December 2025 list by Angie R. |
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Arches Legend
by C. R. Fulton
A mission from their secretive uncle leads the Campground Kids to Arches National Park, but the kids have to work quickly to find the legendary missing Navigem before others catch on.
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Auggie & Me
by R. J. Palacio
These stories are an extra peek at Auggie, a boy born with extreme facial abnormalities, before he started at Beecher Prep and during his first year there. Readers get to see him through the eyes of Julian, the bully; Christopher, Auggie's oldest friend; and Charlotte, Auggie's new friend at school.
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The Boy at the Top of the Mountain
by John Boyne
When Pierrot becomes an orphan, he must leave his home in Paris for a new life with his aunt Beatrix, a servant in a wealthy Austrian household. But this is no ordinary time, for it is 1935 and the Second World War is fast approaching; and this is no ordinary house, for this is the Berghof, the home of Adolf Hitler. Pierrot is quickly taken under Hitler's wing and thrown into an increasingly dangerous new world: a world of terror, secrets, and betrayal from which he may never be able to escape.
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Buffalo Fluffalo and Puffalo
by Bess Kalb
Buffalo Fluffalo's prairie life is disrupted by Puffalo, a yelly and squigglish new addition to the family.
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Consent
by Rachel Brian
This is a guide to consent and bodily autonomy, packed with bright and energetic illustrations. Readers will learn about boundaries and how to set them; ways to respect themselves and others; what to do if someone makes them feel uncomfortable or unsafe; and much more.
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Dogs Don't Tell Jokes
by Louis Sachar
Gary W. Boone knows he was born to be a stand-up comedian. It's the rest of the kids in his class who think he's just a goon. Then the Floyd Hicks Junior High School Talent Show is announced, and he starts practicing his routine nonstop to get it just right. Gary's sure this will be his big break--he'll make everyone laugh and win the $100 prize. But when an outrageous surprise threatens to turn his debut into a disaster, it looks as if the biggest joke of all may be on Gary himself.
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Ember the Fire Dragon
by Tracey West
Ember the Fire Dragon and Gus the Mushroom Dragon work together to find the missing magic jewel that protects Dragon Hill.
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The First Unicorn Rider
by A. F. Steadman
Shipwrecked on a mysterious island, aspiring adventurer George Penhaligon discovers bloodthirsty unicorns, befriends one, and confronts a deadly lurking presence.
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The House at the Edge of Magic
by Amy Sparkes
An orphan girl fights to save the inhabitants of a magical house in this first book in the rollicking middle grade magical adventure series perfect for fans of Nevermoor and Greenwild!
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Kringle's Emporium
by Jemma Hatt
When Laney and Ben stumble through the door of Kringle's Emporium, they step into a world of hidden wonders. But the emporium is more than a shop of curiosities. It is Kris Kringle's travelling hiding place, and the magic of Christmas is in danger.
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A Snow Day for Amos McGee
by Philip C. Stead
A cozy tale of winter hope and joy, from award-winning and New York Times-bestselling duo Philip and Erin Stead, perfect for fans of The Snowy Nap and The Mitten.
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They Call Me No Sam!
by Drew Daywalt
Meet Sam: an insolent pug -- and incidental hero -- who will stop at nothing to protect his family! When scientists Elaine and Gary Peterson adopt Sam to keep their son, Justin, company in the midst of a top-secret research project, they never imagine the precocious pup will cause more harm than good.
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The Tinkerers
by Caroline Carlson
In Peter’s star-touched village, astromancers guard a device that can nudge time—surely it wouldn’t hurt if he used it to fix a few mistakes? When Peter meets two Tinkerers who’ve invented a not-a-clock that turns time back a few minutes, he sees a chance to undo his blunders—like saving his boots from falcons (and redeeming mistake #7: stepping on a star-eating newt). But time-tampering is tempting, and not every mistake needs mending.
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What Came from the Stars
by Gary D. Schmidt
The Valorim are about to fall to a dark lord when they send a necklace containing their planet across the cosmos, hurtling past a trillion stars...all the way into the lunchbox of Tommy Pepper, sixth grader, of Plymouth, Mass. Mourning his late mother, Tommy doesn't notice much about the chain he found, but soon he is drawing the twin suns and humming the music of a hanorah. As Tommy absorbs the art and language of the Valorim, their enemies target him. When a creature begins ransacking Plymouth in search of the chain, Tommy learns he must protect his family from villains far worse than he's ever imagined.
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Where Is Our Solar System?
by Stephanie Sabol
Readers will want to grab a telescope and explore the night skies after finishing this overview of our solar system. This engaging book chronicles the beginning of the modern age of astronomy, then follows later discoveries, including NASA's current missions in space.
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Who Was Jesus?
by Ellen Morgan
This fascinating addition to the best-selling Who Was? series does not settle questions of theology. Instead, it presents young readers with a biography that covers what is known historically about Jesus and places in his life in the context of his world when Jerusalem was part of the Roman Empire. In an even-handed and easy-to-read narrative, this title, illustrated with eighty black-and-white drawings, also explains the early origins of Christianity and how it became a major religion.
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Xolo
by Donna Barba Higuera
It is said the mighty feathered serpent god, Quetzalcoatl, helped create the earth. He is the hero who stole back the bones of humanity from the evil god of the Underworld. In his quest to bring humans to the earth, Quetzalcoatl's dog-headed twin brother, Xolotl, was present. Not much is known of Xolotl, the god of lightning, death, and misfortune. A monster.
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