January 2020 list by K. Pearson
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Bakugan Battle Planet: Official Guide
by Scholastic Inc.
A companion to the Bakugan television series and toys profiles fan-favorite core and pro Bakugan, sharing essential facts and stats for powerful classic and new characters.
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Chirp
by Kate Messner
Moving to Vermont the summer after seventh grade, a young gymnast hides a secret as she makes new friends and investigates her grandmother's claim that someone is trying to destroy her cricket farm.
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Clean Getaway
by Nic Stone
An 11-year-old boy confronts the realities of race relations, past and present, and the mysterious agenda of his unconventional grandmother during an unplanned spring break road trip through the once-segregated American South.
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Dragon Fire
by Lisa McMann
Leaving Dev to face the Revinir alone, Thisbe leads a group to Artimé to help Fifer, Aaron, and his allies combat the reckless new head mage, Frieda Stubbs.
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A Girl, a Raccoon, and the Midnight Moon
by Karen Romano Young
A New York City library branch has been designated for possible closure yet the bookish, socially awkward Pearl, the daughter of the librarian, can't imagine a world without the library. When the head of their Edna St. Vincent Millay statue goes missing, closure is closer than ever.
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Happy Birthday, Geronimo!
by Geronimo Stilton
Heading out to celebrate his birthday with his family, Geronimo Stilton discovers that someone has replaced his real money with counterfeit bills, a theft that compels an investigation alongside detective rodent Hercule Poirat.
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Here in the Real World
by Sara Pennypacker
Immersing himself in fantasy worlds of knights and chivalry where he prefers being left alone, young Ware is sent to a summer camp designed around social interactions and begins building a castle-like private space while clashing with a fellow misfit.
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A Home for Goddesses and Dogs
by Leslie Connor
After the death of her mother, Lydia moves in with her aunts and learns to find a new family of inspiring women and loving dogs.
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The Magnificent Monsters of Cedar Street
by Lauren Oliver
Cordelia Clay loves the work she and her father do together: saving and healing the remarkable creatures around Boston at the end of the nineteenth century. Their home on Cedar Street is full to the brim with dragons, squelches, and diggles, and Cordelia loves every one of them.
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The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl
by Stacy McAnulty
A lightning strike made Lucy, twelve, a math genius but, after years of homeschooling, her grandmother enrolls her in middle school and she learns that life is more than numbers.
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Mulan: Before the Sword
by Grace Lin
New York Times bestselling author Grace Lin pens this novel filled with adventure and wonder set before the upcoming Walt Disney Studios Mulan film.
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Pug's Snow Day
by Kyla May
A sequel to Pug Blasts Off finds an exuberant Bella looking forward playing outdoors when school is canceled for a snow day, before Bub’s dislike of the slippery, cold and wet weather challenges their fun.
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Robo-Rabbit Boy, Go!
by Thomas Flintham
Super Rabbit Boy's present to Moon Girl releases Queen Spooky and her army of ghosts, and Super Rabbit Boy is taken captive--so it is up to the normally evil King Viking (who does not like the competition of the ghost army) and especially his secret weapon, Robo-Rabbit Boy (switched to "Good" mode) to save Animal Town, release Super Rabbit Boy, and contain the ghosts.
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Rumi's Riddle
by Eliot Schrefer
Rumi, a scholarly tree frog who can control the wind, must bring his band of animal friends to face the greatest danger they’ve yet encountered—the giant volcano beneath the jungle itself. While the volcano roars, rumors of a mysterious evil blanket Caldera—the Elemental of Darkness has emerged and is building a legion of followers.
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Sea View Star
by Ali Bovis
Sylvie can't wait to raise money for the animal shelter for her Make a Difference Day project, but with her frenemy, Camilla, and Sylvie's foster puppy creating obstacles along the way, she discovers there is more than one way to make a difference.
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The Seeking Serum
by Frank Cole
The final adventure in the thrilling Potion Masters trilogy, which tells the story of a secret society of elixirists, B.R.E.W., whose members are responsible for most of the greatest inventions in history and who are battling a covert organization determined to overthrow the potion-making community and control the world.
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Shark Out of Water!
by Ace Landers
Thirteen-year-old Tammy Aiko and her friends have started a Marine Science Club at their school. It's going to be a lot of fun! The only problem? No one wants to join. But when the friends sneak into a mysterious cove at the beach, they come face-to-face with not one, but three wild sharks! The sharks need the humans' help - and as it turns out, Tammy needs their help, too.
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The Spirit-Eaters
by Erin Hunter
The true Great Parent has finally risen and must unite all the animals of Bravelands to prevent an ancient evil from taking root.
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The Stolen Slipper
by Anna Staniszewski
A follow-up to The Magic Mirror finds Kara and Zed helping a lovelorn Prince Charming search for a magical glass slipper to reunite him with his love, only to be thwarted by an unexpected plot that threatens their freedom.
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