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Batgirl at Super Hero High

Lisa Yee · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Get your cape on with the DC Super Hero Girlsâ„¢ - the unprecedented new Super Hero universe especially for girls! Readers of all ages can fly high with the all-new adventures of Wonder Womanâ„¢, Supergirlâ„¢, Batgirlâ„¢, and some of the world's most iconic female super...
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Shadows of the lost sun

Carrie Ryan · Little
Pages: 368
Format: Print book

Magical worlds and incredible creatures fill the pages of this action-packed adventure in the Map to Everywhere series Fearless adventurers Marrill and Fin have just barely stopped the Iron Tide and the evil wizard Serth from destroying the Pirate Stream. Now they're on a mission to find...
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Hidden Rock Rescue

K E Rocha · Scholastic (Us)
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

Ever since Spencer Plain's parents disappeared, he's been staying in Bearhaven--a secret city where bears talk, go to school, develop secret technology, and plan missions to rescue others who need help.Spencer's been planning, too. He's in training as an operative with the Bear...
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Secret Origins

James Riley · Aladdin
Pages: 372
Format: Hardcover

Excerpt. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
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Goth Girl and the Wuthering Fright

Chris Riddell · Macmillan Children's Books
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

People are flocking to Ghastly-Gorm Hall from far and wide to compete in Lord Goth's Literary Dog Show. The esteemed judges are in place and the contestants are all ready to win. Sir Walter Splott is preparing his Lanarkshire Lurcher, Plain Austen is preening her Hampshire Hound and Homily...
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Anton and Cecil, Book 3: Cats Aloft

Lisa Martin · Algonquin Young Readers
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

Tuckered out from a journey across the Wild West, cat brothers Anton and Cecil are ready to head east for home--until a minor stop to change trains in Chicago turns into a major escapade. The brothers are recruited by a police bloodhound to help solve a case: puppies are disappearing right...
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The Uncommoners #1: The Crooked Sixpence

Jennifer Bell · Crown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

Anyone with a Hogwarts-shaped hole in their lives can't miss this fantasy series opener. Dive into a secret underground city below London where ordinary objects are capable of extraordinary magic! "Part Tim Burton, part J.K. Rowling! A terrific debut." - Soman Chainani,...
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Short

Holly Goldberg Sloan · Dial Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

In this heartwarming, funny middle-grade novel by the New York Times bestselling author of Counting by 7s, Julia grows into herself while playing a Munchkin in a production of The Wizard of Oz Julia is very short for her age, but by the end of the summer run of The Wizard of Oz, she'll...
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Me and Marvin Gardens

A S King · Arthur A. Levine Books
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

Obe Devlin has problems. His family's farmland has been taken over by developers. His best friend Tommy abandoned him for the development kids. And he keeps getting nosebleeds, because of that thing he doesn't like to talk about. So Obe hangs out at the creek by his house, in the last...
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The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Squirrel Meets World

Shannon Hale · Marvel Press
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

WHO RUNS THE WORLD? SQUIRRELS! Fourteen-year-old Doreen Green moved from sunny California to the suburbs of New Jersey. She must start at a new school, make new friends, and continue to hide her tail. Yep, Doreen has the powers of . . . a squirrel! After failing at several attempts to find...
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Wrath of the Storm

Jennifer A. Nielsen · Scholastic Press
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

Trouble has a way of seeking out Nicolas Calva, and it's not likely to leave him alone any time soon. With Caesar's magic bulla, the Malice of Mars, and the possibility of a Jupiter Stone in play, all the powers of Rome are circling Nic. He'll have to maneuver his way through...
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The Harlem Charade

Natasha Tarpley · Scholastic Press
Pages: 297
Format: Print book

WATCHER. SHADOW. FUGITIVE.Harlem is home to all kinds of kids. Jin sees life passing her by from the window of her family's bodega. Alex wants to help the needy one shelter at a time, but can't tell anyone who she really is. Elvin's living on Harlem's cold, lonely streets, surviving on his own after...
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Dragon Captives

Lisa Mcmann · Aladdin
Pages: 419
Format: Hardcover

Ten years after Alex and Aaron Stowe brought peace to Quill and Artimé, their younger twin sisters journey beyond the islands in this first novel of a new sequel series to The Unwanteds, which Kirkus Reviews called "The Hunger Games meets Harry Potter."Identical twins Fifer...
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The Mesmerist

Ronald L Smith · Clarion Books
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

Thirteen-year-old Jessamine Grace and her mother make a living as sham spiritualists - until they discover that Jess is a mesmerist and that she really can talk to the dead. Soon she is plunged into the dark world of Victorian London's supernatural underbelly and learns that the city is under...
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Mae and June and the Wonder Wheel

Charise Mericle Harper · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

In this chapter book for young readers, June is thrilled to get a new neighbor: Mae! Soon the two of them are best friends and are having adventures determined by the Wonder Wheel that they spin each morning. Whether it's pretending to be a dog for a day or collecting things that are blue,...
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