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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse - Fearsome Foes

MARVEL COMICS. · Marvel
Pages: 136
Format: Paperback

Five of Spider-Man's most vicious villains take the spotlight! First, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko introduce the poisonous Scorpion - and young Peter Parker feels the lethal sting of his tail! Then, it's a knock-down, drag-out, no-holds-barred throwdown between Spidey and the Kingpin...
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DISNEY·PIXAR Toy Story Adventures

DisneyaPixar · Dark Horse Books
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

Collecting well over 200 pages of DisneyPIXAR Toy Story comics, this graphic novel brings the adventure, comedy, and heart of Toy Story from the screen to your fingertips.A collection of short comic stories spanning through animated films DisneyPIXAR Toy Story 1, 2, and 3!Set your jets...
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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse - Miles Morales

MARVEL COMICS. · Marvel
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

Get to know Miles Morales, the Spider-Man of two worlds! In the wake of Peter Parker's death in the Ultimate Universe, brave young Miles steps forward with his own incredible arachnid-like abilities to live up to the Spider-Man legacy! Meet Miles' best friend Ganke, his parents...
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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse - Spider-Gwen

MARVEL COMICS. · Marvel
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

What if Gwen Stacy were bitten by the radioactive spider, not Peter Parker? Find out on Earth-65! There, Gwen is the spectacularly misunderstood Spider-Woman - and she's wanted for Peter's death! And that's bad news, especially since Gwen's dad is a cop! When a Lizard-like...
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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse - Spider-Men

MARVEL COMICS. · Marvel
Pages: 136
Format: Paperback

Every world has its wall-crawler - and these are some of the most amazing! When Peter Parker, the original Spider-Man, journeys to the Ultimate Universe, he finds himself face-to-face with another Aunt May, a young Gwen Stacy, and an all-new web-slinger - Miles Morales! It's a landmark...
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This Was Our Pact

Ryan Andrews · First Second
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback

It's the night of the annual Autumn Equinox Festival, when the town gathers to float paper lanterns down the river. Legend has it that after drifting out of sight, they'll soar off to the Milky Way and turn into brilliant stars, but could that actually be true? This year, Ben and his classmates...
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For Black Girls Like Me

Lockington, Mariama J. · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

I am a girl but most days I feel like a question mark.Makeda June Kirkland is eleven-years-old, adopted, and black. Her parents and big sister are white, and even though she loves her family very much, Makeda often feels left out. When Makeda's family moves from Maryland to New Mexico,...
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A Place to Belong

Cynthia Kadohata · Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
Pages: 416
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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History's Mysteries: Freaky Phenomena: Curious Clues, Cold Cases, and Puzzles From the Past

Kitson Jazynka · National Geographic Children's Books
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

Curious kids itching for real-life Indiana Jones-like intrigue will get swept away with the next book in this spine-tingling series about solving puzzles of the past--from whole civilizations that have vanished to mystifying monuments and urban legends.Fans of Night at the Museum and the Indiana...
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1,000 Facts About Ancient Egypt

Nancy Honovich · National Geographic Children's Books
Pages: 96
Format: Hardcover

Mummies, pyramids, pharaohs, King Tut! Kids everywhere are fascinated by the wonders of ancient Egypt, and this colorful reference book is jam-packed with 1,000 fascinating facts.From the Great Pyramid and the Valley of the Kings to the Nile River and Cleopatra, discover all you have ever...
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