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The Strange Case of Origami Yoda
Tom Angleberger - Amulet Books
Format: Hardcover
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In this funny, uncannily wise portrait of the dynamics of a sixth-grade class and of the greatness that sometimes comes in unlikely packages, Dwight, a loser, talks to his classmates via an origami finger puppet of Yoda. If that weren't strange enough, the puppet is uncannily wise and prescient.... |
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Ivy and Bean
Annie Barrows - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover
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The moment they saw each other, Bean and Ivy knew they wouldnt be friends. But when Bean plays a joke on her sister, Nancy, and has to hide, quick! Ivy comes to the rescue, proving that sometimes the best of friends are people never meant to like each other. Vibrant characters and lots... |
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The Thing About Jellyfish
Ali Benjamin - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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This stunning debut novel about grief and wonder was an instant New York Times bestseller and captured widespread critical acclaim, including selection as a 2015 National Book Award finalist! Oddlot Entertainment has acquired the screen rights to The Thing About Jellyfish, with... |
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The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy
Jeanne Birdsall - Knopf Books for Young Readers; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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With over one million copies sold, this series of modern classics about the charming Penderwick family from National Book Award winner and New York Times bestseller Jeanne Birdsall is perfect for fans of Noel Streatfeild and Edward Eager. This summer the Penderwick sisters have a wonderful... |
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Because of Mr. Terupt
Rob Buyea - Delacorte Press
Format: Print book
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Features seven narrators, each with a unique story, and each with a different perspective on what makes their teacher so special.It's the start of fifth grade for seven kids at Snow Hill School. There's . . . Jessica, the new girl, smart and perceptive, who's having a hard time fitting... |
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Frindle
Andrew Clements - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Nicholas Allen has plenty of ideas. Who can forget the time he turned his third-grade classroom into a tropical island, or the times he fooled his teacher by chirping like a blackbird? But now Nicks in fifth grade, and it looks like his days as a troublemaker are over. Everyone knows that... |
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Jake Drake, Bully Buster
Andrew Clements - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Book
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Meet Jake Drake. He's not the toughest kid in fourth grade or the fastest kid or the funniest. But he's got ideas -- big ideas, and boy, does he have stories to tell about what really goes on in school. Like bullies, for instance. Jake wants to know "if everybody who works... |
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Out of My Mind
Sharon M Draper - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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"If there is one book teens and parents (and everyone else) should read this year, Out of My Mind" should be it" (Denver Post") .Melody is not like most people. She cannot walk or talk, but she has a photographic memory; she can remember every detail of everything... |
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Mockingbird
Kathryn Erskine - Philomel Books
Format: Hardcover
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In Caitlin's world, everything is black or white. Things are good or bad. Anything in between is confusing. That's the stuff Caitlin's older brother, Devon, has always explained. But now Devon's dead and Dad is no help at all. Caitlin wants to get over it, but as an eleven-year-old girl... |
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Under the Egg
Laura Marx Fitzgerald - Dial
Format: Hardcover
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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler meets Chasing Vermeer in this clever middle grade debutWhen Theodora Tenpenny spills a bottle of rubbing alcohol on her late grandfather's painting, she discovers what seems to be an old Renaissance masterpiece underneath. That's... |
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My Side of the Mountain
Jean Craighead George
Format: Paperback
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In this enthralling story, a boy builds a treehouse in the mountains and learns to live entirely by his wits. "(Emphasizes) the rewards of courage and determination."--The Horn Book.
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The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street
Karina Yan Glaser - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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The Vanderbeekers have always lived in the brownstone on 141st Street. It's practically another member of the family. So when their reclusive, curmudgeonly landlord decides not to renew their lease, the five siblings have eleven days to do whatever it takes to stay in their beloved home... |
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Ida B : . . . and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and
Katherine Hannigan - Greenwillow Books; 1 edition
Format: Print book
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Who is Ida B. Applewood? She is a fourth grader like no other, living a life like no other, with a voice like no other, and a family like no other, and her story will resonate long after this audiobook has ended. How does Ida B. cope when outside forces--life, really--attempt to derail... |
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The Year of Billy Miller
Kevin Henkes - Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover
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A 2014 Newbery Honor BookA New York Times BestsellerAward-winning, nationally bestselling author Kevin Henkes introduces second-grader Billy Miller in this fast-paced and funny story about friendship, sibling rivalry, and elementary school. The Year of Billy Miller includes black-and-white... |
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Fish in a Tree
Lynda Mullaly Hunt - Nancy Paulsen Books
Format: Hardcover
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A New York Times Bestseller!The author of the beloved One for the Murphys gives readers an emotionally-charged, uplifting novel that will speak to anyone who's ever thought there was something wrong with them because they didn't fit in. "Everybody is smart in different... |
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The Million Dollar Throw
Mike Lupica - Turtleback
Format: Library Binding
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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Thirteen-year-old quarterback nate has a chance to win a million dollars by throwing one pass through a target at halftime in the Patriots' Thanksgiving night game. And Nate's family really needs the money. The worry is more weight than Nate... |
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Every Soul A Star
Wendy Mass - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; 1 edition
Format: Print book
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And as streams of light fan out behind the darkened sun like the wings of a butterfly, I realize that I never saw real beauty until now.At Moon Shadow, an isolated campground, thousands have gathered to catch a glimpse of a rare and extraordinary total eclipse of the sun. It's also... |
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Wonder
R J Palacio - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING JULIA ROBERTS, OWEN WILSON, AND JACOB TREMBLAY!Over 6 million people have read the #1 New York Times bestseller WONDER and have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face. The book that inspired the Choose Kind... |
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Adventures with Waffles
Maria Parr - Candlewick Press (MA)
Format: Book
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"Hardly a day passes without Trille and Lena inventing some kind of adventure that often ends in trouble. Whether it's coaxing a cow onto a boat or sledding down the steepest and iciest hill with a chicken, there is always a thrill--and sometimes an injury--to be had. Trille loves... |
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Hatchet
Gary Paulsen - Aladdin
Format: Paperback
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Headed for Canada to visit his father for the first time since his parents' divorce, thirteen-year-old Brian is the sole survivor of a plane crash, with only the clothes he has on and a hatchet to help him shape a life for himself in the wilderness. Reprint. AB. K. |
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Clementine
Sara Pennypacker - Hyperion Book CH; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Clementine is having not so good of a week.On Monday she's sent to the principal's office for cutting off Margaret's hair. Tuesday, Margaret's mother is mad at her. Wednesday, she's sent to the principal again. Thursday, Margaret stops speaking to her. Friday starts... |
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Ghost
Jason Reynolds - Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
Format: Paperback
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A National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature. Ghost wants to be the fastest sprinter on his elite middle school track team, but his past is slowing him down in this first electrifying novel in a new series from Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award-winning author Jason Reynolds.Ghost.... |
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A Crooked Kind of Perfect
Linda Urban - Harcourt Children's
Format: Hardcover
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Ten-year-old Zoe Elias has perfect piano dreams. She can practically feel the keys under her flying fingers; she can hear the audience's applause. All she needs is a baby grand so she can start her lessons, and then she'll be well on her way to Carnegie Hall. But when Dad ventures to the music... |
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Save Me a Seat
Sarah Weeks - Scholastic Press
Format: Print book
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Joe and Ravi might be from very different places, but they're both stuck in the same place: SCHOOL. Joe's lived in the same town all his life, and was doing just fine until his best friends moved away and left him on his own. Ravi's family just moved to America from India,... |
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