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Sisterhood of Sleuths
by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
After finding an old photo of her grandmother who insists the woman is someone else, Maizy is inspired by the legacy of Nancy Drew to launch her own investigation that leads her on an unexpected journey of self-discovery.
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Falling Short
by Ernesto Cisneros
Two best friends, one athletically gifted and one academically gifted, have more in common than they realize when their goals intersect, forcing them to find a way to support each other so they don't fall short.
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The Lock-Eater
by Zack Loran Clark
Gifted with the ability to open the unopenable with the touch of her hand, Melanie Gate is chosen by the Traveler to become the apprentice to his magical mistress and so begins an epic and life-changing adventure.
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Valentina Salazar is Not a Monster Hunter
by Zoraida Córdova
After her father is killed during a failed mission to rescue a magical creature who wandered into our world, Valerie follows in his footsteps to save a mythical egg from the dreaded monster hunters.
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When the Sky Falls
by Phil Earle
In 1940, with his father off to war, Joseph begins spending time at a rundown zoo where he forms a special bond with Adonis, a huge silverback gorilla.
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Sneaks
by Catherine Egan
When Ben Harp sees his teacher's watch crawling across the hallway, he thinks he must be dreaming. But no, he's just seen his first Sneak--an interdimensional mischief-maker that can borrow the form of any ordinary object. He figured this school year would be bad...and he's stuck doing a group project with two similarly friendless girls, Charlotte and Akemi...Now Ben, Charlotte, and Akemi are trying to understand a book that seems to contain a coded map while being pursued by violent clothes hangers, fire-spitting squirrels, and more.
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The Boy Who Met a Whale
by Nizrana Farook
Sri Lankan fisher boy Raz and his sister are swept into a high-seas adventure when they meet Zheng, who has escaped a shipwreck and is full of tales of sea monsters and missing treasure.
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Invisible
by Christina Diaz Gonzalez
When five overlooked students are forced to complete their schools community service hours, they meet someone in need but must decide if they are each willing to expose their own secrets to help... or if remaining invisible is the only way to survive middle school.
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My Nest of Silence
by Matt Faulkner
To prove that Japanese Americans are American enough, Maris brother Mak heads off to fight in WWII, where he encounters danger and racism at every turn, while Mari, refusing to talk until he comes home safely, expresses herself through drawings.
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Attack of the Black Rectangles
by A. S. King
When his classroom copy of Jane Yolens The Devils Arithmetic contains blacked out words, Mac, who was raised to call out things that are wrong, takes a stand against censorship and intolerance.
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The Grave Thief
by Dee Hahn
Twelve-year-old Spade is a grave thief...He's headed for a lifetime of theft when his father comes up with the audacious plan to rob a grave in the Wyndhail castle cemetery. Spade and his brother get caught in a royal trap, and Spade must find the master of the Woegon: a deadly creature that is stalking the castle by night. Along the way, he meets Ember, the queen's niece, and together they race to solve the mystery of the legendary Deepstones and their connection to the Woegon.
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Wildoak
by C. C. Harrington
"Agreeing to spend a few weeks in the fresh air of Wildoak Forest, visiting a grandfather she hardly knows, Maggie encounters an abandoned snow leopard cub, and facing danger head on, vows to keep it safe from those who hunt it. Simultaneous eBook."
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Hummingbird
by Natalie Lloyd
Twelve-year-old Olive, who is seen as fragile due to brittle bone disease, searches for a magical, wish-granting hummingbird that could possibly make her most desperate, secret wish come true.
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You Only Live Once, David Bravo
by Mark Oshiro
While wishing for a do-over, middle schooler David Bravo accidentally summons a talking, shape shifting,annoying dog, Fea, who claims a choice made in David's past set him on the wrong timeline??and that she can take him back to fix it.
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The School for Whatnots
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Delving into the power of privilege, the importance of true friendship and the question of humanity and identity, this novel follows fifth grader Max as he searches for his best friend who disappeared, leaving behind a strange note.
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The Prince of Nowhere
by Rochelle Hassan
In a small town surrounded by a mist that keeps the monsters out, Roda receives letters from her secret pen pal, Anonymous, who leads her on dangerous journey, along with a shapeshifting boy, to fight an evil that threatens their past, present and future.
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In the Beautiful Country
by Jane Kuo
Arriving in America, the so-called beautiful country, Anna, a young Taiwanese girl, finds it anything but beautiful as she and her family struggle to make a place for themselves in this world and learn the true meaning of home.
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Fire on Headless Mountain
by Iain Lawrence
When their journey to scatter the ashes of their beloved at her favorite spot quickly turns to disaster when Virgil is separated from his siblings and alone in the wilderness during a raging forest fire, he remembers what his mother taught him to survive.
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Too Bright to See
by Kyle Lukoff
In the summer before middle school, eleven-year-old Bug must contend with best friend Moira suddenly caring about clothes, makeup, and boys; a ghost haunting; and the truth about Bug's gender identity.
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Ghostcloud
by Michael Mann
Forced to shovel coal underground in a half-bombed power station, 12-year-old Luke Smith-Sharma discovers his own innate powers with the help of a ghostly girl and is determined to save himself and his friends from a cruel and sinister scheme orchestrated by an evil woman.
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Holler of the Fireflies
by David Barclay Moore
Learning about income inequality, racism and hidden agendas while at STEM Camp in a little Appalachian town, Javari meets a local boy, budding activist and occasional thief, who shows him a different side of the holler, blowing his mind wipe open.
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Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun
by Tola Okogwu
A Solari, one of a secret group of people with super powers unique to Nigeria, Onyeka is sent to the Academy of the Sun where she and her new friends must put their powers to the test.
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Northwind
by Gary Paulsen
Forced to take to the water after a deadly plague wipes out his fishing village, Leif connects to the heartbeat of the ocean and the pulse of the landscape as he discovers his truest self.
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Root Magic
by Eden Royce
In 1963 in South Carolina, eleven-year-old twins Jez and Jay Turner begin lessons in rootwork, and their uncle's training offers them healing, protection, and a connection to their heritage even as they face threats from the local police deputy, school bullies, and others.
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Children of the Flying City
by Jason Sheehan
With a bounty of his head, Milo Quick, surviving on his wit, speed and best friends, discovers the flying citys powerful secret hidden away for centuries one that could ignite a war.
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The Last Mapmaker
by Christina Soontornvat
Joining an expedition to chart the southern seas, 12-year-old mapmakers assistant Sai, posing as a well-bred young lady with a glittering future, realizes shes not the only one on board harboring secrets when she discovers the ships true destination.
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Lotería
by Karla Valenti
This magical realist adventure based on the Loteria card game follows Clara, a child whose fate is in the hands of both Life and Death, as she finds the courage and strength to shatter the game and choose her own path.
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New from Here
by Kelly Yang
Knox works to keep his family together as they move from Hong Kong back to northern California during the initial outbreak of the coronavirus.
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Dust & Grim
by Chuck Wendig
When she discovers her inheritance is running a monster mortuary with Dustin, the older brother she’s never met, 13-year-old Molly must get along with him for five minutes if she wants to stop a rogue devourer of magic.
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Ride On
by Faith Erin Hicks
Victoria has always loved horses. But riding in competitions is high stakes, high stress, and shockingly expensive. And even though Victoria's best friend Taylor loves competing, Victoria has lost her taste for it. After a heartbreaking fight with Taylor, Victoria needs a new start--at a new stables. A place where she doesn't have to worry about anything other than riding. No competition, no drama, no friends. Just horses. Edgewood Stables seems ideal. There are plenty of horses to ride, and Victoria is perfectly happy giving the other riders the cold shoulder. But can she truly be happy with no friends?
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The Deep & Dark Blue
by Niki Smith
When a political coup usurps their noble house, Hawke and Grayson flee for their lives and assume new identities before joining an order of magical women before their quest for vengeance is compromised by Grayson's longing to remain behind and finally live as a girl.
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Smaller Sister
by Maggie Edkins Willis
Lucy's always looked up to her big sister, Olivia, even though the two are polar opposites. But then, Lucy notices Olivia start to change. She doesn't want to play with Lucy anymore, she's unhappy with the way she looks, and she's refusing to eat her dinner. Finally, Lucy discovers that her sister is not just growing up: Olivia is struggling with an eating disorder. While her family is focused on her sister's recovery, Lucy is left alone...and just like her big sister, she begins to shrink. But with time, work, and a dose of self-love, both sisters begin to heal and let themselves grow.
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Hither & Nigh
by Ellen Potter
Forced to join the Last Chance Club or be expelled from school, Nell Batista finds herself in a parallel NYC called the Nigh, controlled by the terrifying Minister, who might be linked to her brothers disappearance three years earlier.
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Fenris & Mott
by Greg Van Eekhout
Discovering the puppy she rescued is a legendary wolf named Fenris that is prophesied to bring about the end of the world, Mott vows to keep him save from the Norse gods who are determined to see the prophecy come true.
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A Rover's Story
by Jasmine Warga
Built to explore Mars, Resilience, aka Res, learns new things from the NASA scientists and begins to develop human-like feelings, especially when he arrives on the planet, where he is tested in ways that go beyond space exploration.
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My Aunt is a Monster
by Reimena Yee
The reclusive Lord Whimsy plans to stop an old rival from uncovering the truth of a disappearance and blind Safia finds herself experiencing an adventure and parts of the world she had only dreamed about.
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