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Red Cloud: A Lakota Story of War and Surrender

S D NELSON · Harry N. Abrams
Pages: 56
Format: Hardcover

The award-winning author and illustrator of Black Elk's Vision and Sitting Bull continues his picture-book biography series with Red Cloud, the story of one of the most controversial leaders in Native American history. A leader among the Lakota during the 1860s, Chief Red Cloud deeply opposed...
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The Forgetting Spell

Lauren Myracle · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 344
Format: Hardcover

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Stick Dog Craves Candy

Tom Watson · HarperCollins
Pages: 238
Format: Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Big Nate, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and the previous Stick Dog books, Tom Watson's hilarious series continues with Stick Dog Craves Candy - a fun Halloween adventure!Stick Dog and the gang are on their usual hunt for food, but there is something unusual going on. Little...
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The Silver Gate

Kristin Bailey · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

In shepherd boy Elric's tiny village, people think children like his younger sister, Wynn, are changelings - left by fairies and doomed to curse all around them. As a baby, Wynn was born with developmental delays, and according to the rules, she was supposed to be abandoned in the woods.Instead...
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The Last Panther

Todd Mitchell · Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

For animal lovers and fans of The One and Only Ivan and Hoot, this is the uplifting story of a girl who discovers a family of panthers that were thought to be extinct, and her journey to save the species. Eleven-year-old Kiri has a secret: wild things call to her. More than anyone else,...
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Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History

Vashti Harrison · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 96
Format: Hardcover

Based on her popular Instagram posts, debut author/illustrator Vashti Harrison shares the stories of 40 bold African American women who shaped history.
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The Stolen Crown

Eva Howard · Aladdin
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Ellie Dray and her League of Archers are keeping Robin Hood's legacy alive by stealing from the rich to help the poor, but when they discover someone is trying to steal the crown, they learn that some things may be out of their league.Ellie and her League of Archers are still on the run - living...
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Oddity

Sarah Cannon · Feiwel & Friends
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Join a tough eleven-year-old as she faces down zombie rabbits, alien mobs, and Puppet Cartels while trying to find her missing twin in Sarah Cannon's imaginative middle-grade debut, Oddity.Welcome to Oddity, New Mexico, where normal is odd and odd is normal. Ada Roundtree is no stranger...
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The Magic Misfits

Neil Patrick Harris · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

From beloved award-winning actor, Neil Patrick Harris, comes the magical first book in a new series with plenty of tricks up its sleeve.
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Lily's Mountain

Hannah Moderow · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

Lily refuses to believe what everyone else accepts to be true: that her father has died while climbing Denali, the highest mountain in North America. Lily has grown up hiking in the Alaskan wilderness with her dad. He's an expert climber. There's no way he would let something like...
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