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The Stolen Crown

Eva Howard · Aladdin
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Ellie Dray and her League of Archers are keeping Robin Hood's legacy alive by stealing from the rich to help the poor, but when they discover someone is trying to steal the crown, they learn that some things may be out of their league.Ellie and her League of Archers are still on the run - living...
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Wedgie & Gizmo

SUZANNE SELFORS · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 168
Format: Hardcover

Fans of Stick Dog and My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish will love Suzanne Selfors's hilarious new illustrated series about the growing pains of blended families and the secret rivalry of pets."A delightfully fun read that will leave you in stitches!" - Caldecott Medalist Dan SantatWhen...
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Hero: Hurricane Rescue

JENNIFER LI SHOTZ · HarperCollins
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

The action-packed follow-up to Hero, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Li Shotz.When a dangerous hurricane strikes town and Jack and his puppy, Scout, go missing, retired search-and-rescue dog Hero is the only one who can track them down.Hero and his human, Ben, set off into...
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The Sky at Our Feet

Nadia Hashimi · HarperCollins
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

This #ownvoices novel by bestselling author Nadia Hashimi tells the affecting story of an Afghan-American boy who believes his mother has been deported. For fans of Inside Out and Back Again and Counting by 7s. Jason has just learned that his Afghan mother has been living illegally in the United...
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Word of Mouse

James Patterson · Little
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

James Patterson's newest illustrated middle grade story follows the illuminating journey of a very special mouse, and the unexpected friendships that he makes along the way. What makes Isaiah so unique? First, his fur is as blue as the sky--which until recently was something he'd never...
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Stars So Sweet: An All Four Stars Book

Tara Dairman · G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Pages: 278
Format: Hardcover

Joan Bauer meets Ruth Reichl in this charming middle grade foodie series.As the summer winds down and Gladys Gatsby prepares to start middle school, she is nervous about juggling schoolwork and looming deadlines from her secret job as the New York Standard's youngest restaurant critic....
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Invisible Emmie

TERRI LIBENSON · BALZER + BRAY
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Jennifer L. Holm, Invisible Emmie is a humorous and surprising debut graphic novel by Terri Libenson, creator of the internationally syndicated, Reuben Award-winning comic strip The Pajama Diaries. This is the story of two totally different girls...
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In the Zone

Alex Morgan · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

From FIFA World Cup Champion, Olympic gold medalist, and bestselling author Alex Morgan comes the eighth book in an empowering and fun-filled middle grade series that inspired the Amazon original series, The Kicks!Spring season continues and the Kicks are working their hardest to be champions....
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Dragon Overnight

SARAH MLYNOWSKI · Scholastic Press
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

It's time for the Upside-Down Magic class to go on a field trip--a sleepover field trip! But things go wonky from the start, and soon there's a dragon to deal with.
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Do Not Open!

Mark Parisi · HarperCollins
Pages: 250
Format: Hardcover

"Funny and engaging. Marty Pants is a surefire hit!" - Lincoln Peirce, author of the Big Nate seriesMove over, Wimpy Kid. Here comes the imaginative, the inquisitive, the unstoppable Marty Pants!Marty Pants is different from your typical middle schooler. He has the soul of an artist,...
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Armstrong and Charlie

Steven B. Frank · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 298
Format: Hardcover

Charlie isn't looking forward to sixth grade. If he starts sixth grade, chances are he'll finish it. And when he does, he'll grow older than the brother he recently lost. Armstrong isn't looking forward to sixth grade, either. When his parents sign him up for Opportunity Busing to a white...
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Ramona Quimby, Age 8

Beverly Cleary · HarperTrophy
Pages: 17
Format: Print book

Read by Stockard ChanningTwo cassettes / 2 hours 5 minutesMr. Quinby's going to college, Mrs. Quinby's going to work. Now that Ramona is eight, she can go to a new school with a new teacher and ride the bus all by herself. But after school she has to stay with Grandmother Kemp and be nice...
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Hamster Princess: Ratpunzel

Ursula Vernon · Dial Books for Young Readers
Pages: 227
Format: Print book

Rapunzel gets a rodent twist in book three of the critically acclaimed and uproariously funny series that's perfect for fans of Princess in Black and BabymousePrincess Harriet Hamsterbone does not like sitting around at home. How's a princess supposed to have any fun when her parents are constantly...
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Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures

Kate DiCamillo · Candlewick Press
Pages: 231
Format: Hardcover

Winner of the 2014 Newbery Medal Holy unanticipated occurrences! A cynic meets an unlikely superhero in a genre-breaking new novel by master storyteller Kate DiCamillo.It begins, as the best superhero stories do, with a tragic accident that has unexpected consequences. The squirrel never...
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Wandmaker

Ed Masessa · Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

Magic is real -- and it runs in the family -- in this charming fantasy adventure about a boy who must balance his magical education with the demands of big-brotherhood, perfect for fans of Jenny Nimmo and Angie Sage. Henry Leach the Eighth doesn't know it yet, but he's descended...
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