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The Mad Wolf's Daughter By Diane Magras Cover Image
$8.99
ISBN: 9780735229280
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Published: Puffin Books - February 12th, 2019

Bug Blonsky and His Very Long List of Don'ts By E.S. Redmond, E.S. Redmond (Illustrator) Cover Image
By E.S. Redmond, E.S. Redmond (Illustrator)
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ISBN: 9780763689353
Published: Candlewick - January 2nd, 2018

Third Grade Mermaid By Peter Raymundo Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780545918169
Published: Scholastic Press - January 31st, 2017

Small Spaces (Small Spaces Quartet #1) By Katherine Arden Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780525515043
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Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers - July 9th, 2019

The Train to Impossible Places: A Cursed Delivery By P. G. Bell Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781250189509
Published: Feiwel & Friends - October 2nd, 2018

As Many Nows as I Can Get By Shana Youngdahl Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780525553854
Published: Dial Books - August 20th, 2019

Skulduggery Pleasant By Derek Landy Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780008248789
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Published: HarperCollins Children's Books - May 1st, 2018

The Lost Property Office (Section 13 #1) By James R. Hannibal Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781481467100
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Published: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - October 31st, 2017

Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow By Jessica Townsend Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780316508896
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - September 25th, 2018

The Apprentice Witch By James Nicol Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781338118605
Published: Chicken House - June 26th, 2018

This is Not the End By Chandler Baker Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781484790090
Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - August 7th, 2018

The Light Between Worlds By Laura E. Weymouth Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780062696878
Published: HarperTeen - October 23rd, 2018

Dragon's Green (Worldquake #1) By Scarlett Thomas Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781481497855
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Published: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - May 29th, 2018

Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orisha #1) By Tomi Adeyemi Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781250294623
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Published: Square Fish - February 27th, 2024

Caraval By Stephanie Garber Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781250095268
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Published: Flatiron Books - May 1st, 2018

Under Rose-Tainted Skies By Louise Gornall Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781328742049
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Published: Clarion Books - January 9th, 2018

Lockwood & Co.: The Screaming Staircase By Jonathan Stroud Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781423186922
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - August 26th, 2014

Nyxia (The Nyxia Triad #1) By Scott Reintgen Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780399556821
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Published: Ember - June 19th, 2018

Warcross By Marie Lu Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780399547973
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Published: Speak - June 26th, 2018

Bob By Wendy Mass, Rebecca Stead, Nicholas Gannon (Illustrator) Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781250308696
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Published: Square Fish - May 7th, 2019

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Half Bad (The Half Bad Trilogy #1) By Sally Green Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780147511461
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Published: Viking Books for Young Readers - January 13th, 2015

Here we come to a book that grabs readers from the first moment they enter its pages. Half Bad affords the sublime fascinations of an alluring, unsafe narrator set in a deeply grey political landscape whose powers are determined to be black and white at terrible cost. Its readers find themselves carried and then swiftly captured in an irresistible current of intrigue and imagination as visceral as it is elegant 


An Ember in the Ashes By Sabaa Tahir Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781595148049
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Published: Razorbill - February 9th, 2016

The Blackthorn Key By Kevin Sands Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781481446525
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Published: Aladdin - May 3rd, 2016

Into the Dim By Janet B. Taylor Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781328696038
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Published: Clarion Books - April 11th, 2017

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Pax By Sara Pennypacker, Jon Klassen (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Sara Pennypacker, Jon Klassen (Illustrator)
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ISBN: 9780062377012
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Published: Balzer + Bray - February 2nd, 2016

You can read our review of Pax here on Publisher's Weekly.


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Knights of the Borrowed Dark By Dave Rudden Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780553523003
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Published: Yearling - August 8th, 2017

Knights of the Borrowed Dark breathes new life into established fantasy traditions. Familiar themes of a reluctant orphan hero, secret orders, and parallel dimensions, take surprising twists and turns, buoyed by unusually fine writing and well developed characters. A deeply satisfying fantasy Knights of the Borrowed Dark is a perfect book to share with a young reader or to give to an older one.


Serafina and the Black Cloak-The Serafina Series Book 1 By Robert Beatty Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781484711873
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Published: Disney Hyperion - June 14th, 2016

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The Lost Property Office (Section 13 #1) By James R. Hannibal Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781481467094
Published: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - November 8th, 2016

The Lost Property Office is a fantasy rich in history. Built around a secret organization underpinning the British Commonwealth  its appealing lead character, Jack Buckles, is a thirteenth (an ominous number) generation tracker, an ability grounded in having the condition of synesthesia, sensory overlap. Trackers put synesthesia to magical use, 'sparking' off objects containing minerals, such as stone walls touched by others in the past so that they can see what happened in the past, becoming high powered detectives. The author has synesthesia himself and the book carries with it a remarkable breakneck pace, filled with dynamic sensory images. The fast pace, tight focus, intriguing secrets, strong characters, engaging villain, and all around excitement make The Lost Property Office an exceptionally appealing reading experience.


Book Scavenger (The Book Scavenger series #1) By Jennifer Chambliss Bertman Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781250079800
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Published: Square Fish - April 12th, 2016

The School for Good and Evil: Now a Netflix Originals Movie By Soman Chainani, Iacopo Bruno (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Soman Chainani, Iacopo Bruno (Illustrator)
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ISBN: 9780062104908
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Published: HarperCollins - September 4th, 2018

The Girl Who Drank the Moon (Winner of the 2017 Newbery Medal) By Kelly Barnhill Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781616205676
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Published: Algonquin Young Readers - August 9th, 2016

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The Glass Sentence (The Mapmakers Trilogy #1) By S. E. Grove Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780142423660
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Published: Puffin Books - June 16th, 2015

The Glass Sentence is a marvelous work of imaginative fantasy and adventure for all ages. Here is my interview with it's delightful author, S.E. Grove.


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Maresi (The Red Abbey Chronicles) By Maria Turtschaninoff Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781419722691
Published: Amulet Books - January 3rd, 2017

This is a wonderful fantasy novel, translated from the Finnish. The island of The Red Abbey, in which only women may step, is steeped in tradition. Beautifully written, this is a rich coming of age story with real depth. You can read more about the book here.


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The Wild Robot By Peter Brown Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780316381994
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - April 5th, 2016

I read heavily in the middle grade genre.  So I am often on the look out for those special books that have an appeal to adults who may still be reading to their children while, at the same time, have great story for younger readers. The Wild Robot fits this bill. It is a sweet, gentle story about Roz the robot and her self discovery while shipwrecked on an island. Look out for the falling pinecones!--Karin


Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made By Stephan Pastis, Stephan Pastis (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Stephan Pastis, Stephan Pastis (Illustrator)
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ISBN: 9780763669270
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Published: Candlewick - April 14th, 2015

The Princess in Black By Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, Leuyen Pham (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, Leuyen Pham (Illustrator)
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ISBN: 9780763678883
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Published: Candlewick - April 14th, 2015

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The Cats of Tanglewood Forest By Charles de Lint, Charles Vess (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Charles de Lint, Charles Vess (Illustrator)
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ISBN: 9780316053594
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - December 2nd, 2014

Every decision has a consequence. Lillian Kindred has made a decision that leads to a magical journey to take control of her destiny. Wonderful illustrations and Charles De Lint's beautiful writing make this book a real treat!


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Dory Fantasmagory By Abby Hanlon Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780147510679
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Published: Puffin Books - July 7th, 2015

If you haven't met Dory you are missing an experience! She is witty, she is funny, she is the annoying little sister we can't help but love!


Gertie's Leap to Greatness By Kate Beasley, Jillian Tamaki (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Kate Beasley, Jillian Tamaki (Illustrator)
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ISBN: 9780374302610
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Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) - October 4th, 2016

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A Handful of Stars By Cynthia Lord Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780545700276
Published: Scholastic Press - May 26th, 2015

That difficult to capture period, when children are 11sh and have one toe in adolescence and the rest of their weight still resting behind that line, is the specialty of Maine author Cynthia Lord. She hits the mark yet again with  A Handful of Stars. The book is the story of a friendship between a small town Maine girl, Lily, and Salma, a girl Lily's age whose family is in the area to work Maine's blueberry harvest. A terrific story with universal childhood themes is made richer here for the inclusion of an element of social significance, the lives of migrant workers in rural Maine.


Rise of the Wolf (Wereworld #1) By Curtis Jobling Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780142421086
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Published: Puffin Books - June 5th, 2012

The Knife of Never Letting Go: With Bonus Short Story (Chaos Walking #1) By Patrick Ness Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780763676186
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Published: Candlewick - July 22nd, 2014