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Up, Down, and Around

Katherine Ayres - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

This garden is on the move! A good-time, rollicking celebration of things that grow.PEPPERS GROW UP.POTATOES GROW DOWN.PUMPKINS VINE AROUND AND AROUND. From seeds dropping into soil to corn bursting from its stalks, from children chasing butterflies to ants burrowing underground, everything...
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Tuck Everlasting

Natalie Babbitt - Square Fish
Format: Paperback

Doomed to -- or blessed with -- eternal life after drinking from a magic spring, the Tuck family wanders about trying to live as inconspicuously and comfortably as they can. When ten-year-old Winnie Foster stumbles on their secret, the Tucks take her home and explain why living forever...
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Saving Winslow

SHARON CREECH - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

"A winning tale of love." - Kirkus (starred review) Perfect for fans of Charlotte's Web and The One and Only Ivan, Saving Winslow is an uplifting modern classic in the making about a young boy who befriends an ailing newborn donkey and nurses him back to health, from New York...
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The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors

Drew Daywalt - Balzer + Bray
Format: Hardcover

New York Times Bestseller! 5 Starred Reviews!"Will have listeners in stitches." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Purely absurd, sidesplitting humor." - BOOKLIST (starred review) "Demands bombastic, full-volume performances." - Publishers Weekly (starred...
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Curious Critters

David FitzSimmons - Wild Iris Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Photographer David FitzSimmons turns his camera on a variety of animals common throughout North America. CURIOUS CRITTERS presents stunning images of everyday animals, including a red flat bark beetle, an Eastern spiny softshell turtle, a spotted salamander, and many other intriguing creatures....
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Buster

Denise Fleming - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

Buster does not like change. But change is coming . . . and its name is Betty"Buster was a happy dog. He had everything he could ever want-until one day,when his owner brought home a big box."Buster hoped there would be juicy steaks or fancy cheeses or spicy sausages in the box....
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Leaf Jumpers

Carole Gerber - Charlesbridge
Format: Paperback

This vibrant poem celebrates the beauty of autumn while inviting us all to go ahead and jump in that big, colorful, pile of fall leaves. Leslie Evans bold artwork brings together gold, orange, yellow, red, and brown leaves into a literary pile creating the magic of autumn for young readers....
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Greystone Secrets #1: The Strangers

Margaret Peterson Haddix - Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Hardcover

* Winter 2018-2019 Kids' Indie Next List Pick *New York Times bestselling author Margaret Peterson Haddix takes readers on a thrilling adventure filled with mysteries and plot twists aplenty in this absorbing series about family and friendships. Perfect for fans of A Wrinkle in Time and The City...
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Down by the Station

Will Hillenbrand - Gulliver Books
Format: Hardcover

Did you ever wonder who rides the zoo train early in the morning? Climb aboard and join the mischievous, sleepy, and playful baby animals on their way to the children's zoo. The engineer has to get them there before the first busload of children arrives . . . but these baby animals...
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Tell Me A Story Mama

Angela Johnson - Scholastic
Format: Hardcover

A young girl and her mother remember together all the girl's favorite stories about her mother's childhood.
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Saturday

Oge Mora - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

In this warm and tender story by the Caldecott Honor-winning creator of Thank You, Omu!, join a mother and daughter on an up-and-down journey that reminds them of what's best about Saturdays: precious time together. Today would be special. Today would be splendid. It was Saturday!...
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Lubaya's Quiet Roar

Marilyn Nelson - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

Newbery Honor winner Marilyn Nelson and fine artist Philemona Williamson have come together to create this lyrical, impactful story of how every child, even the quietest, can make a difference in their community and world. Young Lubaya is happiest when she's drawing, often behind the sofa...
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Things Seen from Above

Shelley Pearsall - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A shift in perspective can change everything. This brilliant new novel from the author of The Seventh Most Important Thing celebrates kids who see the world a little differently.April is looking for an escape from the sixth-grade lunch hour, which has become a social-scene nightmare, so she signs...
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B Is For Buckeye: An Ohio Alphabet

Marcia Schonberg - Sleeping Bear Press; 1 edition
Format: Print book

Did you know that Ohio is called "The Mother of Presidents" for the eight United States Presidents born there? Or, that 23 astronauts -- the most of any state -- are from Ohio? These and more amazing facts are revealed in B is for Buckeye, a must-have for every Ohioan (from Ulysses...
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I Haiku You

Betsy E. Snyder - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

This giftable little picture book of haiku by award winner Betsy Snyder is something adults will love to give one another as much as they'll enjoy sharing it with the youngest listeners. Perfect for Valentine's Day and any day of the year, this book will inspire people to tell one another,...
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Welcome to Dead House

R.L. Stine - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

Enter at your own Risk: The first ever Goosebumps.Now with creepy bonus features!11-year-old Josh and 12-year-old Amanda just moved into the oldest and weirdest house on the block--the two siblings think it might even be haunted! But of course, their parents don't believe them. You'll...
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: 40th Anniversary Special Edition

Penguin Random House. - Dial, 2016.
Format: Print book

A stunning repackage of Mildred D. Taylor's Newbery Award-winning masterpiece with cover art by two-time Caldecott Honor Award winner Kadir Nelson and an introduction by Jacqueline Woodson, just in time for its 40th Anniversary! Set in Mississippi at the height of the Depression, this...
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The Shape of Thunder

Jasmine Warga - Balzer Bray
Format: Book

Cora hasn't spoken to her best friend, Quinn, in a year. Despite living next door to each other, they exist in separate worlds of grief. Cora is still grappling with the death of her beloved sister in a school shooting, and Quinn is carrying the guilt of what her brother did.
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Zoe in Wonderland

Brenda Woods - Nancy Paulsen Books
Format: Print book

Coretta Scott King Honor winner Brenda Woods introduces introverted, daydream-prone Zoe, who's afraid her real life will never be as exciting as her imaginary one. Zoe Reindeer considers herself "just Zoe" - never measuring up to her too-perfect older sister or her smarty-pants...
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Coming on Home Soon

Jacqueline Woodson - G. P. Putnam's Sons
Format: Print book

Ada Ruth's mama must go away to Chicago to work, leaving Ada Ruth and Grandma behind. It's war time, and women are needed to fill the men's jobs. As winter sets in, Ada Ruth and her grandma keep up their daily routine, missing Mama all the time. They find strength in each other,...
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