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Forever Glimmer Creek by Stacy Hackney

  A slow-paced adventure… Set in a cozy Southern town, Hackney explores family, friendship, and goodness of the heart in her somewhat slow-paced debut. Glimmer Creek is said to be a town where one lucky person gets to experience a…
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Molly The Beautiful Pig by Marilyn Ferrett

  A charming, reflective picture book with a strong message… Ferrett makes her debut with this engrossing, lively picture book about a young pig’s dilemma over the choice of her attire for a picnic day. Ferrett’s beautiful Molly, a lovable…
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The Slug Queen Chronicles: Season One by S.O. Thomas

  A highly addictive magical tale… Thomas crafts a captivating middle-grade fantasy around the theme of acceptance and the power of the love and sacrifice. Cricket Kane is just an average eleven-year-old if not for her ability to see magical…
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The Book of Moon: An Lour ihn G’ealach by K. Rose Quayle

  A lyrically written, compelling novel… Inspired by her own experience as a child and teenager growing up with a mental illness, Quayle’s beautiful novel follows the journey of a young análong who in search of discovering her family’s truth…
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Hap: The Prize Winning Horse by Horace Crenshaw

  Beautifully written, light-hearted read… Set against a fascinating background, Crenshaw brings out mystique of horses and rustic simplicity of Mississippi life in his debut novella. After a tragic incident, Hap, the young horse, starts his training as a racehorse.…
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The World According to François by Script by Zabus / Art by Collin

  A Magical tale… The World According to François is a short graphic novel about the power of words and imagination as a young boy learns to trust his abilities and embraces his true self. Francois is an average ten-year-old…
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Santa’s Puppy by Catherine Hapka

  A delightful adventure… Peppermint Bark, Santa’s fluffy white puppy, finds himself stuck in a chimney in the town of Poinsettia after he stealthily accompanies Santa on his sleigh ride around the world. When eight- and eleven-year-old Chris and Holly…
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My Pet Slime (My Pet Slime Book 1) by Courtney Sheinmel

  Charming from start to finish… In Sheinmel’s delightful chapter book, a young girl makes her own pet and learns how messy and hard it is to take care of a pet. Piper Maclane who is allergic to pets wishes…
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Problem at the Playground (Undersea Mystery Club Book 1) by Courtney Carbone

    A fun-filled, adventurous ride… Courtney Carbone takes the reader on an adventurous sea ride with a mermaid and her best friend as they solve the mystery of the disappearing playground in her first installment in Undersea Mystery Club…
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The Legend of Decimus Croome: A Halloween Carol by Kevin Purdy

  A spooky, delightful Halloween read… A happy, content Decimus Croome changed for worst after his wife’s untimely demise and is a bitter old man now who despises every festival, especially Halloween. A cranky recluse, he lives in his gloomy…
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Fluffy’s Revolution by Ted Myers

  Myers delivers this thoroughly entertaining story with wry humor bolstered by a high-action plot, swift narrative, and a fully gratifying ending… A group of super-intelligent GAB (Genetically Altered Brain) cats, dogs, and mice; compassionate humans; a bunch of bad…
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The Yellow Cookie Jar by Mary Ellen Campbell

  A charming novella that will appeal to every reader… Campbell’s new novella of family secrets, love, relations, and whimsical elements follows sixteen-year-old Thomas and his ninety-year-old grandfather, Duncan, as they bond over a genealogy project and share a heartbreaking…
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Hawk McCoy: The Penthiads by Mary T. Kincaid

  A charming, wholesome sleuthing story mixed with a dash of fantasy that will appeal to children as well as adults… The ten-year-old local amateur detective, Hawk McCoy along with his friends Sandy Sue and Tom Buford run a group…
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Pup in Training (The Dolcey Series) by Sojourner McConnell

  A story meant to teach children the importance of being kind and to think about others, young readers will delight in Dolcey’s unique fairy adventures… Pup in Training is a chapter book aimed at young readers (5-7 years), the…