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It'll Never Work: Cars, Trucks and Trains: An Accidental History of Inventions

Jon Richards · Franklin Watts
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Have you ever wondered why and how the car was invented? From steam cars and trains to experiments with rocket powered and flying cars, It'll Never Work: Cars, Trucks and Trains explores the history and development of vehicles that have led to the comforts of modern passenger transport...
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It'll Never Work: Weapons and Warfare: An Accidental History of Inventions

Jon Richards · Franklin Watts
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Have you ever wondered how guns and bullet proof jackets were invented? From spears and arrows to experiments with rocket and lasers, from chain mail to kevlar and ceramic plates, It'll Never Work: Weapons and Warfare explores the history and development of weaponry, the successes...
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Classes Are Canceled: A Branches Book

Jack Chabert · Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback

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Nightfall

SHANNON MESSENGER · Aladdin
Pages: 576
Format: Hardcover

Sophie and her friends face battles unlike anything they've seen before in this thrilling sixth book of the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling Keeper of the Lost Cities series.Sophie Foster is struggling. Grieving. Scrambling. But she knows one thing: she will not be defeated....
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Spy School Secret Service

Stuart Gibbs · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

Ben goes undercover in the White House to take on a SPYDER operative determined to assassinate the president in this latest addition to the New York Times bestselling Spy School series.Thirteen-year-old Ben Ripley has had a lot of field success despite only just beginning his second year...
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Warriors: A Vision of Shadows #4: Darkest Night

ERIN HUNTER · HarperCollins
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

Erin Hunter's #1 bestselling Warriors series continues in A Vision of Shadows #4: Darkest Night. This edition includes a double-sided jacket with a bonus poster!SkyClan has returned to its rightful place among the other four warrior Clans, hoping to find a new territory to call home. But not every...
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Race to the Bottom of the Sea

LINDSAY EAGAR · Candlewick
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover

Can a clever young inventor uncover a ruthless pirate's heart of gold? Thrilling sea adventure takes on a hint of steampunk in the second book by the author of the acclaimed Hour of the Bees.When her parents, the great marine scientists Dr. and Dr. Quail, are killed in a tragic accident,...
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The Exact Location of Home

Kate Messner · Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Kirby "Zig" Zigonski lives for the world of simple circuits, light bulbs, buzzers, and motors. Electronics are, after all, much more predictable than most people--especially his father, who he hasn't seen in over a year. When his dad's latest visit is canceled with no explanation...
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Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow

Jessica Townsend · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

A breathtaking, enchanting new series by debut author Jessica Townsend, about a cursed girl who escapes death and finds herself in a magical world--but is then tested beyond her wildest imagination
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Dork Diaries 12

RACHEL RENE RUSSELL · Aladdin
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

Nikki Maxwell's adventures continue in the twelfth installment in the blockbuster #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series!In Nikki Maxwell's newest diary, it's the countdown to the end of the school year, and Nikki's juggling some big questions about how she'll spend her summer....
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The Getaway

JEFF KINNEY · Amulet Books
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Greg Heffley and his family are getting out of town. With the cold weather and the stress of the approaching holiday season, the Heffleys decide to escape to a tropical island resort for some much-needed rest and relaxation. A few days in paradise should do wonders for Greg and his frazzled...
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Power of the Fire Dragon: A Branches Book

Tracey West · Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 96
Format: Hardcover

It's time for the Dragon Masters to battle the dark wizard!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page,...
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Mustaches for Maddie

Chad Morris · Shadow Mountain
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Based on a true story. Maddie is a normal twelve-year-old girl. Well, except for the fake mustaches she carries in her pocket. She likes to make people laugh and slapping on a mustache, especially a fuzzy pink or neon green one, always gets a smile. Maddie hopes that the class queen, Cassie,...
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