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Star Darlings Clover's Parent Fix

Shana Muldoon Zappa · Disney Press
Pages: 176
Format: Print book

Clover is way too rigid and often plays it safe. She must learn to be more flexible and spontaneous and take more risks.
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The Magic Mirror: Concerning a Lonely Princess, a Foundling Girl, a Scheming King and a Pickpocket Squirrel

Susan Hill · Alfred A. Knopf
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

The twisty-turny journey of a girl searching for her heart's desire - glimpsed in a magic mirror. Perfect for fans of Rump or Catherine, Called Birdy A foundling girl with a crooked leg and a crutch doesn't expect life to be easy. Indeed, Maggie's dearest wish is to simply...
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The Hundred-Year Mystery

Gertrude Chandler Warner · Albert Whitman & Company
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

The Boxcar Children stumble across a 100-year-old time capsule with a mysterious journal inside. It contains clues that lead the children around Greenfield and through the history books in search of a lost treasure. But questions remain. Who wrote the journal? And after 100 years, will...
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Trapped

Laurie Halse Anderson · Puffin Books
Pages: 120
Format: Paperback

Brenna, one of the volunteers at Dr. Mac's Place animal clinic, is horrified to find a dog caught in a trap in the local nature preserve, but subsequent events prove that every story has two sides.
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Spirit Riding Free: PALs Forever

Stacia Deutsch · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

Explore the world of DreamWorks Animation's Spirit Riding Free with this adventurous new series, written in letter format, featuring the innermost thoughts of all of Miradero's best PALs--Pru, Abigail, and Lucky! Dear Friend,The PALs are splitting up for spring break! Pru's...
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Bolivar

Sean Rubin · Archaia
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

What would you do if your neighbor was a dinosaur? Sybil knows that there is something off about her next door neighbor, but she can't seem to get anyone to believe her. Everyone is so busy going about their days in the busy streets of New York City that they don't notice Bolivar. They...
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Granted

JOHN DAVID ANDERSON · Walden Pond Press
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

From the author of beloved novels Ms. Bixby's Last Day and Posted comes a hilarious, heartfelt, and unforgettable novel about a fairy-in-training.Everyone who wishes upon a star, or a candle, or a penny thrown into a fountain knows that you're not allowed to tell anyone what you've wished...
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Follow your art

Jen Malone · Random House
Pages: 195
Format: Print book

TROLLS hits theaters everywhere on November 4, 2016 DreamWorks Animation s TROLLS is an irreverent comedy extravaganza with incredible music From the genius creators of SHREK, TROLLS stars Poppy, the optimistic leader of the Trolls, and her polar opposite, Branch. Together, this unlikely...
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Breakout

Kate Messner · Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pages: 448
Format: Paperback

Told in letters, poems, text messages, news stories, and comics--a series of documents Nora collects for the Wolf Creek Community Time Capsule Project--Breakout is a thrilling story that will leave readers thinking about who's really welcome in the places we call home.Nora Tucker is looking...
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Disaster Diaries: Spiders!

R McGeddon · Imprint
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

How do you survive an encounter with a 6-foot tall spider?1) Run away screaming2) Try to pet it 3) Ask it nicely to spin you a silk dressFind out in the fifth installment of this silly series, when Sam, Arty, and Emmie save the town of Sitting Duck from another disaster! New student...
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Meet the Bigfeet

Kevin Sherry · Scholastic Press
Pages: 122
Format: Hardcover

A hilarious new chapter book series from the bestselling author/illustrator of I'M THE BIGGEST THING IN THE OCEAN.Blizz Richards is a great guy, a caring boss, and a loyal friend. Oh, yeah...he's also a yeti! He's made it his life's mission to study cryptids like him, hidden animals who have...
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Intro to Horse Polo

Marcia Amidon Lu?sted · Sportszone
Pages: 48
Format: Library Binding

This title explores everything a young horse lover would want to know about horse polo, from the history to the rules of the game. The title features informative sidebars, exciting photos, and a glossary. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing Company.
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Elementals: Ice Wolves

AMIE KAUFMAN · HarperCollins
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Amie Kaufman comes an electrifying new series about a brother and sister who must harness their powers and find their place in a sharply divided world.Everyone in Vallen knows that ice wolves and scorch dragons are sworn enemies who live deeply separate...
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Electricity

Richard Spilsbury · Raintree
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Who first discovered static and why was this important? What is an LED? This fascinating book looks at the historical controversies that surround the discovery and theories of electricity and tells the stories of the scientists who worked on them. It also examines how the different theories...
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The Infinite Lives of Maisie Day

Christopher Edge · Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

As in Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time, math and science inform this mind-bending mystery about a girl who must work with the laws of the universe and trust the love of her family if she is to set her world right.It's the morning of Maisie's tenth birthday, and she can't...
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