October 2025 list by K. Pearson |
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Absolutely Everything
by Damian Alexander
Marcella feels stressed by changes in the sixth grade as she navigates growing apart from her best friend, moving to a new home, and finding out she has ADHD.
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Aquamanatee
by Ben Clanton
Marlow the manatee isn't exactly superhero material. He sleeps a lot, eats a lot, toots a lot, and has never ventured out of his safe saltwater bay. And yet the sweet bumbling Marlow dreams of adventure, of derring-do, and of making a difference. He dreams of being a hero like Aquaman, of whom Marlow is a mega fan! Could an awkward blundering super-powered manatee be the best man-atee for the job?"
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Big Nate: No Harm Done
by Lincoln Peirce
It's back-to-school time for sixth-grader Nate Wright, and this just might be the best year ever! Rumors are flying that the villainous Mrs. Godfrey is now teaching EIGHTH grade. Chad is on the verge of destroying Gina in the race for class president. And could Nate finally realize his dream of changing the school mascot to . . . a sea cucumber? Hey, why not?
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Cabin Head and Tree Head Vol. 1
by Scott Campbell
Whether drawing or hiding or just saying HELLO or BYE-BYE, Cabin Head and Tree Head are irresistible buddies who have fun together, support one another's ideas (digging for treasure without a map) and help one another overcome challenges (bad leafcuts!). These are lighthearted tales of two pals who think differently — and entirely embrace it.
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Casey's Cases Vol. 2: Everything Is Terrible
by Kay Healy
Casey's nemesis Dina gets her hands on a humiliating photo, and even worse, Casey's best friend Jan -- ex-best friend?? -- is the one who gave it to Dina, in the second title in a hilarious young graphic novel series featuring an aspiring detective who will solve any case...usually accidentally.
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Duck and Moose: Moose's Bad Hair Day!
by Kirk Reedstrom
Moose is having a bad hair day, so Duck offers to give his pal a haircut and everything is going smoothly until one of Moose's antlers comes off mid-trim, so Duck desperately tries to reattach it without Moose noticing, but nothing works.
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Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Club Vol. 3: Final Face-Off
by Molly Knox Ostertag
Tyler has a secret—Sunny, the imaginary friend he had when he was younger, hasn’t gone away. Not only that, she now acts as his butt-kicking character in his after-school D&D club, too. Whether it’s helping him deal with his rowdy cousin, Luis, or avoiding his archnemesis, Kelly, at school, Sunny always has his back, often encouraging soft-spoken Tyler to be a little more…bold.
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Diary of An 8-Bit Warrior: Finding the Witch
by Cube Kid
Runt and his crew are back! After leaving the Far Lands, Biscuit, Bagel, Blurp and Runt realize that their dragon friend, Sweetpea, has been kidnapped by Entity.303. They come up with a plan to infiltrate Entity’s lair and free Sweetpea, but things don’t go as smoothly as they’d hoped. Entity isn't the only foe they'll have to face, and soon their simple plan will turn into a whole new adventure.
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Flat Stanley: His Original Adventure!
by SB Wilson
Stanley Lambchop wakes up one morning to find a bulletin board has fallen on him during the night. And now he's only half an inch thick and incredibly flat! But then amazing things begin to happen to him. He gets rolled up, mailed, and flown like a kite. He even becomes involved in an art mystery! But will he be able to use his flatness to help people as well--and become the flattest hero of the day?
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Investigators: Case Files
by John Patrick Green
Special agents Mango and Brash are back again, and this time they'll be asking their readers for help in cracking the case! The gators have been given a brand new add-on for their V.E.S.T.s to help with gathering evidence and making sense of clues--the G.R.I.D. (Gator Reasoning, Inquiry, Deduction)--and with that powerful tool in hand, kids can follow along as they solve six brand-new mysteries!
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Magic Tree House Fact Tracker: Space
by Mei Nakamura
Come along on an out-of-this-world adventure with Jack and Annie as they investigate and explore the planets, stars and the universe.
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Magic Tree House: Midnight on the Moon
by Jenny Laird
Get whisked away to the moon on an out-of-this-world adventure with brother-and-sister team Jack and Annie as they are on a mission to save their friend, Morgan le Fey.
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Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales Vol. 13: 13 True Tales of Terror from American History
by Nathan Hale
In a chilling collection, readers can learn about the devil baby who terrorized New Jersey; a haunted well full of restless Confederate soldiers; a demon cat whose appearance has been an omen for some of the darkest days in American history; and a massacre by a murderous butler whose motives remain unknown to this day.
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Plants Vs. Zombies Vol. 24: The Big Spitball
by Paul Tobin
Zomboss visits his old model train, dubbed "Big Spitball," in a gigantic train set that takes up a whole warehouse, and using the Big Spitball's zuclear-powered engine and shrink ray, Zomboss miniaturizes the buildings of Neighborville and adds them to the huge diorama!
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Super Boba Café Vol. 2: Home Sea Home
by Nidhi Chanani
Aria thought her life would go back to normal when she left her nainai’s boba shop—and the monster living below it—behind in San Francisco. But while Aria and Nainai may have stopped the Big One, the aftershocks from her summer adventure are far from over.
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Thing One and Thing Two have Homework To Do
by Art Baltazar
The school day is over but unfortunately Sally and her brother have so much homework, but of course, the Cat in the Hat has the perfect idea of who can help, and Sally and her brother suddenly have more things to worry about than homework as the Things are let loose in their school.
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Two-Headed Chicken Vol. 3: Chaos in the Cosmic Library
by Tom Angleberger
After Two-Headed Chicken is trapped in the darkness of a closed book, it escapes into the Cosmic Library, which contains every book ever written, and it tries to outrun the chicken-hungry moose Kernel Antlers by hopping their way through a parade of familiar titles, interacting with the befuddled characters and leaving mayhem in their wake.
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Warriors the Prophecies Begin Vol. 3
by Erin Hunter
ShadowClan has chosen Tigerclaw -- now Tigerstar -- as their new leader, but Fireheart fears that he still harbors dark plans for vengeance on his old clan, so the time has come for Fireheart to face his destiny.
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