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Dugout: The Zombie Steals Home

Morse, Scott · Graphix
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

Twins Stacy and Gina Cavallaro are rivals on the baseball field, each pitching for a different little league team. Gina is a sports whiz and the star of her crack team, while Stacy's band of misfits hasn't won a game all season. The battling sisters also happen to be the youngest...
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DK Life Stories: Alexander Hamilton

Buckley, Jim · DK Children
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

In this kids' biography, discover the amazing life story of Alexander Hamilton, Founding Father of the United States whose work as an American statesman and strong personality made him an icon of history and popular culture.Alexander Hamilton is known not only for his political brilliance,...
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Wolfie Monster and the Big Bad Pizza Battle

Ellis, Joey · Graphix
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

Monster brothers Wolfie, Jackson, and Roy are in for some serious competition when the gigantic corporation, Happy Leaf, moves into their hometown of Oak Hollow and wants to buy their pizza parlor. But not all is on the up-and-up when they discover the villainous CEO, Lord Mudpant, wants...
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The Hidden Witch

Ostertag, Molly Knox · Graphix
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

Aster and his family are adjusting to his unconventional talent for witchery; unlike the other boys in his family, he isn't a shapeshifter. He's taking classes with his grandmother and helping to keep an eye on his great-uncle whose corrupted magic wreaked havoc on the family.Meanwhile,...
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Supers

Maupome, Frederic · Top Shelf Productions
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback

ACBD Award Winner! Real life meets super-powered action when three refugee siblings with a secret start a new school year as the ultimate illegal aliens."Will you tell me about Mom?""I don't remember much, you know.""You can make it up. I don't mind."Mat,...
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Orcas Everywhere: The Mystery and History of Killer Whales

Mark Leiren-Young · Orca Book Publishers
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

Orcas are found in every ocean on the planet. But can they survive their relationship with humans? Orcas Everywhere looks at how humans around the world (Indigenous and non-Indigenous alike) related to orcas in the past, how we relate to them now and what...
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DK Life Stories: Anne Frank

Stephen Krensky · DK Children
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

In this kids' biography, discover the incredible story of Anne Frank, the courageous young writer who hid from the Nazis during World War II.Anne Frank's diary is read by children and adults worldwide. It tells two stories: one of an extraordinary young girl living in hiding during...
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DK Life Stories: Florence Nightingale

Jazynka, Kitson · DK Children
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

In this kids' biography, discover the fascinating story of Florence Nightingale, who cared for British soldiers during wartime as the "Lady of the Lamp" and changed the field of nursing.Florence Nightingale was a pioneer of nursing at a time when women were discouraged from...
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DK Life Stories: Martin Luther King Jr.

Calkhoven, Laurie · DK Children
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

In this kids' biography, discover the amazing story of Martin Luther King Jr., whose powerful words and dreams for the future inspired the world.Martin Luther King Jr. will always be remembered for his famous "I have a dream" speech, which he gave during the March on Washington...
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DK Life Stories: Nelson Mandela

Krensky, Stephen · DK Children
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

In this kids biography, discover the inspiring story of Nelson Mandela, who became the first black president of South Africa after spending 27 years in prison.In 1964, Nelson Mandela was sentenced to a lifetime in jail. His crime? Attempting to overthrow a government that openly discriminated...
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