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Tessa Miyata Is No Hero
by Julie Abe
On a trip to visit her grandparents in Japan, Tessa Miyata
inadvertently releases the spirit of an evil samurai god who wants
to destroy Tokyo, and stumbles upon a hidden part of the city
where gods and mythological creatures walk among humans.
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Dogtown
by Katherine Applegate
When Chance (a real dog) and Metal Head (a robot dog) break
out of the Dogtown shelter, they embark on an adventure to find
their fur-ever homes, encountering both danger and unexpected kindness along the way.
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Keep Dancing, Lizzie Chu
by Maisie Chan
Twelve-year-old Lizzie Chu has lived with her Wai Gong
(grandfather) in Glasgow since her parents died when she was
a baby. But Wai Gong has been acting different lately. He
spends a lot of time talking to his Guan Yin statue and seems
to be becoming more forgetful. Even the shared passion he
and Lizzie have for their favorite show, Strictly Come Dancing,
seems to be trailing off. Can Lizzie help him find peace again?
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Abeni's Song
by P. Djeli Clark
When her village is attacked by warriors, capturing everyone she's
ever loved, Abeni escapes in the clutches of an old witch who spirits
her away to the forest where she begins her unwanted magical apprenticeship - and her impossible mission to bring her people
home.
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Marikit and the Ocean of Stars
by Caris Avendano Cruz
When shadow creatures upend her life, Marikit discovers the
patchwork dress her mother made for her is a map to lead her
to safety in the magical lands of the engkantos, where she finds
the key to saving her family.
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The Big Sting
by Rachelle Delaney
Usually avoiding adventure of any kind, 11-year-old Leo is
unfortunately drawn into a mystery, along with his danger-loving
sister, when his late Grandma's beehives go missing and his
ornery Grandpa needs help catching the sticky-fingered thieves.
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Evil Genius
by Chris Grabenstein
When his ingestible knowledge jellybeans go missing right before
his training with the secret agency - known as the Consortium - is
about to start, Jake McQuade, the smartest kid in the universe, must solve this mystery fast while thwarting a high-tech heist. For book
one in the series, see The Smartest Kid in the Universe.
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Julia and the Shark
by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Ten-year-old Julia loves the mysteries of the ocean and marine
biology, just like her scientist mother. Her family is spending the
summer on a remote island where her mom is searching for the
elusive Greenland shark. Determined to prove that the shark is real,
Julia sets off on a quest to find it herself, armed with a set of
coordinates, a compass, and her trusty rain jacket. She soon
realizes that there are some adventures you shouldn't go on alone.
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Indiana Bones and the Lost Library
by Harry Heape
Indiana Bones is back for a second dogtastic escapade! Once again,
he and his best friend Aisha must gather their wits, courage, and
plenty of snacks to sniff out the clues and solve a twisty mystery.
For book one in the series, see Indiana Bones.
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The Lost Galumpus
by Joseph Helgerson
What happens when a baby woolly mammoth from 10,000 years
in the past and a park ranger robot from 10,000 years in the future
get caught in a time vortex? In this funny adventure, the two end
up in a big city park before a big blizzard. Can the park's animals
stop arguing and come together to help them find their way back
home?
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The Boy with Wings
by Lenny Henry
When he turns 12, Tunde sprouts wings and learns he's all that
stands between Earth and total destruction. Is he ready to fly in
the face of danger? Armed with his new powers and his rag-tag
group of friends, adventure unfolds.
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Hunted
by Skye Melki-Wegner
Banished to the Deadlands, disgraced son of a prince Eleri joins
his fellow exiles, discovering the horrific truth behind the war that
divided their two dinosaur kingdoms and what they must do to
save their kind from impending doom. This is book one in the
Deadlands series.
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Crazy in Poughkeepsie
by Daniel Manus Pinkwater
Mick's brother came home from Tibet with the self-proclaimed
Guru Lumpo Smythe-Finkel and his dog Lhasa, who leads them
all on a very strange quest through the suburbs, making many
new quirky friends along the way.
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Into the Glades
by Laura Sebastian
When her father Oziris, the leader of their village, dies unexpectedly,
it bring about a dark curse. Cordelia journeys through the wild Glades along with her best friend and their two little brothers, hoping to find a way to break the it.
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Ajay and the Mumbai Sun
by Varsha Shah
Ajay is a Mumbai railway kid and a newspaper seller, but his great
dream is to be a journalist. His dream comes true when he and a
gang of friends create their own newspaper, but what is the cost of uncovering the truth?
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Clara Poole and the Long Way Round
by Taylor Tyng
Running away to Paris to participate in a round-the-world balloon
race and to learn the ropes alongside a colorful cast of international competitors, Clara Poole must come to terms with the tragedy that
set her fleeing to the skies in the first place. This is book one in the series.
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Menacing Manor
by Kiersten White
Arriving at Stein Manor Science Camp, the Sinister-Winterbottoms explore and look for clues about where their parents might be. But
when they get closer to opening the books and their parents'
histories, an unexpected enemy comes out of the shadows. For
book one in the series, see Wretched Waterpark.
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A Nest of Bones: Maiasaura Discovery
by Sarah Eason
Baby dinosaur bones in a fossil shop led Jack Horner on a hunt that would change our understanding of dinosaurs. Soon, he was digging through mounds of mudstone nests on a search to uncover the truth about duck-billed dinos. Follow along on the graphic adventure based
on a true story to discover the nesting site of the Maiasaura.
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Women Who Led the Way: Great Explorers
and Adventurers
by Mick Manning
From Aud the Deep-Minded, an early voyager to Iceland, and Sacagawea who guided the Lewis and Clark expedition across
the USA, to Mae Jemison, the first black woman in space and
Arunima Sinha, the first woman amputee to climb Mount Everest,
this book shows the incredible courage, determination, and power
of women explorers over the last 1200 years.
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Bessie the Motorcycle Queen
by Charles R. Smith
An empowering picture book that inspires children to follow their
dreams recounts the story of Bessie Stringfield, the motorcycle
queen of Miami and a trailblazer in the world of women's racing
and motorcycling.
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111 W. Spring Valley Rd.
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