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	Apothecary Author: Maile Meloy After moving from Los Angeles to London in 1952, Janie meets a mysterious apothecary and his son. When the apothecary disappears, Janie and Benjamin must save his precious Pharmacopia and foil a plot that threatens the world.
	As Easy as Falling Off the Face of the Earth Author: Rae Lynne Perkins Journeying by train to summer camp only to find that the camp program has been cancelled, Ry finds himself stranded without resources in the wilderness and invents a new definition of summer vacation.
	Big Field Author: Mike Lupica When fourteen-year-old baseball player Hutch feels threatened by the arrival of a new teammate named Darryl, he tries to work through his insecurities about both Darryl and his remote and silent father, who was once a great ballplayer too.
	Bindi Babes Author: Narinder Dhami Three British-Indian sisters, known as the Bindi Babes, create a matchmaking scheme to get rid of their interfering Auntie from India who is invited into their household to cramp their style.
	Chomp Author: Carl Hiaasen When the difficult star of the reality television show "Expedition Survival" disappears while filming an episode in the Florida Everglades using animals from a wildlife refuge, Wahoo and classmate Tuna Gordon set out to find him while avoiding Tuna's gun-happy father.
	Cornelia and the Audacious Escapades of the Somerset Sisters Author: Lesley M Blume Eleven-year-old Cornelia is the daughter of two world-famous pianists—a legacy that should feel fabulous, but instead feels just plain lonely. But when a neighbor named Virginia Somerset moves next door with a mischievous French bulldog she discovers that the world is an exciting place.
	Cosmic Author: Frank Cottrell Boyce 12-year old Liam looks like he's thirty. So feeling like he's between two worlds, Liam cons his way into being the adult chaperone on the first space ship to take civilians into space. But when the ship is stuck, being mistaken for an adult is not so good.
	Crooked Kind of Perfect Author: Linda Urban Upset when her dreams of becoming a grand pianist are squashed when her father returns from the store with an old organ, ten-year-old Zoe Elias tries to make the best of it and so practices hard in order to get her moment in the spotlight at the annual Perform-O-Rama organ contest.
	Deep Dark and Dangerous Author: Mary Downing Hahn When thirteen-year-old Ali spends the summer with her aunt and cousin at the family's vacation home, she stumbles upon a spooky secret that her mother and aunt have been hiding for over thirty years.
	Emma Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree Author: Lauren Tarshis Outsider, Emma-Jean decides to use the logic her brilliant mathematician father taught her to fix social problems at school, but when her logical approach doesn't work, Emma-Jean realizes that she will need to try something new.
	Every Soul a Star Author: Wendy Mass Brought together to watch a rare solar eclipse, Ally, Bree, and Jack may have arrived as strangers but the experience of what they witness makes them connect with each other in ways they could have never imagined.
	Evil Genius Author: Catherine Jinks Child prodigy Cadel Piggot, an antisocial computer hacker, discovers his true identity when he enrolls as a first-year student at an advanced crime academy.
	Grimm Legacy Author: Polly Shulman After high school student Elizabeth, working as a page, gains access to the Grimm Collection of magical objects, she and the other pages are drawn into a series of frightening adventures involving mythical creatures and stolen goods.
	Hero Author: Mike Lupica Fourteen-year-old Billy learns he has the same special abilities as his father, who was the President's globe-trotting troubleshooter until "the Bads" killed him, and now Billy must decide whether to use his powers in the same way at the risk of his own life.
	Hidden Talents Author: David Lubar When thirteen-year-old Martin arrives at an alternative school for misfits and problem students, he falls in with a group of boys with psychic powers and discovers something surprising about himself.
	Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Mysterious Howling Author: Mayrose Wood Found running wild in the forest of Ashton Place, the Incorrigibles (a.k.a. Alexander, Cassiopeia and Beowulf) are no ordinary children -- luckily, Miss Penelope Lumley is no ordinary governess… but mysteries abound and Penelope will unquestionably have her hands full as she attempts to domestic the Incorrigibles.
	Leviathan Author: Scott Westerfeld In an alternate 1914 Europe, Austrian Prince Alek, on the run from forces who are attempting to take over the globe with mechanical machinery, forms an alliance with Deryn, who is learning to fly genetically-engineered beasts.
	Little Blog on the Prairie Author: Cathleen Davitt Bell Thirteen-year-old Genevieve's summer at a frontier family history camp in Laramie, Wyoming, with her parents and brother is filled with surprises, which she reports to friends back home on the cell phone she sneaked in, and which they turn into a blog.
	Monster Calls Author: Patrick Ness Thirteen-year-old Conor awakens one night to find a monster outside his bedroom window, but not the one from the recurring nightmare that began when his mother became ill--an ancient, wild creature that wants him to face truth. A haunting and darkly funny novel of mischief, loss, and monsters both real and imagined.
	Mother Daughter Book Club Author: Heather Vogel Frederick When three mothers decide to start a book club and force their four daughters to participate, the process is nearly unbearable, but as the fall turns to winter and schedules get more hectic, their book club takes a back seat until a surprise club trip to New York sparks things up.
	Museum of Thieves Author: Lian Tanner Growing up under the tyrannical rule of the Blessed Guardians, who demand absolute obedience and force all citizens to wear identifying guardchains, Goldie risks everything by running away and teaming up with a young thief at a mysterious museum.
	My Life as a Book Author: Janet Tashjian Twelve-year-old Derek, who has been dubbed a “reluctant reader” (except for Calvin and Hobbes) spends his summer vacation learning some interesting lessons- although he never makes is through his summer reading list.
	Once Upon a Marigold Author: Jean Ferris Christian, while hilariously spying on the royal family, saves the life of Princess Marigold and falls madly in love with her, but a devious plot devised by her own mother, the Queen, to take over the kingdom threatens to destroy them
	Pandora Gets Jealous Author: Carolyn Hennesy Thirteen-year-old Pandy is hauled before Zeus and given six months to gather all of the evils that were released when the box she brought to school as her annual project was accidentally opened.
	Reckless Author: Cornelia Funke When Jacob discovers a magical mirror that transports him to a warring world populated by witches, giants, and ogres, he keeps it to himself until Will follows him one day, with dire consequences.
	Science Fair: a story of mystery, danger, international suspense... Author: Dave Barry The president of Kprshtskan is plotting to infiltrate the science fair at Hubble Middle School in Maryland in order to take over the United States government, but when Toby Harbinger, an ordinary student gets involved- the terrorists' plans go awry.
	Search for WondLa Author: Tony DiTerlizzi Living in isolation with a robot on a world populated with bizarre life forms, a twelve-year-old human girl sets out on a journey to find others like her. This story features "augmented reality" pages, in which readers with a webcam can access additional information about Eva Nine's world.
	Strange Case of Origami Yoda Author: Tom Angleberger Sixth-grader Tommy and his friends describe their strange interactions with a paper finger puppet worn by their odd classmate Dwight, but can the paper Yoda really predict the future?
	Total Tragedy of a Girl Named Hamlet Author: Erin Dionne Hamlet's attempts to be a "normal" eighth grader become increasingly difficult when her genius seven-year-old sister and her eccentric Shakespeare scholar parents both begin to attend her school.
	True Meaning of Smekday Author: Adam Rex After her mother is abducted by aliens, 11 year-old Tip goes on an adventurous road trip with a friendly alien mechanic who helps her save the world—with the assistance of some cats.
	Tunnels Author: Roderick Gordon When Will and his friend Chester embark on a quest to find Will's archaeologist father, who has disappeared, they are led to an underground world full of sinister inhabitants with evil intentions toward "Topsoilers" like Will.
	Twelve Author: Lauren Myracle Facing her twelfth birthday, Winnie has an entirely new set of dramas to deal with, such as fitting in at her junior high and enduring the embarrassment of bra shopping with her mother at the local mall.
	Unsinkable Walker Bean Author: Aaron Renier In order to save his ailing grandfather from a curse, boy inventor Walker Bean must return an accursed pearl skull to the witches who created it, and faces pirates, magical machines, and deadly peril along the way.
	Wednesday Wars Author: Gary Schmidt Set during the 1968 school year, Holling finds his seventh-grade year filled with hilarious challenges as he spends afternoons with Mrs. Baker discussing the plays of Shakespeare, as he prepares for his big debut in the school play--all while the issue of Vietnam looms on a daily basis.
	Whole ‘Nother Story Author: Cuthbert Soup After their father invents a time machine, the three Cheeseman children are targeted by international super-spies, and a genius chimpanzee. They find themselves on the run with their psychic dog and a sock puppet, confronting a series of high-action adventures.
	Wildwood Author: Colin Meloy When her baby brother is kidnapped by crows, seventh-grader Prue McKeel ventures into the forbidden Impassable Wilderness-- and soon finds herself in a dangerous and magical forest in the middle of Portland, Oregon.
	Wonder Author: R.J. Palacio Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunting and fear of his classmates as he struggles to be seen as just another student.