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Princess before dawn
by E. D Baker
Annie and Liam call on their friends Francis and Zoe to help when a strange group visits Treecrest and takes over the hunting grounds
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The reckless club
by Beth Vrabel
Five unrelated pranksters are sentenced to volunteer at an assisted-living home on the last summer day before school starts, a day also marked by revelations about their choices. 20,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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A horse called Hero
by Sam Angus
Forced to leave London for a new home in the country after their father refuses to join the military during World War II, Wolfie and his brother, Dodo, bond with an orphaned foal that they risk their lives to rescue. By the author of Soldier's Dog.
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The worst class trip ever
by Dave Barry
Attending a class trip in Washington, D.C., Wyatt and his friends encounter a group of mysterious men and find themselves dodging their long-suffering teachers to stop what may or may not be a plot against the president.
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Jinx
by Sage Blackwood
A young boy named Jinx encounters magic and danger as he grows up in the deep, dark forest known as the Urwald and discovers that the world beyond—and within—the Urwald is more complex than he could ever imagine. 40,000 first printing.
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The last kids on Earth
by Max Brallier
"After a monster apocalypse hits town, average thirteen-year-old Jack Sullivan builds a team of friends to help slay the eerily intelligent monster known as Blarg"
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Greetings from witness protection!
by Jake Burt
A foster-care girl is placed with a family in the Witness Protection Program where she discovers that hiding in plain sight can be complicated and dangerous. A first novel. Simultaneous eBook.
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Samantha Sanderson at the movies
by Robin Caroll
When an explosive device is found in the local movie theater, middle school journalist Samantha Sanderson gets the lead on this developing and controversial story---controversial because the movie theater has recently come under attack by a renowned, outspoken atheist for allowing a local church to show Christian movies
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The school for good and evil
by Soman Chainani
Best friends Sophie (princess wannabe) and Agatha (witchy loner) are headed (via kidnapping) to the School for Good and Evil, but their assumed destinies are reversed: Sophie's dumped into the School for Evil for Uglification and Henchmen Training classes, while Agatha attends Princess Etiquette and Animal Communication at the School for Good, and when a certain prince charming (son of King Arthur) is thrown into the mix, anything can happen! 150,000 first printing.
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The truth as told by Mason Buttle
by Leslie Connor
An oversized youth with challenging learning disabilities is wrongly suspected of having a hand in his best friend's death, a situation that compels him to create an underground haven for himself and a bullied new friend. By the award-winning author of Waiting for Normal. 50,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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The serpent's secret
by Sayantani DasGupta
When a rakkhosh demon attacks her family on the morning of her 12th birthday, Kiranmala discovers that her parents' fantastical stories about their ties to royalty are true and is whisked away by two crush-worthy princes to a parallel dimension filled with magic, winged horses, moving maps and talking birds.
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The city of Ember
by Jeanne DuPrau
In the year 241, twelve-year-old Lina finds part of an ancient message that she is sure holds a secret to save her underground city from ruin, but Lina and her friend Doon must decipher the message before the lights go out on Ember forever. Reader's Guide available.
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The Ambrose deception
by Emily Ecton
Chosen to compete for a lucrative scholarship, an overlooked girl, an underachiever and a show-off begin traveling throughout Chicago to solve clues before discovering that the competition is a sham, a finding that compels the trio to secretly join forces. By the award-winning author of Project Jackalope. 35,000 first printing.
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Lucky little things
by Janice Erlbaum
An eighth-grader struggling with loss receives a mysterious letter telling her to write a list of 10 lucky things she wants to happen and that she will get everything she wants, a situation that helps her gain a bigger-picture understanding of how luck works. Simultaneous eBook.
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The graveyard book
by Neil Gaiman
Raised since he was a baby by ghosts, werewolves, and other residents of the cemetery in which he has always resided, Bod wonders how he will manage to survive amongst the living with only the lessons he has learned from the dead.
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Good dog
by Dan Gemeinhart
Brodie was a good dog. And good dogs go to heaven. Except Brodie can't move on. Not just yet. As wonderful as his glimpse of the afterlife is, he can't forget the boy he left behind. The boy he loved, and who loved him in return. The boy who's still in danger. So Brodie breaks the rules of heaven. He returns to Earth as a spirit. With the help of two other lost souls -- lovable pitbull Tuck and surly housecat Patsy -- he is determined to find his boy and to save him. Even if it costs him paradise. Even if he loses his eternal soul. Because it's what a good dog would do
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The Rose legacy
by Jessica Day George
Shuttled among her family members all her life, an orphan is offered a permanent home with a long-lost uncle who secretly breeds forbidden horses, a situation that is further shaped by the girl's strange ability to sense the horses' thoughts and feelings in ways that prove fateful to the kingdom. By the best-selling author of the Tuesdays at the Castle series.
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Theodore Boone, kid lawyer
by John Grisham
13-year old Theodore Boone dreamed of being a great trial lawyer someday, but little did he know he would be dragged suddenly into the middle of a sensational murder trial in which a cold-blooded killer is about to be released--only Theo knows the truth and won't stop until justice is served, in a first novel of a new series brimming with intrigue and suspense by a #1 international bestselling author. 1,000,000 first printing.
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The sky at our feet
by Nadia Hashimi
Discovering that his Afghan mother has been living illegally in the United States since his father was killed in Afghanistan, American-born Jason fears that she has been deported and runs away to New York City in the hope of connecting with a family member who might be able to help. 30,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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The other boy
by M. G. Hennessey
Hiding his transgender identity behind a veneer of an everyday student who loves baseball and working on his graphic novel, 12-year-old Shane is threatened with exposure by a classmate and begins a painful journey toward acceptance and empathy. Simultaneous eBook. 40,000 first printing.
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Squirm
by Carl Hiaasen
Discovering the address of the father who left when he was only four, Billy is forced to move repeatedly with his activist mother before embarking on a summer of unconventional travel and animal rescue. By the Newbery Honor-winning author of Hoot. Simultaneous eBook
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Darkbeast
by Morgan Keyes
Twelve-year-old Keara runs away rather than sacrifice Caw, the darkbeast she has been bound to all her life, and in a desperate attempt to escape the Inquisitors who want to punish her for heresy, she joins a performing troupe of Travelers.
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Restart
by Gordon Korman
A standalone novel in the vein of No More Dead Dogs follows the experiences of a former bully who gets a chance at redemption after a memory-impairing accident tests whether he can change or will revert to his previous ways. By the award-winning author of the Swindle series. Simultaneous eBook.
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A wrinkle in time
by Madeleine L'Engle
Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg's father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government, in a rerelease of the classic story. A Newbery Medal Book. Simultaneous.
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Island of Thieves
by Josh Lacey
Staying with his eccentric Uncle Harvey after burning down his parents' shed, Tom Trelawney tags along during his uncle's treasure hunt in South America and learns that although life may be about following the rules, survival may be about breaking them. 25,000 first printing.
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Ogre enchanted
by Gail Carson Levine
A companion to the Newbery Honor-winning Ella Enchanted finds a young healer, Evie, transformed into an ogre by meddling fairy Lucinda, who establishes that Evie must accept a sincere proposal of marriage in order to break the curse. 75, first printing. Simultaneous eBook
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Monstrous devices
by Damien Love
Receiving a mysterious tin robot in the mail from his grandfather, 12-year-old Alex begins observing strange occurrences in his town before he is pulled into a magical race across snowy Europe to outwit human and mechanical assailants. Simultaneous eBook.
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The giver
by Lois Lowry
Coming to movie theaters in the summer of 2014, this movie tie-in edition of the 1994 Newbery Medal-winning classic tells the story of 12-year-old Jonas, who lives in a seemingly ideal world and only begins to understand the dark secrets behind his fragile community after he is given his life assignment as the Receiver of Memory. Features photographic artwork from the film on the cover. Simultaneous. Movie tie-in.
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The Unwanteds
by Lisa McMann
Anticipating his death when he is labeled an "Unwanted" in a dystopian world that strictly filters its citizens, 13-year-old Alex is astonished when he is sent to a fantastical place where he is encouraged to develop magical abilities, an education that eventually pits him against his twin brother.
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Keeper of the lost cities
by Shannon Messenger
At age 12, Sophie learns that the remarkable abilities that have always made her different from others actually identify her as an elf, and after being brought to Eternalia to hone her skills, she discovers that she has secrets buried in her memory for which some would kill.
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Echo's sister
by Paul Mosier
Navigating a new school and feelings of helplessness when her younger sister is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, a 12-year-old girl bonds with a compassionate new friend and searches for a way to make a difference. By the author of Train I Ride. 25,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook
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Valkyrie
by Kate O'Hearn
Dreading the upcoming birthday when she will have to take up her official duties as a Valkyrie, Freya reconsiders her opinion about the hate-filled human race when she observes their world while assisting the soul of a fallen soldier tie-up unfinished business. By the best-selling author of the Pegasus series. Simultaneous eBook.
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I funny : a middle school story
by James Patterson
Aspiring to win a middle-grade stand-up comedy contest, physically challenged young humorist Jamie Grimm struggles with not-so-funny personal difficulties, including a bullying cousin and fears that the judges will only vote for him out of pity.
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Hatchet
by Gary Paulsen
After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the Canadian wilderness, learning to survive with only the aid of a hatchet given him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce
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The nightmarys
by Dan Poblocki
Suffering nightmares about everything--from his brother who has come back from Iraq in a coma to the biology specimens in his classroom--Timothy is horrified when images from his worst nightmares begin appearing while he is awake, manifestations he discovers may be related to a new girl's secret past. By the author of Stone Child.
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Percy Jackson's Greek heroes
by Rick Riordan
Funny, irreverent retellings of famous mythological tales in Percy Jackson's inimitable style include the stories of Perseus, Atalanta and Bellerophon and are complemented by vibrant artwork from the Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator of Blizzard. Simultaneous eBook.
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Esperanza rising
by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Esperanza and her mother are forced to leave their life of wealth and privilege in Mexico to go work in the labor camps of Southern California, where they must adapt to the harsh circumstances facing Mexican farm workers on the eve of the Great Depression.
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Holes
by Louis Sachar
As further evidence of his family's bad fortune attributed to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself.
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Amal unbound
by Aisha Saeed
Forced to leave school to care for her siblings in accordance with Pakistani village tradition, a disappointed Amal suffers an accidental run-in with the son of a corrupt landlord and is forced into indentured servitude, where her witness to her master's nefarious dealings compels her to make risky alliances in support of change. By the author of Written in the Stars. Simultaneous eBook.
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City of ghosts
by Victoria Schwab
Surviving a near-fatal accident that gives her the ability to enter the spirit world, the daughter of television ghost-hunters visits with her ghost best friend and meets another girl who shares her abilities before realizing the dangers that come with her powers.
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Thornhill
by Pam Smy
"Parallel plotlines set in different times, one told in text and one in art, inform each other as a young girl unravels the mystery of a ghost next door"
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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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The mysterious Benedict Society
by Trenton Lee Stewart
As the only four children to pass the series of tests provided, Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance are asked to go on a secret mission as undercover agents at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened and quickly realize they will have to use their collective wit to get their important task complete.
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The dragonet prophecy
by Tui Sutherland
Determined to end a generations-long war among the seven dragon tribes, a secret movement called the Talons of Peace draws on a prophecy that calls for a great sacrifice, compelling five appointed dragonets to fulfill a painful destiny against their will.
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