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Panda-monium
by Stuart Gibbs
The frenzied anticipation of FunJungle's newest resident, a rare giant panda, turns into alarm when the truck transporting the panda goes missing, a situation that is complicated by a blackmailer who threatens Teddy's girlfriend if he fails to solve the crime. By the author of the Moon Base Alpha series. Simultaneous eBook.
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Rocket and Groot : keep on truckin'
by Tom Angleberger
Rocket and Groot continue their journey through the cosmos, triggering zany chaos in their resolve to defeat the bad guys alongside energetic tape dispenser, Veronica. By the creator of The Strange Case of Origami Yoda. 75,000 first printing.
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Serafina and the Black Cloak
by Robert Beatty
Living secretly in the basement of a grand estate where her pa works as a maintenance man, young Serafina narrowly escapes a black-cloaked man who has been abducting local children and who Serafina, aided by a youth from the estate, endeavors to expose.
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The Titanic mission
by Dan Gutman
Having disappointed the eccentric billionaire Miss Zandergoth during their first mission, the Flashback Four are sent back in time to the deck of the Titanic to capture a photo of the sinking ship.
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Judy Moody & Stink : the holly joliday
by Megan McDonald
Judy's brother Stink, who desperately wants it to snow for Christmas, gets his wish when a new mailman, who knows a lot about weather patterns and has a fondness for the cold, arrives. Reprint.
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Maggie and the wish fish
by E. D Baker
Having increasing difficulties getting along with her stepmother and stepsiblings, Maggie catches a magical fish who promises to grant her a wish if she sets him free, a prospect that challenges her to evaluate her feelings about her complicated family. By the author of the Tales of the Frog Princess series.
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| Oddly Normal by Otis FramptonGraphic Novel Fantasy. For half-witch, half-human Oddly, it only takes one careless wish to turn life upside-down. After her birthday-candle wish for her embarrassing parents to disappear actually comes true, ten-year-old Oddly is whisked away by her aunt to live in the magical realm of Fignation. Now, besides worrying about her parents, Oddly has to get used to a new house and a new school…oh, and the fact that she's living alongside zombies, vampires, and robots! Cartoon illustrations capture Oddly's fish-out-of-water struggles in this charming 1st book in the Oddly Normal series. |
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Sage and the journey to Wishworld
by Shana Muldoon Zappa
A first entry in a series featuring the wish-granting, protective Starling race follows the experiences of Cassie, the misfit newcomer to Star Academy who is among the 12 remarkable students tasked with a special assignment to help humanity.
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| Wishing Day by Lauren MyracleFiction. They say that in Willow Hill, on the third night of the third month after her 13th birthday, a girl gets to make three wishes on a special willow tree. Yet when Natasha's wishing day arrives, she visits the tree reluctantly. Natasha isn't sure she believes in magic, but she's got plenty of wishes: She wishes to be noticed by her large, messy family. She wishes for her first kiss. And most of all, she wishes for her mother, who's been missing for years. Like Wendy Mass' Willow Falls series, this trilogy-starter is a warm, realistic story with gentle hints of fantasy. |
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The wish stealers
by Tracy Trivas
Sixth-grader Griffin Penshine has always believed wishes can come true, and so when a strange woman curses her with a box of pennies, Griffin fears her evil desires will come true until she returns each penny to the person who first wished upon it
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Wishworks, Inc.
by Stephanie S. Tolan
Creating an imaginary best friend, a dog named King, in order to deal with his parents' divorce and move to a new town, Max is excited when he comes upon a store that guarantees granted wishes and makes a wish he is certain will bring him the happiness he seeks.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Manatee County Public Library System 1301 Barcarrota Boulevard West Bradenton, Florida 34205 (941) 748-5555www.mymanatee.org/library |
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