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Who Was Pete Seeger?

NOEL MACCARRY · GROSSET & DUNLAP
Pages: 112
Format: Print book

Pete Seeger was an American folk musician and social activist whose outspoken songs about freedom and justice got him blacklisted from radio and TV for years.Pete Seeger was still singing and playing the banjo for tens of thousands of fans even when he was at the age of ninety-four. Born...
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Warriors Super Edition: Crookedstar's Promise

Erin Hunter · HarperCollins; 1st Printing edition
Format: Hardcover

A perilous promiseTwo healthy kits have just been born in RiverClan—Oakkit and Stormkit. The whole Clan rejoices, and no cat is more pleased than their mother, who immediately recognizes her kits innate skill and bravery. But when tragedy befalls Stormkit and he is permanently disfigured,...
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Canada Geese

Megan Borgert-Spaniol · Bellwether Media
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

Did you know that most Canada geese mate for life? Together, males and females tenderly raise their young. Goslings are fed and protected until they are ready to fly with the flock. Flocks travel long distances together, sometimes migrating 1,500 miles in a single day! Soar into flight...
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Not So Normal Norbert

JAMES PATTERSON · jimmy patterson
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

James Patterson's rollicking new middle grade novel is a hilarious adventure into a futuristic world, where different is dangerous, imagination is insanity, and creativity is crazy!Norbert Riddle lives in the United State of Earth, where normal means following the rules, never standing...
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A Wrinkle in Time: A Guide to the Universe

INC LOTER · Disney Press
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

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Paintball Boss

Jake Maddox · Stone Arch Books
Pages: 96
Format: Library Binding

Quentin learns the real meaning of leadership when his tactics mean not only a loss for his team, but also the alienation of a teammate and a best friend.
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TIME for Kids Presidents of the United States

The Editors of Time for Kids (COR) · Time for Kids Books
Pages: 80
Format: Print book

TIME For Kids presents a complete overview of our nation's chief executives from George Washington to the newly elected 45th president!Did you know that James Monroe was the first president to appear without a wig in public? Or that George W. Bush appointed the first African-American secretary...
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Fair Ball

Derek Jeter · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 176
Format: Print book

Inspired by Derek Jeter's own life, Fair Ball is the fourth middle grade novel in the New York Times bestselling Jeter Publishing Program and focuses on the theme "the world isn't always fair."Life isn't always fair. You can't control that, but you can control...
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John F. Kennedy

Megan M Gunderson · Big Buddy Books
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

This biography introduces readers to John F. Kennedy including his military service, early political career, and key events from Kennedy's administration including the Cold War, space race, Bay of Pigs invasion, and Cuban missile crisis. Information about his childhood, family, and personal...
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The Land of Stories: The Ultimate Book Hugger's Guide

CHRIS COLFER · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

A behind-the-scenes, comprehensive look at the #1 New York Times bestselling series.A combination travel guide, encyclopedia, and exciting fan compendium, this ultimate guidebook includes sections such as "Who's Who," "Places to Go," and "Trinkets, Treasures, and Other...
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Cats vs. Robots #1: This Is War

Margaret Stohl · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

#1 New York Times bestselling author Margaret Stohl and Lewis Peterson's hilarious middle grade debut has it all: robot overlords, secret feline agents, and earthling humans who in for a real catastrophe.With examples of why coding is fun and other STEM applications cleverly woven into...
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The Story of Captain Nemo

Dave Eggers · Pushkin Children's Books
Pages: 101
Format: Book

"Don't you worry, son. Whatever it is that's been killing the sailors, I will kill it."In this science-fiction classic - reimagined by Dave Eggers in modern times, and from the point of view of the fourteen-year-old Consuelo - the famous oceanographer Pierre Arronax sets...
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Under Their Skin

Margaret Peterson Haddix · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 311
Format: Print book

From New York Times bestselling author Margaret Peterson Haddix comes the first book in a "crisp, intriguing, and thought-provoking" (BOOKLIST , starred review) new series about twins who are on a quest to discover the secrets being kept by their new family.Nick and Eryn's...
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Sky the Unwanted Kitten

Holly Webb · Tiger Tales
Pages: 122
Format: Print book

Lucy is unhappy about having to move to a new house and leave all her friends behind. Her parents hope that a cat might help her to settle in, so they surprise her with Sky - a beautiful Siamese kitten. Lucy falls in love with Sky, but she's still upset with her parents and pretends...
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Panda-monium

Stuart Gibbs · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

Teddy Fitzroy returns as FunJungle's resident sleuth when the zoo's newest addition goes missing - before she even arrives! - in Panda-monium, the latest novel in Stuart Gibbs's FunJungle series.FunJungle is frenzied, awaiting the arrival of its most thrilling animal yet - Li Ping...
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