January 2022 list by K. Pearson |
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Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Perfection
by Matthew Swanson
After getting a fortune cookie with the message, "Practice makes perfect," Ben meets new student Darby, who claims to be perfect and offers to teach Ben his secrets.
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Birdie's Billions
by Edith Cohn
When Birdie discovers cash in an abandoned house she thinks it could be the answer to her and her mother's problems, but she wonders about the people who left that money behind and tries to figure what is best for her family and what is the right thing to do.
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Escape From Atlantis
by Kate O'Hearn
Shipwrecked on Atlantis, a place beyond imagination, cousins Riley and Alfie soon discover that beneath this mythical land lurks dangerous secrets that are the key to both finding their parents—and finding their way home.
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Genius Camp
by Chris Grabenstein
While attending a camp for geniuses sponsored by a billionaire tech mogul and brilliant inventor, Jake McQuade, the smartest kid in the universe, must defend his title against the smartest machine in the universe, in this epic showdown!
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Girl Giant and the Jade War
by Van Hoang
Thom Ngoh thought the Monkey King was her friend―he taught her to control her super strength and to stand up for herself. But really he was just using her. He tricked her into stealing from the Heavens and releasing him from his 500-year prison. Now the Monkey King is waging a war against the Heavens and Thom must do everything in her power to fix the mess she made.
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Goblin Magic
by Jordan Quinn
In a kingdom where goblins have been stripped of their magical powers, Prince Lucas and Lady Clara must decide who to trust when they come face-to-face with a young goblin on a mission to save the wizards of Hobsgrove.
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Hecate the Witch
by Joan Holub
After stumbling into a pet cemetery, Hecate meets Melinoe, who calls herself a ghost herder. She is in charge of leading the ghosts of pets and other animals to the River Styx in the Underworld. But Melinoe doesn’t notice when one of her ghost animals follows Hecate home! More and more of the lost ghosts gather with Hecate, and she learns they have unfinished business left on Earth and refuse to enter the Underworld.
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Howl of the Wind Dragon
by Tracey West
The wizard Astrid is planning to cast the False Life spell which will bring to life the bones of giant ancient beasts and allow her to conquer all the kingdoms; in order to prevent her the Dragon Masters must find the Wind Dragon, the final dragon neededto undo the spell--but that dragon and her Dragon Master are captives, and it is up to Drake and his friends to rescue them, and hope they are in time to stop Astrid.
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The Keepers of the Empire
by Geronimo Stilton
Drawn once again into the Kingdom of Fantasy, Geronimo discovers that the Land of Books is being threatened by a wave of grayness spreading from the Kingdom of Swamp Valley rotting books and turning all the characters gray, sad and worried--and it will be up to Geronimo, Winglet, and the intrepid characters from fiction who join them along the way, to locate the source of this new evil and put a stop to it.
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Liars' Room
by Dan Poblocki
Simon is a liar. Stella and Alex know this about their new stepbrother, so they aren't bothered by his stories about their new house. But Simon is getting harder and harder to ignore, as his cries for attention become increasingly dangerous and difficult to explain. Stella and Alex have to consider...could Simon actually be telling the truth? Will the three siblings be able to put aside their differences to save their family...before it's too late?
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Middle School Mischief
by Bāsim Yūsuf
Nadia loves fun facts. There was a magical-and hilarious-ancient Egyptian teacher named Titi trapped in her hippo amulet until she freed him last fall...[Nadia's] school is choosing a new mascot and her idea is totally going to win! Then Nadia and Titi discover that the hippo amulet holds a second secret, one that's super powerful-and super scary. Too bad they have no idea how to stop it.
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Newton's Flaw
by Valerie Tripp
Not only must they contend with a mysterious illness in the media center of the school, the S.M.A.R.T. Squad must rock their STEM skills when a pop-up science fair causes both excitement and tension between them.
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Orphans of the Tide
by Struan Murray
When a mysterious boy washes in with the tide trapped inside the belly of a whale, Ellie must prove that he isn’t ruled by the Enemy even if it means revealing her own dangerous secret.
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Pitch Partners
by Heather Alexander
Hallie and Jaye embark on an exciting journey to get Chirps chips—tortilla chips made with cricket powder—on every grocery store shelf, in a book inspired by the true story of two friends who landed a deal on Shark Tank.
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Revver the Speedway Squirrel: The Big Race Home
by Sherri Duskey Rinker
When his lack of patience and intense curiosity cause him to miss the plane to the big race, Revver, the very first speedway squirrel, must find his way back to the team in time.
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Second Sleep
by Diane Stanley
While staying at an old log cabin where their mom spent her summers as a child, Max and Rosie share an identical dream that may hold the key to the mystery of their mother’s disappearance and how to bring her safely home.
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Stacey's Mistake
by Ann M. Martin
Stacey invites her Baby-sitters Club friends down for a weekend in New York City, but the big city creates big problems for the girls.
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Strangeville School is Totally Normal
by Darcy Miller
The newest kid at Strangeville Middle School, Harvey Hill must embrace what makes him unique when his guide and his sort-of-new friend Stella Cho goes missing while trying to solve the secret of the third-floor supply closet.
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