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Series: Night Lunch Hardcover Eric Fan 9780735270572 $24.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Sep 27, 2022

A delectable picture book about midnight snacks, nocturnal creatures and unexpected generosity, inspired by lunch carts that were the predecessors of today’s food trucks and diners. For fans of The Night Gardener.Noses sniff the air as mouthwatering smells waft down city streets, luring growling bellies to the Night Owl. Inside this elegant, horse-drawn establishment, a feathery cook works the grill, serving up tasty dishes for shift-workers and operagoers alike: a mince pie for Fox, a ham sandwich for Badger and puddings for little Possums. Mo... + Read More
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Series: SCAREDY SQUIRREL Scaredy Squirrel Visits the Doctor Hardcover Melanie Watt 9780735269491 $23.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Oct 25, 2022

Scaredy Squirrel is exactly the character kids need today — a little bit anxious, a lot adorable and totally lovable. Join Scaredy on a hilarious adventure as he learns to brave the doctor for a check-up!Scaredy Squirrel keeps himself in peak physical condition. He exercises, eats a balanced diet, sings opera (to keep his lungs in shape, of course) and brushes his teeth. You might think it’s to stay fit, but no — he’d rather keep a healthy distance from the doctor’s office! After all, who’d want to expose themselves to the the aches and pains o... + Read More
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Series: My Self, Your Self Hardcover Esmé Shapiro 9781774880234 $24.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Sep 27, 2022

Follow along with lovable forest creatures as they discover what a self is and what makes each of us unique.Your self is the only self you have, and my self is not your self…but what is a self? Whatever it is, it’s what makes you you!From the way you button your coat to the way you tap your toes, from the top of your head to your adorable tummy, there are so many reasons to love your self, and so many reasons to be loved. Join a group of endearing forest creatures as they bake and eat cranberry-butter-pie muffins, sing silly songs at bathtime a... + Read More
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Series: HOW TO CAT BOOKS How to Teach Your Cat a Trick in Five Easy Steps Hardcover Nicola Winstanley 9780735270619 $21.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Sep 27, 2022

In this hilarious and clever follow-up to How to Give Your Cat a Bath, a boy, a dog and a know-it-all narrator are thwarted by a cat who refuses to learn a trick. The perfect read-aloud for fans of Interrupting Chicken.Step one: Decide on a trickStep two: Get some treats readyStep three: Hold the treat in your hand and ask your cat to do the trickStep four: Watch your cat do exactly what you asked him to doStep five: Reward your cat for doing the trickSimple, right?This spoof on an instruction manual features an increasingly bewildered human, a... + Read More
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Series: Strum and Drum A Merry Little Quest Hardcover Jashar Awan 9780735272392 $24.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Oct 04, 2022

A pair of Christmas tree ornaments set out on the merry adventure of a lifetime in this imaginative picture book about the inner lives of holiday decorations.All is quiet in the forest as the Great Star rises in the distance, and two little musicians, Strum and Drum, wake up from a deep slumber and set out to make the most joyous music they can! But as Strum strums his guitar and Drum drums her drum on their way to the North, some mysterious obstacles fill their paths…flickering lanterns, bubbles of glass, a silver waterfall, a tiny house, dang... + Read More
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Series: Kumo The Bashful Cloud Hardcover Kyo Maclear 9780735267282 $24.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Sep 13, 2022

The uplifting journey of a bashful cloud (“kumo” in Japanese) who discovers the rewards of feeling seen.Kumo is a cloud whose only wish is to float unseen. When she’s assigned cloud duty for the day, she feels overwhelmed by self-doubt and her fear of being noticed. But after learning that closing your eyes isn’t a good solution to your troubles, Kumo pulls her fluff together and does her duties — drifting, releasing rain and providing shelter — meeting some new friends along the way and inspiring the imagination (and capturing the heart) of a ... + Read More
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Series: On This Airplane Hardcover Lourdes Heuer 9780735268609 $23.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Oct 04, 2022

A story about coming to a new home and the diverse people you meet on an airplane. For fans of Last Stop on Market Street.On this airplane…Someone travels solo,two travel as one,three returnand four set out.In this simple and moving book, a young family takes a plane to their new home. While onboard, they encounter all the people you meet on a plane: a bookworm, a businessperson, tourists, crying babies and daydreamers …all with their own stories and all heading somewhere special.
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Series: Too Many Pigs and One Big Bad Wolf A Counting Story Hardcover Davide Cali 9780735269910 $23.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Sep 27, 2022

An unseen reader goes head-to-head with the big bad wolf in this hilarious counting-book twist on The Three Little Pigs.Once upon a time, there were three little pigs.Then the wolf ate them.THE END.This story is too short! I want a longer one!In this clever counting book, the big bad wolf doesn’t want to tell a long story. He wants to get to the eating part. But the reader has other ideas. From a pig soccer team to a pig for every letter of the alphabet to 101 pigs in an animated movie, the stories get more and more fantastical…but they’re alwa... + Read More
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Series: WHO WROTE CLASSICS Arthur Who Wrote Sherlock Hardcover Linda Bailey 9780735269255 $24.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 5 - 9 Oct 18, 2022

The adventures of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of the legendary Sherlock Holmes, come to life in this inspiring picture book biography.What if you wrote a story about a detective, and he became the most famous detective ever? Wouldn’t that be wonderful? Or…would it? Arthur has always loved stories. Even as he grew up poor, endured hardships at school and experienced danger on the high seas, Arthur was always thrilled and inspired by stories. Eventually, he writes his own, and after many years of struggle as a writer, he finally finds success... + Read More
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Series: Star: The Bird Who Inspired Mozart Hardcover Mireille Messier 9780735266896 $23.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Oct 11, 2022

A chance encounter with a starling inspires Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in this picture book based on a true story.Star: The Bird Who Inspired Mozart is based on the true story of how Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, one of the world’s most remarkable musicians, was inspired by one of the world’s most unremarkable birds: a starling.In this charming picture book, author Mireille Messier tells the story of a very special relationship and how it began: with a chance musical encounter. And Matte Stephens’s playful art captures both the grandeur of 18th century... + Read More
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Series: Little Echo Hardcover Al Rodin 9781774880623 $23.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Oct 18, 2022

Little Echo lives alone in a cave until, one day, a chance encounter encourages her to be brave and make a new friend. A gentle story about finding your own voice.Have you ever heard an Echo?They live in lakes and tunnels and caves.But have you ever seen an Echo?Little Echo lives alone in a cave. Shy, she hides away, echoing the noises around her. But Little Echo isn’t just shy — she’s lonely. And when Max comes to the cave one day, in search of treasure, Little Echo starts to discover that maybe she has a voice of her own…
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Series: If I Had a Gryphon Paperback Vikki VanSickle 9781774880913 $11.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Sep 06, 2022

A new trade paperback format for this bestselling pet book with a mythological twist! A fun and funny read-aloud about the perils of mythological pet ownership, and an ode to the humble hamster.Sam just got a hamster for a pet. She’s not really impressed. The hamster isn’t very exciting — he mostly eats and sleeps and gets his shavings wet. BORING! After reading a book about mythological creatures, Sam gets some ideas for more exciting pets. But she soon realizes that taking care of these magical beasts might not be as wonderful as she thought.... + Read More
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Series: FAIRY SCIENCE Fairy Science Paperback Ashley Spires 9780735264618 $11.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Sep 06, 2022

The award-winning author of The Most Magnificent Thing introduces the value of science and inquiry to young readers with humor and heart, now in trade paperback format. For fans of Ada Twist, Scientist and Hidden Figures.Esther the fairy doesn’t believe in magic. But fairies are all about magic, despite Esther’s best efforts to reveal the science of their world. No matter how she and her bird, Albert, explain that rainbows are refracted light rather than a path to gold, or that mist is water evaporating rather than an evil omen, or the importan... + Read More
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Series: NARWHAL AND JELLY BOOK, A Narwhalicorn and Jelly (A Narwhal and Jelly Book #7) Hardcover Ben Clanton 9780735266728 $16.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 Oct 04, 2022

NATIONAL BESTSELLERIn the hilarious seventh book of this blockbuster graphic novel series, Narwhal wishes to see a unicorn — and actually becomes one!When Jelly wonders what a unicorn is, Narwhal explains that they’re pretty much narwhals of the land (!) — and then gets carried away with a grand plan to see one. With the help of Star, Narwhal’s wish comes true in the wildest, weirdest way: Narwhal gets some land legs and takes their first step ashore. After some wibble-wobbling and a bit of practice, Narwhal is soon galloping along in search of... + Read More
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Series: SIMON AND CHESTER Super Family! (Simon and Chester Book #3) Hardcover Cale Atkinson 9780735272439 $16.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 Nov 01, 2022

Join Simon and Chester in their third adventure as they navigate family dynamics and a very important ghost conference! A hilarious new graphic novel series for fans of The Bad Guys and Dog Man.Welcome to the world of Simon and Chester, ghost and boy duo extraordinaire.Chester lives with his Grandma, his cat Mr. Pickles and Simon the ghost. Lately Chester has been feeling like he’s missing out when he sees other families out doing fun family things. So when Chester gets the opportunity to join his friend Amie and her family on a trip to the wat... + Read More
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Series: SIMON AND CHESTER Super Sleepover! (Simon and Chester Book #2) Paperback Cale Atkinson 9780735267657 $13.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 Oct 25, 2022

Join Simon and Chester in their second adventure featuring all the ups-and-downs of a sleepover party! A hilarious new graphic novel series for fans of The Bad Guys and Dog Man.Welcome to the world of Simon and Chester, ghost and boy duo extraordinaire.They like to kick butt and take names.They don’t like chores.They are best friends.And they are about to hit Chester’s VERY FIRST SLEEPOVER.(Oh, and eat some snacks probably.)Join Simon and Chester in their second adventure, and fall in love with this hilarious odd couple by fan favorite author a... + Read More
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Series: WEENIE FEATURING FRANK AND BEA Mad About Meatloaf (Weenie Featuring Frank and Beans Book #1) Paperback Maureen Fergus 9780735267930 $13.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 Nov 15, 2022

Meet Weenie, a meatloaf-obsessed wiener dog, and his best friends Frank and Beans in this hilarious early graphic novel for fans of Narwhal and Jelly and The Bad Guys.Weenie loves his human, Bob. He loves his guinea pig friend, Beans, and his cat friend, Frank. He loves naps, adventures and sharing. In fact, Weenie loves pretty much everything (except the mail carrier).But the thing Weenie loves and desires more than anything else in the world is meatloaf. And he’ll do anything to get it.Join Weenie, Frank and Beans on a laugh-out-loud meatloaf... + Read More
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Series: Babble! And How Punctuation Saved It Hardcover Caroline Adderson 9780735265837 $19.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 7 Oct 25, 2022

A village is torn apart by its residents’ inability to communicate, until a little girl shares the gift of punctuation in this humorous illustrated parable.Chaos reigns in the village of Babble! All day, the residents fight, yell and argue, and no one is heard or understood…until a mysterious little girl arrives and gives the locals something very strange: a period. But what is this thing that looks like a freckle or a spot? The villagers don’t even know how to ask. However, as the girl begins to share more gifts — a question mark, quotation ma... + Read More
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Series: FABLE STABLES, THE The Fabled Stables: Trouble with Tattle-Tails Paperback Jonathan Auxier 9780735267770 $10.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 Sep 06, 2022

The second book in the magical chapter-book adventure series by the Governor General Award–winning author of Sweep, now in paperback.Auggie was just like most other boys, except in one way. Auggie had a job. Auggie worked in the Fabled Stables — a magical place full of one-of-a-kind creatures. Sometimes the Fabled Stables changed to make room for a new beast. The whole place would shake, and then Auggie would find a new stall that led to a beast somewhere in the Wide World. It was Auggie’s job to go out and rescue that beast from danger. In thi... + Read More
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Series: Unstoppable Us, Volume 1: How Humans Took Over the World Hardcover Yuval Noah Harari 9781774882214 $29.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Oct 18, 2022

A New York Times Bestseller • From world-renowned historian and philosopher Yuval Noah Harari, the bestselling author of Sapiens, comes an exciting, brand-new illustrated book for middle-grade readers that looks at the epic true story of humankind.“Gripping and thought-provoking.” —New York TimesEven though we’ll never outrun a hungry lion or outswim an angry shark, humans are pretty impressive — and the most dominant species on the planet. So, how did we become “unstoppable”?The answer to that is one of the strangest tales you’ll ever hear. An... + Read More
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Series: A Different Kind of Normal My Real-Life COMPLETELY True Story About Being Unique Hardcover Abigail Balfe 9781774881637 $29.99 Age (years) from 8 - 12 Oct 04, 2022

In this joyfully illustrated memoir, author-illustrator Abigail Balfe recounts her journey growing up autistic and the challenges of navigating the “normal” world around her.“Hi! My name is Abigail, and I’m autistic. But I didn’t know I was autistic until I was a (kind of) adult. This is my true story of growing up in the confusing ’normal’ world, all the while missing some Very Important Information about myself. ”There’ll be scary moments involving toilets and crowded trains, heart-warming tales of cats and pianos, and funny memories includin... + Read More
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Series: A Different Kind of Normal My Real-Life COMPLETELY True Story About Being Unique Paperback Abigail Balfe 9781774881651 $18.99 Age (years) from 8 - 12 Oct 04, 2022

In this joyfully illustrated memoir, author-illustrator Abigail Balferecounts her journey growing up autistic and the challenges ofnavigating the “normal” world around her.“Hi! My name is Abigail, and I’m autistic. But I didn’t know I was autistic until I was a (kind of) adult. This is my true story of growing up in the confusing ’normal’ world, all the while missing some Very Important Information about myself.”There’ll be scary moments involving toilets and crowded trains,heart-warming tales of cats and pianos, and funny memories including my... + Read More
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Series: Ghostlight Hardcover Kenneth Oppel 9780735272330 $23.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 10 Sep 06, 2022

Gabe’s summer job scaring tourists with ghost stories turns terrifyingly real when he accidentally summons the spirit of a dead girl—and must join forces with her to protect the world of the living. A new story by award-winning author Ken Oppel for ages 10 and up.The story of the tragic death of sixteen-year-old Rebecca Strand and her lighthouse keeper father is just an elaborate tale Gabe tells tourists for his summer job on Toronto Island. Or so he thought. When his ghost tours awaken Rebecca’s spirit, Gabe is drawn into a world far darker th... + Read More
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Series: THIEVES OF SHADOW Seekers of the Fox Thieves of Shadow, Book Two Hardcover Kevin Sands 9780735270442 $23.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 10 Oct 18, 2022

A dying friend, a terrible bargain, an underwater quest, and dangerous magic…this thrilling adventure picks up right where Children of the Fox leaves off. Fans of twisty, clever stories like The False Prince and Ocean’s Eleven will love this newest middle-grade series from Kevin Sands, author of the bestselling Blackthorn Key.Rule number one: Never mess with magic. Even so, a life-or-death situation calls for Callan and his criminal friends to make a deal with the Eye—the sinister, sentient artifact they stole from a sorcerer. It’s Lachlan’s li... + Read More
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Series: THIEVES OF SHADOW Children of the Fox Thieves of Shadow, Book One Paperback Kevin Sands 9780735270435 $11.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Sep 20, 2022

From the bestselling author of The Blackthorn Key series comes a thrilling Ocean’s Eleven-like heist story for young readers, now in trade paperback format. Five kids with unusual talents are brought together to commit an impossible crime. Failure is unacceptable…but success could be deadly.A magic-infused fantasy that brings together a ragtag group of kids to pull off a crime so difficult, countless adults have already tried and failed. Lured by the promise of more money than they’ve ever dreamed of, five young criminals are hired to steal a h... + Read More
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Series: Double O Stephen and the Ghostly Realm Hardcover Angela Ahn 9780735268272 $23.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Aug 30, 2022

Ghosts, pirates and family secrets — Stephen gets more than he bargained for when he seeks out adventure in the ghostly realm, for fans of When You Trap a Tiger.Stephen loves pirates. What he doesn’t love is his name: Stephen Oh-O’Driscoll. He believes when his Korean mother and Irish father gave him this name, that it was just one cruel setup for being teased. Giving things the proper name is important, which is why Stephen thinks that it’s time to update the definition of “pirate.” They’ve got a bad rep, and maybe they deserve some of it, but... + Read More
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Series: AGGIE MORTON, MYSTERY QUEEN Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen: The Seaside Corpse Hardcover Marthe Jocelyn 9780735270824 $22.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 10 Nov 01, 2022

For young detective Aggie Morton and her friend Hector, an opportunity to dig up fossils becomes even more thrilling when a corpse washes ashore in this fourth book in the Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen series, inspired by the life of Agatha Christie as a child and her most popular creation, Hercule Poirot. For fans of Enola Holmes.After an invigorating but not exactly restful trip to a Yorkshire spa during which she survived a near brush with death and foiled a murderer, aspiring writer Aggie Morton and her friend Hector are thrilled to have the ... + Read More
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Series: AGGIE MORTON, MYSTERY QUEEN Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen: The Dead Man in the Garden Paperback Marthe Jocelyn 9780735270787 $12.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 10 Oct 18, 2022

For young detective Aggie Morton and her friend Hector, a spa stay becomes a lot more thrilling when TWO dead bodies are found in this third book in the Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen series, inspired by the life of Agatha Christie as a child and her most popular creation, Hercule Poirot. For fans of Enola Holmes.Aspiring writer Aggie Morton is ready to enjoy an invigorating trip to a Yorkshire spa, where her widowed mother can take the waters and recover from a long mourning period. Having solved yet another murder — not to mention rescuing her b... + Read More
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Series: Green Mountain Academy Hardcover Frances Greenslade 9780735267848 $22.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 10 - 14 Sep 27, 2022

A daring rescue in the middle of a snowstorm in this compelling Red Fox Road companion survival story for ages 10 to 14, for fans of Hatchet and The Skeleton Tree.After a family trip turned disastrous when their truck broke down in the middle of an old logging road in Oregon, Francie is now back in British Columbia. People try to make things as “normal” as possible for her, but they don’t understand that trying to be normal in your old life that’s exploded is the worst feeling in the world. Luckily for Francie, the wilderness is still soothing,... + Read More
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Series: The Dollhouse: A Ghost Story Paperback Charis Cotter 9780735269088 $12.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Aug 30, 2022

A creepy, mysterious dollhouse takes center stage in this atmospheric middle-grade mystery for fans of Doll Bones and Small Spaces.Alice’s world is falling apart. Her parents are getting a divorce, and they’ve cancelled their yearly cottage trip — the one thing that gets Alice through the school year. Instead, Alice and her mom are heading to some small town where Alice’s mom will be a live-in nurse to a rich elderly lady.The house is huge, imposing and spooky, and everything inside is meticulously kept and perfect — not a fun place to spend th... + Read More
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Series: THE FLORAVERSE Walking in Two Worlds Paperback Wab Kinew 9780735269026 $13.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12 Oct 04, 2022

An Indigenous teen girl is caught between two worlds, both real and virtual, in the YA fantasy debut from bestselling Indigenous author Wab Kinew. Perfect for fans of Ready Player One and the Otherworld series.In the real world, Bugz is a shy and self-conscious Indigenous teen who faces the stresses of teenage angst and reserve life. But in the virtual world, her alter ego is not just confident but dominant in a massively multiplayer video game universe.Feng is a teen boy who has been sent from China to live with his aunt, a doctor on the reser... + Read More