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Scratch programming playground

Albert Sweigart · No Starch Press
Pages: 200
Format: Print book

Destroy asteroids, shoot hoops, and slice and dice fruit with "Scratch Programming Playground " Scratch is the colorful drag-and-drop programming language used by millions of first-time learners. In this project-packed guide, you'll learn to program by making cool games. Each...
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Wolf Hollow

Lauren Wolk · Dutton Children's Books
Pages: 291
Format: Print book

"This exquisite debut confronts injustice and doesn't flinch." - People "[A] powerful debut . . . beautifully written." - The Wall Street Journal"Wrenching and true. . . . comparisons to Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird will abound. But Wolk gives us her own story...
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Circles

David A Adler · Holiday House
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

David A. Adler and Edward Miller are back to bring an amusing introduction to the geometry of circles filled with hands-on activities. Wheels, clocks and coins. Balls and buttons. Circles are one of the basic geometric shapes and can be seen everywhere. In a book bursting with color and cheer,...
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The Secret Destiny of Pixie Piper

Annabelle Fisher · Greenwillow Books
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

Pixie Piper, an ordinary fifth grader, discovers she is a direct descendant of Mother Goose - and she has the magical ability and poetry power to prove it! A lively and funny twist on a classic character for fans of the Clementine books, Wendy Mass, and Lisa Graff. This is the first of two books...
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STAT #1: Home Court (STAT: Standing Tall and Talented)

Amar'e Stoudemire · Scholastic Press
Format: Kindle Edition

Publishers WeeklyNBA All-Star Stoudemire launches a series based on his own life with this slim, quick-moving novel about 11-year-old Amar'e, who lives in a Florida town with his father and older brother. The title ?of the series, STAT, which is Amar'e's ?father's nickname...
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The Library: Mysterious Messenger

D J Machale · Random House
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

"I'm not sure anyone does suspense quite like D. J. MacHale." - James Dashner, New York Times bestselling author of the Maze Runner series Leave the lights on for this spooky thriller from D. J. MacHale, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Pendragon! Enter the Library,...
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Day by day with Serena Williams

Tammy Gagne · Mitchell Lane Publishers
Pages: 32
Format:  Print book : Biography : Juvenile audience : English

When Serena Williams first appeared on the tennis scene, nearly everyone saw her as the little sister of Venus. But it didnt take long for the younger Williams to prove herself to be a worthy competitor in her own right. Serena quickly began winningand then winning some more. Some of her most...
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Star Darlings Adora Finds a Friend

Shana Muldoon Zappa · Disney Pr
Pages: 176
Format: Print book

Adora can be aloof and opinionated and she must learn, through her Wishworld mission, to accept help and ideas from others. On this mission, which was originally set for Cassie, Adora is set to help a super sensitive and shy Wisher who must try to make a new best friend because the one she has had since...
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Paths & Portals

Gene Luen Yang · First Second Books
Pages: 96
Format: Print book

Gene Luen Yang is the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature.There's something lurking beneath the surface of Stately Academy -- literally. In a secret underground classroom Hopper, Eni, and Josh discover that the campus was once home to the Bee School, an institute where...
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Bera the One-Headed Troll

Eric Orchard · First Second Books
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

Bera doesn't ask for much in life. She's a solitary, humble troll, tending her island pumpkin patch in cheerful isolation. She isn't looking for any trouble.But when trouble comes to find her, it comes in spades. A human baby has arrived in the realm of the trolls, and nobody...
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