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Who in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?

Rebecca Tinker · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

For decades, people have asked the question: Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego? But just who is this infamous and elusive globe-trotting criminal? A skilled thief on a mysterious mission, Carmen Sandiego is endlessly pursued by ACME and Interpol. But the woman in the red fedora is always...
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Bad Dad

David Walliams · HarperCollins
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover

Hailed as "the heir to Roald Dahl" by The Spectator, the UK's #1 bestselling children's author, David Walliams, will have fans of Jeff Kinney and Rachel Renee Russell in stitches! David Walliams burst on to the American scene with his New York Times bestseller Demon Dentist,...
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Daisy Dreamer and the totally true imaginary friend

Holly Anna · Little Simon
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

Hi I m Daisy Dreamer and this story is all about how I met Posey, my totally true imaginary friend. Hi, I m Daisy Dreamer. People call me the girl with her head in the clouds because I daydream some of the time or maybe most the time. But isn t that what makes life so well, dreamy? Together...
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Into the Jungle: Stories for Mowgli

Katherine Rundell · Walker Books US
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Costa Children's Book Award-winning author Katherine Rundell pens Kipling estate-approved Jungle Book origin storiesThis wise and witty companion to Rudyard Kipling's 1894 classic is likewise a series of connected stories about the man-cub Mowgli and his adventures among the animals...
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The Night Diary

Veera Hiranandani · Kokila
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

In the vein of Inside Out and Back Again and The War That Saved My Life comes a poignant, personal, and hopeful tale of India's partition, and of one girl's journey to find a new home in a divided countryIt's 1947, and India, newly independent of British rule, has been separated into two countries:...
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The First Rule of Punk

CELIA C PREZ · Viking Books for Young Readers
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

From debut author and longtime zine-maker Celia C. Pérez, The First Rule of Punk is a wry and heartfelt exploration of friendship, finding your place, and learning to rock out like no one's watching. There are no shortcuts to surviving your first day at a new school - you can't fix it with...
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The Whispers

Greg Howard · G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

A middle grade debut that's a heartrending coming-of-age tale, perfect for fans of Bridge to Terabithia and Counting By 7s.Eleven-year-old Riley believes in the whispers, magical fairies that will grant you wishes if you leave them tributes. Riley has a lot of wishes. He wishes bullies...
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Outwalkers

Fiona Shaw · David Fickling Books
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

In a frighteningly real near future England, Jacob escapes from the Academy orphanage to reenter a world that is grimly recognizable. The Coalition can track anyone, anywhere, from a chip implanted at birth. Now Jacob must fulfill his promise to his parents, find his dog, Jet, and navigate...
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The Owls Have Come to Take Us Away

Ronald L. Smith · Clarion Books
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

In this delightfully creepy novel from Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award winner Ronald L. Smith, twelve-year-old Simon thinks he was abducted by aliens. But is it real, or just his over-active imagination? Perfect for fans of Mary Downing Hahn and Louis Sachar.Twelve-year-old...
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