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Emperor Pickletine Rides the Bus: An Origami Yoda Book

Tom Angleberger · Amulet Books
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

The final Origami Yoda case file from the kids at McQuarrie Middle School! After successfully fighting to save their field trip in Princess Labelmaker to the Rescue!, Tommy and the gang prepare for a well-earned day of fun and adventure in Washington, DC . . . but of course it won't...
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The Crossover

Kwame Alexander · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 237
Format: Hardcover

2015 Newbery Medal Winner
2015 Coretta Scott King Honor Award Winner
New York Times Bestseller



"With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . .The court is SIZZLING. My sweat is DRIZZLING. Stop all that quivering. Cuz tonight I'm delivering,"...

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Horse Diaries #14: Calvino

Whitney Sanderson · Random House
Pages: 160
Format: Print book

For all lovers of horses and history! This latest book in the Horse Diaries series features an Andalusian horse in romantic sixteenth-century Spain. Southern Spain, 1570s Calvino is a dapple-gray Andalusian stallion. He grew up driving cattle in the mountains, but soon he catches the eye of King...
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Thor's Serpents

K. L. Armstrong · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

For fans of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, the thrilling conclusion to The Blackwell Pages, written by New York Times bestselling YA authors, K.L. Armstrong and M.A. Marr.
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Coyotes After Dark

Heather Moore Niver · Enslow Publishing
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

After the sun sets, many coyotes come out to hunt, eat, and play. Words to Know, fun facts, accessible text, and safety tips inform readers about the different ways coyotes communicate, their hunting skills, their family life, and even how to stay safe around coyotes, while full-color photos...
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Jed and the Junkyard War

Steven Bohls · Disney Hyperion
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

Jed is a regular kid with a normal, loving family . . . that is, if it's normal for a loving family to drop their child off in the middle of nowhere and expect him home in time for Sunday dinner. Luckily, Jed excels at being a regular kid who-armed with wit and determination-can make...

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A Dragon's Guide to Making Perfect Wishes

Laurence Yep · Crown
Pages: 160
Format: Print book

A Dragon's Guide to Making Perfect Wishes (March) For fans of How to Train Your Dragon comes the newest adventure in the Dragon's Guide series by two-time Newbery Honor winner Laurence Yep and Joanna Ryder, featuring enchanting artwork by Caldecott Honor winner and Harry Potter...
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On the road with Mallory.

Laurie B Friedman · Darby Creek Publishing
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

Mallory has a new journal, just in time for her family's vacation to the Grand Canyon. She can't wait for the road trip - until it turns out that her cousin, Kate, is coming along. Kate would rather read a list of "fun facts" than have actual fun at the amazing stops along the route....
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Billy Sure Kid Entrepreneur

Luke Sharpe · Simon Spotlight
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

Meet Billy Sure, twelve-year-old inventor and CEO of Sure Things, Inc., and discover all of his wild and wacky inventions in this start to a hilarious middle grade series!Everyone is talking about Billy Sure, the twelve-year-old CEO of Sure Things, Inc. and genius inventor of the All Ball,...
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The Lazarus Plan

John Sazaklis · Stone Arch Books
Pages: 112
Format: Print book

Ra's Al Ghul plans to unleash an undead army and cleanse humanity from the earth! Can Batman follow the clues to track down the super-villain in time to stop his evil plans? Will the Dark Knight be outnumbered, or will he be able to even the odds? Can he use his high-tech gadgets or will...
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Girls Play Rugby

Emma Jones · PowerKids Press
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

Rugby is an intense, physical sport that men and women alike enjoy playing. As girls learn the history and rules of rugby in this volume, they begin to feel more empowered to get outside and try the sport for themselves. Clear text and fun fact boxes present information about the sport,...
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Seven and a Half Tons of Steel

Janet Nolan · Peachtree Publishers
Pages: 36
Format: Print book

There is a ship, a navy ship. It is called the USS New York. It is big like other navy ships, and it sails like other navy ships, but there is something special about the USS New York. Following the events of September 11, 2001, the governor of New York gave the Navy a steel beam that was once...
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Is Time Travel Possible?

Nick Hunter · Heinemann Raintree
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

Do you think time travel will ever be possible? Will all the books and films that show time travel become a reality? How does the science work? In this fascinating book, a mysterious figure called the Mystery Master sets you the challenge of investigating all the scientific theories surrounding...
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Slides

Jenny Fretland VanVoorst · Jump!
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

In Slides, early fluent readers explore the physics behind this popular piece of playground equipment. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they explore how a slide works.
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George Washington's Spies

Claudia Friddell · Random House
Pages: 112
Format: Print book

Think you know everything about Washington? Think again. During the Revolutionary War, General George Washington (AKA "Agent 711") was the leader of a ring of spies! The group - called the Culper Ring - used secret names, codes, invisible ink, and more to spy on the British...
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