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	The Wells Bequest (The Grimm Legacy #2) Featured New Books » Kids Fiction 0 Author(s) Polly Shulman Publisher Nancy Paulsen Books Genre(s) Fantasy Romance Middle Grades Time Travel Leo never imagined that time travel might really be possible, or that the objects in H. G. Wells’ science fiction novels might actually exist. And when a miniature time machine appears in Leo’s bedroom, he has no idea who the tiny, beautiful girl is riding it.... Read more Read reviews Write review	3.3 0.0 (0)
	The Planet Thieves Featured New Books » Kids Fiction 0 Author(s) Dan Krokos Publisher Macmillan Genre(s) Science Fantasy Two weeks ago, thirteen-year-old Mason Stark and seventeen of his fellow cadets from the Academy for Earth Space Command boarded the SS Egypt. The trip was supposed to be a short routine voyage to log their required spacetime for summer quarter. But routine goes out the... Read more Read reviews Write review	4.0 (2) 0.0 (0)
	The Apprentices (The Apothecary #2) Featured Books » Kids Fiction 0 Author(s) Maile Meloy Publisher Putnam Juvenile Genre(s) Middle Grades Fantasy Historical Fiction Adventure Magic Two years have passed since Janie Scott last saw Benjamin Burrows, the mysterious apothecary’s defiant son who stole her heart. On the other side of the world, Benjamin and his father are treating the sick and wounded in the war-torn jungles of Vietnam. But Benjamin has also been experimenting with... Read more Read reviews Write review	4.0 0.0 (0)
	The School for Good and Evil Featured Books » Kids Fiction 0 Author(s) Soman Chainani Publisher HarperCollins Genre(s) Fantasy Adventure Fantasy Romance Fairy Tale Teen Fiction At the School for Good and Evil, failing your fairytale is not an option. Welcome to the School for Good and Evil, where best friends Sophie and Agatha are about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime. With her glass slippers and devotion to good deeds, Sophie... Read more Read reviews Write review	4.0 0.0 (0)
	The Life of Ty: Penguin Problems Featured 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 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)

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