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Three sixth-grade boys get involved in a series of misadventures.

Five middle schoolers find a fully stocked bomb shelter constructed decades ago in the local woods by an eccentric tycoon and lost until a hurricane exposes the entrance. So, how to keep the hideout secret from interfering grown-ups--and, more particularly, from scary teen psychopath, Jaeger Devlin.

"After a monster apocalypse hits town, average thirteen-year-old Jack Sullivan builds a team of friends to help slay the eerily intelligent monster known as Blarg"--

Eleven-year-old Barrie finds a creepy hook in an old pirate ship exhibit. An accompanying note says that whoever possesses the hook will never grow old.

Election Misdirection:Cherry Avenue Middle School heats up when some of your favorite (and least favorite) Gophers throw their hats in the ring to become the next eighth-grade president. It's a classic battle of good vs. evil with a whole lot of mayhem thrown in for good measure. And great laughs, of course. When Austin's arch nemesis, Randy Warblemacher, makes a power play that threatens to rock the vote, Austin, Sophie, and the crew attempt to persevere...

"Sixth-grade dynamo Nate Wright has all kinds of big plans and tricks up his sleeve, including writing a new hit children's book, trying to convince his dad to get him a new dog for Christmas, and helping his friend Chad score a new nickname at P.S. 38. Along the way, he encounters resistance from all the usual suspects, including Mrs. Godfrey, classmate Gina, and anyone skeptical of his plans to become an award-winning author. And as usual, things...

"With a new sister on the way, Roosevelt Banks has to give up his bedroom and move into the attic, which must be haunted because of all the squeaks and groans coming from the spooky place at the top of the stairs. After his plan to move into a fort in the woods fails, and a ghost-busting exercise goes terribly wrong, Roosevelt--with the help of Tommy, Josh, and Eddie Spaghetti--has to find the courage to defeat the biggest, spookiest ghouls ever and...

"Attempting to escape his abusive father and generations of cyclical poverty, young Jonah Hargrove joins the mysterious River--a teenage girl carrying thousands of dollars in stolen meth--and embarks on a southern gothic odyssey through the East Texas river bottoms. They are pursued by local drug kingpin John Curtis and his murderous enforcer, Dakota Cade, with whom River was romantically involved. But Cade and Curtis have their own enemies, as their...

"Felix Landon Yarrow (Fly) is a 14-year-old boy with cerebral palsy who has a rich inner life and a witty, sometimes sarcastic, inner voice. Obsessed with the noble, chivalrous ideals of knighthood, he sets out into the wilderness (high school) on his steed (a mechanized wheelchair) to protect and save his lady love, Daria, from the nefarious villain (Carter, a pill-dealing cool kid). With the help of a trusty, loyal sidekick (his aide, Levi) and...

The thrilling next installment in the enormously popular Big Nate series. Dating an older lady has its challenges, and Nate isn't sure he's cut out for the experience, especially since his friends in his own grade seem to be having a lot of fun without him. Will Nate be able to find a balance between the pressures of romance and the pleasures of spending time with his friends? The only thing certain for Nate is that there will be lots of laughter,...