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1) Otherwood
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Language
English
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"'Hatred combined with lies and secrets can break the world." Grandpa Zach used to say that before he died, but Stuey never really knew what he meant. It was kind of like how he used to talk about quantum physics, or how he used to say ghosts haunted the overgrown golf course. But then one day, when Stuey and his best friend, Elly Rose, are playing in the deadfall in the middle of the woods, something totally unbelievable happens. As Stuey and Elly...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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One morning, Ben finds an envelope containing a very special invitation to come and see the Gee Museum -- a dusty old place under threat of closure. However, once inside he discovers all sorts of incredible things like talking owls, dancing bees, magical bottles, witches, and of course, a hippo at the end of the hall. But most importantly he discovers a connection to his father and the family he never even knew he had. And now he has something important...
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English
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Brilliant Egyptologist Dr. Julius Kane accidentally unleashes the Egyptian god Set, who banishes the doctor to oblivion and forces his two children to embark on a dangerous journey, bringing them closer to the truth about their family and its links to a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharaohs.
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39 clues volume 3
Language
English
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Amy and Dan Cahill have been located once again, this time in the company of the notoriously unreliable Alistair Oh. Spies report that Amy and Dan seem to be tracking the life of one of the most powerful fighters the world has ever known. If this fearsome warrior was a Cahill, his secrets are sure to be well-guarded and the price to uncover them might be lethal.
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Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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1919. Mama is ill. Father has taken a job abroad. Nanny Jane is too busy to pay any attention to Henrietta and the things she sees - or thinks she sees - in the shadows of their new home, Hope House. All alone, with only stories for company, Henry discovers that Hope House is full of strange secrets: a forgotten attic, ghostly figures, mysterious firelight that flickers in the trees beyond the garden. One night she ventures into the darkness of Nightingale...
6) August Isle
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Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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While spending the summer with her mother's old friend, twelve-year-old Miranda tries to uncover the mysteries behind her mother's past and to understand why her mother seems so distant.
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Katherine Tegen Books
Pub. Date
c2013.
Language
English
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Rejecting the idea that she is destined to become a poet, eleven-year-old Emily Elizabeth Davis loses an important family secret hidden in a volume of Emily Dickinson's poems and forges unexpected connections while searching through used-book stores all across town.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
A girl from a long line of Word Weavers who are hunted for their ability to bring their stories to life discovers her grandmother's magical pen and enters a fairy-tale contest while wondering if anyone truly lives happily ever after.
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Love sugar magic volume 2
Publisher
Walden Pond Press, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Lenora Logroño has finally been introduced to her family's bakery bruja magic - but that doesn't mean all is sugar and spice. Her special power hasn't shown up yet, her family still won't let her perform her own spells, and they now act rude every time Caroline comes by to help Leo with her magic training. She knows that the family magic should be kept secret, but Caroline is her best friend, and she's been feeling lonely ever since her mom passed...
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Disobeying her witch-like grandmother when she becomes desperate to uncover a family secret, thirteen-year-old Simi goes exploring outside her remote Nigerian village where she discovers a strange parallel world after sinking into the red quicksand of a forbidden lake that holds the key to everything.
13) Storm warning
Author
Series
39 clues volume 9
Language
English
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When Amy and Dan learn the truth about the Madrigals and Grace Cahill's alternate will, these discoveries lead to the revelation of a secret about their family and a showdown with the man in black who has been following them.
14) Vespers rising
Series
39 clues volume 11
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Fourteen-year-old Amy Cahill and her younger brother Dan thought they could return to their regular lives when they found the 39 clues. But the Vespers, powerful enemies, will stop at nothing to get the clues. And with the Vespers rising, the world is in jeopardy.
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Uncommoners volume 1
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English
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When their grandmother Sylvie is rushed to the hospital, and their house is ransacked, Ivy Sparrow and her annoying big brother Seb find themselves in a completely uncommon world, a secret underground city called Lundinor where ordinary objects have amazing powers. It seems that their family is connected to one of the greatest uncommon treasures of all time-- and the forces of evil are determined to steal it!
16) Missing pieces
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Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Language
English
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Nicky Roth has always been a lonely kid. But that all changes when he and his family move to Raven Brooks and meet their eccentric neighbors, the Petersons. Nicky befriends the Petersons' son, Aaron, bonding over their talents for tinkering. Soon the boys are inseparable and using their skills to pull pranks on the townspeople. But something about Aaron bothers Nicky--people seem almost afraid of him and his family. Through snippets from Aaron and...
17) The haunting
Author
Publisher
Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A dark family secret prompts a ghost to wreak havoc in this spooky novel in the spirit of Mary Downing Hahn. The only life 12-year-old Emily has ever known is the cold, unloved existence of being an orphan. But everything changes when the Thorntons, a young couple from London, adopt Emily, whisking her away to a new life at their grand estate. At first, life at Blackthorn Manor is wonderful. But as Emily explores the grounds and rooms, she stumbles...
Author
Publisher
Harper, An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Macy Hollinquest is eleven years old, and don't count on her to change that anytime soon. Her birthday is just days away, but she has no intention of turning twelve without her dad by her side. He'd promised to be there for her big day, and yet he's been gone for months -- away after his discharge from the army, doing some kind of top secret, "important work." So Macy's staying eleven, no matter what -- that is, until she meets Ginger, a nice older...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
When Larissa Renaud starts receiving eerie phone calls on a disconnected phone in her family's shop, Bayou Bridge Antiques, she finds herself directed to the river bank near her house, where a cloud of fireflies take her on a journey through time to learn the secrets of her family's past--and save their future.
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Series
Arlo Finch volume 2
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
For Arlo Finch and the Rangers of Pine Mountain Company, summer camp is more than canoeing and hiking. It's also a chance to search for ancient forest spirits and discover mysterious messages encoded in tree bark. But when Arlo and his best friends Indra and Wu stumble upon clues about the long-lost Yellow Patrol, Arlo uncovers a stunning history that leads right back to his very own family.
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