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Shadow weaver
by MarcyKate Connolly
Twelve-year-old Emmeline possesses the unique ability to manipulate shadows, but when her magical powers are threatened by a noble family she desperately turns to Dar, her shadow friend, who offers to save her if Emmeline makes Dar flesh again, but this bargain only puts Emmeline's life in further jeopardy
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A Dash of Trouble
by Anna Meriano
Wanting to be a part of her family's Dia de los Muertos preparations, Leonora sneaks out of school to discover her mother, aunt, and older sisters have been keeping a secret.
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Magic, madness, and mischief
by Kelly McCullough
A 12-year-old boy uses his new magical powers and the help of a snarky fire hare to defeat his evil stepfather in a magical version of St. Paul
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Betty before X
by Ilyasah Shabazz
Raised by her aunt until she is six, Betty, who will later marry Malcolm X, joins her mother and stepfamily in 1940s Detroit, where she learns about the civil rights movement
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The Last Gargoyle
by Paul Durham
Penhallow is the last of his kind. The stone gargoyle--he'd prefer you call him a Grotesque--fearlessly protects his Boston building from the undead Netherkin who haunt the night. But even he is outmatched when Hetty, his newest ward, nearly falls victim to the sinister Boneless King, ruler of the underworld.
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| A Tangle of Knots by Lisa GraffCady, an 11-year-old orphan with a magical Talent for baking perfect cakes, plus an intriguing variety of other characters whose connections only become clear as they take turns telling this deliciously twisty tale.
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| The Forget-Me-Not Summer by Leila HowlandEven without TV or internet, the Los Angeles-dwelling Silver sisters -- 12-year-old Marigold, 11-year-old Zinnie, and five-year-old Lily -- can't resist the charms of a lazy summer with their Aunt Sunny on the beaches of Cape Cod. |
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| Ungifted by Gordon KormanExpecting to be expelled after his latest prank goes wrong, eighth-grader Donovan Curtis is instead admitted -- by mistake -- to the Academy of Scholastic Distinction, a special school for gifted and talented students.
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| Audacity Jones to the Rescue by Kirby LarsonSharp, adventurous orphan Audacity Jones is quick to volunteer when Commodore Crutchfield arrives at her school in search of an assistant for a secret mission. Soon Audie and her cat, Min, are traveling to Washington D.C., where they must foil a shady scheme against President Teddy Roosevelt.
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| When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace LinIn order to rescue Amah, her beloved storytelling grandmother, from the Tiger Emperor, Pinmei must go on a quest to find the legendary Luminous Stone That Lights the Night.
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