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The Secret School
Avi - Harcourt Children's Books
Format: Hardcover
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More than anything, Ida Bidson wants to become a teacher. To do that, she needs to finish eighth grade so she can go on to high school. But when the one-room school in Ida's remote Colorado town closes unexpectedly, that dream seems unattainable. Her only hope is to keep the school... |
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Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus
DUSTI BOWLING - Sterling Children's Books
Format: Hardcover
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"Aven is a perky, hilarious, and inspiring protagonist whose attitude and humor will linger even after the last page has turned." - School Library Journal (Starred review) Chosen for the Autumn 2017 Kids' Indie Next List!Winner of the 2017 Reading the West... |
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A Nest for Celeste: A Story About Art, Inspiration, and the Meaning of Home
Henry Cole - KTegenBks; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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A beautifully illustrated novel about a mouse, her friendship with Audubon's apprentice, and her search for home.Beneath the crackled and faded painting of a horse, underneath the worn and dusty floorboards of the dining room, lives Celeste, a mouse who spends her days weaving baskets,... |
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The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread
Kate DiCamillo - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover
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The beloved author of BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE enlightens us with a tale of adventure, despair, love, and soup.Welcome to the story of Despereaux Tilling, a mouse who is in love with music, stories, and a princess named Pea. It is also the story of a rat called Roscuro, who lives in the darkness... |
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Tuesdays at the Castle
Jessica Day George - Bloomsbury
Format: Print book
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Tuesdays at Castle Glower are Princess Celie's favorite days. That's because on Tuesdays the castle adds a new room, a turret, or sometimes even an entire wing. No one ever knows what the castle will do next, and no one-other than Celie, that is-takes the time to map out the new additions.... |
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Running Out of Time
Margaret Peterson Haddix - Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers; 1st edition
Format: Print book
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When a diphtheria epidemic hits her 1840 village, thirteen-year-old Jessie discovers it is actually a 1996 tourist site under unseen observation by heartless scientists, and it's up to Jessie to escape the village and save the lives of the dying children. |
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Roller Girl
Victoria Jamieson - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover
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The Newbery Honor Award Winner and New York Times bestseller Roller Girl is a heartwarming graphic novel about friendship and surviving junior high through the power of roller derby - perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier's Smile! For most of her twelve years, Astrid... |
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Slacker
Gordon Korman - Scholastic Press
Format: Print book
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Cameron Boxer is very happy to spend his life avoiding homework, hanging out with his friends, and gaming for hours in his basement. It's not too hard for him to get away with it . . . until he gets so caught up in one game that he almost lets his house burn down around him. Oops. It's... |
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (The Chronicles of Narnia, Book 2)
C. S. Lewis - HarperCollins
Format: Paperback
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Don't miss one of America's top 100 most-loved novels, selected by PBS's The Great American Read.A beautiful paperback edition of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, book two in the classic fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia. This edition features cover art by three-time Caldecott... |
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Wild Wings
Gill Lewis - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book
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The majestic Osprey is an endangered bird that hasn't been seen in Scotland for years, so when Iona McNair locates an Osprey nest, she's desperate to keep the bird safe from poachers. She shares her secret with her classmate Callum, and the two become friends as they work to save... |
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Shiloh
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Eleven-year-old Marty Preston loves to spend time up in the hills behind his home near Friendly, West Virginia. Sometimes he takes his .22 rifle to see what he can shoot, like some cans lined up on a rail fence. Other times he goes up early in the morning just to sit and watch the fox and deer.... |
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The Kite Fighters
Linda Sue Park - HMH Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback
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In a riveting narrative set in fifteenth-century Korea, two brothers discover a shared passion for kites. Kee-sup can craft a kite unequaled in strength and beauty, but his younger brother, Young-sup, can fly a kite as if he controlled the wind itself. Their combined skills attract the notice... |
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Half Upon a Time
James Riley - Aladdin Paperbacks
Format: Paperback(Reprint)
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Jack lives in a fantasy world. Really. He's the son of the infamous Jack who stole the magic beans from the giant, and he's working hard to restore his family's reputation. He finds the perfect opportunity when a "princess" lands in front of him, apparently from the land of Punk,... |
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We're Not from Here
Geoff Rodkey - Crown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Imagine being forced to move to a new planet where YOU are the alien! From the creator of the Tapper Twins, New York Times bestselling author Geoff Rodkey delivers a topical, sci-fi middle-grade novel that proves friendship and laughter can transcend even a galaxy of differences.The... |
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Sideways Stories from Wayside School
Louis Sachar - Wilcox & Follett Book Co
Format: Hardcover
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Humorous episodes from the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, which was accidentally built sideways with one classroom on each story. |
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Frozen Stiff
Sherry Shahan
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What begins as a two-night camping and kayaking trek in the untamed Alaskan wilderness turns into a test of survival for Cody and her cousin Derek. While their mothers are in Juneau picking up supplies for Yakutat Lodge, the cousins sneak off in an old pickup. The taste of freedom |
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The Last Mapmaker
Christina Soontornvat
Format: Hardcover
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From Christina Soontornvat, the visionary and versatile author of two 2021 Newbery Honor Books, comes a high-seas adventure set in a Thai-inspired fantasy world.In a fantasy adventure every bit as compelling and confident in its world building as her Newbery Honor Book A Wish in the Dark,... |
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The Mysterious Benedict Society
Trenton Lee Stewart - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Dozens of children respond to this peculiar ad in the newspaper and are then put through a series of mind-bending tests, which readers take along with them. Only four children-two boys and two girls-succeed. Their challenge: to go on a secret mission that only the most intelligent and inventive... |
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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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The Bridge Home
Padma Venkatraman - Nancy Paulsen Books
Format: Hardcover
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"Readers will be captivated by this beautifully written novel about young people who must use their instincts and grit to survive. Padma shares with us an unflinching peek into the reality millions of homeless children live every day but also infuses her story with hope and bravery... |
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