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Ms. Pennypickle's Puzzle Quest by Chris Grabenstein

Ms. Pennypickle's Puzzle Quest

Chris Grabenstein

A Glimmer of Change by Elle McNicoll

A Glimmer of Change

Elle McNicoll

Sir Callie and the Final Stand by Esme Symes-Smith

Sir Callie and the Final Stand

Esme Symes-Smith

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Rapunzel and the Sea Witch (or, The Little Mermaid and the Tower) by Kim Bussing

Rapunzel and the Sea Witch (or, The Little Mermaid and the Tower)

Kim Bussing

The Treasure of Ocean Parkway by Sarvenaz Tash

The Treasure of Ocean Parkway

Sarvenaz Tash

Farrah Noorzad and the Realm of Nightmares by Deeba Zargarpur

Farrah Noorzad and the Realm of Nightmares

Deeba Zargarpur

Mystery James Digs Her Own Grave by Ally Russell

Mystery James Digs Her Own Grave

Ally Russell

Three Blue Hearts by Lynne Kelly

Three Blue Hearts

Lynne Kelly

AJ Torres and the Treasure of Captain Grayshark by José Pablo Iriarte

AJ Torres and the Treasure of Captain Grayshark

José Pablo Iriarte

Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Destiny by Matthew Swanson, Robbi Behr

Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Destiny

Matthew Swanson, Robbi Behr

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Bubblegum Shoes: The Case of the Contraband Closet by Goldy Moldavsky

Bubblegum Shoes: The Case of the Contraband Closet

Goldy Moldavsky

When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

When You Reach Me

Rebecca Stead

It Came from the Trees by Ally Russell

It Came from the Trees

Ally Russell

Alex Wise vs. the Cosmic Shift by Terry J. Benton-Walker

Alex Wise vs. the Cosmic Shift

Terry J. Benton-Walker

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Carter Avery's Tricky Fourth-Grade Year by Rob Buyea

Carter Avery's Tricky Fourth-Grade Year

Rob Buyea

The Secret Language of Birds by Lynne Kelly

The Secret Language of Birds

Lynne Kelly

The Library of Unruly Treasures by Jeanne Birdsall, Matt Phelan

The Library of Unruly Treasures

Jeanne Birdsall, Matt Phelan

The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks by Katie Kirby

The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks

Katie Kirby

Way Off Base by Julie Buxbaum, Lavanya Naidu

Way Off Base

Julie Buxbaum, Lavanya Naidu

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Spellbinders: Overpowered by Andrew Auseon

Spellbinders: Overpowered

Andrew Auseon

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The Grim Adventure by Fern Forgettable, Piper CJ

The Grim Adventure

Fern Forgettable, Piper CJ

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The Memory Spinner by C. M. Cornwell

The Memory Spinner

C. M. Cornwell

Book of Outcasts (Wednesday) by Ally Russell, The Wednesday TV Show Writers, Random House

Book of Outcasts (Wednesday)

Ally Russell, The Wednesday TV Show Writers

Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell, Ashley Mackenzie

Impossible Creatures

Katherine Rundell, Ashley Mackenzie

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All the Best Dogs by Emily Jenkins, Manuel Preitano

All the Best Dogs

Emily Jenkins, Manuel Preitano

The Queen of Ocean Parkway by Sarvenaz Tash

The Queen of Ocean Parkway

Sarvenaz Tash

Not Another Banned Book by Dana Alison Levy

Not Another Banned Book

Dana Alison Levy

It Happened to Anna by Tehlor Kay Mejia

It Happened to Anna

Tehlor Kay Mejia

Daydreamer by Rob Cameron

Daydreamer

Rob Cameron

Give Me Something Good to Eat by D. W. Gillespie

Give Me Something Good to Eat

D. W. Gillespie

Are You Nobody Too? by Tina Cane

Are You Nobody Too?

Tina Cane

Like a Curse by Elle McNicoll

Like a Curse

Elle McNicoll

On the Block by Ellen Oh

On the Block

Ellen Oh

A Copycat Conundrum (The Misfits) by Lisa Yee, Dan Santat

A Copycat Conundrum (The Misfits)

Lisa Yee, Dan Santat

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It's Watching by Lindsay Currie

It's Watching

Lindsay Currie

A Home for Unusual Monsters by Shaun David Hutchinson

A Home for Unusual Monsters

Shaun David Hutchinson

It's All or Nothing, Vale by Andrea Beatriz Arango

It's All or Nothing, Vale

Andrea Beatriz Arango

Halfway to Somewhere by Jose Pimienta

Halfway to Somewhere

Jose Pimienta

Bea Mullins Takes a Shot by Emily Deibert

Bea Mullins Takes a Shot

Emily Deibert

Middle Grade Nonfiction

A World Without Summer by Nicholas Day, Yas Imamura

A World Without Summer

Nicholas Day, Yas Imamura

The Mona Lisa Vanishes by Nicholas Day, Brett Helquist

The Mona Lisa Vanishes

Nicholas Day, Brett Helquist

Vanished: Seven Women Magicians Who Simply Disappeared by Anna Hays, Mary Kate McDevitt

Vanished: Seven Women Magicians Who Simply Disappeared

Anna Hays, Mary Kate McDevitt

Real-Life Mysteries & Disasters by Susan Martineau, Vicky Barker

Real-Life Mysteries & Disasters

Susan Martineau, Vicky Barker

An Immense World (Young Readers Edition) by Ed Yong, Rebecca Mills

An Immense World (Young Readers Edition)

Ed Yong, Rebecca Mills

Unstoppable Us, Volume 1: How Humans Took Over the World by Yuval Noah Harari, Ricard Zaplana Ruiz

Unstoppable Us, Volume 1: How Humans Took Over the World

Yuval Noah Harari, Ricard Zaplana Ruiz

The Lost Women of Science by Melina Gerosa Bellows, Katie Hafner, Karyn Lee

The Lost Women of Science

Melina Gerosa Bellows, Katie Hafner, Karyn Lee

Climate Is Just the Start by Mikaela Loach

Climate Is Just the Start

Mikaela Loach

The Big Book of Barf by Vicky Lorencen, Remy Simard

The Big Book of Barf

Vicky Lorencen, Remy Simard

New Graphic Novels

On Guard! by Cassidy Wasserman

On Guard!

Cassidy Wasserman

How to Say Goodbye in Cuban by Daniel Miyares

How to Say Goodbye in Cuban

Daniel Miyares

Witches of Brooklyn: Curse and Reverse by Sophie Escabasse

Witches of Brooklyn: Curse and Reverse

Sophie Escabasse

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Sweet Valley Twins: The New Girl by Francine Pascal, Knack Whittle, Nicole Andelfinger

Sweet Valley Twins: The New Girl

Francine Pascal, Knack Whittle, Nicole Andelfinger

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Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics: The Graphic Novel by Chris Grabenstein, Douglas Holgate

Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics: The Graphic Novel

Chris Grabenstein, Douglas Holgate

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Camp Frenemies by Liz Montague

Camp Frenemies

Liz Montague

Grumpy Monkey School Stinks! by Suzanne Lang, Max Lang

Grumpy Monkey School Stinks!

Suzanne Lang, Max Lang

Stitch Head: The Graphic Novel by Guy Bass, Pete Williamson

Stitch Head: The Graphic Novel

Guy Bass, Pete Williamson

A Song for You and I by K. O'Neill

A Song for You and I

K. O'Neill

Speak Up, Santiago! by Julio Anta, Gabi Mendez

Speak Up, Santiago!

Julio Anta, Gabi Mendez

Max Meow 6: When Pancakes Go Bad (Really Bad!) by John Gallagher

Max Meow 6: When Pancakes Go Bad (Really Bad!)

John Gallagher

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Steve L. McEvil and the Twisted Sister by Lucas Turnbloom

Steve L. McEvil and the Twisted Sister

Lucas Turnbloom

Taxi Ghost by Sophie Escabasse

Taxi Ghost

Sophie Escabasse

Nell of Gumbling: My Extremely Tiny Forest Adventure by Emma Steinkellner

Nell of Gumbling:
My Extremely Tiny Forest Adventure

Emma Steinkellner

Read Book One

We Are Big Time by Hena Khan, Safiya Zerrougui

We Are Big Time

Hena Khan, Safiya Zerrougui

Buckle Up by Lawrence Lindell

Buckle Up

Lawrence Lindell

Katie the Catsitter 4: The Purrfect Plan by Colleen AF Venable, Stephanie Yue

Katie the Catsitter 4:
The Purrfect Plan

Colleen AF Venable, Stephanie Yue

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Turning Twelve by Kathryn Ormsbee, Molly Brooks

Turning Twelve

Kathryn Ormsbee, Molly Brooks

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Hilo Book 11: The Great Space Iguana by Judd Winick

Hilo Book 11: The Great Space Iguana

Judd Winick

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Start A Series

Hilo Book 1: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth by Judd Winick

Hilo Book 1: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth

Judd Winick

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Sweet Valley Twins: Best Friends by Francine Pascal, Claudia Aguirre, Nicole Andelfinger

Sweet Valley Twins: Best Friends

Francine Pascal, Claudia Aguirre, Nicole Andelfinger

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Katie the Catsitter by Colleen AF Venable, Stephanie Yue

Katie the Catsitter

Colleen AF Venable, Stephanie Yue

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The Area 51 Files by Julie Buxbaum, Lavanya Naidu

The Area 51 Files

Julie Buxbaum, Lavanya Naidu

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Momo Arashima Steals the Sword of the Wind by Misa Sugiura

Momo Arashima Steals the Sword of the Wind

Misa Sugiura

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Dragons in a Bag by Zetta Elliott, Geneva B

Dragons in a Bag

Zetta Elliott, Geneva B

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Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Doom by Matthew Swanson, Robbi Behr

Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Doom

Matthew Swanson, Robbi Behr

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Wretched Waterpark by Kiersten White

Wretched Waterpark

Kiersten White

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Futureland: Battle for the Park by H.D. Hunter, Khadijah Khatib

Futureland: Battle for the Park

H.D. Hunter, Khadijah Khatib

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Award Winners

The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers, Shawn Harris

The Eyes and the Impossible

Dave Eggers, Shawn Harris

Maizy Chen's Last Chance by Lisa Yee

Maizy Chen's Last Chance

Lisa Yee

Iveliz Explains It All by Andrea Beatriz Arango, Alyssa Bermudez

Iveliz Explains It All

Andrea Beatriz Arango, Alyssa Bermudez

The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis

The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963

Christopher Paul Curtis

Holes by Louis Sachar

Holes

Louis Sachar

Hoot by Carl Hiaasen

Hoot

Carl Hiaasen

When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller

When You Trap a Tiger

Tae Keller

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Must Reads

Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

Where the Red Fern Grows

Wilson Rawls

The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster, Jules Feiffer

The Phantom Tollbooth

Norton Juster, Jules Feiffer

The Science of Breakable Things by Tae Keller

The Science of Breakable Things

Tae Keller

Fast Pitch by Nic Stone

Fast Pitch

Nic Stone

Black Boy Joy by Kwame Mbalia

Black Boy Joy

Kwame Mbalia

The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau, Niklas Asker, Dallas Middaugh

The City of Ember

Jeanne DuPrau, Niklas Asker, Dallas Middaugh

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Girls in Sports

It's All or Nothing, Vale by Andrea Beatriz Arango

It's All or Nothing, Vale

Andrea Beatriz Arango

Bea Mullins Takes a Shot by Emily Deibert

Bea Mullins Takes a Shot

Emily Deibert

We Are Big Time by Hena Khan, Safiya Zerrougui

We Are Big Time

Hena Khan, Safiya Zerrougui

Select by Christie Matheson

Select

Christie Matheson

Tryouts by Sarah Sax

Tryouts

Sarah Sax

Fast Pitch by Nic Stone

Fast Pitch

Nic Stone

Novels in Verse

Isabel in Bloom by Mae Respicio

Isabel in Bloom

Mae Respicio

Iveliz Explains It All by Andrea Beatriz Arango, Alyssa Bermudez

Iveliz Explains It All

Andrea Beatriz Arango, Alyssa Bermudez

Something Like Home by Andrea Beatriz Arango

Something Like Home

Andrea Beatriz Arango

It's All or Nothing, Vale by Andrea Beatriz Arango

It's All or Nothing, Vale

Andrea Beatriz Arango

Boxed Sets

Max and the Midknights Paperback 3-Book Boxed Set by Lincoln Peirce

Max and the Midknights Paperback 3-Book Boxed Set

Lincoln Peirce

Hilo: The Epic Boxed Set (Books 1-10) by Judd Winick

Hilo: The Epic Boxed Set (Books 1-10)

Judd Winick

Katie the Catsitter: Kitty Carrier Box Set (Books 1-4) by Colleen AF Venable, Stephanie Yue

Kitty Carrier Box Set (Books 1-4)

Colleen AF Venable, Stephanie Yue

Unstoppable Us: The Two-Book Boxed Set by Yuval Noah Harari

Unstoppable Us: The Two-Book Boxed Set

Yuval Noah Harari

Sweet Valley Twins: Twinning Boxed Set (Books 1-4) by Francine Pascal

Sweet Valley Twins: Twinning Boxed Set (Books 1-4)

Francine Pascal

Max Meow Boxed Set: Welcome to Kittyopolis (Books 1-4) by John Gallagher

Max Meow Boxed Set: Welcome to Kittyopolis (Books 1-4)

John Gallagher

Dragons in a Box by Zetta Elliott, Geneva B, Cherise Harris

Dragons in a Box

Zetta Elliott, Geneva B, Cherise Harris

The City of Ember Complete Boxed Set by Jeanne DuPrau

The City of Ember Complete Boxed Set

Jeanne DuPrau

Mr. Lemoncello's Greatest Box Set on Earth: Books 1-6 by Chris Grabenstein

Mr. Lemoncello's Greatest Box Set on Earth: Books 1-6

Chris Grabenstein

Hiaasen 6-Book Paperback Boxed Set by Carl Hiaasen

Hiaasen 6-Book Paperback Boxed Set

Carl Hiaasen

Hilo: The Great Big Box (Books 1-6) by Judd Winick

Hilo: The Great Big Box (Books 1-6)

Judd Winick

Katie the Catsitter: More Cats, More Fun! Boxed Set (Books 1 and 2) by Colleen AF Venable, Stephanie Yue

Katie the Catsitter: More Cats, More Fun! Boxed Set (Books 1 and 2)

Colleen AF Venable, Stephanie Yue

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