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The Last Kids on Earth and the Midnight Blade

Max Brallier · Viking Books for Young Readers
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Now a Netflix original series!

The New York Times and USA Today bestselling series, with over three million copies in print!

"Terrifyingly fun! Delivers big thrills and even bigger laughs."--Jeff Kinney, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller...
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The Trials of Apollo, Book Two The Dark Prophecy

Rick Riordan · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 464
Format: Paperback

Zeus has punished his son Apollo--god of the sun, music, archery, poetry, and more--by casting him down to earth in the form of a gawky, acne-covered sixteen-year-old mortal named Lester. The only way Apollo can reclaim his rightful place on Mount Olympus is by restoring several Oracles...
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Dark Sky Rising: Reconstruction and the Dawn of Jim Crow

Henry Louis Gates Jr. · Scholastic Nonfiction
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

This is a story about America during and after Reconstruction, one of history's most pivotal and misunderstood chapters. In a stirring account of emancipation, the struggle for citizenship and national reunion, and the advent of racial segregation, the renowned Harvard scholar delivers...
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The War I Finally Won

KIMBERLY BRUBAKER BRADLEY · Dial Books
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

Like the classic heroines of Sarah, Plain and Tall and Little Women, Ada conquers the homefront as her World War II journey continues in this sequel to the Newbery Honor-winning The War that Saved My Life

When Ada's clubfoot is surgically fixed at last, she knows...
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Planet Earth Is Blue

Nicole Panteleakos · Wendy Lamb Books
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

"Tender and illuminating. A beautiful debut." --Rebecca Stead, Newbery Medal-winning author of When You Reach Me

A heartrending and hopeful debut novel about a nonverbal girl and her passion for space exploration, for fans of See You in the Cosmos, Mockingbird,...
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Olga: We're Out of Here!

Elise Gravel · HarperCollins
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

Animal lover and kid scientist Olga is back! Great for fans of the acclaimed graphic novels Real Friends and Invisible Emmie.

In this second installment of a series Franny K. Stein creator Jim Benton called "great, kooky, monstrous fun," Olga wants to leave earth in search...

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South Dakota

Jo S Kittinger · Scholastic Inc.

"This book details the history, culture, geography and government of South Dakota."--Provided by publisher.
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DK Eyewitness Books: Fossil (Library Edition)

Dorling Kindersley, Inc. · DK Publishing
Pages: 72
Format: Print book

A visual and informative guide to fossils, now revised and updated in the relaunched DK Eyewitness Books format.Get up close and personal and be an eyewitness to our prehistoric world through fossilized shells, skulls, teeth, plants, and, of course, skeletons with DK Eyewitness Books: Fossil....
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Get Into Mixed Media

Janice Dyer · Crabtree Publishing Company
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback

If you like the idea of combining materials such as fabric, paint, ink and google eyes on a canvas, then mixed media is the art form for you! This awesome book guides young artists in creating works in mixed media, a visual art form in which artists can combine different types of techniques...
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Watch Hollow

Gregory Funaro · HarperCollins
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Gregory Funaro brings us into a world where magic exists, monsters roam in the shadows, and wooden animals come to life.

Deep within the enchanted woods in the town of Watch Hollow stands the once-grand Blackford House, whose halls hold a magical...

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Who Was Lucille Ball?

Pamela D Pollack · Grosset & Dunlap
Pages: 112
Format: Print book

Who doesn't love Lucy? The legendary actress, producer, and comedian steps into the Who Was? spotlight.Much like her hit TV show, I Love Lucy, Americans in the 1950s fell in love with Lucy. Born in New York in 1911, Lucille Ball was always a natural performer. She danced in the chorus...
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Who Was Bob Marley?

KATIE ELLISON · GROSSET & DUNLAP
Pages: 112
Format: Print book

Get Up, Stand Up! for the king of reggae music!Bob Marley was a reggae superstar who is considered to be one of the most influential musicians of all time. Born in rural Jamaica, this musician and songwriter began his career with his band, The Wailing Wailers, in 1963. The Wailers went...
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Let's Do A Thing!

JIM BENTON · Scholastic Paperbacks
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

MEET VICTOR, TOTAL EXPERT IN EVERYTHING(except Guy Who Cleans Up Bedrooms) With his confidence, imagination, and trusty sidekick Dumpylumps (who happens to be a duck) , there's no telling what trouble he'll get into. Lucky for him, he has a knack for getting himself out of trouble,...
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