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The hardcover box set of the blockbuster New York Times&#160;bestseller Amari and the Night Brothers and its sequel, Amari and the Great Game&#8212;two exhilarating fantasy novels, perfect for fans of Percy Jackson and Artemis Fowl.AMARI AND THE NIGHT BROTHERS:Amari Peters has never stopped believing her missing brother, Quinton, is alive. So when she discovers a ticking briefcase in his closet containing a nomination for a tryout at the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs, she&#8217;s certain the secretive organization holds the key to locating Quinton&#8212;if only she can wrap her head around the idea of magicians, fairies, aliens, and other supernatural creatures all being real.Now she must compete for a spot against kids who&#8217;ve known about magic their whole lives. No matter how hard she tries, Amari can&#8217;t seem to escape their scrutiny and doubt&#8212;especially when her own supernaturally enhanced talent is deemed &#8220;illegal.&#8221; With an evil magician threatening the supernatural world, and her own classmates thinking she&#8217;s an enemy, Amari has never felt more alone. But if she doesn&#8217;t pass the tryouts, she may never find out what happened to Quinton.AMARI AND THE GREAT GAME:After finding her brother and saving the entire supernatural world, Amari is convinced her first full summer as a Junior Agent will be a breeze. But between the new Head Minister&#8217;s strict anti-magician agenda, fierce Junior Agent rivalries, and her brother Quinton&#8217;s curse worsening, Amari&#8217;s plate is full. So when the secretive League of Magicians offers her a chance to stand up for magiciankind as its new leader, she declines. She&#8217;s got enough to worry about!But her refusal allows someone else to step forward, a magician with dangerous plans for the League. This challenge sparks the start of the Great Game, a competition to decide who will determine the future of magiciankind. The Great Game is both mysterious and deadly, but among the winner&#8217;s magical rewards is Quinton&#8217;s last hope&#8212;so how can Amari refuse?

Amari 2-Book Hardcover Box Set

From the #1 New York Times best-selling author of This Book Is Anti-Racist, Tiffany Jewell, with art by Eisner-nominated illustrator Nicole Miles, The Antiracist Kid is the essential illustrated chapter book guide to antiracism for empowering the young readers in your life!What is racism? What is antiracism? Why are both important to learn about? In this book, systemic racism and the antiracist tools to fight it are easily accessible to the youngest readers.In three sections, this must-have guide explains:<ul><li >Identity: What it is and how it applies to you</li><li >Justice: What it is, what racism has to do with it, and how to address injustice</li><li >Activism: A how-to with resources to be the best antiracist kid you can be</li></ul>This book teaches younger children the words, language, and methods to recognize racism and injustice&#8212;and what to do when they encounter it at home, at school, and in the media they watch, play, and read.

The Antiracist Kid

The thrilling third installment in the latest arc of BRAVELANDS! Set in the African highlands and told from three different animals&#8217; points of view, dedicated fans and readers new to the Bravelands world will love this exciting new adventure.&#160;Bravelands is in turmoil. With Thorn dead, the animals of the plains desperately search for the next Great Parent, a role Prance is afraid to fill.Chase hides in plain sight amidst Grandmother&#8217;s most loyal creatures, praying that the terrible antidote she&#8217;s discovered will continue to hold the snake&#8217;s power over her at bay. And Bramble finds himself up against a foe he couldn&#8217;t have imagined: his own poisoned troop. Can these three unlikely allies stop the great serpent before her venom corrupts them all?&#160;Full of epic adventure and thrilling intrigue, this new Bravelands adventure will thrill readers who love the Spirit Animals and Wings of Fire series, as well as the legion of dedicated fans who&#8217;ve made Erin Hunter a bestselling phenomenon.

Bravelands: Curse of the Sandtongue #3: Blood on the Plains

The One and Only Ivan meets The Wild Robot in this unique and deeply moving middle grade novel about the journey of a fictional Mars rover, from the Newbery Honor&#8211;winning author of Other Words for Home.Meet Resilience, a Mars rover determined to live up to his name.Res was built to explore Mars. He was not built to have human emotions. But as he learns new things from the NASA scientists who assemble him, he begins to develop human-like feelings. Maybe there&#8217;s a problem with his programming&#8230;.Human emotions or not, launch day comes, and Res blasts off to Mars, accompanied by a friendly drone helicopter named Fly. But Res quickly discovers that Mars is a dangerous place filled with dust storms and giant cliffs. As he navigates Mars&#8217;s difficult landscape, Res is tested in ways that go beyond space exploration.As millions of people back on Earth follow his progress, will Res have the determination, courage&#8212;and resilience&#8212;to succeed&#8230; and survive?&#160;&#160;

A Rover’s Story

You are invited to the Alexandria Academy . . .Twelve-year-old Shad Hadid has never quite fit in. The other kids at school don&#8217;t understand him, so he spends most of his time alone, cooking for his teta and daydreaming of opening his own Arabic bakery full of tasty treats. But when Shad is attacked by a shadowy monster, he learns his late baba was an alchemist with the ability to mix charms, elixirs, and mists&#8212;and he&#8217;s one too!Then Shad receives an invitation to the mysterious Alexandria Academy, a fabled school for alchemists, where he hopes he&#8217;ll find safety and learn more about the ancient science. But when he arrives, no one at the school seems to know what alchemy is! As Shad digs deeper into the mystery, he discovers a sinister evil lurking in the shadows, and only he holds the key to stopping&#8212;or fulfilling&#8212;their plans.With danger at every turn and the fate of the alchemy world on the line, can Shad save his friends and defeat this sinister foe?

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