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Internationally bestselling superstar author Angie Thomas makes her middle grade debut with the launch of an inventive, hilarious, and suspenseful new contemporary fantasy trilogy inspired by African American history and folklore.

It’s not easy being a Remarkable in the Unremarkable world. Some things are cool—like getting a pet hellhound for…

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1 author picked Nic Blake and the Remarkables as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I love MG fantasy, and this one had all the best things: fast-paced, great characters with a strong female lead, tons of action and adventure, unexpected twists and turns, and a hellhound.

I loved how some of the seemingly most minute details were woven into the story. The book reeled me in, and wouldn’t let go from start to finish. I didn’t want this one to end.

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In a time of alternative facts and the loss of a shared sense of reality, A Foot is Not a Fish playfully illustrates the difference between what is true and what is not through absurd fun comparisons that every child—and parent—will instantly understand.

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