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Strange Star
Emma Carroll · Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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From the critically acclaimed author of In Darkling Wood comes a spine-tingling novel inspired by Frankenstein with more than a hint of mystery and suspense.One stormy June evening, five friends meet at Villa Diodati, the summer home of Lord Byron. After dinner is served, they challenge... |
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Love, Penelope
Joanne Rocklin · Amulet Books
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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Penny is excited to welcome her new sibling, so throughout her mom's pregnancy she writes letters to it (not it, YOU!) . She introduces herself (Penelope, but she prefers "Penny") and their moms (Sammy and Becky) . She brags about their home city, Oakland, California (the... |
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The Tale of Angelino Brown
DAVID ALMOND · Candlewick
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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In this hilarious yet touching story from the masterful David Almond, life takes a surprising turn after a bus driver finds a tiny boy angel in his pocket.Do you believe in angels? Bert and Betty Brown do, because Bert discovered one in his shirt pocket the other day while he was driving... |
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The Last Grand Adventure
Rebecca Behrens · Aladdin
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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Twelve-year-old Bea finds herself on a unique road-trip with her grandmother, as they search for her grandmother's long-lost sister - the legendary Amelia Earhart - in this charming novel from the author of When Audrey Met Alice and Summer of Lost and Found.It's 1967 and twelve-year-old... |
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Absolutely Alfie & the Furry, Purry Secret
SALLY WARNER · Viking Books for Young Readers
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover
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Seven-year-old Alfie Jakes has a kitten-sized secret in her debut chapter book - perfect for fans of the Judy Moody books! Seven-year-old Alfie Jakes isn't thrilled when her mom organizes end-of-summer playdates with her soon-to-be classmate, Hanni. Hanni is kind of bossy. So Alfie is relieved... |
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Wizard for Hire
OBERT SKYE · Shadow Mountain
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
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Fourteen-year-old Ozzy lives near Portland, Oregon, and is desperate for help. His scientist parents have been kidnapped after discovering a formula that enables mind control. Their work was so top secret Ozzy is afraid to go to the police, but without help, he fears he'll never find his parents.... |
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Midnight Reynolds and the Spectral Transformer
CATHERINE HOLT · Albert Whitman & Company
Pages: 255
Format: Hardcover
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When twelve year-old misfit Midnight Reynolds takes a job helping out eccentric Miss Appleby in the mansion down the street, she never imagined her work would involve battling ghosts. But as it turns out, Midnight and her new employer have quite a bit in common - they were both born on Halloween... |
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The Unlikely Story of a Pig in the City
JODI KENDALL · HarperCollins
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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This delightful middle grade novel is a modern-day homage to Charlotte's Web, perfect for fans of Katherine Applegate and Cammie McGovern."We fell in love with The Unlikely Story of a Pig in the City! No matter how big she gets, there's always room for Hamlet in our hearts." - Steve... |
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Greetings from Witness Protection!
JAKE BURT · Feiwel & Friends
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
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Nicki Demere is an orphan and a pickpocket. She also happens to be the U.S. Marshals' best bet to keep a family alive. . . .The marshals are looking for the perfect girl to join a mother, father, and son on the run from the nation's most notorious criminals. After all, the bad guys... |
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Olive and the Backstage Ghost
Michelle Schusterman · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 209
Format: Hardcover
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A ghost story with a literary heart for fans of Neil Gaiman's Coraline and The Graveyard Book. Theater kids and ghost-story readers alike will find new meaning in the term stage fright. All great theaters have their ghosts. . . . After Olive Preiss freezes during a theater camp audition,... |
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The Book of Boy
CATHERINE GILBERT MURDOCK · Greenwillow Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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A young outcast is swept up into a thrilling and perilous medieval treasure hunt in this literary page-turner by acclaimed bestselling author Catherine Gilbert Murdock.This epic and engrossing quest story is for fans of Adam Gidwitz's The Inquisitor's Tale and Grace Lin's Where the Mountain... |
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The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle
Leslie Connor · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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From the critically acclaimed author of Waiting for Normal and All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook, Leslie Connor, comes a deeply poignant and beautifully crafted story about self-reliance, redemption, and hope.Mason Buttle is the biggest, sweatiest kid in his grade, and everyone knows... |
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The Creature of the Pines
Adam Gidwitz · Dutton Books for Young Readers
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover
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A fully illustrated, globe-trotting new middle grade fantasy-adventure series about mythical creatures and their cultures of origin, from the Newbery Honor-winning author of The Inquisitor's Tale.Elliot Eisner isn't exactly excited about starting at a brand-new school in a brand-new town;... |
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The Stars Beneath Our Feet
DAVID BARCLAY MOORE · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 294
Format: Hardcover
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A boy tries to steer a safe path through the projects in Harlem in the wake of his brother's death in this outstanding debut novel that's been described as a "fast and furious read in which we meet some amazing people, people that stay with us" by Newbery Honor and National Book... |
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Kat Greene Comes Clean
Melissa Roske · Charlesbridge
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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Kat Greene lives in New York City and attends fifth grade in the very progressive Village Humanity School. At the moment she has three major problems - dealing with her boy-crazy best friend, partnering with the overzealous Sam in the class production of Harriet the Spy, and coping with... |
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