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The Red Pyramid
by Rick Riordan
Ages 10 and up
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After their father's research experiment at the British Museum unleashes the Egyptian god Set, Carter and Sadie Kane embark on a dangerous journey across the globe--a quest which brings them ever closer to the truth about their family, and their links to a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharaohs.
The mysterious howling
by Maryrose Wood
Ages 9 - 12
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Fifteen-year-old Miss Penelope Lumley, a recent graduate of the Swanburne Academy for Poor Bright Females, is hired as governess to three young children who have been raised by wolves.
Book 1 of The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place
The witch's guide to cooking with children
by Keith McGowan
Ages 9 - 12
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When Sol and Connie Blink move to Schoneberg, they are welcomed by an odd older woman and her friendly dog. In a spine-tingling adventure, Sol and Connie discover that solving mysteries can be a dangerous game--even for skilled junior sleuths.
Where the mountain meets the moon
by Grace Lin
Ages 9 - 12
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Minli, an adventurous girl from a poor village, buys a magical goldfish, and then joins a dragon who cannot fly on a quest to find the Old Man of the Moon in hopes of bringing life to Fruitless Mountain and freshness to Jade River. Watch the book trailer
Blackbringer
by Laini Taylor
Ages 10 and up
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Can Magpie, Talon, and the crows defeat the ancient evil Blackbringer before he destroys Dreamdark and the rest of the world? Book 1
The mostly true adventures of Homer P. Figg
by Rodman Philbrick
Ages 9 - 12
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Twelve-year-old Homer, a poor but clever orphan, has extraordinary adventures after running away from his evil uncle to rescue his brother, who has been sold into service in the Civil War.
The True Meaning of Smekday
by Adam Rex
Ages 9 - 12
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When her mother is abducted by aliens on Christmas Eve (or "Smekday" Eve since the Boov invasion), 11 year-old Tip hops in the family car and heads south to find her and meets an alien Boov mechanic who agrees to help her and save the planet from disaster.
Ptolemy's Gate
by Jonathan Stroud
Ages 9 - 12
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The destinies of Bartimaeus, Nathaniel, and Kitty are thrown together once more. For the first time, we will learn the secrets of Bartimaeus’s past, and get a glimpse into the Other Place -- the world of demons -- as together, the threesome must face treacherous magicians, unravel a masterfully complex conspiracy, and defeat a formidable faction of demons. And worst of all, they must somehow cope with one another...Book 3
Masterpiece
by Elise Broach
Ages 9 - 12
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After Marvin, a beetle, makes a miniature drawing as an eleventh birthday gift for James, a human with whom he shares a house, the two new friends work together to help recover a Durer drawing stolen from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
All-of-a-kind family
by Sydney Taylor
Ages 9 - 12
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"Thick scratchy tights. Dusting-for-buttons game. Penny candy. Going to the library. Talking and daydreaming after lights out. I am not a good rememberer-of-details . . . but I do remember so many scenes from this whole series." Melissa
