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Tom Angleberger · Harry N. Abrams
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

From the minds of Tom Angleberger, the New York Times bestselling author of the wildly popular Origami Yoda series, and Paul Dellinger, an adult science-fiction writer, comes a funny middle school story with a memorable robot title character. Reluctant readers and robot lovers in elementary...
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You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Vegetables!

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

When someone mentions spinach, broccoli or kale, do you think YUCK? Why do we need these foods and what would the world be like without them? Much better, right? Wrong! Vegetables provide us with essential vitamins and minerals that make our bodies healthier and stop us from getting sick....
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Fault Lines in the Constitution: The Framers, Their Fights, and the Flaws that Affect Us Today

Cynthia Levinson · Peachtree Publishers
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

Many of the political issues we struggle with today have their roots in the US Constitution. Husband-and-wife team Cynthia and Sanford Levinson take readers back to the creation of this historic document and discuss how contemporary problems were first introduced--then they offer possible...
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By the Grace of Todd

Louise Galveston · Razorbill
Format: Print book

Perfect for fans of Andrew Clements and The Borrowers By the Grace of Todd is the laugh-out-loud answer to what happens if you leave dirty laundry on the floor and dont follow your mothers instructions to clean your roomTwelve-year-old Todd has created life through sheer grossnessHow...
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More Than Magic

Kathryn Lasky · Wendy Lamb Books
Pages: 214
Format: Print book

Girls who enjoy spunky heroines such as Merida from Brave (Disney/Pixar) and Ella from Ella Enchanted will want to join Rory and Ryder in their adventures in our world - and the world beyond the TV. An exciting new middle-grade fantasy from Kathryn Lasky, bestselling author of the Guardians...
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In the Land of the Lawn Weenies: and Other Warped and Creepy Tales (Starscape)

David Lubar · Starscape
Pages: 256
Format: Mass Market Paperback

Kids can be such monsters. Literally.From the award-winning author of Hidden Talents, two remarkable short story collections - Kidzilla and The Witch's Monkey - together for the first time. Plus several brand new stories. Each hilarious and harrowing. A substitute teacher finds out she has some...
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American Girl: Contemporary MG Series 1, Novel 1

Kellen Hertz · Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

Tenney's biggest dream is to share what's in her heart through music. Little does she know, she's about to get the opportunity of a lifetime. In this first book, Tenney gets invited to perform solo at Nashville's famed Bluebird Cafe and the pressure is on to write the song that will show...
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Missy Piggle-Wiggle and the Won't-Walk-the-Dog Cure

Ann M Martin · Feiwel & Friends
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Missy's back for a second adventure in this spin-off series of the beloved Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle books from Ann M. Martin and Annie Parnell!Missy Piggle-Wiggle is finally starting to feel settled in at the upside-down house, and the families in town have come to trust her magical cures for all sorts...
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The Zoo at the Edge of the World

Eric Kahn Gale · Balzer + Bray
Format: Hardcover

From the author of The Bully Book comes a timeless story about a young boy, his father, and the world that comes between them, which New York Timesbestselling author Peter Lerangis called magical, mysterious, fresh, original, and full of heart.Marlin is not slow, or mute what he is is a stutterer,...
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Hereville: How Mirka Met a Meteorite

Barry Deutsch · Harry N. Abrams
Pages: 123
Format: Hardcover

Welcome to Hereville, home of the first-ever wisecracking, adventure-loving, sword-wielding Orthodox Jewish heroine. A delightful mix of fantasy, adventure, cultural traditions, and preteen commotion, this fun, quirky graphic novel series will captivate middle-school readers with its exciting...
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Max the Missing Puppy

Holly Webb · Tiger Tales
Format: Print book

Molly and her new puppy, Max, are inseparable. Max misses Molly when shes at school. One day, Max gets out of the house and sets off to find Molly. But the world is a scary place for a puppy, and soon, Max is in danger. How will he find Molly?,
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Jubilee

Patricia Reilly Giff · Wendy Lamb Books
Pages: 160
Format: Print book

Newbery Honor-winning author Patricia Reilly Giff writes a tender, timeless story about a girl who stopped speaking long ago, and how she finds her way back to her voice. For fans of Listening for Lucca, Fish in a Tree, The Rules, and Mockingbird. Judith lives with her beloved aunt Cora...
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File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents

Lemony Snicket · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 259
Format: Hardcover

Before the Baudelaires became orphans, before he encountered A Series of Unfortunate Events, even before the invention of Netflix, Lemony Snicket was a boy discovering the mysteries of the world. Match wits with Lemony Snicket to solve thirteen mini-mysteries. Paintings have been falling...
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The Pet War

Allan Woodrow · Scholastic Paperbacks; Reprint edition
Format: Print book

THE PET WAR is a hilarious story about the timeless battles of dog vs. cat, brother vs. sister, know-it-all vs. know-nothing.Eleven-year-old Otto wants a dog. His twelve-year-old perfect sister, Lexi, wants a cat. Their mother, who works very long hours as a nurse, wants neither. Pets are expensive...
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