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A Hall Lot of Trouble at Cooperstown

David Aretha · Speeding Star
Format: Book

Author David Aretha introduces readers to the "baseball geeks": Joe, Kevin, and Omar. In their first adventure, they find themselves in a crazy situation when they find out one of their family members stole something extremely important from the Baseball Hall of Fame. How are the baseball...
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Railroads

Robert Snedden · PowerKids Press
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

All aboard the Engineering Express! Readers will embark on a scientific exploration of steam power and locomotive engineering in this versatile volume. Along the way theyll gain insight on American history, the epic Transcontinental Railroad, and other pivotal moments in the locomotives...
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The Pro Football Draft

Jim Gigliotti · Mason Crest
Pages: 64
Format: Print book

With the first selection in the draft . . . With those words each spring, the NFL commissioner makes a dream come true for one young man. Today, that dream-come-true moment is watched more closely than ever, and has been talked about, analyzed, and dissected for months leading up to it, and to the hundreds...
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My Life as a Youtuber

JANET TASHJIAN · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

Book 7 of the much-loved My Life series that has the irrepressible Derek Fallon starting his own Youtube web series!Derek Fallon finally found something to get excited about at school -- an extracurricular class on making videos! Together with his friends Carly, Matt, and Umberto, Derek...
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Friendship Over

Julie Sternberg · Boyds Mills Pr
Pages: 152
Format: Print book

Ten-year-old Celie has quite a few things on her mind - fights with her sister Jo, secrets at school, an increasingly forgetful grandmother, and worst of all, a best friend who won't speak to her. How can a girl who hates change survive, when everything in her life is changing? By writing,...
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Kate the Great, Except When She's Not

Suzy Becker · Crown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Fans of Wimpy Kid and Dork Diaries will love this illustrated series by the New York Times bestselling author of All I Need to Know I Learned from My Cat. Meet Kate Geller, a sassy flute-playing artist, who comes up with an original way to redefine friendship. Kates older sister is way too perfect....
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Spirit Animals: Book 2: Hunted

Maggie Stiefvater · Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 185
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 Half-True Lies of Cricket Cohen

Catherine Lloyd Burns · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Cricket Cohen isn't a liar, but she doesn't always tell the exact truth. She loves thinking about geology and astronomy and performing tricky brain surgery on her stuffed animals. She also loves conspiring with Dodo, her feisty grandmother who lives in the apartment right next door. And one Manhattan...
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Horton Halfpott: or, The Fiendish Mystery of Smugwick Manor; or, The Loosening of M'Lady Luggertuck's Corset

Tom Angleberger · Amulet Books
Pages: 206
Format: Book

Tom Angleberger's latest, loopiest middle-grade novel begins when M'Lady Luggertuck loosens her corset (it's never been loosened before ) , thereby setting off a chain of events in which all the strict rules of Smugwick Manor are abandoned. When, as a result of "the Loosening, "...
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Seattle Seahawks

Tyler Mason · SportsZone
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

This title introduces readers to the Seattle Seahawks, providing exciting details about today's stars and going deep inside the key moments of the team's history. The title also features informative "fast facts," a timeline, and a glossary. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated...
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Creating Digital Animations

Derek Breen · John Wiley & Sons
Pages: 122
Format: Print book

The easy way to start animating today! Creating Digital Animations is your ticket to learning animation! Learn how to animate your very own characters using Scratch - the free multimedia tool that lets you create interactive stories, games, and animations. Designed specifically for kids...
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The Copernicus Legacy: The Forbidden Stone

Tony Abbott · Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Print book

Bestselling author Tony Abbott's epic new middle grade series, the Copernicus Legacy, begins with The Forbidden Stone, a thrilling adventure packed with puzzles, intrigue, and action. Fans of Rick Riordan and Ridley Pearson will love this first book in an exciting series that takes...
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I Am Drums

Mike Grosso · Clarion Books
Pages: 261
Format: Hardcover

"This book is the song of my middle-school heart." - Michelle Schusterman, author of the I Heart Band! series Sam knows she wants to be a drummer. But she doesn't know how to afford a drum kit, or why budget cuts end her school's music program, or why her parents argue so much,...
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Super Simple Experiments with Mass: Fun and Innovative Science Projects

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

This item is Non-Returnable.
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