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Bob

Wendy Mass · Feiwel & Friends
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

It's been five years since Livy and her family have visited Livy's grandmother in Australia. Now that she's back, Livy has the feeling she's forgotten something really, really important about Gran's house.It turns out she's right.Bob, a short, greenish creature dressed...
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The Principal Strikes Back

Jarrett Krosoczka · Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 172
Format: Hardcover

As told through a mix of comics, doodles, and journal entries, it's Victor Starspeeder's third year at Jedi Academy! It's also his first year EVER without his sister, Christina. Plus, things at Jedi Academy are... weird. After last year's security breach, Principal Marr...
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The Gift of Dark Hollow

Kieran Larwood · Clarion Books
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

Book two in the series that is Redwall meets Watership Down continues the stirring adventure of the young rabbit Podkin One-Ear as he battles to save his land from the evil Gorm tribe. The Longburrow series is Middle Earth for middle graders!
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Miss Communication

Jennifer L Holm · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Watch out, middle school! In her second foray out of graphic novels and into middle grade, Babymouse has a smartphone, and she's not afraid to use it. . . .Ping! Ping! The sound of texting is in the air. Everyone at middle school has a cell phone. Babymouse just has to get one, too.But...
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The Basque Dragon

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 and Uchenna have barely recovered from their first adventure with the Unicorn Rescue...
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My Great Outdoors Book: The Kids' Guide to Being Outside

JOSIE JEFFERY · Ivy Kids
Pages: 80
Format: Paperback

Whether its bug hunting in a city courtyard, counting stars, planting a neat little window box or building a cool woodland hideout, this brilliantly innovative activity book will open childrens eyes to an awesome outdoor playground. Packed with exciting stuff to do, make and discover, the activities...
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Out of Left Field

ELLEN KLAGES · Viking Books for Young Readers
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

A story about the fight for equal rights in America's favorite arena: the baseball field!Every boy in the neighborhood knows Katy Gordon is their best pitcher, even though she's a girl. But when she tries out for Little League, it's a whole different story. Girls are not eligible,...
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The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl

Stacy McAnulty · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 304
Format: eBook

A lightning strike gave her a super power...but even a super genius can't solve the problem of middle school. This smart and funny novel is perfect for fans of The Fourteenth Goldfish, Rain Reign, and Counting by Sevens.Lucy Callahan was struck by lightning. She doesn't remember...
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Babysitting Nightmares: The Shadow Hand

Kat Shepherd · Imprint
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

Got chills? Babysitting can be a real nightmare in this spooky middle grade series!For Rebecca Chin, babysitting has always been fun. But one night, a thunderstorm knocks the power out while she's watching baby Kyle, and creepy things begin to happen in the house. A locked window opens...
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The Jamie Drake Equation

Christopher Edge · Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

From the author of The Many Worlds of Albie Bright comes another cutting-edge cosmic space adventure for anyone who's ever looked up at the stars and wondered about the universe. An exploration of the constellations, an appreciation of the courage of astronauts, and a loving father-son...
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