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1. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay
by: J.K. Rowling Release date: Nov 18, 2016 Number of Pages: 304 Find in Library Read Review |
J.K. Rowling’s screenwriting debut is captured in this exciting hardcover edition of the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them screenplay.
When Magizoologist Newt Scamander arrives in New York, he intends his stay to be just a brief stopover. However, when his magical case is misplaced and some of Newt’s fantastic beasts escape, it spells trouble for everyone…
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them marks the screenwriting debut of J.K. Rowling, author of the beloved and internationally bestselling Harry Potter books. Featuring a cast of remarkable characters, this is epic, adventure-packed storytelling at its very best.
Whether an existing fan or new to the wizarding world, this is a perfect addition to any reader’s bookshelf.
2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: The Illustrated Edition (Harry Potter, Book 2)
by: J.K. Rowling, Jim Kay Release date: Oct 04, 2016 Number of Pages: 272 Find in Library Read Review |
And strike it does. For in Harry’s second year at Hogwarts, fresh torments and horrors arise, including an outrageously stuck-up new professor, Gilderoy Lockhart, a spirit named Moaning Myrtle who haunts the girls’ bathroom, and the unwanted attentions of Ron Weasley’s younger sister, Ginny.
But each of these seem minor annoyances when the real trouble begins, and someone — or something — starts turning Hogwarts students to stone. Could it be Draco Malfoy, a more poisonous rival than ever? Could it possibly be Hagrid, whose mysterious past is finally told? Or could it be the one everyone at Hogwarts most suspects… Harry Potter himself?
3. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone: The Illustrated Edition (Harry Potter, Book 1)
by: J.K. Rowling, Jim Kay Release date: Oct 06, 2015 Number of Pages: 256 Find in Library Read Review |
Harry Potter has never been the star of a Quidditch team, scoring points while riding a broom far above the ground. He knows no spells, has never helped to hatch a dragon, and has never worn a cloak of invisibility.
All he knows is a miserable life with the Dursleys, his horrible aunt and uncle, and their abominable son, Dudley — a great big swollen spoiled bully. Harry’s room is a tiny closet at the foot of the stairs, and he hasn’t had a birthday party in eleven years.
But all that is about to change when a mysterious letter arrives by owl messenger: a letter with an invitation to an incredible place that Harry — and anyone who reads about him — will find unforgettable.
4. Percy Jackson and the Olympians 5 Book Paperback Boxed Set (new covers w/poster) (Percy Jackson & the Olympians)
by: Rick Riordan, John Rocco Release date: Jun 03, 2014 Number of Pages: 1840 Find in Library Read Review |
5. DanTDM: Trayaurus and the Enchanted Crystal
by: DanTDM, Doreen Mulryan Release date: Oct 25, 2016 Number of Pages: 192 Find in Library Read Review |
#1 Bestseller!
From the mind of one of the most popular YouTubers of all time, DanTDM, comes a graphic novel adventure that reimagines the Minecraft-style worlds and characters he’s created like you’ve never seen them before.
After a day of experiments, Trayaurus and DanTDM are about to call it a night when a strange-looking crystal plummets to earth, breaking into five pieces that scatter far and wide. DanTDM and Trayaurus recover one of the shards and quickly realize they are in possession of an object more powerful than anything they’ve ever known.
Word reaches DanTDM and Trayaurus that other pieces of crystal have been recovered—a group of pigs have harnessed the crystals’ power to enable them to talk. But they’re not alone—Dan and Trayaurus’s archenemy, Denton, has also found a shard and manipulated its power for evil. He has created a cloning machine and is producing a terrifying marauding army intent on hunting down the remaining crystals in his effort to become all-powerful.
It’s down to DanTDM and Trayaurus to stop him. Will they prevail, or will the forces of evil be too great for them to overcome?
Fans of the Elementia Chronicles and the Gameknight999 series will be drawn to DanTDM’s tale about an epic power struggle in a high-stakes world.
6. Gravity Falls: Journal 3 Special Edition
by: Alex Hirsch, Rob Renzetti, Disney Book Group, Andy Gonsalves, Stephanie Ramirez Release date: Jun 13, 2017 Number of Pages: 288 Find in Library Read Review |
7. Gravity Falls: Journal 3
by: Alex Hirsch, Rob Renzetti, Andy Gonsalves, Stephanie Ramirez Release date: Jul 26, 2016 Number of Pages: 288 Find in Library Read Review |
the Author’s full story. Fans of
jacket doubles as an exclusive poster!
8. Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims: Time-Travel Adventures with Exceptional Americans
by: Rush Limbaugh Release date: Oct 29, 2013 Number of Pages: 224 Find in Library Read Review |
MEET RUSH LIMBAUGH’S REALLY GOOD PAL, RUSH REVERE!
Okay, okay, my name’s really Rusty—but my friends call me Rush. Rush Revere. Because I’ve always been the #1 fan of the coolest colonial dude ever, Paul Revere. Talk about a rock star—this guy wanted to protect young America so badly, he rode through those bumpy, cobblestone-y streets shouting “the British are coming!” On a horse. Top of his lungs. Wind blowing, rain streaming…
Well, you get the picture. But what if you could get the real picture—by actually going back in time and seeing with your own eyes how our great country came to be? Meeting the people who made it all happen—people like you and me?
Hold on to your pointy triangle hats, because you can—with me, Rush Revere, seemingly ordinary substitute history teacher, as your tour guide across time! “How?” you ask? Well, there’s this portal. And a horse. My talking horse named Liberty. And—well, just trust me, I’ll get us there.
We’ll begin by joining a shipload of brave families journeying on the Mayflower in 1620. Yawn? I don’t think so. 1620 was a pretty awesome time, and you’ll experience exactly what they did on that rough, dangerous ocean crossing. Together, we’ll ask the pilgrims all our questions, find out how they live, join them at the first Thanksgiving, and much more.
So saddle up and let’s ride! Our exceptional nation is waiting to be discovered all over again by exceptional young patriots—like you!
9. Rush Revere and the Star-Spangled Banner
by: Rush Limbaugh, Kathryn Adams Limbaugh Release date: Oct 27, 2015 Number of Pages: 240 Find in Library Read Review |
“Rush Revere here, along with my chatty horse, Liberty! Wait a minute . . . Liberty? Where did he go?”
“Reporting for duty, Captain Revere!”
“Liberty, where did you get that spinach smoothie?”
*Slurp*
Well, he certainly didn’t get it from 1787—that’s where we’re rush, rush, rushing off to next with our enthusiastic young friends in the Time-Traveling Crew (but not before causing a major security incident at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.!) A funny case of mistaken identity and a wild chase through the busy streets of Philadelphia will lead us to the famously introverted Father of our Constitution, James Madison, and the heated secret debates over the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Fast-forward a few years, and we’ll help his brave wife, Dolley, risk her life to save an important portrait from the White House as the British set Washington afire!
What greater symbol of our exceptional nation’s hard-won freedoms than the Star-Spangled Banner, sewn by American icon Betsy Ross? Perhaps Francis Scott Key can explain what inspired him to pay tribute to our glorious flag by writing our beautiful national anthem. But watch out for the bombs bursting in air, because when we reach 1814, we’ll be front and center at a major battle to defend our liberty.
Jump back in the saddle with me, Rush Revere, and the Time-Traveling Crew, as my trusty horse, Liberty, takes us on another flying leap through American history into a past teeming with heroes and extraordinary citizens who have so much to teach us about patriotism. All you need to bring is your curiosity about the birth of our democracy—I’ve got plenty of tricornered hats for everyone!
10. Magic Tree House Boxed Set, Books 5-8: Night of the Ninjas, Afternoon on the Amazon, Sunset of the Sabertooth, and Midnight on the Moon
by: Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca Release date: May 28, 2002 Number of Pages: 96 Find in Library Read Review |
Night of the Ninjas (Magic Tree House, No. 5)
Afternoon on the Amazon (Magic Tree House, No. 6)
Sunset of the Sabertooth (Magic Tree House, No. 7)
Midnight on the Moon (Magic Tree House, No. 8)
11. Dog Man Unleashed (Dog Man #2): From the Creator of Captain Underpants
by: Dav Pilkey Release date: Dec 27, 2016 Number of Pages: 224 Find in Library Read Review |
12. Warriors Box Set: Volumes 1 to 6: The Complete First Series (Warriors: The Prophecies Begin)
by: Erin Hunter Release date: Mar 17, 2015 Number of Pages: 2112 Find in Library Read Review |
Join the legion of fans who have made Erin Hunter’s Warriors series a #1 national bestseller! This box set—featuring striking new art—includes all six books in the first Warriors series and is perfect for the collections of longtime Erin Hunter fans and readers new to the Warriors world.
For generations, four Clans of wild cats have shared the forest according to the laws laid down by their warrior ancestors. But now ThunderClan is in grave danger. Rival ShadowClan is growing stronger, a traitor may be hiding in their midst, and rising tensions threaten every cat in the forest.
In the dark days ahead, ThunderClan’s fate will rest in the paws of an unexpected hero: an ordinary house cat named Rusty…who may yet turn out to be the bravest warrior of them all.
Supports the Common Core State Standards
13. Rush Revere and the American Revolution: Time-Travel Adventures With Exceptional Americans
by: Rush Limbaugh, Kathryn Adams Limbaugh Release date: Oct 28, 2014 Number of Pages: 256 Find in Library Read Review |
Join us on this incredible time-travel adventure!
Liberty, my wisecracking horse, our old friends Cam, Tommy, Freedom, and I are off to meet some super-brave soldiers in the year 1775. Yep, that’s right. We’ll be visiting with the underdog heroes who fought for American independence, against all odds—and won! But not before eight very real years of danger and uncertainty. Be a part of Rush Revere’s crew as we rush, rush, rush into a time when British rule had become a royal pain, and rebellion was in the air. We’ll be on hand to see two lanterns hung in the Old North Church, prevent a British spy from capturing Paul Revere, and grapple with danger at the battles of Lexington, Concord, and Bunker Hill.
The extra special part of this trip is that right here in the twenty-first century, Cam’s dad is a soldier fighting in Afghanistan, and Cam has been pretty angry that he is away. Visiting with exceptional American heroes like Dr. Joseph Warren and George Washington, racing along after Paul Revere on his midnight ride, and seeing the Declaration of Independence signed make Cam see his own dad in a new and special way.
But don’t worry. Along with the danger, excitement, and patriotism, there will still be time to stop for a delicious spinach, oats, and alfalfa smoothie. No, wait—that one’s for Liberty. The kids and I voted for strawberries.
Now let’s open the magic portal to the past!
14. Goosebumps Retro Scream Collection: Limited Edition Tin
by: R. L. Stine Release date: Oct 27, 2015 Number of Pages: 480 Find in Library Read Review |
Five of the all-time bestselling Goosebumps books including Welcome to Dead House, Say Cheese And Die!, Night of the Living Dummy, The Haunted Mask, and One Day at HorrorLand. Each with their original cover in an exclusive retro collector’s tin!
Goosebumps is now a major motion picture starring Jack Black as R.L. Stine!
15. Pokémon Adventures (7 Volume Set)
by: Hidenori Kusaka, Mato Release date: Aug 07, 2012 Number of Pages: 1504 Find in Library Read Review |
Reads R to L (Japanese Style) for all ages.
All your favorite Pokémon game characters jump out of the screen into the pages of this action-packed manga!
Contains Pokemon Adventures vols. 1-7 and a color poster!
16. Rush Revere and the First Patriots: Time-Travel Adventures With Exceptional Americans
by: Rush Limbaugh Release date: Mar 11, 2014 Number of Pages: 256 Find in Library Read Review |
Rush Revere rides again! Saddle up with Rush Limbaugh’s really good pal for a new time-travel adventure.
“Whoa there, young historians! Before we go rush, rush, rushing off anywhere, I’d like a moment. I’m Liberty, Rush Revere’s loquacious equine companion—his trusty talking horse! Always at the ready to leap from the twenty-first century into America’s past, that’s me. When he says ‘Let’s go!’ I’m so there. I’m jazzed, I’m psyched, I’m—”
“Ah, excuse me, Liberty?”
“Yeah, Rush?”
“Usually you say ‘oh no, not again!’ and ‘while we’re in colonial Boston, can I try the baked beans?’”
“Okay, fine—you do the talking. I’ll just be over here, if you need me.…”
Well, he’s sulking now, but I couldn’t be your tour guide across time without Liberty! His name says it all: the freedom we celebrate every July Fourth with fireworks and hot dogs (and maybe some of those baked beans). But how did America get free? How did thirteen newborn colonies tell the British king where he could stick his unfair taxes?
Jump into the bustling streets of Boston in 1765, where talk of revolution is growing louder. I said LOUDER. You’ll have to SHOUT to be heard over the angry cries of “Down with the king!” and “Repeal the Stamp Act!” that fill the air. You’ll meet fierce supporters of liberty like Samuel Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and my idol, Paul Revere, as they fearlessly defy British rule. It’s an exciting, dangerous, turbulent, thrilling time to be an American…and exceptional young patriots like you won’t want to miss a minute. Let’s ride!
17. Magic Tree House Boxed Set, Books 9-12: Dolphins at Daybreak, Ghost Town at Sundown, Lions at Lunchtime, and Polar Bears Past Bedtime
by: Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca Release date: May 27, 2003 Number of Pages: 96 Find in Library Read Review |
18. Serafina and the Twisted Staff (Serafina Book 2)
by: Robert Beatty Release date: Jul 12, 2016 Number of Pages: 384 Find in Library Read Review |
Late one night while prowling through the forest, Serafina encounters a strange and terrifying figure, and then she’s attacked by the vicious wolfhounds under his control. Even worse, she’s convinced that the stranger is not alone, that he has sent his accomplice into Biltmore in disguise.
A mysterious series of attacks test Serafina’s role as Biltmore’s protector, culminating in a tragedy that tears Serafina’s best friend, Braeden Vanderbilt, from her side. Heartbroken, she flees.
Deep in the forest, she comes face-to-face with the evil infecting Biltmore–and discovers its reach is far greater than she’d ever imagined. All the humans and animals of the Blue Ridge Mountains are in terrible danger. For Serafina to defeat this new evil before it engulfs her beloved home, she must search deep inside herself and embrace the destiny that has always awaited her.
19. Warriors: The New Prophecy Box Set: Volumes 1 to 6: The Complete Second Series
by: Erin Hunter Release date: Mar 17, 2015 Number of Pages: 2176 Find in Library Read Review |
Erin Hunter’s #1 nationally bestselling Warriors series continues in Warriors: The New Prophecy! This box set—featuring striking new art—includes all six books in the second Warriors series and is perfect for the collections of longtime Erin Hunter fans and readers new to the Warriors world.
The wild cat Clans have lived in peace and harmony for many moons, but now strange messages from their warrior ancestors speak of a terrifying new prophecy and a mysterious danger.
Six cats, including young Brambleclaw of ThunderClan, must embark on an unprecedented journey, with the fate of the entire forest in their paws. The strength and courage of the greatest warriors will be put to the test as the prophecy unfolds—and the quest to save the Clans begins.
Supports the Common Core State Standards
20. Junie B. Jones’s Second Boxed Set Ever! (Books 5-8)
by: Barbara Park, Denise Brunkus Release date: May 28, 2002 Number of Pages: 304 Find in Library Read Review |
21. Return to the Isle of the Lost: A Descendants Novel (The Descendants)
by: Melissa de la Cruz Release date: May 24, 2016 Number of Pages: 320 Find in Library Read Review |
The thing is, it kind of worked. Especially since she and her friends have a sneaking suspicion that their villainous parents are behind the messages. And when Evie looks into her Magic Mirror, what she sees only confirms their fears. Maleficent’s just a tiny lizard after her run-in with Mal at Ben’s Coronation, but she’s the worst villain in the land for a reason. Could she have found a way to escape? Whatever’s going on, Mal, Evie, Carlos, and Jay know they have to sneak back to the Isle and get to the bottom of it.
Without its infamous leader, the island’s even worse than when they left it, but the comforts of home-even a home as gloomy as the Isle of the Lost-can be hard to resist for recently reformed villains. Will the kids be able to beat the evil bubbling at the Isle’s wicked core, or will the plot to destroy Auradon succeed?
22. The Kane Chronicles: The Complete Series
by: Rick Riordan, John Rocco Release date: Oct 01, 2013 Number of Pages: 1472 Find in Library Read Review |
23. The Secret Keepers
by: Trenton Lee Stewart, Diana Sudyka Release date: Sep 27, 2016 Number of Pages: 512 Find in Library Read Review |
A magical watch
24. Warriors: Power of Three Box Set: Volumes 1 to 6
by: Erin Hunter Release date: Jun 30, 2015 Number of Pages: 2256 Find in Library Read Review |
Erin Hunter’s #1 nationally bestselling Warriors series continues in Warriors: Power of Three! This box set—featuring striking new art—includes all six books in the third Warriors series, and is perfect for the collections of longtime Erin Hunter fans and readers new to the Warriors world.
The time has come for three young cats of ThunderClan—Hollypaw, Jawpaw, and Lionpaw—to become apprentices. Grandchildren of the great leader Firestar, they possess unusual power and talent. But secrets and uncertainty surround them, and a mysterious prophecy promises trouble to come. The fate of the warrior code rests in the paws of these three apprentices—and all of their strength will be needed for the Clans to survive.
25. Serafina and the Black Cloak
by: Robert Beatty Release date: Jun 14, 2016 Number of Pages: 320 Find in Library Read Review |
Serafina’s hunt leads her into the very forest that she has been taught to fear, where she discovers a forgotten legacy of magic. In order to save the children of Biltmore, Serafina must not only face her darkest enemy, but delve into the strange mystery of her own identity.
26. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw (Book 3)
by: Jeff Kinney Release date: Jan 13, 2009 Number of Pages: 224 Find in Library Read Review |
Greg and his family and friends, who make the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books a must-read for middle school readers, are back and at their best in this hilarious new installment of the series, which is sure to please current fans while attracting new ones.
This highly anticipated third book in the critically acclaimed and bestselling series takes the art of being wimpy to a whole new level.
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27. The Last Kids on Earth and the Zombie Parade
by: Max Brallier, Douglas Holgate Release date: Sep 06, 2016 Number of Pages: 304 Find in Library Read Review |
“Terrifyingly fun! Delivers big thrills and even bigger laughs.”–Jeff Kinney, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Diary of a Wimpy Kid
The zombies are disappearing. This might seem like a good thing, since zombies eat your brains, but normal human kid Jack Sullivan is suspicious. He keeps hearing an eerie shrieking noise that seems to be almost summoning the zombies—but to where, and for what (probably) foul purpose?
Jack, his three best friends (maybe the only people left on Earth), and their pet monster Rover need to get to the bottom of this. Along the way they encounter a lot more than they bargained for, including a giant Wormungulous, a pizza parlor monster hangout, an ancient evil who destroys worlds, and a stereo system that is totally the bomb. Can Jack figure out why the zombies are vanishing . . . before he and his friends are next?
28. Pippi Longstocking
by: Astrid Lindgren, Michael Chesworth, Louis S. Glanzman Release date: Apr 21, 2005 Number of Pages: 160 Find in Library Read Review |
“A rollicking story.”–The Horn Book
Tommy and his sister Annika have a new neighbor, and her name is Pippi Longstocking. She has crazy red pigtails, no parents to tell her what to do, a horse that lives on her porch, and a flair for the outrageous that seems to lead to one adventure after another!
29. The Mysterious Benedict Society Collection
by: Trenton Lee Stewart Release date: Oct 15, 2013 Number of Pages: 1872 Find in Library Read Review |
30. Warriors Super Edition: Hawkwing’s Journey
by: Erin Hunter, James L. Barry Release date: Nov 01, 2016 Number of Pages: 480 Find in Library Read Review |
An epic stand-alone adventure in Erin Hunter’s #1 nationally bestselling Warriors series! Set just before the events of the books in A Vision of Shadows, this Super Edition follows Hawkwing, deputy of SkyClan, on a journey that will change the fate of all five warrior Clans.
The cats of SkyClan are facing a darkness unlike any they have seen before—and their only hope is to seek out the kin of Firestar, the cat who once brought their Clan back from obscurity. But even if they find the other four warrior Clans, SkyClan’s time in the gorge territory may truly be at an end….
Join the legion of fans who have discovered the epic adventures, fierce warrior cats, and the thrilling fantasy world of the mega-bestselling Warriors series. This stand-alone entry is perfect for new readers and dedicated fans alike.
Hawkwing’s Journey also includes an exclusive ten-page Warriors manga adventure!
Best Selling Books for 9 year olds:
- Action & Adventure
- Activities, Crafts & Games
- Animals
- Biographies
- Children’s Cookbooks
- Classics
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Computers & Technology
- Early Learning
- Education & Reference
- Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths
- History
- Holidays & Celebrations
- Humor
- Literature & Fiction
- Mysteries & Detectives
- Religions
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Science, Nature & How It Works
- Sports & Outdoors
Recommended Books for 9 year olds:
- Action & Adventure
- Activities, Crafts & Games
- Animals
- Biographies
- Children’s Cookbooks
- Classics
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Computers & Technology
- Early Learning
- Education & Reference
- Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths
- History
- Holidays & Celebrations
- Humor
- Literature & Fiction
- Mysteries & Detectives
- Religions
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Science, Nature & How It Works
- Sports & Outdoors
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