JFIC Stand Alone Books


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Something is wrong with twelve-year-old Zee, who has returned after a year's absence; nobody knows where he was or what happened to him, but now he is distracted and violent, freaking out when he sees his friends, Justin, Nia, and Lyric, playing an odd game of hide-and-seek, and talking wildly about some danger that is approaching--and soon his friends are pulled into a shadowy world ruled by a monstrous, shape-shifting Seeker, forced to play a terrifying...
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"Months after his last 'job' sparked unintended consequences, mastermind DJ ... [and] seventh grader ... is lying low at his new school, retired from a life of cons, heists, and schemes. That is, until his best friend and former partner-in-crime Conor transfers to be with him, and promptly runs afoul of the lottery kingpin who controls the school's underground economy of Starcade-brand arcade tickets. Now, DJ has two weeks to acquire 100,000 tickets,...
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One morning, Ben finds an envelope containing a very special invitation to come and see the Gee Museum--a dusty old place under threat of closure. However, once inside he discovers all sorts of incredible things like talking owls, dancing bees, magical bottles, witches, and of course, a hippo at the end of the hall. But most importantly he discovers a connection to his father and the family he never even knew he had. And now he has something important...
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Twelve-year-old Grayson McNeil struggles to choose between his dreams and his professional hoaxer family when his father and grandfather go missing in the wake of a job gone wrong.
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After accidentally bringing the Sanderson Sisters back from the dead, Max, Dani, and Allison race to stop their plans to torment Salem for all of eternity.
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4 stars
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Mia is spending her summer with her grandmother in a small Maine town, expecting it to be an oasis of stability in her changing life, but there is a new know-it-all boy next door, and soon she finds herself competing with Cayman in identifying an injured bird of prey--and pretty much everything else.
Book cover for "A home for goddesses and dogs"
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After the death of her mother, Lydia moves in with her aunts and learns to find a new family of inspiring women and loving dogs.
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4.5 stars
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Six episodes in the life of Homer Price including one in which he and his pet skunk capture four bandits and another about a donut machine on the rampage.
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A boy named Mark, tired of being sick with cancer, conceives a plan to climb Mount Rainier, and runs away from home with his dog, Beau--but with over two hundred miles between him and his goal, and only anger at his situation to drive him on nothing willbe easy, and only his best friend, Jessie, suspects where he is heading.
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Struggling with ADHD, loneliness, and connecting with his divorced father who would rather see him embrace sports instead of cooking, sixth-grader Elliott finds an unlikely friend in popular, perfect Maribel when the two are paired in a school-wide contest.

551. Honey

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When she suspects that her father has a girlfriend, Melody and her best friend are determined to figure out who it is and why it is a secret.
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5 stars
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Twelve-year-old Indian-American Pandita Paul deals with change, grief, friendship, and growing up in a community facing a housing crisis.
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Horse girl volume 2.
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"When a beloved steed goes missing at sleepaway camp, fourteen-year-old Willa must figure out who is behind the mysterious horse napping--and fast"--
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Young wild colt Sky must find his way over rough terrain to rejoin his family after being captured for the Pony Express.
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"Eleven-year-old Harry Mancini lives in the house where Houdini spent his final years, so he has always been interested in the famous magician, and has even learned a few simple magic tricks; he just never expected Houdini to contact him from beyond the grave--and what Houdini wants him to do could well cost Harry his own life."--Publisher's description.
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"A quartet of thirteen-year-old boys' friendship is tested by ghosts, haunted houses, secret crushes, and a hundred-year-old curse"--
Book cover for "The house swap"
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3.5 stars
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A story told in alternating chapters from each girl's point of view follows polar opposites Allie and Sage, one American and one British, who become friends and confidantes when their families swap houses.
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2.7 stars
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Alder has always lived in his cozy little house in Southern California. And for as long as he can remember, the old, reliable, comforting walnut tree has stood between his house and the one next door. That is, until a new family--with a particularly annoying girl his age named Oak--moves into the neighboring house and, without warning, cuts it down. As Oak and Alder start school together, they can't imagine ever becoming friends. But the two of them...
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When a mysterious hole opens up in her new foster family's living room, Summer encounters a dragon who offers her three wishes, but as she uses the wishes, the magic takes a dark turn and jeopardizes Summer's deepest desire for a home.
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5 stars
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Twelve-year-old Marinka's grandmother is Baba Yaga, who guides spirits between this world and the next--and Marinka is in training to be the next Yaga. Marinka longs to change her destiny and sets out to break free from her grandmother's footsteps, but her house has other ideas...