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Where Is the Bermuda Triangle?

Megan Stine · Penguin Workshop
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback

Who doesn't love a great mystery? This book presents the eerie accidents and unexplained disappearances that have occurred in the region known as the Bermuda Triangle. Even before it was named, the Bermuda Triangle--roughly bounded by Miami, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico--had gained a mythic...
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Shadow Island: Desperate Measures

Jeff Probst · Puffin Books; Dgs edition
Format: Print book

Book Three in the STRANDED: SHADOW ISLAND trilogy--Companion series to the New York Times bestselling STRANDED adventures! As seen on The Today Show, Rachael Ray, and Kelly and Michael. From the Emmy-Award winning host of Survivor, Jeff Probst, with Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life...
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The Mysterious Message

GERONIMO STILTON · SCHOLASTIC (US)
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

The micekings have received a mysterious message in a bottle! Unfortunately, most of it has been damaged by water -- but Geronimo can tell it's from the Oofa Oofas, the laziest rodents in the ancient far north. The micekings set sail to Oofadale, in case the Oofa Oofas are in trouble....
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P.S. Send More Cookies

Martha Freeman · Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

The girls from Flowerpot Cabin learn that there are two things they can count on in life - friendship and cookies - in Martha Freeman's third novel in the Secret Cookie Club series, which was called "a younger version of Ann Brashares's The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" by School...
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Doubles Trouble

Jake Maddox · Stone Arch Books
Pages: 65
Format: Paperback

Deion wanted to make the traveling tennis team as a singles player but failed. The coach, however, finds a spot for Deion as a doubles player. Deion isn't so sure about doubles. And he's definitely not sure about his doubles partner, Dirk, who seems to be the exact opposite of him....
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The Wild Bunch

Jan Gangsei · Aladdin
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

Three unlikely friends - brainiac Hector, bullish Jack, and sarcastic Paul - find themselves braving the wilderness in search of the mythical Beast of Bear Falls in this hilarious MAX novel.As far as Paul Adams is concerned, the idea of a weekend camping in the nearby state park with his dad's...
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The Library: Mysterious Messenger

D J Machale · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Leave the lights on for this first book in a new thriller series! The author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Pendragon invites you to enter The Library, where the stories you can't finish just might finish you. There's a place beyond this world where spirits tell their tales - stories...
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Endurance, Young Readers Edition: My Year in Space and How I Got There

Scott Kelly · Crown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Newly adapted for young readers from the New York Times bestseller comes the awe-inspiring memoir from NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, who spent a record-breaking year in space.How does a boy struggling in school become an American hero and a space pioneer?Daredevil behavior? Check. Whether...
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The Washington Monument

Kirsten Chang · Bellwether Media
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

Known as one of Americas greatest leaders, George Washington led an army of rebels to independence. Today, we honor his successes through the Washington Monument. Beginning readers will find informative text and features along with eye-catching photos from cover to cover in this title about...
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Native Peoples of the Plains

Linda Lowery · Lerner Publications
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

A long time ago, before the Plains region of the United States was divided up into states such as Nebraska, Colorado, and Wyoming, this land was home to American Indians. Twenty-eight unique Indian nations built homes and gathered food in the Plains. They spoke distinct languages, set up political...
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George and the Blue Moon

Lucy Hawking · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback

George and Annie are off on another cosmic adventure inspired by the Mars Expedition in the fifth book of the George's Secret Key series from Stephen and Lucy Hawking.George and his best friend, Annie, have been selected as junior astronauts for a program that trains young people for a future...
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Curse of the Sand Witches: Redstone Junior High #5

Stevens Cara J. · Sky Pony
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

When word gets out that Redstone Junior High is a hot spot for hostile mobs, enrollment goes up and chaos is the new normal. To get away from all the stress, Pixel, Sky, Uma, and Violet find themselves sneaking off through a secret mine tunnel to a beach-filled paradise they discovered....
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El Greco

Mike Venezia · Children's Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Clever illustrations and story lines, together with full-color reproductions of El Greco's actual works, give children a light yet realistic overview of this artist's life and style.
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Tasting

LISA OWINGS · Blastoff! Readers
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to the sense of taste. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
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Plants vs. Zombies Volume 8: Lawn of Doom

Paul Tobin · Dark Horse Books
Pages: 75
Format: Hardcover

The New York Times best selling series is back! Every year as Halloween draws near, strange creatures and weird contraptions start appearing in everyone's lawns in Neighborville. A Neighborville Halloween is weird enough, but Zomboss and his zombie army want to turn the holiday into their...
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