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Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow

JESSICA TOWNSEND · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

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Bad Kitty: Kitten Trouble

NICK BRUEL · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

There's terrible news in the neighborhood next to Kitty's! A conflict there is growing worse and worse. It started as an argument and has now turned into a full-fledged fight. Worst of all: The cat shelter has been destroyed.Kitty's family decides it's time to do something...
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Dog Man: Brawl of the Wild: From the Creator of Captain Underpants

DAV PILKEY · Graphix
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Is Dog Man bad to the bone? The heroic hound is sent to the pound for a crime he didn't commit! While his pals work to prove his innocence, Dog Man struggles to find his place among dogs and people. Being a part of both worlds, will he ever fully fit in with one?
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Children of Jubilee

Margaret Peterson Haddix · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Kiandra has to use her wits and tech-savvy ways to help rescue Edwy, Enu, and the others from the clutches of the Enforcers in the thrilling final novel of the Children of Exile series from New York Times bestselling author, Margaret Peterson Haddix.Since the Enforcers raided Refuge City,...
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It Wasn't Me

Dana Alison Levy · Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

THE BREAKFAST CLUB meets middle school with a prank twist in this hilarious and heartwarming story about six very different seventh graders who are forced to band together after a vandalism incident.When Theo's photography project is mysteriously vandalized at school there are five suspected...
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Timmy Failure: It's the End When I Say It's the End

STEPHAN PASTIS · Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

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Dreamers

Yuyi Morales · Neal Porter Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

In 1994, Yuyi Morales left her home in Xalapa, Mexico and came to the US with her infant son. She left behind nearly everything she owned, but she didn't come empty-handed.She brought her strength, her work, her passion, her hopes and dreams...and her stories. Caldecott Honor artist and five-time...
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Around the World in 80 Ways: The Fabulous Inventions that get us From Here to There

Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff · DK Children
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

A fascinating and engaging children's book exploring 80 different ways to travel used from past to present--from the obvious, to the crazy!Travel around the world by yacht, tram, train, unicycle, jetpack, camel... everything you can imagine! Each scene depicts various exciting things...
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Happy, Happy Chinese New Year!

Demi. · Crown Publishers
Pages: 1
Format: Print book

"In a book that is itself a celebration, Demi explains the rituals and ideas behind the Chinese New Year festival. The last 15 days of the old year are spent cleaning and preparing ('Wash your hair and get a new haircut. Pay the debts that you owe and collect what is owed to you!')...
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DK findout! Universe

DK PUBLISHING. · DK Children
Pages: 64
Format: Hardcover

Explore stars, galaxies, and our incredible universe with this children's book full of photographs and illustrations, fascinating facts, and engaging challenges - from the creators of DKfindout.com, DK's free online resource for kids.Did you know that the sun takes 240 million years...
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DC Comics Absolutely Everything You Need To Know

Liz Marsham · DK Children
Pages: 200
Format: Hardcover

Fast facts, incredible info, and tantalizing trivia about the heroes and villains of the whole DC Comics Universe. The latest title in a bestselling series, DC Comics: Absolutely Everything You Need To Know has the lowdown on everyone's favorite DC Comics Super Heroes and Super-Villains,...
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Herstory: 50 Women and Girls Who Shook Up the World

Katherine Halligan · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 112
Format: Hardcover

Move aside history - it's time for herstory. Celebrate fifty inspiring and powerful women who changed the world and left their mark in this lavishly illustrated biography compilation that's perfect for fans of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls and She Persisted. Throughout history, girls...
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I am Neil Armstrong

Brad Meltzer · Dial Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Neil Armstrong's journey to the moon is the focus of the fifteenth picture book in the New York Times bestselling series of biographies about heroes.This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great--the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live...
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The Eye That Never Sleeps: How Detective Pinkerton Saved President Lincoln

Marissa Moss · Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

From award-winning author Marissa Moss comes the first children's book about Allan Pinkerton, one of America's greatest detectives. Everyone knows the story of Abraham Lincoln, but few know anything about the spy who saved him! Allan Pinkerton's life changed when he helped the Chicago Police...
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Spies of World War I: An Interactive Espionage Adventure

Michael Burgan · Capstone Press
Pages: 112
Format: Library Binding

The world's great powers have all been swept up in the first global war. Spying on the enemy can provide information that might be useful for your countrys war effort. The work is dangerous but exciting. Will you: *Offer your services to the German intelligence agency as an English-speaking...
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Spies of the Civil War: An Interactive Espionage Adventure

Michael Burgan · Capstone Press, 2015.
Pages: 112
Format: Print book

The United States has been torn in half by the war between North and South. It is vital for an army to know what the enemy is doingand perhaps spread false information as well. Spying is risky if you are caught. Still, it is worth it to help win the war. Will you: *Become a member of the Pinkerton...
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The Great Depression: An Interactive History Adventure

Michael Burgan · Capstone Press
Pages: 112
Format: Library Binding

In the 1930s, Americans faced one of the biggest crises ever to hit the country. During the Great Depression, the stock market crash caused banks to close and many companies to go out of business. Millions of people lost their jobs and homes during a time when the government wasnt equipped...
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The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge

M T ANDERSON · Candlewick
Pages: 544
Format: Hardcover

Subverting convention, award-winning creators M. T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin pair up for an anarchic, outlandish, and deeply political saga of warring elf and goblin kingdoms.Uptight elfin historian Brangwain Spurge is on a mission: survive being catapulted across the mountains into...
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Spy School Goes South

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

Ben is taken to Mexico by his nemesis in the hopes that he'll finally be able to take down SPYDER in this latest addition to the New York Times bestselling Spy School series.Thirteen-year-old Ben Ripley has been caught in the snares of SPYDER more than once and knows well enough to be suspicious...
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The Princess in Black and the Science Fair Scare

SHANNON HALE · Candlewick
Pages: 96
Format: Hardcover

It's mayhem at the science fair! A squishy goo monster is a challenge for the Princess in Black - but luckily some science-loving princesses are on hand to help.Princess Magnolia is excited. Excited and nervous. She's going to the Interkingdom Science Fair today to present her poster...
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9 From the Nine Worlds

RICK RIORDAN · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

The Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard trilogy may have concluded, but we haven't heard the last of our favorite peeps from the Nine Worlds. Join Hearthstone, Blitzen, Samirah, Alex, Jack, T.J., Mallory, Halfborn, and more on a hilarious and unforgettable journey through Rick Riordan's...
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The Adventures of a Girl Called Bicycle

Christina Uss · Margaret Ferguson Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

A determined 12-year-old girl bikes across the country in this quirky and charming debut middle grade novel.Introverted Bicycle has lived most of her life at the Mostly Silent Monastery in Washington, D.C. When her guardian, Sister Wanda, announces that Bicycle is going to attend a camp...
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How to Scare a Stegosaurus

Will Dare · Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

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Thea Stilton and the Riddle of the Ruins

Thea Stilton · Scholastic Paperbacks
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback

The Thea Sisters participate on a dig at Hierapolis. During their visit to the excavation site, Professor Brenninger unearths a series of priceless and very old figurines. But the Thea Sisters soon figure out that it's a scam. They start to investigate and discover that the figurines are fake,...
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Wallace and Grace Take the Case

Heather Alexander · Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Pages: 80
Format: Hardcover

The Read & Bloom line offers high interest, character driven stories for newly independent readers that feature full-color illustrations throughout and will transition kids from leveled readers to a lifetime of reading. In this charming series, perfect for newly independent readers,...
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Lonely Planet First Words - French

LONELY PLANET. · Lonely Planet
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

Help young children unlock the French language while travelling with First Words French. Brought to you by Lonely Planet Kids, an imprint of Lonely Planet, the world's leading travel guide and phrasebook publisher, this is a beautifully illustrated introduction to the French language....
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DK Readers Level 3: Dinosaurs Discovered

Niki Foreman · DK Children
Pages: 64
Format: Paperback

Improve your reading skills while learning about dinosaurs.How did dinosaurs live, and how are they found by humans thousands of years later? Every dinosaur bone has a story to tell and archaeologists know just how to read them. Learn how dino experts dig for prehistoric creatures and marvel...
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The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science

Joyce Sidman · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

Bugs, of all kinds, were considered to be "born of mud" and to be "beasts of the devil." Why would anyone, let alone a girl, want to study and observe them? One of the first naturalists to observe live insects directly, Maria Sibylla Merian was also one of the first...
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Math at the Art Museum

Group Majoongmul · Tantan Publishing
Pages: 34
Format: Hardcover

This charming and colorful book incorporates mathematical concepts by introducing children to a fresh perspective on math through art When his father tells him there's math in art, a young boy is suspicious of the idea. But when the boy explores paintings and other masterpieces...
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13 Modern Artists Children Should Know

Brad Finger · Prestel
Format: Hardcover

From Cubism to cartoons, this book of eye-popping art and engaging activities introduces young readers to modern art.Picasso, Chagall, Calder, Lichtenstein, Hockney--these artists and the others profiled here offer a world of interest to children. This exciting exploration of modern, Pop,...
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My Encyclopedia of Very Important Dinosaurs: Discover more than 80 Prehistoric Creatures

DK. · DK Children
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

A children's book that takes you back in time to dig up dazzling dinosaurs, learn facts about fossils, practice your paleontology, and go on a journey of dinosaur discovery.The latest title in the popular My Encyclopedia of Very Important... series, this visually stunning dinosaur book...
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