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Geronimo Stilton #53: Rumble in the Jungle

Geronimo Stilton · Scholastic
Pages: 108
Format: Paperback

Each Geronimo Stilton book is fast-paced, with lively full-color art and a unique format kids 7-10 will love.

I, Geronimo Stilton, was off to the wildest part of Brazil -- the Amazon jungle! I ended up on a hunt for an rare crystal treasure, which was stolen from a native tribe in the heart...
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Lego Ninjago: Chapter Book

Meredith Rusu · Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 80
Format: Print book

The action continues with all your favorite ninja! Chapter book #10 is an all-new story based on the latest events in the hit Cartoon Network TV series.
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Sports Science and Technology in the Real World

JANET SLINGERLAND · CORE LIBRARY
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

Sports scientists and engineers develop new equipment, improve athletic performance, and keep players safe from injury. Sports Science and Technology in the Real Worldexamines the history of these branches of science and engineering, what sports scientists and engineers do today, and what's...
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Showing Off

Sarah Mlynowski · Scholastic (Us)
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

The third entry in this offbeat series about a group of magical misfits.

Upside-Down Magic is shaking up the school!

The kids in Upside-Down Magic know their magic is a little out of control. But that doesn't make them weird - it only makes them human. When things get messy,...

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Explore With Sieur De La Salle

Cynthia O'brien · Crabtree Pub Co
Format: Print book

This engaging book follows the travels of French nobleman Sieur de la Salle who expanded the fur trade in North Americathen called New Franceand explored the Mississippi River down to the Gulf of Mexico. Historical information and high-interest fact boxes are presented in a tabloid-news...
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West Virginia

Rick Petreycik · Cavendish Square Publishing; 2 edition
Format: Print book

Surveys the history, geography, government, economy, and people of West Virginia.
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Winter Sky

Patricia Reilly Giff · Wendy Lamb Books
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

Sirens! A scary sound, especially to Siria, whose brave pop is a firefighter. Siria loves everyone at Pop's city firehouse. She also loves to study the stars. Her mother named her after the brightest start in the winter sky. When Siria hears sirens, she sneaks out to chase the trucks,...
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Woof

Spencer Quinn · Scholastic Press
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

TheNew York Times Bestselling Mystery

There is trouble brewing in the Louisiana swamp -- Bowser can smell it. Bowser is a very handsome and only slightly slobbery dog, and he can smell lots of things. Like bacon. And rawhide chews! And the sweat on humans when they're...
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Sea Turtle Scientist

Stephen R. Swinburne · Harcourt Brace and Company
Pages: 65
Format: Hardcover

Dr. Kimberly Stewart, also known as the Turtle Lady of St. Kitts, is already waiting at midnight when an 800-pound leatherback sea turtle crawls out of the Caribbean surf and onto the sandy beach. The mother turtle has a vital job to do: dig a nest in which she will lay eggs that will hatch...
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National Geographic Kids Everything Sports: All the Photos, Facts, and Fun to Make You Jump!

Eric Zweig · National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Print book

Become an expert on sports, just in time for the 2016 Olympics! From archery to zip lining this book covers EVERYTHING about the worlds favorite team and individual sports. With stunning visuals and energetic, impactful design, readers wont stop until theyve learned everything there is to know...
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Catch You Later, Traitor

Avi · Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Brooklyn, New York, 1951. Twelve-year-old Pete Collison is a regular kid who loves Sam Spade detective books and radio crime dramas, but when an FBI agent shows up at Pete's doorstep accusing his father of being a Communist, Pete finds himself caught in a real-life mystery. Could there...
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Sticks & Stones

Sarah Mlynowski · Scholastic Press
Pages: 193
Format: Hardcover

Nory, Bax, and their friends are in a special class at Dunwiddle Magic School, a class for children whose magic is unpredictable--and while Nory is finding an outlet for her dritten-self (a combination of a kitten and dragon) , in the kittenball team, Bax is worried because all he can do is turn...
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Life During the Revolutionary War

Bonnie Hinman · Core Library
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

"Have you ever wondered what life was like for individuals and families living through the Revolutionary War? Learn about what their days consisted of, what they ate and wore, and more!"--Publisher's web site.
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Bad Kitty Takes the Test

Nick Bruel · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 136
Format: Print book

It's something everyone has to do at least once. Kitty is no different. In this new edition of the beloved, bestselling Bad Kitty series, Bad Kitty faces . . . a test!

Based on her previous bad behavior, the Society of Cat Aptitude has determined that Kitty is not only a bad kitty...

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Gabby Duran, Book 2 Gabby Duran: Troll Control

Elise Allen · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

Case File: The Second Unsittable Summary: Here at A.L.I.E.N. we believe in strengthening the bonds between humans and intergalactics so that one day all beings can live together on Earth in harmony. That day has not come. But our Associates are working hard to achieve this goal, including...
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