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Hyperion Books For Children
Pub. Date
c2009
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When young Halli Sveinsson plays a trick on Ragnor of the House of Hakonsson, he sets in motion a chain of events that will forever alter his destiny, forcing him to leave home and go on a hero's quest where he encounters highway robbers, terrifying monsters, and a girl who may finally be his match.
2) Chirp
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Moving to Vermont the summer after seventh grade, a young gymnast hides a secret as she makes new friends and investigates her grandmother's claim that someone is trying to destroy her cricket farm.
4) Sea Spell
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At the end of Dark Tide, Book 3 in the Waterfire Saga, Astrid leaves her mermaid friends to confront her ancestor, Orfeo, the evil force behind the rise of the monster Abbadon. Orfeo possesses one of the six talismans that the merls need in order to keep the monster locked up forever. But without the ability to songcast, how will Astrid be able to defeat the most powerful mage in history? Meanwhile, Serafina and her Black Fins train goblin troops...
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Holiday House
Pub. Date
2019.
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"Emeline must use her inherited forbidden magic to fend off the Dark Creatures of legend, the Ithin, and prove to the king and his council that the supernatural exists, all with the help of whip-wielding Lash Knight Reese and her dauntless family"--
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"This definitive edition of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, one of the world's best-loved books, was the first version since the original publication to be based directly on the author's manuscript. It includes all of the '200 rattling pictures' Mark Twain commissioned from one of his favorite illustrators, True W. Williams. Prepared by the Mark Twain Papers, the official archive of Sam Clemens's papers at the University of California, Berkeley, this...
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First Second
Pub. Date
2023.
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"A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkward middle school years and the trip to Europe that changed his life. Dan's always been a good kid. The kind of kid who listens to his teachers, helps his mom with grocery shopping, and stays out of trouble. But being a good kid doesn't stop him from being bullied and feeling like he's invisible, which is why Dan has low expectations when his parents...
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Balzer + Bray
Pub. Date
[2022]
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"Fifth grade is just not Riley's vibe. Everyone else is squaded up--except Riley. Her best friend moved away. All she wants to do is draw, and her grades show it. One thing that makes her happy is her favorite comedian, Joy Powers. Riley loves to watch her old shows and has memorized her best jokes. So when the class is assigned to write letters to people they admire, of course Riley's picking Joy Powers! Things start to look up when a classmate,...
11) Save Me a Seat
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Save Me a Seat joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels.
Joe and Ravi might be from very different places, but they're both stuck in the same place: SCHOOL. Joe's lived in the same town all his life, and was doing just fine until his best friends moved away and left him on his own. Ravi's family just moved to America from India, and he's finding it pretty hard to figure out where he fits in.
Joe and Ravi don't...
12) The Moon Within
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Celi Rivera's life swirls with questions. About her changing body. Her first attraction to a boy. And her best friend's exploration of what it means to be genderfluid.
But most of all, her mother's insistence she have a moon ceremony when her first period arrives. It's an ancestral Mexica ritual that Mima and her community have reclaimed, but Celi promises she will NOT be participating. Can she find the power within herself to take a stand for who...
13) Dear Opl
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There are three things Opl never expected to do during the eighth grade. 1. Start a vendetta against celebrity chef Alfie Adam, the "Nude Food Dude" 2. Take yoga classes with her grandpa 3 .Become a famous blogger But after a year of shrinking down her personality to compensate for the fact that her body's getting bigger, Opl thinks it's about time to start speaking up again. What she doesn't expect is that everyone actually starts to listen...
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As befits a future President of the United States of America, Maggie Mayfield has decided to write a memoir of the past year of her life. And what a banner year it's been! During this period she's Student of the Month on a regular basis, an official shareholder of Coca-Cola stock, and defending Science Fair champion. Most importantly, though, this is the year Maggie has to pull up her bootstraps (the family motto) and finally learn why her cool-dude...
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All the wrong questions volume 3
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Young Lemony Snicket investigates a rash of fires that have plagued the town of Stain'd-by-the-Sea, revealing secrets that involve the Department of Education and the notorious villain Hangfire.
16) Better to Wish
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Four generations. Four girls. One family.An amazing new four-book series from Ann M. Martin.
This first book in an all-new quartet from the phenomenal Ann M. Martin follows Abby Nichols in the 1930s in Maine. After her mother's death, Abby is largely responsible for raising her siblings, but she longs to write and live in New York City, far away from the tiny Maine town where she lives now. Once her father remarries and Abby has a stepmother she...
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Jarrett doesn't trust Kevon.But he's got to share a room with him anyway.
It was one thing when Jarrett's mom took care of foster babies who needed help. But this time it's different. This time the baby who needs help has an older brother -- a kid Jarrett's age named Kevon.Everyone thinks Jarrett and Kevon should be friends -- but that's not gonna happen. Not when Kevon's acting like he's better than Jarrett -- and not when Jarrett finds out Kevon's...
18) The Truth Game
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The truth is more than just a game. 1. Do you have a best friend? That's one easy. Yes! 2. Have you ever had a fight with your BF? Ugh. Yes. 3. Have you ever told your BF a major lie? Ugh again. Yes. (More than I'd like to count) 4. Do you ever wish you were best friends with someone else? No! Well, um... Rachel Lee thought that ninth grade would be different. That she would be different. Holding hands with Evan in the hallway, future president of...
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Four girls. Four generations. One family.The second entry in the beautiful new series from Ann M. Martin.
Dana is Abby's daughter -- but she's always been much closer to her father, Zander. He's a celebrated New York author who encourages Dana's artistic talents . . . even if he sometimes drinks too much. Dana is on his side in any argument, regardless of whether he's wrong. And then her father dies. After years of moving, often with her mother and...
20) Best Kept Secret
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Four girls. Four generations. One family.
The third installment of the exquisite new series from Ann M. Martin follows Francie, Dana's daughter, to Princeton, NJ, in the 1980s. Praise for Family Tree:* "Authentic . . . poignant . . . sure to satisfy." -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, starred review"Remarkable. . . [an] exceptional first volume." -- WALL STREET JOURNAL"Martin excels at capturing the hopes and hardships of adolescent girls. . . powerful."...
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