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Peeves

MIKE VAN WAES · HarperCollins
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

"Gremlins meets Inside Out in this sneaky parable about courage and self-control. Fun, funny, and surprisingly heartfelt." - Ernest Cline, author of Ready Player One

Steven (Slim) Pickings is on the edge of a breakdown - but then, it always feels like Slim is teetering...

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Going Wild #3: Clash of Beasts

LISA MCMANN · HarperCollins
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Lisa McMann, New York Times bestselling author of the Unwanteds, pulls out all the stops in this exhilarating third and final book in the Going Wild series! This middle grade adventure follows a group of kids with powers from the animal kingdom who form their own version of the Avengers...

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The Perfect Star

Rob Buyea
Format: Hardcover(Library Binding)


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Match Me If You Can

Anna Staniszewski · Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pages: 219
Format: Print book

Bye for now...Lena is more than ready to spend a quiet winter break with her mom out in Arizona, even if that means saying a temporary good-bye to her boyfriend, Marcus. What she doesn't count on? A major power outage -- of the supernatural kind. Out of nowhere, Lena's soul-collecting...
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Elephants

Katie Marsico · Children's Press
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

Though elephants are Earths largest land animals, their size cant protect them from poachers. As a result of illegal hunting, these remarkable animals are disappearing from the wild. Readers will discover how elephants live and why it is so important to protect them. They will also find...
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The Everything Kids' Scratch Coding Book: Learn to Code and Create Your Own Cool Games!

Jason Rukman · Everything
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

Teach kids the concepts of coding in easy-to-understand language and help them develop games of their own with The Everything Kids' Scratch Coding Book!

Understanding computer science is becoming a necessity in the modern age. As our world shifts towards becoming increasingly...
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Writers and Their Pets: True Stories of Famous Authors and Their Animal Friends

Kathleen Krull · duopress
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

Discover how animals influenced 20 of the world's most beloved authors, from Charles Dickens to J.K. Rowling.
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Dream Within a Dream

Patricia MacLachlan · Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

A young girl finds herself - and so much more - during a summer stay with her grandparents in this tender novel from Newberry Award-winning author Patricia MacLachlan.

When Louisa (short for Louisiana) is sent to stay with her grandparents for the summer, she's not looking...
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We Are Party People

Leslie Margolis · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Leslie Margolis's We Are Party People is sweet, brave, and laugh-out-loud funny, as Pixie learns that stepping out of her comfort zone might not be so scary after all.

"I am the opposite of a mermaid and that's exactly the way I like it." Shy and quiet, Pixie Jones...

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Who Are Venus and Serena Williams?

JAMES JR BUCKLEY · Penguin Workshop
Pages: 112
Format: Library Binding

The dynamic story of the Williams sisters, both top-ranked professional tennis players.Venus and Serena Williams are two of the most successful professional American tennis players of all time. Coached at an early age by their parents, the sisters have both gone on to become Grand Slam...
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South Carolina

Barbara A Somervill · Children's Press

"This book details the history, culture, geography and government of South Carolina."--Provided by publisher.
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Recess Warriors: Hero Is a Four-Letter Word

Marcus Emerson · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 133
Format: Paperback

Saving the world... one playground at a time.

When imaginations go wild in the schoolyard, anything can happen. Normal kids become world-saving heroes, girls become power-hungry pirates, and zombies take over the school after being infected by the dreaded epidemic -- cooties! It's...

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Phoebe and Her Unicorn in the Magic Storm 6

Andrews McMeel Publishing · Turtleback Books
Pages: 157
Format: Library Binding

The first Phoebe and Her Unicorn graphic novel! Phoebe and Marigold decide to investigate a powerful storm that is wreaking havoc with the electricity in their town. The adults think it's just winter weather, but Phoebe and Marigold soon discover that all is not what it seems to be, and that...
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Not So Small at All

Sandra Magsamen · Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Have you ever felt like you're just too small to do important stuff in the world at all? Well, take a closer look, and then you'll see that the smallest of things are as AMAZING as can be!Little things are capable of giant accomplishments. Bees, butterflies, and little children...
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