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Super Women: Six Scientists Who Changed the World

Laurie Lawlor · Holiday House
Pages: 48

Profiles of six amazing women who defied prejudice to succeed in the sciences using genius, ambition, and perseverance! Laurie Lawlor deftly paints portraits of each of these pioneers who refused to take no for an answer, pursuing their passions through fieldwork, observations, laboratories...
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Real Sisters Pretend

Megan Dowd Lambert · Tilbury House Publishers
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

This warm, engaging story, which unfolds entirely through the conversation of two adopted sisters, was inspired by the author's own daughters, whom she overheard talking about how adoption made them "real sisters" even though they have different birth parents and do not look alike."I...
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Dive! World War II Stories of Sailors & Submarines in the Pacific: The Incredible Story of U.S. Submarines in WWII

Deborah Hopkinson · Scholastic Press
Pages: 367
Format: Print book

Dive! World War II Stories of Sailors & Submarines in the Pacific tells the incredible story of America's little known "war within a war" -- US submarine warfare during World War II.Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the US entered World War II in December 1941 with only...
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The Boundless

Kenneth Oppel · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 332
Format: Hardcover

All aboard for an action-packed escapade from the internationally bestselling author of Airborne and the Silverwing trilogy.The Boundless, the greatest train ever built, is on its maiden voyage across the country, and first-class passenger Will Everett is about to embark on the adventure...
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This Is Just a Test

Madelyn Rosenberg · Scholastic Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

David Da-Wei Horowitz has a lot on his plate. Preparing for his upcoming bar mitzvah would be enough work even if it didn't involve trying to please his Jewish and Chinese grandmothers, who argue about everything. But David just wants everyone to be happy.That includes his friend Scott,...
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Sure Signs of Crazy

Karen Harrington · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Love can be a trouble word for some people. Crazy is also a trouble word.I should know.You've never met anyone exactly like twelve-year-old Sarah Nelson. While most of her friends obsess over Harry Potter, she spends her time writing letters to Atticus Finch. She collects trouble words...
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Chasing Butterfree: Unofficial Adventures for Pokémon GO Players, Book Three

Alex Polan · SKY PONY PR
Pages: 112
Format: Print book

On a trip to the zoo, Team Mystic encounters plenty of rare Pokémon. There are Abras, Mankeys, and Butterfree everywhere, not to mention a gazillion PokéStops. How lucky can a group of Pokémon GO players be?Then Gianna loses her lucky Pokémon-catching cap, and their fortunes take a turn...
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The Monarchs Are Missing: A Butterfly Mystery

Rebecca E Hirsch · Millbrook Pr
Format: Library Binding

Monarch butterfly populations have been declining for the last two decades, and scientists aren't sure why. Skilled science writer Rebecca E. Hirsh takes readers on a quest to discover what is happening and what scientists know. Hirsch also spotlights the contributions of citizen scientists,...
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The Joker's Dozen

Laurie S Sutton · Stone Arch Books
Format: Print book

The Joker transforms dozens of Gotham City citizens into laughing (and robbing) fools! Is the Dark Knight outnumbered, or can he even the odds? Should he use a Batarang or another high-tech weapon? Can the Caped Crusader save the city, or will the Clown Prince have the last laugh? In this...
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Hamster Princess: Giant Trouble

URSULA VERNON · Dial Books
Pages: 211
Format: Hardcover

A magical beanstalk leads to a GIANT surprise in book four of the series that's chock-full of girl power and perfect for fans of Princess in Black and Babymouse Princess Harriet Hamsterbone doesn't go looking for trouble. She prefers to think of it as looking for adventure. But when she climbs...
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Pueblo

Earl Nightingale · Nightingale-Conant Corp.
Pages: 32
Format: Audiobook on Cassette

Native American tribes have occupied the Southwestern United States long before record keeping began. Many of them are Pueblo, including the Hopi, Zuni, and Taos people. This title explores the history of the Pueblo people, from their contact with the Spanish in the 17th century through...
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Time Traveling with a Hamster

Ross Welford · Schwartz & Wade Books
Pages: 426
Format: Print book

Back to the Future meets The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time in this original, poignant, race-against-time story about a boy who travels back to 1984 to save his father's life. My dad died twice. Once when he was thirty-nine and again four years later, when he was twelve....
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A Kids' Guide to America's First Ladies

Kathleen Krull · HarperCollins
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

Children's Book Guild Nonfiction Award-winner Kathleen Krull is an expert at bringing history to life in her engaging titles and series, including Women Who Broke the Rules, Lives of . . . , Giants of Science, and A Kid's Guide to America's Bill of Rights. This time, she introduces...
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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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Sticker Girl

Janet Tashjian · Henry Holt and Company
Pages: 176
Format: Print book

Martina Rivera has a remarkable imagination. But with two extroverted brothers at home, she's always struggled to make a big impression on those around her. Life soon takes an exciting turn when Martina discovers the secret power of her sticker collection: They come to life! Among her magical...
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