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Al Capone Throws Me a Curve

Gennifer Choldenko · Wendy Lamb Books
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Return to Al Capone's Alcatraz with Newbery Honor-winning author Gennifer Choldenko in this charming addition to the beloved series about the son of a prison guard.Moose Flanagan lives on a famous island in California: Alcatraz, home to some of the most dangerous prisoners in the United...
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My Little Pony: Legends of Magic, Vol. 2

JEREMY WHITLEY · IDW Publishing
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

Explore the secret history of Equestria in these standalone tales delving into the unique places, characters, and stories of the Ponies' world!The origin of Equestria's most famous pony heroes continues as they come together to face the greatest evil any have ever encountered! Will they...
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The Getaway

JEFF KINNEY · Harry N. Abrams
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Greg Heffley and his family are getting out of town. With the cold weather and the stress of the approaching holiday season, the Heffleys decide to escape to a tropical island resort for some much-needed rest and relaxation. A few days in paradise should do wonders for Greg and his frazzled...
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Tyme #1: Grounded: The Adventures of Rapunzel

Megan Morrison · Arthur A. Levine Books
Pages: 374
Format: Hardcover

In all of Tyme, from the Redlands to the Grey, no one is as lucky as Rapunzel. She lives in a magic tower that obeys her every wish; she reads wonderful books starring herself as the heroine; her hair is the longest, most glorious thing in the world. And she knows this because Witch tells...
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Mac Undercover

Mac Barnett · Orchard Books
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

Before Mac Barnett was an author, he was a kid.And while he was a kid, he was a spy. Not just any spy. But a spy...for the Queen of England. James Bond meets Diary of a Wimpy Kid with this groundbreaking new fully-illustrated chapter book series Mac B., Kid Spy. The precious Crown Jewels...
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Missy Piggle-Wiggle and the Won't-Walk-the-Dog Cure

Ann M Martin · Feiwel & Friends
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Missy's back for a second adventure in this spin-off series of the beloved Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle books from Ann M. Martin and Annie Parnell!Missy Piggle-Wiggle is finally starting to feel settled in at the upside-down house, and the families in town have come to trust her magical cures for all sorts...
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Who Was Selena?

MAX BISANTZ · Penguin Workshop
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback

Discover why Selena, the Queen of Tejano music, became one of the most celebrated Mexican-American entertainers of the twentieth century!As a young girl, Selena Quintanilla sang in a band called Selena y Los Dinos with her brother and sister. The family performed at fairs, weddings, quinceañeras,...
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Survivors: Extraordinary Tales from the Wild and Beyond

David Long · Faber & Faber
Pages: 184
Format: Hardcover

Beautifully presented in a large, hardback format, and fully illustrated in color throughout, this wonderful anthology is a treat for all the family. Be shocked and amazed by these incredible real-life stories of extreme survival, including... The Man Who Sucked Blood from a Shark, a sailor...
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Swing it, Sunny

Jennifer L. Holm · Graphix
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Summer's over and it's time for Sunny Lewin to enter the strange and unfriendly hallways of . . . middle school. When her Gramps calls her from Florida to ask how she's doing, she always tells him she's fine. But the truth? Sunny is NOT having the best time.Not only is the whole middle...
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The Rain Wizard: The Amazing, Mysterious, True Life of Charles Mallory Hatfield

Larry Dane Brimner
Pages: 80
Format: Print book

In December 1915, San Diego's leaders claimed the town's reservoirs were nearly dry. Knowing the city would not survive and grow unless it had water, they hired Charles Mallory Hatfield, whose skills at making rain were legendary. But when torrents and torrents of rain came, disaster...
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Aaron Rodgers

Matt Scheff · Sportszone
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

This title introduces readers to Aaron Rodgers, providing exciting details about his life and going deep inside the key moments of his NFL career. The title also features informative fast facts, a timeline, and a glossary. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards....
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The Lost Kingdom of Bamarre

Gail Carson Levine · HarperCollins
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

In this compelling and thought-provoking fantasy set in the world of The Two Princesses of Bamarre, Newbery Honor-winning author Gail Carson Levine introduces a spirited heroine who must overcome deeply rooted prejudice - including her own - to heal her broken country.Peregrine strives...
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Tom And Huck's Howling Adventure: The Further Adventures Of Tom Sawyer And Huckleberry Finn

Tim Champlin · Five Star Publishing
Format: Hardcover

A modern 13-year old boy, Zane Rasmussen, falls into a coma and wakes up on Jackson's Island in the Mississippi River where he is found by Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn and freed slave, Jim.It is June, 1849, and Zane gradually accepts that these are living characters from Twain's...
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Buddhism

Katie Marsico · Cherry Lake Publishing
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Using the new C3 Framework for Social Studies Standards, these books explore the six most popular world religions through the lenses of History, Geography, Civics, and Economics. In Buddhism, the text and photos look at the history, basic philosophies, and geography of this religion, as well...
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Georgia

G. S. Prentzas · C. Press/F. Watts Trade; Revised edition
Format: Library Binding

America the Beautiful, Third Series is bursting with fascinating facts, up-to-date statistics, glorious full-color photographs, and unusual lists guaranteed to elicit at least one WOW! with the turn of every page. America the Beautifuls new dynamic design and editorial approach to the geography,...
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