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J REYN, K
IZZY AT THE END OF THE WORLD
K.A. Reynolds
When mysterious lights flash across the mountains outside Izzy’s house one night, suddenly everyone except her and her dog seem to have disappeared in an instant. But Izzy is a fighter and after her mother died, she won't lose anyone else. Even ifit means she has to battle terrifying gray, ugly monsters and decode cryptic messages that seem a lot like her mom talking to her from beyond the grave.
J ADOD, E
CHILDREN OF STARDUST
Edudzi Adodo
TEAM CHU AND THE BATTLE OF BLACKWOOD ARENA J DAO, J
Julie C. Dao
After stumbling upon a strange, golden pyramid that imbues him with a legendary power, Zero is recruited to take part in a dangerous, intergalactic quest to track down the infamous mask of the Shaman King.
Competitive siblings Sadie and Clip Chu must set aside their differences and work together when they get stuck in a virtual reality laser tag game.
Egan SNEAKS J EGAN, C
Catherine
When Ben sees his teacher's watch crawling across the hallway, he thinks he must be dreaming But no, he's just seen his first Sneak--an interdimensional mischiefmaker that can borrow the form of any ordinary object Stuck doing a group project with Charlotte and Akemi, they attempt to understand a book that seems to contain a coded map while being pursued by violent clothes hangers, fire-spitting squirrels, and more.
AREA 51
INTERNS: ALIEN SUMMER
James S. Murray & Carsen Smith
On the first day of summer vacation
twelve-year-old Viv Harlow just wants to relax, but when a whole race of aliens escape from the famous Area 51 where her mom works, Viv and her friends will have to gear up, work together, and save their parents from alien abduction.
J BROO, N
Michelle A. Barry MOONGARDEN J BARR, M
Centuries ago, Earth's plants turned toxic, rendering life on the planet impossible, and humanity took to space to cultivate new homes Myra Porter is in her first year at an elite school on the Moon to train and develop her Creer in math as a Number Whisper But she's crumbling under the pressure, she doesn't fit in, and worst of all, she doesn’t think she has a Creer.
Brooks NOTHING INTERESTING EVEN HAPPENS TO ETHAN FAIRMON
K. Tempest Bradford RUBY FINLEY VS. THE INTERSTELLAR INVASION
Eleven-year-old Ruby, a Black girl who loves studying insects, accidentally captures an alien bug, but when the creature escapes and starts wreaking havoc around the neighborhood, it is up to Ruby and her rag-tag group of friends to find this new invasive species before the feds do.
Nick
Something cool happening in Ferrous City? Not a chance. Until one day...when self-proclaimed genius inventor Ethan Fairmont runs into an abandoned car factory to avoid a local bully and accidentally stumbles across his ex-best friend Kareem, new kid Juan Carlos, and an extraterrestrial visitor. Cheese (the alien) is stuck on Earth in need of some serious repairs. That's easier said than done when mysterious agents descend on Ferrous City to search for Cheese.
THE SUPERTEACHER PROJECT J KORM, G
Gordon Korman
Oliver and Nathan, determined to get to the bottom of their new homeroom teacher's fishy behavior, discover Mr. Aidact is actually an AI robot from a secret experimental program.
HANA HSU AND THE GHOST CRAB NATION
Sylvia Liu
In a near future where most adults are connected to the multiweb through neural implants, a twelve-year-old uncovers a corporate plot to genetically manipulate her classmates, and her scientist mother may be involved in the conspiracy.
Cory McCarthy ACE TAKES FLIGHT J MCCA, C
A new cadet in the Biological Enhancement Systems Technology (B.E.S.T.) program who is determined to make his mark on the world, 11-year-old Ace Wells discovers that he is not ready when nothing goes as planned.
Christyne Morrell TREX J MORR, C
This middle grade mystery follows the adventures of a boy with an experimental brain implant, and a reclusive girl training to be a spy, as they're pitted against school bullies, their own parents, and an evil, brainhacking corporation.
Pablo Cartaya THE LAST BEEKEEPER J CART, P
To prove that she belongs in a place where only the smartest and most useful are welcomed, twelve-year-old Yolanda learns that her survival rests on the rediscovery of a long-extinct beehive that could be the answer to everything.
J BUXB, J
THE AREA 51 FILES
Julie Buxbaum
When Sky is sent to live with her mysterious uncle, she never imagines she'll end up in Area 51, a topsecret military base full of aliens. But something even stranger is happening --aliens are going missing. Sky must team up with her pizza-obsessed pet hedgehog, Spike, her otherworldly next-door neighbor, Elvis, and his fluffy pup, Pickles, to solve the case!
GNOME IS WHERE YOUR HEART IS J LYAL, C
Casey Lyall
Eleven-year-old Lemon Peabody is certain that aliens visited her grandfather thirty years ago, but she is running out of time to prove it before Grandpa Walt's memory fades.