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Book Title: The Last Shadow Warrior Author: Sam Subity Publisher: Scholastic Press Release Date: May 4, 2021 Genre: Middle Grade, Fantasy Synopsis: Content Warnings: Main characters’s mother has died four years earlier and her father is critically injured and hospitalized for most of the book. Twelve-year-old Abby Beckett is proud to come from a long […]
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Book Title: The Firebird Song Author: Arnée Flores Publisher: Bloomsbury Children’s Books Release Date: June 8, 2021 Genre: Middle Grade, Fantasy Synopsis: The Kingdom of Lyrica was once warm and thriving, kept safe by the Firebird, whose feather and song was a blessing of peace and prosperity. But the Firebird disappeared, and Lyrica is now terrorized […]
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Book Title: Willa of Dark Hollow Author: Robert Beatty Publisher: Disney Hyperion Release date: May 4, 2021 Genres: Middle Grade, Fantasy SYNOPSIS: Young nightspirit Willa discovers an ancient, powerful magic deep in the forest in the enchanting companion to Robert Beatty’s instant #1 New York Times best-seller, Willa of the Wood. This enchanting companion to Robert Beatty’s instant […]
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Book Title: The Last Fallen Star Author: Graci Kim Publisher: Rick Riordan Presents Release date: May 4, 2021 Genres: Middle Grade, Fantasy SYNOPSIS: Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents Graci Kim’s thrilling debut about an adopted Korean-American girl who discovers her heritage and her magic on a perilous journey to save her witch clan family. “Graci […]
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Book Title: Flight Author: Vanessa Harbour Publisher: Feiwel & Friends Release Date: March 2, 2021 Genre: Middle Grade, Historical Fiction Synopsis: From Vanessa Harbour comes Flight, a middle-grade historical fiction novel about a Jewish boy and a Roma girl leading a group of horses across mountains to escape Nazis during WWII. Everyone deserves to be […]
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*Click on the image above to find out more information about this release* SYNOPSIS On an island nation in the Indian Ocean, the explorers venture through a vast underwater world and take part in a friendly robotics competition. But the tides of good fortune change quickly. Suddenly, Team Cousteau jumps into action to rescue […]
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Book Title: Life in the Balance Author: Jen Petro-Roy Publisher: Feiwel & Friends Release Date: February 16, 2021 Genre: Middle Grade Fiction Synopsis: Veronica struggles to balance softball, friends, and family turmoil in this new honest and heartfelt middle grade novel by Jen Petro-Roy, Life in the Balance. Veronica Conway has been looking forward to […]
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Nostalgic fans of the Miyazaki film and newcomers alike–soar into the modern classic about a young witch and her clever cat that started it all! Half-witch Kiki never runs from a challenge. So when her thirteenth birthday arrives, she’s eager to follow a witch’s tradition: choose a new town to call home for one year. Brimming with confidence, […]
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One of Studio Ghibli’s most beloved classics, Totoro celebrates its 25th anniversary! The beloved animation classic by legendary Studio Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki, My Neighbor Totoro is now retold in novel form. This prestige, hardcover edition features original illustrations by Miyazaki himself, accompanying a story written by veteran children’s book author Tsugiko Kubo. Sure to […]
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Book Title: The Ambassador of Nowhere Texas Author: Kimberly Willis Holt Publisher: Henry Holt & Co. (BYR) Release date: on January 12th, 2021 Genres: MIDDLE-GRADE FICTION–Historical SYNOPSIS: Kimberly Willis Holt’s The Ambassador of Nowhere, Texas is a stunning post-9/11 companion to the National Book Award-winner When Zachary Beaver Came to Town. Decades after the Vietnam […]
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