February 2017 list by L. Buehler
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Bad News
by Pseudonymous Bosch
At Earth Ranch, Clay encountered a haunted library, a castaway boy, and a fire-breathing dragon--not to mention incredible magic. Now he faces his most dangerous foes yet: the mysterious white-gloved members of the Midnight Sun, whose scheming leads Clay to a dragon reserve. Up against impossible odds, will Clay and his Secret Series Allies be able to triumph over these villains once and for all?
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Beauty and the Beast: Lost in a Book
by Jennifer Donnelly
Follows the lonely, bookish Belle as she finds an enchanted book in the Beast's library called Nevermore that carries her into a glittering new world. There, Belle is befriended by a mysterious countess who offers her the life she's always dreamed of.
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Cavern of Secrets
by Linda Sue Park
Raffa Santana has spent all winter hiding in the harsh wilderness of the Sudden Mountains, and now it’s time to return home. Home, where his parents will help him fight back against the vile Chancellor who has captured and altered the wild creatures of the Forest of Wonders. Home, where Raffa’s beloved companion, Echo the bat, will recover from his mysterious sickness.
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Dragon Captives
by Lisa McMann
Magical twins Fifer and Thisbe Stowe have spent their entire lives wishing for an adventure. When a dragon shows up claiming that his family is being kept as slaves in their homeland, the twins sneak off to the land of the dragons to help them.
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The Fearsome Firebird
by Lauren Oliver
In this third book in the exceptional Curiosity House mystery series by bestselling author Lauren Oliver and mysterious recluse H. C. Chester, four children must uncover the evil Nicholas Rattigan’s newest dastardly scheme, wage war with a rival freak show, and deal with a spy who may have infiltrated their happy home.
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The Lotterys Plus One
by Emma Donoghue
Once upon a time, two couples with Jamaican, Mohawk, Indian, and Scottish ethnic roots won the lottery and bought a big house where all of them, four adults and seven adopted and biological children, could live together in harmony--but change is inevitable, especially when a disagreeable grandfather comes to stay.
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Robot Revolution
by James Patterson
When his underappreciated mechanical helpers cause chaos by going on strike while his mother is distracted by a top-secret project, Sammy and his disabled sister, Maddie, struggle to keep the peace until the truth about the project can be revealed.
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School of Laughs
by James Patterson
When a new principal threatens to close the school library, Jamie Grimm tries to save the day by teaching a comedy class for his fellow students.
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The Wearle
by Chris D'Lacey
Arriving with other young dragons to the world of their ancestors, Gabrial causes an accident that threatens his status with the group, while Ren, a young boy, crosses into dragon territory to prevent an all-out war between humans and dragons.
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The Width of the World
by David Baldacci
Having discovered the truth about Wormwood before surviving the Quag, heroine Vega Jane, who has endured more than anyone before her, is confronted by devastating forces unlike any she has ever encountered.
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