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Nothing But Trouble

Jacqueline Davies · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

From the acclaimed author of The Lemonade War comes a new book starring two smart girls determined to liven up their town - one epic prank at a time.Odawahaka has always been too small for Maggie's big scientific ideas. Between her stuck-in-a-rut mom, her grumpy grandpop, and the lifetime...
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The Friendship Experiment

Erin Teagan · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

Future scientist Madeline Little is dreading the start of middle school. Nothing has been right since her grandfather died and her best friend changed schools. Maddie would rather help her father in his research lab or write Standard Operating Procedures in her lab notebook than hang out with...
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Return to the Secret Garden

Holly Webb · Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

"Originally published...in 2015 in the United Kingdom by Scholastic Children's Books, an imprint of Scholastic Ltd."--Copyright page.
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The Tragic Tale of the Great Auk

Jan Thornhill · Groundwood Books
Pages: 44
Format: Print book

For hundreds of thousands of years Great Auks thrived in the icy seas of the North Atlantic, bobbing on the waves, diving for fish and struggling up onto rocky shores to mate and hatch their fluffy chicks. But by 1844, not a single one of these magnificent birds was alive.In this stunningly...
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Sea Otter Rescue

Suzi Eszterhas · Owlkids Books Inc.
Pages: 44
Format: Print book

Sea Otter Rescue is the third in the four-book Wildlife Rescue series. Each book introduces a species of animal in danger somewhere in the world and profiles a rescue center that helps it. Stunning photos by award-winning wildlife photographer Suzi Eszterhas give readers a rare view of these...
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Who Was Charlie Chaplin?

Patricia Brennan Demuth · Grosset & Dunlap
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback

Who was the real Charlie Chaplin? Kids will learn all about the comic genius who created "The Little Tramp"!Charlie Chaplin sang on a London stage for the first time at the age of five. Performing proved to be his salvation, providing a way out of a life of hardship and poverty....
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Who Was Jacqueline Kennedy?

Bonnie Bader · Grosset & Dunlap
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback

Through this engaging Who Was? biography, kids will discover the woman behind the sunglasses.Private and bookish, Jackie Kennedy found herself thrust into the world spotlight as the young and glamorous wife of the President John F. Kennedy. As First Lady she restored the once neglected...
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Jacky Ha-Ha

James Patterson · Jimmy Patterson Books/Little
Pages: 363
Format: Print book

In his new middle grade novel that debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list, James Patterson introduces his hilarious new heroine, Jacky Ha-Ha, a class clown who makes people laugh with her so they can't laugh at her.With her irresistible urge to tell a joke in every situation--even...
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Ultimate Oceanpedia: The Most Complete Ocean Reference Ever

Christina Wilsdon · Natl Geographic
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

From tsunamis and sea turtles to riptides and reefs, learn all about the creatures, science, and ecology of our oceans, which cover more of the planet than all the continents and are just as important! Travel through all parts of the ocean to learn how it affects of our world, including...
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Dinosaur Bones: And What They Tell Us

Rob Colson · Firefly Books
Pages: 96
Format: Hardcover

Resembling a paleontologist's sketchbook filled with labeled watercolor drawings and descriptive notes, Dinosaur Bones is an accurate reference to 40 dinosaurs, marine reptiles, flying reptiles and prehistoric mammals. The book begins with a brief introduction to life before the dinosaurs...
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The Taken

Inbali Iserles · Scholastic (Us)
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

The first book in a thrilling fantasy trilogy starring one of the animal kingdom's most hunted heroes. Foxcraft is full of excitement and heart, and a touch of magic. Isla and her brother are two young foxes living just outside the lands of the furless -- humans. The life of a fox is filled...
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Sugar and Spice

Sarah Mlynowski · Scholastic Press
Pages: 155
Format: Print book

That's the way the cookie crumbles!Yum! Our magic mirror has dropped me and my brother, Jonah, into the story of Hansel and Gretel. If we're lucky, we may even get to taste the cake-house...But we didn't count on accidentally getting trapped. The real Hansel and Gretel are on the run, and Jonah...
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Mysteries According to Humphrey

Betty G. Birney · Putnam Juvenile
Format: Hardcover

EEK-EEK-EEK Mrs Brisbane is missing Humphrey has always investigated things like why Speak-Up-Sayeh was so quiet and Tall-Paul and Small-Paul didnt get along but this is a true mystery--Mrs Brisbane is missing She just didnt show up in Room one morning and no one told Humphrey why The class...
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School Freezes Over! A Branches Book

Jack Chabert · Branches/Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 96
Format: Print book

Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina....
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Puppy Pirates #3: Catnapped!

Erin Soderberg · Random House
Pages: 96
Format: Print book

Ahoy, mateys! Set sail for fun and adventure on a pirate ship full of puppies. Fighting like cats and dogs? Exactly! The puppy pirates played a prank on the kitten pirates, and meow! The kittens sure are mad. Can the pups escape the kittens' claws? It's dog vs. cat, and may the best...
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Dog Man Unleashed

Dav Pilkey · Graphix
Pages: 240
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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Showing Off

Sarah Mlynowski · Scholastic (Us)
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

The third entry in this offbeat series about a group of magical misfits. Upside-Down Magic is shaking up the school!The kids in Upside-Down Magic know their magic is a little out of control. But that doesn't make them weird - it only makes them human. When things get messy, it's up to Nory,...
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Moana Junior Novelization

Rh Disney. · Disney Books For Young Re
Pages: 144
Format: Print book

Walt Disney Animation Studios "Moana" is a sweeping, CG-animated comedy-adventure about a spirited teenager on an impossible mission to fulfill her ancestors quest. In the ancient South Pacific world of Oceania, Moana, a born navigator, sets sail in search of a fabled island....
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Ranger's early years.

John A Flanagan · Philomel Books
Pages: 384
Format: Print book

John Flanagan, author of the bestselling Ranger's Apprentice fantasy adventure epic, delivers a second prequel to Ruins of Gorlan, the novel that started it all, with Halt and Crowley preparing for war against a near-unstoppable enemy When the former Baron Morgarath escaped to avoid punishment...
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Super Turbo vs. the Flying Ninja Squirrels

Lee Kirby · Little Simon
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

He's not just the class pet hamster, he's SUPER TURBO! In this second book, Super Turbo battles flying ninja squirrels who threaten to take over the school!You know Turbo as the crime-fighting hamster from the Captain Awesome books. But ever wonder what actually goes on when the last...
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