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School Trip: A Graphic Novel (The New Kid)
New York Times bestselling author Jerry Craft is back with the newest adventures of Jordan, Drew, Liam, and all the characters that fans first met in New Kid, winner of the Newbery Award and the Coretta Scott King Author Award! In this full-color contemporary graphic novel, the gang from Riverdale Academy Day is heading to Paris for an international education like you’ve never seen before…
Jordan, Drew, Liam, Maury, and their friends from Riverdale Academy Day School are heading out on a school trip to Paris. As an aspiring artist, Jordan can’t wait to see all the amazing art in the famous City of Lights.
But when their trusted faculty guides are replaced at the last minute, the school trip takes an unexpected—and hilarious—turn. Especially when trying to find their way around a foreign city, it ends up being almost as tricky as navigating the same friendships, fears, and differences they struggle with at home.
Will Jordan and his friends embrace being exposed to a new language, unfamiliar food, and a different culture? Or will they all end up feeling like the “new kid”?
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Ahmed Aziz’s Epic Year
Ahmed Aziz is having an epic year—epically bad.
After his dad gets sick, the family moves from Hawaii to Minnesota for his dad’s treatment. Even though his dad grew up there, Ahmed can’t imagine a worse place to live. He’s one of the only brown kids in his school. And as a proud slacker, Ahmed doesn’t want to deal with expectations from his new teachers.
Ahmed surprises himself by actually reading the assigned books for his English class: Holes, Bridge to Terabithia, and From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. Shockingly, he doesn’t hate them. Ahmed also starts learning about his uncle, who died before Ahmed was born.
Getting bits and pieces of his family’s history might be the one upside of the move, even as his dad’s health hangs in the balance and the school bully refuses to leave him alone. Will Ahmed ever warm to Minnesota?
For readers 9-12 from author Nina Hamza.
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The Proto Project
When Jason meets his mom’s billion-dollar invention, an artificial intelligence device named Proto, he accidentally gets caught up in a mysterious adventure. Proto goes missing, and then people go missing. Now Jason and his coolest-neighbor-ever Maya must risk their lives to prevent global mayhem. But who is behind this devious plot? Is it another AI? The FBI? Or any other abbreviation with an I? What exactly is there to learn about artificial and human intelligence while fighting for your life against a legion of furry puppies or a battalion of drones? A lot— if you live to talk about it.
For readers 8-10 from author Bryan R. Johnson.
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Fairy House (Choose Your Own Adventure)
When you wish for your own fairy, you’re a bit surprised when Bert the Below Average shows up. But there’s nothing average about the magical adventures in this game book from the popular Choose Your Own Adventure series!
Bored and ignored by your busy parents, you decide to go outside and build a fairy house. Just when you’re sure nothing is going to happen, you meet Bert the Below Average: a real, live fairy. He’s not exactly what you had in mind. But he’ll do. Let the Fairy House adventures begin!
From author James Preller and illustrator Norm Grock.
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Code 7: Cracking the Code for an Epic Life
Life at Flint Hill Elementary School may seem normal, but seven friends find themselves on a path to crack the code for an epic life. Whether they’re chasing their dreams on stage, searching for an elusive monster fish, or running a makeshift business out of a treehouse, can these heroes find a way to work together to change their community?
For readers 7-11 from author Bryan R. Johnson.
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Booked Graphic Novel
In this electrifying follow-up to Kwame Alexander’s Newbery winner The Crossover, soccer, family, love, and friendship take center stage. A New York Times bestseller and National Book Award Longlist nominee, now in a graphic novel edition featuring art from Dawud Anyabwile.
Twelve-year-old Nick learns the power of words as he wrestles with problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams. Helping him along are his best friend and sometimes teammate Coby, and The Mac, plus a rapping librarian who gives Nick inspiring books to read.
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The Challenging Riddle Book for Kids: Fun Brain-Busters for Ages 9-12
What’s challenging, fun, and sure to give your brain a workout? This riddle book for kids ages 9-12!
Riddle me this―can you solve these super hard word puzzles? You sure can! Featuring nearly 200 brain benders, this riddle book for kids ages 9-12 is the ultimate option for clever children who love thinking outside the box.
This big riddle book for kids ages 9-12 will test the limits of your imagination. Start things off with handy tips and simple warm-up riddles that will help you twist your thinking and get creative. What’s the difference between a bird and a fly? Tie your brain in knots and find out inside!
Boost your brainpower with this riddle book for kids ages 9-12:
Tons of tough riddles―Build your problem-solving abilities and stretch your creative thinking skills as you unravel all kinds of perplexing puzzles.
Learn about history’s biggest puzzlers―Try your hand at some of the world’s most famous riddles, like the Riddle of the Sphinx or Bilbo’s riddle from The Hobbit, while also learning fun facts about their history.
Easy to use―Tips, hints, and an organized answer key in the back of this riddle book for kids ages 9-12 make it easy to get solving with your friends and family anytime.
Unravel the mind-blowing mysteries inside the best riddle book for kids ages 9-12, written by author Danielle Hall.
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The Three Wishes (Choose Your Own Adventure)
Embark on an enchanted journey with The Three Wishes, where some of your biggest ideas come true (with mixed results). Your zany Aunt Louise gives you a special gold charm that has been in your family for more than 300 years. Each new owner of the charm gets to make three wishes. You get right to work after lunch. Will your wishes lead you to the Secret Cat Club or to a mermaid cove? Perhaps you become a stegosaurus? Or maybe learn to fly? Will you become a millionaire overnight by discovering a buried chest of old coins? Some of your choices lead you to, ahem, more than you bargained for. Be careful to choose wisely!
For readers 9-12 from author Shannon Gilligan and illustrator Norm Grock.
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Best Hidden Pictures Puzzles EVER
Calling all junior detectives and super seekers! This engaging 144-page puzzle book celebrates the very best of Highlights Hidden Pictures puzzles. Kids will love searching for 1,500+ hidden objects in a variety of innovative seek-and-find puzzles, including full-color, photo and classic black-and-white scenes.
With over 20 different types of hidden Picture Puzzles, as well as fun and silly facts about these unique creations, there’s something for everyone in this “best of” collection. Created for puzzle-loving kids ages 6 to 106, this search-and-find book is bursting with classic puzzles, photo puzzles, inverted puzzles, two-player puzzles, and more, all woven together to provide hours of puzzling fun for seek-and-find fans.
For readers 8 and up from Highlights.
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Art Club (A Graphic Novel)
Inspired by the author’s own childhood, this contemporary graphic novel follows an aspiring young artist on a mission to prove that the arts are worth fighting for.
Dale Donavan has repeatedly heard the same lecture: Art will get you nowhere. A kid with a creative streak, Dale wants nothing more than to doodle, play video games, and create comics forever—maybe even as a full-time job one day. But between his grandfather pushing him to focus on his studies and a school with zero interest in funding arts programs, Dale feels like his future has already been decided for him.
That is, until he comes up with the perfect plan: What if he starts an after-school art club, gathers a team of creative students like himself, and proves all the naysayers—his stubborn vice principal in particular—wrong?
This might just work, but if the club isn’t financially successful by the end of the semester, the school will shut them down. This may be Dale’s only chance to show the adults in his life that a career as an artist is not just a dream but a possibility!
For readers 8-12 from author Rashad Doucet.