Blake, Kendare
Summary: "Aristene are an order of mythical female warriors. Though heroes might be immortalized in legends, it's the Aristene who guide their paths to victory. They are the Heromakers. Raised by the order after being orphaned, Reed grew up surrounded by her future sisters-in-arms and the incredible stories of their quests. She's been counting the days until her initiation, and now one final test stands...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC BLAArmstrong, Kate J.
Summary: "In Simta, the magic of women is outlawed but four girls with unusual powers have the chance to change it all"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nancy Paulsen Books 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC ARMHolyoke, Polly
Summary: When monsters emerge to attack the empire, it is up to twelve-year-old Kiesandra and her beloved winged horse N'Rah to prove to herself and the imperial army that she has what it takes to lead them to victory and survival.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC HOLCollings, Michaelbrent
Summary: "When twins Willow and Jake are pulled into an alternate universe filled with characters from the Grimm fairy tales, they must battle the witch in the woods to save Hansel and Gretel and find a way home"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shadow Mountain Publishing 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC COLMcAnulty, Stacy
Summary: When twelve-year old Ivy attends West Archer Academy, she is determined to graduate in two years and eventually follow her hero Ruth Bader Ginsberg to the Supreme Court, but after her roommate introduces her to a group of students who are hundreds of years old, she is forced to reexamine her priorities.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC MCANorton, Mary
Summary: Miniature people who live in an old country house by borrowing things from the humans are forced to emigrate from their home under the clock
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt, Brace 1953
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC NORDurham, David Anthony
Summary: Growing up in a village in the middle of the Egyptian desert, Ash thinks his future holds nothing but sand, sun, a few annoying bullies, and lots of boring chores. On the night before his twelfth birthday, Ash learns that he was born on the same day as Prince Khufu, which makes him eligible to compete to be the prince's shadow, a coveted position as the friend and bodyguard of the boy destined...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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2 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD FIC DURHastings, Natasha
Summary: In 1683 London during the Great Frost, thirteen-year-old Thomasina and her friend Anne stumble upon Father Winter's icy kingdom where Thomasina gets a chance to make a wish--to bring her twin brother back from the dead--that has dangerous consequences.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC HASLees, Jordan
Summary: Eleven-year-old Benjamiah Creek's rational beliefs are challenged when he receives a magical doll that leads him into the perilous world of the Wreathenwold, where he joins forces with Elizabella to uncover a mysterious conspiracy and find her missing brother.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2024
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Summary: Vera the mermaid and her half-octopus friend Beaker go on playful adventures in the underwater town of Tidal Grove.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn/Scholastic Inc. 2022
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Summary: "Azmina, Willa, and Naomi are thrilled to learn they're Glitter Dragon Girls. Summoned to the Magic Forest by its magnificent ruler, the Tree Queen, the girls quickly find out their dragon-selves have unbelievable abilities ... As Dragon Girls, they are sworn protectors of the forest and must help keep it safe from the troublesome Shadow Sprites, who are determined to take the forest's magic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2023
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Summary: " Friendships, loyalty and online anonymity are tested when four of the best young gamers in the world find themselves immersed in the world of their favourite video game, Distant Dawn. Jack, Megan, Ayo and Cameron are the Raid Mob: four teenage misfits whose lifelong friendship involves obsessing over old films, surviving school bullies ... and secretly being four of the best gamers on the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clock Tower Publishing, an imprint of Sweet Cherry Publishing Limited 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC SULMlynowski, Sarah
Summary: When Becca's best friend, Hailey, says she doesn't want to be friends anymore, Becca is devastated. But then Becca receives a mysterious package in the mail with a beautiful bracelet and a note that tells her to make a wish. So Becca puts on the bracelet-- why not, right?--and wishes to have friends. Lots of friends. So many friends. And just like that, the magic works. Suddenly, EVERYONE wants...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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Summary: Becca Singer is having the Worst Day Ever. She is friendless and alone since Harper dumped her. Then a box arrives in the mail, containing a bracelet, with a note telling Becca to make a wish. She puts on the bracelet and asks to have lots of friends. Suddenly everyone wants to be Becca's BFF-- even her teachers and her own mom! Is this wish a curse? -- adapted from jacket
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC MLYSaeed, Aisha
Summary: Twelve-year-old Diana's much-anticipated visit with her best friend, Princess Sakina, turns into an adventure as they face a booby-trapped island, a forbidden visitor, and a demon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SAEChapman, Linda
Summary: "Do you believe in magic? Mia and her friends do! And when they meet the Star Animals, a whole world of magical adventures awaits. Mia and her star animal, a fox named Bracken, must use their special powers to stop the forces of dark magic. Mia's older sister has started acting strangely and the Star Animals sense dark magic at work. Can the girls use their newfound Star Magic to help make...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tiger Tales 2020
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED CHAFlanagan, John (John Anthony)
Summary: Skandian outcasts Hal, Stig, and others do battle at sea against the Wolves and the Sharks, in the ultimate race across icy waters where not everyone thinks of the competition as playing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway Digital Audio 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA FIC FLATsang, Katie
Summary: When 12-year-old Billy Chan finds out his parents are sending him to a language and culture camp in the middle-of-nowhere China, he can't imagine anything worse. He's not expecting to become friends with fellow campers Dylan O'Donnell, Charlotte Bell, and Liu Ling-Fei. And he's definitely not planning to meet any dragons. But when the four kids accidentally open a crack in an ancient mountain,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC TSAYoung, Jessica (Jessica E.)
Summary: Ruby, Iris, and Pip first met on their first day of fairy school, and they immediately became best friends, testing their wings, and enjoying their magical adventures--but sometimes it takes a little time for a fairy to find her true magic spark.--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn/Scholastic Press 2020
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE YOUAdams, Alane
Summary: "Sam Baron is about to get the shock of his life. First his substitute English teacher claims to have turned his old teacher into a lizard; then a strange dwarf named Rego arrives and claims Sam is from a magical realm called Orkney. When his friends are taken prisoner, it's up to Sam to save them. Sam embarks on a journey to Orkney through a stonefire to find his friends, but when he arrives,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: SparkPress 2015
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Summary: In Pip Bird and David O'Connell's laugh-out-loud illustrated chapter book Dave the Unicorn: Welcome to Unicorn School, Mira is excited about attending the school--until she's paired with a very un-unicorny unicorn.--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Imprint 2020
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED BIRMensah, Bernard
Summary: Eight-year-old Kwame is eager to start Nkonyaa School and learn calabash magic, yet none of the teachers can figure out what kind of magic is in his calabash--but when one of Kwame's new friends is possessed by an evil magic his power is revealed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic, Inc. 2024
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE MENCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JBR BLUE MENSymes-Smith, Esme
Summary: Trapped in a rigid hierarchy where girls learn magic and boys train as knights, twelve-year-old nonbinary Callie, who dreams of becoming a knight, and their new friends find themselves embedded in an ancient war, but in order to defeat the threats outside the kingdom they must first defeat the bigotry within.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Labyrinth Road 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SYMRiordan, Rick.
Summary: After learning that he is the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea, twelve-year-old Percy is sent to a summer camp for demigods like himself, and joins his new friends on a quest to prevent a war between the gods.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Miramax Books/Hyperion Books for Children 2005