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ARCHIE:

1000 PAGE COMICS DIGEST

By Archie Superstars

P595

MANILA, Philippines - For over 70 years, Archie and his friends have been entertaining readers of all ages! Even after all this time, he’s still the clumsy, lovesick, everyday teenager you know and love! Laugh along with Archie, Betty and Veronica, Jughead, Reggie, and all of the pals ‘n’ gals in this super-value comics edition — the biggest collection of Archie stories ever! Witness Archie and the gang as they try to balance the pressures of being teenagers. Will Archie finally choose Betty or Veronica? Can Jughead ever find the perfect burger? Will Reggie ever be able to pull a prank that doesn’t backfire? You’ll only know if you buy this book!

MIDDLE SCHOOL:

HOW I SURVIVED BULLIES,

BROCCOLI, AND SNAKE HILL

By James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts

P399

Rafe Khatchadorian, the hero of the bestselling Middle School series, is ready for a fun summer at camp — until he finds out it’s a summer school camp! Luckily, Rafe easily makes friends with his troublemaking cabin mates and bunkmate, a boy nicknamed Booger-Eater, who puts up with endless teasing from the other kids. Rafe soon realizes there’s more to a person than a nickname, though, and Booger-Eater might be the kind of friend you want on your side when the boys from the Cool Cabin attack.

MIRACLE: A NOVEL

By Elizabeth Scott

P349

Megan is a miracle. At least, that’s what everyone says. Having survived a plane crash that killed everyone else on board, Megan knows she should be grateful just to be alive. But the truth is, she doesn’t feel like a miracle. In fact, she doesn’t feel anything at all. Then memories from the crash start coming back. Scared and alone, Megan doesn’t know whom to turn to. Her entire community seems unable or maybe unwilling to see her as anything but Miracle Megan. Everyone except for Joe, the beautiful boy next door with a tragic past and secrets of his own. All Megan wants is for her life to get back to normal, but the harder she tries to live up to everyone’s expectations, the worse she feels. And this time, she may be falling too fast to be saved.

STARTERS

By Lissa Price

P349

Callie lost her parents when the Spore Wars wiped out everyone between the ages of 20 and 60. She and her little brother, Tyler, go on the run, living as squatters with their friend Michael and fighting off renegades who would kill them for a cookie. Callie’s only hope is Prime Destinations, a disturbing place in Beverly Hills run by a mysterious figure known as the Old Man. He hires teens to rent their bodies to Enders seniors who want to be young again. Callie, desperate for the money that will keep her, Tyler, and Michael alive, agrees to be a donor. But the neurochip they place in Callie’s head malfunctions and she wakes up in the life of her renter. Callie soon discovers that her renter intends to do more than party and that Prime Destinations’ plans are more evil than she could ever have imagined.

BIG NATE:

DOODLEPALOOZA

By Lincoln Peirce

P245

Big Nate is a self-described genius. Instead of doing homework, he’d rather do these all-new brain-busting crossword puzzles, mazes, Sudoku puzzles, secret codes, and famous scribble games. Big Nate is the king of cartooning, so he’d love the goofy cartoons of his BFFs, Francis and Teddy, know-it-all Gina, his archrival, Artur, and un-favorite teacher, Mrs. Godfrey, a.k.a. Godzilla. And as a kid who thinks highly of himself, he’d be totally excited to take a trivia challenge all about, well, him. The Big Nate: Doodlepalooza is a wonderful addition to the bestselling collection of Big Nate books, sure to be enjoyed by all aspiring cartoonists and fans of Big Nate.