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The Girl Who Drank the Moon

Kelly Regan Barnhill · Algonquin Young Readers
Pages: 400
Format: Print book

Every year, the people of the Protectorate leave a baby as an offering to the witch who lives in the forest. They hope this sacrifice will keep her from terrorizing their town. But the witch in the forest, Xan, is kind and gentle. She shares her home with a wise Swamp Monster named Glerk...
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How the Beatles Changed the World

Martin W. Sandler · Walker Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Bloomsbury
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

The Beatles' first appearance on the Ed Sullivan show, has been called "a night that changed the course of American culture." More than seventy million television viewers - the largest-ever audience for an entertainment show - watched the Beatles' performance that February...
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Auschwitz: The Story of a Nazi Death Camp (Watts Nonfiction)

Clive A. Lawton · Candlewick
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

Through startling first-person narratives, a rare collection of photographs, and expert storytelling, a renowned authority traces the history of Auschwitz from World War II to the present day."In less than ten minutes all the fit men had been selected. . . . Of the more than 500 others,...
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The Safest Lies

Megan Miranda · Crown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

Fans of Jennifer Donnelly and E. Lockhart will be captivated by this YA psychological mystery about a girl who must face her darkest fears - but can she outrun the past? Kelsey has lived most of her life in a shadow of fear, raised to see danger everywhere. Her mother hasn't set foot...
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The Girl I Used to Be

April Henry · Henry Holt and Company, 2016.
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

When Olivia's mother was killed, everyone suspected her father of murder. But his whereabouts remained a mystery. Fast forward fourteen years. New evidence now proves Olivia's father was actually murdered on the same fateful day her mother died. That means there's a killer still at large....
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Quilt of States: Piecing Together America

Adrienne Yorinks · National Geographic Children's Books
Pages: 128
Format: Library Binding

There is no book quite like Quilt of States—the unique combination of handmade quilts with the voice of each state heard through the writing of one of the state's librarians to illustrate the coming together of the United States of America.Using one of the only two original American...
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The Serpent King

Jeff Zentner · Crown
Pages: 372
Format: Print book

"The Serpent King is a book you won't be able to resist or forget. The Southern boy in me savored every syllable and the reader in me fell in love with every page." - John Corey Whaley, National Book Award finalist and Printz Award winner Dill has had to wrestle with vipers...
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The Diabolic

S J Kincaid · Simon & Schuster Books
Pages: 416
Format: Print book

Red Queen meets The Hunger Games in this epic novel about what happens when the galaxy's most deadly weapon masquerades as a senator's daughter and a hostage of the galactic court.A Diabolic is ruthless. A Diabolic is powerful. A Diabolic has a single task: Kill in order to protect the person...
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The Human Microbiome: The Germs That Keep You Healthy

Rebecca E Hirsch · Twenty-First Century Books
Pages: 112
Format: Print book

Trillions and trillions of microbial cells live on and inside your body. A small number of these microbes are unhealthy germs. But most belong on your body and perform essential jobs. Microbes help digest your food, protect you from dangerous germs, and help your body fight disease. Using...
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Get Quilting with Angela & Cloe: 14 Projects for Kids to Sew

Angela Walters , · C&T Publishing / Stash Books

Kids can quilt! Best-selling author Angela Walters and her daughter, Cloe, join forces to teach preteens and teens the basics of quiltmaking. The dynamic mother-daughter duo guides kids step by step through prepping and finishing their very first quilt. Readers will tackle 14 projects to keep...
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