New & Coming Soon Chapter Books

Looking for something new to read? Check out this list of new and coming soon books for 3rd - 5th graders. You can place a hold in the catalog by clicking on a title. 

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Alfano, Maria Bea

The first book in a charming and funny early middle grade series about a boy finding his way in a new place with the help of some talking dogs. A little bit New Kid, a little bit Secret Life of Pets.

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Colfer, Eoin

This is the story of Starr, a girl with dwarfism who lives with her mum and younger sister, Babs. As the girls get older and Babs overtakes Starr's height, Starr understands there is something different about her. When Starr starts primary school she is at first upset by being shorter than the other children. But with help from her mum and teacher, Starr finds the courage to shine. 

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Cypess, Leah

Ethan Koslov wants to be an ordinary kid, but his future adult self has shown up, demanding that he save the world by preventing his fourth-grade class from making their substitute teacher so miserable that her future self becomes an evil dictator and starts a war.

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Donnelly, Rebecca

Twists, turns, and surprises await four friends as they form their new chess club and make it through middle school.

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Iriarte, Jose Pablo

Twelve-year-old AJ and his friends go on an epic adventure to find the long lost treasure of Captain Grayshark and encounter ghosts and hijinks along the way.

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Magaziner, Lauren

Fiora joins Inc Academy, a school for human resistance fighters, to battle against the corrupt sorcerers oppressing her world.

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McQuoid, Judith

Davy was too old for make-believe. Then he met Jacks. A fictionalised exploration of the childhood of CS Lewis.

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Moses, Rucker

Twelve-year-old twin brothers Cypress and Oakley Young must stop aliens from taking over their Atlanta suburb.

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Munda, Rosaria

Raised in a sanctuary hotel for spies, the daughter of one of its top agents is determined to follow in her mother's footsteps and use her hard-won spy skills to help others in Confessions of a Junior Spy, a fun, fast-paced, middle grade series opener by Rosaria Munda.

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Paulino, Jasminne

Alex, a neurodiverse seventh grader, works to convince his teachers and parents that he is ready to leave his self-contained classroom and join his grade's mainstream science class.

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Ransaw, Rosalyn

After accidentally starting a barn fire in his aunt's small Midwestern town, twelve-year-old Andy spends his summer renovating the owner's mansion which previously belonged to a famous magician thought to be responsible for the town's infamous murder.

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Reardon, Joan

Chaperoned by their boring stepfather, twelve-year-old Zadie and her sister spend the summer with their rock-and-roll, park-ranger dad, rescuing his dragon companion from a magical animal poacher.

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Shang, Wendy Wan-Long

When her latest growth spurt improves her swimming, twelve-year-old Esme struggles to balance her competitive nature and the expectations of others while learning to be a good sport.

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Smith, Tamara Ellis

Filled with colorful illustrations, these books for little kids make reading together extra fun. But be careful!!! The choices YOU make might end up with you and your grandfather floating through the sky.

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Stower, Adam

Escape through the magic cat flap and join your favorite cat and bunny duo on their newest quest where the encounter knights, a jousting competition, and one VERY twisty, turny, confusing maze! Readers will giggle their was through this cat-in-shining armor story that's perfect for readers of Dog Man.

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Yolen, Jane

In 1900 Fife Cat Douglas is one of a team of children training to be monster hunters in hopes of ridding Scotland of the land monsters that plague it--the most dangerous of which are the dragons.

Summaries provided by DPL's catalog unless otherwise noted. Click on each title to view more information.

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