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• J Vs. K

  Alexander, Kwame,

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  To win the school’s storytelling contest, two ten-year-olds consider joining forces to form an unbeatable team.

• Minecraft

  the Manga. 1

  Seto, Kazuyoshi,

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  Bored of his perfect town, ten-year-old Nico dreams of adventure beyond the Overworld. When zombies attack, he uses his crafting skills to fight back—and earns his chance to explore. But his journey takes a strange turn when he meets a zombie who…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Mystery of the Haunted Dance Hall

  Cotter, Charis,

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  Reluctantly attending Camp Blue Heron, Bee quickly bonds with Zippy and uncovers a strange mystery: every morning, the teen girls’ batteries are dead, eerie music plays, and a mysterious boy appears—seen only by Bee. What’s really going on at this…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Midwatch Institute for Wayward Girls

  Rossell, Judith,

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  Orphan Maggie is sent to the gloomy Midwatch Institute—a secret school training girls to fight crime. With new friends, she uncovers a city mystery and teams up to solve it.

• Snow White and the Dragon

  Sleeping Beauty and the Seven Dwarfs

  Bussing, Kim,

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  Two determined girls race against time to break a sleeping curse threatening the kingdom of Apfel. Snow, about to turn 13 and inherit the crown, feels unprepared and faces a menacing stepmother. Meanwhile, Rose, raised in the magical Dreamwood, must…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Age of Enchantment

  James, Anna (Anna Lois),

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  When Juniper discovers she’s an Enchanter, she leaves everything to study at Thistledown Academy. Her twin brother Rafferty apprentices nearby and gets drawn into a secret society. As Juniper learns to master her magic, they both face monsters and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Last Resort

  Kelly, Erin Entrada

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  Eleven-year-old Lila Clement dreads spending summer at her late grandfather’s Ohio inn—until she starts having visions and encounters restless ghosts, including Grandpa Clem, who claims he was murdered. Teaming up with ghost enthusiast Teddy and her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• It Found Us

  Currie, Lindsay,

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  Twelve-year-old Hazel must unravel a series of eerie clues linked to a century-old tragedy to find a missing teenager before time runs out.

• Murder at the Museum

  Beckett-King, Alasdair,

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  Bonnie Montgomery is the world’s greatest detective—known to most only as Montgomery Bonbon, the mustachioed gentleman sleuth. From cracking daring crimes to busting owl smugglers, he’s unstoppable. But now, a mysterious death at the Hornville…Read moreRead more of this annotation