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Ghost Boys

Jewell Parker Rhodes · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

A heartbreaking and powerful story about a black boy killed by a police officer, drawing connections through history, from award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes.Only the living can make the world better. Live and make it better.Twelve-year-old Jerome is shot by a police officer who mistakes...
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Pinky Bloom and the Case of the Missing Kiddush Cup

Judy Press · Kar-Ben Pub
Pages: 76
Format: Hardcover

Fourth grader Penina?aka Pinky?is a Yankees fan, an older sister, and Brooklyn's greatest kid detective. With the help of her pet cat DJ, her best pal Lucy Chang, and her little brother Avi, Pinky unravels a vexing mystery?what happened to the ancient Jewish Kiddush cup that went...
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Jurassic Park

Walter Simonson; Gil Kane; George Pe?rez · Spotlight
Format:  Book : Fiction : Juvenile audience : English : Reinforced library bound eds

Relive the magic and majesty of JURASSIC PARK in this re-presentation of the classic movie. On Isla Nublar, Dr. Alan Grant, Dr. Ellie Sattler, and Dr. Ian Malcolm are touring and inspecting the dinosaur kingdom called Jurassic Park! Their first sighting of a brachiosaurus herd amazed the group....
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Model Madness

Sheryl Berk · Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

Will Mickey William's design create a catwalk catfight? Mickey Williams has always dreamed of being a famous fashion designer. It's why she works so hard on her assignments at the Fashion Academy of Brooklyn, the premiere school for aspiring designers. So when Mickey accidentally...
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Papua New Guinea

Ingrid Gascoigne · Cavendish Square Publishing
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover

This item is Non-Returnable.
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The Magical Crafts Fairies #3: Zadie the Sewing Fairy

Daisy Meadows · Scholastic Paperbacks; Reprint edition
Format: Print book

These fairies are crafty!Rainspell Island is hosting an Arts and Crafts Week. Rachel and Kirsty cant wait to try all the different creative activities! But Jack Frost has other plans. He likes making chaos more than making art.The goblins have stolen Zadie the Sewing Fairys thimble and no one can sew a stich...
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Super Simple Experiments with Elements: Fun and Innovative Science Projects

Paige V Polinsky · ABDO Publishing Company
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Super Simple Experiments with Elements gives young readers the tools they need to start experimenting. Budding scientists will learn to grow colorful ice crystals, discover magnetic elements in your breakfast cereal, and more! Each project has easy?to?read directions paired with step?by?step...
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Overworld in Flames: Herobrine's Revenge Book Two

Mark Cheverton · Sky Pony Pr, 2016.
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

When fire ravages the plains of Minecraft, Gameknight999 must trace the mysterious flames back to their deadly source!The spider queen and the king of the skeletons were both destroyed, but not before hinting to Gameknight999 that the command blocks they guarded were not the only traps...
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The Final Kingdom

Michael Northrop · Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 189
Format: Print book

Get ready for the battle that will shake the world -- and the afterworld.In the epic conclusion to Alex and Ren's quest, they must face off against the Death Walkers, The Order, and an army raised from the dead. Can Alex put an end to the chaos and send these evil spirits back where they...
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Effie Starr Zook Has One More Question

Martha Freeman · Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Pages: 218
Format: Hardcover

After being shipped off to stay with her aunt and uncle in Nowheresville, Pennsylvania, city girl Effie Starr Zook stumbles upon a mystery that leads her to an old family feud in this "accessible and exciting" (School Library Journal, starred review) .A rich girl from New York...
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The Magical Crafts Fairies #7: Roxie the Baking Fairy

Daisy Meadows · Scholastic Paperbacks

These fairies are crafty!Rainspell Island is hosting an Arts and Crafts Week. Rachel and Kirsty can't wait to try all the different creative activities! But Jack Frost has other plans. He likes making chaos more than making art.Rachel and Kirsty only have Roxie the Baking Fairy's...
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Island of Shipwrecks

Lisa McMann · Aladdin Paperbacks
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover

Alex and his friends from Artime' are stranded on a newly-discovered island, and they are not alone. While in Quill, his twin Aaron's power base grows as he joins with an unlikely ally in a risky plan to finally conquer Artime'.
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What Is the Statue of Liberty?

Joan Holub · Grosset & Dunlap
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback

In 1876, France decided to give the United States a very big and very special present--the Statue of Liberty. The gift was to commemorate the 100th birthday of the United States, and just packing it was no small feat--350 pieces in 214 crates shipped across the ocean. The story of how the 111-foot-tall...
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John Tyler

Megan M Gunderson · Big Buddy Books
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

This biography introduces young readers to the life of John Tyler including his military service, early political career, and key events from Tyler's administration including his opposition to the national bank, Second Seminole War, and the Webster-Ashburton Treaty. Information about...
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Dinosaur!

John Woodward · Dk Pub
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

Created in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution and packed with fun facts on fossils, amphibians, sea creatures, woolly mammoths, Neanderthals, insects and more, Dinosaur! will intrigue readers and provide an experience that will redefine natural history for kids. The lost world...
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