Publisher's Weekly Children's Fiction
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July 20, 2020
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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
by Suzanne Collins

A prequel set in the world of Panem 64 years before the events of The Hunger Games begins on the morning of the reaping of the Tenth Hunger Games.
The bad guys in Dawn of the underlord
by Aaron Blabey

The Bad Guys--sorry, Shadow Squad-G--have finally saved the world from butt-handed evil. And now it's time to celebrate! But when one member of the team makes a shocking discovery, the party might be over sooner than everyone thinks.
Karen's roller skates : Karen's Roller Skates
by Katy Farina

When Karen shows off her roller-skating expertise and accidentally crashes into her brother, she ends up with a broken wrist but uses the opportunity to get everyone she knows to sign her new cast.
Hawk
by James Patterson

Growing up hard and fast in gritty, post-apocalyptic New York City, 17-year-old Hawk, a teen who is not aware of her relation to Max, gives up her search for her biological family before realizing that she is being targeted by an assassin.
Fetch-22 : Fetch-22
by Dav Pilkey

Dog Man and a rehabilitated Petey the Cat are challenged to set aside their differences and work as a team in the face of a dangerous threat that has challenged Li’l Petey’s sense of right and wrong. 
Bo's magical new friend
by Rebecca Elliott

A debut entry in a new series by the best-selling creator of the Owl Diaries finds wish-granting unicorn Rainbow Tinseltail longing for a best friend before meeting newcomer Sunny Huckleberry, who has not yet discovered his unicorn powers. 
Diary of a wimpy kid : wrecking ball
by Jeff Kinney

When an unexpected inheritance gives his family an opportunity to flip their home, Greg and his parents encounter rotten wood, toxic mold, unwelcome pests and a sinister force that make them question if the renovations are worth all the trouble. 
The One and Only Bob
by Katherine Applegate

A sequel to the Newbery Medal-winning The One and Only Ivan finds Bob, helped by friends Ivan and Ruby, searching for his lost sister on a journey that is dangerously complicated by an approaching hurricane. 
For whom the ball rolls : For Whom the Ball Rolls
by Dav Pilkey

While Dog Man works with the Supa Buddies to overcome his paranoia about a new supervillain, Petey the Cat is released from jail before he is forced to reckon with family troubles and the difference between being good and doing good.
Paws for a cause
by Kyla May

Looking for ways to purchase new toys for the local animal shelter, Bub the pug and his human, Bella, organize a pet wash fundraiser that proves to be harder and wetter than anticipated. 
Kristy's Great Idea
by Ann M. Martin
 
When Kristy Thomas has the great idea to form a baby-sitters club--a chance to earn money and spend time with her friends, all while doing something they each love to do--she has no idea how much the club will change everything. Crank calls, uncontrollable toddlers, wild pets, untruthful clients . . . running a business is hard work! Kristy and her co-founders, Mary Anne, Claudia, and Stacey, are sure they can handle anything. But only if they stick together. 
The damned
by Renée Ahdieh

A sequel to The Beautiful finds Celine confronting difficult truths and struggling to recover from injuries sustained on a night she cannot fully remember, before she and Bastien uncover dangerous forces that have been hiding for centuries. 
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