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From Percy Jackson: Camp Half-Blood Confidential

Rick Riordan · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

In response to an awful camp orientation video created by the god Apollo, Percy Jackson and other residents of Camp Half-Blood answer such questions as "What is this place?" and "Do I get to keep the T-shirt?" Newbies can check out the section on the Divine Cabins, read...
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American Girl: Girl of the Year: 2017 Novel 2

TERESA E HARRIS · SCHOLASTIC (US)
Pages: 176
Format: Print book

Gabriela's second novel picks up where her first left off. Her BFF may be going to another school, but Gabby is determined to make sixth grade the best year ever! She's even ready to stand up to confident and intimidating Aaliyah Reade-Johnson if she makes fun of Gabby for her stutter....
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The Chronicles of Avantia #4: Fire and Fury

Adam Blade · Scholastic Press
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

The war for Avantia has reached its terrifying conclusion!Tanner, Gwen, Castor, and Rufus have collected three pieces of the ancient mask that bestows the power to control all of Avantia's Beasts to the wearer. Only one final portion remains and it is being held in Derthsin's fiery...
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What Is a Circuit?

Ethan Weingarten · Gareth Stevens Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Book annotation not available for this title.Title: What is a Circuit?Author: Weingarten, EthanPublisher: Publication Date: 2013/01/01Number of Pages: 24Binding Type: LIBRARYLibrary of Congress: 2012031420
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Hey, Charleston!: The True Story of the Jenkins Orphanage Band

Anne F. Rockwell · Carolrhoda Books
Format: Book

What happened when a former slave took beat-up old instruments and gave them to a bunch of orphans? Thousands of futures got a little brighter and a great American art form was born. In 1891, Reverend Daniel Joseph Jenkins opened his orphanage in Charleston, South Carolina. He soon had hundreds...
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Buster Posey

Tammy Gagne · Mitchell Lane Pub Inc
Format: Print book

Highlights the life of catcher, Buster Posey, who was injured in the 2011 season and came back in the 2012 season to help take the World Series Championship.
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Murder House: Book Three in the Murder House Trilogy

Franklin W Dixon · Aladdin
Pages: 167
Format: Paperback

ATAC Briefing for Agents Frank and Joe Hardy MISSION: To finally get to the bottom of the ongoing deadly scares taking place on the set of the reality TV show Deprivation House. LOCATION: A huge villa in Beverly Hills, CA, without a single luxury left inside. POTENTIAL VICTIMS: Every...
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Jasper John Dooley: Star of the Week

Caroline Adderson · Kids Can Press
Pages: 127
Format: Hardcover

At last, it's Jasper John Dooley's turn to be Star of the Week at school. Unfortunately, nothing turns out as planned. His Show and Tell falls flat. A new baby at his friend Ori's house steals his spotlight. And worst of all, the new baby has only-child Jasper wondering if his own family...
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DIY Nail Art: 15 Amazing Step-by-Step Designs

I Scream Nails · Hardie Grant Books
Pages: 63
Format: Print book

Nail art has become an immensely popular trend, and this unique title helps kids create super-cute nail designs in easy-to-follow steps. Whether it's bunnies, cupcakes, dinosaurs or rainbows, DIY Nail Art helps kids create 15 amazing signature nail designs.
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A Crooked Kind of Perfect

Linda Urban · Harcourt Children's
Pages: 213
Format: Hardcover

Ten-year-old Zoe Elias has perfect piano dreams. She can practically feel the keys under her flying fingers; she can hear the audience's applause. All she needs is a baby grand so she can start her lessons, and then she'll be well on her way to Carnegie Hall. But when Dad ventures to the music...
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What Would Joey Do?

Jack Gantos · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 229
Format: Hardcover

Sequel to Joey Pigza Loses Control, a Newbery Honor BookAre they flirting or fighting? This is Joey Pigza's question when the fireworks suddenly start to explode between his long-separated mom and dad, whom he's never really had a chance to see together. The more out of control his parents...
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Wild West: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #10: Ghost Town at Sundown

MARY POPE OSBORNE · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 128
Format: Library Binding

Track the facts about cowboys, ghost towns, outlaws, and more!When Jack and Annie came back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #10: Ghost Town at Sundown, they had lots of questions. What is a ghost town? Why do we call the Old West wild? What are cowboys? Who was Billy the Kid? Find...
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