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The Inconceivable Life of Quinn

The Inconceivable Life of Quinn

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Quinn Cutler is sixteen, the daughter of a candidate for congress in Brooklyn, and a student at a private school in Park Slope. She's also pregnant, a situation made infinitely...
Lowriders to the Rescue

Lowriders to the Rescue

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A changing planet means new problems - and new friends - for nuestros amigos favoritos! Meet Lupe, a whip-smart impala with a flair for mechanics Flapjack, a sweet young octopus...
The Web of Fire

The Web of Fire

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Skipper and Sam are back, four years after they vanquished Odoursin and saved humankind from his terrifying plans. But the Aurobon they return to is vastly different from the one...
The Kaya Girl

The Kaya Girl

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An extraordinary tale of two teenagers who were never meant to be friends, this page-turner transports readers to a bustling market in Ghana's capital city where one friendship transforms two...
The Big Squeeze

The Big Squeeze

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A hardworking sponge makes its debut in this delightful and relatable picture book perfect for fans of Lou by Breanna Carzoo and The Creature of Habit by Jennifer E. Smith!...
Merdaddy

Merdaddy

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An ode to parent-child bonding, imagination, the ocean, and bath time! Perfectly pitched for even the youngest readers, Merdaddy is a sweet young picture book with a gentle, genuinely surprising...
The Demon Tide

The Demon Tide

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Nothing can stop the demon tide... Newly exposed as the Black Witch of Prophecy, Elloren Gardner Grey is on the run, not knowing if she'll find friends or foes. With...
The World Needs the Wonder You See

The World Needs the Wonder You See

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New York Times bestselling author Joanna Gaines welcomes you on an imaginative adventure through nature's small surprises and invites you and your children to be curious, slow down, and take...
When One World Ends: Apocalypse Fiction By Young Australian Survivors

When One World Ends: Apocalypse Fiction By Young Australian Survivors

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It's the end of the world as we know it ... catastrophes abound in this anthology of end times tales by young Australian writers! Delve into their doomsday imaginations and...
Too Nice

Too Nice

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Abby struggles to adjust when her dad's new girlfiend comes to live with them in this sensitive and touching story from acclaimed author Sally Nicholls. Abby is used to it...
Bobby Bains Plays a Blinder

Bobby Bains Plays a Blinder

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A young Sikh footballer reaches out across the generational divide to help a lonely old man in an uplifting story from acclaimed author Bali Rai. Bobby Bains loves football. He...
Little Gems - Carnival of the Clocks

Little Gems - Carnival of the Clocks

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Superstar illustrator Nick Sharratt takes inspiration from a celebration of the winter solstice in this charming and colourful Little Gem. Superstar illustrator Nick Sharratt takes inspiration from a celebration of...
Spirals and Stars

Spirals and Stars

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It's 1993. Beth McMaugh is eleven years old and about to start her final year of middle school. Her best friend since kindergarten is Ashlee, but Ashlee is changing. She...
Riz Chester: The Evidence Track

Riz Chester: The Evidence Track

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After Riz and her friends successfully led the Counterfeit Bust, Riz has discovered her passion for forensic science. Riz Chester loves mysteries, and with an interest in forensics she keeps...
Riz Chester: The Fingerprint Code

Riz Chester: The Fingerprint Code

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After Riz and her friends successfully led the Counterfeit Bust, Riz has discovered her passion for forensic science. One day at school, she finds the perfect opportunity to break out...
Magic Ink: Volume 1

Magic Ink: Volume 1

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Stewart Penders is a 12-year-old kid who loves comics. He loves drawing his own creations, especially the adventures of his fantasy alter ego, Stupendous Man! Part of his passion for...
The International House of Dereliction

The International House of Dereliction

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In this not-so-scary ghost story from Jacqueline Davies, bestselling author of the Lemonade War series, quirky, tool-wielding Alice Cannoli-Potchnik begins to repair the dilapidated mansion next door-only to discover the...
Amelia Bedelia Special Edition Holiday Chapter Book #2: Amelia Bedelia Scared Silly

Amelia Bedelia Special Edition Holiday Chapter Book #2: Amelia Bedelia Scared Silly

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Celebrate the holidays with Amelia Bedelia! Amelia Bedelia, her friends, and her family enjoy some scary (and sweet) fun in this haunting Halloween edition. This chapter book is an excellent...
The List

The List

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Can friendships survive as Denny relives the good times and rewrites the bad? A comic and compelling tale from award-winning author Keith Gray. It's the end of the summer and...
The Big Squeeze

The Big Squeeze

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A hardworking sponge makes its debut in this delightful and relatable picture book perfect for fans of Lou by Breanna Carzoo and The Creature of Habit by Jennifer E. Smith!...
Clara in Washington

Clara in Washington

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Clara is in Washington. Washington D.C. is meant to be all glamour, politics and great conversations but what do you do when you don't have the words to join in?...
Paris for Two

Paris for Two

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Two sisters in Paris in love with the same boy? Twelve-year-old Pet and her gorgeous, golden thirteen-year-old sister Ava don't agree on much, but they do agree on this. Neither...
Ghost Trouble

Ghost Trouble

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Two terrifying tales from the award-winning Pete Johnson The Ghost Dog aniel s story about a bloodthirsty dog goes down well at a spooky party. But then somehow his imagination...
Charlie Small: The Mummys Tomb

Charlie Small: The Mummys Tomb

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Prepare to be utterly amazed by the latest instalment of Charlie Small s incredible yet 100% true adventures. On his way to Jakeman's factory, Charlie is grabbed by Tristram Twitch,...
You Must Be Layla

You Must Be Layla

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With her long skirt and headscarf Layla certainly stands out at her new high school. Everyone thinks they know her, just from a glance. But do they? And does Layla...
I Love You Zelda Bloo

I Love You Zelda Bloo

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"I wish my mum and dad had been less famous, 'cause then maybe their divorce wouldn't have made the world's headlines. I wish I was still at my friend Rupert's...
Tiggie Tompson All at Sea

Tiggie Tompson All at Sea

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Much has changed in Tiggie's life: her parents are now living in Brisbane and she is boarding in Auckland with Vita's parents. Researching a new role Tiggie finds herself drawn...
A Swift Pure Cry

A Swift Pure Cry

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After Shell's mother dies, her obsessively religious father descends into alcoholic mourning and Shell is left to care for her younger brother and sister. Her only release from the harshness...
Gangsta Granny Strikes Again!

Gangsta Granny Strikes Again!

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'Walliams balances high comedy with an emotional message' Daily Mail 'Walliams does comedy with profound, genuine heart' Guardian The new children's book from No. 1 bestselling author David Walliams -...
Erica's Elephant

Erica's Elephant

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When Erica Perkins wakes up on the morning of her tenth birthday, the last thing she expects is to find a very confused elephant sitting on her doorstep. So begins...
Who Put This Song On?

Who Put This Song On?

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'A brilliant debut of black girlhood and mental health; at turns unflinchingly irreverent, laugh out loud funny and heartbreakingly honest' Elizabeth Acevedo, bestselling author of THE POET X 'Morgan Parker...
Goblins (NE)

Goblins (NE)

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The squabbling goblins who live in the great towers of Clovenstone spend their time fighting and looting. Only clever young Skarper understands that dark magic created by a vanquished sorcerer...
Hole in the Middle

Hole in the Middle

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'Dazzling!' Kelly Link 'Fortmeyer's humor, sweetness and focus on sexual and medical consent are winning' The New York Times Morgan Stone was born with a hole in her middle. A...
The Thread That Connects Us

The Thread That Connects Us

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New from the author of the acclaimed You Think You Know Me. "A powerful new voice." The Guardian A story of shared blood and bad blood, endings and beginnings... Safiya...
New Arrivals at Willow Farm

New Arrivals at Willow Farm

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A duo of heartwarming tales bringing to life the goings-on at Willow Farm from animal-story maestro, Helen Peters. There are two cute new arrivals down on Willow Farm, but they're...
No Matter the Distance

No Matter the Distance

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An unexpected animal companion helps a girl with cystic fibrosis learn to write her own story in this captivating novel in verse by award-winning author and disabled activist Cindy Baldwin....
Monster Island

Monster Island

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The inventive, hilarious and deliciously spooky second book from Mr Spicebag author, Freddie Alexander First off, let's get one thing clear. Monsters under the bed are real. Let me repeat....
Prank Wars: Game On

Prank Wars: Game On

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Hannah and Jake Vann-Wong live in the wackiest house on Caper Street, and life at number 9 is a blast - until the day a sold sign goes up on...
Everyone Hates Kelsie Miller

Everyone Hates Kelsie Miller

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Today Tonight Tomorrow meets A Pho Love Story in this whip-smart young adult novel about a girl who embarks on a "breezy road trip romp" ( Publishers Weekly ) with...
Four for the Road

Four for the Road

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower meets The End of the F***ing World in this dark young adult comedy about four unlikely friends dealing with the messy side of grief...
Royals

Royals

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Six teenagers. An empty shopping centre. No Wi-Fi. And ... a baby? Acclaimed author Tegan Bennett Daylight's first novel for young adults reconceives Lord of the Flies for Gen Z....
Summer's Edge

Summer's Edge

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"Absolutely enthralling and genuinely terrifying." -Kit Frick, author of I Killed Zoe Spanos and Very Bad People I Know What You Did Last Summer meets The Haunting of Hill House...
The Sisters of Luna Island

The Sisters of Luna Island

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Little Women gets a Nevermoor twist in this "captivating...charming" ( Kirkus Reviews ) novel about a young girl tasked to break a centuries-old curse or risk losing her beloved sisters....
We Can't Keep Meeting Like This

We Can't Keep Meeting Like This

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"Impossible not to love." -Rachael Lippincott, #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Five Feet Apart A wedding harpist disillusioned with love and a hopeless romantic cater-waiter flirt and fight...
The Secret Sunshine Project

The Secret Sunshine Project

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A heart-warming story of kindness, courage and love in all its forms from the award-winning author of Me, My Dad and the End of the Rainbow . Perfect for 9+...
Grimm's Fairy Tales

Grimm's Fairy Tales

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Age range 8 to 12 For most children, reading the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm is an essential experience when growing up. Grimm's Fairy Tales collects some of the...
Take the Reins: Volume 1

Take the Reins: Volume 1

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When Sasha Silver and her thoroughbred Charm arrive on the campus of elite Canterwood Crest Academy, Sasha knows immediately that she's not in her home town anymore. Surrounded by the...
Allies

Allies

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"A rousing and humane tribute to D-Day troops" - New York Times Book Review From Alan Gratz, the highly acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author of the blockbuster Refugee, comes...