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The Secret of Skull Island (Double Detectives)

Zack Norris · Sterling Children's Books
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

From the moment Otis and Cody Carson arrive on Skull Island to stay at their aunt's inn, they know something is wrong. A giant snake turns up on their aunt's bed, one of the rooms is violently ransacked, and then a celebrity guest goes missing. Could a ghost be responsible--or pirates?
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Snowy Owls

Ruth Owen · Windmill Books
Pages: 32
Format: Book

Describes the physical characteristics, natural habitat, and life cycle of the snowy owl, a bird of prey of the far north.
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Inside Your Insides: A Guide to the Microbes That Call You Home

Claire Eamer · Kids Can Press
Pages: 36
Format: Print book

?Wherever you go, tiny hitchhikers tag along for the ride,? this intriguing illustrated nonfiction book begins. ?The hitchhikers are actually microbes --- tiny living things so small that you need a microscope to see them. And every person carries around trillions and trillions of these...
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WeirDo (WeirDo #1)

Anh Do · Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

Meet Weir Do.No, that's not a typo, that's his name!Weir Do's the new kid in school. With an unforgettable name, a crazy family, and some seriously weird habits, fitting in won't be easy . . . but it will be funny!
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Arizona (Celebrate the States, Set 8)

Melissa McDaniel · Benchmark Books
Pages: 142
Format: Book

Discusses the geographic features, history, government, people, and attractions of the state of Arizona.
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A Girl Named Hillary: The True Story of Hillary Clinton

Rebecca Paley · Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 48
Format: Paperback

The A Girl Named series tells the stories of how ordinary American girls grew up to be extraordinary American women. It took a lot of determination, courage, and confidence to become the first woman to be nominated for president by a major political party. A Girl Named Hillary tells of the defining...
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Vanished: True Tales of Mysterious Disappearances

Elizabeth MacLeod · Annick Press
Pages: 188
Format: Print book

Gone - without a trace.No one loves a mystery more than Elizabeth MacLeod, author of the award-winning Bones Never Lie and Royal Murder. In her newest book, she presents six compelling stories about some of the world's most bewildering disappearances.Readers will be captivated by such...
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Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #34: Dogsledding and Extreme Sports: A nonfiction companion to Magic Tree House #54: Balto of the Blue Dawn

Mary Pope Osborne · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

Track the facts about the famous sled dog race and other incredible feats - with Jack and Annie!

When Jack and Annie came back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #54, they had lots of questions. How do sled dogs race for so long? When was the first Iditarod? What are some...
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Building Reusable Rockets

Gregory Vogt · Focus Readers
Pages: 48
Format: Library Binding

Explores scientists' thrilling quest to build reusable rockets. Engaging text, vibrant photos, and informative infographics help readers learn about this important advancement in exploring space, as well as the people and technology that made it possible.
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Sarai Saves the Music

Sarai Gonzalez · Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback

They're cutting funding at Sarai's school and her band program is the first to go. That is totally not okay with Sarai. She decides to organize a benefit concert to raise money! When she and her bandmates promote the concert on their video channel, it catches the attention of Sarai's...
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Her First Extra-ordinary Adventure!: #1

Landry Q Walker · DC Comics
Format: Hardcover

Meet Linda Lee! She's the newest kid on the block – and the planet, too! Find out how an ordinary girl from Krypton became the most extraordinary girl on Earth. And if you think life is tough as a hero, try being in the eighth grade.
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Celebrate Christmas

Joanne Mattern · Enslow Publishers
Pages: 112
Format: Print book

Over the past few centuries, Christmas has evolved into one of the most popular and well-known holidays. But few people are familiar with its past. Long before Christmas focused on Santa Claus, the giving and receiving of gifts, and even the celebration of Jesus' birth, it was a pagan...
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Scumble

Ingrid Law · Dial Books for Young Readers
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

Nine years after Mibs's Savvy journey, her cousin Ledge has just turned thirteen . . .

But Ledger Kale's savvy is a total dud--all he does is make little things fall apart. So his parents decide it's safe to head to Wyoming, where it's soon revealed that Ledge's savvy is much more powerful...

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33 Minutes

Todd Hasak-Lowy · Aladdin
Pages: 210
Format: Hardcover

This school-based boy friendship story is "funny, fast-paced, and quite poignant" (R. J. Palacio, author of Wonder) .

Sam Lewis is going to get his butt kicked in exactly thirty-three minutes. He knows this because yesterday his former best friend Morgan Sturtz...
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Unicorn Princesses 1: Sunbeam's Shine

Emily Bliss · Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

Welcome to an enchanted land ruled by unicorn princesses! Cressida Jenkins, a unicorn-obsessed girl who is sure that unicorns are real, is invited to visit, and readers will be thrilled to journey to the Rainbow Realm along with her! In each story, Cressida is called to help a unicorn...

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