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Bronze and Sunflower

Cao Wenxuan · Candlewick Press
Pages: 400
Format: Print book

A beautifully written, timeless tale by Cao Wenxuan, best-selling Chinese author and 2016 recipient of the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award.Sunflower is an only child, and when her father is sent to the rural Cadre School, she has to go with him. Her father is an established artist...
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What Does a Janitor Do?

Rita Kidde · Powerkids Pr
Format: Paperback

From School Library Journal K-Gr 2-Clean design and attractive photography make this a solid series for young readers. Each spread features one page with no more than two simple sentences and a full-bleed photograph. The images nicely complement the texts, showing diverse...
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Meet the Denver Broncos

Zack Burgess · Norwood House Press
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

"An introduction to the Denver Broncos professional football team. Includes information about the team's history, stadium, star players, and uniforms. Features include: a true/false quiz, photos, vintage trading cards reproductions, maps, and records. Table of Contents, glossary,...
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The World's Greatest Detective

CAROLINE CARLSON · HarperCollins
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

Caroline Carlson, author of the Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates series, returns with The World's Greatest Detective, a story of crime, tricks, and hilarity for those who know that sometimes it takes a pair of junior sleuths to solve a slippery case.Detectives' Row is full of talented...
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National Geographic Kids Chapters: Danger on the Mountain: And More True Stories of Extreme Adventures

Gregg Treinish · National Geographic Society
Pages: 112
Format: Library Binding

Accomplished outdoor explorer Gregg Treinish loves adventure! Whether it's spending two years hiking the remote and perilously high Andes Mountains or coming face to face with wolverines, lynx, and bears, Gregg always knows where the action is. With gripping--and totally true--stories...
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Mrs. Smith's Spy School for Girls

Beth McMullen · Aladdin
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

A girl discovers her boarding school is actually an elite spy-training program, and she must learn the skills of the trade in order to find her mother in this action-packed middle grade debut.After a botched escape plan from her boarding school, Abigail is stunned to discover the school...
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Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina Young Readers Edition

Misty Copeland · Aladdin
Pages: 186
Format: Print book

Determination meets dance in this middle grade adaptation of the New York Times bestselling memoir by the first African-American principal dancer in American Ballet Theatre history, Misty Copeland.As the first African-American principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre, Misty Copeland...
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Caleb and Kit

Beth Vrabel · Running Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Caleb is shorter, frailer, and more protected than most kids his age. That's because he has cystic fibrosis, a diagnosis meaning lungs that fill with mucus and a shortened lifespan. Caleb tries not to let his disorder define him, but it can be hard with an overprotective...
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The Sky at Our Feet

Nadia Hashimi · HarperCollins
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

This #ownvoices novel by bestselling author Nadia Hashimi tells the affecting story of an Afghan-American boy who believes his mother has been deported. For fans of Inside Out and Back Again and Counting by 7s. Jason has just learned that his Afghan mother has been living illegally in the United...
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Zombie Apocalypse

Ruth Owen · Bearport Publishing
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

Imagine looking out your window and seeing a horde of moaning, rotting zombies lumbering your way. What would happen if a mysterious virus were to suddenly sweep through your town, turning people into crazed flesh-eaters? Where would be the safest places to hide? And what should you pack...
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Nickelodeon Pandemonium #1

Eric Esquivel · Papercutz
Pages: 64
Format: Print book

The funniest new stars from Nickelodeon are featured in all-new comics! See Harvey Beaks try to be as adventurous and wild as Fee and Foo! See Pig, Goat, Banana, Cricket get involved in a Seinfeldian comedy plot that pulls each of them into a crazy story that comes together in the end!...
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Modding Minecraft

Sarah Guthals. · John Wiley & Sons
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

My kid can mod Minecraft? Oh my! There's no doubt about it: Minecraft has taken the world by storm. If your resident Minecraft fanatic is ready to take their experience to a new level of play, introduce them to modding! Modding allows Minecraft players to modify the game through code...
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The Haunted Legends Special

Gertrude Chandler Warner · Albert Whitman & Company
Pages: 355
Format: Print book

Wherever the Boxcar Children go, mysteries are bound to show up! These three spooky tales are perfect for Halloween: The Haunted Clock Tower Mystery (#84) When the Aldens learn that a valuable secret from the past lies hidden somewhere at Goldwin University, they think the clock tower...
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Labrador Retrievers

Chris Bowman · Bellwether Media
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to Labrador retrievers. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
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Gemstones

Ann O. Squire · Scholastic
Format: Book

Just what is hiding in the ground beneath you feet? Get ready to explore the fundamentals of earth science! The fascinating facts and fun activities in these informative titles help you learn all there is to know about fossils, gemstones, rocks, and minerals.
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