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Caribou

Megan Borgert-Spaniol · Bellwether Media
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

Caribou are the reindeer of North America! These hoofed mammals grow huge antlers on their heads every year. The most impressive antlers can measure as long as 4 feet! This book calls elementary readers to join caribou in migrating the continents northernmost forest and tundra biomes.
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At Battle in World War II: An Interactive Battlefield Adventure

Matt Doeden · Capstone Press
Format: Print book

The Second World War is a war of the modern world, in terms of technology and firepower. Airplanes, tanks, and fully automatic weapons make their appearance. Battles in both Europe and the Pacific give this fight between nations a global scope. Will you: Live through the attack of Stalingrad...
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Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book 2 The Hammer of Thor

Rick Riordan · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 480
Format: Print book

Thor's hammer is missing again. The thunder god has a disturbing habit of misplacing his weapon--the mightiest force in the Nine Worlds. But this time the hammer isn't just lost, it has fallen into enemy hands. If Magnus Chase and his friends can't retrieve the hammer quickly, the mortal...
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Projekt 1065: A Novel of World War II

Alan Gratz · Scholastic Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Infiltrate. Befriend. Sabotage.World War II is raging. Michael O'Shaunessey, originally from Ireland, now lives in Nazi Germany with his parents. Like the other boys in his school, Michael is a member of the Hitler Youth.But Michael has a secret. He and his parents are spies. Michael despises...
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Pearl Harbor

JENNIFER SWANSON · Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback

Discover the stories of the real people and events that shaped American history in the Real Stories From My Time series. Perfect for book reports with full-page illustrations throughout, these nonfiction chapter books also include historical photos, maps, a timeline, a glossary, and a bibliography...
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Monster Tractors

Chris Bowman · Bellwether Media
Format: Hardcover

"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces tractors to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--
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Jubilee

Patricia Reilly Giff · Wendy Lamb Books
Pages: 149
Format: Hardcover

Newbery Honor-winning author Patricia Reilly Giff writes a tender, timeless story about a girl who stopped speaking long ago, and how she finds her way back to her voice. For fans of Listening for Lucca, Fish in a Tree, The Rules, and Mockingbird. Judith lives with her beloved aunt Cora...
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Balance Keepers, Book 1: The Fires of Calderon

Lindsay Cummings · Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Hardcover

The Fires of Calderonis Book One in Lindsay Cummingss epic Balance Keepers series These exciting fantasy-adventure books are full of magic mystery friendship and humor and are perfect for fans of books like Brandon MullsThe Candy Shop Waror the Unwanteds series by Lisa McMannBestselling...
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Bones of the Sun God

PETER VEGAS · Aladdin
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

Sam Force travels to Belize to investigate an ancient and evil secret society in this second novel of the Pyramid Hunters series, which School Library Journal called a mix of "Indiana Jones, National Treasure, and The Da Vinci Code."Sam heads to Belize to continue his investigation...
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Astrid the Unstoppable

Maria Parr · Candlewick
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Pippi Longstocking meets Heidi meets Anne Shirley in this tale of an irrepressible girl in a mountain village who navigates unexpected changes with warmth and humor.Speed and self-confidence, that's Astrid's motto. Nicknamed "the little thunderbolt," she loves to spend her days...
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My Life with the Liars

Caela Carter · Harpercollins, 2016.
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

Perfect for fans of Kathryn Erskine's Mockingbird and Holly Goldberg Sloan's Counting by 7s, this is a stunningly unique and poignant story of one girl's strength and courage as she decides who she is and what she will believe in.Behind the white-washed walls of the compound,...
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Sunker's deep.

Lian Tanner · Feiwel and Friends
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

Action, adventure, and mystery surround the Sunkers, a band of children who live in a submarine, as they try to survive a war in Book Two of the Icebreaker Trilogy. Sharkey is a Sunker--he was born on a fortunate tide, and everyone in the giant submersible Rampart knows it. The trouble...
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The Unflushables

Ron Bates · jimmy patterson
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

James Patterson presents: The Titans of the Toilet! The Wonders from Down Under! Nitro City's very own sewer superheroes: The Plumbers! Super Mario Bros meets Captain Underpants in this action-packed comedy sure to make a splash!Thirteen-year-old Sully Stringfellow has always admired the great...
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Save Me a Seat

Sarah Weeks · Scholastic Pr
Pages: 216
Format: Hardcover

Joe and Ravi might be from very different places, but they're both stuck in the same place: SCHOOL.Joe's lived in the same town all his life, and was doing just fine until his best friends moved away and left him on his own. Ravi's family just moved to America from India, and he's finding...
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The Adventures of Henry Whiskers

Gigi Priebe · Aladdin
Pages: 160
Format: Print book

Henry Whiskers must face his fears and rescue his little sister from the scary Rat Alley in this fun, fast-paced debut chapter book set in Queen Mary's historical dollhouse at Windsor Castle.Twenty-five generations of Whiskers have lived in Windsor Castle's most famous exhibit: Queen Mary's...
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