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A Riddle in Ruby: The Changer's Key

Kent Davis · Greenwillow Books
Pages: 448
Format: Print book

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The Plot to Kill Hitler: Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Spy, Unlikely Hero

Patricia McCormick · Balzer & Bray/Harperteen
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

Perfect for fans of suspenseful nonfiction such as books by Steve Sheinkin, this is a page-turning narrative about Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a pastor and pacifist who became an unlikely hero during World War II and took part in a plot to kill Hitler. Written by two-time National Book Award finalist...
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The Other Boy

M G Hennessey · Harpercollins
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

A beautifully heartfelt story about one boy's journey toward acceptance. A book that Jill Soloway, the award-winning creator of Transparent, called "a terrific read for all ages" and Ami Polonsky, author of Gracefully Grayson, called "an emotionally complex and achingly...
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Werewolf Weekend

B A Frade · Little
Pages: 176
Format: Print book

The full moon is rising...with a bite!Twelve-year-old Emma is excited to spend a weekend away at best friend Samantha's house for an epic sleepover with Sam and her out-of-town cousins. But things take a turn for the spooky when Emma's peculiar new book, Tales from the Scaremaster,...
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The Secret Keepers

Trenton Lee Stewart · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 512
Format: Print book

Acclaimed "New York Times "bestselling author and E. B. White Read Aloud Award winner Trenton Lee Stewart returns with a captivating, heart-stopping adventure about thrilling secrets and dangerous mysteries--and the courage to reveal the most frightening of truths. Eleven-year-old...
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The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog

Adam Gidwitz · Dutton
Pages: 368
Format: Print book

The bestselling author of A Tale Dark and Grimm takes on medieval times in an exciting and hilarious new adventure about history, religion . . . and farting dragons. 1242. On a dark night, travelers from across France cross paths at an inn and begin to tell stories of three children:...
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Rise of the lioness

Bradley Hague · National Geographic
Pages: 56
Format: Print book

Poaching and war damaged an isolated wilderness in West Zambia, reducing its lion population to just one: Lady, the last lioness. Witness Lady's fight for survival in this evocative narrative on the decline, fall, and rebirth of the Liuwa Plains. Follow Lady as she grapples with a landscape...
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DK findout! Dinosaurs

DK · DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Pages: 64
Format: Paperback

From the creators of DK findout!, the free online resource for kids, comes an exciting new book series full of amazing images, incredible quizzes, and cutting-edge information kids need to know. The DK findout! series helps kids become experts on their favorite subjects - from dinosaurs...
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Rebels

David Liss · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 400
Format: Print book

A science fiction superfan is heading back to space on a new mission to save Earth in this hilarious follow-up to the "exhilarating" (BOOKLIST , starred review) Randoms.It's difficult to return to Earth and live a simple, unadventurous life after having seen the wonders...
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The storybook knight

Helen Docherty; Thomas Docherty · Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pages: 32
Format:  Print book : Fiction : Primary school : English

Ordered by his parents to tame a dragon, a gentle knight who prefers reading to fighting arms himself with a book.
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