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Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
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"Two girls. One wild and reckless day. Years of tumultuous history unspooling like a thin, fraying string in the hours after they set a fire. They were best friends. Until they became more. Their affections grew. Until the blurry lines became dangerous. Over the course of a single day, the depth of their past, the confusion of their present, and the unpredictability of their future is revealed. And the girls will learn that hearts, like flames, aren't...
Author
Publisher
Walden Pond Press
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Alder has always lived in his cozy little house in Southern California. An old, reliable, comforting walnut tree has stood between his house and the one next door. When a new family--with a particularly annoying girl his age named Oak--moves into the neighboring house, they cut the tree down. As Oak and Alder start school together, they can't imagine ever becoming friends. But they soon discover a series of mysterious, possibly magical, connections...
4) Gallowgate
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Sixth-grader Sebastian Wight is cursed with the ability to see the dead, but now a nasty spirit, the shadowman, is determined to claim him for the dead--and this brings him to Gallowgate Academy for Ætheric Arts, where he can learn to control his abilties.
Author
Publisher
Salaam Reads, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Rumi's family has moved to a new town and he is feeling lonely and left out at school because one of the other kids, Asher, is a bully--until Sebastian joins him, drawing in the dirt under the old willow tree.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Jude Winters is dealing with ADHD while trying to figure out how to tell their old-fashioned grandparents about their nonbinary status--but now they have another problem: Stevie, a previously popular girl at school has been ostracized because she has a crush on another girl, and Jude wants to help her cope as well.
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Language
English
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"Something is wrong with twelve-year-old Zee, who has returned after a year's absence; nobody knows where he was or what happened to him, but now he is distracted and violent, freaking out when he sees his friends, Justin, Nia, and Lyric, playing an odd game of hide-and-seek, and talking wildly about some danger that is approaching--and soon his friends are pulled into a shadowy world ruled by a monstrous, shape-shifting Seeker, forced to play a terrifying...
Author
Series
Hundred names for magic volume 1
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
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Description
Years after the evil Snow Queen desolated the magical kingdom of Avalon, Prince Alexei, his friend Tala, and a ragtag band, inspired by the appearance of the Firebird, try to reclaim their land.
Many years ago the magical kingdom of Avalon was left desolate, encased in ice when evil Snow Queen waged war. The refugees of Avalon-- including Prince Alexei, the sole survivor of the Avalon royal family-- are stuck in Arizona. His friend, Tala Warnock,...
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Series
Publisher
Editoral Flamboyant, S. L
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
"Los compañeros de cuarto Skunk y Badger se embarcan en una expedición de búsqueda de rocas que se vuelve mucho más peligrosa de lo que esperaban."
"Roommates Skunk and Badger head out on a rock-finding expedition that becomes much more dangerous than they ever expected"--
Author
Series
Alien adventures of Finn Caspian volume 1
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
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Description
"Eight-year-old Finn is the first kid born in space and he spends his days looking for a new planet to call home with his three best friends and his robot, Foggy. He's used to wild, galaxy hopping adventures. But when Explorer Troop 301 gets stuck on a planet that's about to explode, Finn and his friends will have to face giant aliens, a leader with mind control powers, and one evil, fluffy bunny rabbit in order to save the planet ... and themselves"--...
13) Unlocked
Author
Series
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Description
"In this extra special installment of the Keeper of the Lost Cities series, the story picks up right from Legacy's particularly devastating cliffhanger. But chapters alternate between Sophie and Keefe's perspectives to give readers deeper insights into both beloved characters. New powers will be discovered. Hard truths from the past will come to light. And all of your favorite characters will find themselves tested in ways they never imagined"--
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Golden Maroni starts eighth grade determined to be master of his universe, but learns he cannot control everything on the soccer field, in his friendships, and especially in facing his father's incurable disease.
15) Absolutely Nat
Author
Series
Nat enough volume 3
Language
English
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Description
Natalie is trying her best to enjoy summer camp without her best friends, but between bug bites, bonfires, and bunkmates, she is constantly pushed out of her comfort zone and forced to come face-to-face with some of her greatest fears.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Poor Pangolin! He's trying to explain who he is, but the other animals keep getting confused. A pangolin might be a very unusual animal, but in this very funny story of mix-ups and misunderstandings, he discovers the rarest creature of all: a friend who really listens and likes you for who you are. Includes some interesting facts about pangolins.
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Twelve-year-old Vivian Van Tassel is angry: angry about her mom's mysterious and sudden death; at her dad for uprooting their lives in Chicago to move to the sleepy, creepy town of Midnight Lake; at the bullies who seem to be drawn to her no matter how much she tries to keep her head down...but mostly angry at herself for causing bad things to happen wherever she goes. When a class assignment at her new school prompts Vivian to research the history...
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Language
English
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Description
"A rhyming 'bark-along' and 'meow-along' picture book about dogs, cats, and the sounds they make, following a cat and dog who become fast friends in a town of many dogs - both mongrel, puppy, whelp, and hound, and curs of low degree!"--
19) Root magic
Author
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1963 in South Carolina, eleven-year-old twins Jez and Jay Turner begin lessons in rootwork, and their uncle's training offers them healing, protection, and a connection to their heritage even as they face threats from the local police deputy, school bullies, and others.
It's 1963, and things are changing for Jezebel Turner. Her beloved grandmother has just passed away. The local police deputy won't stop harassing her family. With school integration...
20) Doggo and Pupper
Author
Series
Doggo and Pupper volume 1
Publisher
Feiwel & Friends
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Doggo, an older dog, is used to things a certain way. When Pupper shows up, Doggo's routine changes. Pupper is very playful and soon the humans realize Pupper needs some training. But when Pupper comes back from puppy school, Doggo senses that, although Pupper is well-behaved, he isn't happy. So Doggo shows Pupper how to rediscover his fun side.