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• Book Match

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  Fill out a survey with information about your reading tastes, and one of our Matchmakers will send you a personalized reading list within two weeks. You can select a specific Matchmaker, or you can fill out a general survey and one of the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Midsummer's Mayhem

  LaRocca, Rajani,

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  Loosely based on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, eleven-year-old Mimi Mackson entangles herself and her family with mischievous fairies when she seeks to win a baking contest.

• The Barren Grounds

  Robertson, David, 1977-

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  When two indigenous foster children find a secret portal to another reality, they encounter Ochek, the only hunter supporting his starving community of Misewa, and the three try to save Misewa before the icy winter freezes everything.

• Sisters of the Neversea

  Smith, Cynthia Leitich,

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  In this magical, modern twist on Peter Pan, stepsisters Lily and Wendy are spirited away to Neverland by a mysterious boy and must find a way back to the family they love.

• The Enchanted Life of Valentina Mejía

  Alessandri, Alexandra,

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  Dragged along on another magical creature hunt with their father, 12-year-old Valentina, who loves to draw the world around her, and her younger brother Julian are transported to an alternate Colombia where the legends are real.

• Root Magic

  Royce, Eden,

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  Jez and Jay have always been fascinated by the African American folk magic that has been the legacy of their family for generations--especially the curious potions and powders Doc and Gran would make for the people on their island. But…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Last Mapmaker

  Soontornvat, Christina,

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  Joining an expedition to chart the southern seas, 12-year-old mapmaker's assistant Sai, posing as a well-bred young lady with a glittering future, realizes she's not the only one on board harboring secrets when she discovers the ship's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Akata Witch

  Okorafor, Nnedi,

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  Twelve-year-old Sunny Nwazue, an American-born albino child of Nigerian parents, moves with her family back to Nigeria, where she learns that she has latent magical powers which she and three similarly gifted friends use to catch a serial…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Healer of the Water Monster

  Young, Brian,

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  A debut novel inspired by Native-American culture follows the experiences of a boy whose summer at his grandmother’s reservation home is shaped by his uncle’s addictions and an encounter with a sacred being from the Navajo Creation Story.

• Maya and the Rising Dark

  Barron, Rena,

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  Struggling to understand why nobody else in her South Side Chicago neighborhood can see strange phenomena, 12-year-old Maya discovers that her missing father has been protecting a supernatural boundary between worlds.

• A Dash of Trouble

  Meriano, Anna,

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  Leonora Logrono’s family owns the most beloved bakery in Rose Hill, Texas, spending their days conjuring delicious cookies and cakes for any occasion. And no occasion is more important than the annual Dia de los Muertos festival.

• Omega Morales and the Legend of La Lechuza

  Kemp, Laekan Zea,

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  Fans of The Girl Who Drank the Moon, Paola Santiago and the River of Tears, and Disney's Encanto will be captivated by this fantastical novel about a girl who must learn to trust her ancestral powers when she comes face-to-face with the…Read moreRead more of this annotation