January 2021 list by L. Buehler
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The Berenstain Bears' New Kitten
by Stan Berenstain
One day while Brother Bear is hunting bullfrogs, he finds a tiny, muddy kitten instead, and when he takes it home and introduces it to Mama, Papa, Sister, and the family dog, they all decide to keep it.
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Castle in the Air
by Diana Wynne Jones
Having long indulged himself in daydreams more exciting than his mundane life as a carpet merchant, Abdullah unexpectedly purchases a magic carpet and his life changes dramatically as his daydreams come true and dangerous adventures become daily fare.
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The Detour of the Elephants
by Dee Garretson
After solving riddles from the secretive Reddimus Society to figure out their destination, the four Alden siblings fly to China, where they deliver an artifact at the Great Wall, but when they are next rushed to an elephant sanctuary in Thailand, the Aldens suspect they have been tricked and take extra precautions against their enemies.
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Dragon Slayers
by Lisa McMann
Rescued by Dev from an isolated palace where the dragon woman was trying to force them to join her side, Fifer and Thisbe hatch a desperate plan against the Revinir that is complicated by Thisbe’s inner darkness and Rohan’s disastrous efforts to handle things alone.
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Greenglass House
by Kate Milford
At Greenglass House, a smuggler's inn, 12-year-old Milo, the innkeepers' adopted son, plans to spend his winter holidays relaxing, but soon guests begin arriving with strange stories about the house, sending Milo and Meddy, the cook's daughter, on an adventure.
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Mr. Lemoncello and the Titanium Ticket
by Chris Grabenstein
When Luigi Lemoncello constructs a secret building that contains a single hidden titanium ticket, four lucky kids win a chance to embark on an elite scavenger hunt that is comprised of life-sized games and obstacles.
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Power Play
by Beth McMullen
When the creator of a new, popular reality game is kidnapped, Abigail Hunter and her friends go on their first official mission for The Center and if they are lucky they might just save the world.
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Quiet Power: The Secret Strengths of Introverts
by Susan Cain
An adaptation of Susan Cain's best-selling Quiet illuminates the strengths and struggles of being an introverted child or teen, sharing the stories of real-life kids who have met the challenges and made their mark in quiet ways.
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Revenge of the Dragon Lady
by Kate McMullan
After accidentally killing a dragon, Wiglaf hopes his friends at Dragon Slayers' Academy will be able to help him prove himself a hero when he faces that dragon's mother, Seetha, the Beast of the East.
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Squint
by Chad Morris
Flint Minett has keratoconus, an eye disease, but desperately wants to win a comic book art contest so that he and his new friend McKell Panganiban will be better accepted at middle school.
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