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	The Life of Ty: Penguin Problems Featured New Books » Kids Fiction 0 Author(s) Lauren Myracle Publisher Dutton Juvenile Genre(s) Contemporary Winnie Perry’s sweet baby brother, Ty, is the quintessential dreamer, full of big ideas and wacky plans that only a seven-year-old boy could hatch. Whether it’s battling the family cat with a Dustbuster or smuggling a baby penguin out of the aquarium, Ty is always in the middle of a... Read more Read reviews Write review	4.5 0.0 (0)
	Hammer of Witches Featured New Books » Kids Fiction 0 Author(s) Shana Mlawski Publisher Tu Books Genre(s) Fantasy Historical Fiction Adventure Magic Baltasar Infante can weasel out of any problem with a good story. But when he encounters a monster straight out of stories one night, Baltasar faces trouble even he can’t talk his way out of. Captured by the Malleus Maleficarum, a mysterious witch-hunting arm of the Spanish Inquisition, Baltasar... Read more Read reviews Write review	5.0 0.0 (0)
	Bad Unicorn Featured Books » Kids Fiction 0 Author(s) Platte F. Clark Publisher Aladdin Genre(s) Middle Grades Fantasy Adventure Time Travel Science Fantasy It wasn't Max Spencer's idea to fight robots, lead an army, or save the world — it just so happens that he's the only living person who can read the most fantastical book ever written: The Codex of Infinite Knowability. The Codex is no ordinary book, and among other things,... Read more Read reviews Write review	4.0 0.0 (0)
	Wedgieman to the Rescue Featured Books » Kids Fiction 0 Author(s) Charise Mericle Harper Publisher Random House Books for Young Readers Genre(s) Early Reader Picture Book Following his debut in Wedgieman: A Hero Is Born, our superhero continues on his mission to get children to eat their vegetables. Until he meets Bad Dude and his secret inventions, that is. Bad Dude has a plan; it's a bad plan. He wants to use his Make-Things-Disappear... Read more Read reviews Write review	4.0 0.0 (0)
	Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and the Race Against Time Featured Books » Kids Fiction 0 Author(s) Frank Cottrell Boyce Publisher Candlewick Press Genre(s) Fantasy Adventure Time Travel Middle Grades When the Tootings return to Zobrowski Terrace at the end of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again, they find that "home" is looking a lot like Jurassic Park. But this is no theme park — a very real and very hungry T. rex is charging them! Thanks to Dad’s inadvertent... Read more Read reviews Write review	4.5 0.0 (0)
	One Plus One Equals Blue Featured Books » Kids Fiction 0 Author(s) MJ Auch Publisher Henry Holt & Co. (BYR) Genre(s) Realistic Fiction Twelve year-old Basil knows he’s special—he’s been associating numbers with colors since he was a kid. His gift (or curse) has turned him into somewhat of a loner, but his world begins to change when he meets Tenzie, the new girl in school who has similar... Read more Read reviews Write review	4.0 0.0 (0)
	The Love Plan (Crush #1) Featured Books » Kids Fiction 0 Author(s) Angela Darling Publisher Simon Spotlight Genre(s) Friendship Romance Middle Grades Twelve-year-old Lauren Silver is ready to hit the beach for her annual family vacation. Aside from the sun and sand, she’s especially thrilled to be reunited with her gorgeous summer crush, Charlie Anderson. Sure, she’s only spoken to him once, for exactly thirteen seconds, but she knows they... Read more Read reviews Write review	3.0 0.0 (0)
	Escape from Silver Street Farm Featured Books » Kids Fiction 0 Author(s) Nicola Davies Publisher Candlewick Press Genre(s) Realistic Fiction Animals Middle Grades It’s opening day at Silver Street Farm, and Meera, Gemma, and Karl are very excited. Everything is going to plan until the star attractions — the turkeys — go missing along with Bobo and Bitzi, the Silver Street sheep. It takes a lot of detective work (and the enlistment of... Read more Read reviews Write review	4.0 0.0 (0)
	Bink & Gollie: Best Friends Forever Featured Books » Kids Fiction 0 Author(s) Kate DiCamillo Publisher Candlewick Press Genre(s) Early Reader All righty, then! Celebrate the tall and short of a marvelous friendship with a new Bink and Gollie adventure. Gollie is quite sure she has royal blood in her veins, but can Bink survive her friend’s queenly airs — especially if pancakes are not part of the deal? Bink... Read more Read reviews Write review	5.0 0.0 (0)
	The Vine Basket Featured Books » Kids Fiction 0 Author(s) Josanne La Valley Publisher Clarion Books Genre(s) Realistic Fiction Diversity Family Drama Things aren’t looking good for fourteen-year-old Mehrigul. She yearns to be in school, but she’s needed on the family farm. The longer she’s out of school, the more likely it is that she’ll be sent off to a Chinese factory . . . perhaps never to return. Her only hope... Read more Read reviews Write review	5.0 0.0 (0)
	Hero on a Bicycle Featured Books » Kids Fiction 0 Author(s) Shirley Hughes Publisher Walker Books Genre(s) Historical Fiction World War II Adventure Middle Grades Italy, 1944: Florence is occupied by Nazi forces. The Italian resistance movement has not given up hope, though — and neither have thirteen-year- old Paolo and his sister, Costanza. As their mother is pressured into harboring escaping POWs, Paolo and Costanza each find a part to play in opposing the... Read more Read reviews Write review	4.0 0.0 (0)
	Garden Princess Featured Books » Kids Fiction 0 Author(s) Kristin Kladstrup Publisher Candlewick Press Genre(s) Fairy Tale Princess Adela is not a typical princess. She’s neither particularly beautiful nor particularly graceful, and she’d rather spend her days digging new plots for her garden than listening to teatime gossip. But when her friend Garth is invited to a garden party hosted by Lady Hortensia — whose beauty is... Read more Read reviews Write review	4.0 0.0 (0)
	Dinosaurs: A 3D Pocket Guide Featured Books » Kids Nonfiction 0 Author(s) Candlewick Press Publisher Candlewick Press Genre(s) Nonfiction Education & Reference Pop-Up Book Animals The ideal gift for dinosaur lovers! Unearth twelve prehistoric creatures with a pop-up pocket guide that comes complete with a handy case. Take an unfolding journey through the Mesozoic era as you explore the spectacular traits and habitats of a dozen dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures, from the ankylosaurus to... Read more Read reviews Write review	5.0 0.0 (0)
	The Ability Featured Books » Kids Fiction 0 Author(s) M.M. Vaughan Publisher Margaret K McElderry Genre(s) Fantasy Adventure Delve into the extraordinary abilities of the twelve-year-old mind in this thrilling start to a middle-grade series that expands the possibilities of power. No one has any confidence in twelve-year-old Christopher Lane. His teachers discount him as a liar and a thief, and his mom doesn’t... Read more Read reviews Write review	4.0 0.0 (0)
	Hide and Seek Featured Books » Kids Fiction 0 Author(s) Kate Messner Publisher Scholastic Genre(s) Mystery A fast-paced mystery from the author of CAPTURE THE FLAG! José, Anna, and Henry are junior members of the secret Silver Jaguar Society, sworn to protect the world's most important artifacts. When they discover that the society's treasured Jaguar Cup has been replaced with a counterfeit, the trio... Read more Read reviews Write review	4.0 0.0 (0)
	The Garden of My Imaan Featured Books » Kids Fiction 0 Author(s) Farhana Zia Publisher Peachtree Publishers Genre(s) Realistic Fiction Aliya already struggles with trying to fit in, feeling confident enough to talk to the cute boy or stand up to mean kidsthe fact that shes Muslim is just another thing to deal with. When Marwa, a Moroccan girl who shares her faith if not her culture, comes... Read more Read reviews Write review	5.0 0.0 (0)
	Lawless Featured Books » Kids Fiction 0 Author(s) Jeffrey Salane Publisher Scholastic Genre(s) Spies The Lawless School provides the right education for kids on the wrong side of the law. M Freeman has been homeschooled her entire life. So M has no idea just how unusual her education has been - not until she leaves home to attend the prestigious... Read more Read reviews Write review	3.0 0.0 (0)
	When the Butterflies Came Featured Books » Kids Fiction 0 Author(s) Kimberley Griffiths Little Publisher Scholastic Genre(s) Magical Realism Mystery A moving story of a young girl's struggle with love, loss, family, and magic from the beyond, from critically acclaimed author Kimberley Griffiths Little. Everybody thinks Tara Doucet has the perfect life. But Tara’s life is anything but perfect: Her dear Grammy Claire has just passed away, her... Read more Read reviews Write review	4.0 0.0 (0)

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