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Emperor of the Universe

David Lubar · Starscape
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

The launch of a madcap space adventure trilogy for young readers by David Lubar, author of the popular Weenies Tales!

When seventh grader Nicholas V. Landrew, his beloved pet gerbil Henrietta, and a package of ground beef are beamed aboard an alien space ship, they soon...

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The Revenge of Magic

James Riley · Aladdin
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

"This imaginative and exciting story feels like the start of something big. The brilliant premise unfolds into a thrilling first book that has me impatient for the next one." - Brandon Mull, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Fablehaven and Dragonwatch
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All the Things That Could Go Wrong

Stewart Foster · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

There are two sides to every story.
Alex's OCD is so severe that some days it is difficult for him to even leave his house. His classmate Dan is so angry that he lashes out at the easiest target he can find at school-Alex. When their moms arrange for the two classmates...
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The Whale, the Sea and the Stars

Adriin Macho · Floris Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

When Gerda the blue whale was very small, her mother would sing a beautiful song telling her that if she were ever lost she should look to the stars and they would guide her. Then it's time for the little whale to leave home. Her adventures take her from the warm waters of the equator...
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The Last Last-Day-of-Summer

Lamar Giles · Versify
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

"The Last Last-Day-of-Summer reminds me that all children deserve to exist in magical spaces where their imaginations and familial bonds will them into heroism. Every single child should have the freedom to be one of The Legendary Alstons. And I, for one, am grateful...
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A Place to Belong

Cynthia Kadohata · Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

A Japanese-American family, reeling from their ill treatment in the Japanese internment camps, gives up their American citizenship to move back to Hiroshima, unaware of the devastation wreaked by the atomic bomb in this piercing look at the aftermath of World War II by Newbery Medalist...
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The Battle of Junk Mountain

Lauren Abbey Greenberg · Running Press Kids
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

For fans of Rebecca Stead and Jennifer L. Holm, this is the perfect middle grade summer beach read. Twelve-year-old Shayne Whittaker has always spent summers on the Maine coast, visiting her grandmother Bea and playing with her BFF Poppy. Both Shayne and Bea are collectors, in their own ways:...
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The Song From Somewhere Else

A F Harrold · Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Frank thought her summer couldn't get any worse--until big, weird, smelly Nick Underbridge rescues her from a bully, and she winds up at his house.

Frank quickly realizes there's more to Nick than meets the eye. When she's at his house, she hears the strangest, most beautiful music,...

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Dream Within a Dream

Patricia MacLachlan · Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

A young girl finds herself - and so much more - during a summer stay with her grandparents in this tender novel from Newberry Award-winning author Patricia MacLachlan.

When Louisa (short for Louisiana) is sent to stay with her grandparents for the summer, she's not looking...
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The Unbelievable Oliver and the Four Jokers

Pseudonymous Bosch · Dial Books
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

From the author of the bestselling Secret Series comes this funny chapter-book mystery about a third-grade magician and the wisecracking rabbit who is the secret brains behind his act.Eight-year-old Oliver dreams of being a professional magician, even though he has terrible stage fright....
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The Library of Ever

Zeno Alexander · Imprint
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

The Library of Ever is an instant classic for middle grade readers and booklovers everywhere -- an adventure across time and space, as a young girl becomes a warrior for the forces of knowledge.

With her parents off traveling the globe, Lenora is bored, bored, bored -- until...

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The Restless Girls

Jessie Burton · Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

"A riveting feminist retelling, filled with excitement, imagination, magic, and just the right touch of darkness." -Madeline Miller, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Circe

From acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Jessie Burton comes...

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