Koops, Victoria
Summary: "IRL, Darcy has just moved to the small prairie town of Unity Creek with her two moms. It feels like she left everything good behind in the city. She misses her tabletop gaming friends and her boyfriend -- and is horrified by the homophobia her family faces in their new home. Then she meets kind, quiet Art, who invites her to join his Dungeons & Dragons game. Art is mostly happy fading into the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books 2024
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Summary: In this extraordinary debut novel with its deft nod to Dickensian heroes and rogues, Mira Bartók tells the story of Arthur, a shy, fox-like foundling with only one ear and a desperate desire to belong, as he seeks his destiny.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC BARVachharajani, Bijal
Summary: "Funny, thoughtful and deeply moving - with a unique blend of fantasy and actual science - this novel explores both personal grief in the face of climate crisis, and how the only way to move forward is through friendship of all kinds"-- Book jacket cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blackstone Publishing 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC VACEnde, Michael
Summary: The Neverending Story is Michael Endes best-known book, but Momo, published six years earlier, is the all-ages fantasy novel that first won him wide acclaim. After the sweet-talking gray men come to town, life becomes terminally efficient. Can Momo, a young orphan girl blessed with the gift of listening, vanquish the ashen-faced time thieves before joy vanishes forever? With gorgeous new...
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Publisher / Publication Date: McSweeney's McMullens 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ENDFaizal, Hafsah
Summary: Zafira is the Hunter, disguising herself as a man when she braves the cursed forest of the Arz to feed her people. Nasir is the Prince of Death, assassinating those foolish enough to defy his autocratic father, the king. Both are legends in the kingdom of Arawiya-- but neither wants to be. When Zafira embarks on a quest to uncover a lost artifact that can restore magic to her suffering world...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC FAIOlder, Daniel José
Summary: When sixteen-year-old Mateo and Chela discover each other and their powers during a political battle between neighborhood factions, they set aside their differences to unravel the mystery behind their sunken homeland and to stop a dangerous political operative who is trying to harness their gifts to unleash terror on the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney/Hyperion 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC OLDMatharu, Taran
Summary: "Cade has managed to survive the duel with the Hydra Alpha, barely. But the Games are far from over. By order of their cruel and mysterious overlord, Abaddon, Cade and his friends are sent off to war against the Greys, a humanoid race who have far surpassed humans in technology on their home planet. This attempt to move up the leaderboard, however, leads Cade to a game-changing revelation: The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Square Fish, an imprint of Macmillan Publishiing Group, LLC 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC MATGray, Ayana
Summary: Sixteen-year-old indentured beastkeeper Koffi and seventeen-year-old warrior candidate Ekon forge an unusual alliance and venture into the Greater Jungle to hunt down a monster that has been menacing their city for a century. Includes author's note.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G. P. Putnam's Sons 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC GRAStine, R. L.
Summary: Jillian and Jackson discover that they can read minds and it is getting them into trouble in Horrorland.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2009
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J Fiction StiMacHale, D. J.
Summary: Bobby and the Traveler from Cloral--Spader--have flumed to New York City, 1937. Against a backdrop of gangsters, swing music, and the distant sound of a brewing war, the two must uncover the evil Saint Dane's newest plot.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin Paperbacks 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC MACLees, Jordan
Summary: Eleven-year-old Benjamiah Creek's rational beliefs are challenged when he receives a magical doll that leads him into the perilous world of the Wreathenwold, where he joins forces with Elizabella to uncover a mysterious conspiracy and find her missing brother.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2024
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Summary: "Meet Frankie, whose biggest challenge is finding the perfect outfit for the upcoming band concert. But then they save a friendly golden retriever from bullies--and suddenly find themself in a giant magical doghouse, with a funny-looking helmet, talking about a job offer with a group of dog superheroes called the Pawtheon. If Frankie can prove that they possess the six dog virtues of loyalty,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC 2023
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Summary: After her sister Lasya’s sudden death, Kajal vows to do whatever it takes to bring her back. No cost is too great, even if it means preventing Lasya’s soul from joining the cycle of reincarnation. But as Kajal prepares for the resurrection, her sister’s trapped soul warps into a bhuta—a violent, wraith-like spirit hell-bent on murdering those who wronged it in life. With each kill, the bhuta...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nancy Paulsen Books 2024
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC SIMKibuishi, Kazu
Summary: Emily, Navin and their crew of resistance fighters charter an airship and set off in search of the lost city of Cielis. there they hope to find held from the Guardian Council's powerful Stonekeepers. It's a mission that Alledia's survival depends on, and time is running out -- Emily's got to find Cielis before the Elf King finds her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix 2010
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4 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 KIBCopies Available at East Bay
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: JFIC KIBSoontornvat, Christina
Summary: "A high-seas adventure set in a Thai-inspired fantasy world. This is the story of a young woman's struggle to unburden herself of the past and chart her own destiny in a world of secrets. As assistant to Mangkon's most celebrated mapmaker, twelve-year-old Sai plays the part of a well-bred young lady with a glittering future. In reality, her father is a conman - and in a kingdom where the status...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SOOHunter, Erin
Summary: "As water dwindles and food becomes scarce, Whisper the water buffalo must embrace a strength she never knew. Stride the cheetah embarks on a dangerous journey to bring rain to Bravelands, but the quest will lead him into the underworld of spirits, where his most fearsome enemy awaits. And Breathstealer the hyena faces a choice. The Great Devourer pours poison in her ear, promising strength and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC HUNMontague, Liz
Summary: "After a chaotic semester of Elementary Magic, Rose, Amethyst, and Lav have found themselves with new magical skills up their sleeves which will come in handy when they begin Middle Magic next year. But school is the last thing on their minds over winter break. Tensions are high between the Land Walkers and the Merfolk's mysterious leader Frost. Worse, Amethyst's mom has gone missing with an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC MONCollings, Michaelbrent
Summary: "When twins Willow and Jake are pulled into an alternate universe filled with characters from the Grimm fairy tales, they must battle the witch in the woods to save Hansel and Gretel and find a way home"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shadow Mountain Publishing 2024
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Summary: A storm brings a floating circus to the City of Clouds, and when Harper and her friends attend they move ever closer to the secret of her origins.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sky Pony Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC BURChen, Jiatong
Summary: A young white fox called Dilah returns home to find his mother gravely injured. Before she dies, she tells him about a treasure with the power to make animals human. The clues to its location are contained in a moonstone buried beneath their den. But wicked blue foxes seek the treasure too and Dilah must race to find it first. Along the way, he meets all sorts of other creatures: a friendly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicken House/Scholastic Inc. 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC JIAGier, Kerstin.
Summary: Since learning she is the Ruby, the final member of the time-traveling Circle of Twelve, nothing has gone right for Gwen and she holds suspicions about both Count Saint-German and Gideon, but as she uncovers the Circle's secrets she finally learns her own destiny.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC GIETabata, Yūki
Summary: "The battle against the Dark Triad intensifies as Magna and Noelle join the fray. They'll need to use their most powerful spells to stand a chance against these vicious devil users. But is this fight just a prelude to even greater horrors...?" --
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2022
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Summary: A child can get their first glimpse into the world of Dungeons & Dragons, even as they learn the alphabet, a precursor to every new path in reading. Teach the alphabet to any early reader as told imaginatively within the world of Dungeons & Dragons. With read-aloud friendly rhyming couplets from Ivan Van Norman and adorable illustrations from Caleb Cleveland.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wizards of the Coast, LLC 2018
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1 available in JE Concept Crates, Call number: JE VANSage, Angie.
Summary: Nicki and Snorri are trapped in Time, and Septimus Heap goes on a quest to find the House of Foryx, a place where all Time meets.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperTrophy 2009