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• Gold Rush Girl

  Avi, 1937-

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• Ophie's Ghosts

  Ireland, Justina,

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• A Dragon Used to Live Here

  Cate, Annette,

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• Aru Shah and the End of Time

  Chokshi, Roshani,

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• Everlasting Nora

  Cruz, Marie Miranda,

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• The Girl Who Sailed the Stars

  Woods, Matilda,

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• The Sheep, the Rooster, and the Duck

  Phelan, Matt,

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• Strangeville School Is Totally Normal

  Miller, Darcy, 1981-

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• The Silver Arrow

  Grossman, Lev,

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• The Dragonet Prophecy

  Sutherland, Tui, 1978-

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• Front Desk

  Yang, Kelly,

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  Mia's parents, recent immigrants from China and desperate for work and money, take a job managing a rundown motel in Southern California, even though the owner, Mr. Yao is a nasty skinflint who exploits them; while her mother does the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Gaby, Lost and Found

  Cervantes, Angela,

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  Gaby loves volunteering at the local animal shelter. Her mother has been deported to Honduras and Gaby is stuck living with her inattentive dad. She's confident that her mom will come home soon so that they can adopt Gaby's favorite…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Magic Misfits

  Harris, Neil Patrick, 1973-

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  Six young magicians and illusionists team up to save their small town from a crooked carnival owner and his goons. A rollicking ride of a magical tale that's wholesomely suspenseful, values friendship, and applauds courage, as well as…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dragons in a Bag

  Elliott, Zetta,

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  When Jaxon's mom leaves him to stay with "Ma," the woman who raised her, he is startled by a mysterious, moving package on her table. Soon, Jax learns that Ma is a witch to whom his mother was once apprenticed, and that the package…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• From the Desk of Zoe Washington

  Marks, Janae,

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  On her 12th birthday, aspiring pastry chef Zoe Washington receives a letter from Marcus, the biological father she's never met, who is in prison for murder. Zoe's mother and stepfather don't want her to have any contact with Marcus, but…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Cardboard Kingdom

  Sell, Chad,

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  In the Cardboard Kingdom, every kid can be whomever he or she wants to be! Evil or good, a superhero or a scientist, everyone is welcome among this gang of imaginative diverse neighborhood friends. In short, episodic comics, each of the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Nikki Tesla and the Ferret-proof Death Ray

  Keating, Jess,

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  Nikki is a genius, so mostly she finds school boring, and amuses herself by inventing things, like her mysterious missing father. Trouble is most of her inventions have serious, lethal potential (like the death ray, which just blew a hole…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• GREGOR THE OVERLANDER

  Collins, Suzanne

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  When eleven-year-old Gregor and his two-year-old sister are pulled into a strange underground world, they trigger an epic battle involving not only the resident humans but the oversized talking bats, rats, cockroaches, and spiders who…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Locker Hero

  Russell, Rachel Renée,

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  Questioning his resolve to attend public school after being homeschooled when he is targeted by a bully, Max aspires to become like his favorite comic book heroes and finds an unexpected opportunity to be the hero his middle school needs.

• Pie in the Sky

  Lai, Remy,

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  When Jingwen moves to a new country, he feels like he's landed on Mars. School is torture, making friends is impossible since he doesn't speak English, and he's often stuck looking after his (extremely irritating) little brother, Yanghao.…Read moreRead more of this annotation