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Grandpa's Great Escape

David Walliams · HarperCollins
Pages: 437
Format: Hardcover

David Walliams, hailed as "the heir to Roald Dahl" by The Spectator, burst onto the American scene with the New York Times bestseller Demon Dentist. Now the UK's #1 bestselling children's author is back with this high-flying adventure about a boy and his grandfather, perfect for fans...
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The Sweetest Sound

Sherri Winston · Little
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

A story of family, faith, and following your heartFor ten-year-old Cadence Jolly, birthdays are a constant reminder of all that has changed since her mother skipped town with dreams of becoming a singing star. Cadence inherited that musical soul, she can't deny it, but otherwise she couldn't...
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Ban This Book

ALAN GRATZ · Starscape
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

"Readers, librarians, and all those books that have drawn a challenge have a brand new hero ... . Stand up and cheer, book lovers. This one's for you." -- Kathi Appelt, author of the Newbery Honor-winning The UnderneathAn inspiring tale of a fourth-grader who fights back...
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The Quest to the Uncharted Lands

Jaleigh Johnson · Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of the New York Times bestseller The Mark of the Dragonfly comes another magical and thrilling story that takes readers on an exciting new adventure. Stella Glass dreams of exploring worlds beyond her home of Solace, but when her famous parents are sent on a historic...
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The Haunted House Next Door

Andres Miedoso · Little Simon
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Meet Desmond Cole! A fearless eight-year-old who runs his own ghost patrol, looking for ghosts, monsters, and mischief makers everywhere. Oh, and he just so happens to be my new best friend ... and thank goodness! Because I'm afraid of everything.Welcome to Kersville, a town with a spooky...
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Waking Beauty

Brittlyn Gallacher Doyle · Cedar Fort, Inc
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

After waking up from her one hundred year sleep, Princess Aurora (who goes by her middle name Claire) is delighted to find everyone in the castle has woken up as well. After getting engaged to the prince who woke her up, she believes everything is perfect until one by one everyone keeps...
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Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods: 20 Chilling Tales from the Wilderness

Hal Johnson · Workman Publishing Company
Pages: 167
Format: Hardcover

Just for kids, twenty bone-chilling tales about the most dangerous fantastical beasts in American folklore. Meet the Snoligoster, who feeds on the shadows of its victims. The Hodag, like a spiny-backed bull-horned rhinoceros. The Hoop Snake, which can chase prey at speeds of up to 60 miles...
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Snow & Rose

Emily Winfield Martin · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 204
Format: Hardcover

Give the gift of this stunningly illustrated fairy-tale reimagining from the New York Times bestselling author-illustrator of The Wonderful Things You Will Be this holiday season - sure to be a modern classic! Snow and Rose didn't know they were in a fairy tale. People never do. . . . Once,...
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Ivy

Katherine Coville · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 134
Format: Hardcover

For fans of Jessica Day George and E. D. Baker comes a charming young fantasy about a girl, her grandmother, and an animal hospital devoted to fantastical creatures. Ivy's grandmother is a healer - to mostly four-legged patients of the forest. Although the woodland creatures love her,...
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Monsterland

James Crowley · G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

A boy takes off on a once-in-a-lifetime adventure through a mysterious land, with the help of some monster friends It's Halloween, and everyone in Charlie's small town is excited for this year's festivities. Charlie's grandfather, Old Joe, is famous for his holiday haunts, and his pumpkin...
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Confessions from the Principal's Kid

Robin Mellom · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

During the school day, fifth-grader Allie West is an outsider. Everyone knows the principal's kid might tattle to her mom! But after school, Allie is an insider. She's friendly with the janitor, knows the shortest routes around the building, and hangs out with the Afters, a group...
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This Is Just a Test

Madelyn Rosenberg · Scholastic Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

David Da-Wei Horowitz has a lot on his plate. Preparing for his upcoming bar mitzvah would be enough work even if it didn't involve trying to please his Jewish and Chinese grandmothers, who argue about everything. But David just wants everyone to be happy.That includes his friend Scott,...
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I Love You, Michael Collins

Lauren Baratz-Logsted · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

It's 1969 and the country is gearing up for what looks to be the most exciting moment in U.S. history: men landing on the moon. Ten-year-old Mamie's class is given an assignment to write letters to the astronauts. All the girls write to Neil Armstrong ("So cute!") and all the boys...
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Posted

John David Anderson · HarperCollins Publishers and Blackstone Audio
Pages: 1
Format: Audiobook

[Children's Fiction (Ages 8-12) ]John David Anderson, author of Ms. Bixby's Last Day, returns with a funny, honest, and original story about bullying, broken friendships, and failures of communication.In middle school, words aren't just words. They can be weapons. They can be gifts. The right...
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The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora

PABLO CARTAYA · VIKING CHILDREN'S Books
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

"Sensational." - Matt de la Peña, New York Times bestselling and Newbery Medal-winning author of The Last Stop on Market StreetSave the restaurant. Save the town. Get the girl. Make Abuela proud. Can thirteen-year-old Arturo Zamora do it all or is he in for a BIG, EPIC FAIL?...
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