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Book cover of Losing It by Erin Fry

After witnessing his widowed father suffer a stroke brought on by weight issues, thirteen-year-old Bennett decides to join the cross country team to overcome his own obesity.  As he deals with bullying from classmates, a controlling aunt, and a friend who seemingly abandons him when he needs him most, Bennett struggles to navigate a completely new world following his father’s stroke. …

Book cover of Zebra Forest by Adina Rishe Gewirtz

Eleven-year-old Annie has had the same three wishes since she was in 2nd grade: 1. Get tall.  2. Have an adventure.  3. Meet my father.  During the summer following her sixth grade year, Annie has no idea that two of those wishes will come true when an escapee inmate from the nearby prison enters her grandmother’s kitchen one day and takes her and her family hostage. …

Book cover of Operation Bunny by Sally Gardner

Nine-year-old Emily Vole has never had an easy life; abandoned in a hat box as a baby and raised by adoptive parents who treat her like their housekeeper, Emily finally thinks things are looking up when she meets her eccentric neighbor Miss String and her human-size, talking cat.  After an unfortunate accident involving Miss String, Emily inherits a magical shop and becomes the target of an evil witch named Harpella. …

Book cover of Weasels by Elys Dolan

If you thought weasels spend their time doing normal animal things, you’re way wrong.  All day long, the weasels in this story try to take over the world!  In this hilarious picture book, a group of over-caffeinated weasels run into problem after problem as they plot for world domination.  A great picture book to share with kids ages 6 and up….

Book cover of The Thickety: A Path Begins by J.A. White

In the community of De’Noran, performing magic is a crime punishable by death.  Having witnessed her own mother’s execution for using magic, Kara Westfall has always grown up with a fear of the dark power of magic.  When twelve-year-old Kara discovers her mother’s grimorie, or spellbook, in the evil forest known as the Thickety one day, Kara must decide for herself whether or not to use her own magical powers. …