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Superspy middle schoolers Ben and Erica must embark on mission to rescue Erica's grandfather, who was abducted from a remote Alaskan training facility.

A sweetly humorous middle grade novel packed with action, basketball, and a dash of magical realism about friendship and family, first crushes, and belonging, from acclaimed author Gary Soto. Thirteen-year-old Jordan Mendoza has a huge crush on his classmate, Sierra, but he’s never going to win her affections if he stays a C student and keeps embarrassing himself on the basketball court. And it doesn’t help that his best friend, Antonio, likes...

Fleeing an unsavory betrothal on the back of her father’s fleetest horse, Mehar of Angesand has a simple goal: to find the king’s mage to help her decipher a book of spells she’s sure will save her life. But when she arrives at the royal palace she finds it in ruins, the king’s magician dead, and the one man there who can use her spells to be quite a bit more powerful—and important—than just a stable lad she thinks him to be . . . Symon...

"In this fast-paced, thrilling middle grade fantasy rooted in Tagalog mythology, a young Filipino girl discovers realms beyond our own full of monsters and gods, a terrible evil who wants her magic, and even a talking duck! The first book in a duology from Gail D. Villanueva (My Fate According to the Butterfly)that’s perfect for fans of Tristan Strongand Aru Shah. Lulu Sinagtala can’t wait for a fun Christmas break. She’s excited to hang...

In medieval England, Mazy tries to find her place in the world and meets a friendly knight, Sir Berenger. Mazy dreams of independence. Sir Berenger longs to play the hero. But in each other, they may find the secret to happily ever after. Mazelina of Wexcombe has always dreamed of traveling with her father to lands beyond the confining walls of their castle. But his sudden death deprives her of the future she imagined. Abandoned by her eldest brother,...