Córdova, Zoraida

Summary: Eleven-and-a-half-year-old Valentina Salazar grew up as a monster protector until her father's loss, but when a video of a mythical egg appears, Valentina convinces her older brother and sister to help her find and save it--all while avoiding the monster hunters who want to destroy it.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2022

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Tuma, Refe

Summary: "Frances Stenzel was just trying to prove her scientific worth to her parents ... instead, she reawakened her great-grandfather's secret and most terrible invention. Before it can destroy the town, she sets off after it ... and she'll have to face ... angry locals and an unexpected friendship ... while the trail for the monster goes cold and time is running out before her science career, and...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2022

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Netz, Mo

Summary: "Ever since her dad died, 11-year-old Jerry Blum and her mom have bounced around dead-end towns, staying in a series of rundown motels where her mother picks up housekeeping work and Jerry can get around in her wheelchair. But the Slumbering Giant motel is different. Lights blink on and off in the surrounding trees, a mysterious radio station plays only at midnight, and people disappear into...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2024

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Brady, Dustin

Summary: Jesse and Eric must battle fire-breathing pterodactyls, angry green, giants, and laser-shooting unicorns in order to make it to the final boss and save the world.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews McMeel Publishing 2019

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Subity, Sam

Summary: Abby Beckett comes from a long line of elite Viking warriors known as the Aesir, being trained her whole life to hunt the creatures known as Grendels. The problem is there hasn't been a sighting of a Grendel in centuries and the Viking Council wants to disband the Aesir. But when her father is attacked by one and no one believes her, Abby embarks on a journey to protect her family's name and...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2021

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Littler, Jamie

Summary: "In a snow-covered land where monsters rule the icy tundra, only song weavers hold the power to control these vicious giants. But for centuries song weavers have been the subject of suspicion--how can those who hold so much power be trusted? Ever since his parents were lost on a pathfinding expedition, Ash has spent his life as an outcast. As a budding song weaver, his village marked him as a...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2019

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Sutton, Laurie

Summary: Seeking an ancient weapon with which to destroy Aquaman, Black Manta accidentally unleashes a horde of inter-dimensional monsters, and when the Justice League swings into action, it is up to the reader to decide how they proceed, and what surprises they discover.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2018

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