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The Heat Is On

Charise Mericle Harper · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

The competition heats up in episode two of this zesty series for fans of MasterChef Jr. and Kids Cook-off! With this episode's theme of family and tradition, from a diner challenge to a quinceañera to the farmer's market, the junior chefs will have to sauté their way through...
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The Rizzlerunk Club: Best Buds Under Frogs

LESLIE PATRICELLI · Candlewick
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

In her first novel, illustrated in her inimitable style, Leslie Patricelli hits all the humorous ups and downs of being the new kid at school, navigating complicated friendships, and standing up to frenemies.For Lily, it's the worst first day of school ever. Who would want to be friends...
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Hunger: A Tale of Courage

Donna Jo Napoli · Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

Through the eyes of twelve-year-old Lorraine this haunting novel from the award-winning author of Hidden and Hush gives insight and understanding into a little known part of history - the Irish potato famine.It is the autumn of 1846 in Ireland. Lorraine and her brother are waiting for the time...
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A Bear Grylls Adventure 2: The Desert Challenge: by bestselling author and Chief Scout Bear Grylls

Bear Grylls · Bear Grylls Publishing
Pages: 115
Format: Paperback

Bear Grylls Adventure 2 The Desert Challenge
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MARVEL's Black Panther: The Junior Novel

MARVEL. · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback

T'Challa, as the Black Panther and warrior King of Wakanda, must team up with elite members of the Dora Milaje--Wakanda's special forces--and C.I.A. agent Everett K. Ross to defend his kingdom in this epic junior novel based on the upcoming film Marvel's Black Panther. Features...
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Monsters Beware!

Rafael Rosado · First Second
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback

Claudette is back AGAIN, and she's ready to kick major monster butt!She's fought giants, clobbered dragons, and now Claudette faces her biggest challenge yet ... herself! Well, that and a gang of vile monsters. It all begins when Claudette's town hosts the annual Warrior Games. After some...
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Mr. Pants: It's Go Time!

Scott Mccormick · Puffin Books
Format: Print book

Fans of Bad Kitty, Wimpy Kid, and Fly Guy will love this brand new graphic novel chapter books series!Meet Mr. Pants! Its the last day of summer, which means the last chance for fun, and he really, really wants to play laser tag. But his sisters have other ideas—the Fairy Princess Dream...
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Sci-Fu

Yehudi Mercado · Oni Press
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

Hip-hop, sci-fi and kung fu all hit the turntables for the mash-up mix of the year! Cartoonist/force of nature Yehudi Mercado (Pantalones, TX, Rocket Salvage) sets his sights on 1980s Brooklyn and Wax, a young mix-master who scratches the perfect beat and accidentally summons a UFO that...
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Guinness World Records 2018

GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS. · Guinness World Records
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

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Diwali

Rachel A Koestler-Grack · Bellwether Media
Pages: 24

"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to Diwali. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
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LEGO CITY Busy Word Book

DK · DK Children
Pages: 64
Format: Hardcover

More than 500 words about vehicles, buildings, jobs, and people label colorful LEGO® scenes and minifigures to help kids learn the building blocks of language.LEGO® City is the perfect place for early readers to encounter lots of exciting words for the first time. There's always something...
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Star Wars The Last Jedi The Visual Dictionary

DK. · DK Children
Pages: 80
Format: Hardcover

Star Wars: The Last Jediâ„¢: The Visual Dictionary is the definitive guide to Star Wars: The Last Jedi, revealing the characters, creatures, droids, locations, and technology from the new film. Packed with 100+ images and information as penned by Star Warsâ„¢ scribe Pablo Hidalgo,...
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Thank You, Earth: A Love Letter to Our Planet

APRIL PULLEY SAYRE · Greenwillow Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Water, air, light.Patterns, curves, shapes, colors.Things that crawl, fly, float, run, bloom, ripen. Think of everything Earth gives us.What are you most thankful for?
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San Jose Sharks

Michaela James · Av2 by Weigl
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

Did you know that the San Jose Sharks have made more than 16 playoff appearances? After 15 years without a professional hockey team in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Sharks came to San Jose in 1991. Learn more fascinating facts about the team in San Jose Sharks, an Inside the NHL book.
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Middle School: From Hero to Zero

James Patterson · jimmy patterson
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

James Patterson's bestselling Middle School series is now a major motion picture! Catch up with everyone's favorite troublemaker Rafe Khatchadorian when he gets lost in London on the worst field trip EVER! After a mostly-successful stint at Hills Valley Middle School, Rafe is excited to visit...
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Maker Lab: Outdoors: 25 Super Cool Projects

Jack Challoner · DK Children
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

Twenty-eight science projects and experiments to be done outside will spark kids' creativity and help them develop science skills through hands-on learning.Projects focus on Earth and the environment, plants and animals, rocks and minerals, and space, bringing science learning home and into...
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She Persisted Around the World: 13 Women Who Changed History

ANONYMOUS. · Philomel Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

The companion to Chelsea Clinton & Alexandra Boiger's #1 New York Times bestseller, She Persisted. Perfect for tiny activists, mini feminists and little kids who are ready to take on the world.Women around the world have long dreamed big, even when they've been told their dreams didn't...
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Who Is Jane Goodall?

Roberta Edwards · Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Print book

A life in the wild! Jane Goodall, born in London, England, always loved animals and wanted to study them in their natural habitats. So at age twenty-six, off she went to Africa! Goodalls up-close observations of chimpanzees changed what we know about them and paved the way for many female...
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Who Was Annie Oakley?

Stephanie Spinner · Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback

You want girl power? Meet Annie Oakley! Born in 1860, she became one of the best-loved and most famous women of her generation. She amazed audiences all over the world with her sharpshooting, horse-riding, action-packed performances. In an age when most women stayed home, she traveled the world...
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Who Was Elvis Presley?

Geoff Edgers · Grosset & Dunlap
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback

A fascinating biography of an icon of American pop culture shows how his musical style was developed in his humble Mississippi roots and how he ushered in the age of rock and roll by changing popular music forever.
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