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Art Today!

Z B Hill · Mason Crest
Format: Hardcover

"Have you ever been inspired to create your own movies? Whether it's the biggest blockbuster movie or a small documentary, many people make a living creating amazing films. Discover the world of filmmaking, including the business behind both Hollywood hits and small films. Learn...
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How to Be a Supervillain: Born to Be Good

MICHAEL FRY · jimmy patterson
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

A sequel has never been this good...at being bad! In this highly anticipated follow-up to the bestselling How to Be a Supervillain, Victor Spoil must save the world from an evil scheme to enslave the superheroes and villains--to his parents' utter disappointment.Victor Spoil hates the Junior...
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The Chilean Miners: Buried Alive

Yvonne Pearson · The Child's World
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

Through narrative nonfiction text, readers learn the miraculous story of the 33 Chilean miners who survived being trapped underground for 69 days. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, fact-filled captions, callouts, and sidebars, a glossary, sources for further...
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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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Full of Beans

Jennifer L Holm · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 208
Format: Print book

Winner of the Scott O'Dell Award Five Starred Reviews A New York Public Library Best Book for Kids, 2016 Grown-ups lie. That's one truth Beans knows for sure. He and his gang know how to spot a whopper a mile away, because they are the savviest bunch of barefoot conchs (that means "locals")...
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The Triumphant Tale of the House Sparrow

JAN THORNHILL · Groundwood Books
Pages: 44
Format: Hardcover

Behold the most despised bird in human history!So begins Jan Thornhill's riveting, beautifully illustrated story of the House Sparrow. She traces the history of this perky little bird, one of the most adaptable creatures on Earth, from its beginnings in the Middle East to its spread...
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Ogre Enchanted

Gail Carson Levine · HarperCollins
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

Set in the world of the Newbery Honor-winning Ella Enchanted, this tale by beloved author Gail Carson Levine stars a clever heroine who is determined to defy expectations - and outwit a fairy's curse.Evie is happiest when she is healing people, diagnosing symptoms and prescribing medications,...
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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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GOTY Leads the Way.

Lisa Yee; Sarah Davis
Pages: 152
Format:  Print book : Fiction : Juvenile audience : EnglishView all editions and formats

Lea Clark is all set for an animal-discovery adventure! She's never been to a rainforest before, and her mind is filled with exciting thoughts about the animals she'll get to see and the pictures she'll get to take deep in the jungle. During a hike with her brother through the Amazon rainforest,...
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Lethal Life Cycles

Robyn Hardyman · PowerKids Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Mutant frogs, paralyzing wasps, adventurous sea turtles and many other extreme creatures will amaze readers in this action-packed volume. Theyll also encounter fun math challenges as they learn about the weirdest life cycles in the plant and animal kingdoms. A helpful key is located at the end of the book...
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Seelie king's war

Jane Yolen · Viking Children'S Books
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

The exciting conclusion to the Seelie Wars trilogy. Full of magic, battles, and page-turning excitement, this series is a perfect introduction to classic fantasy.The war that Prince Aspen and midwife's apprentice Snail started - purely by accident - is at hand. The Unseelie Army, the evil...
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Experiments With Matter and Materials

Chris Oxlade · Powerkids Pr
Format: Print book

Readers will become masters of science using objects found in their everyday lives to conduct experiments with matter and materials. They are introduced to the essential concepts of matter and material, then asked to use their knowledge through age-appropriate and fun experiments. Each...
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Alice-Miranda at Camp

Jacqueline Harvey · Random House Australia
Pages: 340
Format: Print book

Alice-Miranda finds out that her school's camp is full of secrets and surprises An exciting announcement has been made, and Alice-Miranda and her schoolmates are going to camp. There are sleep outs, treasure hunts, and so many activities to look forward to! However, it's not all fun and games....
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Striker

David Skuy · Lorimer
Pages: 216
Format: Hardcover

Thirteen-year-old Cody is aching to get back onto the pitch after he had a tumor removed from his leg last year. He tries out for the Lions and makes the team as a sub. Secretly Cody is relieved, since he hasn't told anyone on the team that he had cancer. But then there's a shakeup...
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