The Best New Children's Books of the Month
Check out the latest releases for every age, stage, and taste!
Make room for exciting new titles your whole family will love! With so many new stories to savor this season, there's no better time to refresh your child's home library and encourage them to build a reading routine.
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Whether your child is exploring picture books, graphic novels, or chapter books, there are plenty of titles they won't want to miss this month. These books, which cover important themes like confidence and kindness among others, are full of rich narratives and unforgettable characters.
Young Pokémon fans will delight in the new Pokemon: 5-Minute Stories, featuring six fun stories in one padded storybook collection! These simple tales are perfect for reading aloud anytime, anywhere — even if you only have five minutes after school or before bedtime.
Have a reader that loves video games? Connect their interests to stories with Press Start! #16: Super Rabbit Boy vs. the Gigabot!, the latest action-packed installment to the beloved Press Start series packed with full-color artwork on every page.
For older readers and graphic novel fanatics, introduce them to The Cartoonists Club: A Graphic Novel! Four friends come together to form The Cartoonists Club, where kids can learn about making comics and use their creativity and imagination for their own storytelling adventures!
Shop the best new books of April for kids of all ages to read below! You can find more new releases and activities at The Scholastic Store.
Board Books
"A hug from Mommy, warm and tight.A squeeze from Mama feels just right.This is how my mommies say,'We love you, baby, night and day!"' Two mommies share a perfect day with their little one in this joyful board book! From visiting animals on a farm and sharing a car ride...
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"A hug from Mommy, warm and tight.A squeeze from Mama feels just right.This is how my mommies say,'We love you, baby, night and day!"' Two mommies share a perfect day with their little one in this joyful...
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"A hug from Mommy, warm and tight.A squeeze from Mama feels just right.This is how my mommies say,'We love you, baby, night and day!"' Two mommies share a perfect day with their little one in this joyful...
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Rub lamb's fuzzy belly, stroke bunny's velvety ears, and give little chick a bedtime kiss as you settle into bed. Gentle, repetitive text will soothe restless little ones and encourage a sweet ''goodnight'' on every page until it's time to be tucked in tight.
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Rub lamb's fuzzy belly, stroke bunny's velvety ears, and give little chick a bedtime kiss as you settle into bed. Gentle, repetitive text will soothe restless little ones and encourage a sweet ''goodnight''...
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Rub lamb's fuzzy belly, stroke bunny's velvety ears, and give little chick a bedtime kiss as you settle into bed. Gentle, repetitive text will soothe restless little ones and encourage a sweet ''goodnight''...
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Peppa and George love Mummy Pig, and so do their friends! Join Peppa as she and her friends show their mummies how much they mean to them. This adorable and charming board book is perfect for sharing with parents, caregivers, or whomever you call "Mom"!
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Peppa and George love Mummy Pig, and so do their friends! Join Peppa as she and her friends show their mummies how much they mean to them. This adorable and charming board book is perfect for sharing with...
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Peppa and George love Mummy Pig, and so do their friends! Join Peppa as she and her friends show their mummies how much they mean to them. This adorable and charming board book is perfect for sharing with...
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$8.99
Early Reader Books
Gabby and the Gabby Cats pair up for Carlita's A-meow-zing Race. Join them on the Rainbow Racetrack as they ride through the dollhouse solving puzzles to win the magical jelly star!DreamWorks Gabby's Dollhouse © 2024 DreamWorks Animation LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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Gabby and the Gabby Cats pair up for Carlita's A-meow-zing Race. Join them on the Rainbow Racetrack as they ride through the dollhouse solving puzzles to win the magical jelly star!DreamWorks Gabby's Dollhouse...
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Gabby and the Gabby Cats pair up for Carlita's A-meow-zing Race. Join them on the Rainbow Racetrack as they ride through the dollhouse solving puzzles to win the magical jelly star!DreamWorks Gabby's Dollhouse...
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$5.99
Six fun Pokémon stories in one cozy padded storybook collection! Kids ages 4-8 will love these simple tales that are perfect for reading aloud at bedtime or anytime!Join Pokémon Trainers Liko and Roy as they travel on an airship helmed by Captain Pikachu in search of adventure....
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Six fun Pokémon stories in one cozy padded storybook collection! Kids ages 4-8 will love these simple tales that are perfect for reading aloud at bedtime or anytime!Join Pokémon Trainers Liko and Roy as...
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Six fun Pokémon stories in one cozy padded storybook collection! Kids ages 4-8 will love these simple tales that are perfect for reading aloud at bedtime or anytime!Join Pokémon Trainers Liko and Roy as...
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Two sisters, Ellie and Isabella, have been dreaming of Isabella's quinceañera for months and now the day is finally here. The house is bustling with preparations for the party and Ellie is determined to help make her big sister's day as special as possible. But making flower...
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Two sisters, Ellie and Isabella, have been dreaming of Isabella's quinceañera for months and now the day is finally here. The house is bustling with preparations for the party and Ellie is determined to...
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Two sisters, Ellie and Isabella, have been dreaming of Isabella's quinceañera for months and now the day is finally here. The house is bustling with preparations for the party and Ellie is determined to...
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Tabby McTat is a musical cat, and he loves singing (and caterwauling) with his friend Fred for coins that people throw in Fred's hat. But one day, Fred is in an accident, and the two are separated! Will Tabby and Fred find their way back to each other? Written in splendid...
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Tabby McTat is a musical cat, and he loves singing (and caterwauling) with his friend Fred for coins that people throw in Fred's hat. But one day, Fred is in an accident, and the two are separated! Will...
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Tabby McTat is a musical cat, and he loves singing (and caterwauling) with his friend Fred for coins that people throw in Fred's hat. But one day, Fred is in an accident, and the two are separated! Will...
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Books | Individual Titles | Paperback Book
There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A… : 5-Minute Phonics
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Pre-K - 3
The Science of Reading research proves that systematic phonics instruction is the most effective way to teach kids to read. Now caregivers can support these essential phonics skills with simple, engaging stories featuring Scholastic's beloved Old Lady character in just...
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The Science of Reading research proves that systematic phonics instruction is the most effective way to teach kids to read. Now caregivers can support these essential phonics skills with simple, engaging...
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The Science of Reading research proves that systematic phonics instruction is the most effective way to teach kids to read. Now caregivers can support these essential phonics skills with simple, engaging...
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I'll be anything I imagine I can be. I'll be happy with who I am and what I see.Every page of this inspirational book includes vibrant, full-color illustrations representing girls of different backgrounds. This beautiful ode to self-love encourages girls of all ages to...
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I'll be anything I imagine I can be. I'll be happy with who I am and what I see.Every page of this inspirational book includes vibrant, full-color illustrations representing girls of different backgrounds....
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I'll be anything I imagine I can be. I'll be happy with who I am and what I see.Every page of this inspirational book includes vibrant, full-color illustrations representing girls of different backgrounds....
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The Party Diaries #5: Lucky Mermaid Sleepover
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K - 2
Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence...
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Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and...
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Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and...
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Dragon Masters #28: Night of the Dream Dragon
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1 - 3
Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence...
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Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and...
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Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and...
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Middle Grade Books
Welcome back to the Magic Forest! It's almost time for the fairies' favorite spring event-the Midblossom Ball. But something isn't right with the Forever Tree. It's starting to wilt, and none of the fairy wands are working properly! Etta and the other Alpha Wings must travel...
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Welcome back to the Magic Forest! It's almost time for the fairies' favorite spring event-the Midblossom Ball. But something isn't right with the Forever Tree. It's starting to wilt, and none of the fairy...
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Welcome back to the Magic Forest! It's almost time for the fairies' favorite spring event-the Midblossom Ball. But something isn't right with the Forever Tree. It's starting to wilt, and none of the fairy...
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$5.99
Welcome to Pet Simulator! This guidebook is the perfect companion to the popular game. Learn all there is to know about collecting pets, trading secrets, and mining coins and gems to unlock powerful pets. Curious how to own HUGE or TITANIC pets? The Pet Simulator guidebook...
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Welcome to Pet Simulator! This guidebook is the perfect companion to the popular game. Learn all there is to know about collecting pets, trading secrets, and mining coins and gems to unlock powerful pets....
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Welcome to Pet Simulator! This guidebook is the perfect companion to the popular game. Learn all there is to know about collecting pets, trading secrets, and mining coins and gems to unlock powerful pets....
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$10.99
Books | Individual Titles | Paperback Book
Pokemon Horizons #1: Fuecoco, I Choose You!
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2 - 5
The new Pokémon Trainers are here! Join Liko, Roy, and their friends and Pokémon pals as they sail toward adventure on an airship steered by Captain Pikachu! They work to discover the mysteries of Pokémon -- as well as the mysteries of a special pendant Liko was given by...
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The new Pokémon Trainers are here! Join Liko, Roy, and their friends and Pokémon pals as they sail toward adventure on an airship steered by Captain Pikachu! They work to discover the mysteries of Pokémon...
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The new Pokémon Trainers are here! Join Liko, Roy, and their friends and Pokémon pals as they sail toward adventure on an airship steered by Captain Pikachu! They work to discover the mysteries of Pokémon...
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Pokemon Legendary and Mythical Guidebook: Deluxe Updated Edition
GRADE
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2 - 5
Discover the origins of the most fascinating and unusual Pokémon! You'll get the scoop on Legendary and Mythical Pokémon from every known region in the Pokémon world. It's the insider's guide to the rarest and most powerful known Pokémon.This revised and updated edition...
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Discover the origins of the most fascinating and unusual Pokémon! You'll get the scoop on Legendary and Mythical Pokémon from every known region in the Pokémon world. It's the insider's guide to the rarest...
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Discover the origins of the most fascinating and unusual Pokémon! You'll get the scoop on Legendary and Mythical Pokémon from every known region in the Pokémon world. It's the insider's guide to the rarest...
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Defiance holds power. The Ghost Scouts were created to keep the ghosts of Savannah in line. It's an honor to serve. Evey's never wanted anything to do with ghosts, but after best friend, Laura, dumps her for no reason, Evey wants revenge. To take the student of the year...
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Defiance holds power. The Ghost Scouts were created to keep the ghosts of Savannah in line. It's an honor to serve. Evey's never wanted anything to do with ghosts, but after best friend, Laura, dumps her...
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Defiance holds power. The Ghost Scouts were created to keep the ghosts of Savannah in line. It's an honor to serve. Evey's never wanted anything to do with ghosts, but after best friend, Laura, dumps her...
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Deadly stakes, dangerous secrets, and a cut-throat game where the winners are set for life. Welcome to the Boston School, and the world of the Liars Society. Weatherby and Jack have been tapped to join Last Heir, the most powerful secret society in the world, but the n...
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Deadly stakes, dangerous secrets, and a cut-throat game where the winners are set for life. Welcome to the Boston School, and the world of the Liars Society. Weatherby and Jack have been tapped to joi...
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Deadly stakes, dangerous secrets, and a cut-throat game where the winners are set for life. Welcome to the Boston School, and the world of the Liars Society. Weatherby and Jack have been tapped to joi...
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Afia has always felt like half of a whole. Her twin sister, Aya, is perfectly happy with fulfilling their family's expectations of them. But Afia dreams of exploring the world beyond her secluded cliffside home of Dafra. She dreams of adventure.When she meets a charming...
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Afia has always felt like half of a whole. Her twin sister, Aya, is perfectly happy with fulfilling their family's expectations of them. But Afia dreams of exploring the world beyond her secluded cliffside...
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Afia has always felt like half of a whole. Her twin sister, Aya, is perfectly happy with fulfilling their family's expectations of them. But Afia dreams of exploring the world beyond her secluded cliffside...
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The summer Hattie turns 12, her predictable small-town life is turned on end when her uncle Adam returns home for the first time in over 10 years. Hattie has never met him, never known about him. He's been institutionalized; his condition involves schizophrenia and autism.Hattie,...
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The summer Hattie turns 12, her predictable small-town life is turned on end when her uncle Adam returns home for the first time in over 10 years. Hattie has never met him, never known about him. He's...
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The summer Hattie turns 12, her predictable small-town life is turned on end when her uncle Adam returns home for the first time in over 10 years. Hattie has never met him, never known about him. He's...
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Graphic Novels
Books | Individual Titles | Paperback Book
Press Start! #16: Super Rabbit Boy vs. the Gigabot!
GRADE
S
K - 2
Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence...
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Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and...
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Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and...
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$6.99
$6.99
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Baby-Sitters Little Sister Graphix #10: Karen's Prize
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2 - 5
Karen loves to spell words. She is very good at it, too. First, she wins the spelling bee in her class. Then Karen wins another spelling contest. And another... and another! Soon Karen might be the best junior speller in the state of Connecticut. She's even going to be...
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Karen loves to spell words. She is very good at it, too. First, she wins the spelling bee in her class. Then Karen wins another spelling contest. And another... and another! Soon Karen might be the best...
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Karen loves to spell words. She is very good at it, too. First, she wins the spelling bee in her class. Then Karen wins another spelling contest. And another... and another! Soon Karen might be the best...
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Makayla is bursting with ideas but doesn't know how to make them into a story. Howard loves to draw, but he struggles to come up with ideas and his dad thinks comics are a waste of time. Lynda constantly draws in her sketchbook but keeps focusing on what she feels are mistakes,...
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Makayla is bursting with ideas but doesn't know how to make them into a story. Howard loves to draw, but he struggles to come up with ideas and his dad thinks comics are a waste of time. Lynda constantly...
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Makayla is bursting with ideas but doesn't know how to make them into a story. Howard loves to draw, but he struggles to come up with ideas and his dad thinks comics are a waste of time. Lynda constantly...
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Take a trip around the Spider-Verse (and New York City) in three comic adventures! The tour guide on his field trip to the Museum of Natural History has Miles Morales's Spidey Sense tingling... Gwen Stacy's punk band's concert at the Central Park Bandshell is interrupted...
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Take a trip around the Spider-Verse (and New York City) in three comic adventures! The tour guide on his field trip to the Museum of Natural History has Miles Morales's Spidey Sense tingling... Gwen Stacy's...
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Take a trip around the Spider-Verse (and New York City) in three comic adventures! The tour guide on his field trip to the Museum of Natural History has Miles Morales's Spidey Sense tingling... Gwen Stacy's...
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Kita-Kagami City is a pretty normal town... except that some people have gotten their hands on Mecha-Ude: powerful, sentient, mechanical beings that attach themselves to their human hosts and have awesome capabilities. When middle-school kid Hikaru accidentally activates...
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Kita-Kagami City is a pretty normal town... except that some people have gotten their hands on Mecha-Ude: powerful, sentient, mechanical beings that attach themselves to their human hosts and have awesome...
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Kita-Kagami City is a pretty normal town... except that some people have gotten their hands on Mecha-Ude: powerful, sentient, mechanical beings that attach themselves to their human hosts and have awesome...
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★ "Humorous and relatable...tugs at the heartstrings." -Kirkus Reviews, starred review★ "Powerful and triumphant." -School Library Journal, starred review"Another truly superb graphic novel from Betty C. Tang! Fascinating, funny, and, at times, heart-wrenching. I adored...
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★ "Humorous and relatable...tugs at the heartstrings." -Kirkus Reviews, starred review★ "Powerful and triumphant." -School Library Journal, starred review"Another truly superb graphic novel from Betty...
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★ "Humorous and relatable...tugs at the heartstrings." -Kirkus Reviews, starred review★ "Powerful and triumphant." -School Library Journal, starred review"Another truly superb graphic novel from Betty...
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$14.99
Young Adult Books
Books | Individual Titles | Paperback Book
Five Nights at Freddy's Interactive Novel #3: Escape The Pizzaplex
GRADE
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7 - 12
Relive the newest, biggest Five Nights at Freddy's location and setting of the smash Security Breach game in this all-new, interactive novel. You are Cassie, a young girl trapped inside Freddy Fazbear's Mega Pizzaplex. Chased by terrifying animatronics as well as the nightguards,...
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Relive the newest, biggest Five Nights at Freddy's location and setting of the smash Security Breach game in this all-new, interactive novel. You are Cassie, a young girl trapped inside Freddy Fazbear's...
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Relive the newest, biggest Five Nights at Freddy's location and setting of the smash Security Breach game in this all-new, interactive novel. You are Cassie, a young girl trapped inside Freddy Fazbear's...
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$12.99
"I'm going to call you Danny. What are you going to name me?""Angelo."Danny is spending his sixteenth summer in Rome. As his mother spends the day at work in a mysterious museum, he wanders the ancient sites and streets. Soon after his arrival, he encounters a shadow......
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"I'm going to call you Danny. What are you going to name me?""Angelo."Danny is spending his sixteenth summer in Rome. As his mother spends the day at work in a mysterious museum, he wanders the ancient...
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"I'm going to call you Danny. What are you going to name me?""Angelo."Danny is spending his sixteenth summer in Rome. As his mother spends the day at work in a mysterious museum, he wanders the ancient...
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$24.99
Hyo Hakai is a hellmaker, hired to create customized hells and unlucky days for your worst enemies. When a demon destroys her village, Hyo and her brother flee to Onogoro - an island where the gods of their land live among humans. The hellmakers' hereditary curse, however,...
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Hyo Hakai is a hellmaker, hired to create customized hells and unlucky days for your worst enemies. When a demon destroys her village, Hyo and her brother flee to Onogoro - an island where the gods of...
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Hyo Hakai is a hellmaker, hired to create customized hells and unlucky days for your worst enemies. When a demon destroys her village, Hyo and her brother flee to Onogoro - an island where the gods of...
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$15.19
$18.99
Sharon G. Flake's groundbreaking novel The Skin I'm In ushered in a new voice that lit up the literary landscape and became a modern classic, passed down through generations. The Life I'm In, its sequel, furthered the power of unmistakable voices, opening the hearts and...
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Sharon G. Flake's groundbreaking novel The Skin I'm In ushered in a new voice that lit up the literary landscape and became a modern classic, passed down through generations. The Life I'm In, its sequel,...
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Sharon G. Flake's groundbreaking novel The Skin I'm In ushered in a new voice that lit up the literary landscape and became a modern classic, passed down through generations. The Life I'm In, its sequel,...
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$18.99
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