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Guinea Dog 3

Patrick Jennings · EgmontUSA
Format: Hardcover

An award-winning, hilariously funny middle-grade series about guinea pigs who act like other pets will move its author, Patrick Jennings, into the ranks of much-loved writers, such as Louis Sachar and Andrew Clements.When Rufus, Murphy, Lurena, and their pets go camping, they meet Pedro,...
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Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back So You Want to Be a Jedi?

Adam Gidwitz · Disney Lucasfilm Press
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

Acclaimed, New York Times best-selling author Adam Gidwitz delivers a captivating retelling of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back like you've never experienced before, infusing the iconic, classic tale of good versus evil with a unique perspective and narrative style that will speak...
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The Accelerati Trilogy Book Three Hawking's Hallway

Neal Shusterman · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 361
Format: Print book

Nick Slate, in order to protect his father and little brother, reluctantly must help the Accelerati complete Tesla's great device. Their power-mad leader wants nothing less than to control the world's energy--but there are still three missing objects to track down.Nick's friends can't help...
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Nightmare Escape

Greg Grunberg · Graphix
Pages: 208
Format: Print book

Ben has a problem. When he sleeps he dreams, and when he dreams, they're all nightmares! But he can also jump into other people's dreams. So when his friends start falling victim to an evil dream-monster that prevents them from waking, Ben knows he has to help them. Easier said than done...
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A Grimm Warning

Chris Colfer · Little Brown & Co
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover

In the third book in the New York Times bestselling series by Chris Colfer, the Brothers Grimm have a warning for the Land of Stories.
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Police Horses: Horses That Protect

Loren Spiotta-DiMare · Enslow Elementary
Format: Book

In POLICE HORSES, read about the incredible bond between Lieutenant Bob Marelli and his police horse Lieu. Discover the history of police horses, what breeds are used, what being on the job is like for a mounted police officer and his horse, the training involved, and what happens when...
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Blackbeard: A Notorious Pirate in the Caribbean

Tim Cooke · Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

Edward Teach, otherwise known as the pirate Blackbeard, was a terror of the seas in the 1700s. Merchant ships had little choice but to surrender to his 40-cannon Queen Annes Revenge. At one point, Teach accepted a pardon but couldnt retire from piracy for good. This adventurous volume takes...
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The Supreme Court

Peter Benoit · Children's Press(CT)
Pages: 64
Format: Library Binding

The definitive history series! Strong narratives and eye-catching images tell the stories behind growth and development in the United States and around the world. Features: Sidebars include: Spotlight On, A View from Abroad, A Firsthand Look, Yesterday's Headlines, Today's Perspective...
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Catch You Later, Traitor

Avi · Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Brooklyn, New York, 1951. Twelve-year-old Pete Collison is a regular kid who loves Sam Spade detective books and radio crime dramas, but when an FBI agent shows up at Pete's doorstep accusing his father of being a Communist, Pete finds himself caught in a real-life mystery. Could there...
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John Pemberton: Coca-Cola Developer

Sheila Griffin Llanas · Checkerboard Library
Format: Book

Details the life and career of the soft drink magnate, from his childhood in Georgia to his success as a pharmacist and businessman.
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Pope Francis: First Pope from the Americas

Stephanie Watson · Lerner Publishing Group

On March 13, 2013, thousands of people gathered outside Saint Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City - and billions more gathered to see live coverage via TV and the Internet. All eyes watched the cathedral's balcony doors, where the new pope was about to be revealed. The crowd cheered...
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Middle School: Ultimate Showdown

James Patterson · Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover

Readers get a chance to participate in James Patterson's wildly successful Middle School series in this interactive book featuring more than 80 hilarious anecdotes from dueling siblings Rafe and Georgia Khatchadorian--plus dozens of fun-filled activities! The Khatchadorian kids are an opinionated...
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Motor Girls: How Women Took the Wheel and Drove Boldly Into the Twentieth Century

Sue Macy · National Geographic Partners
Pages: 96
Format: Print book

Come along for a joy ride in this enthralling tribute to the daring women - Motor Girls, as they were called at the turn of the century - who got behind the wheel of the first cars and paved the way for change. The automobile has always symbolized freedom, and in this book we meet the first...
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One-Eyed Doll

Iacopo Bruno · Feiwel & Friends
Format: Hardcover

Welcome. Have a seat. The doll will move if you ask nicely. She's got a story to tell. But be warned. One-Eyed Doll isn't just any tale. This is a Scary Tale. Meet Malick Rice and his sister, Tiana. Two kids who love to hunt for hidden treasure and are about to make their biggest...
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Pittsburgh Steelers

Zach Wyner · Av2 by Weigl
Format: Print book

32 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 27 cm.
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