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Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Iowa

Accompanied by an eccentric, human-sized rat, Liza embarks on a perilous quest through an underground realm to save her brother Patrick, whose soul has been stolen by the evilest of creatures--the spider-like spindlers. 150,000 first printing.

The Spindlers

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HCDJ. DJ shows rip at lower corner front cover. Pages like new, clean and crisp. #hardcover #fantasy #fiction #middlegrade #pammunozryan #solimar #butterflies #childrens #mexico #bipoc 

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

California

"Award-winning author Ryan has masterfully crafted a story using cultural elements from Mexico with a generous sprinkling of magic. In this story of courage, determination, and ingenuity, readers will cheer on Solimar in her arduous journey to save what is near and dear to her heart." --Booklist


"I advise you to tell no one about the gift unless you trust them implicitly."

Ever since Solimar was a little girl, she has gone to the ouamel forest bordering her kingdom to observe the monarch butterflies during their migration, but always from a safe distance. Now, on the brink of her quinceañera and her official coronation, Solimar crosses the dangerous creek to sit among the butterflies. There, a mysterious event gives her a gift and a burden--the responsibility to protect the young and weak butterflies with her magical rebozo, or silk shawl.

Solimar is committed to fulfilling her role, and has a plan that might have worked. But when her father, the king, and her brother, the prince, leave on an expedition, a neighboring king overthrows the kingdom and holds everyone left in the village hostage. It takes all of Solimar's courage to escape and then embark on a dangerous journey to save her kingdom, but she's not alone. Her pet bird, Lázaro, the butterflies she protects, and a magical rag doll, Zarita, are with her. Then, at a precarious moment, she meets a river boy who knows the rapids.

Even with help, can Solimar save her family, the kingdom, and the future of the monarchs from a greedy king?

Middle-grade fans of Pam Muñoz Ryan's Esperanza Rising, will find a new Mexican heroine to love in Solimar and a fresh, magical story!

Solimar: The Sword of the Monarchs

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The Ickabog, a standalone, is Rowling's first children's book since Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was published in 2007. #hardcover #fiction #fantasyfiction #jkrowling #fantasy #middlegrade #fairytales #children 

New Jersey

As the legend of the fearsome Ickabog spreads terror in the peaceful kingdom of Cornucopia, best friends Bert and Daisy set out to discover the truth and bring happiness back to the kingdom.

The Ickabog

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#hardcover #monsterhigh #paperback #juvenilefiction #middlegrade #fiction 

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Settling into respective activities at Monster High, best friends Rochelle, Robecca and Venus assist Torelei and Cleo with organizing a talent show only to uncover hints about a new threat that is confirmed when sinister white cats begin showing up around the Creepateria. 100,000 first printing.

Ghoulfriends Just Want to Have Fun

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Washington

'Assured, witty and inventive. This debut has "future classic" written all over it.' - The Guardian

Pack your suitcase for a magical adventure! Perfect for fans of The Train to Impossible Places and Pages & Co.

At the Strangeworlds Travel Agency, each suitcase transports you to a different world. All you have to do is step inside . . .

When 12-year-old Flick Hudson accidentally ends up in the Strangeworlds Travel Agency, she uncovers a fantastic secret: there are hundreds of other worlds just steps away from ours. All you have to do to visit them is jump into the right suitcase. Then Flick gets the invitation of a lifetime: join Strangeworlds' magical travel society and explore other worlds.

But, unknown to Flick, the world at the very centre of it all, a city called Five Lights, is in danger. Buildings and even streets are mysteriously disappearing. Once Flick realizes what's happening she must race against time, travelling through unchartered worlds, seeking a way to fix Five Lights before it collapses into nothingness - and takes our world with it.

A magical adventure for 9+ readers that will take you to whole new worlds.

The Strangeworlds Travel Agency

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#paperback #fiction #middlegrade #thebookwanderers #bookstore #booksaboutbooks

A National Bestseller! "An affectionate ode to books and book lovers." --Publishers Weekly An enchanting story about the magic of books and the power of imagination from debut author Anna James. Perfect for fans of Inkheart, The Land of Stories, and Story Thieves. Soon to be a major television series! Since her mother's disappearance, eleven-year-old Tilly Pages has found comfort in the stories at Pages & Co., her grandparents' bookshop. But when her favorite characters, Anne of Green Gables and Alice from Wonderland, start showing up at the shop, Tilly's adventures become very real. Not only can she follow Anne and Alice into their books, she discovers she can bookwander into any story she chooses. Tilly's new ability leads her to fun and exciting adventures, but danger may be lurking on the very next page... When new secrets are uncovered, it's up to Tilly to solve the mystery of what happened to her mother all those years ago. From debut author Anna James comes a charming and exciting adventure about a bookish young heroine, a mysterious librarian, and a magical bookshop that will delight book lovers everywhere. Praise for Pages & Co.: The Bookwanderers A Fall 2019 Kids' Indie Next List Pick! -"A loving testament to the powerful magic of books and imagination." --Kirkus Reviews -"Delightful! A Joy of a book."--Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Girl of Ink & Stars -"A lovely and enchanting read, whether you're 9 years old or 49 years old." --The Belfast Telegraph

Pages and Co. : the Bookwanderers

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A Darkness of Dragons

In a world of dragons, song-spells, pipers and battles...Patch Brightwater is in disgrace. Thrown in jail for playing a forbidden spell, he is no one's idea of a hero. But then he discovers a deadly truth - the evil Piper of Hamelyn is on the loose. With the help of Wren, a girl cursed to live as a rat, and Barver, a fire-breathing dracogriff, Patch must stop the Piper sparking the biggest battle of them all.Three accidental heroes versus one legendary villain...an epic adventure is born.A perfectly pitched fantasy adventure for readers aged 9+ and for fans of The Hobbit and How to Train Your Dragon. It was a Waterstones Children's Book of the Month in 2018.

Songs of Magic

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#paperback #middlegrade #adventure #childrens #ukedition

A Sky-Ship Adventure

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONE'S CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZE 2019

A fast-paced fantasy adventure that will set your imagination soaring!

Twins Arthur and Maudie Brightstorm receive word in Lontown that their famous explorer father has diedin a failed attempt to reach the southernmost point in the world. Not only that, but he has been accused of stealingfuel before he died!

The twins don't believe the news, and they answer an ad to join a new attempt to reach South Polaris. It's their only hope of learning the truth... and salvaging their family's reputation.

As the winged ship Aurorasets sail, the twins must keep their wits about them and prove themselves worthy of the rest of the crew.

But will Arthur and Maudie find the answers they seek?

"Hardy has drunk from the same cup as Philip Reeve and Philip Pullman.' - Literary Review

"[A] pacy tale of lies and greed versus loyalty and derring-do" - Guardian

"A ripsnorting yarn." - School Library Journal

"Marvelously imagined." -Publishers Weekly

"Stand[s] out" - Kirkus Reviews

Brightstorm

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#fiction #paperback #fairytale #fantasy #middlegrade #ya 

Minnesota

The School for Good and Evil

#paperback #diaryofawimpykid #cartoon #middlegrade #fiction

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Dog Days

#hardcover #sequel #unleashed #juvenilefiction #middlegrade #amymcculloch #womeninstem #girlengineer

Arizona

The Golden Compass for the digital age in this action-packed sequel to Jinxed.

When Lacey Chu wakes up in a hospital room with no memory of how she got there, she knows something went really wrong. And with her cat baku, Jinx, missing in action and MONCHA, the company behind the invention of the robot pet, threatening her family, she isn't sure who to turn to for answers.

When Lacey is expelled and her mom starts acting strangely after the latest update from MONCHA, Lacey and her friends work together to get to the bottom of it and discover a sinister plot at the heart of the corporation.

Lacey must use all her skills if she has a chance of stopping MONCHA from carrying out their plans. But can she take on the biggest tech company in North America armed with only a level 1 robot beetle and her friends at her side?

Praise for Jinxed:

"[A] vividly imagined Toronto-set middle grade series opener intertwines smartphone technology with the hallmarks of classic science fiction via a fun, insightful narrative and bright voice...With a sharp eye toward the rising awareness of device addiction and a keen sense of wonder, McCulloch's tale is a feast for the imagination that celebrates women in STEM fields."--Publishers Weekly (STARRED REVIEW)

"McCulloch effectively strikes a balance between worldbuilding and action...A solid series starter for tinkerers and adventurers alike."--Kirkus Reviews

"A little bit Golden Compass, a little bit Hunger Games, and all adventure!"--New York Times bestselling author Amie Kaufman

Unleashed

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#hardcover #fantasyfiction #holes #middlegrade

Pennsylvania

"Two middle-grade kids take a shortcut home from school and discover what looks like fuzzy mud but is actually a substance with the potential to wreak havoc on the entire world"--

Fuzzy Mud

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#paperback #mystery #classics #middlegrade #fiction 

Dear diary: the mystery

#hardcover #fiction #juvenilefiction #magic #middlegrade #fantasy

New York

The Book Without Words appears to be a volume of blank parchment pages. But for a green-eyed reader filled with great desire, it may reveal the forgotten magical arts of making gold and achieving immortality. For generations, its magic has been protected from those who would exploit it. But on a terrible day of death and destruction, the Book Without Words falls into the hands of a desperate boy.

The Book Without Words

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Hardback.  Used condition.  Ex library book (read below for description).

Ex library hardback:  Books will have tape on hard cover front and back.  This will be covered up by the book dust jacket.  Clear film has been removed from dust jacket.  Stamps from library will be present in book various places as well as a sticker here and there.  Book will be in readable, good condition unless otherwise stated.

Check my shop for a lot of other books!  

Happy to combine shipping on books.  If interested in more than one book, please contact me BEFORE purchasing.

Books will be mailed media mail via USPS.  

Please let me know if you have any questions. #fiction #juvenilefiction #hardcover #action #adventure #middlegrade #pirates 

North Carolina

The Chronicles of Egg

Thirteen-year-old Egbert, a planter's son on a pirate-infested Caribbean island, is on the run from a wealthy and powerful villain trying to kill him for his connection to a hidden treasure. A first novel. 150,000 first printing.

Deadweather and Sunrise

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#middlegrade #juvenilefiction #fantasy #adventure #keeperofthelostcities #shannonmessenger #middlegradeseries

Georgia

At age 12, Sophie learns that the remarkable abilities that have always made her different from others actually identify her as an elf, and after being brought to Eternalia to hone her skills, she discovers that she has secrets buried in her memory for which some would kill.

Keeper of the Lost Cities

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#paperback #children #middlegrade #juvenilefiction #fiction #scifi #adventure 

Michigan

Killer species

The action-packed series by Michael P. Spradlin returns. Each book covers a genetically engineered superpredator wreacking havoc on the environment.

It's all come to this.

Dr. Catalyst has had enough of Emmet Doyle's meddling. Time after time, Emmet and his friend Calvin Geaux have stepped in to ruin his plans, just when he'd released one of his genetically engineered killer species into the Florida environment.

This time, Dr. Catalyst is releasing his most deadly creation yet. It's a terrifying lone hunter, bred to stalk and destroy one specific target -- Emmet Doyle.

Ultimate attack and feedling frenzy

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Uncorrected Proof #arc #youngadultfiction #paperback #historical #fiction #middlegrade #ya #illustrated 

Trains and time travel spur one boy's thrilling adventure as he seeks to rejoin his father in a new classic from Rosemary Wells and Bagram Ibatoulline.One day in a house at the end of Lucifer Street, on the Mississippi River side of Cairo, Illinois, eleven-year-old Oscar Ogilvie's life is changed forever. The Crash of 1929 has rippled across the country, and Oscar's dad must sell their home - with all their cherished model trains - and head west in search of work. Forced to move in with his humorless aunt, Carmen and his teasing cousin, Willa Sue, Oscar is lonely and miserable - until he meets a mysterious drifter and witnesses a crime so stunning it catapults Oscar on an incredible train journey from coast to coast, from one decade to another. Filled with suspense and peppered with witty encounters with Hollywood stars and other bigwigs of history, this captivating novel by Rosemary Wells, gorgeously illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline, resonates with warmth, humor, and the true magic of a timeless adventure.

On the Blue Comet

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#hardcover #london #fantasy #djinn #fiction #middlegrade #magic 

The Bartimaeus Trilogy

Dangerous adventures continue for the djinni Bartimaeus and his master, seventeen-year-old Nathaniel, a powerful magician who is serving as England's minister of information.

Ptolemy's Gate

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#paperback #fiction #children #juvenilefiction #adventure #family #middlegrade #nationalbookawardwinner 

A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy

While vacationing with their widowed father in the Berkshire Mountains, four young sisters, ages four through twelve, share adventures with a local boy, much to the dismay of his snobbish mother.

The Penderwicks

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Please read: This is an ex-library copy with any stickers, stamps, and protection intact. I leave them this way for buyers who prefer the added protection, but there are several videos on YouTube on how to easily remove the cover/stickers to your preference. Some ex-lib copies have mild sun coloring, but most are in excellent readable condition with few, if any check-outs, and any wear is pictured. If not for library stamps/stickers, books would be considered anywhere from Excellent to New. Pango suggests listing library books as Good. Please DM with any additional questions! 🏷 #youngadult #fantasy #middlegrade #harrypotter #yafantasy #bipoc #aoc #magic #africa #urbanfantasy 

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♻️ Akata Witch

#hardcover #childrens #humor #middlegrade #fantasy #adventure #comedy #novels #chapterbooks

The jaw-achingly funny children's book from No. 1 bestselling author David Walliams - a deliciously daft Tall Story of a child who had everything, but still wanted more. Illustrated by artistic genius, Tony Ross.

Meet the Meeks!

Myrtle Meek has everything she could possibly want. But everything isn't enough. She wants more, more, MORE! When Myrtle declares she wants a FING, there's only one problem... What is a FING?

Mr and Mrs Meek will do anything to keep their darling daughter happy, even visit the spooky library vaults to delve into the dusty pages of the mysterious Monsterpedia. Their desperate quest leads to the depths of the jungliest jungle where the rarest creatures can be found. But will they ever find a FING?

An explosively funny, totally surreal Tall Story about two perfectly nice parents and their unbelievably monstrous daughter from the phenomenal bestselling author David Walliams.

Fing

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#hardcover #cute #fairytale #fiction #middlegrade #witches #ya 

Brystal Evergreen changed the world, but the journey is just beginning... Brystal and her friends have saved the world from the evil Snow Queen and secured worldwide acceptance for the magical community. However, when a mysterious new witch arrives at the academy, the celebrations are cut short. As the witch begins recruiting faeries into her rival school of witchcraft, it becomes clear she has dark intentions. And soon Brystal's friend Lucy becomes embroiled in an ominous plot against mankind. Elsewhere, the fragile peace is on the brink of shattering. Outrage has spread throughout the kingdoms in opposition to the legalization of magic. And, a dangerous and centuries-old clan known as the Righteous Brotherhood has resurfaced, with one goal in mind: to exterminate all magical life forever...starting with Brystal.... The enchanting sequel to the New York Times bestselling A Tale of Magic..., filled with brand-new adventures and a cast of memorable characters, both familiar and new.

A Tale of Witchcraft...

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See all pics, yellowed from age and pages are cut weird?? 🤷 #paperback #fiction #smarts #teens #middlegrade #kids #classic #school #youngadult #ya 

Lauren Oliver; Iacopo Bruno (Illustrator)

The Spindlers

Pam Muñoz Ryan

Solimar: The Sword of the Monarchs

J. K. Rowling

The Ickabog

Gitty Daneshvari

Ghoulfriends Just Want to Have Fun

L. D. Lapinski

The Strangeworlds Travel Agency

Anna James; Paola Escobar (Illustrator)

Pages and Co. : the Bookwanderers

S A Patrick

Songs of Magic

Vashti Hardy

Brightstorm

So man Chainani

The School for Good and Evil

Jeff Kinney

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Dog Days

Amy McCulloch

Unleashed

Louis Sachar

Fuzzy Mud

Carrie Randall

Dear diary: the mystery

Avi

The Book Without Words

Geoff Rodkey

Deadweather and Sunrise

Shannon Messenger

Keeper of the Lost Cities

Michael P. Spradlin

Ultimate attack and feedling frenzy

Rosemary Wells; Bagram Ibatoulline (Illustrator)

On the Blue Comet

Jonathan Stroud

Ptolemy's Gate

Jeanne Birdsall

The Penderwicks

Nnendi Okorafor

♻️ Akata Witch

David Walliams; Tony Ross (Illustrator)

Fing

Chris Colfer

A Tale of Witchcraft...

Kate Kenyon

How Dumb Can You Get?