Pre Order the Most Anticipated Books of 2023

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Detective Duck: The Case of the Strange Splash (Detective Duck #1) By Henry Winkler, Lin Oliver, Dan Santat (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Henry Winkler, Lin Oliver, Dan Santat (Illustrator)
$14.99
ISBN: 9781419755132
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Published: Amulet Books - October 17th, 2023

From New York Times bestselling creators—Emmy Award–winning actor Henry Winkler, children’s book author Lin Oliver, and Caldecott Medal–winning author-illustrator Dan Santat—comes Detective Duck: The Case of the Strange Splash, a hilarious, full-color chapter book adventure.
 
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Top Story (Front Desk #5) By Kelly Yang Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781338858396
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Published: Scholastic Press - September 5th, 2023

The New York Times bestselling Front Desk series continues!

Mia Tang is at the top of her game!

She’s spending winter break with Mom, Lupe, Jason, and Hank in San Francisco’s Chinatown! Rich with history and hilarious aunties and uncles, it’s the place to find a great story—one she hopes to publish while attending journalism camp at the Tribune.


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Spy School Goes North By Stuart Gibbs Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781665934749
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Published: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - October 3rd, 2023

In the eleventh book in the New York Times bestselling Spy School series, Ben Ripley goes on a rescue mission when one of his own is abducted from a remote Alaskan training facility.

Ben Ripley and his friends are training in Alaska when Cyrus Hale is kidnapped by his old Russian nemesis.


Vlad, the Fabulous Vampire (The World of Gustavo) By Flavia Z. Drago, Flavia Z. Drago (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Flavia Z. Drago, Flavia Z. Drago (Illustrator)
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ISBN: 9781536233322
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Published: Candlewick - September 12th, 2023

From the acclaimed author-illustrator of Gustavo, the Shy Ghost comes a charmingly spooky celebration of difference sure to resonate with parents and children alike.


InvestiGators: All Tide Up By John Patrick Green Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781250849892
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Published: First Second - September 26th, 2023

New York Times bestsellers and sewer surfing super-sleuths Mango & Brash are back in the seventh volume of the smash hit InvestiGators series!

Unsinkable detectives Mango and Brash are back in InvestiGators: All Tide Up, a high seas adventure that takes the hit series by John Patrick Green to uncharted waters!


Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Chalice of the Gods (Percy Jackson & the Olympians) By Rick Riordan Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781368098175
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Published: Disney Hyperion - September 26th, 2023

The original heroes from The Lightning Thief are reunited for their biggest challenge yet: getting Percy to college when the gods are standing in his way.


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Stacey's Mistake: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club #14) (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix) By Ann M. Martin, Ellen T. Crenshaw (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Ann M. Martin, Ellen T. Crenshaw (Illustrator)
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ISBN: 9781338616132
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Published: Graphix - October 3rd, 2023

A brand-new Baby-sitters Club graphic novel adapted by National Book Award finalist and Eisner-nominated cartoonist Ellen T. Crenshaw!

Stacey is so excited! Her friends from The Baby-sitters Club are coming to New York City for a long weekend.


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There Was a Party for Langston By Jason Reynolds, Jerome Pumphrey (Illustrator), Jarrett Pumphrey (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Jason Reynolds, Jerome Pumphrey (Illustrator), Jarrett Pumphrey (Illustrator)
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ISBN: 9781534439443
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Published: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books - October 3rd, 2023

New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds’s debut picture book is a snappy, joyous ode to Word King, literary genius, and glass-ceiling smasher Langston Hughes and the luminaries he inspired.

Back in the day, there was a heckuva party, a jam, for a word-making man. The King of Letters. Langston Hughes.


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No Brainer (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 18) By Jeff Kinney Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781419766947
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Published: Amulet Books - October 24th, 2023

In No Brainer, book 18 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney, it’s up to Greg to save his crumbling school before it’s shuttered for good.

Up until now, middle school hasn’t exactly been a joyride for Greg Heffley.