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Human Body Theater

Maris Wicks · First Second
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

Welcome to the Human Body Theater, where your master of ceremonies is going to lead you through a theatrical revue of each and every biological system of the human body! Starting out as a skeleton, the MC puts on a new layer of her costume (her body) with each "act." By turns...
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The Game Masters of Garden Place

Denis Markell · Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

A quirky Dungeons & Dragons-inspired adventure that will appeal to gamers and readers of the Mr. Lemoncello's Library series.What if your favorite fantasy game characters showed up on your doorstep IRL?Sixth graders Ralph, Jojo, Noel, Persephone, and Cammi are hooked on fantasy tabletop...
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Gods & Goddesses of the Inca, Maya, and Aztec Civilizations

John Murphy · Rosen Education Service
Format: Book

Sharing many common beliefs, deities, and rituals, the religion of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca was rooted in both the earth and the sky, the rhythms of the seasons, and the movements of the sun, moon, and stars. Readers will meet rain and sun gods, corn gods and fertility gods, earth mothers...
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Physics: Understanding the Properties of Matter and Energy

John Murphy · Britannica Educational Pu
Pages: 115
Format: Print book

"Without physics, modern life would not exist. Instead of electric light, we would read by the light of candles. We couldn't build skyscrapers. We could not possibly bridge rivers, much less build a jet or interplanetary craft. Computers and smartphones would be unimaginable. Physics...
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Gods & Goddesses of Ancient China

Trenton Campbell · Rosen Publishing Group
Format: Book

This authoritative volume examines the two main faiths, Confucianism and Daoism, that developed before China had meaningful contact with the rest of the world. Aspects of Buddhism later joined features of these faiths to form elements of Chinese ideology and, with the beliefs in immortals...
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The Candy Shop War, Book 2: Arcade Catastrophe

Brandon Mull · Deseret Book Co
Pages: 433
Format: Book

It will take more than magical candy to win this war Something fishy is going on at the new amusement center in Walnut Hills. The trouble seems linked to the mysterious disappearance of Mozag and John Dar, who have spent their lives policing the magical community. When Nate and his friends...
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Going Vintage

Lindsey Leavitt · Bloomsbury
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

When Mallory discovers that her boyfriend, Jeremy, is cheating on her with an online girlfriend, she swears off boys. She also swears off modern technology. Inspired by a list of goals her grandmother made in 1962, Mallory decides to "go vintage" and return to a simpler time (when...
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That Thing We Call a Heart

Sheba Karim · HarperTeen
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

This young adult novel by Sheba Karim, author of Skunk Girl, is a funny and affecting coming-of-age story for fans of Jenny Han, Megan McCafferty, and Sara Farizan.Shabnam Qureshi is facing a summer of loneliness and boredom until she meets Jamie, who scores her a job at his aunt's pie shack....
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Medieval Punishment and Torture

Stephen Currie · Referencepoint Press
Format: Hardcover

80 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 25 cm.
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Strange Grace

Tessa Gratton · Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

Once, a witch made a pact with a devil. The legend says they loved each other, but can the story be trusted at all? Find out in this lush, atmospheric fantasy novel that entwines love, lies, and sacrifice.Long ago, a village made a bargain with the devil: to ensure their prosperity, when...
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Pope Francis: The People's Pontiff

Sarah Machajewski · Rosen Publishing Group
Format: Print book

Presents the life and achievements of Pope Francis, covering his life in Argentina, his spiritual development and philosophies, and the challenges he faces as pope.
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Maybe a Fox

Alison McGhee · Simon & Schuster Audio
Format: Audiobook on CD

Worlds collide in a spectacular way when Newbery and National Book Award finalist Kathi Appelt and Pulitzer Prize nominee and #1 New York Times bestseller Alison McGhee team up to create a fantastical, heartbreaking, and gorgeous tale about two sisters, a fox cub, and what happens when...
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Because You Love to Hate Me: 13 Tales of Villainy

Ameriie · Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times BestsellerLeave it to the heroes to save the world--villains just want to rule the world. In this unique YA anthology, thirteen acclaimed, bestselling authors team up with thirteen influential BookTubers to reimagine fairy tales from the oft-misunderstood villains' points...
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Rules of Attraction

Simone Elkeles · Bloomsbury USA Childrens; Reprint edition
Format: Print book

When Carlos Fuentes returns to America after living in Mexico for the past year, he doesnt want any part of the life his older brother, Alex, has laid out for him in Colorado. When he meets Kiara Westford, a good girl totally unlike any of the girls hes usually drawn to, Carlos assumes...
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