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Cover of Refugee
Ages 10–16

Refugee

Alan Gratz
Cover of The Wonderful Things You Will Be
Ages 0–8

The Wonderful Things You Will Be

Emily Winfield Martin
Cover of Sunrise on the Reaping
Ages 14–18

Sunrise on the Reaping

Suzanne Collins
Cover of The Crayons Go Back to School
Ages 3–8

The Crayons Go Back to School

Drew Daywalt
Cover of Wonder
Ages 8–14

Wonder

R. J. Palacio
Cover of The Lions' Run
Ages 9–14

The Lions' Run

Sara Pennypacker
Cover of Little Blue Truck Lost and Found
Ages 3–8

Little Blue Truck Lost and Found

Alice Schertle
Cover of Penelope Rex Vs. the New Kid
Ages 5–10

Penelope Rex Vs. the New Kid

Ryan T. Higgins
Cover of The Pumpkin Thief
Ages 4–8

The Pumpkin Thief

Alice Hemming
Cover of Growing Home
Ages 7–11

Growing Home

Beth Ferry
Cover of Pocket Bear
Ages 7–12

Pocket Bear

Katherine Applegate
Cover of The Wild Robot
Ages 8–12

The Wild Robot

Peter Brown

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Cover of Gruffalo Granny
Ages 3–8

Gruffalo Granny

Julia Donaldson
Little Stone Buddha
Ages 6–10

Little Stone Buddha
Night Ride Christopher Myers
Ages 4–10

Night Ride

Christopher Myers
Cover of Rebecca
Ages 6–10

Rebecca

Kate Beaton
Duel Shawn Harris
Ages 4–8

Duel

Shawn Harris
Cover of The Neverfear
Ages 8–12

The Neverfear

Katherine Rundell
Absent Rex Ogle
Ages 10–14

Absent

Rex Ogle, LJ-Baptiste
Cover of Building 903
Ages 10–15

Building 903

Lois Lowry
The Boy Who Knew Too Much Aaron Blabey
Ages 8–12

The Boy Who Knew Too Much

Aaron Blabey
Cover of Inbetweens
Ages 8–13

Inbetweens

Faith Erin Hicks
Cover of Trust Fall
Ages 13–17

Trust Fall

Lynn Painter
Cover of The Sixth Faction
Ages 14–18

The Sixth Faction

Veronica Roth

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This week

Series & young adult

Cover of Sunrise on the Reaping
Ages 14–18

Sunrise on the Reaping

Suzanne Collins
Cover of Partypooper
Ages 7–12

Partypooper

Jeff Kinney
Cover of Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories 2
Ages 8–13

Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories 2

Jeff Kinney
Cover of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book One The Lightning Thief
Ages 9–14

Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book One The Lightning Thief

Rick Riordan
Cover of The Wild Robot
Ages 8–12

The Wild Robot

Peter Brown
Cover of The Giver
Ages 10–16

The Giver

Lois Lowry
Cover of The Hybrid Prince (Wings of Fire, Book 16)
Ages 8–14

The Hybrid Prince (Wings of Fire, Book 16)

Tui T. Sutherland
Cover of Magic Tree House Books 1-4 Boxed Set
Ages 6–10

Magic Tree House Books 1-4 Boxed Set

Mary Pope Osborne
Cover of Binding 13 (Standard Edition)
Ages 15–18

Binding 13 (Standard Edition)

Chloe Walsh

Middle grade

Cover of Wonder
Ages 8–14

Wonder

R. J. Palacio
Cover of Refugee
Ages 10–16

Refugee

Alan Gratz
Cover of Wombat Waiting
Ages 8–13

Wombat Waiting

Katherine Applegate
Cover of Growing Home
Ages 7–11

Growing Home

Beth Ferry
Cover of Pocket Bear
Ages 7–12

Pocket Bear

Katherine Applegate
Cover of The Poisoned King
Ages 9–14

The Poisoned King

Katherine Rundell
Cover of The Lions' Run
Ages 9–14

The Lions' Run

Sara Pennypacker
Cover of The Aftermyth
Ages 10–14

The Aftermyth

Tracy Wolff
Cover of Dragonborn
Ages 10–14

Dragonborn

Struan Murray
Cover of From the World of Percy Jackson: the Court of the Dead
Ages 10–16

From the World of Percy Jackson: the Court of the Dead

Rick Riordan, Mark Oshiro

Picture books

Cover of Little Blue Truck Lost and Found
Ages 3–8

Little Blue Truck Lost and Found

Alice Schertle
Cover of See You Later, Alligator
Ages 3–7

See You Later, Alligator

Sally Hopgood
Cover of The Pumpkin Thief
Ages 4–8

The Pumpkin Thief

Alice Hemming
Cover of The Pigeon HAS to Go to School!
Ages 4–8

The Pigeon HAS to Go to School!

Mo Willems
Cover of The Wonderful Things You Will Be
Ages 0–8

The Wonderful Things You Will Be

Emily Winfield Martin
Cover of Penelope Rex Vs. the New Kid
Ages 5–10

Penelope Rex Vs. the New Kid

Ryan T. Higgins
Cover of Dragons Love Tacos
Ages 4–8

Dragons Love Tacos

Adam Rubin
Cover of It's My Bird-Day!
Ages 3–8

It's My Bird-Day!

Mo Willems
Cover of The Crayons Go Back to School
Ages 3–8

The Crayons Go Back to School

Drew Daywalt

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