January 2019 list by K. Pearson
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Astrid the Unstoppable
by Maria Parr
An adventurous young girl spends her days singing and sledding down the hillside of her Norwegian mountain village to visit her curmudgeonly septuagenarian godfather before befriending a new family and a mysterious woman with an unexpected identity.
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Bluecrowne: A Greenglass House Story
by Kate Milford
Forced to move to the safety of dry land with her stepmother, Lucy Bluecrowne misses her life aboard her father's warship before her fighting instincts are challenged by nefarious strangers who target her younger brother.
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The Cosmic Alliance
by Jeramey Kraatz
Stranded on the moon and desperate for an end to the conflict between the Alpha Maraudi aliens and humans, Benny Love and the Moon Platoon gang befriend a peaceful Alpha Maraudi general and her crew and wonder how to get their leaders to talk peacefully. 40,000 first printing.
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Dance Challenge
by Thea Stilton
After meeting the head of the performing arts department, Professor Ratyshnikov, the Thea Sisters investigate why the famous ballerina no longer gets along with Headmaster de Mousus.
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DIY Pet Shop
by Martha Maker
Emily finally convinces her parents to get a puppy—but soon realizes she’s allergic! Can her friends help her figure out the perfect pet?
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Dragon Bonded
by Kath Boyd Marsh
In this quirky adventure through various fantasy realms, dragon Hazel and her (former) best friend Gaelyn struggle to foil a villainous unicorn. Ever since her brother Cl'rnce and his wizard partner were crowned the Dr'gon Primus, Hazel has had her paws full dealing with all the work. Cl'rnce might wear the crown, but Hazel is the one cleaning up the messes her prankster brother leaves behind.
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The Dragon Games!
by Jaden Kent
Ella is magically sabotaged when she enters the Winged Wonders Flying Championship, and while she tries to undo the spell, Owen tries to clear his gremlin's name and find the real culprit.
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Endurance in Antarctica
by Katrina Charman
Sled dog Samson wants nothing more than to be part of Ernest Shackleton's historic voyage to Antarctica. He wants to feel the snow under his paws and the wind on his face as he races across the ice fields, and most of all he wants to help his humans find eternal glory as they chart the continent. His fellow sled dog, Bummer, just wants to get through the voyage in one piece. Why would he want to face down a dangerous, icy wasteland when he could stay inside his kennel, warm and safe?
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Gamer Army
by Trent Reedy
Even though he is only twelve, Rogan Weber is an obsessed gamer, whose motto, ego sum maximus, declares his confidence in his own abilities, and whose parents are also deeply involved in ultra high tech (a little too deeply sometimes); naturally he is thrilled to receive an invitation to join a tech giant's virtual reality TV gaming contest--but as the games become more and more intense and dangerous, he and his fellow gamers realize that something sinister is behind this particular game.
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Genius Ideas (Mostly)
by Liz Pichon
Doodling Tom's attempt to gear up for sports day at school is complicated by his father's embarrassing cycling shorts, his band's unpreparedness for a talent show and the shock of seeing his sister for the first time without sunglasses.
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The Haunting Of Hounds Hollow
by Jeffrey Salane
Alarmed to discover that his new hometown is haunted by ghostly dogs that prowl at night, Lucas learns that the ghost dogs are actually protecting the town from an even more terrifying threat.
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Meet Me On the Court
by David Aro
Cam, Tyler, and Markus are upset that their school cut the basketball team because of lack of funding. They decide to make their own. They don't have jerseys, a coach, or even a regular court to practice on. There's one more problem, they need at least two more people on the team to play. Can the team find two more players? Can they win their first game against the snooty prep school kids that keep stealing their court?
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The Missing Year
by Jack R. Peterson
Richie's family is invited to Panama to join his uncle in the launch of his yacht toward the South Atlantic Ocean. On the final day, far out to sea a storm hits and Richie is washed away from the boat. The family has to sail back to Panama without recovering Richie and they set up a large reward for anyone who can help find him. Richie washes up on shore of an island where the natives are unaware of the outside world. They think the sea has given them back a young boy because the sea took one of their young boys a year earlier. Richie is adopted by that family and quickly learns their language. He becomes close friends with a young girl named Keeta.
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The President and Me: John Adams and the Magic Bobblehead
by Deborah Kalb
Find out what happens when Ava and her newly blended family take a trip to Boston, where she buys a magic bobblehead and is unexpectedly transported to the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. As Ava and her stepbrother, J. P., travel back and forth with John and Abigail Adams and their children, from Massachusetts, to Philadelphia, to the White House, to France, she learns about history, friendship, and how to deal with new situations, including her recently blended family.
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Property Of the Rebel Librarian
by Allison Varnes
When her parents discover that she is reading a book they consider inappropriate, 12-year-old June watches in horror as strict parenting escalates into the suspension of a librarian, the cancellation of an author appearance and a mass banning of books.
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Secrets and Scones
by Laurel Remington
Scarlett, twelve, ended her friendships and activities when her mother started blogging about her every move, but when an elderly neighbor introduces her to cooking, she begins forging new connections.
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Someone's Got a Screw Loose
by Nancy E Krulik
An invitation to a birthday party becomes a recipe for disaster when Java's secret is nearly exposed by a nosy reporter.
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Unicorns and Germs
by Asia Citro
An earthquake shakes Zoey's house. Or maybe it's a unicorn-quake? An enormous new friend arrives in a lot of pain, and it's getting worse every day. Zoey must work with her mom and Sassafras to find a cure -- and quickly!
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What Not to Do If You Turn Invisible
by Ross Welford
Ethel Leatherhead only meant to cure her acne, not turn herself invisible. But that's exactly what happens when she combines herbs bought on the Internet with time spent in a secondhand tanning bed. At first it's terrifying to be invisible . . . and then it's fun . . . but when the effect doesn't wear off one day, Ethel is thrown into a heart-stopping adventure.
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A Witch Alone
by James Nicol
Arianwyn is now a fully qualified witch, but what with the war against the Urisians in the northern kingdom of Veersland, the increasing magical activity across the Four Kingdoms, and the Hex driving supernatural creatures out of the Great Wood, the demand for skilled witches still exceeds the supply, and Arianwyn is not really sure that she is up to the dangerous secret mission that the High Elder has assigned to her alone.
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