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Red: The True Story of Red Riding Hood

Liesl Shurtliff · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Beauty and the Beast fans: satisfy your fairy tale cravings with the New York Times bestseller RED, a spellbinding adventure that features a brave heroine, plenty of pixies, a beast like no other, and a beauty too! Red is not afraid of the big bad wolf. She's not afraid of anything . . . except...
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Abby in Wonderland

SARAH MLYNOWSKI · Scholastic Press
Pages: 238
Format: Hardcover

Down the rabbit hole . . .I'm spending the day with my best friends, Frankie and Robin, and -- UGH -- snobby Penny. I'm not expecting anything magical to happen, until Frankie falls into a mysterious hole behind Penny's house . . . and we all wind up in the story of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland!I've...
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Max Tilt: Fire the Depths

PETER LERANGIS · HarperCollins
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

"A bold, big-hearted start to a groundbreaking new series." - Soman Chainani, author of The School for Good and EvilThe New York Times bestselling author of the Seven Wonders series and books in the 39 Clues series, Peter Lerangis, brings us the enthralling first installment...
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Middle School: Escape to Australia

James Patterson · jimmy patterson
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

In the newest installment of James Patterson's bestselling Middle School series, everyone's favorite underdog hero Rafe Khatchadorian is headed to the dangerous wilds of Australia! Rafe isn't exactly considered a winner in Hills Village Middle School to say the least, but everything's...
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Change Up

Derek Jeter · Simon & Schuster Books
Pages: 176
Format: Print book

In the third book in the New York Times bestselling middle grade series inspired by the life of iconic New York Yankee Derek Jeter, Derek's father keeps his promise to coach his son's youth baseball team.Derek is sure this will be the best season yet! He has it all planned - his dad will...
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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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Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's library

Chris Grabenstein · Random House
Pages: 291
Format: Print book

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory meets A Night in the Museum in this action-packed New York Times Bestseller from Chris Grabenstein, coauthor of I Funny, Treasure Hunters and other bestselling series with James Patterson!Kyle Keeley is the class clown and a huge fan of all games - board...
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Soldier Song: A True Story of the Civil War

Debbie Levy · Disney Hyperion
Pages: 62
Format: Print book

Amid the fearsome battles of the Civil War, both Union and Confederate soldiers were urged onward by song. There were songs to wake them up and songs to call them to bed,Songs to ready them for battle and to signal their retreat,Songs to tell them that their side was right, and the other...
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Georgia Rules

NANCI TURNER STEVESON · HarperCollins
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

Perfect for fans of One for the Murphys and The Penderwicks, this poignant and moving middle grade novel tells the story of a girl who moves to a new town and meets an unforgettable family - one that will change her and her mother's lives forever.Magnolia Grace never wanted to leave Georgia....
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The Girl's Body Book: Fourth Edition

KELLI DUNHAM · Applesauce Press
Pages: 148
Format: Paperback

This fourth edition of the top-selling book for pre-teen girls has been fully updated and expanded to include everything you need to know about your changing body, texting and social media, friendship and peer pressure, leadership, and so much more!Growing up isn't as easy as it looks....
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Junk Drawer Engineering: 25 Construction Challenges That Don't Cost a Thing

Bobby Mercer · Chicago Review Press
Pages: 212
Format: Paperback

There's no need for expensive, high-tech materials to test your engineering skills - you probably have all you need in your home junk drawer. Each hands-on project in this book will challenge you to come up with a unique solution to a specific design problem. Construct a Pasta Bridge strong...
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The Explorer

Katherine Rundell · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

From Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner Katherine Rundell comes an exciting new novel about a group of kids who must survive in the Amazon after their plane crashes.Fred, Con, Lila, and Max are on their way back to England from Manaus when the plane they're on crashes and the pilot dies...
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Grandpa's Great Escape

David Walliams · HarperCollins
Pages: 437
Format: Hardcover

David Walliams, hailed as "the heir to Roald Dahl" by The Spectator, burst onto the American scene with the New York Times bestseller Demon Dentist. Now the UK's #1 bestselling children's author is back with this high-flying adventure about a boy and his grandfather, perfect for fans...
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Varmints

Andy Hirsch · First Second
Pages: 213
Format: Paperback

Opie and Ned are adrift in the Old West, searching for the man who shot their Ma. These two youngsters only have each other, but with all their squabbling it's a miracle they still have that. When they get wind of the mysterious Pa ("crime kingpin of the West!") , Opie and Ned suddenly...
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One for Sorrow: A Ghost Story

Mary Downing Hahn · Clarion Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Against the ominous backdrop of the influenza epidemic of 1918, Annie, a new girl at school, is claimed as best friend by Elsie, a classmate who is a tattletale, a liar, and a thief. Soon Annie makes other friends and finds herself joining them in teasing and tormenting Elsie. Elsie dies...
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