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You Go First

ERIN ENTRADA KELLY · Greenwillow Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Acclaimed and award-winning author Erin Entrada Kelly's You Go First is an engaging exploration of family, bullying, spelling, art, and the ever-complicated world of middle school friendships. Her perfectly pitched tween voice will resonate with fans of Kate DiCamillo's Raymie Nightingale.Twelve-year-old...
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Love, Penelope

Joanne Rocklin · Amulet Books
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Penny is excited to welcome her new sibling, so throughout her mom's pregnancy she writes letters to it (not it, YOU!) . She introduces herself (Penelope, but she prefers "Penny") and their moms (Sammy and Becky) . She brags about their home city, Oakland, California...
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The Heart and Mind of Frances Pauley

April Stevens · Schwartz & Wade
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Jennifer L. Holm's The Fourteenth Goldfish and Holly Goldberg Sloan's Counting by 7s, this heartfelt, deeply moving middle-grade debut features an offbeat girl who learns that she can remain true to herself while also letting others in.Eleven-year-old Frances is an observer...
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Hurricane Child

Kheryn Callender · Scholastic Press
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Caroline Murphy is a Hurricane Child.Being born during a hurricane is unlucky, and twelve-year-old Caroline has had her share of bad luck lately. She's hated and bullied by everyone in her small school on St. Thomas of the US Virgin Islands, a spirit only she can see won't stop following...
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Left Out

Tim Green · HarperCollins
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author and former NFL player Tim Green tells a heartfelt and moving story about a deaf boy's journey to change how others see him - both on and off the football field. Perfect for fans of Mike Lupica.Landon Dorch wants to be like everyone else. But his deafness...
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The Spinner Prince

Matt Laney · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

I am Leo, Prince of Singara, and I am about to die. . . Prince Leo is next in line for the throne of Singara, a land ruled by super-evolved felines. Like every thirteen-year-old, Leo must prove his worth by hunting a deadly beast called a slaycon. But killing a slaycon is the least of Leo's...
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The Tale of Angelino Brown

DAVID ALMOND · Candlewick
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

In this hilarious yet touching story from the masterful David Almond, life takes a surprising turn after a bus driver finds a tiny boy angel in his pocket.Do you believe in angels? Bert and Betty Brown do, because Bert discovered one in his shirt pocket the other day while he was driving...
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Whichwood

TAHEREH MAFI · Dutton Books for Young Readers
Pages: 360
Format: Hardcover

Embark on a wondrous journey through the land of Whichwood in this stunning companion to Tahereh Mafi's acclaimed bestseller Furthermore.A Kirkus Best Book of the Year! "Deliciously descriptive prose. . . . Darkly fascinating." −Kirkus "Unforgettable heroine."...
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Good Dog

Dan Gemeinhart · Scholastic Press
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Brodie was a good dog. And good dogs go to heaven.Except Brodie can't move on. Not just yet. As wonderful as his glimpse of the afterlife is, he can't forget the boy he left behind. The boy he loved, and who loved him in return.The boy who's still in danger.So Brodie breaks the rules of heaven....
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Digging For Trouble

Linda A Fairstein · Dial Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

Twelve-year-old supersleuth Devlin Quick heads to Montana to dig out dinosaur bones, but instead she uncovers a mystery in this second book in the thrilling series from New York Times bestselling author Linda FairsteinAfter successfully apprehending a map thief at the beginning of summer,...
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Snapstreak: How My Friends Saved My

SUZANNE WEYN · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

Eighth-grader Vee is doomed to move to a new town, away from her BFFs Megan and Lulu. To get a jump on her new social life, she starts snapping with local Queen Bee, Gwynneth. Megan and Lulu have mixed feelings about G., but Vee's snapstreak with her is well under way when they get the biggest...
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The Book of Boy

CATHERINE GILBERT MURDOCK · Greenwillow Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

A young outcast is swept up into a thrilling and perilous medieval treasure hunt in this literary page-turner by acclaimed bestselling author Catherine Gilbert Murdock.This epic and engrossing quest story is for fans of Adam Gidwitz's The Inquisitor's Tale and Grace Lin's Where the Mountain...
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The Wild Robot Escapes

Peter Brown · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

The sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Wild Robot, by award-winning author Peter Brown Shipwrecked on a remote, wild island, Robot Roz learned from the unwelcoming animal inhabitants and adapted to her surroundings--but can she survive the challenges of the civilized world and find...
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The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: 2 Fuzzy, 2 Furious

Shannon Hale · Marvel Press
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

Doreen Green, age fourteen, is a little too busy wiping out crime in her suburban New Jersey neighborhood to focus on her overdue homework. That's because she also happens to be Squirrel Girl, a bushy-tailed, squirrel-powered Super Hero! After foiling the nefarious plot of an amateur Super...
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The Wishmakers

Tyler Whitesides · HarperCollins
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

"Looking for a fantastically fast-paced and funny read? Your wish is granted!" - Chris Grabenstein, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library Twelve-year-old Ace's life is about to change in the most unexpected and magical ways - all because...
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The 78-Story Treehouse

ANDY GRIFFITHS · Feiwel & Friends
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Andy Griffiths invites readers to come hang out with him and his friend Terry in their 78-Story Treehouse -- the sixth book in the illustrated chapter book series filled with Andy and Terry's signature slapstick humor! Andy and Terry live in a 78-story...
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Crypt Quest/Space Battles: A Play-Your-Way Book

GABE SORIA · Penguin Workshop
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Trapped in a 80's era haunted video arcade, Midnight Arcade is a play-your-way adventure tale in which the reader determines the course of action, ultimately controlling whether they live . . . or die!After climbing a fence near an abandoned mall, you discover a derelict video arcade managed...
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They Didn't Teach THIS in Worm School!

SIMONE LIA · Candlewick
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

A hungry chicken (who thinks he's a flamingo) and a quick-thinking worm set off on a madcap adventure - and forge an unlikely friendship.Marcus is a worm, and a bird named Laurence who looks very much like a chicken is about to eat him for breakfast. So what does Marcus do? He strikes...
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The Terrible Two Go Wild

Mac Barnett · Amulet Books
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Everyone's favorite pranksters are at it again! School's out, and Miles and Niles are running wild in the woods outside town: climbing trees, exploring caves, and, yes, pranking. But these leafy, lazy days of mischief darken when bully Josh Barkin and his cadets from a nearby kids' boot...
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Harper and the Night Forest

CERRIE BURNELL · Sky Pony Press
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

Harper is on a mission! Rumor tells of the mysterious Ice Raven who lives among the ebony trees, singing a magical song that can melt even the hardest of hearts. Now the Wild Conductor wants to capture this mythical bird and create the greatest orchestra ever known. So Harper and her friends...
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