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The Lost Rainforest: Mez's Magic

ELIOT SCHREFER · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

The Lion King meets Wings of Fire in the magical rainforest kingdom of Caldera in this new middle grade animal fantasy series from New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist Eliot Schrefer. Caldera has forever been divided into those animals who walk by night and those...
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Just Like Jackie

LINDSEY STODDARD · HarperCollins
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Family is family, no matter what it looks like. Readers will cheer for this pitch-perfect story, just right for fans of such books as The Great Gilly Hopkins and Fish in a Tree.For as long as Robinson Hart can remember, it's just been her and Grandpa. He taught her about cars, baseball,...
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Avalanche!

Terry Lynn Johnson · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 112
Format: Hardcover

A high-stakes adventure series perfect for fans of the I Survived series and Hatchet. Twelve-year-old twins Ashley and Ryan are skiing with their parents in Wyoming's Grand Teton Mountains where there is a ground-shaking rumble. Unstable snow rushes downhill and buries them in icy white....
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Charlie Takes His Shot: How Charlie Sifford Broke the Color Barrier in Golf

NANCY CHURNIN · Albert Whitman & Company
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Charlie Sifford loved golf, but in the 1930's only white people were allowed to play in the Professional Golf Association. Sifford had won plenty of black tournaments, but he was determined to break the color barrier in the PGA. In 1960 he did, only to face discrimination from hotels...
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Once Upon a Winter

Megan Atwood · Aladdin
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Wintertime at the orchard has Peter learning some important lessons about speaking up in this second novel of a sweet series about the bonds of friendship.Blanketed in snow, the orchard looks like a magical wonderland. But Peter is not so charmed by his new life. He just can't ignore...
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The Haunted House Next Door

Andres Miedoso · Little Simon
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

Meet Desmond Cole! A fearless eight-year-old who runs his own ghost patrol, looking for ghosts, monsters, and mischief makers everywhere. Oh, and he just so happens to be my new best friend ... and thank goodness! Because I'm afraid of everything.Welcome to Kersville, a town with a spooky...
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Fooled Ya!: How Your Brain Gets Tricked by Optical Illusions, Magicians, Hoaxes & More

JORDAN D BROWN · MoonDance Press
Pages: 80
Format: Hardcover

Wise up with this fun-filled, activity-packed, eye-opening kid's guide to neuroscience and psychology.Discover the variety of ways our brains can trick us, from optical illusions to magicians' masterful use of misdirection to strategies used by con artists. Learn why you can't always trust...
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Poetry for Kids: Robert Frost

Robert Frost · MoonDance Press
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

A collection to be read, experienced, and treasured. Whether capturing a cold New England winter's evening, or the beauty of an old, abandoned house, four-time Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Robert Frost left an indelible mark on our consciousness. This stunning celebration of his best-loved...
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Butterfly Wishes 1: The Wishing Wings

Jennifer Castle · Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

Sisters Addie and Clara have just moved to a new house in the country, where they discover that their backyard is a gateway to the enchanted realm of magical butterflies called Wishing Wings. These special butterflies have the power to make wishes come true! When a group of just-emerged...
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Heroes of Black History

The Editors of TIME for Kids. · Time For Kids
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

TIME For Kids Heroes of Black History presents the stories of four great American lives in one volume: Harriet Tubman, Jackie Robinson, Rosa Parks, and Barack Obama. This amazing value collection of biographies, heavily illustrated with photos and artwork, spans three centuries of African...
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