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This is a really boring story. It takes place in Normalville, a really, really boring, bleak town. In this town everyone lives the same way, apart from one unusual girl, Felitia. She makes her own rules and follows no one.
Felitia's brother Brian is desperate to find out her secret. Brian explores the past and teams with the local news reporter.
Will he find out what is really behind the mask?
**All proceeds from the sale of this novella will go...
2) Queerceañera
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Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Joaquin Zoido is out and proud of it. And while he knew his dad and sister, Carmen, would be super supportive, he wasn't quite ready for them to surprise him with a queerceañera, a coming out party to celebrate him. Between all the talks of tastings and venues, and the chirping of his family's RSVP texts, the question of who will be his chambelán is on everyone's minds. What Joaquin is decidedly trying to not think about is whether his mom is going...
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Publisher
Faber & Faber
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Twelve-year-old Eli is an apprentice librarian at the largest library in the world. But when his grandmother falls ill, he enters the Glorious Race of Magical Beasts to raise money for her treatment. This annual race is always held in the most perilous places and is full of spiky dangers. Most participants seek out unicorns and dragons to help them on their conquest. But not Eli. He embarks on this journey with his trusted pet and friend, Humphrey,...
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
"For one little boy and his older sister, fights are always waiting to happen--when he takes something without asking, jumps on her bed without asking, even wanders off without asking. And when they fight, they don't use words: it's all push, pull, hurt, hide. To cool off after, the boy retreats to his room to write and draw stories--stories about terrible horses trampling and galloping, while he is a lone pony unable to compete or speak or sleep....
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Publisher
W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A debut collection of stories set in a hauntingly reimagined Lagos where characters vie for freedom from ancestral ties. In this beguiling collection of twelve imaginative stories set in Lagos, Nigeria, ’Pemi Aguda dramatizes the tension between our yearning to be individuals and the ways we are haunted by what came before. In “Manifest,” a woman sees the ghost of her abusive mother in her daughter’s face. Shortly after, the daughter is overtaken...
7) I am Aang
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Series
Publisher
Golden Books, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Meet Aang, a young boy with incredible powers, who must save the world. Based on Nickelodeon's animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender, this Little Golden Book introduces readers to Aang's world where bison fly and warriors can manipulate water, air, earth, and fire. Illustrated in the signature Little Golden Books style, it's perfect for kids and superfans alike!"--
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Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"You're invited to a surprise birthday party featuring a cast of LEGO® minifigures! But before we can celebrate, there are gifts to wrap, pizzas to eat, decorations to hang, and a kitten to rescue. Putting a fun and creative LEGO spin on "Happy Birthday to You", this jacketed hardcover storybook will make a great gift that's sure to entertain boys and girls ages 4 and up."--Amazon website.
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Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Strange invaders from the Underverse are threatening the peaceful peoples of Apocalyptia, the Under Clowns from Clownlantis have come, and it's no laughing matter! Now Jack, June, Quint, and Dirk have to write and draw a sequel, while Lightning Boy, Moonstar, and Doc Baker help Savage Aloner face his primal fear of clowns and save Apocalyptia (again)! It's going to be even MORE wild than it sounds"--
Author
Series
History mystery kids volume 2
Publisher
Trendwood Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"April Jefferson doesn't know why she and her friends are traveling back in time. All she knows is that she and Henry and Toad are now in Michigan! They still don't know where their father is and they have no idea how to get home. Can they find the missing pieces to the puzzle or will they be stuck in history forever?"--
11) Kill me tomorrow
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Series
Old cowboys never die volume 3
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Texas good old boys Doolin and Tubbs take on a pair of copy-cat outlaws--and prove they're not getting older, they're getting deadlier--in their latest, greatest adventure form the bestselling Johnstones... Some say the Wild West is no country for old men. But apparently no one told Eli Doolin and Casey Tubbs. This rowdy pair of cowboys may be a bit long in the tooth but--thanks to the success of their new business venture, the D&T Cattle Company--they're...
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Series
Super Sports Society volume 1
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Eleven-year-old Tommy has dreamed of being on the Bulldogs sports team forever. The Bulldogs eat, breathe, and fart sports. They’re part of the elusive Super Sports Society in his hometown, and Tommy knows that if he makes the team, he’ll be set up for life. Meanwhile, Pel would rather be at home gaming in the air conditioning, but his mom decided that he has to “be a role model” to his little siblings (ugh!), and now he’s trying out for...
13) Flyboy
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Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"After an incident at his school leaves closeted trans teenager Asher Sullivan needing stitches, his mother betrays him in the worst possible way-she sends him to Catholic school for his senior year. Now he has to contend with hideous plaid skirts, crankynuns, and #bathroomJesus. Nighttime brings an escape for Asher when he dreams of the Midnight Circus-the one place where he is seen for the boy he truly is. Too bad it exists only in his sleep. At...
14) Moon madness
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Series
Publisher
Balzer + Bray
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Last year, Maggie and Nora didn't exactly get the summer of their dreams. Instead, they had to survive a camp run by a covert clan of vampires. But this year, Camp Sylvania is back and under new management -- gentle, hippie-dippie Luna Lupowski. So the girls are convinced to give camp another try. All Nora wants is an unforgettable experience with her best friend. But it's hard to have fun with Maggie fixated on all things otherworldly -- and spending...
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Publisher
Papercutz
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: The Smurfs and friends are after the fountain of strength in this latest installment of THE SMURF TALES! After discovering an old book telling the tale of an adventurous Smurf gaining extraordinary strength after bathing in a fabled spring, the Smurfs decide to find the source for themselves. And, as a special bonus, also from Peyo, the creator of THE SMURFS, we present a story from the strongest little French boy and never-before-published-in-the-USA...
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Publisher
Nosy Crow Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"From fossilized feathers to long-necked look-alikes, this ingenious book is packed with so many amazing dinosaur discoveries, you'll soon become a paleontology pro. Including jaw-dropping research that will debunk many myths about all kinds of prehistoric creatures--you'll never look at a pigeon the same way again!"--