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Shigeru Miyamoto

Rachel Castro · Norwood House Pr
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

Describes the life and work of Shigeru Miyamoto, the famous video game designer behind Mario, Zelda, Donkey Kong, and other classic game franchises.
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Swim or Sink

Jake Maddox · Stone Arch Books
Pages: 96
Format: Library Binding

Baxter Reilly has always felt at home in the water. And the school swim team has been his place of refuge, especially over the past few months. Baxter's parents have separated, and his father is now living in a rundown apartment. Instead of dealing with his home life, Baxter has devoted...
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Snowboard Sham

Jake Maddox · Stone Arch Books
Pages: 96
Format: Library Binding

Will Pastora is entering his first snowboard race at the ski resort where he's vacationing. Instead of signing up as a beginner--where he belongs--he lies about his experience and registers for a higher level of competition. But when he faces his first black-diamond mountain, Will learns...
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Courage on Ice

Bybee, Veeda · Stone Arch Books
Pages: 96
Format: Library Binding

Figure skater Eva Chen is looking forward to sharing her latest routine. She's skating to a song with Mandarin lyrics as a special nod to her Chinese grandmother. But when a fall results in a concussion, Eva is forced to take time off the ice. To make matters worse, Eva overhears some...
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Frost Friends Forever

Soontornvat, Christina · Scholastic Paperbacks
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

It's Winter Break at Hilltop Academy and Lina couldn't be more excited. With time off from school, Lina's parents say it's all right for her best friend, Claudia, to come up to their cloud palace for a sleepover (as long as she double pinkie-swears never to tell the royal...
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Snow Place Like Home

Soontornvat, Christina · Scholastic Paperbacks
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Princess Lina has a life any kid would envy. She lives in a massive palace in the clouds. Everyone in her family has the power to control the wind and weather. On a good day, she can even fly! She loves making lemons into lemon ice, riding wind gusts around the sky, and turning her bedroom...
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The Hive Queen (Wings of Fire, Book 12)

Sutherland, Tui T. · 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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Royal Crown: From the Notebooks of a Middle School Princess

Meg Cabot
Format: Paperback

It's the first coronation of a female monarch of Genovia in 200 years, and Her Royal Highness, Princess Olivia Grace Clarisse Mignonette Harrison, is giving you the inside scoop in this newest (illustrated!) middle-grade diary from New York Times -- bestselling author and illustrator...
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The People and Culture of the Tlingit

Erika Edwards · Cavendish Square
Pages: 128
Format: Library Binding

Provides information on the history, customs, family life, culture, religious beliefs, language, and modern-day lives of the Tlingit people.
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The Doughnut Whodunit

Warner, Gertrude Chandler · Albert Whitman & Company
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

A hip new doughnut shop known for its bizarre recipes is opening up in Greenfield. At first, the owners of the other doughnut shop in town, Delilah's, aren't worried. But when the new shop starts making doughnuts that look just like some of Delilah's greatest hits, the Boxcar...
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