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Bake It: More Than 150 Recipes for Kids from Simple Cookies to Creative Cakes!

DK · DK Children
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Filled with baking recipes for teenage star bakers in the makingWant a baking book filled with mouth-watering recipes that you will actually want to bake? This cookbook is perfect for all teen bakers, whether you're a baking novice or you can ice cupcakes in your sleep. It is thebaking...
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Adventures from the Land of Stories: The Mother Goose Diaries

Chris Colfer · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 121
Format: Hardcover

Get a front row seat to the adventures of the mischievous Mother Goose, a fan favorite character in the #1 New York Times bestselling series, The Land of Stories.Mother Goose has had centuries of adventure and finally she's allowing her favorite readers to take a peek at all her secrets....
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Number the Stars

Lowry, Lois · Thorndike Press Large Print
Pages: 283
Format: Library Binding

As the German troops begin their campaign to "relocate" all the Jews of Denmark, Annemarie Johansen's family takes in Annemarie's best friend, Ellen Rosen, and conceals her as part of the family.Through the eyes of ten-year-old Annemarie, we watch as the Danish Resistance...
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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

O'Brien, Robert C. · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Having no one to help her with her problems, a widowed mouse visits the rats whose former imprisonment in a laboratory made them wise and long lived.
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It's Like This, Cat

Neville, Emily Cheney · HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.
Pages: 180
Format: Paperback

My father is always talking about how a dog can be very educational for a boy. This is one reason I got a cat.Dave Mitchell and his father yell at each other a lot, and whenever the fighting starts, Dave's mother gets an asthma attack. That's when Dave storms out of the house. Then...
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The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle

Lofting, Hugh · Dover Publications
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback

This Newbery Medal-winning adventure, the second book in the ever-popular Doctor Dolittle series, finds the physician who can talk to animals setting sail in search of a missing colleague. Join the good doctor and his new assistant, nine-year-old Tommy Stubbins, as they hunt for Long Arrow,...
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The House At Pooh Corner Deluxe Edition

Milne, A. A. · Dutton Children's Books
Pages: 180
Format: Book

This deluxe edition of The House At Pooh Corner is the perfect way to celebrate the enduring popularity of A. A. Milne's classic work and a stunning companion to the Winnie-the-Pooh 80th Anniversary Edition. The interior features the unabridged text and Ernest H. Shepard's charming...
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Adventures from the Land of Stories: Queen Red Riding Hood's Guide to Royalty

Colfer, Chris · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

Learn about all things royal from fan favorite character Queen Red Riding Hood in this fun addition to the #1 New York Times bestselling series, The Land of Stories.From beloved author Chris Colfer comes a magnificent guide for anyone who is either royal, or might one day become royal after...
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Torpedoed: The True Story of the World War II Sinking of "The Children's Ship"

Heiligman, Deborah · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

From award-winning author Deborah Heiligman comes Torpedoed, a true account of the attack and sinking of the passenger ship SS City of Benares, which was evacuating children from England during WWII. Amid the constant rain of German bombs and the escalating violence of World War II, British...
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Redwood and Ponytail

K. A. Holt · Chronicle Books
Pages: 424
Format: Hardcover

Kate and Tam meet, and both of their worlds tip sideways. At first, Tam figures Kate is your stereotypical cheerleader; Kate sees Tam as another tall jock. And the more they keep running into each other, the more they surprise each other. Beneath Kate's sleek ponytail and perfect façade,...
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