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2018-2019 Oregon Battle of the Books 6th to 8th Grade Division
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Absolutely Truly : A Pumpkin Falls Mystery
by Heather Vogel Frederick
Moving to the small town of Pumpkin Falls to take over the family bookstore when her injured war veteran father cannot find other work, Truly finds an unsent letter in a valuable book and embarks on a madcap treasure hunt. By the author of the Mother-Daughter Book Club series.
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Avenging the Owl
by Melissa Hart
Sentenced to community service after trying to avenge the death of his kitten, Solo Hahn, a boy named for the popular movie hero and one who had been a good kid until his family's move to Oregon, is forced to serve his time working with owls, now his sworn enemies, while struggling with a damaged reputation and the ominous challenges of suicide and depression. 10,000 first printing.
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The Body in the Woods
by April Henry
While helping the Portland County Sheriff's Search and Rescue seek a missing autistic man, teens Alexis, Nick, and Ruby instead find a body and join forces to find the girl's murderer, forming an unlikely friendship in the process
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Cryptid Hunters
by Roland Smith
Thirteen-year-old twins, Grace and Marty, along with their mysterious Uncle Wolfe, are dropped into the middle of the Congolese jungle in search of their missing photojournalist parents. Reprint.
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Doll Bones
by Holly Black
Playing an endless make-believe game about pirates, mermaids and warriors under the rule of a formidable Great Queen china doll, best friends Zach, Poppy and Alice find their bond tested when Zach is compelled to give up their shared adventures and Poppy begins having dreams about the doll. By the co-author of the best-selling Spiderwick Chronicles.
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The Gauntlet
by Karuna Riazi
Sucked into a mechanical board game and forced to defeat its diabolical architect in order to free themselves and others trapped with them, 12-year-old Farah and her two best friends receive assistance from a lizard guide and an aeronaut while battling fantastical beasts and solving difficult puzzles. Simultaneous eBook.
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Ghost
by Jason Reynolds
Aspiring to be the fastest sprinter on his elite middle school's track team, gifted runner Ghost finds his goal challenged by a tragic past with a violent father
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I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives
by Caitlin Alifirenka
Traces the friendship between an American girl and her pen pal from an impoverished region of Zimbabwe, describing how 12-year-old Caitlin wrote to an unknown student for a class assignment and shared a life-changing six-year correspondence. Simultaneous eBook. 35,000 first printing.
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The Luck Uglies
by Paul Durham
Eleven-year-old Rye O'Chanter and her two friends delve into the secret lore of their village when mysterious creatures of legend reappear on the night of the Black Moon, leading them to the notorious secret society, the Luck Uglies
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My Seventh-Grade Life in Tights
by Brooks Benjamin
Wanting to become a professional dancer in spite of his father's preference for sports and the attitudes of his peers, Dillon questions his complacency when he has a chance to compete for a summer scholarship at a dance studio. Simultaneous eBook.
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Restart
by Gordon Korman
A standalone novel in the vein of No More Dead Dogs follows the experiences of a former bully who gets a chance at redemption after a memory-impairing accident tests whether he can change or will revert to his previous ways. By the award-winning author of the Swindle series. Simultaneous eBook.
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Revenge of the Witch
by Joseph Delaney
Despite knowing the doomed outcome of the apprentices before him, twelve-year-old Thomas Ward is determined to learn everything he will need to know to stay alive when his time comes to ward off boggarts, witches, ghosts, and other evil-spirited creatures from the land that he was born to protect. Reprint.
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Small as an Elephant
by Jennifer Jacobson
Abandoned by his mother in an Acadia National Park campground, Jack tries to make his way back to Boston before anyone figures out what is going on, with only a small toy elephant for company
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The Sword of Summer
by Rick Riordan
Living on the streets of Boston after the death of his mother, Magnus is told by a mysterious stranger that he is the son of a Norse god and must track down a lost ancient sword to stop a war being waged by mythical monsters, in the first book of a new series by the internationally best-selling author of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, the Kane Chronicles, and the Heroes of Olympus series. Simultaneous eBook. 2,000,000 first printing.
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The Wishing Spell
by Chris Colfer
Using a mysterious book to travel to a land of wonder and magic, twins Alex and Connor meet a host of classic fairy tale characters and nefarious monsters before discovering that returning back home will be more difficult than anticipated. A first novel. 200,000 first printing.
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Wolf Hollow
by Lauren Wolk
Growing up in a rural Pennsylvania town in the aftermath of two world wars, 12-year-old Annabelle confronts a bullying newcomer and must defend a traumatized but gentle World War I veteran who is wrongly implicated in the bully's disappearance. Simultaneous eBook.
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