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The Long Way Around
by Anne Nesbet
While on a hiking trip in the mountains of California, cousins Owen, Vivian and Amy are cut off from their parents by a huge earthquake and must face their deepest fears as they navigate an unfamiliar?—?and dangerous?—?wilderness to get home safely. Simultaneous eBook.
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Wild wave : a novel
by W. R. Philbrick
In the aftermath of a tsunami, Nick Chase and Jess Hardy must find their way to safety, but when they come across a stranded elderly couple, they work together and get help so they can all make it out alive. Simultaneous eBook.
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Missing on Superstition Mountain
by Elise Broach
When brothers Simon, Henry and Jack Barker move with their parents to Arizona, they are irresistibly drawn to the unusually creepy Superstition Mountain, despite warnings that exploring the aptly named place is not safe. By the New York Times best-selling author of the ALA Notable Book, Shakespeare's Secret.
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Fortunately, the milk
by Neil Gaiman
When a father runs out to buy milk for his children's breakfast cereal, the last thing he expects is to be abducted by aliens, and he soon finds himself transported through time and space on an extraordinary adventure, where the fate of the universe depends on him and the milk--but will his children believe his wild story? By a Newbery Medal-winning author.
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The Luck Uglies
by Paul Durham
A first entry in a planned trilogy populated by legendary story characters finds Rye O'Chanter searching for an exiled secret society in the hope of defeating terrifying bog monsters that are terrorizing Village Drowning. 100,000 first printing.
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The death-defying Pepper Roux
by Geraldine McCaughrean
Approaching his 14th birthday, a day on which he is scheduled to die, Pepper Roux embarks on a rollicking journey to escape his fate and meets a series of outrageous new friends and enemies. By the Printz Medal-winning author of White Darkness. 20,000 first printing.
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Floors
by Patrick Carman
Leo, son of the maintenance man at the Whippet Hotel, knows how quirky the building can be, but when a series of mysterious boxes are left for him, they lead to hidden floors, strange puzzles and unexpected alliances. By the author of The Land of Elyon series.
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Treasure hunters
by James Patterson
Following clues left by their missing father, 12-year-old twins Bickford and Rebecca Kidd sail from the Caribbean to New York City with their siblings to finish the dangerous quest started by their famous treasure-hunting parents and to unravel the mystery of what really happened to them--and find out if they're still alive. 750,000 first printing.
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Hide and seek
by Kate Messner
A sequel to Capture the Flag finds secret Silver Jaguar Society members José, Anna and Henry rushing to the rain forests of Costa Rica to recover a priceless chalice that has been stolen amid rumors of a traitor in the society.
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I survived the destruction of Pompeii, AD 79
by Lauren Tarshis
A latest entry in the series that includes I Survived the Japanese Tsunami follows the experiences of a young boy who struggles to escape the catastrophic A.D. 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Simultaneous eBook.
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Ice dogs
by Terry Lynn Johnson
Losing her way on a routine outing with her dogs, 14-year-old dogsled racer Victoria discovers an injured sledder in the wilderness and struggles with harsh elements and limited supplies to ensure everyone's survival. 15,000 first printing.
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Emily's fortune
by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
While traveling to her aunt's home in Redbud by train and stagecoach, quiet young Emily and her turtle, Rufus, team up with Jackson, fellow orphan and troublemaker extraordinaire, to outsmart mean Uncle Victor, who is after Emily's inheritance
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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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Cold cereal
by Adam Rex
A first entry in a new trilogy by the best-selling author of The True Meaning of Smekday finds part-faerie, hallucination-prone Scott bombarded by a leprechaun who begs his help to counter the nefarious plans of an evil cereal company. 75,000 first printing.
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Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos
by R. L. LaFevers
Twelve-year-old Theo uses arcane knowledge and her own special talent when she encounters two secret societies, one sworn to protect the world from ancient Egyptian magic and one planning to harness it to bring chaos to the world, both of which want a valuable artifact stolen from the London museum for which her parents work. 20,000 first printing.
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The lost kingdom
by Matthew J. Kirby
On the eve of the French and Indian War, Billy Bartram and his naturalist father travel into the American wilderness in an airship--pursued by a party of French soldiers and haunted by a terrifying bear-wolf--on a quest to find the lost kingdom of the Welsh Prince Madoc.
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Sky Raiders
by Brandon Mull
Adventure awaits in the first installment of a new series that finds sixth-grader Cole whisked through a portal to The Outskirts, an in-between world, where he must rescue his friends and find his way back home before his existence is forgotten. By the #1 New York Times best-selling author of the Fablehaven and Beyonders series.
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Shipwreck island
by S. A. Bodeen
Reluctantly moving to California with her newly blended family, Sarah struggles to adjust to life with her new stepmom and stepbrothers during a family vacation that abruptly ends when they are shipwrecked on a spooky deserted island. By the author of The Compound.
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The Stowaways
by Meghan Marentette
When Grampa, of the adventurous Stowaway family, goes missing, Papa refuses to lead the rest of the family on more explorations, but young Rory and Morgan find that Gran Stowaway knows what really happened to Grampa and is planning a rescue
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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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Mission unstoppable
by Dan Gutman
On a cross-country vacation with their parents, twins Coke and Pepsi McDonald 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. 50,000 first printing.
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Loot : how to steal a fortune
by Jude Watson
When his notorious cat burglar father urges him to "find jewels" before dying from a terrible fall, young March discovers that he must actually track down Jules, the twin sister he never knew he had. By the National Book Award-winning author of What I Saw and How I Lied. Simultaneous eBook.
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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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Rooftoppers
by Katherine Rundell
Clinging to hope that her mother also survived an English Channel shipwreck, Sophie flees the threat of life in an orphanage and hides from authorities in France, where she is accepted into a network of rooftop-dwelling urchins who help her search for answers.
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The book of lost things
by Cynthia Voigt
When Max's parents leave the country without him, he must rely on his wits to get by, and before long he is running his own--rather unusual--business. By the Newbery Award-winning author of Dicey's Song.
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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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Going wild
by Lisa McMann
Discovering a mysterious bracelet after moving to Arizona, Charlie Wilde finds that she has developed supernatural strength and speed and teams up with new friends to discover what is happening to her and how to control her powers. Simultaneous eBook. 100,000 first printing.
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James and the giant peach
by Roald Dahl
A young boy escapes from two wicked aunts and embarks on a series of adventures with six giant insects he meets inside a giant peach
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Peter and the Starcatchers
by Dave Barry
While young orphan Peter and his friends are sent away to an island ruled by the villainous King Zarboff and are forced to set sail aboard the Never Land, Peter decides he must take action into his own hands if he ever plans to escape and so decides to find out the mystery behind the cargo being carried deep within the ship.
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