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Meals in India

Cari Meister · Jump!
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

In Meals in India, young readers will learn learn about the foods and cultural practices that make up mealtime in India. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage beginning readers as they discover the fascinating culinary traditions of India.
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New Hampshire

Jordan Mills · Next Page
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Welcome to the Granite State! Learn about New Hampshire's history, geography, weather, people, and more in this book that's all about our 9th state.
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Diary of a Minecraft Zombie Book 9: Zombie's Birthday Apocalypse

Herobrine Books · Herobrine Publishing Inc
Format: Print book

Its Halloween and its Zack the Zombies Birthday! But theres a Zombie Apocalypse Happening that May Totally Ruin his Birthday party! A Zombie Apocalypse is threatening to end Minecraft as we know it. And it also just might totally ruin Zacks 13th Birthday Party. But, will Zack and his friends...
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George Washington's Spies

Claudia Friddell · Random House
Pages: 112
Format: Print book

Think you know everything about Washington? Think again. During the Revolutionary War, General George Washington (AKA "Agent 711") was the leader of a ring of spies! The group - called the Culper Ring - used secret names, codes, invisible ink, and more to spy on the British...
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Anne Frank

Peggy J Parks · ReferencePoint Press
Pages: 80
Format:  Print book : Biography : Juvenile audience : English

Anne Frank, a precocious, funny, smart, outspoken, and bold young lady, was one of millions of Jews who died during the Holocaust. Her diary, in which she recorded her thoughts and feelings for more than two years while hiding from the Nazis with her family, has become the most celebrated...
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Pilfer Academy: A School So Bad It's Criminal

Lauren Magaziner · Dial Books for Young Readers
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

Fans of Spy School, Escape From Mr. Lemencello's Library and Roald Dahl will gobble up this hilarious story about a secret boarding school for thieves-in-training!Troublemaking George has never heard of Pilfer Academy, a top-secret school for cultivating young crooks, until he's kidnapped...
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Simon Thorn and the Wolf's Den

Aimée Carter · Bloomsbury
Pages: 307
Format: Print book

A thrilling debut in the tradition of Rick Riordan and Brandon Mull about a boy who discovers he's part of a secret race of animal shape shifters.Twelve-year-old Simon Thorn's life has never been easy or normal, but things like being bullied at school and living in a cramped Manhattan apartment...
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The Lost Property Office

James R Hannibal · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 390
Format: Print book

James R. Hannibal presents a thrilling adventure through history, complete with mysteries, secret items, codes, and a touch of magic in this stunning middle grade debut.Thirteen-year-old Jack Buckles is great at finding things. Not just a missing glove or the other sock, but things normal...
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Pig Goat Banana Cricket : orgie borgie selfie simple-dee-doo!

Johnny Ryan; David Sacks ; Eric M Esquivel; Brianne Drouhard; Derek Fridolfs; All a · Papercutz
Pages: 64
Format: Hardcover

Four best friends with nothing in common embark on a series of adventures, from entering a photo contest to building a wife for Burgerstein.
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Nebraska

Jordan Mills · Next Page
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Welcome to the Cornhusker State! Learn about Nebraska's history, geography, weather, people, and more in this book that's all about our 37th state.
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Mississippi

Jordan Mills · Next Page
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Take a trip through the Magnolia State! Learn about Mississippi's history, geography, weather, people, and more in this book that's all about our 20th state.
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Higher, Steeper, Faster: The Daredevils Who Conquered the Skies

Lawrence Goldstone · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Discover the daring aviation pioneers who made the dream of powered flight a reality, forever changing the course of history. Aviator Lincoln Beachey broke countless records: he looped-the-loop, flew upside down and in corkscrews, and was the first to pull his aircraft out of what was a typically...
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Understanding Coding with Ruby

Patricia Harris · PowerKids Press
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

In 1995, computer programmer Yukihiro Matsumoto introduced Ruby programming language to the world. He created a language that used his favorite elements of other languages, but was more object-oriented and easy to use, even for coding newbies. Ruby is also open-source software, meaning...
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Sherlock Sam and the Ghostly Moans in Fort Canning

A J Low
Format: Print book

Meet Sherlock Sam, Singapore's greatest kid detective. With his trusty robot Watson, Sherlock Sam will stop at nothing to solve the case, no matter how big or small!Introducing the Sherlock Sam series by A.J. Low - a fresh, cross-cultural twist on the classic Sherlock Holmes stories, tailored...
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Plants vs. Zombies: Grown Sweet Home

Paul Tobin · Dark Horse Books
Pages: 71
Format: Print book

A new story arc begins! A group of young plants--led by Fred the Sunflower, Jeff the Bloomerang, and Grrawrr-Bear the Bonk Choy--move out of Crazy Dave's garage and into his huge family mansion in Neighborville. Nate and Patrice head over with them to make sure they don't accidentally destroy...
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