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Kids' New Chapter Books November 2026 |
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Ballet Besties: Yara's Chance to Dance
by Yasmine Naghdi
When Yara joins a community dance school, she meets lots of other children her age. Soon she has a group of ballet besties she loves to dance with--until their grumpy landlady, Dame Clougston-Willmott, threatens to close the studio. Suddenly it's up to Yara and her new friends to keep Shimmer and Shine open! Will putting on a performance of The Sleeping Beauty reawaken the Dame's love for dance?
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Unicorn Rescuers: Adventure in Witch Land
by Ana Punset
Claudia, Pippa, and Sara are off on another unicorn-rescuing mission, this time to Witch Land, where the witches are expert liars and time moves in mysterious ways. Worse still, nobody is allowed to fly. Can the Unicorn Rescuers save the day before their own unicorns fall under a spell?
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Licorice
by Kara Lareau
A feral tabby cat is finally adopted by a loving family at 5 Manderley Road, only to realize that her new home might be haunted by the cat who lived in the house before her. Spine-chilling and heartwarming, funny and charming, Licorice is a purrfect retelling of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca for young readers.
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California or Dust
by Mindy Nichols Wendell
In 1939, eleven-year-old Lark must acclimate to an unwelcoming new school in California after fleeing Oklahoma's Dust Bowl, and with it, everything she has ever known.
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Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science: The Jungle of Carabanana
by Kate McKinnon
In this third book in the series, the Porch sisters travel to the beautiful almost-French city of ParisToo. Between baguettes, berets, and one very big bug--what could go wrong? Everything, of course. ParisToo is where the evil KRA is planning to execute their most dastardly plan yet. It's up to Gertrude, Eugenia, Dee-Dee, and their dear mentor Millicent Quibb to stop those nefarious mad scientists from taking over the world.
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Scrap
by Guy Bass
Sisters Gnat and Paige, the only humans left on Somewhere 513, venture out in search of the one robot that stood by the humans during the robot uprising.
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The Wump
by Tony Diterlizzi
Timothy's grandpa has a saying: the best way to deal with bullies is to wump 'em. But Timothy would never hurt a fly--and not just because he genuinely loves bugs. He's always been a good kid... until a shadowy monster appears and begins feeding on his darkest thoughts. Timothy cocoons himself in the monster's shadows, where he is consumed by a desire for revenge. But how much of himself can Timothy give up before he is completely transformed?
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Dragonborn: The Twilight Child
by Struan Murray
Soar back into the world of dragons in the thrilling, fiery sequel to New York Times bestseller Dragonborn. Having discovered her true identity as a dragon, Alex Evans must embark on a dangerous quest to stop Drak Midna. When tragedy strikes the island of Skralla, Alex and her friends journey north to Scotland, where humans and dragons fight side-by-side against a rising storm of ancient demons. Alex must master her fearsome power and unravel a mystery that might be the key to victory: the legend of the Twilight Child.
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Whale Fall
by Elysia Rourke
A young orca dreams of becoming the matriarch and storyteller of her pod. But when she is stolen away and placed in captivity, she must chart a new path for herself--finding family and hope in unexpected places.
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