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The Land of Stories: Beyond the Kingdoms

Chris Colfer · Little, Brown, 2016.
Pages: 432
Format: Print book

Fairy tales are just the beginning. The Masked Man is on the loose in the Land of Stories, and it's up to Alex and Conner Bailey to stop him... except Alex has been thrown off the Fairy Council, and no one will believe they're in danger. With only the help of the ragtag group of Goldilocks,...
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Niger

Barbara A Somervill · Children's Press
Pages: 144
Format: Print book

Bordering seven other countries, Niger is a landlocked nation in the heart of western Africa. Due to economic troubles, frequent civil wars and disruption of the government, and other problems, poverty is a major issue throughout the country. Nevertheless, Niger is a land of rich history...
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Pirates 'n' Pistols: Ten Swashbuckling Pirate Tales

Chris Mould · Hodder & Stoughton; Reprint edition
Format: Print book

First ghosts, then dragons, and now pirates! From the author of Dust'n'Bones comes a swashbuckling introduction to traditional myths and classic tales.   Come face-to-face with some of the most villainous and scurrilous rogues ever to sail the seven seas in these...
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Challenging Common Core Math Lessons

Molly Bryan Talbot · Prufrock Press
Pages: 250
Format: Print book

The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for Mathematics are curriculum standards that describe the mathematics skills and concepts students need to develop for success in higher education and the 21st-century workplace. This book, the most recent curriculum unit from the Center for Gifted...
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Serafina and the Black Cloak

Robert Beatty · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 293
Format: Print book

A brave and unusual girl lives secretly in the basement of the grand Biltmore Estate amidst the splendor of the Gilded Age and the rugged beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Serafina's pa, the estate's maintenance man, has warned her to keep herself hidden from the fancy folk who live on the floors...
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Saving Marty

PAUL GRIFFIN · Dial Books
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

Fans of Because of Winn Dixie will adore this warm and heart-wrenching story of the friendship between a boy and a pig who thinks it's a dog. Renzo is a quiet kid, content to let his charismatic friend Paloma do all the talking while he dreams of playing the guitar and surfing out in California,...
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The Sign of the Cat

Lynne Jonell · Christy Ottaviano Books
Pages: 358
Format: Print book

Talking cats, a missing princess, swordfights with villains, and secret identities combine in this epic tale of bravery and self-discovery on the high seas. Duncan is very smart. He also has a most unusual gift. So why does his mother encourage him to be perfectly average and insist he only...
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Booked

Kwame Alexander · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 314
Format: Print book

National Book Award Long ListNew York Times Bestseller Like lightning/you strike/fast and free/legs zoom/down field/eyes fixed/on the checkered ball/on the goal/ten yards to go/can't nobody stop you/can't nobody cop you ... In this follow-up to the Newbery-winning novel THE CROSSOVER, soccer,...
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Star Wars Jedi Academy - Return of the Padawan

Jeffrey Brown · Scholastic, Inc.
Pages: 176
Format: Print book

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away.....
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Cupid: God of Love

Teri Temple · Child's World
Format: Hardcover

Tells different versions of the mythological origin of the Roman god Cupid and explains his use of his arrows of love and hate, his place in Roman mythology, and how he is different from, and similar to, the Greek god Eros.
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Giraffes

Lucia Raatma · Childrens Press
Pages: 48
Format: Book

As the world's tallest mammals, giraffes can reach their long necks to the very tops of trees. Readers will discover how these remarkable animals search for food and work together to keep their babies safe. They will also find out how giraffes communicate and how their unique bodies help...
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The Stolen Chapters

James Riley · Aladdin
Pages: 354
Format: Print book

Owen, Kiel, and Bethany confront secrets, stolen memories, and some very familiar faces in the follow-up to The Story Thieves - which was called a "fast-paced, action-packed tale" by School Library Journal - from the bestselling author of the Half Upon a Time trilogy.Owen Conners...
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Bearded Dragon

Cristie Mosblech · Rourke Educational Media
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Bearded dragons are reptiles. Spiny scales run down both sides of their head, throat, and bodies. These soft spines resemble the whiskers of a human and make them look like they have beards. Their size, playful personality, and good temperament make bearded dragons one of the most popular...
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Tibet

Liz Sonneborn · Children's Press
Pages: 144
Format: Print book

Home to many mountains, including the highest point on the planet, Tibet is sometimes called "The Roof of the World." Despite Tibet's official status as a part of China, the country's people widely consider it to be an independent nation. Readers will trace Tibet's...
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Momotaro Xander and the Lost Island of Monsters

Margaret Dilloway · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 309
Format: Print book

Xander Miyamoto would rather do almost anything than listen to his sixth grade teacher, Mr. Stedman, drone on about weather disasters happening around the globe. If Xander could do stuff he's good at instead, like draw comics and create computer programs, and if Lovey would stop harassing...
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