April 2021 list by L. Buehler
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Amber and Clay
by Laura Amy Schlitz
A novel in verse relates the story of Rhaskos and Melisto, one a common slave and the other a spoiled aristocrat, who are bound together by fate and form an unlikely friendship that crosses the boundary of life and death.
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Camp Time in California
by Mary Pope Osborne
Whisked through time by the Magic Tree House to Yosemite National Park in 1903, Jack and Annie accompany John Muir and President Theodore Roosevelt on a historically significant camping trip that sets the stage for environmental conservation in America.
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The Chosen One
by James Riley
Fort Fitzgerald and his companions confront perilous ancient magic while preparing for an ultimate battle to save humanity, in a concluding installment in the series by the best-selling author of Half Upon a Time.
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Doggo and Pupper
by Katherine Applegate
Declared boring by the cat of the house, a routine-oriented Doggo is dismayed by the messy antics of newcomer Pupper, who returns obedient, but decidedly unhappy, from puppy-training school.
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Golden Gate
by James Ponti
Rebel surfer-turned-field ops specialist Sydney finds herself in hot water while undercover on a marine research vessel, while her City Spies teammates investigate a suspected mole. By the Edgar Award-winning author of the FRAMED! trilogy.
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Houdini and Me
by Dan Gutman
Eleven-year-old Harry Mancini lives in the house where Houdini spent his final years, so he has always been interested in the famous magician, and has even learned a few simple magic tricks; he just never expected Houdini to contact him from beyond the grave--and what Houdini wants him to do could well cost Harry his own life.
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The Only
by Katherine Applegate
A trilogy conclusion finds Byx and her friends discovering that the same extinction facing the dairnes is threatening all living species, prompting the team to recruit creatures throughout the world into their revolution.
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Scaredy Cat
by James Patterson
Confronted by a bullying cat ghost when they move in with their new human family, two former shelter cats are blamed for all kinds of mischief before endeavoring to uncover the ghost’s story.
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Starfish
by Lisa Fipps
A debut novel-in-verse follows the experiences of a girl who tries to change her behavior when she is bullied for her weight, before a swimming hobby, a kind therapist and an accepting new neighbor help her embrace her true self.
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Wild River
by W. R. Philbrick
Awakened by a scream on the first night of a whitewater rafting trip, Daniel discovers that a nearby dam has failed and that his camp is on the brink of flooding, forcing him and his young teammates to escape and make their way to safety without adult help.
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