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  The Barbarians

  Algis Budrys

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  The Barbarians by Algis Budrys - History was repeating itself; there were moats and nobles in Pennsylvania and vassals in Manhattan and the barbarian hordes were overrunning the land. 
  It was just as he saw The Barbarian's squat black tankette lurch hurriedly into a nest of boulders that young Giulion Geoffrey realized he had been betrayed. With the muzzle of his own cannon still hot from the shell that had jammed The Barbarian's turret, he had yanked the starboard track lever to wheel into position for the finishing shot. All around him, the remnants of The Barbarian's invading army were being cut to flaming ribbons by the armored vehicles of the Seaboard League. The night was shot through by billows of cannon fire, and the din of laboring engines, guns, and rent metal was a cacophonic climax to the Seaboard League's first decisive victory over the inland invaders. Young Geoffrey could justifiably feel that he would cap that climax by personally accounting for the greatest of the inland barbarians; the barbarian general himself. He trained his sights on the scarlet bearpaw painted on the skewed turret's flank, and laid his hand on the firing lever. 
  Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of another tankette rushing up on his port side. He glanced at it, saw its graceful handcrafting, and knew it for one of the League's own. He could even see the insigne; the mailed heel trampling a stand of wheat; Harolde Dugald, of the neighboring fief. Geoffrey was on coldly polite terms with Dugald—he had no use for the other man's way of treating his serfs—and now he felt a prickle of indignant rage at this attempt to usurp a share of his glory. He saw Dugald's turret begin to traverse, and hastily tried to get the finishing shot into The Barbarian's tankette before the other Leaguesman could fire. But Dugald was not aiming for The Barbarian. First he had to eliminate Geoffrey from the scene entirely.

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  The Metamorphosis of Bunny Baxter

  Barbara Carroll Roberts

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  Bunny Baxter thinks nothing could be worse than starting seventh grade at a school where she knows no one. But after her first day, she realizes things can actually get much worse. 
   
  If Bunny Baxter were an insect, she’d have so many ways to slip through seventh grade unnoticed. But she’s tall instead of tiny, has flaming red Medusa hair instead of camouflage, and she suffers from social anxiety, which makes it hard to be part of a swarm. Worst of all, she’s been redistricted to a new middle school away from her best friend who she could always hide behind when her anxiety got the best of her. 
   
  The first day at E.D. Britt Middle School does not go well. Bunny trips on the steps, falls into the cutest boy in the school, and causes a kid domino pile-up. At lunch, she unintentionally causes an uproar in the cafeteria, which lands her and another girl in the principal’s office. Bunny decides there is only one option: to get expelled so she can transfer to the school her best friend attends. 
   
  She soon discovers that it isn’t that hard to get in trouble—don’t turn in your homework, walk around the track instead of run in P.E., pretend you deliberately hit someone with a badminton birdie. What isn’t so easy for Bunny is realizing she now has a reputation as a troublemaker. And even more confusing, when it looks like her plan to get expelled might work, she’s no longer sure what to do. 
   
  The Metamorphosis of Bunny Baxter is a heartfelt coming-of-age story about an insect-loving girl who is learning to grow into herself, quirks and all.

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  Mizzi Mozzi And The...

  Alannah Zim

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  In the whimsical land of Mizzipotazia, Mizzi Mozzi and her friends Lekko and Flip-Flop seek new shoes at the Fasha-Neesta Foot-Weah Forest. Guided by the Hobbler-Gobbler Kobbler, Tristian Le-Boot-On, they find their dream shoes but need the Knotty-Spotty Shoo-Lace Worms to secure them. A mix-up with the Kindly-Indly and Sinista-Inista Tarabooshly Terra-Plinpins leads to a daring rescue mission, where friendship and creativity prevail, and all creatures learn the value of teamwork and forgiveness.

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  Arabella and the King's Kitchen Boy

  Sue Huband

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  Arabella Twigg is a very ordinary girl living with her extraordinary family. She loves her Gran, but tries to avoid her brother, Tom, who is always trying to get her into trouble. 
  Her life is quite boring until strange things begin to happen to her. 
  Arabella is cooking with her Gran one day when she opens the pantry door and is suddenly standing in a huge, old kitchen. Across the room is an open fire where a full pig is roasting on an old-fashioned spit. 
  There she meets a kitchen boy who is preparing a big banquet for King Henry VIII and his guests.

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  Shoot

  Aliyah Jackson

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  SHOOT is a collection of 13 poems inspired by the many incidents of police brutality in 2020 as well and the black expeience of systemic racism in the United States. Written to heal myself, published to heal others.

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  Mind Over Maze

  Kicksy English School

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  One smart little mouse. One long maze. Many puzzles to solve. Will Jina make it to the end? 
  Jina is a clever little mouse from Korea. One day, she wakes up inside a big maze! To get out, she must do puzzles, spot clues, and think fast. Jina is smart, but the maze is not easy. Can she find her way out? 
  Suitable for beginner readers, English language learners, and young problem-solvers! With easy words and cute pictures, kids will enjoy helping Jina with the puzzles so she can get out safely. 
  Perfect for children ages 2–4 to listen to with an adult, for ages 5+ to enjoy on their own, and ideal for children of any age learning English as a second language.

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