Author: Mark T. Collins
Illustrator: Jonny Jimison

Genre/Category: Picture Book
Recommended Audience: Ages 4–9

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It is important, when going on a dragon hunt, to be prepared. Not only does it keep you safe, but it improves your chances of actually finding a dragon. When Going on a Dragon Hunt is the guide parents and children need in their intrepid adventures hunting the dragons hiding in their neighborhoods. Author Mark T. Collins writes with the wit and wisdom of his own family’s experience. Dragons are a big deal in their neighborhood. His guide, accompanied by the brilliant and whimsical illustrations of Jonny Jimison, is sure to become a family favorite.

Author: Amanda M. Brindley
Illustrator: Sofia Rector

Genre/Category: Picture Book
Recommended Audience: Ages 2–6

Retail Price: $19.99
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While on a summer vacation with his family, young Doodle is overwhelmed by his noisy surroundings. He spends his vacation saying “Shhh…” to all the noise around him—until he encounters something new and quiet. A delightful read-aloud for small children, written by Amanda Brindley and illustrated by Sofia Rector, Doodle’s Mountain’s peaceful images and rhythmic style make it perfect for highly sensitive children like Doodle.

Author/Illustrator: Amanda Hebert Hughes

Genre/Category: Picture Book
Recommended Audience: Ages 2–5

Retail Price: $13.99
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Since the dawn of time, children have wrestled with one frustrating question: Why does mommy say no?! Amanda Hebert Hughes paints this constant struggle of young minds from their perspective. Will her book reveal the answer to an age-old mystery and restore amiable relations between toddlers and parents everywhere?

Author/Illustrator: Amanda Hebert Hughes

Genre/Category: Picture Book

Recommended Audience: Ages 2–5

Retail Price: $15.99

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Patience, they say, is a virtue. But eager young minds want to know:

Why does mommy say wait?!

Amanda Hebert Hughes paints this struggle of young minds from their perspective. Patience does not always make sense. Will this book put an end to all the waiting? Open the pages to find out!

Author: Millie Florence

Genre/Category: Upper Middle Grade Historical Fantasy
Recommended Audience: Ages 8–14

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Ashton Harper has three problems and two of them are his sisters. First Drusilla, the oldest, who has decided that all she cares about is muslin and courtship. Second Zizi, the youngest, a stubborn optimist who is constantly pushing her brother outside his comfort zone, whether it’s in their dancing lessons or his disbelief in magic. And third, their invitation to audition for a ballroom dancing scholarship at the prestigious Overmorrow Academy of Arts, which could be either a dream come true or a hope-crushing failure.

Author: Rachel Lulich

Genre/Category: Upper Middle Grade Science Fiction/Dystopian/Hopepunk
Recommended Audience: 8–14

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In Hargrove Settlement, nobody dreams. Those few who do, like 12-year-old Aster Temple, are banished through a mysterious portal to an unknown fate or forced to flee into the dangerous wilderness lands. Aster is determined not to get caught, but then she begins having strange waking Dreams. When a fugitive Dreamer returns to Hargrove, bent on revenge, Aster must choose whether to save herself or risk everything for a people who don’t deserve her help.

Author: Ken Priebe

Genre/Category: Middle Grade Poetry/Picture Book/Puzzle Book
Recommended Audience: Ages 8–14

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The King of the Goblins is dead, poisoned by a tainted royal quiche. This curious collection of the poetic testimonies of twenty-six goblins who are on trial for the mysterious murder of their king contains the secret to whodunnit. Can you crack the code and find the three guilty characters who committed the crime?

Author: Rebecca J. Gomez
Genre/Category: Middle Grade Novel in Verse
Recommended Audience: Ages 8–14

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For Marivel Jiménez, life as the middle child of nine in her big family is full of chaos. Feeling overlooked by her parents and overshadowed by her siblings, Mari is further frustrated by the constant attention of her annoying, mischievous three-year-old sister, Susana. Caught between her need to be noticed and her dream of having time to herself, Marivel pours herself into poetry and, eventually, art journaling. When she hears of a school-wide poetry contest, she sees winning as a chance to escape the margins of her family and finally be seen.

Author: Carolyn Clare Givens

Genre/Category: Middle Grade Fantasy
Recommended Audience: Ages 7-12

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Smuggins is a messenger for the King. He stands every day ready and waiting in the King's courtroom in the castle. In his adventures, Smuggins will learn of battles and politics, friendships, and loyalty. Through Smuggins' service to the King he learns every day more about the King's character and his own.

Author: A. B. Donahue

Genre/Category: Middle Grade Mystery
Recommended Audience: Ages 8–12

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Who could be behind the disappearance of the team’s uniforms? When her wheelchair basketball team’s uniforms go missing, Joey Jacobs takes the lead to solve the mystery with the help of her friends and family. In the process, she catches the perpetrator of a city-wide crime spree and learns how to be a better team player—both on and off the court.

Author: J. A. Sommer

Genre/Category: Upper Middle Grade Fantasy
Recommended Audience: Ages 8–14

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“A story so real…it was.” What would it be like to enter the world of our story books? Reading an old book of fairy tales by renown collector Zao Cadmus, Carey, Ella, and Lili unintentionally release one of the villains into our world. In order to return her to the book, they must track her through the woods of Northern Michigan, getting help from other characters in the fairy tales.

Author: J. A. Sommer

Genre/Category: Upper Middle Grade Fantasy
Recommended Audience: Ages 8–14

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Throughout his career, the scholar and professor Zao Cadmus did extensive research on international mythology, ethnic fairy tales, and folklore. Cadmus collected tales from the Highlands of Scotland, West Africa, and England into The Blue Book of Tales. We are delighted to share them with you in this new edition of his work.
Author J. A. Sommer brings us a book of newly written fairy tales from the fictional author of the fairy tale book in Zao's Tales.

Author: Loren G. Warnemuende

Genre/Category: YA Fantasy/Fairy Tale Retelling
Recommended Audience: Ages 12+

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In this retelling of the Grimm’s tale, “Maid Maleen,” war advances on the nation of Arden. To keep Princess Maleen safe, the king gives her two options: marriage to a prince she doesn’t love or retreat in a tower protected by the work of a Stone Sage. Hoping that her beloved Prince Melanor will come rescue her, Maleen chooses the tower.

Author: Loren G. Warnemuende

Genre/Category: YA Fantasy/Fairy Tale Retelling
Recommended Audience: Ages 12+

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Princess Maleen and her maidservant Marietta survived three years of exile in a tower only to escape and discover their kingdom’s capital, Ardenay, in ruins. Now Maleen must forge ahead and make her own decisions about her future, even though she has no idea of what has happened to her country or to her father, King Darrick.

Author: Loren G. Warnemuende

Genre/Category: YA Fantasy/Fairy Tale Retelling
Recommended Audience: Ages 12+

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When Maleen arrives in Dranneth, she hopes to connect with loyal Ardeners so they can plan to retake Arden from King Gregor and Prince Melanor of Pandor. She’s determined to accomplish this on her own terms: she’ll continue to hide behind the safety of the Dragon Fever veil and remain dead to Crown Prince Jared of Dranneth.

Author: Carolyn Clare Givens

Genre/Category: YA Fantasy
Recommended Audience: Ages 12+

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Asael is a kingdom in crisis. When Anya arrives on Karan’s doorstep—without a past and with great skill in magic—the same night that Crown Prince Loran died, Karan begins a journey to rediscover the Ancient Writings, which speak of the promised Rose, the hope of the kingdom. Rosefire is a story of friendship, redemption, and sacrifice.

Author: Jen Rose Yokel

Genre/Category: Poetry
Recommended Audience: Families, Adults

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A collection of free verse and form poetry anchored in a prose poem on baptisms she’s witnessed, Jen Rose Yokel’s second collection of poetry has grown as she transplanted from the South to New England.

Author: Rachel S. Donahue

Genre/Category: Poetry
Recommended Audience: Families, Adults

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Did you know that an orb weaver spider "eats" her web? Or that Smilax thorns come from a series of tumorous rhizomes connected underground? Rachel S. Donahue didn't either, until she started paying attention.

Author: Rachel S. Donahue

Genre/Category: Poetry
Recommended Audience: Mothers of younger kids

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Honest, funny, and encouraging, this collection of "mom poetry" is written by a mother in the trenches of motherhood as a means of encouraging other moms. It's a perfect gift for any mother who needs a pick-me- up from a kindred spirit.