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100 cupboards
by Nathan D. Wilson
Waking one night to discover plaster in his hair that has fallen from a wall above his bed, Henry York pulls down the wall coverings and discovers cupboards of various shapes and sizes--each holding a world of its own with different people living and being in distant lands and times.
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11 birthdays
by Wendy Mass
After celebrating their first nine same-day birthdays together, Amanda and Leo, having fallen out on their tenth and not speaking to each other for the last year, prepare to celebrate their eleventh birthday separately but peculiar things begin to happen as the day of their birthday begins to repeat itself over and over again.
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39 Clues: The maze of bones
by Rick Riordan
At the reading of their grandmother's will, Dan and Amy Cahill are given the choice of receiving a million dollars or uncovering the 39 clues hidden around the world that will lead to the source of the family's power, but by taking on the clues, they end up in a dangerous race against their own family members. 250,000 first printing.
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43 Old Cemetery Road: Dying to meet you
by Kate Klise
Moving into an old mansion in the hopes of finding the peace he needs to do his writing, Ignatius B. Grumpy gets a great surprise when he encounters its residents, 11-year-old Seymour, his cat, and a grouchy ghost, waiting to greet him upon his arrival and eager to give advice.
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Absolutely almost
by Lisa Graff
Ten-year-old Albie has never been the smartest, tallest, most athletic, greatest artist, or most musical in his class, as his parents keep reminding him, but new nanny Calista helps him uncover his strengths and take pride in himself. Simultaneous eBook.
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The adventures of Tom Sawyer
by Mark Twain
The adventures of a mischievous young boy and his friends growing up in a Mississippi River town in the nineteenth century
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Al Capone does my shirts
by Gennifer Choldenko
A twelve-year-old boy named Moose moves to Alcatraz Island in 1935 when guards' families were housed there, and has to contend with his extraordinary new environment in addition to life with his autistic sister Natalie.
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Ali Cross
by James Patterson
Published to coincide with the release of the 25th entry in Patterson’s best-selling Alex Cross thrillers, a series debut starring Alex’s son, Ali, follows his desperate search for a missing friend and clues proving his father’s innocence against a backdrop of neighborhood burglaries. Simultaneous eBook.
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All the Greys on Greene Street
by Laura Tucker
A 12-year-old artist in 1981 SoHo searches for answers when her father, a restorer of antique paintings, abruptly disappears in the middle of the night amid questions about a partner's suspicious behavior and a missing work or art. Simultaneous eBook.
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All three Stooges
by Erica S Perl
A coming-of-age comedy about friendship and loss follows the experiences of two seventh-grade best friends who become estranged in the aftermath of a parent's sudden death, a situation that is complicated by an opinionated girl, Noa, who shares Noah's name and bar mitzvah day. Simultaneous eBook.
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Allies
by Alan Gratz
Racing toward the French coast along with his brothers-in-arms, a terrified World War II soldier from America participates in the top-secret D-Day operation, while a young French spy works to sabotage German occupiers and a paratrooper orchestrates a daring midnight raid.
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The Ambrose deception
by Emily Ecton
Chosen to compete for a lucrative scholarship, an overlooked girl, an underachiever and a show-off begin traveling throughout Chicago to solve clues before discovering that the competition is a sham, a finding that compels the trio to secretly join forces. By the award-winning author of Project Jackalope. 35,000 first printing.
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Among the hidden
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
In a future where the Population Police enforce the law limiting a family to only two children, Luke has lived all his twelve years in isolation and fear, until another "third" convinces him that the government is wrong.
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The Amulet of Samarkand
by Jonathan Stroud
Nathaniel, a magician's apprentice, summons up the djinni Bartimaeus and instructs him to steal the Amulet of Samarkand from the powerful magician Simon Lovelace
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The apothecary
by Maile Meloy
Meeting fearless Benjamin Burrows when she moves to London in 1952, 14-year-old Janie Scott helps Benjamin on a quest to rescue his kidnapped father while protecting a sacred apothecary tome from dangerous Russian spies. A first children's novel by the award-winning author of A Family Daughter.
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Artemis Fowl
by Eoin Colfer
Twelve-year-old criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl, heir to the Fowl family empire and centuries-old legacy of scams and underworld machinations, decides to uncover the secret treasure of the Fairy People by stealing one of their magical books, decoding with his computer, kidnapping leprechaun Holly Short, and taking on the entire forces of the fairy kingdom. 150,000 first printing.
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Aru Shah and the end of time
by Roshani Chokshi
Twelve-year-old Aru stretches the truth to fit in at her private school, but when she is dared to prove an ancient lamp is cursed, she inadvertently frees an ancient demon
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As brave as you
by Jason Reynolds
Leaving Brooklyn for the first time to visit their grandparents in the Virginia countryside, Genie and his big brother, Ernie, discover that their grandfather is blind and ask countless questions about how he copes before realizing that he never leaves the house. By the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award-winning author of When I Was the Greatest. Simultaneous eBook.
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The Baby-sitter's Club: Kristy's great idea
by Raina Telgemeier
Follows the adventures of Kristy and the other members of the Baby-sitters Club as they deal with crank calls, uncontrollable two-year-olds, wild pets, and parents who do not always tell the truth
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Ban this book
by Alan Gratz
A fourth grader fights back when From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg is challenged by a well-meaning parent and taken off the shelves of her school library. Amy Anne is shy and soft-spoken, but don't mess with her when it comes to her favorite book in the whole world. Amy Anne and her lieutenants wage a battle for the books as they start a secret banned books locker library, make up ridiculous reasons to ban every single book in the library to make a point, and take astand against censorship
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Batting order
by Mike Lupica
A talented baseball player struggling with unreliability and his all-rounder teammate, who has been marginalized because of a speech disorder, become unlikely practice partners as their team navigates the rapidly approaching end of their season. By the best-selling author of the Home Team series. 6, first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Bears of the Ice: The quest of the cubs
by Kathryn Lasky
A debut entry in a new series set in the world of Ga'Hoole finds polar bear cubs First and Second testing their fledgling survival skills to save the noble polar bears of the Northern Kingdoms from the power-hungry rivals who have kidnapped their mother.
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Beautiful blue world
by Suzanne M LaFleur
Relying on her best friend for support throughout the course of their war-stricken country's food shortages, neighbor feuds and bombings, 12-year-old Mathilde fears separation when the army begins recruiting children and her friend sees enlistment as a way to save her family. By the author of Listening for Lucca. Simultaneous eBook.
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Because of Mr. Terupt
by Rob Buyea
An energetic new teacher brings order and fun to a fifth-grade class where he also helps seven troubled students work through respective challenges until a fateful accident on a snowy winter day changes everything they believe. A first novel.
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The best man
by Richard Peck
Sweet and observant sixth-grader Archer forges bonds with loyal friends and inspiring teachers against a backdrop of his beloved uncle Paul's gay marriage to Archer's favorite student teacher. By the Newbery Medal-winning author of The Mouse With the Question Mark Tail. Simultaneous eBook.
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Beverly, right here
by Kate DiCamillo
Resolved to leave her home for good, a young runaway finds a job and a place to live before forming connections that alter her perspectives about life and herself. By the Newbery Medal-winning author of Raymie Nightingale. Simultaneous eBook
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Beyond the bright sea
by Lauren Wolk
Set adrift on the ocean in a small skiff as a newborn, 12-year-old Crow embarks on a quest to find the missing pieces of her history. By the award-winning author of Wolf Hollow. Simultaneous eBook.
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Big Nate strikes again
by Lincoln Peirce
When Nate Wright's least favorite teacher, Godzilla, assigns his archenemy, the overachiever Gina, to be his partner, trouble ensues, but somehow Nate manages to persevere. By the author of Big Nate: In a Class by Himself. 250,000 first printing.
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Birdie
by Eileen Spinelli
Still grieving for her father, twelve-year-old Birdie struggles to adjust to many changes, including when her grandmother, her mother, and her best friends all begin dating
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The black cauldron
by Lloyd Alexander
The land of Prydain is threatened by the evil Arawn and his band of invincible warriors
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The black stallion
by Walter Farley
Pulled to a desert island by a wild black stallion he has freed during a shipwreck at sea, seventeen-year-old Alec Ramsay befriends the horse, trains him by night, and rides him to victory in a match race. Reissue.
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The blackthorn key
by Kevin Sands
In 1665 London, 14-year-old Christopher Rowe, apprentice to an apothecary, and his best friend, Tom, try to uncover the truth behind a mysterious cult, following a trail of puzzles, codes, pranks and danger toward an unearthly secret with the power to tear the world apart.
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Blended
by Sharon M. Draper
Piano-prodigy Isabella, eleven, whose black father and white mother struggle to share custody, never feels whole, especially as racial tensions affect her school, her parents both become engaged, and she and her stepbrother are stopped by police
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Bliss
by Kathryn Littlewood
Helping her parents bake magical confections that protect the citizens of Calamity Falls, Rose is frustrated when her parents go out of town and warn her not to use the family's magical recipes while they are away, a rule she is tempted to break when she meets a glamorous stranger. 75,000 first printing.
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Bo at Ballard Creek
by Kirkpatrick Hill
Winning the hearts of two tough gold miners who raise her near an Eskimo village in 1920s Alaska, young orphan Bo thrives amid the daily activities of both cultures before seeing a first airplane, encountering a bear and meeting a mysterious lost little boy.
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Bob
by Wendy Mass
Returning to her grandmother's home in Australia years after visiting as a younger child, Livy slowly remembers a magical, mysterious green being in a chicken suit who she befriended years earlier and who has been eagerly awaiting her return so that she can keep her promise to him. Simultaneous eBook.
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Bomb : the race to build and steal the world's most dangerous weapon
by Steve Sheinkin
A dramatic introduction to the international competition to create the first atomic bomb recounts the scientific discoveries that enabled atom splitting, the military intelligence operations that occurred in rival countries and the work of brilliant scientists hidden at Los Alamos. By the award-winning author of The Notorious Benedict Arnold.
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The book of Boy
by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Bullied and marginalized because of the hump on his back and his tendency to talk to animals, Boy is engaged as a servant to a shadowy pilgrim who takes him on an expedition across Europe to steal seven religious artifacts from dangerous enemies. By the author of Dairy Queen. 50,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Book scavenger
by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
Delightedly moving to San Francisco, 12-year-old Emily longs to meet a favorite author who lives nearby and who is savagely attacked just before the release of his latest online puzzle series. A first novel. Simultaneous eBook.
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The Books of Elsewhere: the shadows
by Jacqueline West
Moving into a Victorian mansion that contains the previous late owner's antique artworks, 11-year-old Olive finds a strange pair of glasses that enable her to see and travel into the troubled world of the paintings where she meets the temperamental Morton. A first novel.
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The Boundless
by Kenneth Oppel
Accidentally acquiring the key to a train car containing a priceless treasure, young Will Everett is targeted by sinister figures from his past and must enlist the help of members of a traveling circus in order to survive. By the best-selling author of the Silverwing trilogy.
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The boy from tomorrow
by Camille DeAngelis
Josie and Alec, who are both twelve years old and live in the same room a hundred years apart, connect and become friends, but when Josie and her sister have problems, Alec wonders if he can change the past and help them
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Breaking Stalin's nose
by Eugene Yelchin
In the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union, 10-year-old Sasha idolizes his father, a devoted Communist, but when police take his father away and leave Sasha homeless, he is forced to examine his own perceptions, values and beliefs.
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The bridge home
by Padma Venkatraman
Facing daunting prospects on the streets of Chennai, two runaway sisters finds shelter and friendship on an abandoned bridge with two homeless boys before an illness forces them to choose between survival and freedom. Simultaneous eBook.
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Bridge to Terabithia
by Katherine Paterson
Jess copes with tragedy by going to a secret kingdom in the woods invented by newcomer Leslie Burke.
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Brown girl dreaming
by Jacqueline Woodson
In vivid poems that reflect the joy of finding her voice through writing stories, an award-winning author shares what it was like to grow up in the 1960s and 1970s in both the North and the South.
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The button war : a tale of the Great War
by Avi
Running with a group of friends who entertain themselves by coming up with increasingly risky dares, 12-year-old Patryk watches as their tiny Polish village is occupied by a series of hostile nations throughout the Great War, before his friends begin looting the bodies of soldiers as part of an increasingly dangerous competition. By the Newbery Medal-winning author of The Player King
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Camp Average
by Craig Battle
When a new camp director, who is obsessed with winning, pushes Mack and his friends into a high-stakes baseball tournament and an intense training schedule, the boys come up with a plan of their own
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The candymakers
by Wendy Mass
When four 12-year-olds, including Logan, who has grown up never having left his parents' candy factory, compete in the Confectionary Association's annual contest, they unexpectedly become friends and uncover secrets about themselves during the process.
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Cape
by Kate Hannigan
A high-action, comic-inspired adventure follows the World War II experiences of math whiz Josie O’Malley, who after being dismissed for being a girl is recruited into a top-secret superhero agency. 60,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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Caterpillar summer
by Gillian McDunn
Helping to care for her beloved special-needs brother in the years after their father's passing, Cat suffers a personal setback that prompts her to visit the home of the grandparents she has never met, where she finds renewal in simply being able to be a kid.
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The cay
by Theodore Taylor
Blinded and shipwrecked on a tropical island, Phillip overcomes his prejudices and comes to deeply respect the illiterate yet remarkable black sailor who rescues him, and learns to survive on his own despite his blindness. Reissue.
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The center of everything
by Linda Urban
Stargazing on the roof of her family's automobile dealership while making observations about her doughnut-obsessed community in New Hampshire, 12-year-old Ruby finds her life spinning out of control in the wake of questionable choices and dreads an upcoming reading of her award-wining essay. 35,000 first printing.
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Charlie Thorne and the last equation
by Stuart Gibbs
A series debut by the best-selling author of the Spy School adventures introduces child genius Charlie Thorne, who uses her elite skills to crack a complex code created by Albert Einstein that could benefit or destroy all life on the planet. 200,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Chasing secrets
by Gennifer Choldenko
Secretly harboring a passion for science while being forced to attend a snooty finishing school in 1900 San Francisco, Lizzie helps her doctor father make house calls and wonders if the bubonic plague has actually come to the city. Simultaneous eBook.
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Checked
by Cynthia Kadohata
Setting aside his participation in sports while a beloved pet undergoes medical treatment, hockey enthusiast Conor discovers uncomfortable truths about his stepmother's decision to leave, his father's depression, a friend's difficult family life and his own character qualities. By the Newbery Medal-winning author of Kira-Kira. Simultaneous eBook.
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Children of the Lamp: The Akhenaten adventure
by Philip Kerr
When their wisdom teeth appear, twelve-year-old twins John and Philippa Gaunt develop extraordinary magical gifts, so they travel to London to meet their wildly eccentric djinn-uncle, Nimrod, who after teaching them to harness their new power sends them to find Akhenaten, a long-dead pharaoh, and his tomb, in hopes of rescuing seventy lost djinn trapped there, but they are soon engaged in a battle with Iblis, the most wicked djinn of all.
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The lion, the witch, and the wardrobe
by C. S. Lewis
Four English schoolchildren find their way through the back of a wardrobe into the magical land of Narnia, where they come to the aid of Aslan, the golden lion, in his battle against the White Witch, who has cursed the land with eternal winter. Reissue.
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Circus Mirandus
by Cassie Beasley
Learning from his dying grandfather that a magical circus at the heart of his favorite bedtime stories is real, young Micah and his friend Jenny embark on a journey to claim a miracle from the circus's wondrous magician, the Lightbender. A first novel. Simultaneous eBook. 100,000 first printing.
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The city of Ember
by Jeanne DuPrau
In the year 241, twelve-year-old Lina finds part of an ancient message that she is sure holds a secret to save her underground city from ruin, but Lina and her friend Doon must decipher the message before the lights go out on Ember forever. Reprint.
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The class
by Frances O'Roark Dowell
"A sixth-grade class comes together to support a classmate in need, each of them giving their own perspective on the goings on"
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Cloud and wallfish
by Anne Nesbet
Picked up by his parents and taken to the airport with stern instructions to avoid answering questions, Noah is rushed to East Berlin, where he confronts astonishing secrets about his and his family's true identity. By the author of A Box of Gargoyles.
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Comeback Kids: Hot hand
by Mike Lupica
In the wake of his parents' separation, ten-year-old Billy seems to have continual conflicts with his father, who is also his basketball coach, but his quiet, younger brother Ben, a piano prodigy, is having even more trouble adjusting, and only Billy seems to notice.
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A cool moonlight
by Angela Johnson
Nine-year-old Lila, born with xeroderma pigmentosum, a skin disease that makes her allergic to sunlight, makes secret plans to feel the sun's rays on her tenth birthday. 25,000 first printing.
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Countdown
by Deborah Wiles
The fearful events of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis are witnessed by 11-year-old Franny, who finds her life and perspectives changing throughout the course of a week that is also marked by difficult family issues. By the National Book Award finalist author of Each Little Bird That Sings.
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Crash
by Jerry Spinelli
Seventh-grader John "Crash" Coogan has always been comfortable with his tough, aggressive behavior, until his relationship with an unusual Quaker boy and his grandfather's stroke make him consider the meaning of friendship and the importance of family. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults. Reprint.
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Crispin : the cross of lead
by Avi
After being accused of a crime, thirteen-year-old Crispin becomes a wanted man and so must use a new identity and keep on the run in order to stay alive, in a suspenseful middle reader set in fourteenth-century England. Teacher's Guide available. 55,000 first printing.
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Criss cross
by Lynne Rae Perkins
Provides a coming-of-age tale as a young girl struggles with the hardships of becoming a woman while hanging with her friends, trying to learn to drive, dealing with family dramas, and experiencing life in a new town--all while trying to find a meaningful relationship with a caring boy in the process.
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The crossover
by Kwame Alexander
A middle-grade novel in verse follows the experiences of twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan, who struggle with challenges on and off the court while their father ignores his declining health. 20,000 first printing.
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Crow
by Barbara Wright
Struggling with early adolescence, family conflicts and distance from his best friend at the end of the 19th century, 11-year-old Moses begins teaching his grandmother how to read while learning about her experiences as a slave and witnessing important political changes unfolding in the country. A first children's novel.
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Curiosity House: The shrunken head
by Lauren Oliver
Growing up happily with fellow sideshow performers at an oddities museum, three orphans with unusual superhuman abilities are joined by a fourth child, a knife-thrower, with whom they search for the museum's stolen Amazonian shrunken head. Simultaneous eBook. 100,000 first printing.
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Curveball
by Rich Wallace
After being recruited by the editor of the school's newspaper, first baseman Eddie Ventura thrives in his new career as a sports writer, but when he takes one too many creative liberties with his articles, his teammates begin to think his reporting may be based on more fiction that fact.
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Day of tears : a novel in dialogue
by Julius Lester
When gambling debts and greed enter into the Butler household, Pierce Butler decides to host the biggest slave auction in American history and breaks a promise by selling Emma, his most-valued slave and caretaker of his children--a decision that brings about unthinkable consequences. Teacher's Guide available.
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Dead end in Norvelt
by Jack Gantos
In the historic town of Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Jack Gantos spends the summer of 1962 grounded for various offenses until he is assigned to help an elderly neighbor with a most unusual chore
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Dead voices
by Katherine Arden
A follow-up to the critically acclaimed Small Spaces finds best friends Ollie, Coco and Brian spending winter break at a down-on-its-heels ski resort before the ghost of the resort's late co-owner reaches out for help solving his murder. Simultaneous eBook
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Dear Mr. Henshaw
by Beverly Cleary
In his letters to his favorite author, ten-year-old Leigh reveals his problems in coping with his parents' divorce, being the new boy in school, and generally finding his own place in the world
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Dear Sweet Pea
by Julie Murphy
Struggling to adjust to her parents’ sudden divorce at the same time she is forced to sit next to her former best friend in class, a teen finds herself in the unlikely role of a community advice columnist. By the best-selling author of Dumplin’. 100,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Diary of a wimpy kid : Greg Heffley's journal
by Jeff Kinney
Greg records his sixth-grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twice daily, hope just to survive, but when Rowley grows more popular, Greg must take drastic measures to save their friendship.
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A dog's way home
by Bobbie Pyron
After a car accident strands them at opposite ends of the Blue Ridge Parkway, eleven-year-old Abby and her beloved sheltie Tam overcome months filled with physical and emotional challenges to find their way back to each other
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Doll bones
by Holly Black
Playing an endless make-believe game about pirates, mermaids and warriors under the rule of a formidable Great Queen china doll, best friends Zach, Poppy and Alice find their bond tested when Zach is compelled to give up their shared adventures and Poppy begins having dreams about the doll. By the co-author of the best-selling Spiderwick Chronicles.
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The Door in the Wall
by Marguerite De Angeli
Set in England during the Middle Ages, this award-winning tale presents the touching story of a courageous young boy who suddenly loses the use of his legs and is forced to learn how to deal with his new disability. Newbery Medal Winner. Reissue.
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Dork diaries : tales from a not-so-fabulous life
by Rachel Renee Russell
Through journal entries, sketches, and drawings, the complicated life of eighth grader Nikki Maxwell is presented through revelations about her relationship with her mother, secret crushes, dealings with her biggest rival at school, passion in pursuing art as a career, and overall views on the world in which she lives.
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Dragonfell
by Sarah Prineas
"When a factory owner comes to Rafi's village and accuses the boy of being 'dragon-touched,"' Rafi sets off on an adventure to save his home and discover the truth about dragons, and himself"
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Dragonwings
by Laurence Yep
In the early twentieth century a young Chinese boy joins his father in San Francisco and helps him realize his dream of making a flying machine
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Duke
by Kirby Larson
In 1944 Hobie Hanson's father is flying B-24s in Europe, so Hobie decides to donate his beloved German shepherd, Duke, to Dogs for Defense in the hope that it will help end the war sooner--but when he learns that Duke is being trained for combat he is shocked, frightened and determined to get his dog back
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Dumpling days : a novel
by Grace Lin
Traveling to Taiwan with her family for a month-long visit, Pacy struggles with her inability to speak the local language, accidentally eats chicken feet and discovers astonishing facts about her heritage. By the Newbery Honor-winning creator of Where the Mountain Meets the Moon.
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Each little bird that sings
by Deborah Wiles
Comfort Snowberger is well acquainted with death since her family runs the funeral parlor in their small southern town, but even so the ten-year-old is unprepared for the series of heart-wrenching events that begins on the first day of Easter vacation with the sudden death of her beloved great-uncle Edisto. Reprint.
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Each tiny spark
by Pablo Cartaya
A young girl who struggles with attention-deficit challenges finds her world further complicated when her father returns from deployment and shuts himself away from their family. By the award-winning author of The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora. Simultaneous eBook
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Echo
by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Decades after a man is entwined in a prophecy-based quest involving three mysterious sisters and a harmonica, three individuals from different areas of the world confront daunting challenges involving the same harmonica. By the award-winning author of Paint the Wind. Simultaneous eBook.
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The Egypt game
by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
A group of children, entranced with the study of Egypt, play their own Egypt game, are visited by a secret oracle, become involved in a murder, and befriend the Professor of the local junk shop
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Eight keys
by Suzanne M. LaFleur
When twelve-year-old Elise, orphaned since age three, becomes disheartened by middle school, with its bullies, changing relationships, and higher expectations, keys to long-locked rooms and messages from her late father help her cope
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El Deafo
by Cece Bell
The author recounts in graphic novel format her experiences with hearing loss at a young age, including using a bulky hearing aid, learning how to lip read, and determining her "superpower."
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The elephant thief
by Jane Kerr
When Danny accidentally buys an elephant, he accepts a job from a zookeeper to ride the elephant from Edinburgh to Manchester that turns into a journey that captures the attention of everyone in the country
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Eleven
by Lauren Myracle
Having turned eleven-years-old in March, Winnie finds that being a pre-teen has its challenges as she deals with different issues through the course of the year, such as her sister's mood swings, a change in her friendship with her best friend, and the arrival of an unlikable new girl at school.
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Ella enchanted
by Gail Carson Levine
In a first novel and 1998 Newbery Honor Book based on the story of Cinderella, Ella struggles against a childhood curse that forces her to obey any order given to her. Reprint.
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The emerald atlas
by John Stephens
Enduring life in a series of orphanages for more than a decade, Kate, Michael and Emma learn that they were separated from their parents at birth by an evil force that would prevent them from fulfilling an ancient prophesy.
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Emma-Jean Lazarus fell out of a tree
by Lauren Tarshis
Having always lived as the outsider of the social circle at school, Emma-Jean decides to use the logic her brilliant mathematician father taught her to fix the problem, but when her logical approach doesn't work, Emma-Jean realizes that she will need to use a new approach to implement the changes she so eagerly wants. Reprint.
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Emmy in the key of code
by Aimee Lucido
School newcomer Emmy discovers her sense of belonging when she begins a coding class and makes friends with a girl who shares her love of music, before an unexpected discovery threatens her self-esteem. 40,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Encyclopedia Brown, boy detective
by Donald J. Sobol
Fifth-grader "Encyclopedia" Leroy Brown solves ten mysteries and, by putting the solutions at the back of the book, challenges the reader to do the same
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Endling: The last
by Katherine Applegate
Believed to possess mythical powers as the youngest member of her doglike dairne pack, Byx fears she has become the last of her species when her family is hunted to near-extinction, forcing her to band together with a ragtag group of animals and humans who help put into motion events that could trigger war throughout their kingdom. 200,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library
by Chris Grabenstein
Twelve-year-old Kyle wins a coveted spot to be one of 12 children chosen to stay in the new town library--designed by his hero, the famous gamemaker Luigi Lemoncello--for an overnight of fun, food and games, but in the morning, the kids find all the doors still locked and must work together to solve secret puzzles in order to discover the hidden escape route.
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Esperanza rising
by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Esperanza and her mother are forced to leave their life of wealth and privilege in Mexico to go work in the labor camps of Southern California, where they must adapt to the harsh circumstances facing Mexican farm workers on the eve of the Great Depression.
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Eventown
by Corey Ann Haydu
Hoping for a new start after a turbulent year when her mother is relocated to another city, Elodee finds herself surrounded by picturesque homes, strange rules and impossibly happy neighbors before discovering the price the community pays for its perfection. 40,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Everything on a waffle
by Polly Horvath
Forced to live with her uncle after her mother and father are lost at sea, Primrose's only source of friendship and support comes from the owner of a local restaurant who always provides her with practical advice with a dash of comfort on the side.
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The evolution of Calpurnia Tate
by Jacqueline Kelly
Curious about the grasshoppers in her backyard in rural Texas, 11-year-old Calpurnia turns to her grandfather and avid naturalist for information and ends up with a newfound respect for the natural world, the way it operates, and the similarities it shares with her own life as the only daughter in a family with six brothers, in this coming-of-age tale set in 1899.
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Extra credit
by Andrew Clements
Provides the story of a special friendship that forms between an American girl in Illinois, an Afghani girl who cannot write, and her brother who isn't allowed to communicate with girls as letters are sent and received, rules are broken, and bonds are made through their new understanding of the world and their place in it.
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Falling in
by Frances O'Roark Dowell
A fantasy debut by the best-selling author of Shooting the Moon finds Isabelle falling into a parallel universe where she must find a true friend and prove that her infamous grandmother is not a witch. 75,000 first printing.
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Far away
by Lisa Graff
When her psychic aunt is no longer able to help her stay in contact with the mother who died when she was born, CJ embarks on a road trip with her friend to relocate an object she believes will tether her mother's spirit back to Earth. By the National Book Award-nominated author of A Tangle of Knots. Simultaneous eBook
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Fever, 1793
by Laurie Halse Anderson
In 1793 Philadelphia, sixteen-year-old Matilda Cook, separated from her sick mother, learns about perseverance and self-reliance when she is forced to cope with the horrors of a yellow fever epidemic. Reader's Guide available. Reprint.
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The fighting ground
by Avi
Thirteen-year-old Jonathan goes off to fight in the Revolutionary War and discovers the real war is being fought within himself
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Finding Langston
by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Discovering a book of Langston Hughes' poetry in the library helps 11-year-old Langston cope with the loss of his mother, relocating from Alabama to Chicago as part of the Great Migration and being bullied. A debut novel.
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The Firefly code
by Megan Frazer Blakemore
When an unbelievably perfect newcomer arrives in their utopian community, Mori and her friends experience uncertainty about their world for the first time as a result of the new girl's astonishing secret. By the award-winning author of The Water Castle.
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The first rule of punk
by Celia C. Pérez
Twelve-year-old María Luisa O'Neill-Morales (who really prefers to be called Malú) reluctantly moves with her Mexican-American mother to Chicago and starts seventh grade with a bang--violating the dress code with her punk rock aesthetic and spurning the middle school's most popular girl in favor of starting a band with a group of like-minded weirdos
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Fish in a tree
by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Hiding the truth about her inability to read from a highly motivated new teacher, Ally eventually discovers that her dyslexia is nothing to be ashamed of and gains new confidence as she finds alternative ways to learn. By the award-winning author of One for the Murphys. Simultaneous eBook.
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Flora & Ulysses : the illuminated adventures
by Kate DiCamillo
Rescuing a squirrel after an accident involving a vacuum cleaner, comic-reading cynic Flora Belle Buckman is astonished when the squirrel, Ulysses, demonstrates astonishing powers of strength and flight after being revived. By the Newbery Medal-winning author of The Tale of Despereaux.
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Focused
by Alyson Gerber
Diagnosed with ADHD after years of struggling through school with a mind that has difficulty focusing, Clea uses her love of chess to develop better concentration skills and block out challenging symptoms and distractions. A first novel.
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Football genius
by Tim Green
Troy, a sixth-grader with an unusual gift for predicting football plays before they occur, attempts to use his ability to help his favorite team, the Atlanta Falcons, but he must first prove himself to the coach and players.
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The forbidden library
by Django Wexler
When her father is lost at sea shortly after meeting a very unusual visitor, Alice must leave her home to live with her Uncle Geryon, a relative she knows nothing about and whose rural Pennsylvania estate includes a massive and mysterious library that holds much more than books.
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Found
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
When thirteen-year-olds Jonah and Chip, who are both adopted, learn they were discovered on a plane that appeared out of nowhere, full of babies with no adults on board, they realize that they have uncovered a mystery involving time travel and two opposing forces, each trying to repair the fabric of time
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The fourteenth goldfish
by Jennifer L Holm
Hating change and missing both her best friend and her dead goldfish, 11-year-old Ellie encounters a boy who strongly resembles her immortality-obsessed grandfather, in a story that introduces the work of famous historical scientists. By the three-time Newbery Honor-winning author of Turtle in Paradise.
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The Fowl twins
by Eoin Colfer
Left in the care of house security a week after their 11th birthday, the Fowl twins befriend a troll who needs their help escaping from two villains who would use his magic for their own gain. 500,000 first printing.
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Friend or fiction
by Abby Cooper
Struggling through her father’s cancer treatments in her small Colorado town, Jade imagines a perfect best friend and writes about their shared adventures in a notebook, before a magical experiment brings her imaginary friend to life. Simultaneous eBook.
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From the desk of Zoe Washington
by Janae Marks
Receiving an unexpected letter on her 12th birthday from the incarcerated father she has never met, a courageous young baker prepares for a cooking-show competition while scrambling to determine her father’s innocence. A first novel. 35,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Front desk
by Kelly Yang
Recent immigrants from China and desperate for work and money, ten-year-old Mia Tang's parents take a job managing a rundown motel in Southern California, even though the owner, Mr. Yao is a nasty skinflint who exploits them; while her mother (who was anengineer in China) does the cleaning, Mia works the front desk and tries to cope with demanding customers and other recent immigrants--not to mention being only one of two Chinese in her fifth grade class, the other being Mr. Yao's son, Jason
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Full cicada moon
by Marilyn Hilton
A novel-in-verse follows the cultural identity struggles of an ambitious half-black, half-Japanese teen who moves to a predominantly white community in 1969 Vermont. Simultaneous eBook. 15,000 first printing.
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Furthermore
by Tahereh Mafi
Yearning to find her missing father, 12-year-old Alice Alexis Queensmeadow embarks on an adventure to find him by traveling through the mythical, upside-down, dangerous land of Furthermore along with a boy named Oliver, whose own magical ability is based in lies and deceit. Simultaneous eBook.
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Genesis begins again
by Alicia Williams
A 13-year-old girl who is so oppressed by low self-esteem that she keeps a list of the things she hates about herself must overcome internalized racism and a verbally abusive family to learn to love herself. A first novel. 25,000 first printing.
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Genius Files: Mission unstoppable
by Dan Gutman
On a cross-country vacation with their parents, twins Coke and Pepsi, soon to be thirteen, fend off strange assassins as they try to come to terms with their being part of a top-secret government organization known as The Genius Files
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Gertie's leap to greatness
by Kate Beasley
Confident in the awesomeness of her family, Gertie responds to her absent mother's choice to move away from their small town by deciding to become the best fifth-grader in the universe in order to show her mother exactly what she'll be leaving behind, an ambition that is challenged by a seat-stealing rival. A first novel. Simultaneous eBook.
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Getting air
by Dan Gutman
When a group of six boys stops a terrorist plot aboard a plane and ends up crashed in the middle of nowhere, Jimmy and his friends must find a way to survive in their harsh surroundings using a strange collection of combined skills and talents.
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Ghost
by Jason Reynolds
Aspiring to be the fasted sprinter on his elite middle school's track team, a gifted runner finds his goal challenged by a tragic past with a violence-prone father, in a debut entry of a series about four teammates from very different backgrounds. By the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award-winning author of When I Was the Greatest. Simultaneous eBook.
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The girl in the well is me
by Karen Rivers
Eleven-year-old Kammie reflects on her life as she fights claustrophobia while waiting to be rescued from a well she fell into while trying to impress some mean girls
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The girl who drank the moon
by Kelly Regan Barnhill
"An epic fantasy about a young girl raised by a witch, a swamp monster, and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon, who must unlock the powerful magic buried deep inside her"
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The giver
by Lois Lowry
Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives
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Goblin secrets
by William Alexander
Hoping to find his lost brother, Rownie escapes the home of the witch Graba and joins a troupe of goblins who perform in Zombay, a city where humans are forbidden to wear masks and act in plays.
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A good kind of trouble
by Lisa Moore Ramée
Strictly following the rules to pursue her junior-high ambitions, 12-year-old Shayla is forced to choose between her education and her identity when her sister joins the Black Lives Matter movement in the wake of a powerful protest. A first novel. 60,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Gossamer
by Lois Lowry
While learning to bestow dreams, a young dream giver tries to save an eight-year-old boy from the effects of both his abusive past and the nightmares inflicted on him by the frightening Sinisteeds. 100,000 first printing.
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Granted
by John David Anderson
A fairy-in-training who is among the select few who grant the wishes of unsuspecting people struggles to protect the fairy world in the face of waning magic levels, an effort that exposes her to the dangers of the human world. By the award-winning author of Ms. Bixby's Last Day. 60,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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The graveyard book
by Neil Gaiman
Raised since he was a baby by ghosts, werewolves, and other residents of the cemetery in which he has always resided, Bod wonders how he will manage to survive amongst the living with only the lessons he has learned from the dead.
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The great wall of Lucy Wu
by Wendy Wan Long Shang
Anticipating the best year of her life as she prepares for the sixth grade, Lucy Wu finds her ambitions shattered by the unwelcome arrival of her great aunt from China, foiled birthday plans and her reluctant enrollment in a Chinese school. A first novel.
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Gregor the Overlander
by Suzanne Collins
When eleven-year-old Gregor and his two-year-old sister are pulled into a strange underground world, they trigger an epic battle involving men, bats, rats, cockroaches, and spiders while on a quest foretold by ancient prophecy
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Grenade
by Alan Gratz
A follow-up to the best-selling Refugee follows the dual experiences of two young soldiers, one Japanese and one American, who struggle for survival on battle-torn Okinawa before their encounter with one another leads to fateful choices for both
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Guest : a changeling tale
by Mary Downing Hahn
When her infant brother is snatched by malicious sprites and replaced by a hideous changeling, Mollie embarks on a perilous rescue mission in the eerie land of the Kinde Folke. By the award-winning author of Took. 75,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook
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Guys read : funny business
by Jon Scieszka
A collection of humorous stories featuring a teenaged mummy, a homicidal turkey and the world’s largest pool of chocolate milk includes works by such writers as Adam Rex, Eoin Colfer, Kate DiCamillo and David Lubar. 15,000 first printing.
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Half a chance
by Cynthia Lord
Moving to an old house on a lake that she struggles to view artistically in accordance with her photographer father's teachings, Lucy, fearing the pictures she takes will never meet his high standards, anonymously enters a photo contest that he is judging. By the Newbery Honor-winning author of Rules.
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Harbor me
by Jacqueline Woodson
The National Ambassador for Young People's Literature and author of the National Book Award-winning Brown Girl Dreaming traces the experiences of a group of kids who meet weekly to support each other through their struggles with racism, a parent's imprisonment, financial setbacks and other challenges. Simultaneous eBook
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The Harlem charade
by Natasha Tarpley
Seventh-graders Jin, Alexandra, and Elvin come from very different backgrounds and circumstances, but they all live in Harlem, and when Elvin's grandfather is attacked they band together to find out who is responsible--and the search leads them to an enigmatic artist whose missing masterpieces are worth a fortune, and into conflict with an ambitious politician who wants to turn Harlem into an historic amusement park
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Harriet, the spy
by Louise Fitzhugh
Eleven-year-old Harriet keeps notes on her classmates and neighbors in a secret notebook, but when some of the students read the notebook, they seek revenge
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Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone
by J. K. Rowling
Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School for Wizards and Witches. 180,000 first printing.
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Hatchet
by Gary Paulsen
Headed for Canada to visit his father for the first time since his parents' divorce, thirteen-year-old Brian is the sole survivor of a plane crash, with only the clothes he has on and a hatchet to help him live in the wilderness. A Newbery Honor Book. Reprint.
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Heart of a samurai : based on the true story of Nakahama Manjiro
by Margi Preus
In a fascinating work of historical fiction based on a true story of the first Japanese person to enter the United States, 14-year-old Manjiro, who dreams of becoming a samurai, is rescued in 1841 by an American whaler after a terrible shipwreck leaves him and his four companions stranded on a remote island.
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Hello universe
by Erin Entrada Kelly
Two boys and two girls explore respective views about courage and being different in the wake of a prank that traps one of them at the bottom of a well and compels the others to embark on a search-and-rescue mission. By the author of Blackbird Fly. Simultaneous eBook. 75,000 first printing.
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Hereville : how Mirka got her sword
by Barry Deutsch
Longing to fight dragons over taking the advice of various family members, spunky 10-year-old Mirka Herschberg hones her skills in her Orthodox Jewish community before accepting a challenge from a witch to defeat a giant troll, in a story inspired by an award-nominated web comic.
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Heroes of Olympus: The lost hero
by Rick Riordan
Rebuilding their beloved Camp Half-Blood after fending off the evil Titan lord, Percy and his Camp Half-Blood friends begin preparations for a chilling prophecy about the end of the world, which they hope to prevent with the aid of familiar demigods. 1,000,000 first printing.
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The hero's guide to saving your kingdom
by Christopher Healy
Exiled from their castles when they are rejected by the princesses they love, the prince rescuers of Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Snow White and Rapunzel discover an evil plot that threatens all of their kingdoms. 75,000 first printing.
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The higher power of Lucky
by Susan Patron
Fearing that her legal guardian plans to abandon her to return to France, ten-year-old aspiring scientist Lucky Trimble determines to run away while also continuing to seek the Higher Power that will bring stability to her life
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Holes
by Louis Sachar
Stanley Yelnats is sent away to a boys' detention center where the warden instructs the boys to "build character" by digging holes everyday, but it doesn't take long for Stanley to figure out that the warden is up to something, and he decides to figure out what it is. Newbery Medal Winner. Teacher's Guide available. Reprint.
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Homecoming
by Cynthia Voigt
Abandoned by their mother, four children begin a search for a home and an identity
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Homeless bird
by Gloria Whelan
Discovering that her arranged husband-to-be is too young and desperately ill, thirteen-year-old Koly knows that her life will never be the same after she is married and so must find a way to make things better for herself despite the difficulties she must endure due to family traditions in her native India. A National Book Award Winner. Reprint.
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Honeybees and frenemies
by Kristi Wientge
Stuck working in her family's store while her best friend attends summer camp, 12-year-old Flor reluctantly enters a local honey pageant that is complicated by the lingering resentments of a former friend and Flor's parents' troubled marriage. 40,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Hoot
by Carl Hiaasen
Roy, who is new to his small Florida community, becomes involved in another boy's attempt to save a colony of burrowing owls from a proposed construction site
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The house of months and years
by Emma Trevayne
Moving to the home of her late aunt and uncle when her parents become her cousins' guardians, Amelia is challenged to stop a powerful creature from stealing the family's warmest memories. By the author of Flights and Chimes and Mysterious Times. Simultaneous eBook.
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How I became a spy : A Mystery of WWII London
by Deborah Hopkinson
An unlikely young spy in World War II London forges a detective team with a strong-willed American girl, his Jewish refugee friend and his trusty pup to decipher a notebook containing clues about a young woman's disappearance. Simultaneous eBook.
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How to beat the bully without really trying
by Scott Starkey
Rodney, a self-admitted coward, moves to Ohio where the middle school bully immediately singles him out, but when a stray baseball knocks the bully out just as he is about to beat Rodney up, Rodney gains an undeserved reputation as a tough guy.
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How to catch a bogle
by Catherine Jinks
In 1870s London, Birdie McAdam, a 10-year-old orphan girl, becomes the apprentice to a man who traps monsters for a living. The first novel in a trilogy. 35,000 first printing.
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Hunger : a tale of courage
by Donna Jo Napoli
A tale inspired by the Irish potato famine follows the experiences of a farm girl who struggles to protect her family in the wake of the devastating blight while hiding her friendship with the daughter of a wealthy landowner . By the award-winning author of Hush. Simultaneous eBook.
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I'm Ok
by Patti Kim
Knowing that he has to help pay the bills after his father passes away and his mother takes three jobs to support them, junior-high loner Ok Lee starts a hair-braiding business at school and is solicited by equally unwanted friends and enemies. By the author of Here I Am. Simultaneous eBook
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The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: the mysterious howling
by Maryrose Wood
Found running wild in the forest of Ashton Place, the Incorrigibles (a.k.a. Alexander, Cassiopeia and Beowulf) are no ordinary children -- luckily, Miss Penelope Lumley is no ordinary governess… but mysteries abound and Penelope will unquestionably have her hands full as she attempts to domestic the Incorrigibles.
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Inside out & back again
by Thanhha Lai
Through a series of poems, a young girl chronicles the life-changing year of 1975, when she, her mother, and her brothers leave Vietnam and resettle in Alabama
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The invention of Hugo Cabret : a novel in words and pictures
by Brian Selznick
Living in the walls of a busy Paris train station in 1931, clock keeper and orphan Hugo Cabret must constantly work to keep his secrets safe, but when an inquisitive girl and an old man who owns a toy store begin probing, he must do all he can to keep them at a safe distance. 150,000 first printing. $150,000 ad/promo.
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Invisible Emmie
by Terri Libenson
The lives of two middle school girls, one a quiet artist, the other a popular overachiever, intersect on a day shaped by a misdelivered note, crushes, humiliations, boredom, and drama
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Isabel Feeney, star reporter
by Beth Fantaskey
Determined to become a real news reporter in Prohibition-era Chicago, 10-year-old Elizabeth Feeney stumbles onto a murder scene where her journalist heroine, Maude Collier, has been wrongly accused of the crime. By the author of Jekel Loves Hyde. Simultaneous eBook. 25,000 first printing.
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The island at the end of everything
by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
When the Phillipine government takes over Culion, an island for people with leprosy, Ami is put in an orphanage on another island, where she finds a friend willing to help her return before her mother dies
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Island of the Blue Dolphins
by Scott O'Dell
A young Indian girl learns the art of survival when she is stranded on an isolated Pacific island
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It all comes down to this
by Karen English
Wanting to participate in community activities but feeling marginalized in her new, all-white 1965 Los Angeles neighborhood, 12-year-old Sophie struggles with household dynamics until the riots in nearby Watts and the unfair arrest of a friend make her realize that her life is more complicated than she realized. By the Coretta Scott King Honor Award-winning author of the Carver Chronicles. Simultaneous eBook. 20,000 first printing.
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Itch
by Polly Farquhar
Beginning the sixth grade in the wake of a tornado and his mother’s extended business trip, Itch navigates painful disadvantages through school friendships that are tested by a scary incident involving a swapped lunch. A first novel. Simultaneous eBook.
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It's the first day of school-- forever!
by R. L. Stine
Everything goes wrong for 11-year-old Artie on his first day at Ardmore Middle School, from the moment his alarm goes off until the next morning, when everything that happened the day before repeats itself in exactly the same way.
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Jeremy Fink and the meaning of life
by Wendy Mass
Without the keys to open the special box his father left for him to open on his thirteenth birthday, Jeremy fears that he will never get to know the meaning of life that awaits to be revealed, but through a series of events to locate the keys, Jeremy learns a great deal about what life truly is through his own personal experiences and strange encounters.
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Jinx
by Sage Blackwood
A young boy named Jinx encounters magic and danger as he grows up in the deep, dark forest known as the Urwald and discovers that the world beyond—and within—the Urwald is more complex than he could ever imagine. 40,000 first printing.
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Jubilee
by Patricia Reilly Giff
Living with her aunt and dog years after her mother left and she stopped speaking, Judith communicates through gestures and drawing cartoons while tackling the challenges of a new school and wondering if she should seek out her mother
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Kane Chronicles: The red pyramid
by Rick Riordan
Brilliant Egyptologist Dr. Julius Kane unites his children, Sadie and Carter, for a "research experiment" at the British Museum, hoping to set things right for his family after the death of the children's mother--instead, he awakens the gods of Egypt and unleashes the worst of them, the god Set, who banishes Julius to oblivion and forces the children to flee for their lives.
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Katt vs. Dogg
by James Patterson
A rambunctious Dogg Scout and an ambitiously clever katt, raised to believe that they are supposed to despise one another, are forced to overcome their differences when they become lost in the woods and must rely on each other to get home. 325,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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King of the mound : my summer with Satchel Paige
by Wes Tooke
Twelve-year-old Nick loves baseball, so after a year in the hospital fighting polio and with a brace on one leg, Nick takes a job with the minor league team for which his father is catcher and gets to see the great pitcher, Satchel Paige, play during the 1935 season. Includes historical notes.
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Kingdom Keepers: Disney after dark
by Ridley Pearson
Finn Whitman and his fellow DHIs, teenagers chosen to serve as actors for a new technology, investigate strange occurrences at Disney theme park attractions, racing to uncover a supernatural force that could destroy the world
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Kit Feeny : on the move
by Michael Townsend
While preparing for his move, Kit Feeny recalls all the special and crazy things he and his best friend did together and suddenly starts to worry about what is to come when his friend is no longer in his life. Simultaneous.
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Knights vs. dinosaurs
by Matt Phelan
With the realm at peace and few dragons about, the Knights of the Round Table don't have much to do, prompting Merlin to send them on an adventure to a world filled with the most terrible lizards of all--dinosaurs
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The Land of Elyon: The Dark Hills divide
by Patrick Carman
While spending yet another summer inside the walled town of Bridewell, twelve-year-old Alexa Daley decides to research the mysterious rumors of the evil that lurks outside the town in the Dark Hills and, despite her doubts, uncovers something that is worse than she could have ever imagined.
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The Land of Stories: wishing spell
by Chris Colfer
Using a mysterious book to travel to a land of wonder and magic, twins Alex and Connor meet a host of classic fairy tale characters and nefarious monsters before discovering that returning back home will be more difficult than anticipated. A first novel. 200,000 first printing.
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The Landry News
by Andrew Clements
A fifth-grader starts a newspaper with an editorial that prompts her burnt-out classroom teacher to really begin teaching again, but he is later threatened with disciplinary action as a result
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The language of spells
by Garret Weyr
Grisha the dragon is born in the Black Forest in 1803, the last year any dragon was born, and while young he was trapped by the emperor's sorcerer, and turned into a teapot, which was frustrating but kept him alive while magic and other dragons were disappearing--until one day he meets Maggie, a poet's daughter, and the two of them set out to discover what happened to all the other dragons
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Last day on Mars
by Kevin Emerson
Moving to Mars with his scientist parents and the other survivors of Earth when the sun inexplicably starts to go supernova, Liam, a boy from the early 23rd century, makes a profound discovery about the nature of time and space. Simultaneous eBook. 20,000 first printing.
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The last grand adventure
by Rebecca Behrens
In 1967, unhappy with her newly-blended family, twelve-year-old Bea agrees to accompany Pidge, her grandmother, to Atchison, Kansas, where Pidge believes her long-lost sister, Amelia Earhart, will meet them. Includes historical notes, a brief biography, quotations from the Earharts, and resources for educators
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The last musketeer
by Stuart Gibbs
In Paris with his parents to sell family heirlooms, fourteen-year-old Greg Rich suddenly finds himself four hundred years in the past, and is aided by boys who will one day be known as "The Three Musketeers."
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The lemonade war
by Jacqueline Davies
Evan Treski, who is people-smart, and his younger sister Jesse, who is math-smart, battle it out through competing lemonade stands, each trying to be the first to earn one hundred dollars.
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The liberation of Gabriel King
by K. L. Going
Wanting to help her friend face his fears, Frita Wilson makes a plan for Gabriel King that she is certain will help him get over his many phobias, yet when racism rears its ugly head in their small town in 1976 Georgia, fearless Frita discovers that Gabe has all the strength, courage, and conviction in the world when it comes down to what truly matters.
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The library of ever
by Zeno Alexander
Discovering an ultimate library containing every book in the universe, young Lenora becomes an apprentice librarian and must tap the library's infinite knowledge about missions in space and the future before encountering a dark and destructive force. Simultaneous eBook.
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Little house in the big woods
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
A year in the life of two young girls growing up on the Wisconsin frontier, as they help their mother with the daily chores, enjoy their father's stories and singing, and share special occasions when they get together with relatives or neighbors
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Little women
by Deanna McFadden
Presents an abridged version of the novel chronicling the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young women in mid-nineteenth-century New England.
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Lizzy Legend
by Matthew Ross Smith
Unhappy at not being allowed to play on the boys' basketball team, Lizzy Trudeau, thirteen, wishes to never miss another shot and soon finds herself playing in the NBA against her hero, the greatest player of all time
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The London Eye mystery
by Siobhan Dowd
When Ted and Kat's cousin Salim disappears from the London Eye ferris wheel, the two siblings must work together--Ted with his brain that is "wired differently" and impatient Kat--to try to solve the mystery of what happened to Salim
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Loser
by Jerry Spinelli
Zinkoff is unlike other kids in school and so doesn't worry about coming in last place or always having the wrong answers, despite the teasing and comments he gets from those around him, in a tale about maintaining individuality amidst pressures of fitting in with the crowd. Teacher's Guide available. Reprint.
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The Losers Club
by Andrew Clements
Made an example of by a strict principal who forbids reading in classes that require attentive participation, Alec starts a club of one, intending to devote whatever time he can to his favorite books, before he is unexpectedly joined by a crush and an ex-best friend turned bully. By the award-winning author of Frindle. Simultaneous eBook.
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The lost girl
by Anne Ursu
Separated for the first time since birth when they are put into different fifth-grade classes, identical twins Iris and Lark struggle with insecurities over their individual identities at the same time things begin to go missing in their city. 75,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Louisiana's way home
by Kate DiCamillo
Awakened in the middle of the night by her fanatically paranoid grandmother, who declares they must leave and never return because the day of reckoning has arrived, a young girl bonds with people in a new community and wonders how long she will be allowed to remain. By the Newbery Medal-winning author of The Tale of Despereaux
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Love like sky
by Leslie C Youngblood
Eleven-year-old Georgie is still adjusting to leaving Atlanta for a small town, having a stepfather, and being unable to get close to her stepsister when her six-year-old sister, Peaches, suddenly becomes very ill
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Love Sugar Magic: A dash of trouble
by Anna Meriano
Sneaking out of school and into the family bakery where she has been told she is too young to help prepare for the annual Dia de los Muertos festival, Leonora discovers that her female relatives come from a long line of brujas, Mexican witches, who pour a bit of sweet magic into everything they prepare. Simultaneous eBook.
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Love that dog
by Sharon Creech
A young student, who comes to love poetry through a personal understanding of what different famous poems mean to him, surprises himself by writing his own inspired poem
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The magnificent monsters of Cedar street
by Lauren Oliver
Helping to protect the remarkable creatures that her neighbors in late 19th-century Boston call “monsters,” Cordelia teams up with human and fantastical friends when her beloved father and several of the creatures in his care go missing. 50,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The sword of summer
by Rick Riordan
Living on the streets of Boston after the death of his mother, Magnus is told by a mysterious stranger that he is the son of a Norse god and must track down a lost ancient sword to stop a war being waged by mythical monsters, in the first book of a new series by the internationally best-selling author of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, the Kane Chronicles, and the Heroes of Olympus series. Simultaneous eBook. 2,000,000 first printing.
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The Marvels
by Brian Selznick
Two stories, one told in pictures tracing the experiences of a mid-18th-century shipwreck survivor, and a prose tale about a 1990s youth who investigates mysteries at a relative's London house, become connected in unexpected ways. By the Caldecott Award-winning creator of The Invention of Hugo Cabret. 350,000 first printing.
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Masters of disaster
by Gary Paulsen
Twelve-year-old Henry's grand adventures spell disaster for best chums Riley and Reed, who always seems to land in a pile of "smelly goo."
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The matchbox diary
by Paul Fleischman
The creators of The Animal Hedge follow a girl's perusal of her great-grandfather's collection of matchboxes and small curios that document his poignant immigration journey from Italy to a new country, portrayed through breathtaking illustrations. By the Newbery Medal-winning author of Joyful Noise.
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Math curse
by Jon Scieszka
When a girl comes down with a case of math mania, she finds that she tabulates her teeth, counts her morning corn flakes, and displays other disturbing symptoms of the dreaded math curse. BOMC Main.
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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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Maybe a fox
by Kathi Appelt
The Newbery Honoree and National Book Award finalist author of The Underneath teams up with the Pulitzer Prize-nominee author of Someday to present the story of a grieving sister whose desire to make a final wish for her lost sibling causes the human and shadow worlds to collide. Simultaneous eBook.
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Merci Suárez changes gears
by Meg Medina
Alienated from her more privileged classmates at a Florida private school, sixth-grade scholarship student Merci Suarez is targeted by a competitive rival at the same time her beloved grandfather begins to develop memory problems. By the award-winning author of Mango, Abuela, and Me
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Middle school, the worst years of my life
by James Patterson
When Rafe Khatchadorian enters middle school, he teams up with his best friend, "Leo the Silent," to create a game to make school more fun by trying to break every rule in the school's code of conduct
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Midsummer's mayhem
by Rajani LaRocca
A contemporary retelling of A Midsummer Night's Dream follows an 11-year-old Indian-American girl's effort to prepare a winning entry for a local baking contest, a competition that is challenged when her father, a famous food writer, mysteriously loses his sense of taste. 25,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook
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Millions
by Frank Cottrell Boyce
Two brothers, Damian and Anthony Cunningham, discover a huge sum of cash, and must decide how, or even if, to spend it, all while the bank robbers who actually stole the money pursue them.
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The miscalculations of Lightning Girl
by Stacy McAnulty
Surviving a lightning strike that has given her genius-level math skills, 12-year-old Lucy is offered entry into college but reluctantly takes her grandmother's advice to attend one year of middle school, make a friend, join a club and read a non-math book. A first middle-grade novel by the author of the Dino Files chapter books. Simultaneous eBook.
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Mississippi bridge
by Mildred D. Taylor
During a heavy rainstorm in 1930s rural Mississippi, a ten-year-old white boy sees a bus driver order all the black passengers off a crowded bus to make room for late-arriving white passengers and then set off across the raging Rosa Lee River
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Misty of Chincoteague
by Marguerite Henry
Paul and his sister Maureen's determination to own a pony from the herd on Chincoteague Island, Virginia, is greatly increased when the Phantom and her colt are among the ponies rounded up for the yearly auction. A Newbery Honor Book. Reissue.
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Molly Moon's incredible book of hypnotism
by Georgia Byng
Unlucky and unloved, Molly Moon, living in a dreary orphanage in a small English town, discovers a hidden talent for hypnotism and hypnotizes her way to stardom in New York City
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Moon over Manifest
by Clare Vanderpool
Jumping off a train in Kansas to learn more about her father’s exciting past, Abilene Tucker is initially disappointed by the run-down Depression town she encounters before finding a hidden box of mementos and letters that mention a spy who played an important role in the town’s secret history.
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The moorchild
by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
The daughter of a fairy folk mother and human father, Moql is raised by the fairies, until she is considered too great a risk and is left with a strange human family. Reprint. Newbery Honor Book. Boston Globe/Horn Book Honor Book.
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The mostly true adventures of Homer P. Figg
by W. R. Philbrick
Twelve-year-old Homer, a poor but clever orphan, has extraordinary adventures after running away from his evil uncle to rescue his brother, who has been sold into service in the Civil War.
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The mouse with the question mark tail : a novel
by Richard Peck
The Newbery Medal-winning author of A Year Down Yonder presents a companion to Secrets at Sea that finds a nameless Royal Mews mouse on a journey of self-discovery in the grand precincts of Buckingham Palace, where he finds inspiration through the examples of Queen Victoria.
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Mr. Popper's penguins
by Richard Atwater
The unexpected delivery of a large crate containing an Antarctic penguin changes the life and fortunes of Mr. Popper, a house painter obsessed by dreams of the Polar regions
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Mrs. Frisby and the rats of Nimh
by Robert C. O'Brien
Having no one to help her with her problems, a widowed mouse visits the rats whose former imprisonment in a laboratory made them wise and long lived
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The music of dolphins
by Karen Hesse
After falling from a refugee craft at the age of four, Mila spends eight years as a wild child of the sea between Cuba and Florida, and when she is rescued, she must learn to communicate once again with humans. Reprint.
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My life as a book
by Janet Tashjian
Dubbed a "reluctant reader" by his teacher, 12-year-old Derek Fallon spends summer vacation at Learning Camp, learning important lessons even though he does not complete his summer reading list. By the author of The Gospel According to Larry.
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My side of the mountain
by Jean Craighead George
A young boy relates his adventures during the year he spends living alone in the Catskill Mountains including his struggle for survival, his dependence on nature, his animal friends, and his ultimate realization that he needs human companionship
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The mysterious Benedict Society
by Trenton Lee Stewart
As the only four children to pass the series of tests provided, Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance are asked to go on a secret mission as undercover agents at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened and quickly realize they will have to use their collective wit to get their important task complete.
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The name of this book is secret
by Pseudonymous Bosch
Small vials of smelly ingredients, the diaries of a dead magician, and a secret story about immortality have two less-than-sociable kids on the hunt to solve a strange mystery, in a challenging middle reader filled with word-games, anagrams, and black-and-white illustrations throughout. 1,000,000 first printing.
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Nathan Abercrombie, Accidental Zombie: My rotten life
by David Lubar
Tired of continually having his feelings hurt by popular students and bullies, fifth-grader Nathan agrees to try an experimental formula, Hurt-Be-Gone, and becomes a half-dead zombie, a condition which, he soon discovers, has some real advantages
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NERDS : National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society
by Michael Buckley
While running a spy network from their elementary school, five unpopular misfits combine their talents and use cutting-edge gadgetry to fight evil around the world, including a former junior beauty pageant contestant turned assassin and an array of James Bond-style villains.
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Next Best Junior Chef: Lights, camera, cook!
by Charise Mericle Harper
A series for fans of MasterChef Jr. and Kids Cook-Off features four tween contestants who prepare to enter a televised cooking competition that challenges their interpersonal and culinary skills, in a debut entry that is complemented by educational cooking tips. 50,000 first printing.
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The night diary
by Veera Hiranandani
The 12-year-old daughter of a refugee family forced to flee their home in the aftermath of the 1947 separation of Pakistan and India embarks on a treacherous journey that she records in a series of letters written to her late mother. By the award-winning author of The Whole Story of Half a Girl. Simultaneous eBook.
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Not if I can help it
by Carolyn Mackler
Struggling with changes that are made difficult by her Sensory Processing Disorder, young Willa is thrown for a loop when her father reveals that he has been dating her best friend's mom. By the award-winning author of Best Friend Next Door
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Number the stars
by Lois Lowry
In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis
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The old Willis place : a ghost story
by Mary Downing Hahn
Diana and her brother Georgie have been living a cursed existence in the woods behind the old Willis place, but when a new caretaker comes to live in the decrepit mansion, Diana will dare to reveal herself in an effort to make a new friend and free herself and Georgie from their predicament. Reprint.
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Old wolf
by Avi
A wolf teams up with a remarkable raven to survive a period of winter privation in the Colorado Mountains, where they cross paths with a 13-year-old computer gamer. By the Newbery Medal-winning author of Crispin and the Caldecott Medal-winning creator of Locomotive. Simultaneous eBook.
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The one and only Ivan
by Katherine Applegate
When Ivan, a gorilla who has lived for years in a down-and-out circus-themed mall, meets Ruby, a baby elephant that has been added to the mall, he decides that he must find her a better life
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One crazy summer
by Rita Williams-Garcia
In the summer of 1968, after travelling from Brooklyn, New York, to Oakland, California, to spend a month with the mother they barely know, 11-year-old Delphine and her two younger sisters arrive to a cold welcome as they discover that their mother, a dedicated poet and printer, is resentful of their intrusion and wants them to attend a nearby Black Panther summer camp. 15,000 first printing.
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One dog and his boy
by Eva Ibbotson
When lonely, 10-year-old Hal learns that his wealthy but neglectful parents only rented Fleck, the dog he always wanted, he and new friend Pippa take Fleck and four other dogs from the rental agency on a trek from London to Scotland, where Hal's grandparents live. By the award-winning author of A Countess Below Stairs.
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