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Furthermore
by Tahereh Mafi
Yearning to find her missing father, 12-year-old Alice Alexis Queensmeadow embarks on an adventure to find him by traveling through the mythical, upside-down, dangerous land of Furthermore along with a boy named Oliver, whose own magical ability is based in lies and deceit. Simultaneous eBook.
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Time Stoppers
by Carrie Jones
Swept up by a sassy dwarf on a flying snowmobile, Annie, a girl who thinks of herself as insignificant, is taken to a hidden magical town where she discovers her identity as a Time Stopper before she teams up with a new friend to outmaneuver a shadowy adversary. 60,000 first printing.
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A nearer moon
by Melanie Crowder
Growing up in a river village where she disregards old tales about dancing river sprites and cursed water, Luna discovers magical truths while struggling to save her sister from a life-threatening illness. By the author of Audacity.
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Circus Mirandus
by Cassie Beasley
Learning from his dying grandfather that a magical circus at the heart of his favorite bedtime stories is real, young Micah and his friend Jenny embark on a journey to claim a miracle from the circus's wondrous magician, the Lightbender. A first novel. Simultaneous eBook. 100,000 first printing.
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Castle Hangnail
by Ursula Vernon
When 12-year-old Molly arrives at Castle Hangnail to fill the vacancy for a wicked witch, the minions who dwell there have no choice but to give her the job and at first it seems she will be able to keep the castle open, but Molly has quite a few secrets that could cause trouble. By the author/illustrator of the Dragonbreath series. Simultaneous eBook.
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Pip Bartlett's guide to magical creatures
by Jackson Pearce
Possessing an ability to talk with magical creatures (such as griffins, unicorns and fuzzles), Pip uses her talent to update a magic reference book and investigate a fuzzles invasion in spite of her friend Tomas' allergies. Simultaneous eBook. 100,000 first printing.
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The lost track of time
by Paige Britt
Dreaming of becoming a writer in spite of her mother's beliefs about "being productive," overscheduled Penelope embarks on a fantastical adventure on a rare free day and asks for help pursuing her dream from the Great Moodler. A first novel. Simultaneous eBook.
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The Incredible Space Raiders from space!
by Wesley King
In 2156, when Jonah awakens on the Fantastic Flying Squirrel, he is informed that he is one of 200 children being trained as The Incredible Space Raiders, whose mission is to destroy the Entirely Evil Things of the Dark Zone, but there is more going on than any of the children could guess.
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Dr. Critchlore's School for Minions
by Sheila Grau
At his boarding school for monsters, a young werewolf learns a devastating truth about his family while uncovering a plot to sabotage the world's finest training program for aspiring minions to evil overlords
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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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Odin's ravens
by Kelley Armstrong
Traveling to the Underworld to save a friend who has been poisoned, Norse descendants Matt, Fen and Laurie band together to unite the challengers, find Thor's hammer and prevent an apocalypse. By the authors of Loki's Wolves. Simultaneous eBook. 75,000 first printing.
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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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The cats of Tanglewood Forest
by Charles De Lint
Exploring the Tanglewood Forest while harboring a belief in its magic and fairies, Lillian is transformed into a kitten by protective forest cats and embarks on a perilous adventure along with Old Mother Possum, the fearsome Bear People and other fabled creatures. 25,000 first printing.
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An army of frogs : a Kulipari novel
by Trevor Pryce
Co-written by a former NFL Super Bowl winner, a debut entry in a new series introduces the world of the Amphibilands, where elite warrior frogs and their dreamcasting turtle king are challenged by a wicked spider queen and the leader of rival scorpion fighters, prompting an ambitious young frog and his motley crew of friends to save their home.
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Magicalamity
by Kate Saunders
Eleven-year-old Tom is shocked to learn that he is a demisprite, half fairy and half mortal, and that he, aided by three fairy godmothers, must save his father, who is hiding in the fairy Realm, while safeguarding his mortal mother.
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The colossus rises
by Peter Lerangis
The day after 12-year-old Jack McKinley is told he has only months to live, he awakens on a mysterious island where a secret organization promises to save his life—with one condition: he and his three friends must retrieve seven long-lost magical orbs from amid the ruins of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and only when they are combined can the friends' lives be saved. First stop: The Colossus of Rhodes. 150,000 first printing.
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The cloak society
by Jeramey Kraatz
Alex Knight, a 12-year-old in training to be a supervillain in the elite Cloak Society, becomes friends with a young superhero and begins to question where his loyalty lies. 75,000 first printing.
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The spindlers
by Lauren Oliver
Accompanied by an eccentric, human-sized rat, Liza embarks on a perilous quest through an underground realm to save her brother Patrick, whose soul has been stolen by the evilest of creatures--the spider-like spindlers. 150,000 first printing.
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Gods and warriors. Book one
by Michelle Paver
An action-packed new series set in the mysterious, dangerous Bronze Age introduces young Hylas, who is hunted by powerful warriors who have kidnapped his sister and want him dead, forcing him to use his wits to survive and discover why he's being pursued. 40,000 first printing.
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Pegasus : the flame of Olympus
by Kate O'Hearn
A first entry in a planned trilogy follows the story of young Emily, who discovers that mythological beings are real when Pegasus crashes onto a Manhattan roof during a terrible storm and draws Emily into a fierce battle between the Roman gods and a terrifying stone warrior race.
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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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Wildwood
by Colin Meloy
When her baby brother is kidnapped by crows, seventh-grader Prue McKeel ventures into the forbidden Impassable Wilderness--a dangerous and magical forest at the edge of Portland, Oregon--and soon finds herself involved in a war among the various inhabitants
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Gregor the Overlander
by Suzanne Collins
When eleven-year-old Gregor and his two-year-old sister are pulled into a strange underground world, they trigger an epic battle involving men, bats, rats, cockroaches, and spiders while on a quest foretold by ancient prophecy. 15,000 first printing.
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20,000 leagues under the sea
by Jules Verne
Professor Arronax and his two companions, trapped aboard a fantastic submarine as prisoners of the deranged Captain Nemo, come face to face with exotic ocean creatures and strange sights hidden from the world above
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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
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The familiars
by Adam Jay Epstein
When the young wizards are captured by the evil queen of Vastia, Aldwyn the cat and the other familiars set out to save them, facing dangerous foes, a centuries-old secret and a mysterious destiny that will change them all forever. 75,000 first printing.
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The neverending story
by Michael Ende
Bastian embarks on a wild adventure when he enters the magical world of Fantastica, a doomed land filled with dragons, giants, and monsters, and risks his life to save Fantastica by going on a very dangerous quest.
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The emerald atlas
by John Stephens
Kate, Michael, and Emma have passed from one orphanage to another in the ten years since their parents disappeared to protect them, but now they learn that they have special powers, a prophesied quest to find a magical book, and a fearsome enemy
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