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Missing Mike

SHARI GREEN · Pajama Press
Pages: 248
Format: Hardcover

He's a rescue, a rust-colored mutt. Maybe there's a little retriever in him, although he's not exactly pretty. He's had a run-in with coyotes and he's missing an eye. But Mike is almost-eleven-year-old Cara Donovan's dog, and they love each other absolutely. Usually...
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100 Things to Be When You Grow Up

Lisa Gerry · National Geographic Children's Books
Pages: 255
Format: Paperback

Who says adults can't have fun? This book explores 100 of the coolest, wackiest, and most amazing jobs and careers out there, from astronaut to zookeeper, ice cream taster to game maker. Jam-packed with inspiration, hands-on projects, advice from National Geographic explorers, interviews...
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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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Battle for Amphibopolis, The

DOUG TENNAPEL · Graphix
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

In the final, epic installment of the Nnewts trilogy, the fate of all Nnewts hangs in the balance! Herk, falling under the influence of Blakk Mudd, is slowly turning into a Lizzark and abandoning his Nnewt friends. Herk's siblings, Sissy and Zerk, have been corrupted by evil and the Lizzark...
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Misty the Abandoned Kitten

Holly Webb · Tiger Tales
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

Amy has always wanted a cat, but Mom and Dad think she's too young to have a pet of her own. So she is thrilled when she sees a tiny kitten roaming around her yard one misty morning. The kitten is very thin and doesn't have a collar, so Amy assumes that the kitten-whom she has named...
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The War I Finally Won

KIMBERLY BRUBAKER BRADLEY · Dial Books
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

Like the classic heroines of Sarah, Plain and Tall and Little Women, Ada conquers the homefront as her World War II journey continues in this sequel to the Newbery Honor-winning The War that Saved My Life When Ada's clubfoot is surgically fixed at last, she knows for certain that she's...
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Estranged

ETHAN M ALDRIDGE · HarperCollins
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Rising star author-illustrator Ethan M. Aldridge delivers a fantasy adventure with all the makings of a classic. Illustrated with over two-hundred pages of watercolor paintings, this epic graphic novel is perfect for fans of Amulet.Edmund and the Childe were swapped at birth. Now Edmund...
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The Candymakers

Wendy Mass · Little, Brown
Pages: 480
Format: Paperback

In the town of Spring Haven, four children have been selected to compete in the national candymaking contest of a lifetime. Who will make a candy more delicious than the Oozing Crunchorama or the Neon Yellow Lightning Chew?Logan, the candymaker's son, who can detect the color of chocolate...
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Thea Stilton and the Hollywood Hoax: A Geronimo Stilton Adventure

Thea Stilton · Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 159
Format: Print book

The Thea Sisters are visiting a friend in sunny California - and she invites them to the set of a movie in Hollywood! The mice love being around famouse and fabumouse directors and actors as they're working. But then an important reel of film is stolen from the studio! Can the Thea Sisters...
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The Secret Tree

Natalie Standiford · Scholastic (Us)
Pages: 245
Format: Paperback

A sweet story of a tree that's literally filled with secrets.What is your secret?Minty's neighborhood is full of mysteries. There's the Witch House, a spooky old farmhouse on the other side of the woods from where Minty and her best friend, Paz, live. There's the Man Bat,...
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Time Castaways #1: The Mona Lisa Key

Liesl Shurtliff · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Rump comes a thrilling new middle grade trilogy about three city kids who get on the wrong subway train and wind up on a wild, magical mystery-adventure throughout time. Imaginative, daring, and packed with fun, Time Castaways is perfect for fans...
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Redworld: Year One

A L Collins · Capstone Young Readers
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback

Belle Song and her family are aliens on a new world. The Songs came to Mars to seek a new life, but living on the red planet isn't easy. The land is rough. The people are strange. The weather is unpredictable, and water is always in short supply. However, adventure is never far away....
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Amelia Sparklepaw's Party Problem

Daisy Meadows · Scholastic (Us)
Pages: 176
Format: Print book

Best friends Jess and Lily visit Friendship Forest, where animals can talk and magic exists! Jess and Lily can't wait to celebrate their friend Goldie's birthday in Friendship Forest, but wicked witch Grizelda is determined to ruin the party! With the help of fluffy kitten Amelia...
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Slappy Birthday to You

R.L. Stine · Scholastic Paperbacks
Pages: 139
Format: Paperback

The evil dummy comes to life to tell his own twisted tales and scary stories!It's bad enough Ian Barker has to spend his twelfth birthday with his sister and their two annoying cousins. The four of them can't ever hang out without getting into trouble. Vinnie and Jonny always want to play...
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The Quest of the Cubs

Kathryn Lasky · Scholastic Press
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

For generations, the noble polar bears have ruled the Northern Kingdoms. But now, their society is on the brink of collapse. A group of power-hungry bears has seized control, and darkness is creeping across the snow.Cubs First and Second don't know any of this. Although they're twins, they...
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