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The Peculiar Night of the Blue Heart

Lauren Destefano · Bloomsbury Usa
Pages: 208
Format: Print book

From New York Times bestselling author Lauren DeStefano comes a gorgeous tale of friendship found and fought for against a haunting danger. It's just right for fans of Serafina and the Black Cloak.Lionel is a wild boy, who doesn't much like to be around other people. He'd rather be a purring...
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Charmed, I'm Sure

Sarah Darer Littman · Aladdin
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

Rosie White Charming - the daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming - discovers that being the fairest in the land isn't all that it's cracked up to be in this charming continuation of the beloved fairy tale.Meet Rosie White Charming. You probably know her parents, Snow and Prince. Yup - that...
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Squirrel in the House

Vivian Vande Velde · Holiday House
Pages: 72
Format: Print book

A gleefully oblivious Squirrel narrates this rib-tickling chapter book about how he turns a family get together upside-down. Squirrel, the chief mischief maker from 8 Class Pets + 1 Squirrel / 1 Dog = Chaos is ready to party. He enters Cuddles-the-dog s house through a special entrance...
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The Haunting of Falcon House

Eugene Yelchin · Henry Holt & Company
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

A long undisturbed bedroom. A startling likeness. A mysterious friend.When twelve-year-old Prince Lev Lvov goes to live with his aunt at Falcon House, he takes his rightful place as heir to the Lvov family estate. Prince Lev dreams of becoming a hero of Russia like his great ancestors....
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Mighty Jack

Ben Hatke · First Second
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

Jack might be the only kid in the world who's dreading summer. But he's got a good reason: summer is when his single mom takes a second job and leaves him at home to watch his autistic kid sister, Maddy. It's a lot of responsibility, and it's boring, too, because Maddy doesn't talk. Ever....
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The Bling Queen

Allison Gutknecht · Aladdin Books
Pages: 208
Format: Print book

A tween jewelry designer finds herself competing for an online fashion blog spot in this funny and sparkly M!X novel.Twelve-year-old Tess loves fashion, but she has a soft spot for accessories. In fact, Tess runs her own consulting firm for the kids at her school. If you need the finishing...
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The Secrets of Solace

Jaleigh Johnson · Delacorte Press
Pages: 371
Format: Print book

From Jaleigh Johnson, the acclaimed author of the New York Times bestseller The Mark of the Dragonfly, comes another thrilling adventure in the magical world of Solace. Lina Winterbock lives in the mountain strongholds of Solace. She's an apprentice to the archivists, the wise men and women...
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The Ark Plan

Laura Martin · Harper
Pages: 10
Format: Print book

Jurassic World meets Dawn of the Planet of the Apes in this epic new middle grade series full of heart-pounding action and breathtaking chills!One hundred and fifty years ago, the first dinosaurs were cloned. Soon after, they replaced humans at the top of the food chain. The only way to survive...
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Maxi's secrets : or what you can learn from a dog

Lynn Plourde · Nancy Paulsen Books
Pages: 262
Format: Print book

When a BIG, lovable, does-it-her-way dog wiggles her way into the heart of a loudmouth pipsqueak of a boy, wonderful things happen that help him become a bigger, better person. With its diverse cast, authentic narrator, and perfect blend of spot-on middle-grade humor, drama, and wisdom,...
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Dr. Fell and the Playground of Doom

David Neilsen · Crown Books For Young Readers
Pages: 230
Format: Print book

"Such deliciously creepy fun! I fell in love with Dr. Fell! So will urchins and whippersnappers everywhere." - Chris Grabenstein, author of the New York Times bestsellers Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library and The Island of Dr. Libris When the mysterious Dr. Fell moves into...
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Skating with the Statue of Liberty

Susan Meyer · Delacorte Press
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

"This rich story reminds us that America can be at its best as a melting pot. A page-turner for all the right reasons."--VINCE VAWTER, Newbery Honor-winning author of Paperboy In this gripping and poignant companion to Sydney Taylor Honor Award winner Black Radishes, Gustave faces...
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The Best Man

Richard Peck · Dial Books for Young Readers
Pages: 232
Format: Print book

Newbery Medalist Richard Peck tells a story of small-town life, gay marriage, and everyday heroes in this novel for fans of Gary Schmidt and Jack GantosArcher Magill has spent a lively five years of grade school with one eye out in search of grown-up role models. Three of the best are his grandpa,...
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The Land of Forgotten Girls

Erin Entrada Kelly · Greenwillow Books
Pages: 299
Format: Print book

Erin Entrada Kelly, the author of the acclaimed Blackbird Fly, writes with grace, imagination, and deepest heart about family, sisters, and friendship, and about finding and holding on to hope in difficult times.Two sisters from the Philippines, abandoned by their father and living with...
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Girl vs. Boy Band: The Right Track

Harmony Jones · Bloomsbury
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

Talented but painfully shy eighth-grader Lark secretly writes feisty, heartfelt songs about her life-about school, crushes on boys, not getting along with her mom, and missing her dad who lives in Nashville. But that secret becomes harder to keep when Lark's mother, a music record executive...
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Snowize & Snitch: Highly Effective Defective Detectives

K H Briner · Holiday House
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

Ever Indigo Nikita Stein (or "Einstein," as her classmates at the School for Children of Gifted Parents mockingly call her) knows she s a magnet for bad luck. How else can she explain her parents mysterious disappearance nine years ago? Since then she s lived with the Doc a sweet,...
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