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War Is over
by David Almond
Informed by his teacher that even children become involved in war, a World War I soldier’s child experiences dreamlike encounters with a German boy in an alternate reality where they can be friends and build a better world together. By the award-winning author of Skellig. Illustrations.
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Lucky me, Lucy McGee
by Mary Amato
When her beloved ukulele goes missing, Lucy appeals to frenemy Scarlett for a highly sought-after concert ticket to see two favorite social-media stars who are giving away a free ukulele. Illustrated by the artist of the Daisy Dawson series. Simultaneous and eBook. Illustrations.
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The girl who speaks bear
by Sophie Anderson
Longing to know who she really is after being discovered in a bear cave as a baby, 12-year-old Yanka begins a remarkable transformation that forces her to leave a loving foster home in search of a place where she truly belongs. By the author of The House With Chicken Legs.
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The one and only Bob
by Katherine Applegate
A sequel to the Newbery Medal-winning The One and Only Ivan finds Bob, helped by friends Ivan and Ruby, searching for his lost sister on a journey that is dangerously complicated by an approaching hurricane. 500,000 first printing. Movie tie-in. Simultaneous eBook.
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Double Foul
by Craig Battle
Returning for another summer at Camp “Average” Avalon, Mack decides against joining the camp director’s hyper-competitive, boys-versus-girls basketball tournament only to find alternate activities closed to him, a situation that compels Winston to sabotage both teams.
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The blackbird girls
by Anne Blankman
Relocating to Leningrad in the wake of the Chernobyl disaster, two girls who have been taught to hate each other because of religious differences uncover painful family secrets while learning what it means to trust another person. Simultaneous eBook.
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Finn and the intergalactic lunchbox
by Michael Buckley
Possessing a tricky lunchbox that opens wormholes to distant parts of the galaxy, Finn Foley inadvertently captures the attention of a race of gigantic bugs who want to reclaim a mysterious device that has emerged from the lunchbox. By the best-selling author of the NERDS series. Simultaneous eBook.
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Winterborne Home for vengeance and valor
by Ally Carter
Discovering a presumed-dead billionaire hiding in the basement of Winterborne House, 12-year-old April teams up with her fellow orphans to solve a creepy riddle before the only home they have ever known is lost. By the best-selling author of the Gallagher Girls series. 60,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Our friend hedgehog : the story of us
by Lauren Castillo
Living on a tiny island with only a stuffed animal for company, a lonely Hedgehog embarks on a quest in the aftermath of a storm and makes new friends who help her discover the power of courage and teamwork. By the Caldecott Honor-winning creator of Nana in the City. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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Santiago's road home
by Alexandra Diaz
Refusing to return to his abusive abuela’s house in Mexico, young Santiago accompanies two kind refugees heading to the United States before discovering that his journey to the border is only the beginning of his story. By the award-winning author of The Only Road. 30,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Hunger winter : a WW II novel
by Rob Currie
Presents the thrilling story of one boy’s quest to find his father and protect his younger sister during the great Dutch famine of World War II. With only pockets full of food and his sister, Anna, asleep in his arms, Dirk runs away to find his father. As Dirk leads Anna across the war-torn Netherlands, he must rely on his wits and his father’s teaching to find his way. Simultaneous and eBook.
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Finally, something mysterious
by Doug Cornett
Struggling with unfulfilling community activities and changes in his best friend’s family, 11-year-old detective Paul Marconi investigates the baffling appearance of hundreds of rubber duckies on a neighbor’s lawn. A first novel. Simultaneous eBook.
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Efr©♭n divided
by Ernesto Cisneros
Worrying about his undocumented parents, who have worked hard to secure a safe life for their family, a young Mexican American struggles to find his inner courage when his beloved mother is arrested and deported. A first novel. 30,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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We could be heroes
by Margaret Mary Finnegan
Suspended after an incident involving an assigned book that was painfully sad, Hank bonds with a tough local girl who wants to save a sick dog from a neighbor that keeps it tied to a tree all day. A first novel. 20,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Two dogs in a trench coat go on a class trip
by Julie Falatko
"Worrying that he will be bored when Ms. Twohey announces a class trip to the History Museum, Stewart smuggles in the mischievous ""two dogs in a trench coat"" team of Sassy and Waldo, who face temptation in the form of huge dinosaur bone exhibits. By the author of the Snappsy the Alligator books."
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96 miles
by J. L. Esplin
The sons of a survivalist father are robbed of their supplies when they are home alone during a massive blackout that tests the limits of their skills and sense of morality. A first novel. Simultaneous eBook.
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Mary underwater
by Shannon Doleski
Struggling with her violence-prone father’s release from prison, a suspicious social worker, a mysterious aunt and failing grades, Mary finds courage in the story of Joan of Arc while risking her life to pilot a submarine across the Chesapeake Bay. A first novel.
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The deceivers
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
A sequel to The Strangers finds the three Greystone siblings and their friend, Natalie, continuing their efforts to find and rescue their mothers in an alternate world where truth is illegal. By the award-winning author of the Shadow Children series. 150,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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The next great Jane
by K. L. Going
Aspiring to become a famous author like her role model, Jane Austen, a teen seeks the advice of a visiting writer before her world is upended by a hurricane, an unlikely new friendship and her mother’s sudden plans. By the award-winning author of Fat Kid Rules the World. Simultaneous eBook.
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Rick
by Alex Gino
Eleven-year-old Rick Ramsey has generally gone along with everybody, just not making waves, even though he is increasingly uncomfortable with his father's jokes about girls, and his best friend's explicit talk about sex; but now in middle school he discovers the Rainbow Spectrum club, where kids of many genders and identities can express themselves--and maybe among them he can find new friends and discover his own identity, which may just be to opt out of sex altogether
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Tyrannosaurus wrecks
by Stuart Gibbs
When a rare dinosaur skull is stolen from a top-secret excavation site on his friend’s ranch, Teddy Fitzroy begins an investigation that is complicated by the Barksdale twins’ anaconda and Summer’s inquiries into the black-market reptile trade. 150,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Get a grip, Vivy Cohen!
by Sarah Kapit
Landing a spot on the baseball team at the same time her major-league hero responds to her fan letter, Vivy Cohen, a girl on the autism spectrum, considers her famous pen-pal’s advice when an accident lands her back on the bench. Simultaneous eBook.
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Summer in the city : a Mango Delight story
by Fracaswell Hyman
Recruited to play the lead in a middle school theater production that her drama teacher will direct on a New York City stage, Mango moves into her aunt’s Brooklyn apartment for the summer, where her opportunities are overshadowed by homesickness and insecurity. Simultaneous eBook.
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Hello from Renn Lake
by Michele Weber Hurwitz
A clairvoyant teen from a family that has managed lakeside cabins in Wisconsin for generations loses her connection to her beloved Renn Lake as it becomes gradually infested by harmful algae, prompting her to organize a local environmental initiative. Simultaneous eBook.
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We Dream of Space
by Erin Entrada Kelly
Joining their fellow seventh graders to watch the 1986 Challenger launch, three siblings struggle with respective difficulties including falling grades, an out-of-control temper and depressed NASA ambitions. By the Newbery Medal-winning author of Hello, Universe. 125,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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Lila and Hadley
by Kody Keplinger
Avoiding people and her fellow canines at a rescue shelter, an abandoned dog is fostered by a teen with failing eyesight who resists her cane and wonders if the dog is too broken to rehabilitate. By the best-selling author of The DUFF. Simultaneous eBook.
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The great upending
by Beth Kephart
When a reclusive children’s book author rents the silo apartment on their farm, a 12-year-old girl, who does not have the resources for a much-needed surgery, and her brother scheme to swipe the ending of their tenant’s best-selling series. 40,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Small mercies
by Bridget Krone
When social workers begin to scrutinize Mercy's homelife in modern-day Pietermartizburg, she uses life lessons taught to her by Mr. Singh to stand up for herself and her eccentric foster aunts
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Wrong Way summer
by Heidi Lang
Loving her father’s fantastical stories about her absent mom and resolved to learn the truth upon turning 12, Claire reluctantly moves into a converted van with her father and brother during a coming-of-age road trip that imparts lessons about the power of hope.
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The Chaos Loop
by Peter Lerangis
A sequel to Throwback finds Corey going too far with his history-changing meddling when he inadvertently allows a band of Nazis to evade capture and relocate to South America to reignite World War II. 40,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Willa and the whale
by Chad Morris
Bonding with the whales that live near her father’s home, 12-year-old Willa advocates to have the body of a beached whale donated to the university where her late mother, a marine biologist, once taught. 15,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Camp Clique
by Eileen Moskowitz-Palma
Frustrated when her erstwhile best friend, Maisy, arrives at the same summer camp, Bea reluctantly agrees to help Maisy fit in at camp in exchange for membership into their school’s popular clique. A first novel. 12,500 first printing. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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A guard dog named Honey
by Denise Gosliner Orenstein
When her brother is arrested for joyriding in a stolen car, a devastated Bean is unable to raise enough bail money from odd jobs and tries to convince a new friend to sell her valuable guard dog. By the author of Dirt. Simultaneous eBook.
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The Lonely Heart of Maybelle Lane
by Kate O'Shaughnessy
Experiencing her world through the evocative sounds she collects, 11-year-old Maybelle becomes convinced that a new radio DJ is her absent father before entering a singing contest that the DJ will be judging in Nashville. Simultaneous eBook.
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The cat stole my pants
by Stephan Pastis
Visiting Florida while his mother and Doorman Dave are celebrating their improbable wedding, Timmy forges a new partnership with Dave's nephew, Emilio, to outmaneuver a surprise newcomer and a thieving six-toed cat.
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The incredibly dead pets of Rex Dexter
by Aaron Reynolds
Receiving a pet chicken instead of the dog he has wished for all his life, Rex is cursed by the Grim Reaper in the wake of his chicken’s untimely demise and becomes haunted by a chatty, messy bunch of dead animal ghosts from the local zoo. By the Caldecott Honor-winning author of Creepy Carrots.
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Zero to hero
by Stephan Pastis
World-famous detective Timmy Failure recounts how he began solving mysteries and how he got his famous red scarf
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Kenzie kickstarts a team
by Kit Rosewater
Fifth-grade best friends Kenzie "Kenzilla" and Shelly "Bombshell" dream of becoming roller derby superstars one day, but when a junior league forms and they must recruit teammates, will their friendship survive?
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Ma©łanaland
by Pam Mu©łoz Ryan
Growing up on legends about a mythical gatekeeper who assists worthy travelers, a young fútbol enthusiast from Santa Maria wonders about the mother he never met before uncovering a long-buried family secret involving an underground network that guides people to safety.
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Twilight hauntings
by Angie Sage
A debut installment in a planned duology finds a secret practitioner of forbidden magic and her little brother forced to flee in the wake of a betrayal before finding themselves targeted by mysterious magical predators. 50,000 first printing. Simultaneous and eBook.
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Poppy
by Jennifer Li Shotz
Moving to the California coast, 12-year-old Hannah agrees to train a rambunctious pit bull pup, Poppy, whose species reputation for violence is limiting the dog’s ability to remain in the care of an elderly owner. By the best-selling author of Max. Simultaneous and eBook.
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How to disappear completely
by Ali Standish
Enduring loneliness and bullying after developing vitiligo, young Emma continues writing in a journal she once exchanged with her beloved late grandmother, before someone unknown begins writing replies in her Gram’s voice. 50,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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A Wish in the Dark
by Christina Soontornvat
Escaping from the prison where he was born, Pong discovers harrowing truths about the gap between the world’s privileged ruling class and impoverished laborers, while the prison warden’s daughter who is hunting him uncovers other daunting secrets. Simultaneous eBook.
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Echo Mountain
by Lauren Wolk
Losing her home in the aftermath of the stock market crash of 1929, Ellie moves with her family to a new home in an unforgiving mountain terrain where she seeks a cure to restore her injured father to health. By the Newbery Honor-winning author of Wolf Hollow. Simultaneous eBook.
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The list of things that will not change
by Rebecca Stead
Keeping a list in her notebook of the important things that remain the same after her parents’ divorce, Bea is thrilled when her father announces that he is remarrying and that she will have a new sister. By the Newbery Medal-winning author of When You Reach Me. Simultaneous eBook.
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Fins
by Randy Wayne White
The award-winning author of the Doc Ford adult series places his fan-favorite marine biologist character in the middle grade story of three misfits who form a team to support important marine research and discover the qualities that brought them together. Simultaneous eBook.
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Bad best friend
by Rachel Vail
Devastated when her former best friend ditches her for a more popular crowd, eighth grader Niki Ames finds her efforts to pursue other friendships and interests complicated by her mother’s refusal to believe that Niki’s brother is on the autism spectrum. Simultaneous eBook.
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The last tree town
by Beth Turley
Questioning the heritage that has always been a source of pride when others begin observing that she does not resemble her family, a young math whiz forges a friendship that is upended by a cruel viral video. 30,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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