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The Last Chance Hotel

Nicki Thornton · Chicken House
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

Seth is a kitchen boy at the remote Last Chance Hotel. His father has long ago left, leaving him imprisoned until he is old enough to set out on his own. If there's any hope he has, it's to be the greatest chef that ever lived... just like his father. One night, a band of magicians...
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Escape from the Isle of the Lost: A Descendants Novel

Melissa de la Cruz · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Mal, Evie, Jay, and Carlos may have once been the baddest of the bad, but their wicked ways are (mostly) behind them-and now graduation is almost here! But before the seniors can don their custom-designed caps and gowns, courtesy of Evie, they've got an epic plan to put into action....
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Where the Heart Is

Jo Knowles · Candlewick
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

If home is where the heart is, what would happen if you lost it? Compassion and humor infuse the story of a family caught in financial crisis and a girl struggling to form her own identity.It's the first day of summer and Rachel's thirteenth birthday. She can't wait to head...
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Finding Orion

John David Anderson · Walden Pond Press
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

The acclaimed author of Ms. Bixby's Last Day and Posted returns with an unforgettable tale of love and laughter, of fathers and sons, of what family truly means, and of the ways in which we sometimes need to lose something in order to find ourselves.Rion Kwirk comes from a rather odd family....
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Extraordinary Birds

Sandy Stark-Mcginnis · Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

For fans of The Thing About Jellyfish, Counting by 7s, and Fish in a Tree, a heartbreaking and hopeful debut novel about a unique young girl on a journey to find home.Eleven-year-old December knows everything about birds, and everything about getting kicked out of foster homes. All she has of her mother...
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The Absence of Sparrows

Kurt Kirchmeier · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

Stranger Things meets Alfred Hitchcock in this haunting coming-of-age novel about a plague that brings the world to a halt, and one boy's belief that his town's missing sparrows can save his family.In the small town of Griever's Mill, eleven-year-old Ben Cameron is expecting...
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The Usual Suspects

Maurice Broaddus · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Fans of Jason Reynolds and Sharon M. Draper will love this oh-so-honest middle grade novel from writer and educator Maurice Broaddus. Thelonius Mitchell is tired of being labeled. He's in special ed, separated from the "normal" kids at school who don't have any "issues."...
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Passover

Rachel Grack · Blastoff Reader
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

With its 3,000-year-old beginnings, Passover is one of the worlds most ancient holidays. From the Exodus story to modern matzah bread hunts, this title showcases Passovers long history and present-day traditions. Young readers will get an in-depth look at this celebration of freedom!
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I Am a Good Citizen

Jenny Fretland VanVoorst · Bellwether Media
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

What does it mean to be a good citizen? What can kids do to become one? In this book, beginning readers will learn how they can help out to make their community a better place!
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Gray Foxes

Rebecca Sabelko
Format: Library Binding

Gray foxes look cute, but they are also smart woodland predators! These canines climb trees, stalk prey and sometimes bury leftovers for later! Budding naturalists will devour this low-level title about gray foxes and their forest homes.
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