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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 Busing to a white...
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Forever, or a Long, Long Time

Caela Carter · HarperCollins
Pages: 343
Format: Hardcover

From rising new talent Caela Carter, author of My Life with the Liars, comes an achingly beautiful and endearing story about two foster children who want desperately to believe that they've found their forever home. Perfect for fans of Rebecca Stead's When You Reach Me, Leslie Connor's...
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Wing & Claw #2: Cavern of Secrets

Linda Sue Park · HarperCollins
Pages: 309
Format: Hardcover

In the second installment of the spellbinding Wing & Claw series, Newbery Medal - winning author Linda Sue Park takes a young apothecary hero to new heights of danger, exciting adventure, and intriguing botanical magic.Raffa Santana has spent all winter hiding in the harsh wilderness...
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Will Wilder: The Lost Staff of Wonders

Raymond Arroyo · Crown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

"Open the cover, fasten your seat belt, and get ready for a rip-roaring ride!" - Ridley Pearson, author of the New York Times bestselling series Kingdom Keepers"Surprising spiritual depth with a hearty helping of monsters and miracles." - Kirkus ReviewsTwelve-year-old...
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Ivy

Katherine Coville · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 134
Format: Hardcover

For fans of Jessica Day George and E. D. Baker comes a charming young fantasy about a girl, her grandmother, and an animal hospital devoted to fantastical creatures. Ivy's grandmother is a healer - to mostly four-legged patients of the forest. Although the woodland creatures love her,...
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Pursued

Gary Urey · Albert Whitman
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

Axel Jack and Daisha Tandala are two thirteen-year-old friends running from a billionaire madman who killed their scientist parents and now wants what the kids have -- a GeoPort (Geographical Transportation System.) The GeoPort, invented by their parents, has the ability to transport a person...
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The Only Road

Alexandra Diaz · Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

PURA BELPRÉ HONOR BOOK ALA NOTABLE BOOK "Powerful and timely." - BOOKLIST (starred review) Twelve-year-old Jaime makes the treacherous and life-changing journey from his home in Guatemala to live with his older brother in the United States in this gripping and realistic...
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A Rambler Steals Home

Carter Higgins · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 213
Format: Hardcover

Garland, Derby, and Triple Clark spend each season traveling highways and byways in their Rambler - until summer, when small-town Ridge Creek, Virginia, calls them back. There they settle in, selling burgers and fries out of Garland's Grill after each game the Rockskippers play in their...
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Vampires on the Run: A Quinnie Boyd Mystery

Cynthia Surrisi · Carolrhoda Books
Pages: 296
Format: Print book

In the months after Quinnie Boyd cracked the mystery of her missing teacher, she expected life in her small Maine town to snap back to normal. But two writers from New York City have arrived in Maiden Rock, and there's something not quite right about them. Sure, Ceil and Edgar are pale....
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Dragonwatch: A Fablehaven Adventure

Brandon Mull · Shadow Mountain
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

In the long-awaited sequel to Fablehaven, the dragons who have been kept at the dragon sanctuaries no longer consider them safe havens, but prisons and they want their freedom. The dragons are no longer our allies.... In the hidden dragon sanctuary of Wyrmroost, Celebrant the Just, King...
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The Metropolitans

Carol Goodman · Viking Books for Young Readers
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler meets The Apothecary in this time-bending mystery from bestselling author Carol Goodman!The day Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, four thirteen-year-olds converge at the Metropolitan Museum of Art where an eccentric curator is seeking four uncommonly...
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Captain Pug

Laura James · Bloomsbury
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

On one very ordinary day Pug's nose knows that breakfast is on its way. And with breakfast, come crumbs - but not just any old crumbs, jam tart crumbs. Jam tarts are Pug's favorite food, and he loves nothing more than to share them with his best friend, Lady Miranda. But just before...
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Amina's Voice

Hena Khan · Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 208
Format: Print book

A Pakistani-American Muslim girl struggles to stay true to her family's vibrant culture while simultaneously blending in at school after tragedy strikes her community in this sweet and moving middle grade novel from the award-winning author of It's Ramadan, Curious George and Golden Domes...
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A Dragon's Guide to Making Perfect Wishes

Laurence Yep · Crown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

A Dragon's Guide to Making Perfect Wishes (March) For fans of How to Train Your Dragon comes the newest adventure in the Dragon's Guide series by two-time Newbery Honor winner Laurence Yep and Joanna Ryder, featuring enchanting artwork by Caldecott Honor winner and Harry Potter illustrator...
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The Pages Between Us: In the Spotlight

Lindsey Leavitt · Harpercollins
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

BFFs Olivia and Piper star in this fun snapshot of middle grade friendship told in a sweet journal-style book packed with engaging art. This is a follow-up to The Pages Between Us, by beloved middle grade authors Lindsey Leavitt and Robin Mellom.It's time for the Battle of the Books!When...
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A Boy Called Bat

Elana K Arnold · HarperCollins Publishers and Blackstone Audio
Pages: 1
Format: Audiobook

[Children's Fiction (Ages 8-12) ][Read by Patrick Lawlor]A Boy Called Bat is the first book in a funny, heartfelt, and irresistible young chapter book series about a boy on the autism spectrum.For Bixby Alexander Tam (nicknamed Bat) , life tends to be full of surprises -- some of them...
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Hello, Universe

Erin Entrada Kelly · Greenwillow Books
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

Acclaimed and award-winning author Erin Entrada Kelly's Hello, Universe is a funny and poignant neighborhood story about unexpected friendships. Told from four intertwining points of view - two boys and two girls - the novel celebrates bravery, being different, and finding your inner bayani...
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Miss Ellicott's School for the Magically Minded

Sage Blackwood · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 368
Format: Print book

From the author of the acclaimed Jinx trilogy comes a spellbinding fantasy, perfect for fans of The School for Good and Evil, about a young heroine fighting to save a world that would dare to tame her.Chantel would much rather focus on her magic than on curtsying, which is why she often...
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Big & Little Questions

Julie Bowe · Kathy Dawson Books
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

From the author of the successful Friends for Keeps series comes Wren Jo Byrd, a nine-year-old introvert whose life has gone topsy-turvy ever since her dad moved out."By turns heartbreaking and heartwarming - exactly like real life. Julie Bowe takes on the tough questions about what...
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Olga and the Smelly Thing from Nowhere

Elise Gravel · Harpercollins
Pages: 176
Format: Print book

Meet Olga, the amazing child scientist who LOVES animals (because they are super-cute) !Olga and the Smelly Thing from Nowhere is jam-packed with fun: vibrant illustrations, word bubbles, quirky humor, olgamus facts, and plenty of excitement for readers who love making discoveries and meeting...
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The Fearless Travelers' Guide to Wicked Places

Peter Begler · Capstone Pr Inc
Pages: 384
Format: Print book

Twelve-year-old Nell Perkins knows there is magic at work that she cant yet understand. Her mother has been taken by witches and turned into a bird. Nell must journey to get her mother back, even if it takes her deep into the Wicked Places the frightening realm where Nightmares resides....
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Bad News

Pseudonymous Bosch · Little
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

The can't-miss final installment of beloved author Pseudonymous Bosch's bestselling Bad Books trilogy!At Earth Ranch, Clay encountered a haunted library, a castaway boy, and a fire-breathing dragon--not to mention incredible magic. Now he faces his most dangerous foes yet: the mysterious...
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The Gauntlet

Karuna Riazi · Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

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 Farah...
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Cilla Lee-Jenkins: Future Author Extraordinaire

Susan Tan · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

Cilla Lee-Jenkins is 50% Chinese, 50% Caucasian, and 100% destined for literary greatness!Priscilla "Cilla" Lee-Jenkins is on a tight deadline. Her baby sister is about to be born, and Cilla needs to become a bestselling author before her family forgets all about her. So she writes...
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Blooming at the Texas Sunrise Motel

Kimberly Willis Holt · Henry Holt and Company
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

Stevie's life seems safe and full of love until the day tragedy strikes. Stevie is sent to live with her estranged grandfather Winston at his rundown motel. Though the colorful tenants who inhabit the motel are quickly charmed by Stevie, she struggles to connect with her grandfather....
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