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List view record 1: Alien missionList view anchor tag for record 1: Alien mission
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Alien mission

Avatar, Ari2025
Ari is just a regular avatar from Blockville who loves hanging out with his two best friends - Zeke, an obby and parkour pro, and Jez, the ultimate hacker and Queen of Tech. Ari, Jez and Zeke are enjoying watching a meteor shower when they see something they don't expect, a UFO! After discovering...
List view record 2: The cabbage juice crimeList view anchor tag for record 2: The cabbage juice crime
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The cabbage juice crime

O'Connell, David (Children's author)2025
Dash is a little firefly. When he's happy, his bottom lights up! But you don't want to meet him when he's hungry. His adoptive brother, Dribble the snail, likes to eat cabbage and invent things -- like a robotic slug that makes cabbage juice! But then Roboslug is stolen. Join the brothers as a ma...
List view record 3: A copycat conundrumList view anchor tag for record 3: A copycat conundrum
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A copycat conundrum

Yee, Lisa2025
Oof! After solving the case of the Royal Rumpus, Olive Cobin Zang and her elite team of underdogs are on top of the world. As the awkward, crime-fighting Misfits, they're acing every mission thrown at them from NOCK (aka No One Can Know, the covert agency they work for). But when their classmate ...
List view record 4: The dangerList view anchor tag for record 4: The danger
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The danger

Korman, Gordon2025
In 1665, a British vessel named the Griffin sank with a priceless amount of gold on board. Now, centuries later, four kids are trying to raise the Griffin's treasure from the sea. Kaz, Dante, Adriana, and Star must take the biggest risks of their lives... and discover that they won't be able to t...
List view record 5: The deepList view anchor tag for record 5: The deep
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The deep

Korman, Gordon2025
Four divers, one treasure. One incredible challenge. What lies in the deep? Not just coral and sand. Not just undersea creatures that have never seen the light. No, the deep holds something even more mysterious and valuable. Kaz, Dante, Adriana, and Star started the summer thinking they were goin...
List view record 6: The Forbidden AtlasList view anchor tag for record 6: The Forbidden Atlas
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The Forbidden Atlas

Sedgman, Sam2025
Isaac and Hattie have been invited to a high-profile event at the French National Archives in Paris to finally celebrate their achievement in saving time. But as Isaac prepares to make his speech, the lights go out and a single shot is fired. The police think it was an assassination attempt on th...
List view record 7: The great robot raceList view anchor tag for record 7: The great robot race
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The great robot race

Egan, Kate2025
Ever since Stanley Lambchop was flattened by a bulletin board, each day brings new adventures! Stanley likes to follow the rules, but he can get carried away sometimes when listening to his best friend, Marco. And the last thing Stanley wants to do is get in trouble... again. When Ms. Root introd...
List view record 8: The green kingdomList view anchor tag for record 8: The green kingdom
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The green kingdom

Funke, Cornelia, 1958-2025
Twelve-year-old Caspia hates big cities, especially one as busy as New York. So she isn't thrilled by the news that her parents are taking her to stay in Brooklyn. It's summer devouring bad luck! But everything changes when Caspia discovers a bundle of letters, hidden in an old chest of drawers. ...
List view record 9: In plain sightList view anchor tag for record 9: In plain sight
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In plain sight

Spratt, R. A.2025
Friday Barnes hits New York City in this latest instalment of the bestselling detective series. When Princess Ingrid is kidnapped, along with her fiancee, Binky Pelly, it's all over the international news. The King of Norway is distraught. The people of Norway are bewildered. And Ingrid's bodygua...
List view record 10: It's now or nether!List view anchor tag for record 10: It's now or nether!
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It's now or nether!

Huett, Caleb Zane2025
Eek journeys into the nether alone, and Ash has to go after him. Piglins and hoglins at every turn make survival seem unlikely! Meanwhile, Po, Harper, and their fellow students at Ironsword Academy get into deep trouble with Principal Ferris when they wage a friendly sword fight in the cafeteria....
List view record 11: Murder at the museumList view anchor tag for record 11: Murder at the museum
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Murder at the museum

Beckett-King, Alasdair2025
Bonnie Montgomery is the world's greatest detective. Not that anyone -- other than Grampa Banks -- has heard of her. But they will have heard of Montgomery Bonbon, the gentleman detective with the bristly mustache, fashionable beret, and accent that's hard to place. Responsible for solving many h...
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Ninja girl

Do, Anh2025
Niki is having the wildest week - first, she stumbles across a mysterious gem, then her kitten goes missing. And then she discovers she's a ninja! Can Niki work out how to use her new powers to save the town? And who on earth is Niki's wisecracking ninja sidekick?!
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Ninja talent!

Do, Anh2025
It's time for the Tip-Top Talent Quest! And, thanks to their secret super spray, Nelson and Kenny have the best act ever. They can dance, do backflips... and they look like rock stars! Until the Super Spray suddenly fails and all they can do is fall over! Can the boys find a way to save Duck Cree...
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Ride north

De Jong, Maria, 1966-2025
Twelve-year-old Folly is angry and grieving for her mum. She isn't ready for Dad's plans for a new life in Auckland with his new girlfriend. So Folly runs away with the one person who truly understands: her wise pony, Tooth. With her mother's ashes in her backpack, Folly sets off to the fabled Ca...
List view record 15: Robbery at the Masqued BallList view anchor tag for record 15: Robbery at the Masqued Ball
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Robbery at the Masqued Ball

Reddy, Swapna2025
It's time for the grandest event in Bearburgh: the Masque family's Masqued Ball! And this year it's even more exciting because famous pop star Kitty Qita is going to perform! Young detectives Reggie Rabbit and Pipsquark are there - as waiters for Auntie Hibiscus's catering company. But not everyt...
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Stranded

Smith, Nikki Shannon, 1971-2025
Nature loving Ava yearns to leave the noise of New York City behind for a real adventure in the great outdoors, that's why she's thrilled when her parents allow her to move in with her Auntie Raven in the Adirondack Mountains! It's a dream come true... until her aunt is called away and Ava's stay...
List view record 17: Trouble at the farmList view anchor tag for record 17: Trouble at the farm
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Trouble at the farm

Ahmed, Sufiya2025
The Five are having fun planting vegetables on a farm. But when all of their hard work is ripped up out of the ground, it's up to the Five to find the thief before even more food is stolen!
List view record 18: The trouble with tyrannosaursList view anchor tag for record 18: The trouble with tyrannosaurs
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The trouble with tyrannosaurs

Billings, Ian2025
In the kingdom of Primordia, knights don't ride horses -- they ride dinosaurs! But not everyone is living the high life. Meet Moss, a dino dung collector working in the royal stables. He couldn't be any farther down the pecking order -- and he'll certainly never get a chance to be a knight like h...
List view record 19: Adventure callingList view anchor tag for record 19: Adventure calling
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Adventure calling

Ahmed, Sufiya2024
Suhana, Mia and Ayaan are thrown together on a trip to Parliament, where they are fascinated by all the history that happened there. Little do they suspect that they'll be living that history when they are transported back to 1911! Finding themselves in the middle of a women's suffrage demonstrat...
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Aye spy

Stelzer, Cameron, 1977-2024
The city of towers. The city of spies. On the eve of the summer solstice, Dart and Anna are without a captain and without a plan. With a deadline to meet and the clock ticking down, they will need every trick up their sleeves just to stay in the game. But do they have what it takes to outsmart an...
List view record 21: The beanstalk murder : a giant murder mysteryList view anchor tag for record 21: The beanstalk murder : a giant murder mystery
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The beanstalk murder : a giant murder mystery

Bell, P. G. (Peter Gwilym)2024
Trainee meadow witch Anwen is having a bad day -- which gets much worse when a dead giant falls from the sky and destroys her village. But when she examines the body she discovers something interesting. This giant was murdered, which means a killer is on the loose! Tasked with sending a message t...
List view record 22: Bridget Vanderpuff and the monster mountain mysteryList view anchor tag for record 22: Bridget Vanderpuff and the monster mountain mystery
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Bridget Vanderpuff and the monster mountain mystery

Stewart, Martin J.2024
Bridget Vanderpuff is the Best Worst Baker in the World. A recipe for fun with villainy, cake and sprinkles of silliness, heart and hope. Bridget and Tom travel to Butterälp to stay with Vivienne Velvete -- the world's finest chocolatier. But a horrifying monster is terrorising the villagers and ...
List view record 23: Can you discover the Lost Dutchman's gold mine?List view anchor tag for record 23: Can you discover the Lost Dutchman's gold mine?
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Can you discover the Lost Dutchman's gold mine?

Troupe, Thomas Kingsley2024
Your brother went missing looking for the Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine in the Arizona mountains and you have several paths to pursue, some of which may get you killed, and it is up to the reader to decide which way you will go.
List view record 24: Can you spot Blackbeard's treasure?List view anchor tag for record 24: Can you spot Blackbeard's treasure?
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Can you spot Blackbeard's treasure?

Troupe, Thomas Kingsley2024
When Spanish gold is found on the North Carolina coast, your mind begins to race. Through your studies, you know that the infamous pirate Blackbeard was active in that area in the 1700s. Could this be the first clue to finding his long-lost treasure? It's up to YOU to find out! With dozens of cho...
List view record 25: A case of high stakesList view anchor tag for record 25: A case of high stakes
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A case of high stakes

Cleverly, Sophie, 1989-2024
When a large diamond goes missing from Silvershell Manor, who better to get to the bottom of the mystery than detective Violet Veil and her dog Bones. But nothing is quite as it seems when it comes to the missing heirloom and when a trail of origami birds leads them to Elizabelle Crane, a young c...
List view record 26: Cash splashList view anchor tag for record 26: Cash splash
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Cash splash

Avatar, Ari2024
Great news! Ari's friend Jez has discovered another portal. Portals usually mean trouble... but this time, Ari and his friends realize it's a portal to a parallel universe. Ari is shocked to find that in this world, he's a millionaire! With a butler, dragon pets, and all the candy he could possib...
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Clash of the secret code clubs

Warner, Penny2024
Cody, Quinn, Luke, M.E. and Mika are the Code Busters -- clever clue hunters with a passion for puzzles. They are ready to prove they are the best at solving codes after Matt the Brat forms his own club. The teachers put on a scavenger hunt throughout the school and the group that can complete it...
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Collision course

Spratt, R. A.2024
Friday's Mum, the Nobel Prize winning physicist, has been accused of espionage. The police think she's been selling secrets about the CERN Hadron Super Collider.Friday knows her mother isn't capable of such a thing - this is a woman who can't even operate a dishwasher. She's got to smuggle hersel...
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Countdown crisis

Steele, Michael Anthony2024
The gamer squad is on an Open World quest to save Atlantis from sea monsters, but thirteen-year-old Kai is uncomfortable with his vital role in this game, and worried about an upcoming oral presentation at school.
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Dead in the water

Weinberger, Justin2024
The enemy is closing in. Regina is desperate to expose the truth about HumaniTeam, but can she really take on a powerful corporation that'll do anything to protect its dangerous secrets? Oliver is done pretending to be a hero; he just wants life to return to normal. But before he can go back to b...
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