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Mr. Penguin and the Fortress of Secrets
Alex T. Smith · Peachtree Publishing Company
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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Meet Mr. Penguin -- Adventurer (And Penguin!)
When Mr. Penguin and Colin crash-land on a snowy mountain, they discover strange noises coming from an old, ruined fortress. Might it be connected to the mystery of missing pets? Why are there shadowy figures lurking... |
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The 47 People You'll Meet in Middle School
Kristin Mahoney · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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Getting ready to start middle school? Well, you'll need to know what to expect. Get to know every person you'll meet and how they can help (and who to stay away from!) .
"Mahoney authentically captures the universal indignities... |
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A Boy Is Not a Bird
Edeet Ravel · Groundwood Books
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover
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In 1941, life in Natt's small town of Zastavna is comfortable and familiar, even if the grownups are acting strange, and his parents treat him like a baby. Natt knows there's a war on, of course, but he's glad their family didn't emigrate to Canada when they had a chance. His mother... |
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The Whispering Wars
Jaclyn Moriarty · Arthur A. Levine Books
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover
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From the award-winning Jaclyn Moriarty comes a spellbinding tale of unlikely friendship, unexpected magic and competitive athletics.
The town of Spindrift is frequented by all kinds of Shadow Mages and charlatans.
It's also home to the Orphanage School, where Finlay lives... |
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Maybe He Just Likes You
Barbara Dee · Aladdin
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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Barbara Dee explores the subject of #MeToo for the middle grade audience in this heart-wrenching - and ultimately uplifting - novel about experiencing harassment and unwanted attention from classmates.
For seventh-grader Mila, it starts with some boys giving her an unwanted hug on the school... |
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Case Closed #1: Mystery in the Mansion
Lauren Magaziner · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback
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Pick-your-own-path and puzzle-packed mystery collide in the first book in Lauren Magaziner's new hilarious and high-stakes middle grade series in which the reader must help Carlos and his friends put together the clues to save his mom's detective agency. In this wildly entertaining... |
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Frostfire
Jamie Smith · Chicken House
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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Chosen as one of hundreds to journey to the top of the glacier in their village, Sabira will embark on a dangerous pilgrimage that will guarantee her a life of importance, but only if she can survive.
On Choosing Day, children of Adranna who reach the age of fourteen are finally... |
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Friend or Fiction
Abby Cooper · Charlesbridge
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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One creative middle-schooler schooler discovers that the best friend a girl can have is the one she makes herself in this charming magical realism read.
Jade's life hasn't exactly been normal lately, especially since her dad's cancer diagnosis. Jade wishes her family could leave... |
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The Dark Lord Clementine
Sarah Jean Horwitz · Algonquin Young Readers
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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The new face of big evil is a little . . . small.
Dastardly deeds aren't exactly the first things that come to mind when one hears the name "Clementine," but as the sole heir of the infamous Dark Lord Elithor, twelve-year-old Clementine Morcerous has been groomed since... |
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The Best at It
Maulik Pancholy · Balzer + Bray
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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From award-winning actor Maulik Pancholy comes a hilarious and heartfelt middle grade debut about a gay Indian American boy coming into his own. Perfect for fans of Tim Federle's Nate series. Rahul Kapoor is heading into seventh grade in a small town in Indiana. The start of middle... |
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Weird Little Robots
Carolyn Crimi · Candlewick
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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When two science-savvy girls create an entire robot world, they don't expect the robots to come alive. But life may be a bit more magical than they thought.
Nine-year-old Penny Rose has just moved to a new town, and so far the robots she builds herself are her only company. But with... |
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A Way between Worlds
Melanie Crowder · Atheneum
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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Griffin and Fi continue on their quest to save all worlds from invasion in this fantastical follow-up to The Lighthouse between the Worlds, which Kirkus Reviews called "a fast read that ends too soon."
There is more than just one world - and all of them are in grave... |
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