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Molly & Pim and the Millions of Stars

Martine Murray · Alfred A. Knopf
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

For fans of Katherine Rundell's Rooftoppers comes a story about mothers and daughters and magical trees that Rebecca Stead calls "an utter delight." All Molly wants is to be normal like her friend Ellen Palmer. Ellen, with her neat braids and a tidy house and a mother and father...
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Higher, Steeper, Faster: The Daredevils Who Conquered the Skies

Lawrence Goldstone · Little
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

Discover the daring aviation pioneers who made the dream of powered flight a reality, forever changing the course of history. Aviator Lincoln Beachey broke countless records: he looped-the-loop, flew upside down and in corkscrews, and was the first to pull his aircraft out of what was a typically...
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National Geographic Kids Everything Robotics: All the Photos, Facts, and Fun to Make You Race for Robots

Jennifer Swanson · National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Print book

They fix spacecraft, dance, tell jokes, and even clean your carpet! From the tiniest robo-bees to gigantic factory machines, robotics is all around you. This technology isnt just for science-fiction anymore -- its real and more relevant than ever. With stunning visuals and energetic, impactful...
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The Best Worst Thing

Kathleen Lane · Little
Pages: 208
Format: Print book

Front door locked, kitchen door locked,
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A Poem for Peter: The Story of Ezra Jack Keats and the Creation of The Snowy Day

Andrea Davis Pinkney · Viking Books for Young Readers
Pages: 60
Format: Print book

A celebration of the extraordinary life of Ezra Jack Keats, creator of The Snowy Day.

The story of The Snowy Day begins more than one hundred years ago, when Ezra Jack Keats was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. The family were struggling Polish immigrants, and despite...
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Magic Tree House #55: Night of the Ninth Dragon

Mary Pope Osborne · Random House
Pages: 121
Format: Print book

Magic Tree House is the #1 bestselling chapter book series! In their NEW adventure, Jack and Annie return to Camelot!

Please come to Camelot. When Jack and Annie receive a mysterious note inviting them to Camelot, they wonder what their mission is -- and who has called...
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The Secret Puppy

Holly Webb · Tiger Tales, 2016.
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

When Daisy arrives at the farm campsite where her family is spending their vacation, she knows she's going to have the best time ever - especially when she finds out that the farm dog has just had puppies! Daisy can't help falling in love with one puppy in particular, which she secretly...
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The LEGO® Batman Movie: The Essential Guide

Inc Dorling Kindersley · DK Publishing
Pages: 62
Format: Print book

The perfect companion to LEGO Batman's first solo movie, The LEGO® Batman™ Movie: The Essential Guide showcases the full range of exciting LEGO Batman sets and minifigures that will be released to tie in with the film's release. Heroes, villains, vehicles, and locations...

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The Return of Zita the Spacegirl

Ben Hatke · First Second Books
Pages: 222
Format: Hardcover

Ben Hatke brings back our intrepid space heroine for another delightful sci-fi/fantasy adventure in this New York Times-Bestselling graphic novel trilogy for middle grade readers.Zita the Spacegirl has saved planets, battled monsters, and wrestled with interplanetary fame. But she faces...
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A Spy Called James: The True Story of James Lafayette, Revolutionary War Double Agent

Anne F Rockwell · Carolrhoda Books
Pages: 32
Format: Book

Illustrated by Coretta Scott King Award winner Floyd Cooper

Told for the first time in picture book form is the true story of James Lafayette, a slave who spied for George Washington's army during the American Revolution. But while America celebrated its newfound freedom, James returned...
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The Copernicus Legacy: The Crown of Fire

Tony Abbott · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 553
Format: Print book

This concluding book in bestselling author Tony Abbott's critically acclaimed middle grade adventure series is a mile-a-minute thrill ride. Perfect for fans of Rick Riordan and Ridley Pearson.

"Upon my life, I will." Across the centuries, every Guardian who has protected...

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The Night Gardener

Jonathan Auxier · Harry N Abrams Inc
Pages: 350
Format: Print book

This much-anticipated follow-up to Jonathan Auxier's exceptional debut, Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes, is a Victorian ghost story with shades of Washington Irving and Henry James. More than just a spooky tale, it's also a moral fable about human greed and the power of storytelling.
The...
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The Orphan Army

Jonathan Maberry · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

Milo's Louisiana bayou is overrun with alien bug invaders and magical creatures in this start to a breathtaking series from bestselling author Jonathan Maberry.In a world filled with Bugs - monsters that ceaselessly ravage the Earth - Milo Silk has a hard time keeping his dreams separate...
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The Whole World's Crazy

Jimmy Gownley · Atheneum Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition
Format: Book

The first volume in the comics sensation Amelia Rules!—now repackaged as a hardcover!Meet Amelia Louise McBride. She’s been forced to move out of Manhattan after her parents decided to get divorced, and is now living in a small town (who cares which one) with her mom and her aunt,...
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