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Sep 17, 2024 | 
kirkusreviews.com | Katherine Applegate |Gennifer Choldenko |Wallace West |Peter Brown
Robot Roz undertakes an unusual ocean journey to save her adopted island home in this third series entry. When a poison tide flowing across the ocean threatens their island, Roz works with the resident creatures to ensure that they will have clean water, but the destruction of vegetation and crowding of habitats jeopardize everyone’s survival.
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
kirkusreviews.com | Katherine Applegate |Charles Santoso
A meditation on art and family, rich in language and feeling. In a sweet, tender exchange, an aging English puppeteer passes his vision on to a young kindred soul. In a nod to Carlo Collodi’s Pinocchio, the child-sized puppet old Silvester assembles one day from mismatched parts magically comes to life. He learns to talk, requesting “jam!”—and with loving care and assistance is able to walk well enough to go on excursions to the park.
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Aug 30, 2024 | 
kirkusreviews.com | Katherine Applegate |Charles Santoso |Natalie Babbitt
Tweens and an otherworldly robot may be a small town’s only defense against a planet-destroying alien in Friday’s debut middle-grade novel. A bizarre purple glowing object flying through the dense woods near her Oregon home unnerves 11-year-old Mattie James. She’s reluctant to call it a UFO, or to even mention aliens, but she’s still eager to know what’s out there. Surely, her best friend, Nova Diaz, and the new kid in school, Parker Wu (who has a drone), can help her find out.
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Aug 29, 2024 | 
kirkusreviews.com | Frances Hardinge |Emily Gravett |Katherine Applegate |Charles Santoso
A deftly told, bittersweet story of loved ones lost and remembered, tinged with hope and courage. What happens when an unlikely hero must transport the Dead to their final destination? Fourteen-year-old Milo’s not cut out to work with dead people, or so his father is quick to tell him. Though his dad is the Ferryman, entrusted with taking the newly deceased by ship from their island, Merlank, to the Island of the Broken Towers, where they can move on, Milo lacks the right disposition.
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Jun 25, 2024 | 
kirkusreviews.com | Renee Beauregard Lute |Jeff Kinney |Katherine Applegate |Patricia Castelao
An uplifting caper for readers who don’t mind some emotional shortcuts. Twelve-year-old Tacoma spends her evenings and weekends working at her parents’ Washington state truck stop, the Brake Fast. Socially isolated due to her work schedule and some bullies at school, Tacoma becomes cautiously excited when a musician’s tour bus breaks down at the truck stop, stranding the driver’s 13-year-old son, Denver, along with the band.
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May 4, 2024 | 
kirkusreviews.com | Jeff Kinney |Katherine Applegate |Patricia Castelao
A thrilling, hair-raising story with strong cultural roots and a well-developed sense of place. A tragic event leads a tween to move in with his aunt and uncle in his family’s mysterious ancestral home in South Carolina. Twelve-year-old Roderick Bolden has always treasured his hair. Recollections of sitting at his mother’s feet while she braided his thick Afro as they chatted about their days are some of his most cherished memories.
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Apr 5, 2024 | 
kirkusreviews.com | Malia Maunakea |Jeff Kinney |Katherine Applegate |Patricia Castelao
Lei and her companions travel to an invisible island from Hawaiian legend to find her best friend’s stolen pendant in this thrilling sequel. Biracial (Hawaiian and Polish) Lei, who now goes by her Hawaiian name, wants a good rest after rescuing bestie Kaipo, who’s also her ʻaumakua (or ancestral guardian) from fire goddess Pele. Unfortunately, Kaipo is missing his protective pendant, and without it, he’ll become a troublemaker and then a kuewa, or wandering spirit.
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Mar 23, 2024 | 
kirkusreviews.com | Nedda Lewers |Katherine Applegate |Patricia Castelao
An engaging adventure set in an enchanting world. One year after the events of Daughters of the Lamp (2024), Sahara’s journey continues amid the bustling streets of Cairo, where ancient magic collides with modern-day dilemmas. Back in Egypt to visit family for the summer—this time with her best friend, Vicky Miller—Sahara Rashad meets up with both familiar faces and new allies and uncovers the truth about the hamsa necklace and its connection to the magic lamp.
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Mar 23, 2024 | 
kirkusreviews.com | Drew Daywalt |Mike Lowery |Katherine Applegate |Patricia Castelao
A dog who sees the world through his own unique lens battles evil forces to protect his newfound family—and inadvertently succeeds. In a “Dear Diary” format, Sam the pug relates his adventures over the course of 20 eventful days, during which he runs away from “naked-monkey-thing” owner Mike, ends up at the shelter, and gets adopted by the Peterson family, who have a 12-year-old son named Justin.
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Feb 21, 2024 | 
thestudentroom.co.uk | Katherine Applegate
So I've finally decided to make a GYG to motivate myself and also to make sure I stay on pace with my classes. For anyone who doesn't know, I am in California in the United States in 8th grade (the equivalent of year 9 in the UK). Classes I am taking: Biology10th grade (year 11) EnglishModern World HistorySpanish 2GeometryCareer Explorations (a class to learn about different careers.
