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Secrets at the Chocolate Mansion

Leslie Margolis · Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Format: Hardcover

"Take your cookies elsewhere." That's what the note said in neat, block-like print, attached to a box of Girl Scout Cookies. Someone is out to sabotage the new sweet shop in the neighborhood, and Maggie Brooklyn is on the case. If only she weren't so freaked out herself...
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The Mystery of the Missing Lion: A Precious Ramotswe Mystery for Young Readers

Alexander McCall Smith · Anchor
Format: Hardcover

A detective in the wild.Precious Ramotswe gets a very special treat. She gets a trip to visit her Aunty Bee at a safari camp. On her first day in camp, a new lion arrives. But this is no average lion: Teddy is an actor-lion who came with a film crew. When Teddy escapes, Precious and her resourceful...
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Fearless Women: Courageous Females who Refused to be Denied

TOBY REYNOLDS · BARRON'S
Pages: 64
Format: Print book

Through the Real Lives books, children will meet some remarkable individuals who refused to accept the status quo. Each entry in these riveting books explores how these individuals had an extraordinary impact on the world, coming from all four corners of the globe, all walks of life, and across...
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Mothman's Curse

Christine Hayes · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

When Josie and her brothers uncover a haunted camera, the Mothman legend becomes a terrifying reality that threatens their entire town in this spooky and action-filled novel. Josie may live in the most haunted town in America, but the only strange thing she ever sees is the parade of oddball...
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Speaking Our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation

Monique Gray Smith · Orca Book Publishers
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

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Three Pickled Herrings: Book Two

Sally Gardner · Square Fish
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

At the Wings & Co. Fairy Detective Agency, Emily Vole and her friends are beginning to worry. It's been five months since their official opening, and they haven't had a single case! Then local landowner Sir Walter Cross dies in sudden and mysterious circumstances, and his case arrives...
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Journey Through Our Solar System

Dana Meachen Rau · Scholastic
Format: Print book

In 1992, Dr. Mae Jemison made history by spending eight days in Earth's orbit, making her the first black woman ever to visit space. Twenty years later, Dr. Jemison is pushing space travel forward again with her 100 Year Starship Foundation. In this new True Book series, readers will...
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The Perfect Place

Teresa E Harris · Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 263
Format: Print book

Twelve-year-old Treasure Daniels and her younger sister must move in with Great-aunt Grace until their mother sorts herself out, but life in Black Lake, Virginia, where segregation lingers, is hard and Grace is a nightmare--at least on the surface.
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Who Was Abigail Adams?

True Kelley · Grosset & Dunlap
Pages: 100
Format: Paperback

Abigail Adams was a strong woman far ahead of her time. She urged her husband, President John Adams, to "remember the ladies" and despite having no formal education herself, she later advocated for equal education in public schools for both boys and girls. She was also the first...
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Last-But-Not-Least Lola and the Wild Chicken

Paul Hoppe · Boyds Mills Press
Format: Hardcover

Lola's back! She patched things up with frenemy Amanda Anderson, but it's not happily ever after for these two best friends, at least not yet. Lola doesn't want to share Amanda, especially not with Jessie, who seems to be around . . . all the time. Can there be more than two best...
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My Religion and Me: We are Muslims

Philip Blake · Franklin Watts
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Discover all about Islam by meeting Jasmine, Jeffrey, Mohammad and Serish - four Muslims from around the world. Find out about their mosques, how they pray and how their faith impacts on their daily lives. The book is part of the 'My religion and me' series which explores the faith...
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10 Things You Can Do to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Elizabeth Weitzman · Childrens Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

It doesnt take a lot to reduce the amount of trash we create. Taking action can be as simple as recycling bottles and cans or bringing reusable bags to the grocery store. Kids learn this and more about what they can do to help in 10 Things I Can Do to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle.
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The Yuan Dynasty

David Louis Dreier · Rosen Publishing
Pages: 64
Format: Print book

Under Kublai Khan, the Mongols conquered the Southern Song Dynasty and established rule over China. The ensuing Yuan Dynasty, though in power for less than a century, was notable for its blending of Mongol and Chinese culture in drama, music, and painting, as well as government reform and public-works...
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