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• The Bug Bandits

  Walsh, Jenni L.,

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  While her father attends a convention out of town, bug enthusiast Liberty and her friends work together to stop the burglary of rare insects from her father's insectarium.

• The Lost Library

  Stead, Rebecca

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  When a mysterious little free library (guarded by a large orange cat) appears overnight in the small town of Martinville, eleven-year-old Evan plucks two weathered books from its shelves, never suspecting that his life is about to change.

• Pocket Bear

  Applegate, Katherine,

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  Thimble-born from tip to toe, Pocket Bear remembers every moment of his becoming: the glimmering needle, the silken thread, the tender hands as each careful stitch brought him closer to himself. Born during the throes of WWI, he was designed to fit…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Pumpkin Princess and the Forever Night

  Banbury, Steven

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  A runaway orphan is adopted by the fabled Pumpkin King and whisked away to a land of undead creatures.

• Squished

  Lloyd, Megan Wagner

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  Eleven-year-old Avery Lee loves living in Hickory Valley, Maryland. She loves her neighborhood, school, and the end-of-summer fair she always goes to with her two best friends. But she's tired of feeling squished by her six siblings! They're noisy…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall

  Warga, Jasmine

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  A painting has been stolen...! When Rami sees a floating girl in the museum, he knows he has seen her somewhere before. Then he realizes: She looks just like the girl in the painting that has gone missing. But how does her appearance connect to the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• All the Blues in the Sky

  Watson, Renée,

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  When thirteen-year-old Sage's best friend dies, Sage struggles with grief and feels that she is at fault, but when she joins a grief group, she slowly learns to heal.

• Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka Con La Papa

  Join the Quest With Peru's Famed Scientist and Potato Expert

  Fajardo, Sara Andrea,

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  What can a potato do? To Peruvian scientist Alberto Salas, they have the power to change the world. Go on the hunt with Alberto for for wild potatoes before they go extinct.