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Alistair Grim's Odditorium

Gregory Funaro · Harpercollins
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover

Verne-ian fantasy and reversal of fortune la Dickens willlure readers into this good-vs.-evil series debut.-Kirkus Reviews Funaro's first book for young readers has all theplayfulness of classic adventures like The Phantom Tollbooth and the intrigue ofnewer steampunk novels, making...
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Understanding Your Role in Elections

Jessica Gunderson · Capstone Press
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback

When election season starts, the race is on! But what do campaigns, candidates, polls, and the Electoral College have to do with voting for our nation's leaders? Using engaging, age-appropriate language and colorful photos, readers decipher the complex electoral process and learn how to get involved...
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Where Is the Amazon?

Sarah Fabiny · Penguin Workshop
Pages: 108
Format: Paperback

Excerpt. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
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The Drowned Vault

N. D. Wilson · Bluefire
Pages: 464
Format: Paperback

Fans of both Percy Jackson and Indiana Jones will be captivated by the lost civilizations, ancient secrets, and buried treasure found in the second book of the Ashtown Burials series, action-packed adventure by N. D. Wilson, the author of Leepike Ridge and the 100 Cupboards trilogy.It's...
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The Bark of the Bog Owl

Jonathan Rogers · Rabbit Room Press
Pages: 236
Format: Print book

Twelve-year-old Aidan Errolson comes from a long line of adventurers. His grandparents were among the first settlers of Corenwald's Eastern Frontier. His father had been one of the kingdom's greatest warriors. Aidan, on the other hand, lives the quiet, comfortable life of a nobleman's...
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Despicable Me 3: The Junior Novel

UNIVERSAL. · LITTLE
Pages: 144
Format: Print book

From the same studio that brought you the NY TIMES BESTSELLING MINIONS: JUNIOR NOVEL...Join Gru, Lucy, the girls, & of course the Minions for another hilarious journey in this exciting junior novel based on the highly anticipated blockbuster movie Despicable Me 3!This title comes with...
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TodHunter Moon, Book Three: StarChaser

Angie Sage · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 496
Format: Print book

In the third and final book in the TodHunter Moon series, Tod must find a replacement Egg of the Orm before the Castle - and all its Magyk - disappears forever. Perfect for fans of Angie Sage's original Septimus Heap series and Brandon Mull's Fablehaven series.Almost one year ago, Alice...
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Geronimo stilton 17 : the mystery of the pirate ship.

Geronimo Stilton · Papercutz, 2016.
Pages: 56
Format: Print book

The Pirate Cats travel to the 18th Century to do what they do best -- be pirates! So they steal an old ship sailing on the Indian Ocean to pillage the East India Company's merchant ships! It's up to Geronimo Stilton to travel through time, become a sailor, and stop the cats from changing...
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National Geographic Kids National Parks Guide USA Centennial Edition: The Most Amazing Sights, Scenes, and Cool Activities from Coast to Coast!

National Geographic Kids. · Natl Geographic
Pages: 176
Format: Print book

Happy 100th Birthday, National Parks! Join the centennial celebration by reading all about these greatest of American treasures -- from Acadia to Zion -- in preparation for a parks visit sometime soon. Filled with color photos, information on animals, fascinating lists, fun facts, maps,...
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Plants

Ellen Lawrence · Bearport Publishing
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

How does water travel from a plant's roots to its leaves? What shape of seed will float best in the wind? In this title, students will conduct experiments to help them better understand plants. Kids will also investigate how plants make their own food and why most leaves are green. Using...
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Ban This Book

ALAN GRATZ · Starscape
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

"Readers, librarians, and all those books that have drawn a challenge have a brand new hero ... . Stand up and cheer, book lovers. This one's for you." -- Kathi Appelt, author of the Newbery Honor-winning The UnderneathAn inspiring tale of a fourth-grader who fights back...
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Dragon's Green

Scarlett Thomas · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

The Neverending Story meets Jonathan Stroud's Bartimaeus trilogy in this first magical adventure in a new series from acclaimed novelist Scarlett Thomas.Effie Truelove believes in magic, as does her grandfather Griffin (although he refuses to do any magic, let alone teach Effie how to use it) . After...
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How to Outsmart a Billion Robot Bees

Paul Tobin · Bloomsbury
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

It's Friday the 13th again, and for sixth grade genius Nate Bannister, that means doing three more not-so-smart things to keep life interesting. But he has bigger problems than his own experiments. His nemesis, the Red Death Tea Society, is threatening to unleash a swarm of angry bees on the city...
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Exploring Space: From Galileo to the Mars Rover and Beyond

MARTIN JENKINS · Candlewick
Pages: 63
Format: Hardcover

Launch into a truly out-of-this-world examination of the past, present, and future of humans in space.For centuries, humans have looked up at the night sky and wondered what it's like deep in space, far from Earth - and now we've begun to find out. We've landed on the moon, put robots...
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