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Portugal Portugal

Ariel Factor Birdoff · Bearport Pub Co Inc
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

Welcome to Portugal! In this bright, exciting book, young readers will travel to this amazing country without ever leaving their homes or classrooms. During their journey, they will learn all about Portugal?s land, history, cities, language, food, and more! This 32-page book features controlled...
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The Isle of the Lost: A Descendants Novel

Melissa De la Cruz · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 311
Format: Hardcover

Evil tree. Bad Apple?Twenty years ago, all the evil villains were banished from the kingdom of Auradon to the Isle of the Lost--a dark and dreary place protected by a force field that makes it impossible for them to leave. Stripped of their magical powers, the villains now live in total...
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North Carolina

Ann Heinrichs · Children's Press
Pages: 144
Format: Book

From its wet marshlands and the towering Appalachian Mountains to cities such as Raleigh and Charlotte, North Carolina is home to a diverse range of environments. Readers will trace the history of this remarkable state from its earliest settlement to its latest developments. They will also...
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The Bad Guys in Mission Unpluckable

Aaron Blabey · Scholastic Press
Pages: 144
Format: Print book

The Bad Guys next mission? Rescue 10,000 chickens from a high-tech cage farm. But they are up against sizzling lasers, one feisty tarantula, and their very own Mr. Snake...who's also known as "The Chicken Swallower." What could possibly go wrong?Get ready to laugh up your lunch...
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Into the Lion's Den

Linda A Fairstein · Dial Books for Young Readers
Pages: 312
Format: Print book

Watch out, Nancy Drew - Devlin Quick is smart, strong, and she will DEFINITELY close the case in this thrilling new mystery series for girls and boys from New York Times bestselling author Linda FairsteinSomeone has stolen a page from a rare book in the New York Public Library. At least,...
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A Book About Whales

Andrea Antinori · Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pages: 64
Format: Hardcover

Acting as a first book of whales, A Book About Whales teaches young readers everything they need to know about the largest mammals on earth: how they have evolved over millions of years, what and how they eat, their migration patterns, and more! Andrea Antinori's whimsical black-and-white...
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The Key to Every Thing

PAT SCHMATZ · Candlewick
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

For eleven-year-old Tash, Cap'n Jackie isn't just the elderly next-door neighbor - she's family. When she disappears, only Tash holds the key that might bring her back.Tash didn't want to go to camp, didn't want to spend the summer with a bunch of strangers, didn't want to be separated...
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I Survived the American Revolution, 1776

LAUREN TARSHIS · Scholastic Paperbacks
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback

The battlefield was soaked in blood. Screams of injured soldiers rang through the air. Eleven-year-old Nathaniel Knox knelt behind a rock, his gun clutched in his shaking hands. Nate had been heading to New York City to find his father. But now he was trapped in a terrible gunfight between...
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The Closer: Young Readers Edition

Mariano Rivera; Wayne R Coffey; Sue Corbett · Little
Format: Hardcover

Mariano Rivera never dreamed of becoming a professional athlete. He didn't grow up collecting baseball cards, playing Little League, or cheering on his home team at the World Series. He had never heard of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, or Mickey Mantle.
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The Red Pencil

Andrea Davis Pinkney · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

"Amira, look at me," Muma insists.She collects both my hands in hers."The Janjaweed attack without warning.If ever they come-- run."Finally, Amira is twelve. Old enough to wear a toob, old enough for new responsibilities. And maybe old enough to go to school in Nyala--...
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Ghost Attack

DAVID LUBAR · Scholastic Paperbacks
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

When Alex and his cousin Sarah are visiting their grandparents, Alex gets terrible red, itchy hives. Yikes! He's allergic to a ghost! Even worse, the ghost won't leave him alone -- he wants Alex and Sarah's help. Can they solve the ghost's mystery and get rid of Alex's...
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Going Wild #2: Project Chimera

LISA MCMANN · HarperCollins
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

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The Ghost of Slappy

R L STINE · Scholastic Paperbacks
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

Slappy's back as a ghost! And this time, the only thing you'll play is hide-and-go-shriek!
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The Halloween Party from the Black Lagoon

Mike Thaler · Abdo Pub Co
Format: Book

Get ready to scream, beacuse it's Halloween time in the Black Lagoon.Hubie has no costume for the scariest Halloween party ever. Too bad he can't just go as the invisible man and stay at home. Plus, there will be a ton of monsters at the party. He'd better find a costume quick...
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Chinese New Year

Rebecca Pettiford · Jump!
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

In Chinese New Year, early readers will learn about this Chinese holiday and the ways people celebrate it. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage emergent readers as they explore this unique holiday.
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