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Camp
by Kayla Miller
When Willow and Olive go off to summer camp, Olive makes quick friends with the other campers while Willow struggles to form connections and latches on to the only person she knows, leaving Olive stretched thin
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Maker Comics : Fix a Car!
by Chris Schweizer
Uses a story in graphic-novel format about a group of friends who love cars to provide step-by-step instructions for how to maintain and repair a car, describing how to check fluids, maintain the battery, and change a flat tire
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Cape
by Kate Hannigan
A high-action, comic-inspired adventure follows the World War II experiences of math whiz Josie O’Malley, who after being dismissed for being a girl is recruited into a top-secret superhero agency. 60,000 first printing.
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The brave cyclist : the true story of a Holocaust hero
by Amalia Hoffman
"Once a skinny and weak child, Gino Bartali rose to become a Tour de France champion and one of cycling's greatest stars. But all that seemed unimportant when his country came under the grip of a brutal dictator and entered World War II on the side of Nazi Germany. Bartali might have appeared a mere bystander to the harassment and hatred directed toward Italy's Jewish people, but secretly he accepted a role in a dangerous plan to help them. Putting his own life at risk, Bartali used his speed and endurance on a bike to deliver documents Jewish people needed to escape harm. His inspiring story reveals how one person could make a difference against violence and prejudice during the time of the Holocaust"
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Storm blown
by Nick Courage
Follows the survival experiences of two children, a boy in Puerto Rico and a girl in New Orleans, who discover that one of their homes will be hit by a major hurricane. By the author of The Loudness.
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Titans
by Kate O'Hearn
A tense peace agreement between the Titans and Olympians is thrown into question by a Titan granddaughter and her winged-horse companion, who encounter a forbidden human on the grounds during their first week at Arcadian school.
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Nikki Tesla and the ferret-proof death ray
by Jess Keating
Sent to Genius Academy in the wake of a death-ray experiment gone wrong, young Nikki Tesla hides a terrible secret before the theft of her death ray forces her to set aside her insecurities and rely on the help of new friends.
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Emperor of the universe
by David Lubar
Seventh grader Nicholas V. Landrew, his beloved pet gerbil Henrietta and a package of ground beef are beamed aboard an alien space ship before finding themselves on a madcap chase across the universe. .
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The bookwanderers
by Anna James
Discovering that she can enter the worlds of her favorite books, an adventurous 11-year-old explores classic literary worlds before deciding to use her secret talent to solve the mystery of her mother’s disappearance.
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Malamander
by Thomas Taylor
Assisting a fearless girl in an investigation into the mysterious loss of her parents years earlier, Herbert Lemon learns that some of his fellow townspeople are hunting a sea monster that is believed to convey a surprising gift.
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