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Arcady's Goal

Eugene Yelchin · Henry Holt and Company, 2014. Â2014
Pages: 234
Format: Print book

From Newbery Honor-winning author Eugene Yelchin comes another glimpse into Soviet Russia. For twelve-year-old Arcady, soccer is more than just a game. Sent to live in a children's home after his parents are declared enemies of the state, it is a means of survival, securing extra rations,...
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Six Kids and a Stuffed Cat

Gary Paulsen · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 138
Format: Print book

From three-time Newbery Honor author Gary Paulsen comes a laugh-out-loud novel about six wacky misfits who get stuck together in a school restroom and discover friendship. It seemed like a normal school day, until a horrible storm forced the very cautious school administration to make everyone...
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Saving Lucas Biggs

Marisa De los Santos · Harpercollins Childrens Books
Pages: 279
Format: Print book

Perfect for fans of Margaret Peterson Haddix, When You Reach Me, and Savvy, this charming time-travel story from husband-and-wife team Marisa de los Santos and David Teague follows one girl's race to change the past in order to save her father's future.Thirteen-year-old Margaret knows her father...
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The Great White Shark Scientist

Sy Montgomery · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 80
Format: Print book

Dr. Greg Skomal, biologist and head of the Massachusetts Shark Research Program, is investigating a controversial possibility: Might Cape Cod's waters serve as a breeding ground for the great white shark, the largest and most feared predatory fish on Earth? Aboard the OCEARCH...
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Pro Stock

John Hamilton · ABDO Publishing,
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Introduces readers to the history of pro stock motorcycling along with the components that make up a pro stock motorcycle and discusses competitions and burnouts as well as safety gear.
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A Look at Sedimentary Rocks

Cecelia H Brannon · Enslow Publishing
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

"Describes sedimentary rocks, how they are formed, how they're used, and their role in the rock cycle"--
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Skies Like These

Tess Hilmo · Margaret Ferguson Books
Pages: 231
Format: Print book

In Tess Hilmo's Skies Like These, twelve-year-old Jade's perfect summers have always been spent reading and watching TV reruns, so she's not happy when her parents send her off to Wyoming to her aunt's house. She meets a boy who calls himself Roy Parker -- just like the real name of the legendary...
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Can You Survive a Global Blackout?: An Interactive Doomsday Adventure

Matt Doeden
Pages: 112

"Readers find their own paths as they navigate through a world with no electricity"--
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20 Fun Facts About Soccer

Ryan Nagelhout · Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

"Soccer is called 'the beautiful game' for a reason. It's an amazing sport full of interesting players, teams, and records. This book takes readers onto the pitch with the greatest players ever to lace up their cleats. From the club teams of England to America's Major...
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Thor Epic Collection: To Wake the Mangog

Stan Lee , · Marvel

From the darkened depths, rises a threat greater than any Thor has ever before faced. Mangog threatens to unsheathe the Odinsword and bring Ragnarok upon the Norse gods in this collection of Asgardian classics. And thats just the beginning! In Stan Lee and Jack Kirbys Thor theres always...
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