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The distant planet Krypton faces total destruction. Before it explodes, the scientist Jor-El and his wife Lara send their only son into outer space. Later, the child's rocket crashes into a Kansas cornfield where a farmer and his wife discover the boy and his strange powers.
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Hyperion Books for Children
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2008
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Artemis's mother has contracted a deadly disease -- and the only cure lies in the brain fluid of African lemurs. Unfortunately, Artemis himself was responsible for making the lemurs extinct five years ago. Now he must enlist the aid of his fairy friends to travel back in time and save them. Not only that, but he must face his deadliest foe yet...his younger self.
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Farah's little brother is in the hospital with a heart problem that needs surgery, so her parents send sixth-grader Farah off to stay with her grandmother in a retirement condo in Florida; Sitti Fayrouz does not speak much English, has a lot of rules, and does not understand Farah's interest in geology, so Farah is not happy with the move--but despite being the only child in the community, Farah finds that the people are nice, and despite getting...
45) Vault of shadows
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The Nightsiders volume 2
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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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[2016]
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"Milo must choose between risking his life to save both the human and magical universes--or to live and save only his own"--
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"Things are finally looking up for Amelia Jones: she's officially a Mystwick student, and she even has a teacher to help her learn how to use her rare Composing magic. The only problem is that she still doesn't understand how her powers work. But then she hears about a super exclusive Midnight Orchestra--half performance, half magical black . . . But the Midnight Orchestra is far more sinister than it initially appears and if Amelia can't unlock her...
47) The golden tower
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Magisterium volume 5
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Now entering his final year at the Magisterium, Callum Hunt feels more unwelcome than ever, estranged even from his former friends, and hounded by the furtive darkness of Constantine's evil soul--in fact, as he approaches his greatest challenge, the only "person" he can count on is Aaron, whom he raised from the dead, and whose consciousness is currently residing in Callum's brain.
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"Eleven-year-old Penny Rose has just moved to a new town, and so far the robots she builds herself are her only company. But with just a bit of magic, everything changes: she becomes best friends with Lark, has the chance to join a secret science club, and discovers that her robots are alive."--
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Robots rule! volume 3
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The evil Dr. Micron is in jail, but the scandal at TinkerTech has caused a lot of anti-robot feeling in Terabyte Heights, making life difficult for the ten-year-old robotics genius George Gearing and his robot buddy, Jackbot--especially since Micron is the only person who can help George restore his parents, and his price is a jail-break.
51) The Hatmakers
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The Hatmakers volume 1
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Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company
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[2021]
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When Cordelia Hatmaker's beloved father fails to return from a sea voyage, she is determined not only to find him, but to discover who is using magic to start a war--and why.
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Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
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[2024]
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Yuki Snow wishes she were anywhere but here. She hates Santa Dolores, where her mom and stepdad just moved the family. Her BFF back home, Julio, has already forgotten his promise to stay in touch, and worse, he like likes Yuki's mortal enemy. At her new school, the kids think she's either invisible or a know-it-all nerd. The only friend she's made so far is the shopkeeper at a Japanese antiques store. Among the treasures there is an ancient brass...
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Chronicle of the dark star volume 3
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"Having barely made it through the battle at the Centauri system with their lives, Liam and Phoebe awake on a mysterious ship in the middle of a dead universe. The ship bears the markings of a human starliner that disappeared decades ago--but even more disturbing than that is the massive alien machine floating in the starless space before them. A machine long abandoned but now showing signs of life. A machine that has begun speaking to Liam in a voice...
54) Bump
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MJ knows what it means to hurt. Bruises from gymnastics heal, but big hurts?like her dad not being around anymore?don?t go away. Now her mom needs to work two jobs, and MJ doesn?t have friends at school to lean on.There is only one thing MJ loves: the world of professional wrestling. She especially idolizes the luchadores and the stories they tell in the ring. When MJ learns that her neighbor, Mr. Arellano, runs a wrestling school, she has a new mission...
55) Shelter
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While ten-year-old Maya attends an elite private school on scholarship her classmates are unaware that she and her family are living in a homeless shelter, but on one poignant day Maya discovers having a house is not the only way to have a home.
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Mallory McDonald volume 19
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Darby Creek
Pub. Date
c2013
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"When Mallory wins Fashion Fran's design contest, she and Mary Ann are headed to New York City! But as they share the sights, sounds, and tastes of New York, there's just one problem. Only Mallory gets to appear on the Fashion Fran show, even though she pinky-swore with Mary Ann that they'd both go on. Can Mallory find a way to share the spotlight with her best friend before the pinky-swear she made ruins the trip of a lifetime--and their friendship?"--...
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The Imaginary veterinary volume 5
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Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2015.
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"Ten-year-olds Pearl and Ben, continuing their apprenticeships at Dr. Woo's Worm Hospital, discover that Dr. Woo and the sasquatch are both sick with Troll Tonsillitis, and they must travel to the Imaginary World to find the only cure: a griffin's feather"--
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Geronimo Stilton volume 42
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Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2010
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"Moldy mozzarella! It was only a few days before Halloween when all of the pumpkins in New Mouse City disappeared. A thief was on the loose, and there was only one person I could count on to help me solve this peculiar mystery--my detective friend Hercule Poirat. But would we be able to figure out what was going on in time to save Halloween?" -- p. [4] of cover.
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Dragonwatch volume 6
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"The magical world teeters on the brink of collapse. The Dragon King, Celebrant, has united the dragons into a vengeful army, and only a final artifact stands in the way of them unleashing their fury against humankind. With established allegiances shifting under the strain, Seth and Kendra find themselves in desperate need of new allies. Seth must face his most dangerous quest-the fulfillment of his pledge to the Singing Sisters. With only Calvin...
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"April thought she had her happy ending. After all, she has her new house and new friends and new guardian. But she also has a very big new secret. The kids of Winterborne House are the only ones who know that Gabriel Winterborne--famous billionaire and terrible cook--is really a sword-wielding vigilante. What they don't know is that he's not the only one. When a masked figure breaks in, looking for something--or someone--it's clear that Gabriel has...
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