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The Familiars #1- Epstein and Jacobson
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After starving alley cat Aldwyn steals food from a fishmonger once too often, he is chased by a notorious bounty hunter intent on exterminating him. He takes refuge in a pet store that sells animal familiars to local wizards and is purchased by Jack, a young apprentice. Little does he know, he's going to do a bit more than acting to hide the fact that he's not a familiar, or he'll be sent back to the alleys only to be hunted down and killed.
The Green Ember #1 - S.D. Smith
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Heather and Picket are extraordinary rabbits with ordinary lives until calamitous events overtake them, spilling them into a cauldron of misadventures. They discover that their own story is bound up in the tumult threatening to overwhelm the wider world. Kings fall and kingdoms totter. Tyrants ascend and terrors threaten. Betrayal beckons and loyalty is a broken road with peril around every bend. Where will Heather and Picket land? How will they make their stand?
Wings of Fire #1: The Dragonet Prophecy- Tui T. Sutherland
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Clay and his friends have grown up under a mountain, secretly raised by the Talons of Peace to fulfill a mysterious prophecy . The five young dragons are destined to end the war that's been raging between the tribes of Pyrrhia - but how they'll do this, none of them knows. But not every dragonet wants a destiny.
The One and Only Ivan #1 - Katherine Applegate
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This stirring and unforgettable novel from renowned author Katherine Applegate celebrates the transformative power of unexpected friendships. Inspired by the true story of a captive gorilla known as Ivan, this illustrated novel is told from the point of view of Ivan himself. Having spent 27 years behind the glass walls of his enclosure in a shopping mall, Ivan has grown accustomed to humans watching him. He hardly ever thinks about his life in the jungle. Instead, Ivan occupies himself with television, his friends Stella and Bob, and painting. But when he meets Ruby, a baby elephant taken from the wild, he is forced to see their home, and his art, through new eyes.
Winterhouse #1- Ben Guterson
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A lavish hotel with chandeliers, a lake for ice-skating, snow-covered hills for skiing, a candy kitchen, and a library complete with a librarian—who wouldn’t want to stay at Winterhouse for the Christmas season? Orphan Elizabeth Somers has no choice when her stingy aunt and uncle disappear, leaving her only a train ticket and reservations at the grand hotel. But in this charming, detailed debut novel by Ben Guterson, the 11-year-old bibliophile immediately finds Winterhouse to be magical—perhaps too magical.
Foxcraft #1: The Taken- Inbali Iserles
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Isla is playing with her brother Pyrie, until she gets lost in the wildway near her home. When she finds her way back to her den, which, along with all she's ever known, is on fire. Isla must escape from the mysterious group of foxes who destroyed her den. Isla must learn the secrets of the mysterious “foxcraft” if she wants to survive in the graylands; and if she ever wants to see Pyrie again.