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Frazzled : everyday disasters and impending doom
by Booki Vivat
Struggling with a family that does not understand her and a cafeteria full of corrupt lunch ladies, drama-prone Abbie Wu throws freak-out tantrums in her struggle to figure out who she is, where she belongs and how she is supposed to survive the everyday disasters of growing up. Simultaneous eBook. 100,000 first printing.
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Lights, camera, middle school!
by Jennifer L Holm
Unsure who to count among her friends and enemies in middle school, Babymouse elects to stand out among zombie peers, who crave everything from fashionable sandals to cool lip gloss, by joining the film club, an endeavor that proves to be more challenging than anticipated. Simultaneous eBook.
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Spy toys
by Mark Powers
Three toys with tiny computerized brains, rejected because they are not good with children, are recruited by Auntie Roz to be spy toys, whose first mission is to save a senator's son from being kidnapped
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Funny girl : funniest. stories. ever.
by Betsy Bird
From a pet advice column, to a babysitting horror story, to a series of letters demanding that Grandpa hand over $1,000 in small, unmarked bills, this anthology of humorous short stories, personal essays, comics, poems and more, written by 25 of the funniest, most talented women writing for kids today, offers a smorgasbord of silliness that will have middle-grade readers rolling with laughter. Simultaneous eBook.
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Best babysitters ever
by Caroline Cala
Inspired by the example of The Babysitters Club, three 12-year-old friends start a babysitting club to earn money for an epic birthday bash only to be confronted by the unexpected realities of the job. 60,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Field tripped
by Allan Woodrow
The fifth graders of Liberty Falls Elementary have a reputation for trouble, but they still have a field trip to the mansion of Edward Minks (local inventor, founder of the town, and great-great-great grandfather of fifth-grader Eddie). While there, theysearch for secret inventions that are rumored to be hidden in the mansion--but they find that they are not the only ones searching, and somehow this class of trouble-makers must work together to thwart the thieves
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Thundercluck!
by Paul Tillery
A first book in a hilarious new series that is stuffed with Norse mythology, black-and-white illustrations and a superhero chicken ready to ruffle some feathers.
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Funny kid for president
by Matt Stanton
Wrongly blamed by an intimidating teacher for an act of vandalism, underdog Max decides to run for class president against an archenemy who challenges him to organize the campaign of a lifetime in spite of not being the smartest, fastest or best-looking kid in school. Simultaneous eBook.
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Max & the Midknights
by Lincoln Peirce
Aspiring knight Max teams up with a band of brave adventurers, the Midknights, on a madcap quest to save a kidnapped relative from a cruel king who is driving all the happiness out of the realm of Byjovia. By the best-selling creator of the Big Nate series. Simultaneous eBook.
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The Unbelievable Oliver and the Four Jokers
by Pseudonymous Bosch
Dreaming of becoming a professional magician in spite of his stage fright, 8-year-old Oliver is invited to provide the entertainment at a classmate's birthday party and successfully prepares with the help of a wisecracking rabbit before being wrongly accused of stealing. By the best-selling author of the Secret Series. Simultaneous eBook.
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Klawde : Evil Alien Warlord Cat
by Johnny Marciano
Exiled to Earth far from the planet where he was once the high commander, Klawde the ferocious alien war cat arrives in the home of reluctant Oregon newcomer Raj, in a debut installment in a laugh-out-loud story told from the alternating perspectives of the two main characters. Simultaneous eBook.
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Olga and the smelly thing from nowhere
by Elise Gravel
Discovering a grumpy, smelly, fussy creature in her garbage can that she names after herself, young Olga befriends and studies the eccentric Olgamus in ways that subtly introduce the scientific method, the practices of Jane Goodall and other scientific concepts. Simultaneous eBook. 35,000 first printing.
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One-third nerd
by Gennifer Choldenko
Ten-year-old Liam and his two younger sisters, precocious third-grader Dakota and second-grader Izzy, who has Down syndrome, face the possibility of losing their beloved dog, Cupcake, who keeps urinating on their apartment's carpet
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Mac undercover
by Mac Barnett
From the esteemed New York Times best-selling and multi-award-winning author comes a hilarious, fully illustrated new spy adventure series that introduces Mac B., the queen of England’s newest secret agent, who travels around the globe in search of stolen treasures
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Home sweet motel
by Chris Grabenstein
Loving everything about his life at the Wonderland Motel, where he enjoys concession foods, the pool and more, enthusiastic storyteller P. T. Wilkie teams up with his clever friend, Gloria, to save the motel from being shut down due to lack of business. By the best-selling author of Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library. Simultaneous eBook.
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Knights vs. monsters
by Matt Phelan
An illustrated, rip-roaring sequel to Knights vs. Dinosaurs finds the Knights of the Round Table swept off to Scotland, where they engage in hilarious acts of derring-do to foil a plot by the evil Queen Morgause and her magical horde. By the award-winning creator of The Storm in the Barn. 60,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook
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The curse of the cursed temple of curses : or, we nearly died, a lot
by Scott Peterson
Finding themselves caught up in the ill-fated river expedition of a careless sea adventurer, Dani and her big brother Mike navigate dangerous obstacles, from treacherous temples to ancient idols, to save themselves and the captain from certain demise. 35,000 first printing.
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Rory Branagan, detective
by Andrew Clover
Ten-year-old Rory Branagan teams up with his neighbor, Cassidy Corrigan, and canine sidekick, Wilkins Welkin, to investigate his father's disappearance seven years before, but first gets caught up in neighborhood mysteries
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Middle school bites
by Steven Banks
Eleven-year-old Tom Marks has big plans for middle school, but the day before classes begin he is bitten by a vampire, a werewolf, and a zombie
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