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New middle grade chapter books hit the shelves! Something for everyone from monster chasers to climbing Mount Everest to a mysterious treasure hunt, get your holds ready! @BurlONLibrary bplkids

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  • Days after her twelfth birthday, Everly "Benny" Benedict learns she's the heir to a fortune! But first she has to play—and win—a game. From Booklist review: " A nail-biter of a novel for readers who like their mysteries with a touch of…
    BookNaperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks Young Readers, [2025] — J CAL
  • The 3rd book in the Marvellerverse series. Ella, Brigit, and Jason return for year three at the Arcanum Training Institute, this time their journey will lead them to the Underworld and an impenetrable prison for supervillains.
    BookNew York : Henry Holt and Company, 2025. — J CLA
  • An action-packed novel about a girl pulled into a mysterious treasure hunt at her new boarding school. From Booklist: "For readers who aren’t quite ready for stressful, life-on-the-line mysteries, this quieter puzzlebased story will offer…
    BookNew York : Aladdin, 2025. — J FLO
  • Resist

    a Story of D-Day

    Gratz, Alan
    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Alan Gratz comes a gripping, 80-page bonus story about D-Day that can be read alongside the novel Allies, or on its own!
    BookNew York : Scholastic Press, [2025] — J GRA
  • Book 2 of the Kairos files. Sam has spent her life in disguise. Now she tackles a mission that uncovers lies and surprises around every corner. Nothing is as it seems in this cozily creepy monster mystery!
    BookNew York : Labyrinth Road, [2025] — J HUT
  • Another hit from Canadian legend Gordon Korman! Dexter is twelve years old and lives at The Pines Retirement Village with his grandmother. He’s been home-schooled by the residents since he was six ― until the day the truant officer shows…
    BookToronto, Ontario : Scholastic Canada Ltd., [2025] — J KOR
  • From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer A. Nielsen comes a brand-new, spine-tingling adventure about two kids and their fight for survival on the unforgiving trails of Mount Everest.
    BookNew York : Scholastic Press, 2025. — J NIE
  • Tell and Wren flee Halfway only to face their village’s wrath in the second book in this middle grade fantasy series. But when Wren discovers she has powerful magic, they must head back to the place they are forbidden from entering.
    BookNew York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2025] — J PEC
  • Join a girl and a robot on their life-changing sci-fi adventure in this coming-of-age story that celebrates kids in STEM, first-gen communities, and the power of friendship.
    BookLos Angeles : Disney-Hyperion, 2025. — J ROD
  • Priya lies alot. But when she puts on her grandmother's bangle, she becomes incapable of telling a lie. She can’t get the bangle off, so she can’t stop spilling truths―some that mortify her, some that get her into trouble . . . and some…
    BookMinneapolis : Carolrhoda Books, 2025. — J SAN
  • 1st book in the series! A witty, magical story about an orphan girl who fights to save the quirky inhabitants of a magical house.
    BookNew York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2025. — J SPA
  • The last in the trilogy! The death-defying conclusion to the "audacious," "razor-sharp," and "raucous" exploits of the notorious outlaws Scarlett and Browne from the bestselling author of Lockwood & Co., Jonathan Stroud.
    BookNew York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2025] — J STR
  • So That Happened...

    but Maybe You Already Knew That

    Sussman, Tami
    Join Natalie as she endures all of the changes that come with turning 12. From moving to her bat mitzvah and friendships put to the test, this heart-warming debut tackles how to get back up when it feels like the world has knocked you…
    BookLondon : Walker Books and subsidaries, [2025] — J SUS