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The Darkening

The Real Boy&#160;meets&#160;The Girl Who Drank the Moon&#160;in this magical middle grade adventure, which takes readers deep into the world of the fae on one brave young girl&#8217;s quest to save her brother.Never trust a fae. Lark Mairen knows this. In her village, the border between the fae and human worlds is as thin as a whisper, and fae trickery is nothing new.But Lark&#8217;s brother, Galin, has just disappeared into the fae realm while racing in the deadly Wild Hunt, and Lark&#8217;s only lead is a mysterious fae boy called Rook.To save her brother, she&#8217;ll have to trust Rook&#8212;even if it takes her into the dangerous fae kingdom, where she&#8217;ll untangle riddles, navigate labyrinths, and face the wicked king himself.From the author of The Last Windwitch, Lark and the Wild Hunt&#160;is the perfect blend of classic folklore and new twists, with a protagonist who will show readers that failure is nothing to fear&#8212;and resilience, bravery, and friendship can overcome even the most daunting adversaries.

Lark and the Wild Hunt

In Yehudi Mercado&#8217;s full-color middle grade graphic memoir sequel to Chunky, Hudi and his imaginary friend, Chunky, head to Jewish summer camp, where the dynamic duo meet a new friend who can see Chunky, too, and get mixed up in a prank war. This series is perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Jerry Craft.&#160;Hudi finally embraced his love of art and comedy, but his class clown antics keep getting him in trouble. After Hudi&#8217;s artwork lands him in detention again, his parents decide a change is needed when summer arrives, and they sentence him to four weeks at summer camp.Hudi is hesitant about Camp Green&#8212;a Jewish sleepaway camp in the blazing Texas desert. At least he still has Chunky. Then Hudi meets Pepe, a fellow camper who&#8217;s also Latinx, Jewish, and a comedian like Hudi, and who&#8212;get this&#8212;can also see Chunky! What?! The rest of Hudi&#8217;s bunkmates are also a motley crew of misfits. Has Hudi finally found his people?This new friendship with Pepe leads Hudi and Chunky into all kinds of hijinks, including a prank war with a few rival campers: the rich, preppy trio of Joshes. Hudi soon realizes that Pepe is driven by more than just making people laugh and he&#8217;s not telling Hudi the truth. As the pranks escalate further than Hudi wants, he&#8217;s at risk of getting labeled a troublemaker again&#8212;can Chunky help Hudi save this new friendship? Or will it flame out?

Chunky Goes to Camp

Fans of the Percy Jackson series and John David Anderson will love this sequel to the acclaimed novel Float, in which inconveniently invisible Hank must find a way to save Camp Outlier from a saboteur&#8212;and win the camp-wide challenge.Hank, Emerson, and their friends have returned to Camp Outlier for another summer of fun and shenanigans. Hank won&#8217;t let his RISK (Recurring Incident of the Strange Kind) factor of inconvenient invisibility stop him from having the best summer ever, even when it starts mysteriously turning people and objects around him invisible too. But between his invisibility and an internet celebrity joining their cabin, camp clown Hank is struggling to maintain his spotlight.Hank knows that if he can win the camp-wide challenge for his team, all eyes will be back on him (or, at least, on where everyone thinks the invisible kid is standing). But as the finish line approaches, it becomes clear that someone is trying to sabotage Camp Outlier&#8212;and Hank&#8217;s pursuit of camp-wide glory puts him in serious danger.Laura Martin&#8217;s books are the perfect blend of humor and heart, starring deeply relatable characters and highlighting classic middle grade themes in engaging, creative ways.&#160;

Vanishing Act

<DIV>In this charming, contemporary YA novel, neighborhood rideshare driver Charlie Owens embarks on a collision course with love when she crashes into the school&rsquo;s cute but annoying party boy and wrecks his car and her no-strings-attached attitude toward life. As a driver for her local ride share app, Charlie Owens loves what the open road gives her: freedom, extra cash for an epic road trip, and a path to getting out of her sleepy town of Chester Falls, Massachusetts. She&rsquo;s seen her fair share of mysterious passengers and explosive break-ups in the backseat of her car, but Charlie lives a no-strings-attached lifestyle and never gets involved. But when a routine post-party pick-up ends with Charlie crashing into Andre, her school&rsquo;s notorious party boy, she&rsquo;s forced to make a deal to drive him anywhere he needs to go, anytime, until his car can be repaired. Suddenly Charlie and Andre are stuck together, and they couldn&rsquo;t be more different. But Andre&rsquo;s charm wins over Charlie&rsquo;s passengers, and she soon finds herself at risk of breaking her most sacred rule: don&rsquo;t fall in love.</DIV>

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