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The Hive Queen (Wings of Fire, Book 12)

Tui T. Sutherland · Scholastic Press
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

Growing up in the hives, Cricket has always had a million questions. Why are trees forbidden, even in art? Why do her parents seem to hate her? And the biggest, most dangerous and secret question of all: why is Cricket immune to Queen Wasp's powers? Whenever the queen takes control...
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Beavers

Rachel Poliquin · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 96
Format: Hardcover

Beavers, the first book in the new middle-grade nonfiction Superhero Field Guide series by Rachel Poliquin and award-winning illustrator Nicholas John Frith, is a delightfully informative, laugh-out-loud full-color look at the most unsuspecting of animal heroes, perfect for readers who like...
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The Greatest Football Teams of All Time

The Editors of Sports Illustrated Kids · Sports Illustrated Kids
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover

Covering individual teams (Hello, 1972 Miami Dolphins!) but also the best eras in famous teams' history, such as the Patriots of the '00s and the Steelers of the late 1970s, the editors at Sports Illustrated Kids dissect the best of the gridiron to show the whys and hows of team...
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Solo: A Star Wars Story Junior Novel

Joe Schreiber · Disney Lucasfilm Press
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

Board the Millennium Falcon for a galactic adventure that explores the story of one of Star Wars' greatest heroes! Han Solo leaves his homeworld Corellia behind and dreams of becoming the greatest pilot in the galaxy. But before he can find the perfect ship he'll have to survive...
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Love to Everyone

Hilary McKay · Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

The Penderwicks meets Warhorse in this charming story about a girl who is fighting for her independence during World War I, from award-winning author Hilary McKay.Clarry Penrose finds the good in everyone. Even in her father, who isn't fond of children, and especially girls. He doesn't...
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One Iguana, Two Iguanas: A Story of Accident, Natural Selection, and Evolution

Sneed B. Collard III · Tilbury House Publishers
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

KIRKUS STARRED REVIEWA much-needed contribution to the children's literature about evolutionNatural selection and speciation are all but ignored in children's nonfiction. To help address this glaring deficiency, award-winning children's science writer Sneed Collard traveled...
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Code Girls: The True Story of the American Women Who Secretly Broke Codes in World War II

LIZA MUNDY · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

In the tradition of Hidden Figures and The Girls of Atomic City, Code Girls is the amazing true story of the young American women who cracked German and Japanese military codes during World War II.More than ten thousand women served as codebreakers during World War II, recruited by the U.S....
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The Polar Bear Explorers' Club

Alex Bell · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

A precocious young girl is determined to prove herself as an explorer in the first novel in the whimsical Polar Bear Explorers' Club series.Stella Starflake Pearl knows, without a doubt, that she was born to be an adventurer. It's too bad girls are forbidden from becoming explorers....
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Chicago Fire

John Bankston · Mitchell Lane Publishers
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

In 1998, The Chicago Fire became Major League Soccer champions in just their first year and became the first expansion team in a major sport in modern history to capture a championship as an Inaugural team. Young fans will enjoy full-color, action photos of their favorite players, time...
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Jack Frost: The End Becomes the Beginning

William Joyce · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

The Guardians' powers are put to the ultimate test in their final battle in this conclusion to the epic chapter book series from William Joyce.When we last saw the Guardians, they were celebrating their victory during Bright Night, the final great Battle of the Moon, where they defeated...
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