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Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition
Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition

Margot Lee Shetterly · HarperCollins
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Now in a special new edition perfect for young readers, this is the amazing true story of four African-American female mathematicians at NASA who helped achieve some of the greatest moments in our space program. Soon to be a major motion picture.Before John Glenn orbited the earth or Neil...
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Tales of a Fifth-Grade Knight
Tales of a Fifth-Grade Knight

Douglas Gibson · Capstone Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

One day, Isaac Thompson is just your average fifth grader playing the part of a porcupine in the school play. The next, he has strayed into a mysterious subterranean realm that has been lurking beneath his school Castle Elementary and launches his quest to knighthood. When Isaac's...
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Book Uncle and Me
Book Uncle and Me

Uma Krishnaswami · Groundwood Books
Pages: 96
Format: Print book

Every day, nine-year-old Yasmin borrows a book from Book Uncle, a retired teacher who has set up a free lending library next to her apartment building. But when the mayor tries to shut down the rickety bookstand, Yasmin has to take her nose out of her book and do something.But what can she do? The local...
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House of Robots: Robot Revolution
House of Robots: Robot Revolution

James Patterson · Little
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

Robots on strike Sammy's underappreciated mechanical helpers are causing chaos in book 3 of the bestselling House of Robots series. After a few early glitches in their relationship, Sammy and his "bro-bot" E are now fast friends. In fact, E is such a valued member of the family...
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Ever After High: The Secret Diary of Raven Queen
Ever After High: The Secret Diary of Raven Queen

Mattel. · Little
Pages: 160
Format: Print book

An exciting paper-over-board middle grade novel featuring Raven Queen, daughter of the Evil Queen! Dear Diary, I'm so hexcited for spring break! It's royally disappointing that Dad has to cut our time together short, but it's royally cool that I get to spend the break with...
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The BFF Bucket List
The BFF Bucket List

Dee Romito · Aladdin
Pages: 235
Format: Print book

When best friends Skylar and Ella begin to drift apart, they try to fix their friendship by creating the ultimate BFF Summer Bucket List in this funny and heartfelt M X novel. Skylar and Ella have been BFFs since kindergarten, and in Ella s mind, nothing can change that bond. But when Skylar...
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Catching a Storyfish
Catching a Storyfish

Janice Harrington · Wordsong
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

Keet knows the only good thing about moving away from her Alabama home is that she'll live near her beloved grandfather. When Keet starts school, it's even worse than she expected, as the kids tease her about her southern accent. Now Keet, who can "talk the whiskers off a catfish,"...
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The Secret of Goldenrod
The Secret of Goldenrod

Jane H O'Reilly · Carolrhoda Books
Pages: 376
Format: Print book

When Trina and her father move into Goldenrod, an abandoned Victorian mansion, Trina hopes she will finally have a place to call home and a chance to make friends at her new school. But school doesn t go as planned, and Goldenrod might be haunted. Then Trina discovers Augustine, a tiny...
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The Girl in the Well Is Me
The Girl in the Well Is Me

Karen Rivers · Algonquin Young Readers
Pages: 218
Format: Print book

Longing to be one of the popular girls in her new town, Kammie Summers has fallen into a well during a (fake) initiation into their club. Now Kammie's trapped in the dark, counting the hours, waiting to be rescued. (The Girls have gone for help, haven't they?) As hours pass, Kammie's...
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The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Squirrel Meets World
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Squirrel Meets World

Shannon Hale · Marvel
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

A 320-page Middle Grade Novel telling an original "tail" of Marvel's cute, quirky, and downright furry Super Heroine--Squirrel Girl!
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The Warden's Daughter
The Warden's Daughter

Jerry Spinelli · Alfred A. Knopf
Pages: 343
Format: Print book

From Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli (Maniac Magee, Stargirl) comes the "moving and memorable" (Kirkus Reviews, starred) story of a girl searching for happiness inside the walls of a prison. Cammie O'Reilly lives at the Hancock County Prison--not as a prisoner, she's the warden's...
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Baker's Magic
Baker's Magic

Diane Zahler · Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

Bee is an orphan, alone in a poor, crumbling kingdom. In desperation, she steals a bun from a bakery. To Bees surprise, the baker offers her a place at his shop. As she learns to bake, Bee discovers that she has a magical power. When a new friend desperately needs her help against an evil...
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Bollywood Burglary
Bollywood Burglary

Geronimo Stilton · Scholastic Paperbacks
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

My detective friend Hercule Poirat and I were headed to India. A Bollywood star we're friends with had received a valuable ruby and wanted us to help her protect it... which meant that I ended up acting in the movie she was filming! Rancid ricotta -- I'm a terrible actor! Even worse,...
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The Gathering Storm
The Gathering Storm

H K Varian · Simon Spotlight
Pages: 167
Format: Print book

When four middle schoolers discover that they can transform into mythological animals, they become part of a powerful, hidden world - the world of Changers - in this wild new urban fantasy series.Mack, Fiona, Darren, and Gabriella aren't exactly friends at their middle school - in fact,...
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The Selkie Song
The Selkie Song

H K Varian · Simon & Schuster Books
Pages: 176
Format: Print book

Fiona sets out on a journey to find her mother and unlock her selkie magic at last in the thrilling fourth novel of The Hidden World of Changers series!Fiona, Mack, Gabriella, and Darren are Changers, a magical line of shapeshifters that can transform into mythological creatures, from werewolves...
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The Power Within
The Power Within

H K Varian · Simon Spotlight
Pages: 166
Format: Print book

Darren receives a mysterious bracelet that helps him control his lightning abilities in the third action-packed novel of The Hidden World of Changers series!Darren, Fiona, Mack, and Gabriella are Changers, a magical line of shapeshifters that can transform into mythological creatures, from...
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The emerald mask
The emerald mask

H K Varian · Simon Spotlight
Pages: 169
Format: Print book

Gabriella has trouble controlling her newfound powers in the second novel of the Hidden World of Changers series. Gabriella, Darren, Fiona, and Mack are Changers, a magical line of shapeshifters that can transform into mythological creatures, from werewolves and selkies to lightning birds...
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Dog Man: From the Creator of Captain Underpants
Dog Man: From the Creator of Captain Underpants

Dav Pilkey · Graphix
Format: Print book

George and Harold create a new comic book hero in Dog Man, a crimefighter with the head of a police dog and the body of a policeman, who faces off against his archnemesis Petey the cat.
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Comics Squad: Recess!
Comics Squad: Recess!

Jennifer L. Holm · Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback

A bust-your-gut-laughing graphic-novel anthology with original contributions from the most beloved names in the genre! * Jennifer Holm & Matthew Holm * Jarrett J. Krosoczka * Dav Pilkey * Dan Santat * Raina Telgemeier * Dave Roman * Ursula Vernon * Eric Wight * Gene Yang *   Wowza!...
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Dog Man Unleashed
Dog Man Unleashed

Dav Pilkey · Graphix
Pages: 220
Format: Print book

Dog Man, the newest hero from the creator of Captain Underpants, is still learning a few tricks of the trade. Petey the cat is out of the bag, and his criminal curiosity is taking the city by storm. Something fishy is going on! Can Dog Man unleash justice on this ruffian in time to save...
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Apocalypse Bow Wow
Apocalypse Bow Wow

James Proimos, III · Bloomsbury
Pages: 215
Format: Print book

It's the end of the world . . . but not for dogs! Humans have disappeared into thin air. Fires are raging everywhere. Animals are acting crazy. And dog buddies Brownie and Apollo can't find their owners. With bellies rumbling, the two decide to make their way into the strange outside...
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Comics Squad #2: Lunch!
Comics Squad #2: Lunch!

Matthew Holm · Random House Children's Books
Pages: 144
Format: Print book

Calling all kidz! Do you like comics? Do you like laughing till milk comes out of your nose?! Look no further - do we have the book for you! All your favorite comic characters are right here in one book, including the Peanuts gang, Babymouse, and Lunch Lady. This all-star tribute to classic...
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Bera the One-Headed Troll
Bera the One-Headed Troll

Eric Orchard · First Second Books
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

Bera doesn't ask for much in life. She's a solitary, humble troll, tending her island pumpkin patch in cheerful isolation. She isn't looking for any trouble.But when trouble comes to find her, it comes in spades. A human baby has arrived in the realm of the trolls, and nobody...
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The Great Pet Escape
The Great Pet Escape

Victoria Jamieson · Henry Holt and Company
Pages: 64
Format: Print book

The class pets at Daisy P. Flugelhorn Elementary School want OUT . . . and GW (short for George Washington) , the deceptively cute hamster in the second-grade classroom, is just the guy to lead the way. But when he finally escapes and goes to find his former partners in crime, Barry and Biter,...
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Little Dee and the Penguin
Little Dee and the Penguin

Christopher Baldwin · Dial Books for Young Readers
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

Graphic novel fans will love this hilarious animal adventure by webcomic creator Christopher Baldwin - perfect for readers of Dan Santat's Sidekicks, Ben Hatke's Zita the Spacegirl, and Berkeley Breathed's Bloom CountyWhen Little Dee meets a motley crew of animals deep in the forest, she knows...
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The Creepy Case Files of Margo Maloo
The Creepy Case Files of Margo Maloo

Drew Weing · First Second
Pages: 121
Format: Print book

Charles just moved to Echo City, and some of his new neighbors give him the creeps. They sneak into his room, steal his toys, and occasionally, they try to eat him. The place is teeming with monsters!Lucky for Charles, Echo City has Margo Maloo, monster mediator. No matter who's causing...
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See You in the Cosmos, Carl Sagan
See You in the Cosmos, Carl Sagan

Jack Cheng · Dial
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

In the tradition of Counting by 7s and Walk Two Moons comes a funny, luminous, utterly moving novel about a space-obsessed boy, his dog Carl Sagan, and a journey toward family, love, hope, and awe. 11-year-old Alex Petroski loves space and rockets, his mom, his brother, and his dog Carl...
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