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There Was An Old Astronaut Who Swallowed the Moon!

Lucille Colandro · Cartwheel Books
Pages: 64
Format: Hardcover

There was an old astronaut who swallowed the moon. I don't know why she swallowed the moon. It happened at noon.Scholastic's bestselling OLD LADY returns in this adventure series with a nonfiction twist that will make you laugh AND learn! In this spin-off, the OLD LADY turns into...
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Marty Frye, Private Eye: The Case of the Busted Video Games

Janet Tashjian · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 96
Format: Hardcover

Book 3 in the Marty Frye young chapter book mystery series by bestselling author-illustrator team Janet Tashjian and Laurie Keller!In this new collection of mysteries, everyone's favorite poet detective is back in action. When a prankster tangles all the school jump ropes into knots...
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Theodore Boone: The Accomplice

John Grisham · Dutton Books for Young Readers
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Theodore Boone is back on the case in an all-new adventure! Bestselling author John Grisham delivers a page-turning legal thriller for a new generation of readers.Theo has been worried about his good friend Woody Lambert. Woody is struggling at school and making bad choices. But when Woody...
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Bird Boy: A Grimm and Gross Retelling

Benjamin Harper · Stone Arch Books
Pages: 64
Format: Library Binding

Birdy got his name when a forest worker found him up in a tree as a small child. The forest worker's daughter becomes Birdy's best friend. But Sanna the cook hatches an evil plan involving the strange boy and a boiling pot of water. Yummy! But only if you like roasted Bird. The two friends...
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The Brave Little Tailor: A Grimm and Gross Retelling

J.E. Bright · Stone Arch Books
Pages: 64
Format: Library Binding

A jar of jam and a bunch of flies start off this not-quite-normal adventure. A young tailor named Abraham Spoke swats seven of the flies with one smack of his belt. He's so impressed by his own bravery that he sews the words "SEVEN IN ONE STROKE" on his belt. As Abe travels...
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Hans in Luck: A Grimm and Gross Retelling

J.E. Bright · Stone Arch Books
Pages: 64
Format: Library Binding

Hans works faithfully for the farmer for seven years. At the end of his service, his master gives him a lump of gold the size of his head! Hans heads off to make his fortune, but soon the gold becomes too heavy to carry. In a series of hilarious encounters with other travelers, Hans ends...
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The Wolf and the Seven Kids: A Grimm and Gross Retelling

Benjamin Harper · Stone Arch Books
Pages: 64
Format: Library Binding

Mama Goat has seven little kids who are pretty smart for their age. Before Mama goes into the forest for some food, she warns the kids to stay inside and not let anyone in. Especially the Wolf! But soon after she leaves, the hairy menace shows up and tries to fool the suspicious siblings...
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Home Is a Window

Stephanie Ledyard · Neal Porter Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

A family learns what home really means, as they leave one beloved residence and make a new home in another.Home can be many things--a window, a doorway, a rug . . . or a hug. At home, everything always feels the same: comfortable and safe. But sometimes things change, and a home must be left...
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Tiny T. Rex and the Impossible Hug

Jonathan Stutzman · Chronicle Books
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

Tiny T. Rex has a HUGE problem. His friend Pointy needs cheering up and only a hug will do. But with his short stature and teeny T. Rex arms, is a hug impossible? Not if Tiny has anything to say about it! Join this plucky little dinosaur in his very first adventure - a warm and funny tale...
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Castle in the Stars: The Space Race of 1869

Alex Alice · First Second
Pages: 60
Format: Hardcover

In search of the mysterious element known as aether, Claire Dulac flew her hot air balloon toward the edge of our stratosphere -- and never returned. Her husband, genius engineer Archibald Dulac, is certain that she is forever lost. Her son, Seraphin, still holds out hope.One year after...
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