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The Season of Styx Malone

Kekla Magoon · Wendy Lamb Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

This lively and diverse middle-grade story from the award-winning author of How It Went Down has the warmth of a modern-day The Watsons go to Birmingham--1963.Caleb Franklin and his big brother Bobby Gene have the whole summer for adventures in the woods behind their house in Sutton, Indiana....
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Three Times Lucky

Sheila Turnage · Dial Books
Pages: 312
Format: Hardcover

Newbery honor winner, New York Times bestseller, Edgar Award Finalist, and E.B. White Read-Aloud Honor book.A hilarious Southern debut with the kind of characters you meet once in a lifetimeRising sixth grader Miss Moses LoBeau lives in the small town of Tupelo Landing, NC, where everyone's...
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The Lifters

Dave Eggers · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

Discover an underground world full of tunnels and mystery in this middle grade adventure from the bestselling, Pulitzer-nominated author of Heroes of the Frontier and Her Right Foot.What if nothing was as it seemed? What if the ground beneath your feet was not made of solid earth and stone...
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The Key to Every Thing

PAT SCHMATZ · Candlewick
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

For eleven-year-old Tash, Cap'n Jackie isn't just the elderly next-door neighbor - she's family. When she disappears, only Tash holds the key that might bring her back.Tash didn't want to go to camp, didn't want to spend the summer with a bunch of strangers, didn't want to be separated...
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Inkling

KENNETH OPPEL · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of The Nest, The Boundless, and Airborn comes a brilliantly funny, breakout book about a boy who discovers an ink blot that's come to life! Perfect for those who love Hoot and Frindle and sure to be a hit with kids everywhere!The Rylance family is stuck. Dad's...
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The Sisters Vol. 3: Honestly, I Love My Sister

Cazenove · Papercutz
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback

Being a little sister is a full time job for Maureen! One minute she is playing pranks, teasing, and pestering her sister, Wendy, as a good little sister should. The next minute, she is consoling the inconsolable, attempting to mend Wendy's broken heart. Moments like these will resonate...
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LEGO® DC Comics Super Heroes The Awesome Guide

Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff · DK Children
Pages: 93
Format: Hardcover

Discover everything there is to know about the LEGO® DC Super Heroes and Super-Villians.Ever wondered where Superman™ got his powers, or how The Flash became so speedy? Or why Wonder Woman™ flies an Invisible Jet, and why Batman™ has so many cool vehicles? All the answers...
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A Spy Called James: The True Story of James Lafayette, Revolutionary War Double Agent

Anne F Rockwell · Carolrhoda Books
Pages: 32
Format: Book

Illustrated by Coretta Scott King Award winner Floyd CooperTold for the first time in picture book form is the true story of James Lafayette, a slave who spied for George Washington's army during the American Revolution. But while America celebrated its newfound freedom, James returned...
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The Third Mushroom

Jennifer L Holm · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

"Believe in the unexpected" with this hilarious, heartwarming, and much-anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestseller The Fourteenth Goldfish!Ellie's grandpa Melvin is a world-renowned scientist . . . in the body of a fourteen-year-old boy. His feet stink, and he eats everything...
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The Mage

Inbali Iserles · Scholastic Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Isla has arrived at the frigid Snowlands to find her lost brother, Pirie. The tundra is a harsh place -- and the wolves who live within its icy kingdoms are harsher still -- but Isla's flair for the mysterious arts of foxcraft has grown tremendously.The young fox is on a mission of grave...
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Swing Sideways

Nanci Turner Steveson · Harpercollins
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

Perfect for fans of Bridge to Terabithia and Walk Two Moons, this debut middle grade novel is the story of two girls and the unforgettable summer in which they learn about true friendship and loss. Annie has been promised a summer of freedom...
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El Deafo

Cece Bell · Amulet Books
Pages: 233
Format: Book

A 2015 Newbery Honor Book Going to school and making new friends can be tough. But going to school and making new friends while wearing a bulky hearing aid strapped to your chest? That requires superpowers! In this funny, poignant graphic novel memoir, author/illustrator Cece Bell chronicles...
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Samantha Spinner and the super secret plans

Russell Ginns · Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

For fans of Mr. Lemoncello's Library and the Secret series, and classics like Holes and The Westing Game, here is the first book in a hilarious new series about a girl, her brother, and some super-big globe-trotting adventures.Samantha Spinner's uncle Paul disappeared, and here's what he left:...
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Calling All Minds: How To Think and Create Like an Inventor

Temple Grandin · Philomel Books
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

From world-renowned autism spokesperson, scientist, and inventor Temple Grandin -- a book of personal stories, inventions, and facts that will blow young inventors' minds and make them soar.Have you ever wondered what makes a kite fly or a boat float? Have you ever thought about why snowflakes...
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The Science of Breakable Things

Tae Keller · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

An emotionally-charged new classic about the science of hope, love, and miracles! Natalie's uplifting story of using the scientific method to "save" her mother from depression is sure to take root in readers' hearts!How do you grow a miracle? For the record, this is not the question...
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