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Series
A series of unfortunate events volume 5
Publisher
HarperCollins
Language
English
Description
From the Publisher: As the three Baudelaire orphans warily approach their new home Prufrock Preparatory School : they can't help but notice the enormous stone arch bearing the school's motto Memento Mori or "Remember you will die." This is not a cheerful greeting and certainly marks an inauspicious beginning to a very bleak story just as we have come to expect from Lemony Snickett's Series of Unfortunate Events, the deliciously morbid set of books...
22) Little & Lion
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Suzette returns home to Los Angeles from boarding school and grapples with her bisexual identity when she and her stepbrother Lionel fall in love with the same girl. As Lionel's bipolar disorder begins to spin out of control, it forces Suzette to confront her own demons. Can she save Lionel from himself-- and will he trust her enough to do so?
Author
Series
Lemonade war series volume 2
Language
English
Description
When money disappears from fourth-grader Evan's pocket and everyone thinks that his annoying classmate Scott stole it, Evan's younger sister stages a trial involving the entire class, trying to prove what happened.
24) A song for snow
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Hoot the owl cannot remember much about snow to tell his little sister, Peep, so she sets out to compose her own snow song.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
When ten-year-old orphan Peter Augustus Duchene encounters a fortune teller in the marketplace one day and she tells him that his sister, who is presumed dead, is in fact alive, he embarks on a remarkable series of adventures as he desperately tries to find her.
Author
Series
Song of wraiths and ruin volume 1
Language
English
Description
"For Malik, the Solstasia festival is a chance to escape his war-stricken home and start a new life with his sisters in the prosperous desert city of Ziran. But when a vengeful spirit abducts his younger sister Nadia as payment to enter the city, Malik strikes a fatal deal: kill Karina, crown princess of Ziran, in exchange for Nadia's freedom"--Dust jacket flap.
Author
Series
Newton and Curie volume 1
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Description
Newton the squirrel and his sister, Curie, conduct experiments based on what they hear through a classroom window, making simple machines to learn more about how the world works and to help their neighbors. Includes author's notes and glossary of scientific terms.
28) Starring Carmen!
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Singer, dancer, actress, and costume designer Carmen puts on a show every night for her exhausted parents, who would like Carmen to share the stage with her biggest fan, her little brother Eduardo.
29) The real McCoys
Author
Series
Publisher
Imprint
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Elementary school detective Moxie McCoy looks for a missing school mascot and a new best friend, with the help of her annoying little brother.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 153
Language
English
Description
The Aldens are visiting Port Elizabeth when a bad storm rolls in, knocking out the power--and leaving behind a mystery! Can the powered-down Aldens figure out what's going on?
32) Max cleans up
Author
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
Max's big sister Ruby is determined to help him clean up his messy room, but he keeps rescuing things that she wants to throw away.
Author
Series
Jack and the geniuses volume 1
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Traveling to Antarctica for a prestigious science competition, twelve-year-old Jack and his genius foster siblings, Ava and Matt, become caught up in a mystery involving a missing scientist.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 151
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"The Aldens are spending spring break on a beach, but they aren't just soaking up the sun. They're protecting an endangered species! Their job is to mark sea turtle nests so the eggs can be moved to a safe place to hatch, but someone is digging up the eggs without permission. Can the Boxcar Children figure out what's going on and help save the sea turtles?" --
35) Fetch
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Language
English
Description
Three more bone-chilling novella-length tales to keep even the bravest Five nights at Freddy's player up a night. Three boys -- Greg, Alec, and Oscar -- each have a problem that an item from Freddy Fazbear's Pizza might solve... if they can survive the trip!
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 54
Language
English
Description
While visiting a friend of their grandfather's on Sullivan's Island, off the coast of South Carolina near Charleston, the Boxcar Children encounter mysterious activities related to rumors of a buried pirate treasure.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Lucy Bluecrowne is beginning a new life ashore with her stepmother and half brother, though she's certain the only place she'll ever belong is with her father on a ship of war as part of the crew. She doesn't care that living in a house is safer and the proper place for a twelve-year-old girl; it's boring. But then two nefarious strangers identify her little brother as the pyrotechnical prodigy they need to enact an evil plan, and it will take all...
Series
The 39 clues. Main series volume 3
Language
English
Description
When Amy and Dan Cahill's quest to find the million dollars takes them to Japan, they must decide whether or not to enter into an alliance with their uncle, Alastair Oh, whose motives for helping them are extremely questionable.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 149
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
The Aldens are visiting friends for a big Dia de los Muertos celebration. The kids love learning about the holiday and helping out - that is until mysterious events threaten to ruin everyone's preparations. Can the Aldens figure out what's going on and help their friends save the celebration?
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