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• Eerie Tales From the School of Screams

  Annable, Graham

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  Davis and Emily's teacher issues a challenge: each student must tell the spookiest story they can, but Davis and Emily are planning something extra eerie of their own.

• Duel

  Bagley, Jessixa,

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  Lucy has just started middle school, while sister GiGi is in her last year of middle school. The three things they have in common are: fencing, being sisters, and hating each other.

• The Pearl Hunter

  Beck, Miya T.

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  Long ago in ancient Japan, Kai's twin Kishi is swallowed by a Ghost Whale. Kai must steal a pearl from the Fox Queen if she wants to see her sister again.

• Race for the Ruby Turtle

  Bramucci, Stephen

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  As Jake and new friend Mia race to protect a fabled ruby-colored turtle that everyone is hunting on his great aunt's property, Jake faces the challenges of ADHD and learns to see the beauty of it all.

• Keep Dancing, Lizzie Chu

  Chan, Maisie

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  Lizzie's grandpa (Wai Gong) hasn't been himself lately. When her late grandma leaves her tickets to the Blackpool Towers Ballroom, Lizzie discovers the kindness of strangers on her journey to bring her grandpa there.

• Juniper's Christmas

  Colfer, Eoin

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  Juniper needs to do three things to save Christmas for the world. She needs to find her mother, save the park, and get children to believe in Santa.

• Nimbus

  Eldredge, Jan

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  Nimbus is a little black cat with magical powers. He must find his way back to his owner, a boy named Fletcher, who is in terrible trouble.

• Audrey Covington Breaks the Rules

  Evans, Karina

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  Audrey and her grandmother, a former famous actress, have a crazy night out in Hollywood where they break the rules of Audrey's strict parents.

• The Plot to Kill a Queen

  a Royal Spy Story in Three Acts, Also Including The Princess Saves the Cakes, a One Act Play to Perform With a Company of Friends

  Hopkinson, Deborah

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  Emilia loves to play the lute and write. Girls are not allowed to view or perform in plays, but Emilia sneaks in, meets Shakespeare, and uncovers a plot to assassinate the Queen.

• Drawing Deena

  Khan, Hena

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  Deena loves art and dreams of becoming an artist. When she overhears her parents fighting over finances, she wonders if she can use her artistic talent o ease their burden.

• Mixed Up

  Korman, Gordon

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  What do you do when your memories are no longer yours? Theo is remembering things that never happened to him and with each new memory received, he loses a memory.

• Ghost Book

  Lai, Remy

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  Nobody ever remembers July Chen, but she can see ghosts. She meets William, a boy who seems like a ghost, but is actually still alive, and he is the key to a secret in her past.

• Creatures of the in Between

  Lin, Cindy

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  While searching for a monstermate, a legendary fantastical creature to bond with before his 13th birthday, Prince Jin discovers a town destroyed and a mystery to unravel.

• The Swifts

  a Dictionary of Scoundrels

  Lincoln, Beth

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  The eclectic Swift kin reunite at their remote estate, where a murder mystery distracts from a treasure hunt.

• Squished

  Lloyd, Megan Wagner

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  In a house with two parents and six siblings, Avery Lee needs her own space. She comes up with an idea to raise enough money to build herself a room in the basement. Now she just needs her family to cooperate and stop derailing all of her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Felice and the Wailing Woman

  López, Diana

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  The daughter of La Llorona vows to free her mother and reverse the curses that have plagued the magical town of Tres Leches.

• Lei and the Fire Goddess

  Maunakea, Malia

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  Anna wants to show her friends how cool she is by having the best Hawaiian summer, but she inadvertently angers Pele, the fire goddess. Now she must dig deep into her Hawaiian roots to save her friends and family from Pele's wrath.

• Hunted

  Melki-Wegner, Skye

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  In this all-dinosaur saga, Eleri, an oryctodromeus, is exiled to the merciless Deadlands. He discovers a dangerous secret and with the help of some unlikely allies, together they must find a way to save themselves and their herds.

• Out There

  Miller, Seaerra

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  Julia goes on a self-discovery-filled road trip with her UFO-obsessed father to chase a meteor shower. What Julia discovers changes her life.

• Rolo the Pet Earthling

  Ness, Hans

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  Earthlings are great pets on planet Blorx. Zira finally gets her own earthie, Rolo, but gets lost when Animal Control Force try to catch him. She must find him before the catchers take him away.