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Avi - Quill Tree Books
Format: Hardcover

Newbery Medalist Avi is back with a gripping exploration of the immigrant experience at the turn of the twentieth century. A must-read for fans of Moon over Manifest and Echo Mountain.When Santo's father left their tiny town in Italy for America, he made Santo promise to keep their...
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Monster Movie!

Chuck Wendig - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

In this hair-raising and hilarious novel by New York Times bestselling author Chuck Wendig, a boy must face his many fears to save his town from a cursed videotape - before "The Scariest Movie Ever Made" devours his friends and family.. Ethan Pitowski is afraid of everything....
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Alex Wise vs. the Cosmic Shift

Terry J. Benton-Walker - Labyrinth Road
Format: Hardcover

No one ever said saving the world would be easy. In the second installment of this thrilling fantasy series all about finding your inner hero, a 12-year-old boy leads the charge against the Horsemen of the Apocalypse.. Alex Wise is no superhero. Or at least, he doesn't feel like one....
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Quantum Interstellar Sports League #1

J. Scott Savage - Penguin Workshop
Format: Hardcover

The Last Kids on Earth meets Space Jam in this hilarious illustrated novel about football, aliens, and friendship! Welcome to the Quantum Interstellar Sports League, where humans and aliens play football for the fate of the Earth!. Wyatt Benson is NOT a football player. Yes, his dad may be the greatest...
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Haven

Valerie Biel

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InvestiGators: Class Action (InvestiGators, 8)

John Patrick Green - First Second
Format: Hardcover

DING DING DING!! Is that the school bell, or is it three million readers ringing in the return of V.E.S.T.-wearing case-busting secret agents Mango and Brash for another hilarious adventure? (It's the latter, we'll solve that mystery for free.) . The InvestiGators are back ... to school?!...
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Wrath of the Triple Goddess (Percy Jackson & the Olympians)

Rick Riordan - Disney Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

In his continuing quest to earn college recommendation letters from the gods, Percy has to pet sit the goddess Hecate's polecat and giant mastiff during Halloween week. What could go wrong?Rick Riordan's newest Percy Jackson adventure is full of hilarious set pieces, a diverse cast...
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Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes that Dot Our Planet

Geo Rutherford - Abrams Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Dive into the most mysterious waters around the world (if you dare) in Spooky Lakes, an illustrated nonfiction book from TikTok star and educator Geo Rutherford. Some of Earth's strangest - and creepiest - wonders lie deep below the surface. There's Lake Natron, a Tanzanian lake...
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Shadow Fox

Carlie Sorosiak - Walker Books US
Format: Hardcover

Shadow the plucky fox and a girl named Bee might be the only ones who can save a secret magical island in the Great Lakes.. Shadow the fox does not trust humans. Well, except for Nan, who feeds her chunks of fish behind a lakeside motel every night. When Nan goes missing, a man from the mysterious...
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Atty in Love

Tim Lockette - Triangle Square
Format: Hardcover

A tender and funny contemporary young adult follow-up to the highly praised Atty at Law, Atty in Love explores first love and includes an interview with a real-life animal rights lawyer.. When feisty 13 year old Atticus Peale meets a mysterious boy in her Alabama town, she has to make a tough...
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