Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover
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WONDER
🖋️ R.J. Palacio
🏢 Knopf
A boy with a facial deformity starts school. (Ages 8 to 12)
🥈 02
KPOP DEMON HUNTERS
🖋️ Jessica Yoon
🏢 Random House
Huntrix takes on the Saja Boys, a boy band who happen to be demons in disguise. Based on the movie. (Ages 7 to 10)
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THE COMPLETE COOKBOOK FOR YOUNG CHEFS
🖋️ America's Test Kitchen Kids
🏢 Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Over 100 kid-tested recipes from America's Test Kitchen. (Ages 8 and up)
04
FORBIDDEN MOUNTAIN
🖋️ Brandon Mull
🏢 Labyrinth Road
Two gifted teens must prevent an ancient evil from re-entering their world. (Ages 8 to 12)
05
UNSETTLING SALAD!
🖋️ Aaron Reynolds
🏢 Simon & Schuster
Thadeus and Oliver take a bite out of a salad that may bite back! (Ages 6 to 9)
06
POCKET BEAR
🖋️ Katherine Applegate
🏢 Feiwel & Friends
Zephyrina brings a rare stuffed bear back to the Second Chances Home for the Tossed and Treasured. (Ages 8 to 12)
07
THE COURT OF THE DEAD
🖋️ Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro
🏢 Disney Hyperion
Nico, Will and Hazel delve into the mysterious disappearances of monsters at Camp Jupiter. (Ages 10 to 14)
08
THEFT OF THE RUBY LOTUS
🖋️ Sayantani DasGupta
🏢 Scholastic
A diverse group of pre-teens plan a reverse heist at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. (Ages 8 to 12)
09
GROWING HOME
🖋️ Beth Ferry
🏢 Simon & Schuster
Talking plants, a grumpy goldfish and an inquisitive spider save the Tupper family from utter ruin. (Ages 6 to 9)
10
A POTION, A POWDER, A LITTLE BIT OF MAGIC
🖋️ Philip Stead
🏢 Neal Porter
Bernadette and friends set off on a wacky mission to find one of her missing herd. (Ages 10 and up)