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Wild Rescuers: Guardians of the Taiga

NOT AVAILABLE. · HarperCollins
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

From StacyPlays, creator of the mega-popular YouTube series Dogcraft, comes a thrilling illustrated novel about a girl raised by a pack of wolves and her quest to protect their shared forest home. The first in a new Minecraft-inspired fantasy adventure series! Stacy was raised by wolves....
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Stinkiest!: 20 Smelly Animals

Steve Jenkins · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Caldecott Honor winner Steve Jenkins is back with more Extreme Animals, perfect for young readers looking for accessible nonfiction chock full of incredible art. Stinkiest! will focus on the smelliest members of the animal kingdom. Through illustrations, infographics, facts, and figures,...
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Front Desk

Kelly Yang · Arthur A. Levine Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Mia Tang has a lot of secrets.Number 1: She lives in a motel, not a big house. Every day, while her immigrant parents clean the rooms, ten-year-old Mia manages the front desk of the Calivista Motel and tends to its guests.Number 2: Her parents hide immigrants. And if the mean motel owner,...
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Two Dogs in a Trench Coat Go to School: Book 1

JULIE FALATKO · Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

Sassy and Waldo are good dogs. They spend the day keeping their house safe. Has a squirrel ever gotten inside? No! But every day their boy, Stewart, comes home from this terrible place called school smelling like anxiety and looseleaf paper. Sassy and Waldo decide to save Stewart. But they...
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The Milky Way

Grace Hansen · Abdo Kids Jumbo
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

This title will cover how our galaxy got its start billions of years ago, what it's been doing since then, its size, and everything that is a part of it. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.
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Comets

Grace Hansen · Abdo Kids Jumbo
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

This title will cover how comets came to be, what they are made of, where most of them are found, and why we can sometimes see them as beautiful bright streaks in the sky! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division...
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Mail Trucks

Julie Murray · Abdo Kids, 2016.
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

Little readers can learn about a vehicle they see every day while strengthening reading skill. Complete with colorful and fun photographs that match the text, a picture glossary, and a fun Parts of an Mail Truck page.
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Police Cars

Julie Murray · Abdo Kids, 2016.
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

Little readers can learn about a vehicle they see every day while strengthening reading skill. Complete with colorful and fun photographs that match the text, a picture glossary, and a fun Parts of an Police Car page.
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Penelope the Foal Fairy

Daisy Meadows · Scholastic Paperbacks
Pages: 80
Format: Paperback

Farm animal antics!Rachel and Kirsty are visiting beautiful Greenfields Farm. They've been given the very special job of taking care of all the baby animals that live there. But the farm is not as peaceful as it seems . . . The ducklings are barking, the lambs are meowing, and the foals...
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School Buses

Julie Murray · Abdo Kids
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

Little readers can learn about a vehicle they see every day while strengthening reading skill. Complete with colorful and fun photographs that match the text, a picture glossary, and a fun Parts of an School Bus page.
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The Penderwicks at Last

JEANNE BIRDSALL · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

The finale you've all been waiting for: The Penderwicks at Last is the final, flawless installment in the modern classic series from National Book Award winner and New York Times bestselling author Jeanne Birdsall!Nine years, five older siblings, a few beloved dogs, and an endless array...
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Ruby Redfort Blink and You Die

LAUREN CHILD · Candlewick
Pages: 544
Format: Hardcover

Got a sixth sense for trouble? Read on, buster. Our favorite girl detective calls on her gut instincts in an exciting grand finale of the Ruby Redfort series.Ruby Redfort: you can count on her when the ice starts to crack. Falling through the air at 120 miles per hour? Just relax and think...
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Wed Wabbit

LISSA EVANS · David Fickling Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Your name is Fidge and you're nearly eleven. You've been hurled into a strange world.You have three companions: two are unbelievably weird and the third is your awful cousin, Graham. You have to solve a series of nearly impossible clues.You need to deal with a cruel stuffed animal dictator...
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How to Be a Supervillain: Born to Be Good

MICHAEL FRY · jimmy patterson
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

A sequel has never been this good...at being bad! In this highly anticipated follow-up to the bestselling How to Be a Supervillain, Victor Spoil must save the world from an evil scheme to enslave the superheroes and villains--to his parents' utter disappointment.Victor Spoil hates the Junior...
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Waste of Space

Stuart Gibbs · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling series Tensions are running high when multi-billionaire Lars Sjoburg is poisoned and demands to go home and everyone is looking to Dash Gibson to solve the case in this third and final book in the New York Times bestselling Moon Base Alpha series.Moon Base Alpha...
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The 78-Story Treehouse

ANDY GRIFFITHS · Feiwel & Friends
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Andy Griffiths invites readers to come hang out with him and his friend Terry in their 78-Story Treehouse -- the sixth book in the illustrated chapter book series filled with Andy and Terry's signature slapstick humor! Andy and Terry live in a 78-story...
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The Parker Inheritance

Varian Johnson · Arthur A. Levine Books
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

"A clever puzzle, a hidden treasure, and a couple of kids you'll wish were your friends...Dive in!" - Sara Pennypacker, author of PaxThe letter waits in a book, in a box, in an attic, in an old house in Lambert, South Carolina. It's waiting for Candice Miller. When Candice finds...
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Emily Windsnap and the Falls of Forgotten Island

LIZ KESSLER · Candlewick
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

While on vacation, Emily Windsnap finds herself swept up in an ancient prophecy as the New York Times best-selling series continues.Emily is headed to a tropical island for a relaxing vacation with friends and family. And this time, Emily promises her best friend, Shona, there will be absolutely...
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Team Players

Mike Lupica · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Cassie must learn that you can't "fix" someone else after a girl with Aspergers joins her softball team in the fourth and final book of the Home Team series from New York Times bestselling author and sports-writing legend Mike Lupica.Cassie Bennett is great at being in charge....
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Stink: Hamlet and Cheese

MEGAN MCDONALD · Candlewick
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover

Hie thee to Shakespeare camp with Stink to learn fake sword-fighting, spout silly curses, and prithee try to escape a kiss . . . BLUCK!It's spring break, and Stink is faced with a difficult choice: hang out at home with his sister, Judy, or become a Shakespeare Sprite with his friend Sophie...
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I Funny: Around the World

JAMES PATTERSON · Little
Pages: 311
Format: Print book

Comedian Jamie Grimm, accompanied by Uncle Frank, New Aunt Flora, and friends, circles the globe as host of regional competitions, then competes, himself, in the Planet's Funniest Kid Worldwide contest.--Provided by Publisher.
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Frank Einstein and the Space-Time Zipper

Jon Scieszka · Amulet Books
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

In the sixth and final book of the New York Times bestselling Frank Einstein series, Frank Einstein (kid-genius, scientist, and inventor) and his best friend, Watson, along with Klink (a self-assembled artificial-intelligence entity) and Klank (a mostly self-assembled and artificial...
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The Hunt for the Coliseum Ghost

Geronimo Stilton · Scholastic Paperbacks
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

The Coliseum is being haunted by a gladiator ghost. None of the tourists want to visit anymore! Geronimo must solve the mystery and rid the site of its ghost. *Plus BONUS Mini Mystery: The Cheese BurglarCan Geronimo clear his name and catch the real thief before it's too late?
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Lulu Is Getting a Sister:

Judith Viorst · Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

Lulu is getting the sister she never asked for in this hilarious illustrated chapter book filled with hilarious hijinks and fiesty twists from Judith Viorst.Lulu has received the worst. News. EVER. She's getting ... a baby sister. No one ever asked HER opinion on this debacle. But she'll...
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The Truth About Dolphins: Seriously Funny Facts About Your Favorite Animals

MAXWELL III EATON · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Following The Truth About Bears and The Truth About Hippos comes Maxwell Eaton III's The Truth About Dolphins, a lighthearted nonfiction book filled with useful facts about dolphins that will make you laugh so hard you won't even realize you're learning something!
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I Have a Cavity

Lisa M. Herrington · C. Press/F. Watts Trade
Format: Print book

As far back as 8,000 years ago, prehistoric dentists used drills with bits carved from stone to fix cavities. Ouch! The books in this series help young readers learn about the best ways to stay healthy. They also offer a comforting introduction to what might happen when...
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