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Caffeinated Calamity by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe only witch in the world? It might feel like it to Stormy Morgan but she knows better.Twenty minutes away, in a town called Hemlock Cove, witches have taken over. Sure, the bulk of the town is made up of frauds looking to shore up their tourism industry, but there are real witches, too. There’s a family, last name of Winchester, and they’re notorious... -
![Merry Witchmas by Amanda M. Lee]()
Merry Witchmas by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt’s a Christmas from the past but the usual players aren’t all that different. Tillie Winchester is annoyed with the world – what else is new, right? – and she’s fraying under the pressure. Her nieces believe she’s a bad influence on the youngest Winchester generation – especially an acerbic Thistle – and they want her to set a good example... -
![The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster]()
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 46 ratingsLibrarian's Note: For an alternate cover edition of the same ISBN, click here.This beloved story -first published more than fifty years ago- introduces readers to Milo and his adventures in the Lands Beyond. For Milo, everything’s a bore. When a tollbooth mysteriously appears in his room, he drives through only because he’s got nothing better to do. But on the other side, things seem different...Categorized as:
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![Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle by Betty MacDonald]()
Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle by Betty MacDonald
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe incomparable Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle loves children good or bad and never scolds but has positive cures for Answer-Backers, Never-Want-to-Go-to-Bedders, and other boys and girls with strange habits... -
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![This Book Is Not Good for You by Pseudonymous Bosch]()
This Book Is Not Good for You by Pseudonymous Bosch
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsBetween the pages of this book lies the secret to the best-tasting chocolate in all the world. I promise, your taste buds will tingle. Your palette will sing! Oh no, have I accidentally tempted you to read this book? I will warn you, however, the most delicious things are never good for you.. -
![Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar]()
Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 66 ratingsThere was a terrible mistake - Wayside School was built with one classroom on top of another, thirty stories high (The builder said he was sorry.) Maybe that's why all kinds of funny things happened at Wayside-especially on the thirteenth floor...Categorized as:
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Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle by Betty MacDonald
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsEveryone loves Mrs. Piggle-WiggleMrs. Piggle-Wiggle lives in an upside-down house and smells like cookies. She was even married to a pirate once. Most of all, she knows everything about children. She can cure them of any ailment. Patsy hates baths. Hubert never puts anything away. Allen eats v-e-r-y slowly. Mrs Piggle-Wiggle has a treatment for all of them.The incomparable Mrs... -
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Demon Dentist by David Walliams
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThis New York Times bestseller from David Walliams, the UK’s #1 bestselling children’s author and “the heir to Roald Dahl” (The Spectator), launched his books stateside in a big way!Walliams makes going to the dentist a wacky adventure with his signature humor—this is one dentist appointment you don’t want to miss.Something strange is happening in Alfie's town... -
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Finally by Wendy Mass
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA humorous look at what it means to FINALLY turn twelve years old.NARRATOR: TBAFORMAT: 5 CDs, UnabridgedYou can pierce your ears when you're twelve. You can go to the mall with your friends when you're twelve. You can babysit little Timmy next door when you're twelve. You can get a cell phone when you're twelve. Hey, you can even ride in the front passenger-side seat when you're twelve... -
![If You're Reading This, It's Too Late by Pseudonymous Bosch]()
If You're Reading This, It's Too Late by Pseudonymous Bosch
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsBeware!Dangerous secrets lie between the pages of this book.OK, I warned you. But if you think I'll give anything away, or tell you that this is the sequel to my first literary endeavor, The Name of This Book is Secret, you're wrong... -
![Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl]()
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 89 ratingsCharlie Bucket's wonderful adventure begins when he finds one of Mr. Willy Wonka's precious Golden Tickets and wins a whole day inside the mysterious chocolate factory...Categorized as:
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Have a Nice Day by Billy Crystal
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHave a Nice Day features a live multi-cast script reading captured over two evenings at Minetta Lane Theatre in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village... -
![Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Farm by Betty MacDonald]()
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Farm by Betty MacDonald
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMs. Piggle-Wiggle's left her upside-down town house and has moved to a farm in the country. With the help of her cows and pigs and horses, she's still curing girls and boys of their bad habits. So whatever the problem-from pet forgetter-itis to fraidycat-ness-the parents all exclaim, "Better call Mrs... -
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Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsAstrid Lindgren's story of feisty, red-haired Pippi has been given a sparkling new translation by award-winning Tiina Nunnally and engaging pictures by acclaimed Lauren Child.Pippi Longstocking was first published in the United States in 1950, and has been translated from the original Swedish into ninety-one languages...Categorized as:
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![A Dash of Magic by Kathryn Littlewood, Sascha Icks]()
A Dash of Magic by Kathryn Littlewood, Sascha Icks
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsRosemary Bliss will do anything to get back her family's magical Cookery Booke.That's why she challenges Aunt Lily to an international baking competition in Paris: If Rose wins, Lily agrees to return the cookery Booke that she stole. If Rose loses...well, the consequences are too ugly to think about.But Lily isn't playing fair--she's using a magical ingredient to cheat... -
!["Why Is This Night Different from All Other Nights?" by Lemony Snicket]()
"Why Is This Night Different from All Other Nights?" by Lemony Snicket
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTrain travel! Murder! Librarians! A Series Finale!On all other nights, the train departs from Stain'd Station and travels to the city without stopping. But not tonight. You might ask, why is this night different from all other nights? But that's the wrong question... -
![The Dark Talent by Brandon Sanderson]()
The Dark Talent by Brandon Sanderson
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsI, Alcatraz Smedry, proudly announce the last book of my autobiography, and was the hardest one for me to write. Because, in it—I’m not a hero. In fact, I’m the one who screwed everything up for everyone else.First off, my Talent for breaking things got a little out of hand, and I ended up destroying everyone else’s Talents... -
![The Swap by Megan Shull]()
The Swap by Megan Shull
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratings"You be me . . . And I'll be you."Ellie spent the summer before seventh grade getting dropped by her best friend since forever. Jack spent it training in "The Cage" with his tough-as-nails brothers and hard-to-please dad. By the time middle school starts, they're both ready for a change. And just as Jack's thinking girls have it so easy, Ellie's wishing she could be anyone but herself... -
![The Buying of Lot 37 by Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor]()
The Buying of Lot 37 by Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom the authors of the New York Times bestselling novels It Devours! and Welcome to Night Vale and the creators of the #1 international podcast of the same name, comes a collection of episodes from Season Three of their hit podcast, featuring an introduction by the authors, a foreword by Dessa, behind-the-scenes commentary, and original illustrations... -
![Dream a Little Dream by Kerstin Gier]()
Dream a Little Dream by Kerstin Gier
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsMysterious doors with lizard-head knobs. Talking stone statues. A crazy girl with a hatchet. Yes, Liv's dreams have been pretty weird lately. Especially the one where she's in a graveyard at night, watching four boys conduct dark magic rituals.The strangest part is that Liv recognizes the boys in her dream... -
![Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom by Louis Sachar]()
Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom by Louis Sachar
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFor the first time in twenty-five years, Wayside School is back in session in this brand-new, fourth installment in the perennially beloved and bestselling series by Newbery Medal-winning author Louis Sachar.Welcome back to Wayside School!Your favorite students and teachers are all here...Categorized as:
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![Oma heeft me gestuurd om te zeggen dat het haar spijt by Fredrik Backman]()
Oma heeft me gestuurd om te zeggen dat het haar spijt by Fredrik Backman
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 70 ratingsElsa is seven years old and different. Her grandmother is seventy-seven years old and crazy, standing-on-the-balcony-firing-paintball-guns-at-men-who-want-to-talk-about-Jesus-crazy. She is also Elsa's best, and only, friend. At night Elsa takes refuge in her grandmother's stories, in the Land of Almost-Awake and the Kingdom of Miamas where everybody is different and nobody needs to be normal...Categorized as:
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![Murphy’s Luck by Benjamin Laskin]()
Murphy’s Luck by Benjamin Laskin
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSometimes rotten luck is better than no luck at all.Jinxed from birth with mystifying bad luck, Murphy Drummer hasn’t ventured beyond the safety of his backyard since he was a little boy. To remedy his loneliness, he became the master of a thousand hobbies and as amazing as his crazy luck... -
![The Care and Feeding of a Pet Black Hole by Michelle Cuevas]()
The Care and Feeding of a Pet Black Hole by Michelle Cuevas
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA girl's friendship with a lonely black hole leads her to face her own sadness.When eleven-year-old Stella Rodriguez shows up at NASA to request that her recording be included in Carl Sagan's Golden Record, something unexpected happens: A black hole follows her home, and sets out to live in her house as a pet... -
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![Kneller's Happy Campers by Etgar Keret]()
Kneller's Happy Campers by Etgar Keret
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsKneller's Happy Campers is a strange, dark but funny tale set in a world very much like our own but it's an afterlife populated by people who have killed themselves - many of them are young, and most of them bear the marks of their death... bullet wounds, broken necks...(those who have over-dosed are known as 'Juliets')... -
![Fool on the Hill by Matt Ruff]()
Fool on the Hill by Matt Ruff
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIt is a literary event when a genuinely new fictional voice comes along. When that voice achieves its newness not through a certain formal facility but through the freshness of its vision, there is truly something to celebrate. Matt Ruff was only twenty-two when Fool on the Hill was first published, but with his novel he gave us a story that won over readers of every persuasion... -
![Archer's Goon by Diana Wynne Jones]()
Archer's Goon by Diana Wynne Jones
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe trouble started when Howard Sykes came home from school and found the "goon" sitting in the kitchen. He said he'd been sent by Archer. But who was Archer? It had to do with the 2,000 words that Howard's author father had failed to deliver...Categorized as:
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Harvey by Mary Chase
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWhen Elwood P. Dowd starts to introduce his imaginary friend Harvey, a six and a half foot rabbit, to guests at a dinner party, his sister, Veta, has seen as much of his eccentric behavior as she can tolerate. She decides to have him committed to a sanitarium to spare her daughter, Myrtle Mae, and their family, from future embarrassment... -
![Everybody's Fool: A Novel by Richard Russo]()
Everybody's Fool: A Novel by Richard Russo
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsNATIONAL BESTSELLER • The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Empire Falls returns to North Bath, the Rust Belt town first brought to unforgettable life in Nobody’s Fool . • "Irresistible.... Very funny.... A joy... -
![The Parent Agency by David Baddiel]()
The Parent Agency by David Baddiel
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsA boy travels to an alternate world where kids get to choose their own parents in this zany, internationally bestselling adventure, which combines the be-careful-what-you-wish-for humor of The Chocolate Touch with the classic appeal of Roald Dahl.Barry Bennett is sick of his parents. They’re boring, they’re too strict, and it’s their fault his name is Barry... -
![Terms May Apply by Keith A. Pearson]()
Terms May Apply by Keith A. Pearson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhat would you give for a wish to come true? Your left arm? Your most cherished possession? Your last crumb of integrity?Kyle Hammond is suffering a surprise birthday party he really didn’t want. As he blows out the candles on his cake, he makes a token wish. Three days later, to his utter astonishment, that wish comes true... -
![George's Marvelous Medicine by Roald Dahl]()
George's Marvelous Medicine by Roald Dahl
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 60 ratingsGeorge's grouchy grandma needs a taste of her own medicine -- and George knows just the right ingredients to put into...Categorized as:
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![Willful Creatures by Aimee Bender]()
Willful Creatures by Aimee Bender
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratings"Contemporary fairy tales, cushioned by goofy humor and a deep tenderness for her characters, that aren't always as dark or as sinister as they initially appear." --The New York Times Book Review Aimee Bender s Willful Creatures conjures a fantastical world in which authentic love blooms... -
![The Bus Driver Who Wanted To Be God by Etgar Keret]()
The Bus Driver Who Wanted To Be God by Etgar Keret
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIsrael's hippest bestselling young writer today, Etgar Keret is part court jester, part literary crown prince, part national conscience. The Bus Driver Who Wanted to Be God gathers his daring and provocative short stories for the first time in English... -
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![Sophie Dreams Big by Keke Palmer, Jasmine Guillory]()
Sophie Dreams Big by Keke Palmer, Jasmine Guillory
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsStarry-eyed Janet is enchanted by her new wig, but Lady Miss knows her dear friend will soon be caught in a tangle of doubts in this whimsical short story about courage, self-worth, and confidence.For former pushover Janet, her Sophie curls appear to be a balanced and beautiful new addition to her magical, life-changing wig collection...Categorized as:
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![Smart Ovens for Lonely People by Elizabeth Tan]()
Smart Ovens for Lonely People by Elizabeth Tan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsConspiracies, memes, and therapies of various efficacy underpin this beguiling short-story collection from Elizabeth Tan.In the titular story, a cat-shaped oven tells a depressed woman she doesn’t have to be sorry anymore. A Yourtopia Bespoke Terraria employee becomes paranoid about the mounting coincidences in her life...Categorized as:
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![Just Dreaming by Kerstin Gier]()
Just Dreaming by Kerstin Gier
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA dream traveler faces the greatest challenge she's yet encountered in this gripping third and final book of the Silver trilogy.The course of dream travel never did run smooth—at least, not in Liv Silver's experience... -
![Man Seeking Woman by Simon Rich]()
Man Seeking Woman by Simon Rich
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 19 ratings"No matter how zany things get, there's an endearing simplicity at the heart of these inventive tales.... Love doesn't always conquer all, but these stories suggest Rich thinks its certainly ought to."--Daily Beast Love can be messy, painful, and even tragic. When seen through the eyes of Simon Rich it can also be hilarious...Categorized as:
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![Floors by Patrick Carman]()
Floors by Patrick Carman
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsCharlie had his chocolate factory. Stanley Yelnats had his holes. Leo has the wacky, amazing Whippet Hotel.NARRATOR: TBAFORMAT: 5 CDs, UnabridgedThe Whippet Hotel is a strange place full of strange and mysterious people. Each floor has its own quirks and secrets. Leo should know most of them - he is the maintenance man's son, after all... -
![The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brocket by John Boyne]()
The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brocket by John Boyne
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThere's nothing unusual about the Brockets. Normal, respectable, and proud of it, they turn up their noses at anyone strange or different. But from the moment Barnaby Brocket comes into the world, it's clear he's anything but ordinary. To his parents’ horror, Barnaby defies the laws of gravity - and floats...Categorized as:
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![The Kneebone Boy by Ellen Potter]()
The Kneebone Boy by Ellen Potter
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe book's set in a small English town and follows the Hardscrabble kids who are relocated to live with their aunt in London, where they discover they might be living next door to “a horribly misshapen boy who has figured in local legend.” It’s the story of the three Hardscrabble siblings and their search for the legendary Kneebone Boy...Categorized as:
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![The Twits by Roald Dahl]()
The Twits by Roald Dahl
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 66 ratingsHow do you outwit a Twit? Mr. and Mrs. Twit are the smelliest, ugliest people in the world. They hate everything -- except playing mean jokes on each other, catching innocent birds to put in their Bird Pies, and making their caged monkeys, the Muggle-Wumps, stand on their heads all day. But the Muggle-Wumps have had enough. They don't just want out, they want revenge...Categorized as:
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![Tea Rex by Molly Idle]()
Tea Rex by Molly Idle
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSome tea parties are for grown-ups.Some are for girls.But this tea party is for a very special guest.And it is important to follow some rules . . . like providing comfortable chairs,and good conversation,and yummy food.But sometimes that is not enough for special guests,especially when their manners are more Cretaceous than gracious . . -
![The Seven Day Switch by Kelly Harms]()
The Seven Day Switch by Kelly Harms
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsTwo moms as opposite as a Happy Meal and a quinoa bowl. What a difference a week makes in a heartfelt, laugh-out-loud novel by the Washington Post bestselling author of The Overdue Life of Amy Byler.Celeste Mason is the Pinterest stay-at-home supermom of other mothers’ nightmares... -
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![Keri on the Loose by Keke Palmer, Jasmine Guillory]()
Keri on the Loose by Keke Palmer, Jasmine Guillory
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThere’s a bold new Janet in town. Let Lady Miss Jacqueline spell it out for you: F-I-E-R-C-E. But there’s a lesson to be learned in this fabulously off-the-wall short story about life on the edge.After her latest life-altering wig switch, Janet slips into leather leggings, quits her job, goes full advance on her barista crush, and makes a career commitment to her bestie, Candace...Categorized as:
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![Frogs & French Kisses by Sarah Mlynowski]()
Frogs & French Kisses by Sarah Mlynowski
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsRachel has finally come to terms with the outrageously unfair fact that her younger sister, Miri, has inherited magical powers from their mom. But now the whole witchcraft thing is spiraling out of control. Mom is a magicaholic, Miri’s on a Save the World kick, and the one teeny tiny love spell that Rachel begged for has gone embarrassingly, horribly wrong... -
![Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson, Таня Минчева]()
Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson, Таня Минчева
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 66 ratingsKevin Wilson’s best book yet—a moving and uproarious novel about a woman who finds meaning in her life when she begins caring for two children with remarkable and disturbing abilitiesLillian and Madison were unlikely roommates and yet inseparable friends at their elite boarding school. But then Lillian had to leave the school unexpectedly in the wake of a scandal and they’ve barely spoken since... -
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Dangerous Pleasures by Bertrice Small
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"New York Times" bestselling author Bertrice Small explores the deepest recesses of the imagination where one womanas sexual fantasies lie in wait. Widowed with five children, stay at home mom Annie Miller has been just getting byaand growing restless because of it... -
![The Mortification of Fovea Munson by Mary Winn Heider]()
The Mortification of Fovea Munson by Mary Winn Heider
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFovea Munson is nobody's Igor. True, her parents own a cadaver lab where they perform surgeries on dead bodies. And yes, that makes her gross by association, at least according to everyone in seventh grade. And sure, Fovea's stuck working at the lab now that her summer camp plans have fallen through. But she is by no means Dr...Categorized as:
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![Observatory Mansions by Edward Carey, محمد غفوری]()
Observatory Mansions by Edward Carey, محمد غفوری
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsOnce the Orme family’s magnificent ancestral estate, Observatory Mansions is now a crumbling apartment complex, home to an eccentric group of misfits. One of them is Francis Orme, who earns his livelihood as a living statue. When not practicing “inner and outer stillness,” Francis steals the cherished possessions of others to add to his private museum...
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