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The Vile Village (A Series of Unfortunate Events, No. 7)
By Lemony Snicket
4.6316 ratings18 reviews
demosthenes
I just finished re-reading this book and i remembered why i love Lemony Snicket's work. In this vile novel, the Baudelaire's continue their search for their friends, the Quagmire triplets. In the previous book, The Ersatz Elevator, Violet Klaus and Sunny here about a town called V.F.D. Rememberin...
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125 Animals That Changed the World
By Brenna Maloney
44 ratings6 reviews
EVE
This book is a one interesting book. Animals are interesting in shapes and sizes. And some of them changed the world! Now in this book you find things you never knew. And it is hilarious! You will love it!
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Level 13 (A Slacker Novel)
By Gordon Korman
0 ratings0 reviews
Cameron Boxer, king of the slackers, has found something worth his time. By playing video games o...
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Endling #2: The First
By Katherine Applegate
4.56 ratings12 reviews
valentine
Cute Book. Byx and her friends must Travel into the snow-covered mountains of the country of Dreyland, to uncover the truth behind the Legend of a Hidden dairne colony. But the Threat of War across the lands continues to grow in each passing day. Find out more in this fun filled book! The Endling...
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Spy School
By Stuart Gibbs
4.4494 ratings126 reviews
1103755 stars
Ben Ripley is your average nerd. On a daily basis, he goes to advanced classes, gets harassed by Dirk the Jerk, and sleeps through math class. He is THE chess team. He is normal, right? Wrong. Ben is recruited to a secret CIA training facility in the middle of January and failed his surprise exam...
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Click Here to Start (A Novel)
By Denis Markell
4.52 ratings1 reviews
sillylily55 stars
Wow, what a great book this was! When I had first received this book, I wasn't sure if I wanted to read it or not, until I gave this a chance. The main character of the story, Ted, gets to search through his uncle's apartment after he dies and gets to pick out what he keeps and what he doesn't. ...
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The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 4)
By Rick Riordan
4.82223 ratings158 reviews
rrwwnn55 stars
In this Percy Jackson book, it is different at camp. There is a new swords teacher, Quintes, and Mr.D is gone. When playing capture the flag Percy and Annabeth find an entrance to the Labyrinth, a Greek underground maze made by Daedalus. When they find out that the titan army has Kronos rising an...
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Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes
By Rick Riordan
4.6549 ratings44 reviews
rrwwnn55 stars
This was a really good book! I decided to read this, because this is narrated by Percy Jackson, (Or Rick Riordan ) and he has a really good sense of humor. He's not annoying funny, and he's sarcastic, but not mean sarcastic. Plus, I read all the Percy Jackson books, and I also read Greek Gods. So...
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Drama
By Raina Telgemeier
4.61480 ratings905 reviews
lilwal1617
Drama By Raina Telgemeier Do you know what it’s like to be in Drama and have a gay friend? Well, in this book a girl named Callie who is the protagonist joins drama but doesn’t be in the play she is stage management. She also has these friends that help her...
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Utterly Me, Clarice Bean
By Lauren Child
4.52 ratings14 reviews
callie_b44 stars
I've always loved Clarice Bean, and when I reread this favorite elementary school book, I was filled with happy memories of simpler times. I loved reliving the funny and quirky story of Clarice and her friends and her love of Ruby Redfort. I feel like I've told this to everyone I've talked to abo...
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The Vile Village (A Series of Unfortunate Events, No. 7)
By Lemony Snicket
4.6316 ratings18 reviews
demosthenes
I just finished re-reading this book and i remembered why i love Lemony Snicket's work. In this vile novel, the Baudelaire's continue their search for their friends, the Quagmire triplets. In the previous book, The Ersatz Elevator, Violet Klaus and Sunny here about a town called V.F.D. Rememberin...
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125 Animals That Changed the World
By Brenna Maloney
44 ratings6 reviews
EVE
This book is a one interesting book. Animals are interesting in shapes and sizes. And some of them changed the world! Now in this book you find things you never knew. And it is hilarious! You will love it!
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Summer Reading Books

Knights Club: The Bands of Bravery: The Comic Book You Can Play
4.38
8 ratings

11 reviews
Knights Club: The Bands of Bravery: The Comic Book You Can Play
By Shuky
4.38
8 ratings11 reviews
Introducing a new series of interactive, pick-your-panel graphic novels for middle grade readers,...
Hocus & Pocus: The Legend of Grimm's Woods: The Comic Book You Can Play
4.57
7 ratings

6 reviews
Hocus & Pocus: The Legend of Grimm's Woods: The Comic Book You Can Play (Comic Quests)
By Manuro
4.57
7 ratings6 reviews
This middle-grade graphic novel series features an interactive pick-a-path storyline, full of puz...
Kid Scientists: True Tales of Childhood from Science Superstars
4.27
11 ratings

23 reviews
Kid Scientists: True Tales of Childhood from Science Superstars (Kid Legends)
By David Stabler
4.27
11 ratings23 reviews
From the author who brought young readers KID ATHLETES, KID PRESIDENTS, KID ARTISTS, and KID AUTH...
Explorer Academy: The Nebula Secret
4.88
24 ratings

31 reviews
Explorer Academy: The Nebula Secret
By Trudi Trueit
4.88
24 ratings31 reviews
Adventure, danger, and a thrilling global mission await 12-year-old Cruz Coronado as he joins an ...
Share Your Smile: Raina's Guide to Telling Your Own Story
4.66
32 ratings

78 reviews
Share Your Smile: Raina's Guide to Telling Your Own Story
By Raina Telgemeier
4.66
32 ratings78 reviews
Calling all fans of Raina Telgemeier!Have you ever thought about creating your own comics? If the...
Sal and Gabi Break the Universe
5.0
3 ratings

4 reviews
Sal and Gabi Break the Universe (A Sal and Gabi Novel, Book 1)
By Carlos Hernandez
5.0
3 ratings4 reviews
How did a raw chicken get inside Yasmany's locker? When Sal Vidon meets Gabi Real for the firs...
The Storm Runner
5.0
2 ratings

8 reviews
The Storm Runner
By J.C. Cervantes
5.0
2 ratings8 reviews
A contemporary adventure based on Mayan mythology from Rick Riordan Presents! Zane Obi...
Aru Shah and the End of Time
4.58
40 ratings

60 reviews
Aru Shah and the End of Time (A Pandava Novel Book 1) (Pandava Series)
By Roshani Chokshi
4.58
40 ratings60 reviews
Best-selling author Rick Riordan introduces this adventure by Roshani Chokshi about twelve-year-o...

New Books

The Unwind Collection: Unwind; UnWholly; UnSouled
The Unwind Collection: Unwind; UnWholly; UnSouled (Unwind Dystology)
By Neal Shusterman
4.0
1 ratings2 reviews
All three thrilling books in Neal Shusterman’s New York Times bestselling Unwind trilogy, togethe...
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[(Last Snow)] [ By (author) Eric Van Lustbader ] [November, 2013]
By Eric Van Lustbader
0 ratings0 reviews
Havoc
Havoc (Haven)
By Mary Lindsey
5.0
1 ratings2 reviews
Havoc is a thrilling and sexy werewolf tale, full of girl power and heart-pounding paranormal act...
It's Up to You, Abe Lincoln
It's Up to You, Abe Lincoln
By Leila Hirschfeld, Tom Hirschfeld
0 ratings0 reviews
History gets hilarious in this interactive Abraham Lincoln biography that will have readers la...
Pollyanna
Pollyanna (Oxford Children's Classics)
By Eleanor Porter
4.33
3 ratings4 reviews
When orphan Pollyanna is sent to live with her bad-tempered aunt, she realizes that many of the f...
Saltwater Secrets
Saltwater Secrets
By Cindy Callaghan
0 ratings0 reviews
From the acclaimed author of Just Add Magic—now a hit streaming original series—comes a sweet nov...
The Hummingbird Dagger
The Hummingbird Dagger
By Cindy Anstey
0 ratings0 reviews
From the author of Suitors and Sabotage comes a suspenseful and enthralling new Regency novel,...
How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the KingdomVol. 6
How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom (Light Novel) Vol. 6
By Dojyomaru
0 ratings0 reviews
A STORM APPROACHESAn invitation from the godbeast, Mother Dragon, takes Souma to the Star Dragon ...
How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?
How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?
By Jane; Teague, Mark (ILT); Yolen, Jane (NRT) Yolen
5.0
1 ratings0 reviews
Perfect for bedtime reading, children love the laugh-aloud antics of playful Tyrannosaur-sized di...
The Truth About Keeping Secrets
The Truth About Keeping Secrets
By Savannah Brown
0 ratings0 reviews
A stunning debut thriller from poet and writer Savannah Brown. Sydney's dad is the only psychi...
Courting Darkness
Courting Darkness
By Robin LaFevers
0 ratings0 reviews
First in a duology, this darkly thrilling page-turner set in the world of the best-selling His Fa...
My Life as a Youtuber
My Life as a Youtuber (The My Life series)
By Janet Tashjian
0 ratings0 reviews
Book 7 of the much-loved My Life series that has the irrepressible Derek Fallon starting his o...
The Giver
The Giver (Graphic Novel) (Giver Quartet)
By Lois Lowry
5.0
1 ratings0 reviews
The Giver is a modern classic and one of the most influential books of our time. Now in graphic ...
Freefall Summer
Freefall Summer
By Tracy Barrett
4.0
1 ratings2 reviews
WHUFFO: Someone who hasn't made a skydive (yet), especially a spectator. Supposedly derived from ...
Scheme
Scheme
By Jennifer Sommersby
5.0
1 ratings0 reviews
The key to good is found in truth. Genevieve may have left the circus behind in Oregon, but there...
My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!Vol. 3
My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! (Manga) Vol. 3
By Satoru Yamaguchi
0 ratings0 reviews
When a woman is reborn into an otome video game as the villainess, how can she play to win? Ba...
Didn't I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?!Vol. 1
Didn't I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?! (Light Novel) Vol. 1
By Funa
0 ratings0 reviews
Be careful what you wish for in this magical comedy about the pitfalls of rebirth! When she tu...
Grimgar of Fantasy and AshVol. 12
Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash (Light Novel) Vol. 12
By Ao Jyumonji
0 ratings0 reviews
HERE THERE BE DRAGONS―LITERALLY!Still trying to find a way to return to Alterna, Haruhiro and his...
Squad
Squad
By Mariah MacCarthy
0 ratings-1 reviews
*A Barnes & Noble Teen Blog's Most Anticipated LGBTQAP YA Book of 2019* Jenna Watson is a chee...
Beware the Night
Beware the Night
By Jessika Fleck
0 ratings0 reviews
On the island of Bellona, they worship the sun. Seventeen-year-old Veda understands that keeping ...
Shout
Shout
By Laurie Halse Anderson
0 ratings0 reviews
A searing poetic memoir and call to action from the bestselling and award-winning Laurie Halse An...
Bloodleaf
Bloodleaf
By Crystal Smith
0 ratings0 reviews
“Enchanting, visceral, and twisty”— New York Times bestselling author of Ash Princess, Laura Seba...
Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree
Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree
By Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, Viviana Mazza
0 ratings0 reviews
Based on interviews with young women who were kidnapped by Boko Haram, this poignant novel by ...
The Super Life of Ben Braver: The Incredible Exploding Kid
The Super Life of Ben Braver: The Incredible Exploding Kid
By Marcus Emerson
0 ratings0 reviews
The Super Life of Ben Braver: The Incredible Exploding Kid is jam-packed with art and comic strip...
The Cursed Sea
The Cursed Sea (Glass Spare)
By Lauren DeStefano
0 ratings0 reviews
The second in an exciting fantasy duology about a princess cursed to turn any living thing she...
A Question of Holmes
A Question of Holmes (Charlotte Holmes Novel)
By Brittany Cavallaro
0 ratings0 reviews
In the explosive conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Charlotte Holmes series, Holmes ...
Deathcaster
Deathcaster (Shattered Realms)
By Cinda Williams Chima
0 ratings0 reviews
In this indispensable conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Shattered Realms series,...
Caterpillar Summer
Caterpillar Summer
By Gillian McDunn
5.0
1 ratings2 reviews
This beautifully written, emotional debut perfect for fans of Lynda Mullaly Hunt or Ali Benjam...
That's Not What Happened
That's Not What Happened
By Kody Keplinger
4.0
2 ratings2 reviews
It's been three years since the Virgil County High School Massacre. Three years since my best fri...
Tito the Bonecrusher
Tito the Bonecrusher
By Melissa Thomson
4.5
2 ratings3 reviews
In Melissa Thomson's first standalone middle-grade novel, the beloved author of the Keena Ford ch...

Warriors #2: Fire and Ice (Warriors: The Prophecies Begin)

By Erin Hunter

4.7864 ratings113 reviews

nova200044 stars
Fire heart and gray strip must go to wind clan and bring them back but the death of wight claw has sutured up trouble between the clans ending in disaster such as the fall of the young apritice cinder paw. Gray strip has started seeing silver stream which is secorit till fire heart sees them tog...

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THE THREE LITTLE PIGS (Disney's Wonderful World of Reading)

By Disney Book Club

52 ratings2 reviews

jovi01153
I LOVE THIS BOOK IM 3 YEARS OLD

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The Adventures of Captain Underpants (Captain Underpants #1)

By Dav Pilkey

4.11154 ratings266 reviews

quakcai44 stars
Personally, I didn't like this book. It was a staple of my earlier days in elementary school, and definitely cemented into the culture of my school. However, in recent years that has been a bit lost. The book its self is just okay, but to be honest it was never really, you know, it for me. I u...

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Kid Scientists: True Tales of Childhood from Science Superstars (Kid Legends)

By David Stabler

4.2711 ratings23 reviews

unicornbrain55 stars
I was thrilled to win this book! Marie Curie is my favorite STEM role model, but I also enjoyed reading about Albert Eisenstein, Sally Ride, Nikola Telsa and Ada Lovelace as kids. It was so cool to read how Neil DeGrasse Tyson did odd jobs to make money for a telescope and that Hawking hated scho...

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Wishtree

By Katherine Applegate

4.2548 ratings56 reviews

cgwong90844 stars
The Wishing Tree is a red oak (named Red) where people write down a wish and tie it to Red. Red sees tons of things throughout his two hundred and sixteen rings (years) of life. A girl named Samar lives in the house in front of Red. Every night, she gets out of bed to lean on Red. All the animals...

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Warriors: A Vision of Shadows #1: The Apprentice's Quest

By Erin Hunter

4.717 ratings12 reviews

IHE Official
Finally, a Warriors ark with characters I actually care about and relate to. And you don't really have to know what happened in the last series, so it's basically a fresh start for old and new fans. Highly recommend.

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The Mysterious Benedict Society

By Trenton Lee Stewart

4.68111 ratings129 reviews

lionsrcute155 stars
This book brought back my love for reading. When four kids, Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance try out for a test in a ad, they are the only ones who passed. It's like a Sherlock Holmes book for kids. AMAZING. At least, so far.... Well anyways, up to where I read, The 4 kids form their own group...

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Swing It, Sunny

By Jennifer L. Holm

4.679 ratings4 reviews

pizzagirl755 stars
After an awesome summer it's finally over and that leaves sunny with middle school it's a rollercoaster of ride for sunny during school she misses her brother Dale that got sent away to boarding school for doing bad things .but when she got to visited him he came to home or Christmas and she gav...

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Time Castaways #1: The Mona Lisa Key

By Liesl Shurtliff

4.52 ratings1 reviews

watercolrwonder44 stars
Matt, Corey, and Ruby are told never to go on public transport without their parents. Simple enough, until they are late for school and their parents have left in the middle of the night without a note. In a hurry, they race to the subway and end up getting on the wrong train. Like, really wrong....

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The Book Thief

By Markus Zusak

4.7391 ratings99 reviews

xxpish
Liesel Meminger’s life isn’t so great; her brother died not too long ago, her mom is taken away and she is left to foster parents. When she sees a book lying on the ground at her brother’s funeral, she picks it up, and keeps it. So begins her childhood as a book thief—fascinated by books, by word...