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Amelia Earhart #8: Lady Lindy

Ann Hood · Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Book

Ann Hood's "delightful" (NYT) historical series continues with one of America's great female heroes! Great-Uncle Thorne sends Maisie, Felix, and the Ziff twins on a dangerous trip back in time through The Treasure Chest and into the Congo to find Amy Pickworth, Thorne's...
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Harry Potter: A Journey Through a History of Magic

SCHOLASTIC. · Arthur A. Levine Books
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

As the British Library unveils a very special new exhibition in the UK, Harry Potter: A History of Magic, readers everywhere are invited on an enchanting journey through the Hogwarts curriculum, from Care of Magical Creatures and Herbology to Defense Against the Dark Arts, Astronomy, and more...
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A Snicker of Magic

Natalie Lloyd · Scholastic Press
Pages: 311
Format: Print book

Introducing an extraordinary new voice---a magical debut that will make your skin tingle, your eyes glisten . . .and your heart sing.Midnight Gulch used to be a magical place, a town where people could sing up thunderstorms and dance up sunflowers. But that was long ago, before a curse...
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I Even Funnier: A Middle School Story

James Patterson · jimmy patterson
Pages: 344
Format: Hardcover

In this follow up to the #1 New York Times bestseller I Funny, middle schooler Jamie Grimm has big dreams of being the best stand-up comic in the world--and he won't let the fact that he's wheelchair-bound stand in his way. After winning the New York state finals in the Planet's Funniest...
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The Big Book of Treasures: The Most Amazing Discoveries Ever Made and Still to Be Made

Raphael Honigstein · Little Gestalten
Pages: 96
Format: Hardcover

Embark on an adventure with world-famous treasure hunters and learn more about gold lost at the bottom of the sea, even a stolen football trophy. The Big Book of Treasures tells the stories of famous treasure hunters from past centuries; from the lost Aztec treasure of La Noche Triste to the recovered...
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Inside Your Insides: A Guide to the Microbes That Call You Home

Claire Eamer · Kids Can Press
Pages: 36
Format: Print book

?Wherever you go, tiny hitchhikers tag along for the ride,? this intriguing illustrated nonfiction book begins. ?The hitchhikers are actually microbes --- tiny living things so small that you need a microscope to see them. And every person carries around trillions and trillions of these...
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Snow Leopards

Lucia Raatma · Scholastic
Pages: 48
Format: Library Binding

Discover how these creatures survive in the wild, how they raise their young, and how they are related to other species. Each title also raises important ideas about conservation by examining the animal's current status and explaining the ways humans have affected it throughout the years....
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Severe weather

Kristin Schuetz · Bellwether Media
Format: Library Binding

"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces severe weather to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--Provided by publisher.
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Falling Leaves 1,2,3: An Autumn Counting Book

Tracey E. Dils · Amicus
Format: Hardcover

Young readers will build counting skills and content knowledge with these delightful counting books! Each book increases number familiarity and counting skills, while also introducing fun facts about popular early childhood topics. Each spread clearly displays the featured number, plus...
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My Little Pony: Equestria Girls

Ted Anderson · IDW Publishing
Pages: 104
Format: Print book

Based on the hit movie, join the girls as they get settled into Canterlot High. Plus, Sunset Shimmer tries to find the true meaning of the holidays as rumors circulate around the school. Collects the 2013 Annual and the 2014 Holiday Special.
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Grandpa's Great Escape

David Walliams · HarperCollins
Pages: 437
Format: Hardcover

David Walliams, hailed as "the heir to Roald Dahl" by The Spectator, burst onto the American scene with the New York Times bestseller Demon Dentist. Now the UK's #1 bestselling children's author is back with this high-flying adventure about a boy and his grandfather, perfect for fans...
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Can You Survive an Aritificial Intelligence Uprising?: An Interactive Doomsday Adventure

Matt Doeden · Capstone Press
Pages: 112
Format: Print book

The machines have become too clever! Artificial intelligence has risen up against humanity in a quest to wipe us out entirely. The human race is on the brink, and its hopes may lie with you, a young computer whiz. Will you join your parents - leaders in the field of AI - in an attempt to make...
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Two Naomis

Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich · Balzer + Bray
Pages: 204
Format: Hardcover

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Jokes and More About Horses

Maria Nelson · Gareth Stevens Pub Learni
Pages: 24
Format: Book

Horses are a popular pet and are often members of a family for many years. Theyre commonly trained for horse shows and the excitement of racing. But even well-trained show ponies can be willful sometimes! Through jokes and wordplay, readers learn the sillier aspects of horse ownership and many...
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Armstrong and Charlie

Steven B. Frank · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 298
Format: Hardcover

Charlie isn't looking forward to sixth grade. If he starts sixth grade, chances are he'll finish it. And when he does, he'll grow older than the brother he recently lost. Armstrong isn't looking forward to sixth grade, either. When his parents sign him up for Opportunity Busing to a white...
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