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Helping a Friend Who Is Depressed

Richard Worth · Rosen Publishing
Pages: 64
Format: Print book

Depression is an unfortunately common mental health issue that many people dont know how to address. In this straightforward, practical guide, readers will learn how they can identify and help a friend who is suffering from depression. Written in a compassionate tone, this guide separates...
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Archie comics spectacular : block party.

Archie Superstars. · Archie Comic
Pages: 128
Format:  Print book : English

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To Kick a Corpse: The Qwikpick Papers

Tom Angleberger · Amulet Books
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

This hilarious, highly original series, which so astutely captures the odd preoccupations of middle schoolers, will appeal to the many fans of the Origami Yoda series and such gross-out classics as How to Eat Fried Worms and Freckle Juice.
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The Eye of Zoltar

Jasper Fforde · HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Although she's an orphan in indentured servitude, sixteen-year-old Jennifer Strange is pretty good at her job of managing the unpredictable crew at Kazam Mystical Arts Management. She already solved the Dragon Problem, avoided mass destruction by Quarkbeast, and helped save magic in the Ununited...
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Fish in a Tree

Lynda Mullaly Hunt · Puffin Books
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

"Fans of R.J. Palacio's Wonder will appreciate this feel-good story of friendship and unconventional smarts." - Kirkus ReviewsAlly has been smart enough to fool a lot of smart people. Every time she lands in a new school, she is able to hide her inability to read by creating...
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Kobe Bryant: All-Star Shooting Guard

Joseph Kampff · Enslow Publishing
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

Through straightforward language, direct quotations, and full-page photos, young readers will learn about Kobe Bryants life on and off the court. A Words to Know at the beginning of the book prepares students for new vocabulary they will come across in the text.
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Stick Dog Dreams of Ice Cream

Tom Watson · HarperCollins
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

The Stick Dog series continues in author-illustrator Tom Watson's hilarious Stick Dog Dreams of Ice Cream. In the follow-up to Stick Dog, Stick Dog Wants a Hot Dog, and Stick Dog Chases a Pizza, Stick Dog and his pals are back, but this time the temperature is rising and they're...
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Stick Dog Craves Candy

Tom Watson · HarperCollins
Pages: 238
Format: Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Big Nate, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and the previous Stick Dog books, Tom Watson's hilarious series continues with Stick Dog Craves Candy - a fun Halloween adventure!Stick Dog and the gang are on their usual hunt for food, but there is something unusual going on. Little...
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Learn to Program with Scratch: A Visual Introduction to Programming with Games, Art, Science, and Math

Majed Marji · No Starch Press; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Scratch is a fun, free, beginner-friendly programming environment where you connect blocks of code to build programs. While most famously used to introduce kids to programming, Scratch can make computer science approachable for people of any age. Rather than type countless lines of code...
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Bridge to the Wild: Behind the Scenes at the Zoo

Caitlin O'Connell · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 202
Format: Print book

Hear crisp sounds of the hornbill in the cool air. Listen to the morning symphony that greets you as you enter the front gate. Then, step onto a leafy path that leads to a secret world of animals, each of whom you won't want to forget, here at Zoo Atlanta. Over five days...
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A Matter-of-Fact Magic Book: The Would-Be Witch

Ruth Chew · Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

For decades, Ruth Chews classic chapter books full of everyday magic have enchanted early readers. Now that they are in print again, a new generation can fall under her spell and fall in love with reading.   A little bit of magic can mean big adventure!   Andy and Robin are stuck doing...
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Call of the Alphas #1

VICTORIA COCHRANE · Penguin Young Readers Licenses
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

The first novel in a new fiction series based on the hugely popular online game, Animal Jam, enjoyed by over 65 million users! Learn all about the origin of the Animal Jam home called Jamaa, a lush natural environment, and its brave, adventurous animal leaders called the Alphas.Welcome...
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The Underground Railroad: Navigate the Journey from Slavery to Freedom

Judy Dodge Cummings · Nomad Press (VT)
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

Imagine leaving everything you've ever known - your friends, family, and home - to travel along roads you've never seen before, getting help from people you've never met before, with the constant threat of capture hovering over your every move. Would you risk your life on the Underground...
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The Losers Club

Andrew Clements · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

The beloved New York Times bestselling author of the modern classic Frindle celebrates books and the joy of reading with a new school story to love! Sixth grader Alec can't put a good book down. So when Principal Vance lays down the law - pay attention in class, or else - Alec takes...
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Turtle or tortoise

Rob Ryndak · Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

24 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.
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