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| Pennybaker School is Headed for Disaster by Jennifer BrownAt the Pennybaker Hill Academy for the Uniquely Gifted, Thomas' skillful magic tricks don't exactly stand out. Among classmates who juggle chainsaws, talk to hedgehogs, or play the didgeridoo, new kid Thomas has a tough time proving himself (though being an expert spitball-shooter helps). Just as he's starting to fit in, Thomas is accused of stealing a much-loved statue from the school, and nobody except his "capital-‘W' weird" neighbor Chip will help him hunt down the real thief. |
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Royal crush
by Meg Cabot
Anticipating her 13th birthday at the same time her older half-sister, Mia, prepares to give birth to twins, Olivia reluctantly anticipates the Royal School Winter Games while navigating the challenges posed by her imperious Grandmère, her snobby cousin's complaints and gossip about her relationship with Prince Khalil.
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Stick Dog craves candy
by Tom Watson
Hunting for food with his canine gang when he spots children dressed up like spooky monsters and carrying strange orange buckets, Stick Dog learns that the children are collecting candy, a discovery that leads to a delicious scavenger hunt through scary houses.
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The witch's glass
by Holly Grant
A young descendant of a family at the center of an evil wizard's curse that triggered a terrible magical war centuries earlier teams up with an adventurous band of friends to decipher clues to opening an unbreakable glass cabinet in the hope of solving the mystery of her grandfather's disappearance.
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The Friendship Code
by Stacia Deutsch
Looking forward to joining the new coding club at school so that she can develop her app idea, Lucy is disappointed by the lukewarm reception she gets from the club's other members, who work with her to decipher mysterious coding notes that she starts receiving.
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Princess Pistachio and Maurice the magnificent
by Marie-Louise Gay
Pistachio is worried about her dog. All he does is sleep . . . and eat . . . and sleep. What a boring life! An audition call for a theater production seems like the perfect answer. When Dog is chosen for the role, his life is abruptly transformed with a new job and a new name: Maurice the Magnificent, star of Sleeping Beauty! Unfortunately, Maurice is not the only one being swept up in the excitement. Pistachio can talk about nothing else, until her best friend Madeline is completely fed up. Then disaster strikes: Maurice is dog-napped! Pistachio is distraught, and Madeline will not even lift a finger to help. Can Pistachio save both her dog and her friendship?
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Darkness of dragons
by Tui Sutherland
When a young NightWing has a prophecy about an earth-shaking, ground-scorching force that will cause the destruction of Jade Mountain unless the lost city of night can be found, the five young dragons once again become Pyrrhia's defenders against the return of a devastating adversary.
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Shattered sky
by Erin Hunter
Alderheart resolves to fulfill StarClan's prophecy in order to defeat the rogue controlling faction under cruel Darktail, in a latest story arc entry complemented by a double-sided jacket and bonus poster. Simultaneous eBook. 100,000 first printing.
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Gunnerkrigg Court : Materia Materia by Tom SiddellAs their second year at their magical school Gunnerkrigg Court comes to a close, Annie, with the help of her friend Kat, continues to uncover terrible secrets about the Court
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The secret diary of Apple White
by Heather Alexander
When a prank gone awry wreaks havoc throughout Ever After High, Apple White offers to help but only makes things worse, causing the school dance to be canceled and compelling Apple to prove her innocence in collaboration with the real perpetrators of the prank.
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Kingdom Hearts II
by Shiro Amano
"A young boy named Roxas whiles away the last days of his summer vacation with his three best friends in their quiet little home of Twilight Town. But all is not as it should be in this hamelt nestled between night and day. Strange things keep happening around Roxas, which always seem to involve mysterious creatures-- and he is plagued by dreams of a boy named Sora, whom he has never met.
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The Losers Club
by Andrew Clements
Made an example of by a strict principal who forbids reading in classes that require attentive participation, Alec starts a club of one, intending to devote whatever time he can to his favorite books, before he is unexpectedly joined by a crush and an ex-best friend turned bully.
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The professor and the puzzle
by Carolyn Keene
Attending the annual Greek mythology gala at Oracle College, Nancy, Bess and George race to assist when a student falls from a balcony in the middle of her speech, an accident the sleuthing trio links to collegiate sabotage.
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| Oddly Normal by Otis FramptonFor half-witch, half-human Oddly, it only takes one careless wish to turn life upside-down. After her birthday-candle wish for her embarrassing parents to disappear actually comes true, ten-year-old Oddly is whisked away by her aunt to live in the magical realm of Fignation. Now, besides worrying about her parents, Oddly has to get used to a new house and a new school…oh, and the fact that she's living alongside zombies, vampires, and robots! |
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