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Blood Mountain

James Preller · Feiwel & Friends
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Told in alternating points-of-view, James Preller's powerful middle-grade survival story will have readers on the edge of their seats.

Carter and his older sister Grace thought the hike with their dad and their dog would be uneventful. If anything, they figured it was Dad's way of getting...

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Riverland

Fran Wilde · Amulet Books
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

When things go bad at home, sisters Eleanor and Mike hide in a secret place under Eleanor's bed, telling monster stories. Often, it seems those stories and their mother's house magic are all that keep them safe from both busybodies and their dad's temper. But when their father breaks a family...
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Project Middle School

Alyssa Milano · Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

From actor and lifelong activist Alyssa Milano comes Hope Roberts, a girl who's determined to change the world.

Hope is eleven years old, and she wants to be an astrophysicist. She loves swimming, Galaxy Girl comic books, her best friend Sam, and her two rescue dogs.

Hope...
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Jada Sly, Artist & Spy

Sherri Winston · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

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Abby in Wonderland

SARAH MLYNOWSKI · Scholastic Press
Pages: 238
Format: Hardcover

Down the rabbit hole . . .

I'm spending the day with my best friends, Frankie and Robin, and -- UGH -- snobby Penny. I'm not expecting anything magical to happen, until Frankie falls into a mysterious hole behind Penny's house . . . and we all wind up in the story of Alice's Adventures...
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Toby's Story: A Dog's Purpose Puppy Tale

W. Bruce Cameron · Starscape
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

Meet Toby--a very special dog with a very important purpose--in another stand-alone story in the bestselling A Dog's Purpose Puppy Tales young reader series by W. Bruce Cameron Toby is a beagle who doesn't seem to have a purpose. While all of his littermates are adopted right away,...
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Top-Secret Smackdown

Mac Barnett · Orchard Books
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

Mac B. is back on another madcap adventure -- this time a stolen raven threatens to topple the Queen and it's up to Mac to smackdown his KGB rival once and for all!Get the latest in the New York Times bestselling series, MAC B., KID SPY!Ravens have been stolen from the Tower of London!...
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A Is for Elizabeth

Rachel Vail · Feiwel & Friends
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

Elizabeth is in second grade. Class 2B! It's great! Friends, recess, homework! Even a big project: Make a poster of your name. Yayyy!Hang on.The name Elizabeth has a bajillion letters in it! The name Anna has only four letters. Plus, Anna's first letter is A, which is also the first...
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The Prince Warriors

Priscilla Shirer · B & H Pub.
Pages: 27
Format: Print book

The battle is real.As brothers, Xavier and Evan are used to battling each other. But now they're discovering that there is a much bigger battle going on all around them. And it's their turn to fight. Based on Ephesians 6:10-18, The Prince Warriors is the first book in Priscilla...
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Silver Batal and the Water Dragon Races

K. D. Halbrook · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

Silver's dreams of becoming a legendary water dragon racer come true when she befriends a rare dragon that can swim and fly.

Thirteen-year-old Silver Batal calls the desert home, but her heart belongs to the waters. Although she's expected to become a jeweler like her father,...

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Roll with It

Jamie Sumner · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

"A big-hearted story that's as sweet as it is awesome." - R.J. Palacio, author of Wonder In the tradition of Wonder and Out of My Mind, this big-hearted middle grade debut tells the story of an irrepressible girl with cerebral palsy whose life takes an unexpected turn when...
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The Chupacabras of the Río Grande

Adam Gidwitz · Dutton Books for Young Readers
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

The fourth book in the fully illustrated, globe-trotting 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 and Uchennna have only just returned from their most recent Unicorn...
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Spark

Sarah Beth Durst · Clarion Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

When a shy girl and her dragon-like companion discover their country's idyllic weather comes at a steep - and secret - cost, they recruit fellow students to defy authority and attempt to spread the truth.

Storm beasts and their guardians create perfect weather every day, and Mina...
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The Light Jar

Lisa Thompson · Scholastic Press
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Nate and his mother are running away. Fleeing from an emotionally abusive situation, they hide out in an abandoned cottage in the middle of a forest. Though it's old and run-down, at least it's a place of their own.Then Nate's mother heads off for groceries and doesn't return....
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Mr. Lemoncello's All-Star Breakout Game

Chris Grabenstein · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Mr. Lemoncello is going live with a brand-new televised BREAKOUT game! Discover what James Patterson calls "the coolest library in the world" in the fourth puzzle-packed adventure in Chris Grabenstein's New York Times bestselling MR. LEMONCELLO series!

Greetings,...
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Jaclyn Hyde

Annabeth Bondor-Stone · HarperCollins
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

In this heartwarming and hilarious reimagining of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, a secret potion accidentally turns eager-to-please eighth grader Jaclyn into Jackie, a goblin-like monster who'll do anything to win at everything she does - no matter how much chaos she creates...

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The Unbelievable Oliver and the Four Jokers

Pseudonymous Bosch · Dial Books
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

From the author of the bestselling Secret Series comes this funny chapter-book mystery about a third-grade magician and the wisecracking rabbit who is the secret brains behind his act.Eight-year-old Oliver dreams of being a professional magician, even though he has terrible stage fright....
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Two Dogs in a Trench Coat Go on a Class Trip

Julie Falatko · Scholastic Press
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

Sassy and Waldo are good dogs who are about to be let loose on their first class trip!

Sassy and Waldo are back! When Ms. Twohey announces that her class is going on a trip to the History Museum, Stewart is worried he's in for another long day of facts and learning. But nothing can be boring...
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The Misadventures of Max Crumbly 3: Masters of Mischief

Rachel Renée Russell · Aladdin
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

From #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries author Rachel Renée Russell comes the third book in a series about Max Crumbly and his daily ups and downs in middle school.

When we last left our courageous hero, Max Crumbly, and his trusty sidekick Erin, they had just finished...
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A Small Zombie Problem

K.G. Campbell · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

In his fiction debut--and the start of a new series--celebrated illustrator K.G. Campbell brings a touch of Tim Burton to this singularly strange and wonderful story about a lonely boy whose life is about to get a whole lot more complicated when a zombie follows him home.

August...
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Solving for M

Jennifer Swender · Crown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Raymie Nightingale and The Fourteenth Goldfish, this heartfelt middle-grade novel seamlessly melds STEAM content with first loss in an honest and striking debut.

When Mika starts fifth grade at the middle school, her neat life gets messy. Separated...
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All the Greys on Greene Street

Laura Tucker · Viking Books for Young Readers
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

"A dazzling debut novel about resilience, courage, home and family."--Rebecca Stead, Newbery Award-winning author of When You Reach Me

SoHo, 1981. Twelve-year-old Olympia is an artist--and in her neighborhood, that's normal. Her dad and his business partner Apollo...
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Marigold Star

Elise Primavera · HarperCollins
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Elise Primavera comes an imaginative young middle grade fantasy adventure bubbling with wit and whimsy.Marigold Star is destined for greatness. Everyone in Bramblycrumbly thinks so, her parents and pet dragon included. There's just...
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Rabbit & Bear: The Pest in the Nest

Julian Gough · Silver Dolphin Books
Pages: 112
Format: Hardcover

Cheeky, delightful, and hilarious, the next title in the Rabbit & Bear series is a roller coaster ride of fun!What with his friend Bear's snoring, and a BANG! BANG! BANG! noise from up in the tree, Rabbit knows that Something Simply Has To Be Done. But high in the branches, perhaps...
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The Problim Children: Carnival Catastrophe

Natalie Lloyd · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

The Problims try to win the Corn Dog Carnival and rescue their missing mama in the second book in New York Times bestselling author Natalie Lloyd's hilarious and clever series that's perfect for fans of Jennifer L. Holm and Sharon Creech!

"An affectionate ode to the wonders...

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