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The Vlogger's Handbook: Love it! Live it! Vlog it!

Shane Birley · QEB Publishing
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback

This fun, comprehensive guide to vlogging delivers the skills and tips you need to get started, produce a professional look, develop your skill level, and cultivate your creativity. With a fresh, stylish design and bite-sized text and project prompts, this is a no-nonsense approach to learning...
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Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus

Dusti Bowling · Sterling Children's Books
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

"High School. Two words that struck fear into the heart of every armless middle schooler I knew. Which was me. And like two people online."

The sequel to the critically acclaimed Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus follows Aven Green as she confronts...
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A Tale of Magic...

Chris Colfer · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover

A new series set in the Land of Stories universe from the #1 New York Times bestselling author, Chris Colfer, perfect for new and old fans!
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Code Cracking for Kids: Secret Communications Throughout History, with 21 Codes and Ciphers

Daigneau, Jean

People throughout history have written messages in code and ciphers to pass along closely held, secret information. Today, countries around the world enlist cryptanalysts to intercept and crack messages to keep our world safe. Code Cracking for Kids explores many aspects of
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I Can Make This Promise

Christine Day · HarperCollins
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

In her debut middle grade novel - inspired by her family's history - Christine Day tells the story of a girl who uncovers her family's secrets - and finds her own Native American identity.

All her life, Edie has known that her mom was adopted by a white couple. So, no matter how curious...

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Remarkables

Margaret Peterson Haddix · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Margaret Peterson Haddix, the master of cliffhangers, delivers a pulse-pounding mystery perfect for fans of Jacqueline West and Kat Yeh, full of secrets, surprises, and the power of family.

One minute they're there: laughing and having fun at the house...

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Geeky Fab 5 vol. 1: It's Not Rocket Science

Lareau, Liz

Lucy Monroe's first day at Earhart Elementary is one for the yearbook: By recess she has launched herself off the rusty monkey bars and ended up face down onto the blacktop. The principal closes the rickety playground, and now the whole school is mad! What's a new girl to do? C

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Project Middle School

Milano, Alyssa

From actor and lifelong activist Alyssa Milano comes Hope Roberts, a girl who's determined to change the world.

Hope is eleven years old, and she wants to be an astrophysicist. She loves swimming, Galaxy Girl comic books, her best friend Sam, and her two rescue dogs.
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Master of the Phantom Isle

Brandon Mull

Cursed by the Key of Forgetting, Seth has lost all memory of his past - his relationships, his experiences, and who he really is. For now he will align with his new mentor, Ronodin, the dark unicorn, who takes him to the Phantom Isle, the secret gateway to the Under Realm. Thou

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The Best at It

Maulik Pancholy · Balzer + Bray
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

From award-winning actor Maulik Pancholy comes a hilarious and heartfelt middle grade debut about a gay Indian American boy coming into his own. Perfect for fans of Tim Federle's Nate series.

Rahul Kapoor is heading into seventh grade in a small town in Indiana. The start of middle...

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Born to Fly: The First Women's Air Race Across America

Steve Sheinkin · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Born to Fly is the gripping story of the fearless women pilots who aimed for the skies -- and beyond.Just nine years after American women finally got the right to vote, a group of trailblazers soared to new heights in the 1929 Air Derby, the first women's air race across the U.S. Follow...
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The Unicorn Whisperer

Simpson, Dana

Welcome back to the hilarious and heartwarming world of Phoebe and Her Unicorn, where readers of all ages can always find a friend to lend a magical helping hand - or hoof.



For 9-year-old Phoebe Howell and her sparkling companion, Marigold Heavenly Nostri
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Kid Activists: True Tales of Childhood from Champions of Change

Robin Stevenson · Quirk Books
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Moving, funny, and totally true childhood biographies of Martin Luther King Jr., Susan B. Anthony, Helen Keller, Malala Yousafzai, and 12 other inspiring activists. Every activist started out as a kid - and in some cases they were kids when their activism began! But even the world's...
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Roll with It

Jamie Sumner · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

"A big-hearted story that's as sweet as it is awesome." - R.J. Palacio, author of Wonder In the tradition of Wonder and Out of My Mind, this big-hearted middle grade debut tells the story of an irrepressible girl with cerebral palsy whose life takes an unexpected turn when...
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Cog

Greg Van Eekhout · HarperCollins
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

Five robots. One unforgettable journey. Their programming will never be the same.

Wall-E meets The Wild Robot in this middle grade instant classic about five robots on a mission to rescue their inventor from the corporation that controls them all.

Cog looks like a normal...

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