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The Monsters of Morley Manor: A Madcap Adventure
The Monsters of Morley Manor: A Madcap Adventure

Bruce Coville · Harcourt
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

What do you get when you mix together-- werewolves, vampires, mad scientists, wizards, aliens, alternate dimensions, tiny people, Transylvania, ancient curses, giant frogs, evil clones, ghosts, lawyers, shape-changers, fallen angels, journeys through hell, zombie warriors, body snatchers,...
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Tiny LEGO Wonders: Build 42 Surprisingly Realistic Mini-Models!
Tiny LEGO Wonders: Build 42 Surprisingly Realistic Mini-Models!

Mattia Zamboni · No Starch Press
Pages: 200
Format: Print book

Build a lot with a little with this collection of miniscale models! In this inspiring, step-by-step guide, you'll learn how to make the most out of your bricks by building miniature models of vehicles, spacecraft, airplanes, racecars, ships, and more. Fun, compact designs will inspire...
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Somebody Stop Ivy Pocket
Somebody Stop Ivy Pocket

Caleb Krisp · Greenwillow Books
Pages: 416
Format: Print book

Are you ready for Ivy Pocket? The wickedly funny, completely unreliable maid of no importance returns - this time as a coffin maker's daughter - in this action-packed sequel to Anyone but Ivy Pocket. School Library Journal says, "Fans of . . . Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate...
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Phineas L. MacGuire . . . Gets Slimed!
Phineas L. MacGuire . . . Gets Slimed!

Frances O'Roark Dowell · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

Phineas L. MacGuire (a.k.a. Mac) has three goals for fourth grade: 1. To be the best fourth-grade scientist ever. 2. To be the best fourth-grade scientist ever. 3. To be the best fourth-grade scientist ever. It's a tall order, but he's confident that he can achieve it, especially...
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From the Notebooks of a Middle School Princess
From the Notebooks of a Middle School Princess

Meg Cabot · Feiwel & Friends
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

Olivia Grace Clarisse Mignonette Harrison is a completely average twelve-year-old: average height, average weight, average brown hair of average length, average brown skin and average hazel eyes. The only things about her that aren't average are her name (too long and princess themed)...
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Welcome to Wonderland #1: Home Sweet Motel
Welcome to Wonderland #1: Home Sweet Motel

Chris Grabenstein · Random House
Pages: 284
Format: Print book

From Chris Grabenstein, the bestselling author of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library and co-author with James Patterson of I Funny, House of Robots, and Treasure Hunters, comes a hilarious illustrated series about all the wacky things that happen when you live in a motel! Eleven-year-old...
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Twerp
Twerp

Mark Goldblatt · Random House Children's Books
Pages: 275
Format: Hardcover

It's not like I meant for him to get hurt. . . .Julian Twerski isn't a bully. He's just made a big mistake. So when he returns to school after a weeklong suspension, his English teacher offers him a deal: if he keeps a journal and writes about the terrible incident that got him and his friends...
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How Things Work
How Things Work

T J Resler · Natl Geographic
Pages: 208
Format: Print book

Ever wanted to take apart the microwave to see how it works? Crack open your computer and peek inside? Intrigued by how things work? So are we! That's why we're dissecting all kinds of things from rubber erasers to tractor beams! Read along as National Geographic Kids unplugs, unravels,...
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Catching the Jigglypuff Thief: Unofficial Adventures for Pokémon GO Players, Book One
Catching the Jigglypuff Thief: Unofficial Adventures for Pokémon GO Players, Book One

Alex Polan · Sky Pony Pr
Pages: 112
Format: Print book

Ethan, Devin, Carlo, and Gianna are Pokémon trainers - and with the help of their favorite Pokémon, from Pikachu to Charizard, they're ready to take on both the real world and the virtual world in Pokémon GO. Determined to catch 'em all, explore every PokéStop, and battle their...
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Dumbness Is a Dish Best Served Cold
Dumbness Is a Dish Best Served Cold

Jim Benton · Scholastic Press
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Jamie Kelly is back and dumber than ever in this super-deluxe four-color special edition! An extra-special, extra-hilarious new diary in POB with full-color illustrations! Life at Mackerel Middle School is as dumb as ever -- but Jamie Kelly may have finally found the key to fame, fortune,...
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Forever, or a Long, Long Time
Forever, or a Long, Long Time

Caela Carter · Harpercollins
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

From rising new talent Caela Carter, author of My Life with the Liars, comes an achingly beautiful and endearing story about two foster children who want desperately to believe that they've found their forever home. Perfect for fans of Rebecca Stead's When You Reach Me, Leslie Connor's...
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You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Poop!
You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Poop!

Alex Woolf · Franklin Watts
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

We all do it. We usually dont like to talk about it, but going to the toilet is a natural and necessary part of our lives. We couldnt live without poop because there are some parts of our food that contain no nutrients that can be used by our bodies for energy, growth or health, and those...
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The War that Saved My Life
The War that Saved My Life

Kimberly Brubaker Bradley · Dial Books for Young Readers
Pages: 316
Format: Hardcover

A Newbery Honor BookWinner of the Schneider Family Book Award (Middle School) Wall Street Journal Best Children's Books of 2015New York Public Library's 100 Books for Reading and Sharing An exceptionally moving story of triumph against all odds set during World War 2, from the acclaimed...
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How to Outsmart a Billion Robot Bees
How to Outsmart a Billion Robot Bees

Paul Tobin · Bloomsbury
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

It's Friday the 13th again, and for sixth grade genius Nate Bannister, that means doing three more not-so-smart things to keep life interesting. But he has bigger problems than his own experiments. His nemesis, the Red Death Tea Society, is threatening to unleash a swarm of angry bees...
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Skunked!: Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet
Skunked!: Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet

Jacqueline Kelly · Henry Holt and Company
Pages: 112
Format: Print book

From Newbery honor author Jacqueline Kelly comes a new illustrated chapter book series for younger readers featuring the beloved characters from The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate. In Calpurnia Tate, Animal Doctor in Training, Callie Vee, Travis, and Dr. Pritzker help animals big and small.When...
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