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A Boy in the Fairy World (Oona Bramblegoop's Sideways Magic)

Kate Korsh - G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback

In the second book of this hilarious, highly illustrated chapter book series, lovable Underwear Fairy Oona has to call on all of her sideways magic when she accidentally leads a human boy up to Blackberry Bog.. Oona loves being the Underwear Fairy, which means she gets to distribute magical...
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Amil and the After

Veera Hiranandani - Kokila
Format: Hardcover

A hopeful and heartwarming story about finding joy after tragedy, Amil and the After is a companion to the beloved and award-winning Newbery Honor novel The Night Diary, by acclaimed author Veera Hiranandani. At the turn of the new year in 1948, Amil and his family are trying to make a home...
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Babe & Me: A Baseball Card Adventure (Baseball Card Adventures)

Dan Gutman
Format: Print book

On October 1, 1932, during Game Three of the Chicago Cubs--New York Yankees World Series, Babe Ruth belted a long home run to straightaway centerfield. According to legend, just before he hit, Babe pointed to the centerfield bleachers and boldly predicted he would slam the next pitch there....
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Karen's Sleepover: A Graphic Novel (Baby-Sitters Little Sister #8) (Baby-Sitters Little Sister Graphix)

Ann M. Martin - Graphix
Format: Hardcover

Another graphic novel in this fun series spin-off of The Baby-sitters Club, featuring Kristy's little stepsister! Karen is having her first sleepover! She and her friends are going to tell spooky stories, bake cookies, and raid the refrigerator. But then Karen and Nancy get into a big fight,...
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Beyond the Isle of the Lost (The Descendants)

Melissa de la Cruz - Disney Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

Filled with humor and adventure, this addition to the New York Times best-selling series explores a madcap prequel to Disney's Descendants: The Rise of Red, set in Wonderland.. Fall down the rabbit hole ... . For Red, growing up in Wonderland has been no piece of cake (literally - dessert...
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Camp Sylvania

Julie Murphy - Balzer Bray
Format: Hardcover

From Julie Murphy, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dumplin', comes a hilarious and creepy middle grade summer camp story that takes a bite out of fat camp and diet culture. Perfect for fans of Spooky Stories and Starfish.Magnolia "Maggie" Hagen is determined to be in the spotlight...
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Code Name Kingfisher

Liz Kessler - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover

A young girl learns of her grandmother and great-aunt's involvement in the Dutch Resistance during World War II in this heartbreaking middle grade story of family, history, resilience, and hope from acclaimed author Liz Kessler.. Thirteen-year-old Liv's beloved ninety-two-year-old...
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Deep Water

Jamie Sumner - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

"Readers will feel every wave of Tully's emotions as she risks everything to try to get her mom's attention. A powerful novel in verse." - Lisa Fipps, author of Printz Honor book Starfish An impactful, gripping middle grade novel in verse from acclaimed author Jamie Sumner...
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Fortune Tellers

Lisa Greenwald - Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Hardcover

Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants meets That's So Raven in bestselling author Lisa Greenwald's charming middle grade novel about three recently separated best friends who discover the paper fortune tellers they made in third grade are the key to staying close through middle school.What...
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Journey to the Volcano Palace (The Secrets of Droon, Book 2)

Tony Abbott
Format: Paperback

Eric, Julie and Neal have a problem. The nasty Lord Sparr has stolen a magic jewel from their friend Princess Keeah. The Princess really needs their help. The good news is the jewel is in Lord Sparr's secret palace. The bad news is the secret palace is in a volcano!
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Lumberjanes: Unicorn Power!

Mariko Tamaki - Harry N. Abrams; Illustrated edition
Format: Paperback

Welcome to Miss Qiunzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet's Camp for Hardcore Lady Types. The five scouts of Roanoke cabin - Jo, April, Molly, Mal, and Ripley - love their summers at camp. They get to hang out with their best friends, earn Lumberjane scout badges, annoy their no-nonsense...
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Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All

Chanel Miller - Philomel Books
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author and artist Chanel Miller tells a fun, funny, and poignant story of friendship and community starring Magnolia Wu, a ten-year-old sock detective bent on returning all the lonely only socks left behind in her parents' NYC laundromat.. Down at the bottom...
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Medusa (The Myth of Monsters)

Katherine Marsh - Clarion Books
Format: Hardcover

From National Book Award finalist Katherine Marsh: Percy Jackson meets The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy in this fantastical adventure about Ava, who attends a boarding school for the descendants of Greek monsters and uncovers a terrible secret that could change the world forever.Ava...
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Newbie Fairy (Oona Bramblegoop's Sideways Magic Book 1)

Kate Korsh - G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

In this hilarious, highly illustrated new chapter book series, lovable newbie fairy Oona has big ideas, only her magic always seems to go a little wonky. But she won't let that stop her!. Oona Bramblegoop is a Newbie fairy, and she's determined to do big things, especially if they...
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Operation: Happy: A World War II Story of Courage, Resilience, and an Unbreakable Bond

Jenni L Walsh - Zonderkidz
Format: Hardcover

As World War II enters her backyard, a young girl tries to cope with the war and keep her family together by completing a bucket list with her best friend: her dog Happy. Featuring a dog's POV and inspired by real-life experiences of a young Pearl Harbor survivor, this historical middle-grade...
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Fireborn: Phoenix and the Frost Palace (Fireborn, 2)

AISLING FOWLER - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

"Firebornis a thrillingly assured debut that grips from the get-go. Featuring a fiercely charismatic heroine and a cast of extraordinary companions, it transports the reader to a fascinating landscape of ice and peril. Aisling Fowler conjures up the perfect balance of high adventure,...
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Samira's Worst Best Summer

Nina Hamza - Quill Tree Books
Format: Hardcover

From the author of Ahmed Aziz's Epic Year comes another wryly humorous tween novel about finding belonging in an unexpected place. A must-read for fans of Hena Khan, Kelly Yang, and Karina Yan Glaser.Samira knows this is going to be the worst summer ever. Her best friend, Kiera, ditched...
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The School for Invisible Boys (The Kairos Files)

Shaun David Hutchinson - Labyrinth Road
Format: Library Binding

What would you do if no one could see you? In this surreal adventure, a boy who is used to being overlooked literally becomes invisible, only to realize there may be far more dangerous threats in his school than bullies.. Sixth grade takes a turn for the weird when Hector Griggs discovers...
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Spy Ring

Sarah Beth Durst - HarperAudio
Format: Audiobook

Two modern-day kids discover the truth about an American Revolutionary War-era female spy through a treasure-hunt adventure in their hometown of Setauket, New York.With codewords and secret signals perfected, best friends Rachel and Joon are ready to spend their summer practicing spycraft...
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Fireborn: Starling and the Cavern of Light (Fireborn, 3)

Aisling Fowler - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Phoenix and her friends vow to save Ember from all but certain doom in this final unmissable chapter in the sweeping series that New York Times bestselling author B. B. Alston called "the best kind of children's fantasy story."Following the shocking events at Icegaard, Phoenix...
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Tales from Cabin 23: The Boo Hag Flex: Tales from Cabin 23, Book 1

Justina Ireland - HarperAudio
Format: Hardcover

Few campers at Camp Apple Hill Farm have found the mysterious cabin rumored to be hidden deep in the woods - but those who have whisper of a mysterious woman who tells tales of horrors beyond imagination. Are you brave enough to visit Cabin 23?The last thing Tasha Washington wants is to move...
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The Book of Stolen Dreams

David Farr - USBORNE CAT ANG
Format: Hardcover

Ce livre exaltant, premier ouvrage pour enfants d'un maître conteur, ravira les fans de Katherine Rundell, Eva Ibbotson et Philip Pullman. Les jeunes lecteurs n'oublieront pas de sitôt ce voyage extraordinaire où se côtoient aventure, courage et magie.Ce livre exaltant, premier...
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The Mystery of Locked Rooms

Lindsay Currie - Sourcebooks Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Crack the codes. Find the treasure. Escape the house.From the acclaimed author of Scritch Scratch and What Lives in the Woods comes a action-packed adventure novel about three friends who team up to find a hidden treasure in an abandoned 1950's funhouse.Twelve-year-old Sarah Greene...
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The Night War

Kimberly Brubaker Bradley - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

From the two-time Newbery Honor-winning author of The War That Saved My Life and Fighting Words comes a middle grade novel set at the border between freedom and fear in World War II France, at the Chateau de Chenonceau, where a Jewish girl who has lost everything but her life must decide...
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The One and Only Family

Katherine Applegate - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

For more than a decade, readers have been enchanted by the modern classic The One and Only Ivan, a Newbery Award winner and a #1 New York Times bestseller, and by its bestselling sequels, The One and Only Bob and The One and Only Ruby. Powerhouse author Katherine Applegate invites readers...
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The Secret of the Bloodred Key (2) (The Stolen Dreams Adventures)

David Farr - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

This dazzling sequel to the phenomenal The Book of Stolen Dreams that Publishers Weekly compared to the work of Kelly Barnhill and Lemony Snicket sees Rachel shouldering her new responsibility as key keeper when a girl goes missing.. After defeating the tyrant Malstain, Rachel and Robert...
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Windy Night with Wild Horses (Magic Tree House (R))

Mary Pope Osborne - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

The #1 bestselling Magic Tree House series for chapter book readers is ready to whisk you away across the world with Jack and Annie--this time to rescue little horses! Perfect for readers ages 6-9!. The wind started to blow. . . and a new magical journey unfolds when the tree house lands...
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Winnie Zeng Shatters the Universe

Katie Zhao - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback

In the third book of this epic fantasy series, kids from around the world are summoned to compete at the magical Shaman Youth Tournament! But with all the young shamans away, who will defend the human realm from evil spirits?. "A hilarious tussle between homework, family, and heroism."...
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