May 2021 list by L. Buehler
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The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins
by Dr. Seuss
The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins turns 75 in 2013, and to celebrate, a foil-covered Anniversary Edition with a newly color-enhanced interior has been created that would please even King Derwin himself!
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Billy Miller Makes a Wish
by Kevin Henkes
A standalone companion to the award-winning The Year of Billy Miller finds the title character embarking on a surprising misadventure of unexpected critters, lost love letters and ill-advised tattoos.
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The Elephant in the Room
by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Separated from her mother during a long immigration waiting period, young Sila accompanies her mechanic father outside their Oregon hometown before forging connections with an elderly lottery winner, an abused circus elephant and an unusual boy.
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Good as Gold
by Sarah Mlynowski
Sent by the magic mirror into the story of “Goldilocks and the Three Bears,” Abby, Jonah and their puppy, Prince, help a troubled Goldilocks while searching for a gold-spinning character and staving off a family of hungry bears.
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The Last Bear
by Hannah Gold
Accompanying her father to an Arctic outpost on Bear Island, where she is informed no polar bears remain, April spots a hungry and lonely polar bear that she resolves to help return home.
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The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family
by Sarah Kapit
Two sisters on the autism spectrum find their partnership in a junior detective agency challenged by a mystery involving boundary issues, a new friend’s texts and their father’s burned Shabbat brisket.
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Midnight Train
by Angie Sage
A conclusion to the duology that began with Twilight Hauntings finds Alex fleeing a band of monstrous Enchantments while investigating the mystery of her banishment amid shocking revelations about her identity.
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The Place of no Stars
by Erin Hunter
A latest entry in the action-packed story arc finds the increasingly divided five Clans uncovering the truth about their ancestors’ silence and their own vulnerability in the wake of Squirrelflight’s disappearance with an imposter.
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Root Magic
by Eden Royce
Eleven-year-old twins Jez and Jay begin training with their uncle, Doc, in the African American folk magic known as rootwork, but soon Jez found out that her family's true power goes beyond magical potions and elixirs.
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Ruffing It: A Middle School Story
by James Patterson
Excitedly accompanying his human family on a camping vacation in the woods, canine Junior happily chases raccoons, fetches sticks and doggy-paddles in the lake, before an obedience-obsessed human arrives and spoils his fun.
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Thrilling Tales from the Tree House
by Max Brallier
An anthology of six original Last Kids short stories, designed to bridge the gap between books 6 and 7, features contributions by prominent graphic artists and finds Jack and his friends spinning yarns about their over-the-top post-apocalyptic adventures.
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