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Alex Rider: Book 2
Point Blank
by Anthony Horowitz
When an investigation into a series of mysterious deaths leads agents to an elite prep school for rebellious kids, MI6 assigns Alex Rider, fourteen-year-old reluctant spy, to the case. Before he knows it, Alex is stuck in a remote boarding school high atop the Swiss Alps with the sons of the rich and powerful, and something feels wrong. Very wrong. These former juvenile delinquents have turned well-behaved,... (more)
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A Bad Case of Stripes
by David Shannon
Camilla Cream loves lima beans, but she never eats them. Why? Because the other kids in her school don't like them. And Camilla Cream is very, very worried about what other people think of her. In fact, she's so worried that she's about to break out in...a bad case of stripes!!!!!
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The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel: Book 2
The Magician
by Michael Scott
After fleeing Ojai, Nicholas, Sophie, Josh, and Scatty emerge in Paris, the City of Lights. Home for Nicholas Flamel. Only this homecoming is anything but sweet. Perenell is still locked up back in Alcatraz and Paris is teeming with enemies. Nicollo Machiavelli, immortal author and celebrated art collector, is working for Dee. He’s after them, and time is running out for Nicholas and Perenell. For every day spent... (more)
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The Ranger's Apprentice: Book 3
The Icebound Land
by John Flanagan
CAPTURED...Kidnapped after the fierce battle with Lord Morgarath, Will and Evanlyn are bound for Skandia as captives aboard a fearsome wolfship. Halt has sworn to rescue Will, and he will do anything to keep his promise—even defy his King. Expelled from the Rangers he has served so loyally, Halt is joined by Will’s friend Horace as he travels toward Skandia. On their way, they are challenged constantly... (more)
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The Book of Negroes
by Lawrence Hill
Published in the U.S. as "Someone Knows My Name", this book was originally titled "The Book of Negroes" when it was first published in Canada.Abducted from Africa as a child and enslaved in South Carolina, Aminata Diallo thinks only of freedom — and of the knowledge she needs to get home. Sold to an indigo trader who recognizes her intelligence, Aminata is torn from her husband and child and thrown... (more)
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Pinkalicious: Book 1
Pinkalicious
by Victoria Kann
Pinkalicious loves everything which is in pink. She even loves which is in pink like pink cupcakes and pestaries. So she starts turning into pink color. This story is all about how Pinkalicioys turns into normal color again??
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Listen to the Wind
The Story of Dr. Greg and Three Cups of Tea
by Greg Mortenson, Susan L. Roth
Greg Mortenson stumbled, lost and delirious, into a remote Himalayan village after a failed climb up K2. The villagers saved his life, and he vowed to return and build them a school. The remarkable story of his promise kept is now perfect for reading aloud. Told in the voice of Korphe’s children, this story illuminates the humanity and culture of a relevant and distant part of the world in gorgeous collage, while... (more)
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Fablehaven: Book 3
Grip of the Shadow Plague
by Brandon Mull
Very strange things are afoot at Fablehaven. Someone or something has released a plague that transforms beings of light into creatures of darkness. Seth discovers the problem early, but as the infectious disease spreads, it becomes clear that the preserve cannot hold out for long. In dire need of help, the Sorensons question where to turn. The Sphinx has always given sound advice -- but is he a traitor? Inside the... (more)
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The Ranger's Apprentice: Book 4
The Battle for Skandia
by John Flanagan
Still far from their homeland after escaping slavery in the icebound land of Skandia, Will and Evanlyn's plans to return to Araluen are spoiled when Evanlyn is taken captive by a Temujai warrior. Though still weakened by the warmweed's toxic effects, Will employs his Ranger training to locate his friend, but an enemy scouting party has him fatally outnumbered. Will is certain death is close at hand, until Halt and... (more)
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Another: Book 1
Another Faust
by Daniel Nayeri, Dina Nayeri
A devilish debut by a brother-sister team invites us into the world of the elite Marlowe School, where some gifted students are having a hell of a year. One night, in cities all across Europe, five children vanish — only to appear, years later, at an exclusive New York party with a strange and elegant governess. Rumor and mystery follow the Faust teenagers to the city’s most prestigious high school, where they... (more)
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Dreaming Anastasia: Book 1
Dreaming Anastasia
by Joy Preble
What really happened to Anastasia Romanov? Anastasia Romanov thought she would never feel more alone than when the gunfire started and her family began to fall around her. Surely the bullets would come for her next. But they didn't. Instead, two gnarled old hands reached for her. When she wakes up she discovers that she is in the ancient hut of the witch Baba Yaga, and that some things are... (more)
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The Uninvited
by Tim Wynne-Jones
Mimi Shapiro had a disturbing freshman year at NYU, thanks to a foolish affair with a professor who still haunts her caller ID. So when her artist father, Marc, offers the use of his remote Canadian cottage, she’s glad to hop in her Mini Cooper and drive up north. The house is fairy-tale quaint, and the key is hidden right where her dad said it would be, so she’s shocked to fi nd someone already living there —... (more)
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Book 1
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
A Novel in Cartoons
by Jeff Kinney
"This is a journal, not a diary!" Boys don’t keep diaries...or do they? The launch of an exciting and innovatively illustrated new series narrated by an unforgettable kid every family can relate to. It’s a new school year, and Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into middle school, where small weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. The hazards... (more)
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Book 4
The Battle of the Labyrinth
by Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson isn't expecting freshman orientation to be any fun. But when a mysterious mortal acquaintance appears on campus, followed by demon cheerleaders, things quickly move from bad to worse.In this book, time is running out and war between the Olympians and the evil Titan lord Kronos draws near. Even the safe haven of Camp Half-Blood grows more impatient by the minute as Kronos's army prepares to... (more)
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Junie B. Jones: Book 8
Junie B. Jones Has a Monster Under Her Bed
by Barbara Park
When Paulie Allen Puffer tells Junie B. that there's a drooling monster under her bed, she can imagine the monster creeping onto her pillow at night, putting her head in his mouth. Thanks to Paulie, poor Junie is having her worst-est night ever!
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The Wild: Book 1
Into the Wild
by Sarah Beth Durst
The Wild is a fairy-tale world -- at least it was until the fairy-tale characters escaped -- but lately it's just a mass of hungry vines stuffed under Julie's bed. Julie, her mom Rapunzel (yep, that Rapunzel -- think long hair, tower, prince), and her brother Puss-in-Boots (okay, he's a cat) do their best to keep it hidden and under control. But Julie's sick of living with the Wild -- it eats her jeans... (more)
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Junie B. Jones: Book 4
Junie B. Jones and Some Sneaky Peeky Spying
by Barbara Park
Junie B. is the bestest spier in the whole world. That's 'cause she has sneaky feet. And her nose doesn't whistle when she breathes. But guess what? Junie B. might be real sneaky and real peeky, but when she spies on her teacher, she could get into real trouble! Spanish title: Junie B Jones espia un poquirritin Junie B. es la mejor espia del mundo mundial. Eso es porque es sigilosa. Y su nariz no silba... (more)
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Junie B. Jones: Book 6
Junie B. Jones and That Meanie Jim's Birthday (Junie B. Jones, No. 6)
by Barbara Park
"That Jim," Junie B.'s least favorite classmate, is having a birthday party, and guess who's not invited? Hilarious high jinks are sure to ensue when somebody snubs our spunky heroine!
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Junie B. Jones: Book 7
Junie B. Jones Loves Handsome Warren
by Barbara Park
Illustrated in black-and-white. The world's funniest kindergartner is on a mission! Junie B. revamps her image in hopes of snagging Lucille's boyfriend, handsome Warren. Is Junie B. Jones dressed to kill?
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Junie B. Jones: Book 5
Junie B. Jones and the Yucky Blucky Fruitcake
by Barbara Park
Junie B. is having a run of bad luck, losing every game at the school carnival. When she finally wins the Cake Walk on her last ticket, she chooses a fruitcake as her prize. But who in the heck knew that sparkly foil-wrapped fruitcake was really a lethal weapon in disguise? "The innocent first-person narrative will make lower-school readers laugh out loud at her mispronunciations as they recognize their... (more)