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Weird But True 6: Expanded Edition

?? ? · National Geographic Children's Books
Pages: 216
Format: Paperback

Did you know that strawberries can be yellow, or that some dogs are allergic to cats? It's all weird ... but true!The world can be a pretty wacky place! Kids will have a blast exploring just HOW wacky in the 6th book in the wildly popular Weird But True series, full of 350 surprising...
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Snow Place Like Home

Christina Soontornvat · Scholastic Paperbacks
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Princess Lina has a life any kid would envy. She lives in a massive palace in the clouds. Everyone in her family has the power to control the wind and weather. On a good day, she can even fly! She loves making lemons into lemon ice, riding wind gusts around the sky, and turning her bedroom...
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Gabby the Bubblegum Fairy

DAISY MEADOWS · Scholastic Paperbacks
Pages: 80
Format: Paperback

Join Rachel and Kirsty on their sweetest-ever fairy adventure!

Gabby's special magic means sweets and treats everywhere taste delicious. But when Jack Frost steals her magical item, her bubble is well and truly burst! Can Rachel and Kirsty defeat him and return the sweetness to Fairyland?
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Cows

Kari Schuetz · Bellwether Media Inc.
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

A cows work is never done! After a morning spent grazing, the cow waits for the farmer to collect her milk. Will it be made into ice cream or cheese? Young readers will learn about the life of a cow in this book about the favorite farm animal.
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The Story of Don Juan

Alessandro Baricco · Pushkin Children's Books
Pages: 96
Format: Book

"The crazy life and courageous death of a man who loved women too much to want only one."Don Juan is a passionate lover of life and nearly 1,000 women. One night, the Commendatore of Calatrava catches him kissing his daughter, and challenges him to a duel. Don Juan wins the duel,...
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The Legend of Greg

Chris Rylander · G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

A boy discovers his destiny could totally stink in this riotously funny fantasy-adventure

Risk-averse Greg Belmont is content with being ordinary. He's got a friend--that's right, just one--at his fancy prep school, and a pretty cool dad (even if he is obsessed with organic soaps...
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League of Beastly Dreadfuls #3: The Witch's Glass

HOLLY GRANT · RANDOM HOUSE
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

"Wonderfully witty." - Chris Grabenstein, New York Times bestselling author of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library and coauthor with James Patterson of the House of Robots and Treasure Hunters series Take one part Roald Dahl, a pinch of the Mysterious Benedict Society,...
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Why Don't Jellyfish Have Brains?: And Other Odd Invertebrate Adaptations

Caitie McAneney · Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

Jellyfish are some of the creepiest creatures out there. They're about 95 percent water and basically evaporate when they wash up on a beach, and, they don't have brains! This absorbing book details how these animals survive without this important organ and other weird facts about...
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Fortnite Battle Royale Hacks: Secrets of the Island: The Unoffical Guide to Tips and Tricks That Other Guides Won't Teach You

Jason R. Rich · Sky Pony Press
Pages: 152
Format: Hardcover

Over 270 screenshots with expert instructions! The ultimate Fortnite strategy guide with the tips and tricks you need!The best Fortnite book for kids eight and up, this full-color, unofficial strategy guide is a comprehensive guide to Fortnite: Battle Royale. This Fortnite guide book focuses...
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Good Dog

Dan Gemeinhart · Scholastic Press
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Brodie was a good dog. And good dogs go to heaven.

Except Brodie can't move on. Not just yet. As wonderful as his glimpse of the afterlife is, he can't forget the boy he left behind. The boy he loved, and who loved him in return.

The boy who's still in danger.

So Brodie...
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The End of Olympus

Kate O'Hearn · Aladdin
Pages: 426
Format: Hardcover

Excerpt. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
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The Crossover

Kwame Alexander · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

2015 Newbery Medal Winner
2015 Coretta Scott King Honor Award Winner
New York Times Bestseller


"With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . .The court is SIZZLING. My sweat is DRIZZLING. Stop all that quivering. Cuz tonight I'm delivering," announces...

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The Many Worlds of Albie Bright

Christopher Edge · Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

Fun science meets humor and heart in this adventure about a boy who is searching for his mother . . . in a parallel universe. Stephen Albie Bright leads a happy, normal life. Well, as normal as it gets with two astrophysicist parents who named their son after their favorite scientists,...
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Outlaws of Time #3: The Last of the Lost Boys

N D WILSON · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

From the bestselling author of 100 Cupboards comes the spellbinding finale of the Outlaws of Time series, perfect for fans of Armand Baltazar's Timeless: Diego and the Rangers of the Vastlantic or Soman Chainani's School of Good and Evil series. Alex always thought his life was boring...
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My Little Pony: Equestria Girls: Through the Mirror

G.M. Berrow · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 216
Format: Hardcover

In an effort to regain her stolen crown, Princess Twilight Sparkle steps through a magical mirror into a completely new world where some things have changed, but true friendships remain magical.

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