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Horse Riding

Sara Louise Kras · Marshall Cavendish
Pages: 48
Format: Library Binding

From School Library Journal Gr 3-6-This series offers a serious look at the world of horses. The information is basic enough to expose newbies to the wonders of equestrian life. The large font is approachable and perfect for the intended audience. The color photos and reproductions...
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Billy Sure Kid Entrepreneur and the Best Test

Luke Sharpe · Simon Spotlight
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

Billy Sure, twelve-year-old inventor and CEO of Sure Things, Inc., has come up with another zany invention that tells you what you're best at in the fourth book of a hilarious middle grade series!Everyone is talking about Billy Sure, the twelve-year-old genius and millionaire inventor...
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Wish Girl

Nikki Loftin · Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Group USA
Pages: 238
Format: Print book

A dying girl gives a boy the strength to live in this lyrical novel that will break your heart and lift your spirit Peter Stone's parents and siblings are extroverts, musicians, and yellers - and the louder they get, the less Peter talks, or even moves, until he practically fits his last...
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Meet the Bigfeet

Kevin Sherry · Scholastic (Us)
Pages: 122
Format: Book

A hilarious new chapter book series from the bestselling author/illustrator of I'M THE BIGGEST THING IN THE OCEAN.Blizz Richards is a great guy, a caring boss, and a loyal friend. Oh, yeah...he's also a yeti! He's made it his life's mission to study cryptids like him, hidden animals who have...
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GOTY and Camila

Kellen Hertz · American Girl Publishing Inc
Pages: 176
Format: Print book

For spring break, GOTY 2016 has invited her friend Camila to St. Louis for a stateside adventure. They find a stray kitten and make a mysterious discovery while visiting a grand but crumbling mansion. GOTY 2016 is determined to uncover the secrets of her discovery, but in her search for clues...
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Rutabaga the Adventure Chef: Book 1

Eric Colossal · Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover

In a world where there are dragons, wyverns, and haunted squash, you'd figure someone would have recipes for them, right? Rutabaga and his magic cooking pot, Pot, join young adventurers Winnifred, Manny, and Beef on a quest to defeat a dragon, discover new ingredients, find monsters...
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Women in Medicine

Tammy Gagne · Core Library
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

Female doctors, nurses, and medical researchers are helping change the way we treat illnesses and injuries. Women in Medicine looks at individuals who are making a major difference in these fields. Compelling text, full-color photos, and helpful back matter highlight these women and their...
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Palace of Dreams

Adam Jay Epstein · Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,
Pages: 323
Format: Print book

The familiars Aldwyn the cat, Skyler the blue jay, and Gilbert the tree frog are off on an all-new adventure in the series that Michael Buckley, bestselling author of The Sisters Grimm and NERDS series, says "combines the magic of Harry Potter and the adventure of Warriors." With...
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Pete's Dragon: The Lost Years

Disney Book Group. · Harpercollins
Pages: 208
Format: Print book

When Pete gets lost in the forest, he forms an unforgettable friendship with a giant flying dragon named Elliot. This original novel explores their adventures in the forest, and includes colorful illustrations.
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Super Simple Experiments with Forces: Fun and Innovative Science Projects

Paige V Polinsky · ABDO Publishing Company
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Super Simple Experiments with Forces gives young readers the tools they need to start experimenting. Budding scientists will learn to lift rice with friction, move a mini boat with surface tension, and more! Each project has easy?to?read directions paired with step?by?step photographs,...
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Haunted Houses!

Sandra H Dooling · PowerKids Press
Format:  Book : Juvenile audience : English : First editionView all editions and formats

Tells the story of a family visiting a haunted house in graphic novel format.
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The Titan's Curse

Rick Riordan · Hyperion Paperbacks for Children
Pages: 312
Format: Paperback

When the goddess Artemis goes missing, she is believed to have been kidnapped. And now it's up to Percy and his friends to find out what happened. Who is powerful enough to kidnap a goddess? They must find Artemis before the winter solstice, when her influence on the Olympian Council...
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Double or Nothing

Belle Payton · Simon Spotlight
Format: Book

In the third book of the It Takes Two series, Alex runs for class president and Ava tries out for the football team. Can both twins win?It's school election time, and Alex is determined not to let a small thing like a move across the country stop her from becoming seventh-grade class...
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Attack of the Dragons

Geronimo Stilton · Scholastic Paperbacks
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Who is Geronimo Stiltonord?He is a mouseking -- the Geronimo Stilton of the ancient far north! He lives with his brawny and brave clan in the village of Mouseborg. From sailing frozen waters to facing fiery dragons, every day is an adventure for the micekings! Attack of the DragonsThe micekings...
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Mia Fashion Plates and Cupcakes

Coco Simon · Simon Spotlight
Format: Hardcover

Can the new Fashion Club be the icing on the cupcake for Mia, or is she in over her headshot? When fashionista Mia hears someone is starting a Fashion Club at school, how can she resist? But can she manage to take part in two clubs at the same time? And what will her Cupcake Club friends...
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