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Children's New Fiction Books April 2021
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Unicorn famous : another Phoebe and her unicorn adventure
by Dana Simpson
"When your best friend is a unicorn, every day is a stroll down the red carpet. Phoebe Howell's unicorn BFF, Marigold Heavenly Nostrils, is happy to provide the celebrity treatment--teaching Phoebe fancy new spells, giving her a ride to school so she doesn't have to ride the bus, and even negotiating with the tooth fairy on her behalf. But when Phoebe starts noticing that unicorns have become a trendy fashion statement, she doesn't feel quite so unique. Fortunately, she's distracted by adventures including a visit to the unicorn community and a trip to the woods to see her friend Dakota receive an unusual honor at the goblin award ceremony. Unicorn Famous is filled with amusing examples of the extraordinary lengths friends will go to make each other feelspecial"
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Astronaut Academy : Splashdown
by Dave Roman
"It's summer vacation for the students of Astronaut Academy, and Maribelle Mellonbelly is throwing the best party ever on Beach Planet? Yes! But tensions heat up fast when Hakata Soy's arch rival, Rick Raven, arrives. And soon the whole planet is heatingup--with a giant volcano threatening to blow its top! Unless they can work together save the planet, the students of Astronaut Academy will be toast. But can they put aside their differences in time to turn the tides?"
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Catwad : High five!
by Jim Benton
A latest comic compilation by the award-winning creator of the Dear Dumb Diary series finds Catwad, Blurmp, Pigmichael and their friends going on a wacky vacation, getting sent back to school, entering a spelling bee and more. Original. Illustrations.
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Lights, camera, danger!
by Henry Winkler
Landing a role on a popular Hollywood sitcom, Buddy Burger catapults into stardom before his secret identity is further complicated by the arrival of a shape-shifting Squadron member from his home planet who arrives with a mission to bring him back by any means necessary. 75,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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Bump
by Matt Wallace
"MJ knows what it means to hurt. Bruises from gymnastics heal, but big hurts--like her dad not being around anymore--don't go away. Now her mom needs to work two jobs, and MJ doesn't have friends at school to lean on. There is only one thing MJ loves: the world of professional wrestling. She especially idolizes the luchadores and the stories they tell in the ring. When MJ learns that her neighbor, Mr. Arellano, runs a wrestling school, she has a new mission in life: join the school, train hard, and become a wrestler. But trouble lies ahead. After wrestling in a showcase event, MJ attracts the attention of Mr. Arellano's enemy at the State Athletic Commission. There are threats to shut the school down, putting MJ's new home--and the community that welcomed her--at risk. What can MJ do to save her new family?"
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Almost there and almost not
by Linda Urban
The award-winning author of Almost There and Almost Not presents the bittersweet tale of a girl with absent parents who lands in the care of an eccentric relative before discovering that the residence is haunted by the ghost of a long-ago ancestor. 50,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Zeus, dog of chaos
by Kristin O'Donnell Tubb
A specially trained diabetes alert dog struggles to protect a shy young musician whose talent complicates their relationship and garners unwanted attention. By the award-winning author of A Dog Like Daisy. 40,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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My life as a billionaire
by Janet Tashjian
Embarking on a spending spree with his friend after winning a billion dollars in the lottery, reluctant reader Derek Fallon triggers unexpected consequences before deciding to find more helpful ways to use his money. 50,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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The million dollar race
by Matthew Ross Smith
"When Grant Falloon's dreams of winning the Babblemoney Games are hindered by his parents' alternative lifestyle, he creates his own internet country to get back into the competition"
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Dawn raid
by Pauline Vaeluaga Smith
After the police raid their house, Lenny starts talking about protests and injustices against Pacific Islanders by the government, which inspires the whole family to become involved in the movement
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The timeless one
by James Riley
Expelled from Oppenheimer School after losing friends in his effort to rescue the future, Fort Fitzgerald teams up with Rachel and Jia for a confrontation against the Timeless One to protect the fate of humanity. By the best-selling author of the Story Thieves series. 40,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Golden Gate
by James Ponti
Rebel surfer-turned-field ops specialist Sydney finds herself in hot water while undercover on a marine research vessel, while her City Spies teammates investigate a suspected mole. By the Edgar Award-winning author of the FRAMED! trilogy. 75,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Mission impawsible : A Middle School Story
by James Patterson
Junior returns in a latest tail-wagging adventure that describes the time his humans went on vacation without him, leaving him to endure an icky vegetable diet and plot a super-secret pooch plan to steal delicious hamburgers. 250,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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Middletown
by Sarah Moon
Left to fend for themselves in the wake of their father’s abandonment and their mother’s enforced rehab, 13-year-old Eli and her older sister embark on a desperate effort to stay out of foster care. By the author of Sparrow.
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Good as gold
by Sarah Mlynowski
Sent by the magic mirror into the story of “Goldilocks and the Three Bears,” Abby, Jonah and their puppy, Prince, help a troubled Goldilocks while searching for a gold-spinning character and staving off a family of hungry bears. Simultaneous eBook.
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Shaking up the house
by Yamile Saied Méndez
A friendly, and customary, practical joke war at the White House spirals out of control when four friends try to out-prank each other
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A ceiling made of eggshells
by Gail Carson Levine
Excitedly joining her stern grandfather on a journey across 15th-century Spain, a clever young Jewish girl meets King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella while discovering how dangerous the world is for people of Jewish heritage. By the Newbery Honor-winning author of Ella Enchanted. 75,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Red, white, and whole
by Rajani LaRocca
Feeling disconnected from her heritage as the only Indian-American student in her community, young Reha commits herself to a future different from her dreams when her mother becomes dangerously ill. 35,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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The place of no stars
by Erin Hunter
A latest entry in the action-packed story arc finds the increasingly divided five Clans uncovering the truth about their ancestors’ silence and their own vulnerability in the wake of Squirrelflight’s disappearance with an imposter. 125,000 first printing.
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Brave in the woods
by Tracy Holczer
"After her brother goes missing in Afghanistan, twelve-year-old Juni sets out to break a family curse in hopes it will bring her brother safely home"
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Treemendous : diary of a not yet mighty oak
by Bridget Heos
A story told through diary entries chronicles the transformations of a little acorn, buried in the ground by a squirrel, that eventually grows into a towering oak, conveying elementary science and nature facts along the way. By the award-winning author of the Mustache Baby series. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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Billy Miller makes a wish
by Kevin Henkes
A standalone companion to the award-winning The Year of Billy Miller finds the title character embarking on a surprising misadventure of unexpected critters, lost love letters and ill-advised tattoos. 100,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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The messengers
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Receiving a mysterious message that their friends in the alternate world are under attack, the Greystone kids uncover evidence of mind-controlling forces that are preparing to invade the real universe. 150,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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The 130-story treehouse : Laser Eyes and Annoying Flies!
by Andy Griffiths
Adding new stories to their treehouse to accommodate a soap-bubble blaster, a toilet paper factory and an extraterrestrial observation center, Andy, Terry and Jill are abducted by a giant flying eyeball for an intergalactic space adventure. 150,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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Violet and the pie of life
by D. L. Green
Loving the dysfunctional parents who are never quite as straightforward and reliable as math, 12-year-old Violet tries to use her skills to reason through various issues in life, before a father’s abandonment and a best friend’s unexpected exclusion from the school play helps her come to terms with life’s illogical imperfections. Simultaneous eBook.
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Fearless
by Mandy Gonzalez
A series debut by the acclaimed Broadway and television star follows the experiences of a 12-year-old stage actress who joins her fellow young thespians to investigate rumors about their cursed theater. Simultaneous eBook.
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Finn and the time-traveling pajamas
by Michael Buckley
A sequel to Finn and the Intergalactic Lunchbox finds Finn advised by an older version of himself to include Lincoln and Julep in his time-traveling adventures, before the trio become stranded in different timelines by malfunctioning time-travel pajamas. Simultaneous eBook.
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Leo, Inventor Extraordinaire
by Luke Cunningham
When his latest experiment uncovers a series of secret passages beneath his academy for gifted orphans, Leo and his charismatic friend, Savvy, uncover his unexpected connection to the family of a genius toy inventor. Simultaneous eBook.
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Homer on the case
by Henry Cole
Homer the homing pigeon and his parrot friend, Lulu, team up to convince their human companions that a band of four-legged bandits is responsible for a crime spree that is targeting the human and animal worlds. Illustrations.
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Aru Shah and the city of gold
by Roshani Chokshi
Searching for her mentors in a city of gold on the brink of war, Aru questions the identity of her Sleeper’s daughter sister and her own commitment to fighting the demon army on behalf of increasingly devious gods. Simultaneous eBook.
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Away Games
by Craig Battle
It’s another summer at Camp Avalon—also known as Camp Average to its campers—only this year, things are anything but normal. Mack and Andre are spending the summer at rival Camp Killington, where the competitive campers seem intent on making them suffer.
Meanwhile, at Camp Average, Miles is trying to keep the peace—which is not easy, due to obnoxious newcomer Garth and his pranks. On top of that, Miles has another impossible task on his plate: getting Mack and Andre back on home turf.
Things come to a head when Mack and Andre are forced apart, and Cassie challenges Garth to a do-or-die ball hockey showdown. Will the Camp Average crew find their way back together and come out on top? In this third and final addition to the series, the campers rally to support each other and discover once more how teamwork and cooperation win.
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The house that wasn't there
by Elana K. Arnold
Dismayed when his neighbors cut down a beloved old walnut tree that has always been a source of comfort, Adler forges an unexpected friendship with a young newcomer over a series of mysterious connections. 50,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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A place to hang the moon
by Kate Albus
In World War II England, orphaned siblings William, Edmund, and Anna are evacuated from London to live in the countryside, where they bounce from home to home in search of someone willing to adopt them permanently
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