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| Dragons in a Bag by Zetta ElliottIntroducing: nine-year-old Jax, who's not happy about spending a day with Ma, the grouchy old lady who raised his mom.
What happens: Ma turns out to be a witch, and soon Jax is joining her on a quest to transport three baby dragons from modern Brooklyn into the magical realm. Does he have what it takes to be a witch's apprentice? Series alert: Jax's fast-paced fantasy adventure continues -- dragons and all -- in 2019's The Dragon Thief. |
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Dog diaries
by James Patterson
When the evil Mrs. Stricker threatens to send Junior, Rafe Khatchadorian's dog, back to the pound, Junior and Rafe go to obedience school to learn how to follow the rules
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| The Dreamway by Lisa PapademetriouWhat it's about: Stella's suspicions that something strange is happening to her twin brother Cole are confirmed when a talking mouse arrives in Stella's bedroom to take her to the dream world, where Cole's spirit is being held captive.
Read it for: true-to-life characters and an unusual, imaginative fantasy setting.
For fans of: Tahereh Mafi's Furthermore or Norton Juster's The Phantom Tollbooth. |
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Max Einstein : the genius experiment
by James Patterson
A first children's book series officially approved by the Albert Einstein Archives introduces 12-year-old orphan Max Einstein, a genius hacker, inventor and chess player who is recruited into a mysterious organization that uses science to solve world problems. 4, first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Scarlett Hart : monster hunter
by Marcus Sedgwick
Finding herself at odds with her parent's old nemesis Count Stankovic, Scarlett Hart sets out to disocver why more monsters are manifesting than ever before
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Hilo : Waking the Monsters Book 4, Waking the monsters
by Judd Winick
When Mega Robot Monsters begin suddenly turning up all over the place, Hilo teams up with Gina in the hopes that she and some of his brand-new superpowers will save the day, a situation that is complicated by dark revelations about his past. Simultaneous eBook.
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Last pick. 1
by Jason Walz
In a world where aliens have taken over Earth, abducted every human they deemed useful, and abandoned the rest, twins Sam and Wyatt struggle to start a revolution of the unwanteds
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Sanity & Tallulah
by Molly Brooks
Welcome to: Wilnick space station, home of science genius Sanity Jones and her best friend Tallulah Vega.
What happens: While tracking down Sanity's illegal, escaped science project (a giant three-headed cat named Princess Sparkle), the girls uncover a dangerous threat to the space station.
You might also like: Craig Thompson's Space Dumplins, another offbeat graphic novel set in outer space and starring a brave, resourceful heroine.
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