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The Witch's Vacuum Cleaner and Other Stories

Terry Pratchett · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

Do you believe in magic? Can you imagine a war between wizards? An exciting journey in an airship or down in a submarine? Would you like to meet the fastest truncheon in the Wild West?The Witch's Vacuum Cleaner is the second fabulously funny short-story collection from the late acclaimed...
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Olive Finds Treasure

Megan Atwood · Picture Window Books
Pages: 91
Format: Library Binding

Molly's birthday is coming up, and she desperately wants her cross-country pen pal, Olive, to attend. The two have never met, but they've got a plan to change that! Unfortunately, it involves selling a lost necklace that isn't theirs. Readers can climb right inside the friends' heads by reading...
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Daniela

Lisa Mullarkey · Calico
Pages: 112
Format: Print book

The Pony Girls are ready for their first summer at Storm Cliff Stables! Horses, swimming, camp life, and most important, friendships. Daniela came to horse camp all the way from Costa Rica. Shes hoping to become best friends with her cousin Gabriela. But instead, she just feels jealous....
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When Audrey Met Alice

Rebecca Behrens · Sourcebooks Inc
Pages: 294
Format: Hardcover

Living in the White House is like being permanently grounded. Only with tighter security. "A fun look into the private life of an inspiring first daughter."--Marissa Moss, bestselling author of the Amelia's Notebook and Mira's Diary series When First Daughter Audrey Rhodes discovers...
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Ghost

Jason Reynolds · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

A National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature. Ghost wants to be the fastest sprinter on his elite middle school track team, but his past is slowing him down in this first electrifying novel of a brand-new series from Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award-winning author Jason...
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S.M.A.R.T.S. and the Mars Mission Mayhem

Melinda Metz · Stone Arch Books
Pages: 119
Format: Library Binding

"The S.M.A.R.T.S. team is going to Mars! After winning a contest, S.M.A.R.T.S. gets the chance to participate in a Mars colony simulation out in the desert. Other science clubs are there, too -- including a rival club that's played dirty in the past. Now, only a day into the mission,...
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Bad Kitty Takes the Test

Nick Bruel · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 136
Format: Print book

It's something everyone has to do at least once. Kitty is no different. In this new edition of the beloved, bestselling Bad Kitty series, Bad Kitty faces . . . a test!Based on her previous bad behavior, the Society of Cat Aptitude has determined that Kitty is not only a bad kitty but a bad cat....
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Flying Lessons & Other Stories

Ellen Oh · Crown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Whether it is basketball dreams, family fiascos, first crushes, or new neighborhoods, this bold anthology - written by the best children's authors - celebrates the uniqueness and universality in all of us. In a partnership with We Need Diverse Books, industry giants Kwame Alexander, Soman...
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Allie, First at Last

Angela Cervantes · Scholastic Press
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

Allie Velasco wants to be a trailblazer.A trendsetter.A winner.No better feeling exists in the world than stepping to the top of a winner's podium and hoisting a trophy high in the air. At least, that's what Allie thinks . . . she's never actually won anything before. Everyone in her family...
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The Secret Destiny of Pixie Piper

Annabelle Fisher · Greenwillow Books
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

Pixie Piper, an ordinary fifth grader, discovers she is a direct descendant of Mother Goose - and she has the magical ability and poetry power to prove it! A lively and funny twist on a classic character for fans of the Clementine books, Wendy Mass, and Lisa Graff. This is the first of two books...
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The Best Man

Richard Peck · Dial Books for Young Readers
Pages: 232
Format: Print book

Newbery Medalist Richard Peck tells a story of small-town life, gay marriage, and everyday heroes in this novel for fans of Gary Schmidt and Jack GantosArcher Magill has spent a lively five years of grade school with one eye out in search of grown-up role models. Three of the best are his grandpa,...
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Villainous

Matthew Cody · Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 314
Format: Hardcover

"Fourteen-year-old Daniel and his friends battle the Nobles of the new Noble Academy and attempt to defeat the Shroud once and for all"--
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