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Bug Girl: Fury on the Dance Floor

Benjamin Harper · Imprint
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Being a superhero isn't easy. But surviving a middle school dance? That's when things get really hard ... Amanda Price never dreamed she'd turn into Bug Girl, a hero with the powers of the insect kingdom. She also never dreamed it would be this difficult.Turns out superpowers aren't much...
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My Life as a Youtuber

JANET TASHJIAN · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

Book 7 of the much-loved My Life series that has the irrepressible Derek Fallon starting his own Youtube web series!Derek Fallon finally found something to get excited about at school -- an extracurricular class on making videos! Together with his friends Carly, Matt, and Umberto, Derek...
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The Chosen Ones

Scarlett Thomas · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

Effie and her gifted friends - Raven, Maximillian, Lexy, and Wolf - embark on another adventure to save the world from the evil Diberi. The second book in the magical Worldquake trilogy, that's "tailor-made for Harry Potter's fans" (Kirkus Reviews) , will leave you utterly...
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The Doughnut Fix

Jessie Janowitz · Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Superfudge meets The Lemonade War in this funny, heartwarming series debut about change, adventure, family, and of course, doughnuts. Tristan isn't Gifted or Talented like his sister Jeanine, and he's always been okay with that because he can make a perfect chocolate chip cookie and he lives...
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Seeker of the Crown

Ruth Lauren · Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

One month has passed since Valor broke her twin sister Sasha out of jail. But the girl who imprisoned her there to begin with--Princess Anastasia--has gone missing. The queen, desperate to find her daughter, asks Valor and Sasha to track Anastasia down and bring her home. But just as the girls...
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Annie's Life in Lists

Kristin Mary Mahoney · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

If you love kids like: 1. Anatastia Krupnik2. Ramona Quimby3. The Penderwicksthen you will love Annie! For Annie, lists are how she keeps her whole life in order. And there is a lot to keep track of!Annie's a shy fifth grader with an incredible memory and a love of making lists. It helps...
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Grump: The

Liesl Shurtliff · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Rump, comes the true story behind another unlikely hero: a grumpy dwarf who gets tangled up in Snow White's feud with the wicked queen.Ever since he was a dwarfling, Borlen (nicknamed "Grump") has dreamed of visiting The Surface,...
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Maggie & Abby's Neverending Pillow Fort

Will Taylor · HarperCollins
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

A sparkling new series about two best friends on the adventure of a lifetime!Maggie's been waiting for her best friend Abby to get home from Camp Cantaloupe for SIX. WHOLE. WEEKS. But now that Abby's finally home, she's ... different. All New Abby wants to do is talk about camp things and plan...
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The Flash: Johnny Quick:

Barry Lyga · Amulet Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Based on the hit CW TV show, this second title in The Flash middle-grade series follows Barry Allen as he continues his mission to protect Central City from the sinister Hocus Pocus - but this time, a new evil lurks beneath the city streets . . . Written by New York Times-bestselling...
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Junior Ninja Champion: The Competition Begins

Cathy Hapka · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

For ninja fans everywhere, this action-packed adventure series brings five unlikely friends together to compete in the first-ever Junior Ninja competition. Izzy, Ty, Kevin, JJ, and Mackenzie don't have a lot in common. But they have all seen the reality TV obstacle competition National...
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Rebound

KWAME ALEXANDER · HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author Kwame Alexander comes Rebound, the dynamic prequel to his Newbery Award-winning novel in verse, The Crossover. Before Josh and Jordan Bell were streaking up and down the court, their father was learning his own moves. In this prequel to Newbery...
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Third Grade Mermaid and the Narwhals

PETER RAYMUNDO · Scholastic Press
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

When Cora reads a short story she wrote about a narwhal in her English class, Vivian Shimmermore mocks her and says that everyone knows that narwhals are fake. Suddenly Cora and her friends are embarking on an exciting quest to find these not-so-mythical creatures and prove Vivian wrong....
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Big Foot and Little Foot

ELLEN POTTER · Amulet Books
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover

Hugo is a young Sasquatch who longs for adventure. Boone is young boy who longs to see a Sasquatch. When their worlds collide, they become the unlikeliest pair of best friends. At the Academy for Curious Squidges, Hugo learns all manner of Sneaking - after all, the most important part...
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Deep Water

Watt Key · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

From Watt Key, the author of the acclaimed Alabama Moon, comes a thrilling middle grade survival story about a scuba dive gone wrong and two enemies who must unite to survive.It's the most important rule of scuba diving: If you don't feel right, don't go down. So after her father falls...
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The Super Life of Ben Braver

Marcus Emerson · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Packed with black-and-white art and comic strips throughout, The Super Life of Ben Braver is the first book in a hilarious adventure series about the greatness that lies within any middle schooler who dreams big from Marcus Emerson, the author of the smash hit Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja...
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Sherlock Holmes and the Disappearing Diamond

SAM HEARN · Scholastic Press
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

John Watson has barely settled into his new school, Baker Street Academy, when his teacher announces a trip to one of London's top museums, home to the Alpine Star, the world's most famous jewel. But the gem has been stolen! The police are soon on the trail and the whole of the country...
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The Creature of the Pines

Adam Gidwitz · Dutton Books for Young Readers
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

A fully illustrated, globe-trotting new middle grade fantasy-adventure series about mythical creatures and their cultures of origin, from the Newbery Honor-winning author of The Inquisitor's Tale.Elliot Eisner isn't exactly excited about starting at a brand-new school in a brand-new town;...
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Emily Windsnap and the Falls of Forgotten Island

LIZ KESSLER · Candlewick
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

While on vacation, Emily Windsnap finds herself swept up in an ancient prophecy as the New York Times best-selling series continues.Emily is headed to a tropical island for a relaxing vacation with friends and family. And this time, Emily promises her best friend, Shona, there will be absolutely...
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Ghost Boys

Jewell Parker Rhodes · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

A heartbreaking and powerful story about a black boy killed by a police officer, drawing connections through history, from award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes.Only the living can make the world better. Live and make it better.Twelve-year-old Jerome is shot by a police officer who mistakes...
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Middle School, The Worst Years of My Life

James Patterson · jimmy patterson
Pages: 281
Format: Hardcover

For his first-ever illustrated chapter book, Patterson adapts his #1 "New York Times" bestsellerNthe middle-grade novel that introduced Rafe Khatchadorian to the worldNinto this laugh-out-loud page-turner filled with in-text illustrations sure to have young readers begging for more.
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Stink: Hamlet and Cheese

MEGAN MCDONALD · Candlewick
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover

Hie thee to Shakespeare camp with Stink to learn fake sword-fighting, spout silly curses, and prithee try to escape a kiss . . . BLUCK!It's spring break, and Stink is faced with a difficult choice: hang out at home with his sister, Judy, or become a Shakespeare Sprite with his friend Sophie...
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