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Tiny Hero of Ferny Creek Library, The

LINDA BAILEY · Greenwillow Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

Eddie, a passionate reader and a shiny green bug, saves the school library in this funny, heartwarming tale that fans of Flora & Ulysses and Charlotte's Web will love. Includes black-and-white illustrations throughout from Newbery Honor Medalist and New York Times-bestselling author-artist...
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The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Squirrel Meets World

Shannon Hale · Marvel Press
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

WHO RUNS THE WORLD? SQUIRRELS! Fourteen-year-old Doreen Green moved from sunny California to the suburbs of New Jersey. She must start at a new school, make new friends, and continue to hide her tail. Yep, Doreen has the powers of . . . a squirrel! After failing at several attempts to find...
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Champ

Ellen Miles · Scholastic (Us)
Pages: 96
Format: Print book

Charles and Lizzie Peterson love puppies. Their family fosters these young dogs, giving them love and proper care, until they can find the perfect forever home. When Charles goes to his father's annual softball game, the last thing he expects is to find a puppy to foster. But when he meets...
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Let's Clap, Jump, Sing & Shout; Dance, Spin & Turn It Out!: Games, Songs, and Stories from an African American Childhood

Pat McKissack · Schwartz & Wade Books
Pages: 173
Format: Print book

"Part songbook, part research text, this work is perfect for families to share together or for young scholars who seek to discover an important piece of cultural history." - School Library Journal, starred reviewFrom Newbery Honor winner Patricia C. McKissack and two-time Caldecott...
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DK Eyewitness Books: Dinosaur

David Lambert · Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Incorporated
Pages: 72
Format: Library Binding

Be an eyewitness to the prehistoric beasts that once ruled the earth and find out how ancient fossils and footprints can reveal their awesome world. From their evolution to their extinction, see what dinosaur skin was like, find out how a fossil can show if a dinosaur was a carnivore or herbivore,...
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Monster High Diaries: Draculaura and the New Stepmomster

Nessi Monstrata · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

Draculaura brings her ghoulfriends on a special trip to Transylvania for her dad's wedding! Dracula is getting a new wife-and Draculaura is getting a new stepmomster! Read all about her fangtastic adventure in this brand-new original Monster High chapter book series!
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UFO Crash Sites

Dinah Williams · Bearport Publishing,
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Describes eleven of the eeriest UFO crash sites, including an unexplained explosion that knocked flat eighty million trees, a hillside strewn with unearthy artifacts, and a spot where an alien pilot is said to be buried.
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The Volume of Possible Endings: A Tale of Fontania

Barbara Else · Gecko Press
Format: Hardcover

Dorrity is the only child in magic-free Owl Town. When she finds an enchanted book with dire predictions, she must face her enemies. And who is the strange boy who has appeared in the Beastly Dark? This stand-alone pre-teen adventure/fantasy novel is the third book in the Tales of Fontania...
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The Declaration of Independence

Mary Meinking · The Child's World
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

Learn about the key role of the Declaration of Independencein our nation's past and its continued importance to Americans today.Additional features to aid comprehension include fact-filled captions and sidebars, detailed photographs, informational diagrams, a table of contents, a phonetic...
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Target

Sara Green · Bellwether Media
Format: Hardcover

"Engaging images accompany information about Target Corporation. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--
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To the Stars, Isabelle

Laurence Yep · Amer Girl
Format: Print book

GOTY 14 is doing great at the Anna Hart School of the Arts--her dancing idol Jackie Sanchez even invites her to go on tour! GOTY 2014 jumps on board, but she quickly finds that the traveling show has its challenges, not the least of which is bossy Renata who was invited to come, too. When...
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The Guardian Herd: Landfall

Jennifer Lynn Alvarez · HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

The gripping third book in the Guardian Herd series, perfect for fans of the Warriors, Survivors, and Guardians of Ga'Hoole series.It has been many moons since Star received his starfire power, and now he will face his toughest challenge yet. Star is gravely injured, and Nightwing the Destroyer...
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You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Extreme Weather!

Roger Canavan · Franklin Watts
Format: Hardcover

Some parts of the Atacama desert in Peru have had no rain for more than 400 years. From dentists to insects to bacteria, this series tackles some of life's more unpleasant experiences - and explores how much worse it might be if they didn't exist. Each title is a blend of history...
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Adventure Time OGN Vol. 7

Josh Trujillo · Kaboom, 2016.
Pages: 144
Format: Print book

Another crazy caper from your favorite Cartoon Network show!Not everyone appreciates flash backs as much as the rest of us but when it comes to a throw-back reunion in the Lumpy Space Kingdom, LSP is definitely not ready. With help from a very unlikely source, LSP must face the past head...
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Escaping Peril

Tui Sutherland · Scholastic Press, 2016. ©2016
Pages: 288
Format: eBook

Peril has been loyal to Queen Scarlet, who used her fatal firescales to kill countless dragons in the SkyWing arena. Now, Peril is loyal to Clay, the only dragonet who has ever been her friend. So when Scarlet threatens Jade Mountain Academy, Peril sets off to find her former queen, stop...
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