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World War II: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House Super Edition #1: World at War, 1944

Mary Pope Osborne · Random House
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

In the next Magic Tree House® Fact Tracker, track the facts about World War II - with Jack and Annie! When Jack and Annie came back from their adventure in Magic Tree House Super Edition #1: World at War, 1944, they had lots of questions. How did World War II begin? Why were so many...
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Littlest Pet Shop: The Perfect Pet Pageant: Starring Penny Ling

Lisa Shea · Little
Pages: 144
Format: Print book

Summer is here, and that can only mean the annual Perfect Pet Pageant! It's time for the pets to shine, and Blythe has just the pet in mind: Penny! The adorable panda needs a rigorous makeover. Will Penny be able to stay true to herself despite the crazy workouts, false eyelashes, and outrageous...
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Sloping Up and Down: The Ramp

Felicia Law · Crabtree Pub Co
Format: Paperback

Sloping Up and Down explores the benefits and uses of the ramp. RobbO and RobbEE learn that a ramp is called an inclined plane. They discover that ramps are used for building stairs and escalators, and were even used as far back as ancient Egypt to build the pyramids.
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Droids in Distress

Michael Kogge · Abdo Group, 2016.
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

"The heroes of Star Wars Rebels are back with more action-packed adventures! Follow them on their journey to save Wookiees as they narrowly escape a terrible Imperial trap. They also meet beloved droids R2-D2 and C-3PO--who are on a mysterious mission to help the Empire! Chopper proves...
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Scooby-Doo! A Science of Sound Mystery: A Song for Zombies

Megan Cooley Peterson · Capstone Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Zoinks! There's a zombie on the loose! Scooby-Doo and the gang track the panflute-playing zombie to discover why the town's children all follow it. Using the science of sound, they uncover the zombie's secrets and learn about freaky sound frequencies!
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Royal Crush: From the Notebooks of a Middle School Princess

Meg Cabot · Feiwel & Friends
Pages: 314
Format: Hardcover

Get ready for a Royal Crush in this third book in the middle-grade Princess Diaries spin-off series, written and illustrated by New York Times-bestselling author Meg Cabot.Olivia Grace Clarisse Mignonette Harrison is turning thirteen. Even better, she's finally starting to get the hang...
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Graceful

Wendy Mass · Scholastic Press
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

An exciting new story in the bestselling Willow Falls series from Wendy Mass!Angelina D'Angelo has left town to see the world. It's now Grace's turn to use her magic to protect the people of Willow Falls, and she is up to the challenge. This is her destiny, after all. But destiny...
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Flower Moon

GINA LINKO · Sky Pony Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Tally Jo and Tempest Trimble are mirror twins, so alike they were almost born the same person. Inseparable, but more than that. Connected. That is, until this summer. The twins are traveling with Pa Charlie's carnival just like always, but there's a new distance between them. Tempest is so caught...
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Dark Sky Rising: Reconstruction and the Dawn of Jim Crow

Henry Louis Gates Jr. · Scholastic Nonfiction
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

This is a story about America during and after Reconstruction, one of history's most pivotal and misunderstood chapters. In a stirring account of emancipation, the struggle for citizenship and national reunion, and the advent of racial segregation, the renowned Harvard scholar delivers...
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The Boston Tea Party: Would You Join the Revolution?

Elaine Landau · Enslow Elementary
Format: Book

It is 1773 in the British colony of Massachusetts. The British government is taxing the tea being imported to the colonies. The Sons of Liberty in Boston are against the taxes. What would you do? Would you join the colonists who boarded the ship to toss the tea into the harbor? Or would...
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The Attack on Pearl Harbor

Chris Bowman · Bellwether Media
Format: Hardcover

"Exciting illustrations follow the events of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The combination of brightly colored panels and leveled text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--
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Masterminds

Gordon Korman · Balzer + Bray
Pages: 323
Format: Hardcover

The first book in the action-packed series from New York Times bestselling author Gordon Korman is perfect for young fans of James Patterson and John Grisham. Eli Frieden lives in the most perfect town in the world: Serenity, New Mexico. Honesty and integrity are valued above all else....
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Women in Fashion

Wendy Hinote Lanier · Core Library
Pages: 48
Format: Library Binding

Pioneers in the fashion industry have launched worldwide trends with their styles. Women in Fashion introduces readers to some of the most influential fashion designers, including Vera Wang, Tracy Reese, and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter...
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Alice-Miranda in Hollywood

Jacqueline Harvey · Penguin Random House Australia
Pages: 358
Format: Paperback

Lights, camera, action! Yeehaw! Alice-Miranda visits Hollywood in her 16th adventure. Alice-Miranda and her friends are off to Hollywood to take part in Lawrence Ridley's new movie. It's a western with a twist, and they'll be shooting some scenes on location in the picturesque...
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