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Hope in The Holler

Lisa Lewis Tyre · Nancy Paulsen Books
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

The poignant--and funny--story of a girl trying to be brave and find her place in the world after she's sent to live with scheming relatives.Right before Wavie's mother died, she gave Wavie a list of instructions to help her find her way in life, including this one: Be brave, Wavie...
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Facing Frederick: The Life of Frederick Douglass, a Monumental American Man

Tonya Bolden · Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) is best known for the telling of his own emancipation. But there is much more to Douglass's story than his time spent enslaved and his famous autobiography. Facing Frederick captures the whole complicated, and at times perplexing, person that he was. Statesman,...
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Libba: The Magnificent Musical Life of Elizabeth Cotten

Laura Veirs · Chronicle Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Elizabeth Cotten was only a little girl when she picked up a guitar for the first time. It wasn't hers (it was her big brother's) , and it wasn't strung right for her (she was left-handed) . But she flipped that guitar upside down and backwards and taught herself how to play it anyway....
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The Last Gargoyle

Paul Durham · Crown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Fans of Jonathan Auxier's The Night Gardener and Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book will tremble with delight for this haunting tale about a lonely gargoyle who isn't alone at all.Penhallow is the last of his kind. The stone gargoyle--he'd prefer you call him a grotesque--fearlessly...
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Optical Illusions 2

INC DORLING KINDERSLEY · DK Children
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Explore the secrets behind more than 30 of the world's most amazing visual puzzles, tricks, and illusions, and then learn how to make your own with this brand-new title in DK's popular Optical Illusions series.Much more than your average puzzle book, Optical Illusions 2 takes things...
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A Hundred Billion Trillion Stars

Seth Fishman · Greenwillow Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

"This picture book is one in a gazillion." - Jane O'Connor, the New York Times-bestselling author of the Fancy Nancy seriesDid you know that the earth is covered in three trillion trees? And that seven billion people weigh about the same as ten quadrillion ants? Our world...
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Baby Penguin's First Waddles

Ben Richmond · Sterling Children's Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

What happens after a baby penguin emerges from her egg? Follow her journey and find out! Meet a penguin chick and see how she grows. Developed in tandem with the American Museum of Natural History, and featuring stunning photography in the penguin's Antarctic home, this nonfiction picture...
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Life Hacks for Kids

SUNNY KELLER · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

Life Hacks for Kids, a top-rated YouTube show starring Sunny Keller, comes alive in the pages of this completely original and unique book. Packed with 35 popular "hacks" from the show, plenty of original photographs, and behind-the-scenes glimpses of the creation of the show,...
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The Slime Book

DK · DK Children
Pages: 64
Format: Paperback

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The Official CollEGGtor's Guide

Jenne Simon · Penguin Young Readers Licenses
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback

Crack open the ultimate Hatchimals Colleggtibles guide!Featuring bios and information about each individual Colleggtible, this is the go-to source for these small, collectible Hatchimals. Colleggtibles are mini plastic creatures in tiny eggs that kids can hatch, revealing a hidden character...
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Minecraft: Guide to Redstone

MOJANG AB. · Del Rey
Pages: 96
Format: Hardcover

Learn the art of redstone and become a master engineer with Minecraft: Guide to Redstone, then put theory into practice to construct intricate contraptions in Minecraft. Pick up the basics of the redstone components and their uses, discover how to make working circuits, and create incredibly...
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Martin Rising: Requiem For a King

Andrea Davis Pinkney · Scholastic Press
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

In a rich embroidery of visions, musical cadence, and deep emotion, Andrea and Brian Pinkney convey the final months of Martin Luther King's life -- and of his assassination -- through metaphor, spirituality, and multilayers of meaning.Andrea's stunning poetic requiem, illustrated...
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The Journey of Little Charlie

Christopher Paul Curtis · Scholastic Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Charlie is down on his luck: His dad just died, the share crops are dry, and Cap'n Buck -- the most fearsome man in Possum Moan, South Carolina -- has come to collect a debt. Fearing for his life, Charlie strikes a deal with Cap'n Buck and agrees to track down some folks...
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The Burning Bridge

John Flanagan · Philomel Books
Pages: 262
Format: Hardcover

The international bestselling series with over 5 million copies sold in the U.S. alone!Bracing for a final clash with the evil warlord Morgarath, the Rangers rally the kingdom's allies, and Will is chosen, along with his friend Horace, as special envoys to nearby Celtica. But the simple...
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Cynthia Kadohata · Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

From Newbery Medalist Cynthia Kadohata comes a brilliantly realized sports novel about a hockey player who must discover who he is without the sport that defines him.Hockey is Conor's life. His whole life. He'll say it himself, he's a hockey beast. It's his dad's whole life too - and Conor...
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Jacky Ha-Ha: My Life Is a Joke

James Patterson · jimmy patterson
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

James Patterson's newest hilarious heroine returns in Jacky Ha-Ha: My Life Is a Joke, the sequel to the smash hit Jacky Ha-Ha---a #1 New York Times bestseller! Jacky Hart has found a hidden talent in the performing arts, and she's a triple threat onstage! She wants nothing more than to act and sing...
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Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow

Jessica Townsend · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 465
Format: Hardcover

An instant New York Times bestseller!"Poignant....A Harry Potter-esque adventure." --Time Magazine 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...
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A Graphix Book: Wings of Fire Graphic Novel #1: The Dragonet Prophecy

Tui T. Sutherland · Graphix
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

Not every dragonet wants a destiny ... Clay has grown up under the mountain, chosen along with four other dragonets to fulfill a mysterious prophecy and end the war between the dragon tribes of Pyrrhia. He's not so sure about the prophecy part, but Clay can't imagine not living with the other...
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Gimme Shelter: Misadventures and Misinformation

DOREEN CRONIN · Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

The Chicken Squad is back for their fifth (mis) adventure in this "lip-bitingly funny" (School Library Journal) chapter book from the bestselling author of Click, Clack, Moo and The Trouble with Chickens.The Chicken Squad prides themselves on being ready for anything. Marshmallow...
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Monster High/Ever After High: The Legend of Shadow High

SHANNON HALE · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

A dangerous story is bubbling and almost all the Narrators are scared to tell it. Cracks in the World of Stories are spreading, and the ominous Shadow High is gaining power. Only one young, brave Narrator, Brooke Page, is ready to tell this tale.As the first cracks show, Frankie and Draculaura...
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Plants vs. Zombies Volume 8: Lawn of Doom

Paul Tobin · Dark Horse Books
Pages: 80
Format: Hardcover

The New York Times best selling series is back! Every year as Halloween draws near, strange creatures and weird contraptions start appearing in everyone's lawns in Neighborville. A Neighborville Halloween is weird enough, but Zomboss and his zombie army want to turn the holiday into their...
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Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race

Margot Lee Shetterly · HarperCollins
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Based on the New York Times bestselling book and the Academy Award-nominated movie, author Margot Lee Shetterly and illustrator Laura Freeman bring the incredibly inspiring true story of four black women who helped NASA launch men into space to picture book readers!Dorothy Vaughan, Mary...
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Marley Dias Gets It Done: And So Can You!

Marley Dias · Scholastic Press
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

In this accessible guide with an introduction by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Ava DuVernay, Marley Dias explores activism, social justice, volunteerism, equity and inclusion, and using social media for good. Drawing from her experience, Marley shows kids how they can galvanize their...
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