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Investigating Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, and Other Cryptids

Heather Moore Niver · Rosen Education Service
Pages: 48
Format: Library Binding

Bigfoot, Nessie, and mermaids: what do these cryptids share in common? No matter how doubtful we are of their existence, a part of us persists in asking, "Could they be real?" With a skeptical tone, this title tracks the most popular cryptozoological creatures from their mythological...
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School of the Dead

Avi · Harper
Pages: 276
Format: Print book

In this spine-tingling story from Newbery Medal winner Avi, a boy must solve the mystery of the ghost haunting him.For most of Tony Gilbert's life, he has thought of his uncle as "Weird Uncle Charlie." That is, until Uncle Charlie moves in with Tony and his family. Uncle Charlie...
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Dragons at Crumbling Castle: And Other Tales

Terry Pratchett · Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

This never-before-published collection of fourteen funny and inventive tales by acclaimed author Sir Terry Pratchett features a memorable cast of inept wizards, sensible heroes, and unusually adventuresome tortoises.
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A Blind Guide to Normal

Beth Vrabel · Sky Pony Pr
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

Richie "Ryder" Raymond has a gift. He can find the punchline in any situation, even in his limited vision and prosthetic eye. During the past year at Addison School for the Blind, Ryder's quick wit earned the respect and friendship of his classmates. Heading to mainstream,...
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The life of Crazy Horse

Miriam Coleman · PowerKids Press
Format: Print book

Crazy Horse is among the most famous Native Americans in history, thanks to his success in the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876. This historical biography offers a comprehensive history of Crazy Horses life, detailing his early years, his role in the Oglala Lakota tribe, his successes...
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Bugs

Moira Butterfield · Little Bee Books Inc
Pages: 64
Format: Print book

A super, fact-filled guide with almost 1, 000 amazing facts all about bugs Beautiful butterflies, hard-working beetles, dangerous spiders, gross cockroaches, and much more will fascinate science and fact-hungry kids as they learn facts such as how strong ants really are, the incredible...
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Mystery of the Missing Fox

Tamra Wight · Islandport Press
Pages: 206
Format: Print book

The stakes have never been higher for Cooper Wilder. When an accident puts Cooper s dad in the hospital, Cooper must shoulder new responsibilities at the campground. But he s distracted. First, he finds a fox caught in an illegal trap on the campground s land. Then kits start to go missing...
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Cancer

Ann O Squire · Children's Press, an Imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2016.
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

About 12.5 percent of all deaths in the world are caused by cancer, making it deadlier than AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria combined. Readers will discover how this common, yet deadly disease is diagnosed and treated. They will also learn how different kinds of cancer affect the body differently...
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Native American wars on the Western frontier,1866 -1890

Leslie Galliker · Mason Crest
Pages: 64
Format:  Print book : Juvenile audience : English

64 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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Billy Sure Kid Entrepreneur Is a Spy!

Luke Sharpe · Simon Spotlight
Pages: 141
Format: Print book

Billy Sure, kid inventor and CEO of Sure Things, Inc., discovers a big secret about his mom in the sixth book of a hilarious middle grade series!Billy's mom has always claimed she is a scientist doing research for the government, but he's always suspected that there was more to the story....
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