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• The Secret Library

  Magoon, Kekla,

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  Grades 4-7. "Since Grandpa died, Dally’s days are dull and restricted. She’s eleven and a half years old, and her exacting single mother is already preparing her to take over the family business. Starved for adventure and release, Dally…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Out of the Valley of Horses

  Orr, Wendy, 1953-

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  Grades 3-6. "Living in the valley of horses, her family's safe haven, Honey discovers when her father becomes ill that there's a magic which prevents them from ever leaving and must discover a way to escape the valley to find help from a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Fight for the Hidden Realm

  McDermott, Siobhan,

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  Grades 5+. "Training as a Silhouette, an apprentice to the immortals, 12-year-old orphan Yeung Zhi Ging gets a chance to prove her worth when an evil spirit called Fui Gwai returns, giving her the opportunity to use her newfound powers to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sona and the Golden Beasts

  LaRocca, Rajani,

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  Grades 4-7. "Discovering an orphaned wolf pup she believes is related to the five sacred beasts of Devia, which a Hunter has been killing one by one, Sona embarks on an epic adventure during which she realizes that the fate of the sacred…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Emma and the Love Spell

  Ireland, Meredith,

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  Grades 4-7. "To keep her best friend — and secret crush — Evangeline from moving away, 12-year-old Korean-American adoptee Emma Davidson casts a love spell on Evangeline’s parents so they won’t get divorced, which backfires spectacularly."

• The Secret of Lillian Velvet

  Moriarty, Jaclyn,

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  Grades 4-7. "Here are only a few of the wonderful, strange, and mysterious elements in this breathtaking visit to the Kingdoms and Empires: A very proper girl named Lillian Velvet, living a very lonely life with a nasty Grandmother. A jar…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Like a Charm

  McNicoll, Elle,

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  Grades 4-7. "Discovering a world she thought only existed in fairy tales, Ramya, who can see magic, must save both Hidden and mortal worlds from the sirens - beautiful monsters who use their persuasive voices to convince those around them…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Mossheart's Promise

  Mix, Rebecca,

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  Grades 2-6. "When her beloved mama falls ill from the ever-creeping mold overtaking their world, 12-year-old fairy Canary Mossheart, armed with only a bucket and a prayer, sets out to find a magical, underground lake with healing powers…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Adia Kelbara and the Circle of Shamans

  Hendrix, Isi,

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  Grades 3-7. "Twelve-year-old orphan Adia, a kitchen apprentice at the Academy of Shamans who has mysterious powers, embarks on an epic adventure through hidden realms when she discovers the kingdom's emperor is possessed by a demon -- and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Dreamatics

  Cuevas, Michelle,

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  Grades 4-7. "Have you ever awakened from a dream and thought, what was THAT?! A platypus waddling through my school while singing the word farfanoogle ? Well, that dream was performed by a dream theatre, and this is the story of one such…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Great Texas Dragon Race

  Ritter, Kacy,

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  Grades 2-6. "Thirteen-year-old Cassidy Drake wants nothing more than to race with her best dragon, Ranga, in the annual Great Texas Dragon Race. Her mother was a racing legacy, and growing up on her family's dragon sanctuary ranch, Cassidy…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Greenwild

  the World Behind the Door

  Thomson, Pari,

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  Grades 5+. "Open the door to a spellbinding world where the wilderness is alive and a deep magic rises from the earth itself . . . Eleven-year-old Daisy Thistledown is on the run. Her mother has been keeping big, glittering secrets, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Elf Dog & Owl Head

  Anderson, M. T.,

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  Grades 2-6. "Clay has had his fill of home life. A global plague has brought the world to a screeching halt, and with little to look forward to but a summer of video-calling friends, vying with annoying sisters for the family computer, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hamra and the Jungle of Memories

  Hanna Alkaf,

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  Grades 3-6/AR 5.5. "Courage is the strongest magic there is. On Hamra's thirteenth birthday, she receives nothing but endless nagging and yet another errand to run in the Langkawi jungle that looms behind her home. No one has remembered…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Pearl Hunter

  Beck, Miya T.,

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  Grades 2-6/AR 5.7. "When Kai's twin sister, Kishi, is stolen and killed by the legendary Ghost Whale, Kai sets out a long and dangerous adventure to bring her back to life."

• Windswept

  Preus, Margi,

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  Grades 5+/AR 5.6. "Children are no longer allowed outdoors, since they might be swept up by the wind that drives swirling snowflakes and never seen again. Years ago that was the fate of Tag’s older sisters. Now determined to find them, she…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Best Wishes

  Mlynowski, Sarah,

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  Grades 2-6/AR 3.2. "After receiving a beautiful bracelet with a note that tells her to make a wish, Becca wishes for lots of friends and suddenly everyone wants to be her BFF, a situation that brings with it unforeseen consequences."

• Serwa Boateng's Guide to Vampire Hunting

  Brown, Roseanne A.,

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  Grades 5-8/AR 4.2. "Staying with her hippie aunt and cryptic-obsessed cousin in Nowheresville, Maryland, after a witch destroys her family's home, 12-year-old vampire slayer Serwa must prepare for the biggest battle of her life, while also…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Vanquishers

  Bayron, Kalynn,

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  Grades 2-5. "Twenty years after the Reaping saw an end to the undead’s last hive at the hands of the heroic Vanquishers, San Antonio prepares for an anniversary celebration, Vanquisher Appreciation Week. Though most residents believe that…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• You Only Live Once, David Bravo

  Oshiro, Mark,

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  Grades 3-6. "For David Bravo, a transracial adoptee of Latinx descent, the first week of middle school is riddled with mistakes and disappointments: he gets food poisoning from hot-lunch spinach, accidentally hurts his closest friend…Read moreRead more of this annotation