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Walt Disney: Drawn from Imagination

Bill Scollon · Disney Press
Format: Hardcover

Walt Disney is undoubtedly one of the most influential figures in American history. What child doesn't grow up watching Disney films and reading Disney stories? With Walt Disney: A Biography for Kids, young readers can learn about the man behind the mouse. They'll learn that Walt...
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Upside Down in the Middle of Nowhere

Julie T Lamana · Chronicle Books
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

Armani Curtis can think about only one thing: her tenth birthday. All her friends are coming to her party, her mama is making a big cake, and she has a good feeling about a certain wrapped box. Turning ten is a big deal to Armani. It means she's older, wiser, more responsible. But when...
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Warriors: Legends of the Clans

Erin Hunter · Harpercollins Childrens B
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

Three novellas featuring the cats of Erin Hunter's #1 bestselling Warrior series - available only in this collection! In Warriors: Legends of the Clans, experience three stand-alone, never before published adventures from the Warriors world:Spottedleaf's Heart: Young apprentice...
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Rainbow Magic Special Edition: Addison the April Fool's Day Fairy

Daisy Meadows · Scholastic Paperbacks
Pages: 153
Format: Paperback

No joke--It's Addison the April Fool's Day Fairy!Rachel and Kirsty can't wait for April Fool's Day. It's the perfect time to act silly and have fun. They love telling jokes and making their friends laugh. But Jack Frost has pulled an early prank on Addison by stealing...
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The Meaning of Maggie

Megan Jean Sovern · Chronicle Books Llc
Pages: 220
Format: Print book

* "Smart, sensitive, sad and funny." - Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewAs befits a future President of the United States of America, Maggie Mayfield has decided to write a memoir of the past year of her life. And what a banner year it's been! During this period she's Student of the Month...
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The Everafter War

Michael Buckley · Amulet Paperbacks
Pages: 306
Format: Paperback

Picking up after the dramatic cliffhanger that ended Book Six, Sabrina and Daphne's prayers are finally answered when their parents awake from their sleeping spell. But their happy reunion is short-lived, as they are caught in the middle of a war between the Scarlet Hand and Prince Charming's...
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Tower of the Five Orders: The Shakespeare Mysteries, Book 2

Deron R Hicks · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 310
Format: Print book

Colophon Letterford's life changed overnight when she uncovered Shakespeare's lost manuscripts. Now the authenticity of those manuscripts is in question and the family publishing business is in danger. In this exciting mystery, thirteen-year-old Colophon travels from Oxford's...
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Friday Barnes, Girl Detective

R A Spratt · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 255
Format: Print book

Imagine if Sherlock Holmes was an eleven-year-old girl!When Friday Barnes, girl genius, solves a bank robbery, she uses the reward money to send herself to Highcrest Academy, the most exclusive boarding school in the country -- and discovers it's a hotbed of crime!Soon she's investigating...
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The Last Bogler

Catherine Jinks · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 319
Format: Print book

With the plague of bogles in Victorian London barely contained, bogle hunter Alfred Bunce needs all the help he can get. So Ned Roach becomes a bogler's apprentice, luring child-eating monsters from their lairs just like his friends Jem and Birdie. It's dangerous work that takes Ned into...
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The Secrets of Eastcliff-by-the-Sea: The Story of Annaliese Easterling & Throckmorton, Her Simply Remarkable Sock Monkey

Eileen Beha · Beach Lane Books
Format: Hardcover

A charming sock monkey reunites a fractured family in this simply remarkable novel in the tradition of The Velveteen Rabbit and The Penderwicks.Meet Throckmorton S. Monkey. He’s everything a sock monkey is supposed to be: Loving. Loyal. A very good listener. And he’s never,...
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Fortunately, the Milk

Neil Gaiman · Harper
Pages: 101
Format: Print book

"I bought the milk," said my father. "I walked out of the corner shop, and heard a noise like this: t h u m m t h u m m. I looked up and saw a huge silver disc hovering in the air above Marshall Road.""Hullo," I said to myself. "That's not something you see every...
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Deciduous Trees and Coniferous Trees Explained

Alicia Klepeis · Cavendish Square Publishing
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

The changing fall leaves mark the turn of the seasons. Other trees stay green year-round. Scientists use these characteristics and others to classify different species of trees as deciduous or coniferous. This book explains these differences and invites readers to test their knowledge.
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Teen Guide to Jobs and Taxes

Stephen Currie · ReferencePoint Press
Pages: 64
Format: Print book

Plenty of teenagers want to get a job in their chosen field. But how do you go about getting one? How do you make sure you can keep it and move on to bigger and better things? And what taxes are there on the income from a job? This book helps teens understand jobs and taxes and how they...
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Face Painting: Over 30 faces to paint, with simple step-by-step instructions

Karen Harvey · Qed Pub Inc
Pages: 64
Format: Print book

This book contains everything you need to start face painting! There's a huge variety of fun faces to choose from: go for a wild animal and paint a giraffe or tiger; a dainty Snow Queen or pretty Flower Garland; scare your friends with a terrifying Zombie or a nasty Witch. Clear, step-by-step...
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A Head Full of Notions (Creative Minds Biography)

Andy Russell Bowen · Carolrhoda Books
Pages: 64
Format: Hardcover

Describes the life and work of the talented inventor and resourceful businessman, with special emphasis on his development of the steamboat.
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