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Shannon Greenland · jimmy patterson
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

Stranger Things meets The Goonies in this suspenseful yet heartwarming adventure story about a group of friends who set out to find a crashed meteor...but find mystery and danger instead as their close relationships begin to fracture.Annie, Beans, Rocky, and Fynn are the Scouts--best friends...
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Let Me Fix That for You

Janice Erlbaum · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Janice Erlbaum's Let Me Fix That for You is a quirky, touching, and laugh-out-loud middle-grade novel about a girl capable of fixing everything but her own life.Twelve-year-old Gladys Burke may not have many friends, but at least she has her empire. From her table at the back of the cafeteria,...
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Survivor Girl

Erin Teagan · Clarion Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

In this funny, action-packed middle grade novel from the author of the American Girl Luciana books, Alison gets invited to be on her dad's reality show, Survivor Guy, and faces important realities about her family, self-reliance, and learning to work together with friends. 12-year-old Ali adores...
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On Thin Ice

Michael Northrop · Scholastic Press
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

If I did something risky now, something big -- it's almost like it wouldn't even be my fault. Almost like it might even work. Ked Eakins is about to lose everything. He's just discovered that his dad has gambled away their rent money. They're going to get kicked out of their home. But Ked is determined...
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Dinosaurs: By The Numbers

Steve Jenkins
Format: Hardcover

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My Fate According to the Butterfly

Gail Villanueva · Scholastic Press
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Light and deep, smart and funny, crushing and hopeful all at the same time, My Fate According to the Butterfly will open your eyes to both the world's potential for magic, and to its harsh realities.When superstitious Sab sees a giant black butterfly, an omen of death, she knows that she's...
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Bad Hair Day

Jim Benton · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 112
Format: Hardcover

Franny K. Stein is back with another laugh-out-loud experimental adventure in the eighth book in the Mad Scientist series from Jim Benton, the New York Times bestselling author-illustrator of Dear Dumb Diary and Happy Bunny.Franny K. Stein isn't a fan of glamour. She doesn't style her hair,...
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The Oddmire, Book 1: Changeling

William Ritter · Algonquin Young Readers
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

"Funny, exciting, and ultimately epic. Wow. I can't wait for the next one." - Adam Gidwitz, author of the New York Times bestseller A Tale Dark and Grimm"Set in a magical world filled with incredible creatures from folklore, this fast-paced fantasy will keep readers turning...
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John Madden

Peter Richmond · Rodale Kids
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover

Join the Pro Football Hall of Fame in celebrating the legendary coach, announcer, and video game personality! This new biography is based on interviews with John Madden himself!Nobody knows more about football than John Madden does. His childhood revolved around sports. When an injury kept...
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Cinderella of the Nile

Beverley Naidoo
Format: Hardcover

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