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Hamster Princess: Whiskerella

URSULA VERNON · Dial Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

A funny, feminist twist on the Cinderella fairy tale for fans of fractured fairy talesPrincess Harriet Hamsterbone is not the kind of princess who enjoys fancy dresses or extravagant parties. Cliff-diving, fractions, and whacking people with swords are more her thing. So when she's forced...
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Make It Yourself! from Junk to Jewelry

Carol Hove · Checkerboard Library
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

Learn about makerspaces with Make It Yourself! From Junk to Jewelry! Young makers will discover what makerspaces are and how to hold maker events. Kids will make paper-clip necklaces, rock pendants, charm bracelets, and more. Each project has color photos and easy-to-follow instructions....
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Clare the Caring Fairy

DAISY MEADOWS · SCHOLASTIC (US)
Pages: 80
Format: Print book

Best friends forever!Rachel and Kirsty know a thing or two about how to be a good friend. So do the Friendship Fairies. But there's one resident of Fairyland who definitely doesn't: Jack Frost!Rachel and Kirsty have just one more magic object left to find--Clare the Caring Fairy's...
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The Midnight Gang

DAVID WALLIAMS · HarperCollins
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover

Hailed as "the heir to Roald Dahl" by The Spectator, the UK's #1 bestselling children's author, David Walliams, will have fans of Jeff Kinney and Rachel Renee Russell in stitches!David Walliams burst on to the American scene with his New York Times bestseller Demon Dentist, and now he's...
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The Secret of Goldenrod

Jane H O'Reilly · Carolrhoda Books
Pages: 370
Format: Print book

A Kirkus Reviews Best Middle-Grade Book of 2016When Trina and her father move into Goldenrod, an abandoned Victorian mansion, Trina hopes she will finally have a place to call home and a chance to make friends at her new school. But school doesn t go as planned, and Goldenrod might be haunted....
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Thomas Paine and the Dangerous Word

Sarah Jane Marsh · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 80
Format: Hardcover

"The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark."As an English corset-maker's son, Thomas Paine was expected to spend his life sewing women's underwear. But as a teenager, Thomas dared to change his destiny, enduring years of struggle until a meeting with Benjamin...
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Me and Marvin Gardens

A S King · Arthur A. Levine Books
Pages: 243
Format: Hardcover

The first middle-grade novel from Printz Honor-winning author Amy Sarig (A. S.) King is a boy-meets-animal story like no other, and has earned three starred reviews! Obe Devlin has problems. His family's farmland has been taken over by developers. His best friend Tommy abandoned him for the development...
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Some Writer!: The Story of E. B. White

Melissa Sweet · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times Bestseller A People Magazine Best Children's BookA Washington Post Best Book A Publishers Weekly Best Book Caldecott Honor winner Sweet mixes White's personal letters, photos, and family ephemera with her own exquisite artwork to tell the story of this American literary...
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Crushing It

Joanne Levy · Aladdin M!X
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

Twelve-year-old Kat woos the boy next door on behalf of her best friend, and in the process realizes that true beauty - and true confidence - comes from the inside in this hilarious M!X novel from the author of Small Medium at Large.Kat is already so over seventh grade. It doesn't help...
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To Catch a Ghost

Michael Dahl · Stone Arch Books
Format: Book

Charlie Hitchcock and Tyler Yu learn that the Abracadabra Hotel may be haunted by its founder, Mr. Abracadabra himself!,
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DK Readers L4: Amazing Women

DK · DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Pages: 96
Format: Print book

From world leaders to explorers to writers, artists, and performers, discover more than 40 women who changed the world in Amazing Women.This Level 4 DK Reader will build reading skills while teaching vocabulary and telling the stories of influential women like Rosa Parks, Amelia Earhart,...
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North Carolina: The Tar Heel State

Ann Gaines · Cavendish Square Publishing; 3 edition
Format: Book

It's My State! North Carolina gives readers a comprehensive look at the geography, history, people, government, economy, and culture of the Tar Heel State.
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Lithuania

Sakina Kagda · Cavendish Square Publishing
Pages: 144
Format: Library Binding

Lithuania is a unique country with a rich history stretching back thousands of years. This book examines the countrys past as well as how it functions in todays political and global climate. It offers an in-depth overview of many of Lithuanias features, such as its geography, government,...
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Eliza Bing Is

Carmella Van Vleet · Holiday House
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

This is a funny and heartfelt sequel to Eliza Bing Is (NOT) a Big, Fat Quitter, which was nominated for four state awards and won the Christopher Award.Eliza Bing survived tae kwon do--and earned her yellow belt--when her whole family expected her to quit. But can she get through the sixth...
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A pocket full of murder

R J Anderson · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pages: 342
Format: Print book

A determined young girl joins forces with an adventure-loving street boy to save her father's life in this "thoroughly entertaining" (Kirkus Reviews) magical murder mystery.In the spell-powered city of Tarreton, the wealthy have all the magic they desire while the working class...
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