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Time to win by Amar Shah
Eternal flame by Matthew Landis,
Salem witch trials by Kate Messner,
Malevolent spirits, mononogatari by Onigunsou,
Diary of a wimpy kid by Jeff Kinney,
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School spells by Lou Kuenzler,
Never silent by Setsuko Thurlow,
Brinkley yearbooks by Sarah Sax,
The superhero's first aid manual by Punam Krishan,
Dig! by Ruth Hatfield,
The legend of Kamui by Sanpei Shirato, (1932-2021,)
Magic and other misdemeanors by Michael Buckley, (1969-)
The winter of the dollhouse by Laura Amy Schlitz,
I spy A to Z by Jean Marzollo,

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