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The Secret Garden

Frances Hodgson Burnett - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Celebrate an unforgettable classic with this gorgeous hardcover edition, including full-color illustrations.This beautiful hardcover edition includes Tasha Tudor's iconic illustrations in full color, making it the perfect collector's edition or a wonderful gift for young readers.When orphaned...
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The Neverending Story

Michael Ende - Puffin Books
Format: Mass Market Paperback

Read the book that inspired the classic coming-of-age film! From award-winning German author Michael Ende, The Neverending Story is a classic tale of one boy and the book that magically comes to life. When Bastian happens upon an old book called The Neverending Story, he's swept into...
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Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World

Rachel Ignotofsky - Ten Speed Press
Format: Hardcover

It's a scientific fact: Women rock! A charmingly illustrated and educational book, New York Times best seller Women in Science highlights the contributions of fifty notable women to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) from the ancient...
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A Place to Belong

Cynthia Kadohata - Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
Format: Hardcover

A Japanese-American family, reeling from their ill treatment in the Japanese internment camps, gives up their American citizenship to move back to Hiroshima, unaware of the devastation wreaked by the atomic bomb in this piercing look at the aftermath of World War II by Newbery Medalist...
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When Lightning Comes in a Jar

Patricia Polacco
Format: Print book

It's family reunion time! Trisha and her cousins can hardly wait to see one another again. They can't decide what they like best: the great feast (with zillions of meatloafs and gazillions of Jell-O salads), the softball game, the storytelling . . . the yearly rituals go on and on. But this...
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Echo

Pam MunÌ?oz Ryan - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

Winner of a 2016 Newbery Honor, ECHO pushes the boundaries of genre, form, and storytelling innovation. Lost and alone in a forbidden forest, Otto meets three mysterious sisters and suddenly finds himself entwined in a puzzling quest involving a prophecy, a promise, and a harmonica. Decades...
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The Little Prince

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry - Harcourt
Format: Print book

Few stories are as widely read and as universally cherished by children and adults alike as The Little Prince. Richard Howard's translation of the beloved classic beautifully reflects Saint-Exupry's unique and gifted style. Howard, an acclaimed poet and one of the preeminent translators...
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The Invention of Hugo Cabret

Brian Selznick - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

Orphan, clock keeper, and thief, Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. But when his world suddenly interlocks with an eccentric, bookish girl and a bitter old man who runs a toy booth in the station, Hugo's undercover...
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A Wish in the Dark

Christina Soontornvat - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

A boy on the run. A girl determined to find him. A compelling fantasy looks at issues of privilege, protest, and justice.All light in Chattana is created by one man - the Governor, who appeared after the Great Fire to bring peace and order to the city. For Pong, who was born in Namwon...
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Front Desk

Kelly Yang - Arthur A. Levine Books
Format: Hardcover

Mia Tang has a lot of secrets.Number 1: She lives in a motel, not a big house. Every day, while her immigrant parents clean the rooms, ten-year-old Mia manages the front desk of the Calivista Motel and tends to its guests.Number 2: Her parents hide immigrants. And if the mean motel owner,...
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