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Knock Three Times
by Cressida Cowell
Heroes Xar and Wish combine their Magic and Iron abilities to save their beloved world from the destructive Nuckalavee. By the best-selling author of the How to Train Your Dragon series.
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Tristan Strong punches a hole in the sky
by Kwame Mbalia
Haunted by the bus accident that ended his best friend’s life, seventh grader Tristan Strong dreads a visit to his grandparents’ Alabama farm before a bizarre living doll snatches away his friend’s notebook and draws him into a world of burning seas, iron monsters and exhausted black folk heroes.
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Ra the mighty : the great tomb robbery
by Amy Butler Greenfield
A smug royal cat turned detective and his dung beetle sidekick are on the case when a precious tomb gets ransacked in the Valley of the Kings. Includes more than 30 wacky illustrations with fun historical details along with a glossary, pronunciation guide and detailed author’s note about ancient Egypt.
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The light in the lake
by Sarah R. Baughman
Inexplicably drawn to the lake where her brother drowned months earlier, a science-minded 12-year-old investigates clues in her late brother’s notebook about a mysterious creature in the lake’s inky-blue depths. A first novel.
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Tooth & claw : the dinosaur wars
by Deborah Noyes
Complemented by historical photos, an account of the 19th-century rivalry between two foundational paleontologists describes their race to unearth the best and biggest dinosaur fossils, an effort that transformed understandings about the existence of dinosaurs and other extinct species.
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The infinite lives of Maisie Day
by Christopher Edge
A 10-year-old science enthusiast awakens in another reality and must work with the laws of the universe while trusting in the love of her family in order to set things right. By the award-winning author of The Many Worlds of Albie Bright.
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Tin
by Pádraig Kenny
In an alternate 1930s England where robots want more than anything to feel human, Christopher discovers that he harbors a secret in his past and his robot friends try to help him uncover the truth
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The Okay Witch
by Emma Steinkellner
What it’s about: Lonely 13-year-old outsider Moth Hush is shocked to discover her hidden witchy abilities, as well as a long history of power and prejudice in her family and her Massachusetts hometown.
Who it’s for: fans of Molly Ostertag’s Witch Boy series, as well as anyone looking for a fun, inclusive, and thought-provoking graphic novel about the perks and perils of magical heritage.
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