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New & Coming Soon Books for Middle Schoolers August 2025 |
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Outfoxed : A Wish Novel
by Elise Mcmullen-ciotti
From the author of Hedge Over Heels comes another irresistible story featuring family, friendship, and an adorable baby fox!Twelve-year-old Skye has just rescued a baby fox she's named Kitkat, with the help of her Park Ranger cousin Braeden. Skye would usually release the fox back into the wild as soon as it's healed, but this baby fox was injured by a trap. No one hurts a baby animal and gets away with it as long as Skye's around, and now she's on a mission to find the poacher!When Skye takes Kitkat to the vet, she meets a quiet girl named Ivy. To Skye's surprise, Ivy decides to join in on the investigation and a friendship starts to form between the girls. But will these new friends uncover the true identity of the poacher and safely release Kitkat back into the wild?
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The island of forgotten gods
by Victor Piäneiro
Twelve-year-old Nico and his cousins' seemly boring summer in Puerto Rico takes a horrific turn when they encounter the legendary chupacabra, a cult, and the gods who created the island
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Into the Shadows
by Angela Cervantes
Next door to the notorious Area 51 sits Area 53, the underground lab where the government secretly holds “the anomalies.” These are the Earth-born mythical and magical creatures—fairies, wyverns, manticores, and more—that have been captured and brought in for careful study. It’s also where eleven-year-old Ollie Robles and his best (and only) friend, Garen Jackson, the kids of Area 53’s lead researchers, have grown up. They’ve lived safely within these cement-and-steel halls their whole lives . . . that is, until the day that Ollie and Garen accidentally free six anomalies: two sprites, a wyvern, a baby manticore, a llamacorn, and a golem named Henry. Now it’s up to Ollie and Garen to chase down the anomalies and bring them back home.
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The memory spinner
by C. M. Cornwell
A young girl must choose between staying immersed in a magical past with her deceased mother, or saving those she loves most in the complicated, yet real present.
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Dive
by John David Anderson
Kassandra Conner joins the diving team at her new private school, but when she befriends a townie who dumpster dives, she starts to break out of her own box.
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Lonely Planet Kids Snacks Around the World
by Lonely Planet Publications
More than 200 popular and unconventional snacks from all over the world including daring pairings, delicious sweet treats, adventurous eats, and bizarre morsels for the culinary curious Introduces kids to the incredible variety of awesome foods from different countries as well as food festivals and interesting cultural traditions Written with an engaging, informative, and lively tone to keep children - and even grown ups - entertained from the first page to the last Fun features include the Anatomy of a Snack, Snack Spotlights, and Snackstory: A History, so young readers can learn even more about the cultural significance of snacks from different places Chapters cover chewy, crunchy, sweet, and salty snacks from: the USA, Jamaica, Costa Rica, Canada, Cuba, Mexico, Brazil, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Japan, China, Indonesia, Singapore, India, Philippines, Australia, UK, Portugal, Sweden, Greece, France, Spain, Turkey, South Africa, and many more.
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Treasures of the Earth : Rocks, Minerals, Crystals, and Gems
by Inc. Dorling Kindersley
Dig down into the history of rocks, minerals, and other treasures and uncover the stories behind these marvelous materials. From dazzling gems to beautiful buildings, this book for children aged 9+ is filled with rocks and minerals, each one with a tale to tell. Treasures of the Earth is a tale of our fascination with precious things–how they were made, how we’ve used them and how their legends grow with each year that passes. Packed with striking visuals, gems of geological information, and stories from cultures all around the world, this book is a must-have for budding rockhounds and curious kids. This all-encompassing rock and gem book for kids offers: An impressive collection of gems, rocks, and crystals, from their natural state to polished perfection.Facts on every page that explain how the shapes, patterns, and colors of rocks and minerals are formed.Contents organized by different rock and gem types, for example, Native Elements, Organic Gems, and Gemstones. What gem was more precious than gold to Chinese emperors? Who suffered the curse of the Hope Diamond? And why did Burmese soldiers insert rubies under their skin before battle? This book will answer all this and more, through colorful photography of rocks and artifacts, and gorgeous illustrations that bring the stories to life.
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Adorable empire
by Laura Terry
Nothing has been going right for Jinx. People at school think she's a goth weirdo, and now her parents are getting divorced. She has to move to an unfamiliar apartment building that doesn't feel like home--and that doesn't have her dad. And when a new neighbor gives her a mysterious crystal, her life is turned even more upside down by the Adorables, a mischievous band of magical creatures. They are messy, distracting, and, worst of all, they follow Jinx everywhere. She just wants to be left alone...Getting rid of the Adorables turns out to be harder than expected, but they might just help Jinx find her way back to happiness.
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Dracula's Brunch Club
by Brian Gonsar
Have you ever wondered how vampires got their taste for blood? In Dracula’s Brunch Club, it all started with a crimson-red donut, dripping and oozing with spooky secrets—I mean, jelly. Dripping and oozing with non-spooky-tasting JELLY. Get ready to sink your fangs into the hilarious new graphic novel from debut authors Brian Gonsar and Keenan Gaybba! Count Dracula is not your average vampire. Well, sure, he’s undead, hates garlic, and will burn up in sunlight—but unlike other vampires, he has a knack for baking. And it’s his brunch club’s famous blood-orange-jelly donuts that give his fellow vampires the energy source they need to live forever. But when Transylvania experiences a mysterious jelly shortage, it allows his nemesis, Constantine, to swoop in and steal the brunch club—and the vampires’ loyalty—from Dracula. But it’s not just jelly donuts at stake. When townsfolk start to go missing, Dracula suspects Constantine has far more sinister motives lurking that could threaten everything vampires and humans have worked for. With the help of his chef and human friend, Elena, Dracula must find a new energy source before every vampire and human turns on him and he loses his coveted brunch club forever. With a foreword from Kevin Jonas of the Jonas Brothers!
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Goat Magic
by Kate Wheeler
Destinies collide when a village goat herder meets the palace princess in Goat Magic!
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Oddity woods
by Kay Davault
Kid detective Marietta tries to solve the sudden disappearance of her father in a dark woodland realm inhabited by ghosts and monsters.
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Say something, Poupeh Babaee!
by Haleh Massey
Ten-year-old Poupeh, an Iranian girl living in the U.S., must overcome selective mutism to advocate for her parents during an embassy interview after a travel ban prevents them from entering the country.
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