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Once Upon a Tim
by Stuart Gibbs
This first book in a hilarious new series follows Tim, a peasant with big dreams of being a knight, as he finally gets the opportunity to change his station in life when he joins the quest to rescue a princess.
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Wild Ride
by Keith Calabrese
Seventh-grader Charley Decker's mother is on vacation with her boyfriend, and Charley plans to spend the weekend watching movies with her best friends Wade and Oona and her older brother, Greg. But Greg has a date and takes their mother's boyfriend's expensive, rare automobile, than manages to get it towed. Charley and her friends hatch a plan to get the car back--but things go seriously wrong when they discover somebody called Mitch hiding from a pair of scary dudes in the trunk of the car, and the three friends find themselves on the wildest ride of their lives.
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The Ice Cream Machine
by Adam Rubin
One of the world’s most favorite frozen treats is the star of these six original—and totally unique—stories that are filled with unforgettable characters in unusual situations.
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Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians
by Brandon Sanderson
When he comes into the possession of a special bag of sand that has the power to transform information, Alcatraz realizes the importance of this mysterious gift when it is stolen by a group of Evil Librarians who use it to suppress truth and spread lies in order to achieve world domination.
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Unhappy Campers
by Tracey West
The Underdogs and their classmates are taking a break to go to Camp Ruffing It for a few days of camping activities, but all the sounds and smells of the forest keep distracting Harley, causing trouble for everyone.
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Making Friends
by Kristen Gudsnuk
When she and her friends are placed in different classes and begin liking different things at the start of seventh grade, Dany inherits a magic sketchbook and uses it to create a perfect best friend, but this best friend soon becomes far from perfect.
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Stuntboy, in the Meantime
by Jason Reynolds
While leading a double life as Stuntboy, who secretly keeps all the other superheroes super safe, Portico Reeve tries to keep his parents’ marriage together, deal with his anxiety, and an enemy who vows to prove there is nothing super about him.
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Click
by Kayla Miller
This story about friendship and finding where you "click" follows the efforts of a once-popular fifth-grader who struggles to find her place in a school variety show when her friends form separate groups without her.
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Stuck
by Jennifer Swender
Starting another new school, Austin, who struggles to read and likes to fly under the radar, meets his polar opposite in Bertie, who convinces him to join the Safety Squad, which changes Austin’s life.
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Locker Hero
by Rachel Renée Russell
Questioning his resolve to attend public school after years of being homeschooled, Max is targeted by a mean-spirited bully. Inspired by his favorite comic book heroes, Max finds an unexpected opportunity to do his best to be the hero his middle school needs.
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Sanity & Tallulah
by Molly Brooks
Two best friends living on a dilapidated space station at the far end of the galaxy are challenged to save their home after creating an illegal but impossibly cute three-headed kitten that wreaks havoc throughout the station. 25,000 first printing. Simultaneous.
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Desmond Pucket Makes Monster Magic
by Mark Tatulli
Harboring an ambition to become a special-effects wizard, mischievous sixth-grader Desmond Pucket raises the ire of his school's disciplinary officer with endless pranks. He is warned to cease all misbehavior or be banned from a highly anticipated class trip to an amusement park.
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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 readers rolling with laughter.
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The 91-Story Treehouse
by Andy Griffiths
When their over-the-top ideas expand their amazing treehouse to include a giant submarine sandwich shop and a human pinball machine, Andy and Terry find themselves babysitting Mr. Big Nose's three troublesome grandkids.
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House of Robots: Robot Revolution
by James Patterson
When his underappreciated mechanical helpers cause chaos by going on strike while his mother is distracted by a top-secret project, Sammy and his disabled sister, Maddie, struggle to keep the peace until the truth about the project can be revealed.
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Secrets of the Dragon Tomb
by Patrick Samphire
Though he dreams of being a spy, Edward has been stuck holding his eccentric family together, but is able to put his skills to the test when an archaeologist kidnaps his parents and he leads a mission across Mars to rescue them.
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Hilo: The Great Big Boom
by Judd Winick
Venturing through a mysterious portal to rescue Gina, D.J. and Hilo team up with magical warrior cat Polly to confront bad guys, awful food and an angry mom.
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Forsyth County Public Library
585 Dahlonega Street
Cumming, Georgia 30040
770-781-9840www.forsythpl.org |
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