiny--only to have it stolen right out from under her! In Return Fire, Cassie and Asher must regain the spear. This time, however, it's not enough just to find it: Cassie realizes that when she used the spear, she set the world down...
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The Kindness Club

Courtney Sheinmel · Bloomsbury Usa
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

Rejected by the cool girls club, fifth-grader Chloe Silver, new in town after her parents' divorce, forms a different type of club, with offbeat Lucy Tanaka and nerdy Leo Barish, that tests out different acts of kindness on classmates.
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Middle School: Dog's Best Friend

James Patterson · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

Releasing the same month as the MIDDLE SCHOOL movie, this next installment of James Patterson's hit series has non-stop laughs starring everyone's favorite underdog.

It's a dog-eat-dog world, and Rafe Khatchadorian is just trying to live in it. Life in middle school is finally...
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Sticker Girl

Janet Tashjian · Henry Holt and Company
Pages: 166
Format: Print book

Martina Rivera has a remarkable imagination. But with two extroverted brothers at home, she's always struggled to make a big impression on those around her. Life soon takes an exciting turn when Martina discovers the secret power of her sticker collection: They come to life! Among...

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Hamster Princess: Ratpunzel

Ursula Vernon · Dial Books for Young Readers
Pages: 227
Format: Print book

Rapunzel gets a rodent twist in book three of the critically acclaimed and uproariously funny series that's perfect for fans of Princess in Black and Babymouse

Princess Harriet Hamsterbone does not like sitting around at home. How's a princess supposed to have...
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A Blind Guide to Normal

Beth Vrabel · Sky Pony Pr
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

Richie "Ryder" Raymond has a gift. He can find the punchline in any situation, even in his limited vision and prosthetic eye. During the past year at Addison School for the Blind, Ryder's quick wit earned the respect and friendship of his classmates. Heading to mainstream,...
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The Bone Sparrow

Zana Fraillon · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

LONGLISTED FOR THE GUARDIAN CHILDREN'S FICTION PRIZE 2016Subhi is a refugee. He was born in an Australian permanent detention center after his mother and sister fled the violence of a distant homeland, and the center is the only world he knows. But every night, the faraway whales sing to him,...
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Scare Scape

Sam Fisher · Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

Three wishes go awry in a middle-grade debut as comical as it is spooky.Toxic Vapor Worms. Shark Hounds. King-Crab Spiders. Two-Headed Mutant Rodents.These are just a few of the beasts featured in the pages of Scare Scape, the creepiest comic book around. They are vicious. They are terrifying....
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Talons of Power

Tui T Sutherland · Scholastic Press
Pages: 290
Format: Print book

The war is over. The false prophecy has been fulfilled. But the dragonets still have enemies. A dark evil, buried for centuries, is stirring.

And a young NightWing may have had the first true prophecy in generations . . .

Something is coming to shake the earth
Something...
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Showing Off

Sarah Mlynowski · Scholastic (Us)
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

The third entry in this offbeat series about a group of magical misfits.

Upside-Down Magic is shaking up the school!

The kids in Upside-Down Magic know their magic is a little out of control. But that doesn't make them weird - it only makes them human. When things get messy,...

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Fort Solitude

Derek Fridolfs · Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 175
Format: Hardcover

The follow-up to the bestselling hit Study Hall of Justice! Clark Kent is thrilled when he receives an invite to a spring break academic retreat. After taking down the villains of Ducard Academy the previous year, going back to life on the farm was a bit dull. Better yet, his friends...
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