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Bernice Buttman, Model Citizen
Niki Lenz · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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Bernice Buttman is tough, crass, and hilarious, and she just might teach you a thing or two about empathy in this debut reminiscent of The Great Gilly Hopkins.When you're a Buttman, the label "bully" comes with the territory, and Bernice lives up to her name. But life as a bully... |
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Song for a Whale
· Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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In the spirit of modern-day classics like Fish in a Tree and Counting by 7s comes the story of a deaf girl's connection to a whale whose song can't be heard by his species, and the journey she takes to help him.From fixing the class computer to repairing old radios, twelve-year-old Iris... |
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Katt vs. Dogg
James Patterson · jimmy patterson
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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For anyone who loves cats or dogs (or both!) , James Patterson's newest illustrated middle-grade story is set in an imaginative world populated entirely by animals, where society is defined by the oldest rivalry in the world: katts versus doggs! Oscar is a rambunctious dogg who loves... |
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Big Mouth Elizabeth
Rachel Vail · Feiwel & Friends
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover
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Second-grader Elizabeth longs to be a member of the Big Mouth club, which is made up of kids who have lost at least one baby tooth. Elizabeth is WAY behind on losing her baby teeth, and so is Cali, a quiet girl who is also left out of the Big Mouth Club. Elizabeth thinks Cali is so much... |
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The Next Great Paulie Fink
Ali Benjamin · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
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In this highly anticipated second novel by the author of the award-winning, bestselling The Thing About Jellyfish, being the new kid at school isn't easy, especially when you have to follow in the footsteps of a classroom prankster like Paulie Fink.When Caitlyn Breen enters the tiny Mitchell... |
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Bad Order
B.B. Ullman · Sterling Children's Books
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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A Wrinkle in Time meets Stranger Things in an out-of-this-world fast-paced middle grade story about a sister and her special little brother fighting to save the world from an interdimensional catastrophe. Mary Day's life has always been different, because her little brother, Albie, is different.... |
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Greystone Secrets #1: The Strangers
Margaret Peterson Haddix · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover
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* Winter 2018-2019 Kids' Indie Next List Pick *New York Times bestselling author Margaret Peterson Haddix takes readers on a thrilling adventure filled with mysteries and plot twists aplenty in this absorbing series about family and friendships. Perfect for fans of A Wrinkle in Time and The City... |
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The Door at the End of the World
Caroline Carlson · HarperCollins
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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An otherworldly middle grade story perfect for fans of A Wrinkle in Time and Stranger Things from the author of the Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates series and the Agatha Award nominee The World's Greatest Detective.What begins as a rather unremarkable Tuesday quickly turns to disaster... |
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The Multiplying Mysteries of Mount Ten
Krista Van Dolzer · Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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For fans of Book Scavenger, a smart and funny math camp middle-grade mystery with built-in logic puzzles that readers can solveTwelve-year-old painter Esther can't wait to attend Camp Vermeer, the most prestigious art camp around. But when her stepdad accidentally drives up the wrong mountain,... |
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Knights vs. Monsters
Matt Phelan · Greenwillow Books
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover
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Renowned for their courage, their chivalry, and their ability to fight mythical creatures, the Knights of the Round Table face a new band of dangerous opponents - MONSTERS! In the rip-roaring sequel to Matt Phelan's acclaimed Knights vs. Dinosaurs, four daring knights and one intrepid archer... |
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My Life as a Meme
Janet Tashjian · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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Book 8 of the much-loved My Life seriesDerek Fallon and his friends are back for another hilarious adventure in Book 8 of the My Life series -- this time featuring epic "meme" adventures! A Christy Ottaviano Book |
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Me and Sam-Sam Handle the Apocalypse
Susan Vaught · Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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"An absorbing mystery about friendship, growth, and heroics." - Kirkus Reviews Jesse is on the case when money goes missing from the library and her dad is looking like the #1 suspect in Edgar AwardÂ-winning author Susan Vaught's latest middle grade mystery.I could see the big inside... |
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TBH #4: TBH, IDK What's Next
Lisa Greenwald · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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Three BFFs set out to have the BEST SUMMER EVER in the fourth book in this addictive series told entirely in text messages. BFFAEs Prianka, Cece, and Gabby are ready to have an unforgettable summer - but they don't agree on what that means.For Cece and Gabby, everything is CAMP, CAMP, CAMP!... |
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The Line Tender
Kate Allen · Dutton Books for Young Readers
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
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Heartbreaking but also filled with wit and hope, The Line Tender is the story of Lucy, the daughter of a marine biologist and a rescue diver, and the summer that changes her life. If she ever wants to lift the cloud of grief over her family and community, she must complete the research... |
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Summer of a Thousand Pies
Margaret Dilloway · Balzer + Bray
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
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A heartfelt contemporary middle grade novel about a girl who must try to save her aunt's failing pie shop, perfect for fans of The Thing About Jellyfish, Fish in a Tree - and The Great British Baking Show.When Cady Bennett is sent to live with the aunt she didn't even know she had in the quaint... |
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Seventh Grade Vs. the Galaxy
Joshua S. Levy · Carolrhoda Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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PSS 118 is just your typical school except that it's a rickety old spaceship orbiting Jupiter. When the school is mysteriously attacked, thirteen-year-old Jack receives a cryptic message from his father (the school's recently-fired-for-tinkering-with-the-ship science teacher) . Amidst... |
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The Transparency Tonic
Frank L. Cole · Shadow Mountain
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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It has been nine months since Gordy and his friends, Max and Adilene, stopped Esmerelda from destroying B.R.E.W. and the Vessel. Gordy is starting the eighth grade, where he meets another Dram, Sasha Brexil, whose mother is the new President of B.R.E.W. Gordy has also been practicing new brewing... |
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Focused
Alyson Gerber · Scholastic Press
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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Clea can't control her thoughts. She knows she has to do her homework . . . but she gets distracted. She knows she can't just say whatever thought comes into her head . . . but sometimes she can't help herself. She know she needs to focus . . . but how can she do that when the people around... |
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The Eternity Elixir
Frank Cole · Shadow Mountain
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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Twelve-year-old Gordy Stitser is one of the few people who knows the truth about the secret society of potion masters, because not only is Gordy's mom on the Board of Ruling Elixirists Worldwide (B.R.E.W.) , but she has also been training Gordy in the art of potion-making. Gordy is a natural,... |
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The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James
Ashley Herring Blake · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
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Twelve-year-old Sunny St. James navigates heart surgery, reconnecting with her lost mother, first kisses, and emerging feelings for another girl in this stunning, heartfelt novel--perfect for fans of Ali Benjamin and Erin Entrada Kelly.When Sunny St. James receives a new heart, she decides... |
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Over the Moon
Natalie Lloyd · Scholastic Press
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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"Strong themes of friendship and loyalty drive Lloyd's story, which soars under Mallie's heroic lead [whose] physical disability never holds her back. Rather, she bravely proves that questions have power and one's story can be reshaped." -BOOKLIST , starred reviewTwelve-year-old... |
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Sweeping Up the Heart
Kevin Henkes · Greenwillow Books
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover
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From two-time Newbery Honor and New York Times-bestselling author Kevin Henkes, this timeless novel about loss, loneliness, and friendship tells the story of the spring break that changes seventh-grader Amelia Albright's life forever.Amelia Albright dreams about going to Florida for spring... |
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Ruff vs. Fluff
Spencer Quinn · Scholastic Press
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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From the outside, Queenie the cat and Arthur the dog appear to have a lot in common. Both pets live in the charming Blackberry Hill inn. They both love their humans, twins Harmony and Bro. They both have a fondness for sausage. But that doesn't change the fact that they are mortal enemies.... |
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The Book of Unwyse Magic
Claire Fayers · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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In Claire Fayers's darkly mysterious middle-grade fantasy, The Book of Unwyse Magic, a girl finds herself at the center of the struggle for power between the human world and the fairy world. |
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Because of the Rabbit
Cynthia Lord · Scholastic Press
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover
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On the last night of summer, Emma tags along with her game warden father on a routine call. They're supposed to rescue a wild rabbit from a picket fence, but instead they find a little bunny. Emma convinces her father to bring him home for the night.The next day, Emma starts public school... |
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The Size of the Truth
Andrew Smith · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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A boy who spent three days trapped in a well tries to overcome his PTSD and claustrophobia so he can fulfill his dream of becoming a famous chef in this charming novel that is Andrew Smith's first foray into middle grade storytelling.When he was four years old, Sam Abernathy was trapped... |
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