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Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation

Stuart Gibbs · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

"Fast-paced, smart, and action-packed...a real page-burner." - Chris Grabenstein, #1 New York Times bestelling author of the Mr. Lemoncello's Library series

From New York Times bestselling author Stuart Gibbs comes the first novel in a thrilling new series...
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My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich

Ibi Zoboi · Dutton Books for Young Readers
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

National Book Award-finalist Ibi Zoboi makes her middle-grade debut with a moving story of a girl finding her place in a world that's changing at warp speed.

Twelve-year-old Ebony-Grace Norfleet has lived with her beloved grandfather Jeremiah in Huntsville, Alabama ever since she was little....
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Good Dog, McTavish

Meg Rosoff · Candlewick
Pages: 112
Format: Hardcover

A dog with a plan adopts a chaotic family in a wry comedy extolling the virtues of common sense.

When Ma Peachey takes up yoga, the rest of the family finds themselves abandoned to chaos: no one cooks dinner, no one picks up the dirty laundry, the children are always late for school,...
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The Very, Very Far North

Dan Bar-el · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

An inquisitive polar bear named Duane befriends an array of animals as he discovers where he belongs in this charming classic-in-the making that's reminiscent of Winnie the Pooh.

In the Very, Very Far North, past the Cold, Cold Ocean and just below the hill that looks like...
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Finding Orion

John David Anderson · Walden Pond Press
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

The acclaimed author of Ms. Bixby's Last Day and Posted returns with an unforgettable tale of love and laughter, of fathers and sons, of what family truly means, and of the ways in which we sometimes need to lose something in order to find ourselves.Rion Kwirk comes from a rather odd family....
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Tortot, The Cold Fish Who Lost His World and Found His Heart

BENNY LINDELAUF · Pushkin Children's Books
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

A spectacularly illustrated story about war and friendship.Tortot is a cold-hearted field cook who goes off to war. Soldiers drop like flies around him but Tortot just doesn't care. Until, that is, he finds a deserter in his kitchen: a boy who has lost his brothers and his legs in battle....
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City of Islands

KALI WALLACE · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

A dark and riveting middle grade fantasy from the critically acclaimed Kali Wallace about an archipelago of magical islands and one girl's dangerous discovery on the ocean floor. Perfect for fans of Holly Black and Kate Milford.

In a foggy archipelago called the City of Islands,...

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Orange for the Sunsets

Tina Athaide · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

From debut author Tina Athaide comes a soaring tale of empathy, hope, and resilience, as two best friends living under Ugandan President Amin's divisive rule must examine where - and who - they call home.

Perfect for fans of Half from the East and Inside Out and Back Again.

Asha...

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Endling #1: The Last

Katherine Applegate · HarperCollins
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

In this first book of an epic middle grade series, Katherine Applegate takes us on an unforgettable journey.

A New York Times bestseller from the beloved author of the action-packed Animorphs series and the award-winning The One and Only Ivan.

Byx is the youngest member of her dairne...

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Shouting at the Rain

Lynda Mullaly Hunt · Nancy Paulsen Books
Format: Hardcover

From the author of the New York Times bestseller Fish in a Tree comes a compelling story about perspective and learning to love the family you have.

Delsie loves tracking the weather--lately, though, it seems the squalls are in her own life. She's always lived with...
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The Haunting of Henry Davis

Kathryn Siebel · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Two kids are about to find out that their lives are anything but ordinary when a ghost arrives and stirs up adventure. Perfect for fans of A Tale Dark and Grimm!

Ghosts only haunt when they've left something behind...
When Henry Davis moves into the neighborhood, Barbara...
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Unwritten

Tara Gilboy · Jolly Fish Press
Pages: 200
Format: Paperback

Twelve-year-old Gracie Freeman is living a normal life, but she is haunted by the fact that she is actually a character from a story, an unpublished fairy tale she's never read. When she was a baby, her parents learned that she was supposed to die in the story, and with the help of a magic...
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