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    The Big Fat Middle School Stem 3-Book Boxed Set is excellent

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    The Big Fat Middle School Stem 3-Book Boxed Set is excellent

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    January 14, 2026

    Avi’s The Road From Nowhere is fine historical fiction

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    Isabel Ibañez debuts adult romance with Graceless Heart

    Isabel Ibañez makes her adult debut with a tale full of enemies-to-lovers tension, magic, villain romance, and slow-burn desire, in Graceless Heart.

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