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Mike Lupica · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

From acclaimed author of the Home Team Mike Lupica comes a brand-new novel about the heart and soul of baseball.On or off the field, Matt and Ben couldn't be more different. Ben Roberson is an all-or-nothing player: he's big, he's bold, and he's brash. Ben's swing can hit a ball right out of the park...
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The Last Chance Hotel

Nicki Thornton · Chicken House
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

Seth is a kitchen boy at the remote Last Chance Hotel. His father has long ago left, leaving him imprisoned until he is old enough to set out on his own. If there's any hope he has, it's to be the greatest chef that ever lived... just like his father. One night, a band of magicians begin...
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A Box of Bones

Marina Cohen · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Kallie despises nonsense. She believes there's a rational explanation for everything, despite the good-natured prodding of her Grandpa Jess, who takes her to frivolous wastes of time like their town's local Festival of Fools.There, Kallie meets a faceless man (must be some...
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Time Dogs: Balto and the Race Against Time

Helen Moss · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover

An exciting new illustrated chapter book series for dog-loving readers!When a pack of senior dogs find themselves transported back in time -- and turned into puppies! -- they must make their way back home, helping real-life historical dogs along the way. In this first adventure, meet Baxter,...
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Dumpster Dog!

Colas Gutman · Enchanted Lion Books
Pages: 64
Format: Paperback

Dumpster Dog dreams of treats, balls, and leashes. He wants someone to play with, someone who will take him on long walks, someone who will feed him -- he wants an owner. So begins Dumpster Dog's search for a human companion. But he will soon learn that finding a good owner isn't as easy...
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Corey's Rock

Sita Brahmachari · Otter-Barry Books
Pages: 96
Format: Hardcover

Ten-year-old Isla has moved from Edinburgh to the Orkney Islands with her parents, to start a new life after the death of Isla's beloved young brother. Isla's mother's family is from Orkney and her father's is from Africa, and she finds island life is very different to her former city home....
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Riverbound

Melinda Beatty · G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

The immersive finale of the Heartseeker duology--rich, commercial middle-grade fantasy about a girl who can see lies.Only Fallow can see lies--a cunning so powerful that the King insists on keeping her in the palace, tasked with helping him flush out traitors. When the King's counselor,...
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Silver Batal and the Water Dragon Races

K. D. Halbrook · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

Silver's dreams of becoming a legendary water dragon racer come true when she befriends a rare dragon that can swim and fly.Thirteen-year-old Silver Batal calls the desert home, but her heart belongs to the waters. Although she's expected to become a jeweler like her father, Silver harbors...
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Juana and Lucas: Big Problemas

Juana Medina · Candlewick
Pages: 96
Format: Hardcover

When her mami meets someone new, Juana worries that everything will change in a humorous, heartwarming follow-up to the Pura Belpré Award-winning Juana & Lucas.Juana's life is just about perfect. She lives in the beautiful city of Bogotá with her two most favorite people in the world:...
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Other Words for Home

Jasmine Warga · Balzer + Bray
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

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Treasure Hunters: All-American Adventure

James Patterson · jimmy patterson
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

The U.S.A. is in danger... Only the Kidds can find the treasure that will save it!Bick, Beck, Storm and Tommy are stuck in Washington, D.C. without any priceless antiques to hunt--BORING! But everything changes when the Kidds uncover a dastardly conspiracy: a fake Bill of Rights!Now they're...
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Stone River Crossing

Tim Tingle · Tu Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Martha Tom knows better than to cross the Bok Chitto River to pick blackberries. The Bok Chitto is the only border between her town in the Choctaw Nation and the slave-owning plantation in Mississippi territory. The slave owners could catch her, too. What was she thinking? But crossing...
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Nixie Ness: Cooking Star

Claudia Mills · Margaret Ferguson Books
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

Best friends Nixie and Grace spend every afternoon together . . . until Nixie's mom gets a new job and Nixie must attend the after-school program, without Grace.Third graders Nixie Ness and Grace Kenny have been best friends since they were two-years-old. They have always spent every afternoon...
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