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41) Sister sabotage
Author
Series
Second favorite daughters club volume 1
Publisher
Pixel+Ink
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Tired of playing second fiddle, new friends Santana and Casey start a club whose mission is to become their parents' favorite child by undermining their love-hoarding siblings.
42) Walkin' the dog
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
A dog walking venture helps thirteen-year-old Louis, who would rather kick back than stand out, learn how to be a friend.
Author
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"For Nate Wright, conflict is a way of life. He tangles with Gina, the editor of the school newspaper, after she rejects his comic strip. He can?t get on the same page with his snooty study partners as they cram for the final exam. And once he hears that Mr. Rosa?s job is on the line, Nate even takes on the all-powerful school board. But when a challenger threatens Nate?s status as the owner of P.S. 38?s filthiest locker, our hero may have met his...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
When everyone in town disappears without a trace, twelve-year-old Eddie and his friends, with no parental supervision, must figure out what happened to their families, but as they each deal with their fear differently, their friendships begin to fracture.
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Twelve-year-old Sarah Greene wants nothing more from her seventh-grade year than to beat the hardest escape room left in her town with her best friends, West, and Hannah. But when a foreclosure notice shows up on Sarah's front door, everything changes. Since her father became ill two years ago, things have been bad, but not lose your house bad . . . until now. Sarah feels helpless until the day Hannah mentions a treasure rumored to be hidden in...
47) Bunny and Clyde
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Get ready for a wild ride with Bunny and Clyde! These by-the-rules buddies, a rabbit and a chipmunk, are sick and tired of being good. For once, they want to know what it's like to be baddies--rotten to the core! They want thrills and excitement! But to get really good at being bad, they're going to need some experience . What if the dastardly duo started returning library books late on purpose? Or borrowing markers without asking? Everyone knows...
49) Duck moves in!
Author
Series
Duck and Moose volume 1
Publisher
Disney Hyperion
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Moose loves peace and quiet, relaxing, living alone, and spring! He can't wait for the arrival of sun, flowers, and...a new neighbor?! Duck just landed himself a new home. He loves parties, karaoke, and living with—and on—Moose's head. Moose tries everything he can to send Duck away, but he soon finds that this persistent neighbor might just be the best thing spring could bring."--
Series
Witch hat atelier kitchen volume 3
Publisher
Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Whether morning, noon, or night, at home or away from the atelier, witches Qifrey and Olruggio never fail to bring delicious, healthy meals to the table. Then again, sometimes an indulgent snack is just the thing to get four young apprentices through a magic lesson. Baked Glittersweet? Chasenut pancakes? These sweet delights have oh-so-sweet ends!"--
51) Brianosaurus
Author
Publisher
Two Lions
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Brian loves dinosaurs. When he discovers that frogs were around when dinosaurs were alive, he decides that makes him a dinosaur--a Brianosaurus, in fact. At first, it's fun. But his woodland friends think he should roar all the time, not use trampolines or read books. And the frogs think he's making the pond look bad. So Brianosaurus decides to act exactly the way they want. The trouble is, he isn't happy...until he decides to be himself.
52) Flying witch: 11
Series
Flying witch volume 11
Publisher
Vertical Comics
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Summer finally comes to a close for Makoto and her friends--but not without incident! In Aomori, Beachy makes a surprise visit and helps Chinatsu with a summer project that's out of this world. Meanwhile, in Tokyo, Akane gets sauced and puts Makoto's plans to return to Aomori on hold. And when Makoto gets back, she'll find plenty of surprises waiting for her. However, the biggest surprise comes when her friends find Makoto in a compromising situation...
Author
Series
Birtle volume 1
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Everyone is a turtle in Turtletown. So Teeny thinks she must be a turtle, too. But when Teeny sprouts feathers, she begins to wonder . . . is there a teeny possibility she's a . . . BIRTLE? Tootie loves tag, but the other turtles in Turtletown don't like to play. That is, until Tootie meets Teeny. Teeny LOVES tag. They have tons in common! Except one BIG thing . . . Teeny may not be a turtle at all. This adorable graphic novel is about being true...
Author
Series
Table Titans Club volume 1
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"New-girl Valeria Winters finds new friends in the Table Titans tabletop gaming club, but when the club is threatened, Val must join the wrestling team and make peace with her bully to save her new group of friends"--
55) Howdy, partner!
Author
Series
Sky and Ty volume 1
Publisher
Pixel+Ink
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Meet the new cowgirl and her T. Rex pardner delivering delightful laughs and rollicking adventure along with their packages from a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner. Perfect for young chapter book graphic novel fans who love Narwhal and Jelly and Unicorn and Yeti. Meet the best delivery service this side of the Mississippi, run by no-nonsense cowgirl Sky and her slightly goofy, but always dependable pardner, T.Rex Ty. No task is too big or two small...
Author
Publisher
Labyrinth Road
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Ariel grapples with her fear of her own mind and violent fantasies, driven by her desire to meet her parents' expectations and societal norms, until a summer job at a carnival leads her to new friends who help her discover her struggle with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and find acceptance and support for her true self.
Author
Publisher
Dutton Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Dolores Mendoza is not thriving. She was recently diagnosed with a chronic bladder condition called interstitial cystitis. The painful disease isn't life threatening, but it is threatening to ruin her life. Just when things seem hopeless, Dolores meets someone poised to change her fate. Terpsichore Berkenbosch-Jones is glamorous, autistic, and homeschooled against her will by her overprotective mother. After a rocky start, the girls form a tentative...
60) Rain is wet!
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Across three humorous short stories, best friends Sniff and Scratch discover rain can be fun, share a funny encounter with a balloon, and learn to be brave together when lightning strikes.
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