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| The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: Squirrel Meets World by Shannon Hale and Dean HaleDoreen Green is new in town, and she's hiding a big secret: she has the proportional strength and speed of a squirrel -- not to mention the fluffy tail. Doreen wants to fit in, but when a villain threatens her new neighborhood, she knows it's time to step up and become a superhero. |
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Miss Ellicott's school for the magically minded
by Sage Blackwood
Repeatedly landing in trouble at her finishing school because of her preference for practicing magic instead of manners, Chantel enlists her friends to protect the kingdom when her teacher goes missing along with the city's protective magic.
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Short
by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Julia is very short for her age, but by the end of the summer run of The Wizard of Oz, she'll realize how big she is inside, where it counts. She hasn't ever thought of herself as a performer, but when the wonderful director of Oz casts her as a Munchkin, she begins to see herself in a new way.
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John Ronald's dragons : the story of J.R.R. Tolkien
by Caroline McAlister
A picture book account of the childhood of Lord of the Rings master author J. R. R. Tolkien describes how a young John Ronald's fascination with dragons enabled him to imagine a fantasy world that rallied him through his painful and loveless early years and his service in World War I.
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Effie Starr Zook has one more question
by Martha Freeman
City girl Effie Starr Zook is the opposite of excited about spending the summer on her aunt and uncle’s farm in Nowheresville, Pennsylvania, until she stumbles across a mystery that leads her into an old family feud. Why does the neighbor kid want to avoid her? What are her aunt and uncle so worried about? Luckily, Effie isn’t afraid to ask questions.
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Fortune Falls
by Jenny Goebel
Growing up in a community where superstitions are real and kids are segregated according to their luck, unlucky Sadie, not wanting to be separated from her lucky friend Cooper, agrees to his plan to change her destiny only to lose everything when she breaks a mirror. Can a girl who's never so much as found a single lucky penny change her fortune?
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| Lucky Strike by Bobbie PyronEleven-year-old Nate is the unluckiest person in Paradise Beach, Florida. He's never won a coin toss, never been picked first, and his birthday wishes never come true. The only thing about Nate that isn't unlucky is his choice of smart, logical Gen as a best friend. After all, it's Gen's quick thinking that saves Nate's life when he's struck by lightning. |
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| Three Times Lucky by Sheila TurnageEver since her dramatic arrival, 11-year-old Moses LoBeau has lived in Tupelo Landing, North Carolina with eccentric Colonel LoBeau, the man who found her, and Miss Lana, who runs the local cafe. Mo's life is pretty quiet until an unpopular local resident is murdered and a detective comes to town looking for the culprit, stirring up all kinds of other trouble in the process. |
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