January 2017 by Carrie Kelley
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The Emerald Tablet
by Dan Jolley
Finding a strange old map in his uncle's office, Gabe and his friends follow clues to a crumbling secret chamber beneath San Francisco, where they perform what they think is a friendship ritual before strange events reveal the machinations of a sinister cult from a parallel realm.
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Gears of Revolution
by J. Scott Savage
Trenton and Kallista travel to a steampunk version of Seattle hoping to find Kallista's missing father, but instead find themselves in the middle of a war between the Order of the Beast, who worships dragons, and the Whipjacks, who are building weapons to destroy the animals.
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Hatched
by Bruce Coville
Told in the style of diary entries, a modern comedy by the best-selling author of My Teacher Is an Alien follows the experiences of a less-than-fierce griffin, who feels like a complete embarrassment because he has never found treasure to guard.
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Humphrey's Mixed-Up Magic Trick
by Betty G Birney
Enlisted by Golden-Miranda to be her magician's assistant during a performance for the class, Humphrey is challenged to use his quick thinking and scampering when one of the tricks proves to be more challenging than anticipated.
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Impyrium
by Henry H Neff
Targeted by an ambitious grandparent who would exploit her magical talents to reclaim their dynasty's ruling power, Hazel forges an unlikely alliance with servant boy Hob, who has been sent to the city to spy on Hazel's family.
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The Lost Sapphire
by Belinda Murrell
Exploring her family's crumbling ancestral mansion, Marli uncovers the story of fifteen-year-old Violet, a privileged girl who defies her father's wishes in order to help her friend and servant Nikolai, a young Russian émigré.
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Pax
by Sara Pennypacker
When his father enlists in the military and makes him return his beloved pet fox to the wild, Peter, who has been sent to live with his grandfather hundreds of miles away, embarks on a journey filled with astonishing discoveries in order to be reunited with his fox.
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Rocket and Groot: Stranded on Planet Strip Mall!
by Tom Angleberger
Crash landing on a planet made up of strip malls, maniacal customer service robots and killer toilets, Rocket and Groot record, in riotous detail, their ensuing misadventures, including one drawn by Groot.
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Ryan Quinn and the Rebel's Escape
by Ron McGee
A debut novel by the award-winning screenwriter for Girl vs. Monster follows the experiences of a boy who discovers that his missing parents are secret agents and that he must undertake a perilous mission to rescue them.
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Stick Dog Slurps Spaghetti
by Tom Watson
When a search for tug-of-war rope leads to the discovery of yummy spaghetti, Stick Dog and his gang of hungry hounds are challenged to scale their suburb's tallest mountain and sneak into a restaurant filled with scary humans.
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Tales from a Not-So-Friendly Frenemy
by Rachel Renée Russell
Nikki and her friends Brandon, Chloe and Zoey team up for an exciting new adventure in the latest entry in the best-selling Dork Diaries series.
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