Frozen CharlotteAlex Bell - HORRORWhen she goes to stay with her cousins in Scotland, Sophie discovers that their house is haunted by her cousin Rebecca who died young and a swarm of tiny “frozen Charlotte” dolls intent on destroying the family.

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PostedJohn David Anderson - REALISTICWhen cell phones are banned at their school, students start communicating through sticky notes left all over the school, triggering a wave of bullying activities in the wake of a new girl’s arrival.

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Loki’s WolvesKelley Armstrong - FANTASYMatt Thorsen is a direct descendant of the order-keeping god Thor, and his classmates Fen and Laurie Brekke are descendants of the trickster god Loki. When Ragnarok--the apocalypse--threatens, the human descendants of the gods must fight monsters to stop the end of the world.

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Felix YzLisa Bunker - SCIENCE FICTIONAt age three, Felix was fused with Zyx, “a hyperintelligent being from the fourth dimension,” during an accident, which also killed his father. Now 13, Felix is preparing for a potentially deadly procedure to separate him from Zyx, determined to make the most of what could be his last days and adjusting to the idea of life without the alien inside him.

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Star-CrossedBarbara Dee - REALISTICWhen Mattie is cast as Romeo in an eighth-grade play, she is confused to find herself increasingly attracted to Gemma, a new classmate who is playing Juliet.

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Last Shot: A Final Four MysteryJohn Feinstein - SPORTS, MYSTERYAfter winning a basketball reporting contest, eighth graders Stevie and Susan are sent to cover the Final Four tournament, where they discover that a talented player is being blackmailed into throwing the final game.

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Unstoppable: True Stories of Amazing Bionic AnimalsNancy Furstinger - NONFICTIONFrom the high-tech science of 3D printing, to inflatables, to toy wheels, these amazing animals are both benefiting from and pioneering in the world of prosthetic science.

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Karina Garcia’s DIY SlimeKarina Garcia - NONFICTION, CRAFTSCreate your own slime at home by following these 15 easy, borax-free slime recipes from YouTube sensation Karina Garcia. This book will teach you how to make Liquid Gold Slime, Glow-in-the-Dark Slime, Balloon Slime, and more.

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OnceMorris Gleitzman - HISTORICAL FICTIONAfter living in a Catholic orphanage for nearly four years, a naive Jewish boy runs away and embarks on a journey across Nazi-occupied Poland to find his parents.

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Mighty JackBen Hatke - GRAPHIC NOVEL, FAIRY TALE, ADVENTUREPrompted by his sister, Jack trades his mom’s car for a box of mysterious seeds, but soon their normal garden turns into a wild jungle filled with magical, and dangerous, creatures.

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SlackerGordon Korman - HUMOR, REALISTICWhile trying to fool his family and teachers into thinking he has hobbies other than video games, slacker Cameron Boxer accidentally finds himself president of the school’s Positive Action Group, a community service club that garners Cameron more attention than he bargained for.

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SliderPete Hautman - REALISTIC FICTION, HUMORHoping to win a cash prize in a pizza eating contest after racking up a tab on his mother’s credit card, David must juggle his competitive eating training with the responsibility of looking after his autistic younger brother.

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Invisible EmmieTerri Libenson - HUMOR, REALISTICThis is the story of two totally different girls--quiet, shy, artistic Emmie and popular, outgoing, athletic Katie--and how their lives unexpectedly intersect one day when an embarrassing note falls into the wrong hands.

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I Am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to Be Your Class PresidentJosh Lieb - HUMOROmaha, Nebraska twelve-year-old Oliver Watson has everyone convinced that he is extremely stupid and lazy, but he is actually a very wealthy, evil genius, and when he decides to run for seventh-grade class president, nothing will stand in his way.

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Heaven Looks a Lot Like the MallWendy Mass - REALISTIC FANTASY, VERSEWhen high school junior Tessa Reynolds falls into a coma after getting hit in the head during gym class, she experiences heaven as the mall where her parents work, and she revisits key events from her life, causing her to reevaluate herself and how she wants to live.

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Long Way DownJason Reynolds - REALISTIC, VERSEAs Will sets out to avenge his brother Shawn’s fatal shooting, seven ghosts who knew Shawn board the elevator and reveal truths Will needs to know.

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In the Shadow of the SunAnne Sibley O’Brien - SURVIVAL, ADVENTUREWhen their father is arrested on a tour of North Korea, Mia and her brother Simon are thrown into a deadly chase from government officials while protecting a series of photos that reveal North Korean atrocities against prisoners.

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Miles Morales: Spider-ManJason Reynolds - ACTION, SCIENCE FICTION, SUPER HEROESWith Peter Parker gone, Miles Morales takes up the mantle of Spider-man and fights to stop a villainous teacher’s plan to turn good kids bad, while avoiding the criminal lifestyle that he worries may be his destiny.

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Geek GirlHolly Smale - HUMORWhen she is accidentally discovered by a modeling agent, fifteen-year-old Harriet jumps at the chance to transform herself from a geek to a fashion model.

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HorizonScott Westerfeld - ACTION, SCIENCE FICTION, MYSTERYEight teens on a plane crash into a mysterious and deadly jungle full of carnivorous plants and predatory birds. The other five hundred people from the plane are gone--not necessarily dead, but taken by something that lives in the jungle.

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Pizza, Love, and Other Stuff That Made Me Famous Kathryn Williams - ROMANCEOn the new reality show Teen Test Kitchen, Sophie finds herself in the thick of the drama--including a secret burn book, cutthroat celebrity judges, and a very cute French chef. Sophie must figure out a way to survive all the heat and still stay true to herself.

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