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Fyre by Angie Sage

Now that Septimus, Jenna, and Beetle are fourteen years old, they have assumed larger roles in their Magykal world. Beetle is the Chief Hermetic Scribe of the Manuscriptorium and Jenna will soon be Queen...

Septimus is still battling the remnants of the Darke Domaine, which will remain until the power of the evil Two-Faced Ring is destroyed forever. To accomplish that, the ancient Alchemie Fyre must be relit, a task that sends Septimus to the very origins of Magyk and Physik, testing both his skills and his loyalties to ExtraOrdinary Wizard Marcia Overstrand and Alchemist Marcellus Pye.

In a journey that encapsulates the entire Septimus Heap series, Septimus continues to discover who he is and expand upon his Magykal power and skills. Fyre weaves together every character from the series and incorporates many of the Magykal places from each book. This is the grand finale that celebrates the greatest Magyk of all: When the Fyre inside is kindled and when the Time Is Right, anything is possible.

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Magicalamity by Kate Saunders

Tom is in shock. He's just discovered that his dad is an escaped fairy on the run and that he must trust his life to three dangerous fairy godmothers he's never met. Two of them are hardened criminals, and one falls out of the window when she tries to fly...

Will their mad magic be enough to help Tom rescue his dad from the clutches of killer fairies?

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Thrice Upon a Marigold by Jean Ferris

Princess Poppy, the bouncing baby daughter of Queen Marigold and King Christian of Zandelphia-Beaurivage, is in terrible danger. The kingdom's former torturer-in-chief and poisoner-in-chief have joined forces to kidnap the baby as an act of revenge for their exile!

Can a ragtag parade of rescuers (including the king and queen, the evil kidnappers' mortified children, five dogs, a white elephant, and a washed-up wizard) save Princess Poppy in time?

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Nobody's Perfect. I'm As Close As It Gets. by Jim Benton

Whatever you do, don't read Jamie Kelly's diaries!

As Jamie continues to grapple with middle school's Big Questions, she drops even more snarky gems of wisdom like, Everybody knows that the more you love somebody, the less you try to look nice for them and People don't appreciate how much willpower it takes to do the wrong thing.

(Jamie still has no idea that anybody is reading her diary. So please, please, please don't tell her.)

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On the Road to Mr. Mineo's by Barbara O'Connor

Summer days drift by slowly in Meadville, South Carolina--that is, until Sherman the one-legged pigeon flies into town and causes a ruckus.

First Stella, who's been begging for a dog, spots him on top of a garage roof and decides she wants him for a pet. Then there are Ethel and Amos, an old couple who see the pigeon in their barn keeping company with a little brown dog that barks all night. The pigeon lands smack in the middle of Mutt Raynard's head, but he's the town liar, so no one believes him. When Stella's brother Levi and his scabby-kneed, germ-infested friends notice the pigeon, they join the chase, too. Meanwhile, across town, Mr. Mineo has one less homing pigeon than he used to...

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Malcolm at Midnight by W. H. Beck

When Malcolm the rat arrives as the pet at McKenna School, he revels in the attention. He also meets the Midnight Academy, a secret society of classroom pets that keeps the nutters (kids) safe.

There's just one problem: rats have a terrible reputation. So when the Academy's iguana leader is kidnapped, Malcolm must prove his innocence and that even rats can be good guys.

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Cardboard by Doug TenNapel

When cardboard creatures come magically to life, a boy must save his town from disaster.

Cam's down-and-out father gives him a cardboard box for his birthday and he knows it's the worst present ever. So to make the best of a bad situation, they bend the cardboard into a man, and to their astonishment, it comes magically to life.

Then the neighborhood bully, Marcus, warps the powerful cardboard into his own evil creations that threaten to destroy them all!

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Day of Doom (The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers #6) by David Baldacci

It started with a kidnapping. A shadowy organization known only as the Vespers snatched seven members of the Cahill family and demanded a series of bizarre ransoms from around the world. Thirteen-year-old Dan Cahill and his older sister Amy began a global treasure hunt, determined to bring back whatever Vesper One needed, so long as it kept the hostages safe.

But when they deliver the last ransom, Amy and Dan discover Vesper One's terrifying endgame. The objects he has demanded are vital pieces in a Vesper plot that will harm millions of innocent people. Now the two siblings and their friends are in an all-out sprint to stop Vesper One before the whole world goes BOOM.

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One Year in Coal Harbor by Polly Horvath

Primrose Squarp is back! The wise and curious heroine of Everything on a Waffle is facing another adventure-filled year in Coal Harbor. Even though her parents, once lost at sea, are home, there's a whole slew of problems and mysteries to keep Primrose busy.

Uncle Jack and Kate Bowzer may (or may not) be in love. There's Ked, a foster child who becomes Primrose's friend. Now a new development on the outskirts of town threatens the Coal Harbor that Primrose knows and treasures...

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Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King by William Joyce

Here's the book that the movie Rise of the Guardians is based on.

Before Santa was Santa, he was North, Nicholas St. North, a daredevil swordsman whose prowess with double scimitars was legendary. Like any swashbuckling young warrior, North seeks treasure and adventure, leading him to the fiercely guarded village of Santoff Claussen, said to be home to the greatest treasure in all the East, and to an even greater wizard, Ombric Shalazar.

When North arrives, legends of riches have given way to terrors of epic proportions. North must decide whether to seek his fortune or save the village. As our rebellious hero is sucked into the chaos (literally), the fight becomes very personal. The Nightmare King and his evil Fearlings are ruling the night, owning the shadows, and sending waves of fear through all of Santoff Clausen. For North, this is a battle worth fighting.

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Those Darn Squirrels and the Cat Next Door by Adam Rubin

All is calm in old man Fookwire's yard until new neighbors, Little Old Lady Hu and her cat, Muffins, move in next door. Muffins is one mean dude!

He terrorizes the birds, interrupts Fookwire's painting, and ties the squirrels' tails together. Fookwire is upset, but not nearly as upset as the squirrels, who devise an ingenious plan to stop Muffins cold. In this hilarious follow-up to Those Darn Squirrels!, the tongue-in-cheek text is perfectly complemented by the quirky, inventive illustrations.

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