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"Magnificent."-Kirkus Reviews, STARRED Review
Story Thieves meets Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library in this wacky, hilarious, and fast-paced middle-grade series starter, with the perfect combination of magic, imagination, and adventure.
Javi Santiago is trying his best not to fail sixth grade. So, when the annual "invite any three people to…

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It's one of my favorite books because it incorporates multiple figures from history, and some of the figures are very cool. And Blackbeard somehow even seemed to be better than anticipated. That's why I liked this story. This story had a lot of action and ended up being a great read.

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