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Cool & New

Looking for a great new read? Every month, our Cool & New Books feature spotlights new titles that we think you'll want to explore. In addition to hardcovers, we include books that are newly released in paperback --- as either reprints of hardcovers or original paperbacks.

April 2013

April's roundup of Cool & New Books includes Stuart Gibb's follow-up to SPY SCHOOL, SPY CAMP, where Ben Ripley is sent to camp after a year training at spy school, but there's no rest for a spy-in-training, not even in the summer; Nan Marino's HIDING OUT IN THE PANCAKE PALACE, which follows Elvis Ruby as he goes into hiding after freezing during the most coveted reality show on national television, and it's perfect, until he meets Ce

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March 2013

March's roundup of Cool & New Books includes Hannah Moskowitz's MARCO IMPOSSIBLE, which follows the attempt of friends Stephen and Marco to break into the high school prom and get Marco onstage to confess his love for Benji, the bassist in the prom band; the follow-up to National Book Award Winner GOBLIN SECRETS, William Alexander's GHOULISH SONG in which aspiring musician Kaile is thrilled

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February 2013

February's roundup of Cool & New Books includes the third book in the Infinity Ring series, THE TRAP DOOR by Lisa McMann, in which Dak, Sera and Riq return to the USA with a problem on their hands --- the SQ has taken control of the Underground Railroad from within; the second book in Mike Lupica's Game Changers series, PLAY MAKERS where there's a new point guard in town and Ben must fight for his sta

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February 2013

February's roundup of Cool & New Books includes Dav Pilkey's CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS AND TEH REVOLTING REVENGE OF THE RADIOACTIVE ROBO-BOXERS where George and Harold must go back in time to change everything back because Tippy Tinkletrouseres went back in time and prevented the creation of Captain Underpants; 33 MINUTES by Todd Hasak-Lowy which follows Sam Lewis and his countdown to when his former best friend is going to kick his butt; and Je

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January 2013

January's roundup of Cool & New Books includes Dav Pilkey's CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS AND TEH REVOLTING REVENGE OF THE RADIOACTIVE ROBO-BOXERS where George and Harold must go back in time to change everything back because Tippy Tinkletrouseres went back in time and prevented the creation of Captain Underpants; 33 MINUTES by Todd Hasak-Lowy which follows Sam Lewis and his countdown to when his former best fri

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December 2012

December's roundup of Cool & New Books includes TRUST NO ONE: The 39 Clues: Cahills vs.

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November 2012

November's roundup of Cool & New Books includes the DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: THE THIRD WHEEL by Jeff Kinney where Greg Huffley scrambles for a date to the Valentine's Day Dance; Karen Cushman's WILL SPARROW'S ROAD, which follows Will Sparrow as he joins a traveling troupe of "oddities" while running away from home; DIVIDE AND CONQUER

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October 2012

October's roundup of Cool & New Books includes Rachel Renée Russell's Dork Diaries 5: TALES FROM A NOT-SO-SMART MISS KNOW-IT-ALL, where Nikki finds herself in charge of the advice column for her school  newspaper; THE CUP AND THE CROWN, Diane Stanley's return to the intriguing world of The Silver Bowl to tell Molly's latest adventure; Rick

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September 2012

September's roundup of Cool & New Books includes TRUE LEGEND, which marks Mike Lupica's triumphant return to the basketball court; UNSTOPPABLE, Tim Green's latest sports novel about a brave boy who learns what it truly means to be unstoppable; LUNCH LADY AND THE PICTURE DAY PERIL, which finds the students at Thompson Brook plagued by a freak acne break out on the same day that school pictures are to be taken; and 3 BELOW, the sequel to Patrick Carman's FLOORS, in which Leo discovers that there's more beneath the wacky, amazing Whippet Hotel than he ever realized.

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August 2012

Some of your favorite characters are back this month in all-new adventures! Among them are Captain Underpants, Fancy Nancy, Judy Moody, Junie B. Jones and Olivia the Pig. August's roundup of Cool & New Books also includes the launch of two brand-new series. Infinity Ring is a time-travel adventure told in seven books and seven original online episodes at www.infinityring.com. In Book One of the series, A MUTINY IN TIME by James Dashner, best friends Dak and Sera discover the key to time travel --- the Infinity Ring --- and are suddenly swept up in ancient wars and secret societies. Meanwhile, Erin Hunter introduces her Survivors series with THE EMPTY CITY, the first installment in a six-book story arc. The humans are gone --- and a new animal is ready to rule the wild. And, as always, many more Cool & New titles are just a mouse click away!

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