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Dolph Ziggler

Jesse Armstrong · Epic
Format: Hardcover

"Engaging images accompany information about Dolph Ziggler. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--
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Good Night Owl

Greg Pizzoli · Disney Hyperion
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

Owl is ready for bed. But as soon as he settles in, he hears a strange noise. He'll never get to sleep unless he can figure out what's going on He looks everywhere-in his cupboard, underneath the floorboards-even in his walls. But while he's busy tearing his house apart, he doesn't notice...
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The Lightning Queen

Laura Resau · Scholastic Press, 2015. ©2015
Pages: 323
Format: Print book

Nothing exciting happens on the Hill of Dust, in the remote mountains of Mexico in the 1950s. There's no electricity, no plumbing, no cars, just day after day of pasturing goats. And now, without his sister and mother, eleven-year-old Teo's life feels even more barren. And then one day,...
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Homer

Tammy Gagne · Mitchell Lane Publishers
Pages: 48
Format: Library Binding

Chronicles the life and works of the epic Greek poet Homer.
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Juno: Queen of the Gods, Goddess of Marriage

Teri Temple · Child's World
Format: Hardcover

"Introduces the Roman goddess Juno and explains her importance; features well-known Roman myths about this goddess; and includes map of ancient Rome and family tree of the Roman gods" --
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Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Planet Girl

Tom Greenwald · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 203
Format: Print book

There's a crisis at Eastport Middle School! It appears that everyone has a boyfriend or girlfriend except . . . Charlie Joe Jackson??!? Yup-he's the only single guy out of all his friends. How is this possible? Even Pete Milano snagged a girl! Well, Charlie Joe refuses to be left out....
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Saving Kabul Corner

N H Senzai · Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Pages: 273
Format: Hardcover

From Afghanistan to America, family matters most in this companion to Shooting Kabul, which Kirkus Reviews called "an ambitious story with much to offer."A rough and tumble tomboy, twelve-year-old Ariana couldn't be more different from her cousin Laila, who just arrived from Afghanistan...
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Building the Transcontinental Railroad

Linda Thompson · Rourke Pub Group
Format: Book

The construction of a transcontinental railroad was one of the United States' greatest technological achievements. Railroad track had to be laid over 2,000 miles of rugged terrain, including mountains of solid granite. The first spikes were driven in 1863, in the midst of the Civil...
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Beyoncé: Singer, Songwriter, and Actress

Joseph Kampff · Enslow Publishing
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

Through engaging, easy-to-understand text and full-color photos that document Beyoncs rise to fame, readers can discover more about her accomplishments both in the public eye and in her private life. A Words to Know section at the beginning of the book prepares students for new vocabulary...
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Wisconsin

Jean F. Blashfield · C. Press/F. Watts Trade
Pages: 144
Format: Print book

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 Beautiful's new dynamic design and editorial approach to the geography,...
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Spirit Animals: Book 2: Hunted

Maggie Stiefvater · Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

The adventure continues in this second book in the New York Times bestselling series.In the world of Erdas, only a rare few are able to summon a spirit animal in the way Conor, Abeke, Meilin, and Rollan have. The bond they share with their animals is a partnership that allows them to access...
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The Book of Lost Things

Cynthia Voigt · Knopf Books for Young Readers; 8.11.2013 edition
Format: Hardcover

Newbery medalist Cynthia Voigt presents a rollicking mystery in three acts!Maxs parents are missing. They are actors, and thus unpredictable, but sailing away, leaving Max with only a cryptic note, is unusual even for them. Did they intend to leave him behind? Have they been kidnapped? Until...
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Brambleheart #2: Bayberry Island: An Adventure About Friendship and the Journey Home

HENRY COLE · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

In Henry Cole's beautifully illustrated sequel to Brambleheart, reminiscent of Brian Jacques's Redwall and Avi's Poppy series, Twig's fantastical adventures continue as he and his animal friends set sail to reunite Char with his dragon family. Twig never thought he would...
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Guide Dogs

Sara Green · Bellwether Media
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

Book by Green, Sara
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Real Friends

Shannon Hale · First Second
Pages: 207
Format: Paperback

"Fresh and funny." -- New York Times Book ReviewNewbery Honor author Shannon Hale and New York Times bestselling illustrator LeUyen Pham join forces in this graphic memoir about how hard it is to find your real friends -- and why it's worth the journey.When best friends are not forever...
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