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Bel Aire School Booktalks
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The wizard's dog
by Eric Kahn Gale
A comedic rerendering of the Excalibur legend, told from the perspective of a talking dog who wants to be a magician, finds spunky Nosewise embarking on a daring journey to rescue his kidnapped master, Merlin, by confronting unusual Fae people and tangling with the mysterious Sword in the Stone. Simultaneous eBook.
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Ivy
by Katherine Coville
When the residents of Broomsweep enter a kingdom-wide contest to win the title of the tidiest town in the land, Ivy's efforts to clean up her healer grandmother's unkempt garden are challenged by a series of injured magical creatures that need help. By the illustrator of the Space Brat series. Simultaneous eBook.
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Look out for the Fitzgerald-Trouts
by Esta Spalding
Living in a car on a lush tropical island where they subsist on fish and fruit and drive wherever they need to go, four semi-related kids fend for themselves while searching for a permanent home. A first middle-grade novel. Simultaneous eBook. 25,000 first printing.
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Yours sincerely, Giraffe
by Megumi Iwasa
When Giraffe decides to write a letter and send it to the other side of the horizon, he finds a penguin pen pal and the two curious animals begin to exchange letters to try to learn more about each other
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Jed and the junkyard war
by Steven Bohls
Waking up on his 12th birthday to discover that his parents have gone missing, Jed follows a cryptic list of instructions only to land in the middle of a mysterious war surrounding a floating junkyard city. 35,000 first printing.
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The murderer's ape
by Jakob Wegelius
Possessing a rare ability to completely understand human language, gorilla Sally Jones dresses in human clothing and silently moves among unknowing humans during a lucrative job with a cargo boat captain whose wrongful imprisonment for murder prompts Sally's quest for justice and survival.
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Family game night and other catastrophes
by Mary E. Lambert
Struggling to keep her friends at arm's length so that they will not discover her mother's painful hoarding disorder, Annabelle is challenged to confront the severity of the situation when her sister is injured, her father leaves, her grandmother steps in to help and she develops a first crush. A first novel. Simultaneous eBook.
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Flying lessons & other stories
by Ellen Oh
An anthology of short stories by such leading children's authors as Tim Federle, Grace Lin and Walter Dean Myers explores diverse themes ranging from basketball dreams and family fiascos to first crushes and new neighborhoods. Simultaneous eBook.
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Grandpa's great escape
by David Walliams
When his World War II pilot grandfather becomes confused and needs to live in a retirement home, young Jack plots his grandfather's wacky escape from a sinister matron. By the National Book Award-winning author of Demon Dentist. Simultaneous eBook. 250,000 first printing.
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Otherwise known as Possum
by Maria D. Laso
Enrolled in school after the tragic loss of her mother, Possum Porter resolves to preserve her mother's homeschooling lessons by attempting to prove she already knows everything she needs, an unsuccessful endeavor that is complicated by her new teacher's attraction to Possum's father. Simultaneous eBook.
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One amazing elephant
by Linda Oatman High
Loving her family but disliking the circus that is her grandparents' life, 12-year-old Lily is devastated when her grandfather passes away, a loss that leads her to develop an unexpected bond with her grandfather's equally grieving elephant. Simultaneous eBook. 35,000 first printing.
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Cloud and wallfish
by Anne Nesbet
Picked up by his parents and taken to the airport with stern instructions to avoid answering questions, Noah is rushed to East Berlin, where he confronts astonishing secrets about his and his family's true identity. By the author of A Box of Gargoyles.
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The Harlem charade
by Natasha Tarpley
Seventh-graders Jin, Alexandra, and Elvin come from very different backgrounds and circumstances, but they all live in Harlem, and when Elvin's grandfather is attacked they band together to find out who is responsible--and the search leads them to an enigmatic artist whose missing masterpieces are worth a fortune, and into conflict with an ambitious politician who wants to turn Harlem into an historic amusement park
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The warden's daughter
by Jerry Spinelli
Living with her warden father in an apartment above a 1950s county prison, Cammie struggles to come to terms with the mother who died to save her from harm while interacting with some of the reformed inmates, including one who makes a staggering sacrifice. Simultaneous eBook.
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Arf
by Spencer Quinn
Loving post-adoption life with young Birdie, Bowser wonders why Birdie has been so worried and why a town newcomer is investigating the mystery of Birdie's father, a police officer who was killed in the line of duty
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Full of Beans
by Jennifer L Holm
A return to the world of the Newbery Honor-winning Turtle in Paradise finds Turtle's cousin, Beans, confronted by the unexpected consequences of a large-scale plan he implements in his Depression-era community in response to high unemployment and his negative perceptions about grownups. Simultaneous eBook.
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Not as we know it
by Tom Avery
Sharing common interests in spite of the cystic fibrosis that may separate them one day, twins Jamie and Ned discover a strange scaled animal on the beach and hide him in their garage, wondering if he might be the harbinger of a miracle that will save Ned's life. Simultaneous eBook.
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