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The Bad Mood and the Stick

Lemony Snicket · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Lemony Snicket sheds light on the way bad moods come and go.
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The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine

Mark Twain · Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

A never-before-published, previously unfinished Mark Twain children's story is brought to life by Caldecott Medal winners Philip Stead and Erin Stead. In a hotel in Paris one evening in 1879, Mark Twain sat with his young daughters, who begged their father for a story. Twain began...
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Wonder Movie Tie-In Edition

RJ Palacio · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

Excerpt. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
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Codes, Ciphers, and Cartography: Math Goes to War

Terry Burrows · Lerner Publications
Pages: 48
Format: Library Binding

"During WWII, Japan's navy relied on secret codes to communicate battle plans. By early 1942, US experts had cracked the code. The Japanese had planned a surprise attack on US Navy ships, but now the Americans knew the attack was coming. They turned the tables on the enemy and won a decisive...
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Stick Cat: Two Catch a Thief

TOM WATSON · HarperCollins
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Join Stick Cat in this scrumptious story featuring Tom Watson's trademark laughs, adventure, and hilarious stick-figure drawings - perfect for fans of the Stick Dog, Big Nate, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid books.Much to Edith's delight, she and Stick Cat are enjoying a lazy day at his apartment....
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The Silver Mask

HOLLY BLACK · Scholastic Press
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

A generation ago, Constantine Madden came close to achieving what no magician had ever achieved: the ability to bring back the dead. He didn't succeed . . . but he did find a way to keep himself alive, inside a young child named Callum Hunt. Now Call is one of the most feared and reviled...
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Abby in Wonderland

Sarah Mlynowski · Scholastic Press
Pages: 238
Format: Hardcover

Down the rabbit hole . . .I'm spending the day with my best friends, Frankie and Robin, and -- UGH -- snobby Penny. I'm not expecting anything magical to happen, until Frankie falls into a mysterious hole behind Penny's house . . . and we all wind up in the story of Alice's...
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The Wizards of Once

Cressida Cowell · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 373
Format: Hardcover

The instant New York Times and International Bestseller! In the first book of a new series by the bestselling author of How to Train Your Dragon, the warring worlds of Wizards and Warriors collide in a thrilling and enchanting adventure. Once there were Wizards, who were Magic, and Warriors,...
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Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book 3 The Ship of the Dead

RICK RIORDAN · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover

Magnus Chase, a once-homeless teen, is a resident of the Hotel Valhalla and one of Odin's chosen warriors. As the son of Frey, the god of summer, fertility, and health, Magnus isn't naturally inclined to fighting. But he has strong and steadfast friends, including Hearthstone the elf,...
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All's Faire in Middle School

Victoria Jamieson · Dial Books
Pages: 248
Format: Paperback

Calling all Raina Telgemeier fans! The Newbery Honor-winning author of Roller Girl is back with a heartwarming graphic novel about starting middle school, surviving your embarrassing family, and the Renaissance Faire. Eleven-year-old Imogene (Impy) has grown up with two parents working...
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