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Journey on a Runaway Train

Gertrude Chandler Warner · ALBERT WHITMAN
Pages: 144
Format: Print book

In this all-new very special mini-series, the Aldens have been recruited by a secret society to return lost artifacts and treasures to their rightful locations -- all around the world! After finding a painted turtle figurine, the Aldens are introduced to the Silverton family and Reddimus...
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Pies & Prejudice

Heather Vogel Frederick · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

Right before the start of their freshman year, Emma's family unexpectedly moves to England. The book club is stunned, but thanks to videoconferencing, they can keep the club alive. They decide to tackle Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, a particularly fitting choice. In England,...
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The Dragon Princess

E. D. Baker · Bloomsbury USA Childrens; Reprint edition
Format: Print book

With E. D. Bakers trademark humor, wacky animal and human characters, and almost all-new cast, this is the story of Emmas daughter, Millie, who is trying to survive being a magical princess who happens to keep turning into a dragon. When she cannot stop her own magic any other way, she and three...
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What is schizophrenia?

Melissa Abramovitz · ReferencePoint Press
Format:  Print book : Juvenile audience : EnglishView all editions and formats

As one of the most severe mental diseases known to humankind, schizophrenia profoundly affects patients, families, and society. What Is Schizophrenia? examines what this disorder is, what causes it, what it is like to live with it, and how or whether it can be treated or cured.
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Dream on, Amber

Emma/ Crawford-white Helen Shevah · Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pages: 267
Format: Print book

My name is Amber Alessandra Leola Kimiko Miyamoto. I have no idea why my parents gave me all those hideous names but they must have wanted to ruin my life, and you know what? They did an amazing job.As a half-Japanese, half-Italian girl with a ridiculous name, Amber's not feeling molto...
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Desert Food Chains

Rebecca Pettiford · Jump!
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

In Desert Food Chains, early fluent readers explore the desert biome and the food chains it supports. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they explore how energy flows through plants and animals in a desert enviro
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The People of Sparks: The Second Book of Ember (Books of Ember)

Jeanne DuPrau
Format: Paperback

The People of Sparks picks up where The City of Ember leaves off. Lina and Doon have emerged from the underground city to the exciting new world above, and it isn’t long before they are followed by the other inhabitants of Ember. The Emberites soon come across a town where they are welcomed,...
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WASPS

Julia Garstecki · World Book/Bolt
Pages: 31
Format: Print book

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) were American women who wanted to serve as members of the Army Air Force during World War II. Although there was resistance from some people who thought women couldn't be military pilots, eventually women were allowed to serve as pilots.
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Dr. Seuss (Children's Authors)

Mae Woods · Checkerboard Library
Pages: 24
Format: Book

Gr 2-4-Most youngsters know Schulz and Seuss, if not by name, then by the books and characters they have created. Woods's titles are attractive in format and readers will learn the meaning of terms such as "scholarship," "Peabody Award," "syndicate," and even...
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Earth science

Tim Harris · Cavendish Square
Pages: 32
Format:  Print book : Juvenile audience : English : First edition

Earth Science uses geography and geology to outline the way our planet works. There is a diagram of the Earths layers and another showing why we have seasons. The causes of the forces of nature are outlined, as are the effects those forces have on water and land. There are fact boxes on our environment...
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Winnie-the-Pooh

A. A. Milne
Format: Print book

"Winnie-the-Pooh is a joy; full of solemn idiocies and the sort of jokes one weeps over helplessly, not even knowing why they are so funny, and with it all the real wit and tenderness which alone could create a priceless little masterpiece." Saturday Review1926 Show...
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Prince of the Elves

Kazu Kibuishi · GRAPHIX; Reprint edition
Format: Hardcover

Kazu Kibuishis 1 New York Times bestselling graphic novel series continues!Emily survived the chaos of the Guardian Academy, but Max Griffin has stolen the Mother Stone. With it, the Elf King forges new Amulets that will give him the power to invade and destroy the nation of Windsor. Emily...
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Middle School: Ultimate Showdown

James Patterson · Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover

Readers get a chance to participate in James Patterson's wildly successful Middle School series in this interactive book featuring more than 80 hilarious anecdotes from dueling siblings Rafe and Georgia Khatchadorian--plus dozens of fun-filled activities! The Khatchadorian kids are an opinionated...
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The Last Council

Kazu Kibuishi · Scholastic Press, 2015.
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

Kazu Kibuishi's #1 New York Times bestselling graphic novel series continues!Emily and her friends think they'll find the help they need in Cielis, but something isn't right. Streets that were once busy are deserted, and the townspeople who are left live in fear. Emily is escorted...
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