May 2019 list by K. Pearson
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Aru Shah and the Song of Death
by Roshani Chokshi
Wrongly accused of stealing the god of love's bow and arrow when she begins training as a Pandava, Aru endeavors to prove her innocence by embarking on a quest in the serpent realm with her soul-sister Mini, the ultra-strong Brynne and the secretive Aiden.
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Bad Guys Finish First
by Michael Fry
Walking away from his parents' supervillain ambitions to pursue his dream of becoming a librarian, Victor Spoil is astonished to see his boss in battle with robot ninjas before discovering that librarians are actually a secret crimefighting league.
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Beach Battle Blowout
by Chris Grabenstein
Resolving to win a best-on-the-beach contest, Wonderland contestants P. T. and Gloria use their sleuthing skills to identify secret contest judges and devise winning attractions.
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Big Problemas
by Juana Medina
Juana’s life is just about perfect. She lives in the beautiful city of Bogotá with her two most favorite people in the world: her mami and her dog, Lucas. Lately, though, things have become a little less perfect. Mami has a new hairdo and a new amigo named Luis with whom she has been spending a LOT of time. He is kind and teaches Juana about things like photography and jazz music, but sometimes Juana can’t help wishing things would go back to the way they were before.
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Brute-Cake: A Branches Book
by Troy Cummings
Alexander Bopp is the leader of the Super Secret Monster Patrol, a club whose members are sworn to protect the town from monsters. But there haven't been monsters to fight for months... Alexander misses his best friends -- and fellow club members -- Rip and Nikki. Then he starts finding weird old-timey objects, cake crumbs, and creepy monster cards all over town! Could the monsters be back? The Super Secret Monster Patrol will have to get back together to find out!
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Captain Awesome and the Trap Door
by Stan Kirby
Becoming convinced that someone has been stealing all his old toys, Eugene ventures through a hidden trap door to search for answers.
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The Chupacabras of the Río Grande
by Adam Gidwitz
Dispatched by Professor Fauna to Laredo on the U.S.-Mexico border, Elliot and Uchenna team up with a brilliant Mexican doctor, her curandero husband and their kids to help heal a divided community and protect the regional Chupacabras.
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The Clockwork Ghost
by Laura Ruby
Continuing their efforts to solve the Morningstarr cipher in the aftermath of their home's destruction, the Biedermann twins and their friend Jaime encounter dangerous enemies who are attempting to claim the cipher's treasure.
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A Crystal of Time
by Soman Chainani
Forced to become the queen of the usurper who has imprisoned Merlin and the School for Good and Evil Quest seekers, Sophie teams up with Agatha in a race to save Camelot and help Tedros reclaim the throne.
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Eye of the Earthquake Dragon
by Tracey West
When Maldred steals the Gold and Silver Keys with the intention of controlling a powerful dragon that causes massive earthquakes, Drake, Jean and Darma race to the dragon's secret temple to battle the power-hungry dark wizard.
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The Hamilton-Burr Duel
by Dan Gutman
Complemented by historical photos, a conclusion to the popular series finds a disgraced Miss Z's work taken over by a top-secret agency that sends the Flashback Four on a final mission to record the fateful duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr.
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The Hawaiian Heist
by Geronimo Stilton
When a celebrated goldsmith from Hawaii creates a necklace for a famous actress, rumors that the necklace is about to be stolen prompt Geronimo Stilton's investigation to identify the thief.
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Heidi Heckelbeck Lends a Helping Hand
by Wanda Coven
One day, when Heidi’s teacher, Mrs. Welli, teaches a lesson on the importance of helping and giving back to the community, she and her friends decide that it’s time to volunteer!
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TBH, IDK What's Next
by Lisa Greenwald
BFFs Gabby, Cece and Prianka exchange texts, emojis and notes documenting the unexpected challenges of their screen-free resolve at summer camp, an effort that is complicated by a new crush, a family vacation to India and disputes involving their ""likes"" on camp photos.
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Lenny's Book of Everything
by Karen Foxlee
The older sister of a boy who is bullied for his rare gigantism harbors ambitions to study insects while her brother dreams of running away and living in a remote cabin, until the dangerous progression of his disease challenges their richly imagined escape worlds. By the author of A Most Magical Girl.
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The Next Great Paulie Fink
by Ali Benjamin
Moving to a tiny school in rural Vermont where she joins a class of just 10 students who have known each other all their lives, Caitlyn struggles to fit in while listening to stories about a genius prankster class clown, who is conspicuously absent.
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Spill the Beans
by Sarah Mlynowski
A dream-come-true arrival in Jonah's favorite story, ""Jack and the Beanstalk,"" involves the sibling duo in a deal with a sneaky trader, a beanstalk climb into the sky, a decidedly hungry giant and a goose that lays golden eggs.
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Spy School British invasion
by Stuart Gibbs
Stranded in Mexico during his effort to capture the leaders of SPYDER, 13-year-old Ben Ripley rallies his spy school friends and England's MI6 for a rogue mission to track down the enigmatic Mr. E.
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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.
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