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Tornado Terror

Lauren Tarshis · Scholastic Press
Pages: 157
Format: Hardcover

The Tri-State Tornado of 1925 was the deadliest tornado strike in American history, tearing through three states and killing 700 people. Almost a century later, the Joplin Tornado was a mile-wide monster that nearly destroyed the heart of a vibrant city. The author of the New York Times...
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Flying Lessons & Other Stories

Ellen Oh · Crown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Whether it is basketball dreams, family fiascos, first crushes, or new neighborhoods, this bold anthology - written by the best children's authors - celebrates the uniqueness and universality in all of us. In a partnership with We Need Diverse Books, industry giants Kwame Alexander, Soman...
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Itty Bitty Kitty: Firehouse Fun

Joan Holub · HarperCollins
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Ava and Itty Bitty Kitty are off to visit the firehouse! Ava's giant cat is usually less than purr-fectly behaved, and this trip is no exception! Will Itty Bitty's nose for trouble make them new friends - or make their visit to the firehouse a disaster?I Can Read Books are designed...
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Forensic Investigations of the Ancient Chinese

Heather Hudak · Crabtree Pub Co
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

What can modern forensic tools teach us about existing and newly uncovered artifacts from ancient Chinese dynasties? How can we learn about human migration from the discovery of preserved bodies? Can todays technology uncover new clues about the Great Wall of China? Dive into this intriguing...
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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay

J K Rowling · Arthur A. Levine Books
Pages: 304
Format: Library Binding

At the end of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald was captured in New York with the help of Newt Scamander. But, making good on his threat, Grindelwald escapes custody and sets about gathering followers, most unsuspecting of his true agenda:...
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Scrap Paper Art

Susie Brooks · Powerkids Pr
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

Newspaper, scraps of wrapping paper, and old envelopes are all items that can be used to create beautiful works of art. This fun book teaches readers to get creative and make projects out of supplies that might otherwise end up in the trash or recycling. Using scrap paper, young artists...
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Red Cloud: A Lakota Story of War and Surrender

S D NELSON · Harry N. Abrams
Pages: 56
Format: Hardcover

The award-winning author and illustrator of Black Elk's Vision and Sitting Bull continues his picture-book biography series with Red Cloud, the story of one of the most controversial leaders in Native American history. A leader among the Lakota during the 1860s, Chief Red Cloud deeply opposed...
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The Phantom of the Theater: A Geronimo Stilton Adventure

Geronimo Stilton · Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 107
Format: Print book

Join Geronimo Stilton in all new Fabumouse adventures across time and space! The famouse opera singer Violetta von Cacklefur is in Gloomeria to perform at the Royal Mousetropolitan Theater! But the mischievous phantom of the theater has an old grudge against her. It's up to Creepella...
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Step Right Up: How Doc and Jim Key Taught the World about Kindness

Donna Janell Bowman · Lee & Low Books Inc.
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

William "Doc" Key had a special way with animals. Growing up an enslaved child in Tennessee, Doc was sent to plantations around the state to care for sick and wounded animals. When the Civil War ended and Doc was freed, he began to dream of breeding a winning racehorse. But those...
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Littlest bigfoot

Jennifer Weiner · Aladdin
Pages: 289
Format: Print book

From New York Times bestselling of Hungry Heart Jennifer Weiner comes a laugh-out-loud funny and painstakingly real tale of friendship, furry creatures, and finding the place where you belong.Alice Mayfair, twelve years old, slips through the world unseen and unnoticed. Ignored by her family...
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Serafina and the Splintered Heart

ROBERT BEATTY · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

The storms are coming... Something has happened to Serafina. She has awoken into a darkness she does not understand, scarred from a terrible battle, only to find that life at Biltmore Estate has changed in unimaginable ways. Old friends do unthinkable things and enemies seem all around.
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Harry Potter: A Journey Through a History of Magic

SCHOLASTIC. · Arthur A. Levine Books
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

As the British Library unveils a very special new exhibition in the UK, Harry Potter: A History of Magic, readers everywhere are invited on an enchanting journey through the Hogwarts curriculum, from Care of Magical Creatures and Herbology to Defense Against the Dark Arts, Astronomy, and more...
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Leo, Dog of the Sea

Alison Hart · Peachtree Publishers
Pages: 176
Format: Print book

An action-packed and heartwarming story of a hardened old sea dog on Magellans journey to Spice Island Leo is a hardened old sea dog. After four ocean voyages, he knows not to trust anyone but himself. But when he sets sail with Magellan on a journey to find a westward route to the Spice...
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Hit & Miss

Derek Jeter · Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

The second book in the New York Times bestselling Jeter Publishing imprint, Hit & Miss is a middle grade baseball novel inspired by the youth of legendary sports icon and role model Derek Jeter."Just try to make solid contact, stay level and in control. Positive thoughts only,...
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City of Ghosts

VICTORIA SCHWAB · Scholastic Press
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

Ever since Cass almost drowned (okay, she did drown, but she doesn't like to think about it) , she can pull back the Veil that separates the living from the dead . . . and enter the world of spirits. Her best friend is even a ghost.So things are already pretty strange. But they're about...
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