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Ghosts in Battlefields

Lisa Owings · Bellwether Media
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

What if the spirits of the dead stay behind at the place where they died? Visitors to famous battlefields think some may do just that. They tell stories of ghostly fighting and spooky feelings of strange presences. Read on to determine if they are long-dead soldiers defending their ground...
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Cool outdoor arts & crafts : great things to do in the great outdoors

Alex Kuskowski · Abdo Publishing
Pages: 32
Format:  Print book : English

Cool Outdoor Arts & Crafts makes the great outdoors fun and exciting. Craft a sun-printed scarf or paint a pair of rocks. Make a terra-cotta wind chime or a beaded garden stake. This book is full of easy-to-follow steps and bright photography for every activity. Plus, its written just...
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The Wild Robot

Peter Brown · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Can a robot survive in the wilderness? When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island. She has no idea how she got there or what her purpose is--but she knows she needs to survive. After battling a fierce storm and escaping a vicious...
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Eleanor Roosevelt's in My Garage!

CANDACE FLEMING · Schwartz & Wade
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

In this hilarious follow-up to BEN FRANKLIN'S IN MY BATHROOM!, history and hijinks collide once more when Eleanor Roosevelt accidentally time travels to a ten-year-old's home in 21st-century America!When Eleanor Roosevelt time travels to Nolan and Olive's house in modern-day Illinois, the kids...
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Flying Lessons & Other Stories

Ellen Oh · Crown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Whether it is basketball dreams, family fiascos, first crushes, or new neighborhoods, this bold anthology - written by the best children's authors - celebrates the uniqueness and universality in all of us. In a partnership with We Need Diverse Books, industry giants Kwame Alexander, Soman...
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The Tale of Angelino Brown

DAVID ALMOND · Candlewick
Pages: 258
Format: Hardcover

In this hilarious yet touching story from the masterful David Almond, life takes a surprising turn after a bus driver finds a tiny boy angel in his pocket.Do you believe in angels? Bert and Betty Brown do, because Bert discovered one in his shirt pocket the other day while he was driving...
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Tom And Huck's Howling Adventure: The Further Adventures Of Tom Sawyer And Huckleberry Finn

Tim Champlin · Five Star Publishing
Format: Hardcover

A modern 13-year old boy, Zane Rasmussen, falls into a coma and wakes up on Jackson's Island in the Mississippi River where he is found by Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn and freed slave, Jim.It is June, 1849, and Zane gradually accepts that these are living characters from Twain's...
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The Firefly Code

Megan Frazer Blakemore · Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Pages: 340
Format: Hardcover

Mori and her friends live a normal life on Firefly Lane in their utopian community, Old Harmonie. In a world this safe and perfect, they've never had to question anything . . . never had to wonder about how their lives came to be. Until a new girl named Ilana moves in. She's so perfect...
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Science Rocks!

Robert Winston · DK Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Daring experiments and perplexing puzzles designed to get your brain cells buzzing! Science Rocks offers youngsters a variety of awe-inspiring ideas for science projects that could enliven their school work and help them score the winning prize at the science fair! Jam-packed with fun activities...
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The Berenstain Bears Phenom in the Family

Stan Berenstain · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 112
Format: Library Binding

There's a brand-new pool at Bear Country School, and all the cubs are raring to try out for the swim team. No one is more surprised than Sister Bear when she outswims every cub in every event--even the butterfly stroke! With visions of Bearlympics gold dancing in Papa Bear's furry...
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Absolutely Almost

Lisa Graff · Penguin Group USA
Pages: 7
Format: Book

From the author of the National Book Award nominee A Tangle of Knots comes an inspiring novel about figuring out who you are and doing what you love.Albie has never been the smartest kid in his class. He has never been the tallest. Or the best at gym. Or the greatest artist. Or the most...
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Aru Shah and the End of Time

Roshani Chokshi · Rick Riordan Presents
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

Best-selling author Rick Riordan introduces this adventure by Roshani Chokshi about twelve-year-old Aru Shah, who has a tendency to stretch the truth in order to fit in at school. While her classmates are jetting off to family vacations in exotic locales, she'll be spending her autumn break...
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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 for certain that she's...
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Isabelle Lives a Dream

Peggy Sundberg · Coyote Moon Publishing
Pages: 30
Format: Hardcover

COWGIRL PEG BOOK #2! Isabelle lived in a big city but dreamed of being a cowgirl. Share her excitement when she wins the school contest to visit Cowgirl Peg's ranch. Travel with her to the mountain ranch, where she follows her dream. Experience her wonder at the beauty and peacefulness...
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Fire and Ice

Erin Hunter · HarperCollins; Reprint edition
Format: Print book

Deep in the heart of the forest, four clans of warrior cats coexist in uneasy harmony -- but uncertain times are upon them, and dangers threaten the precarious balance of the forest.Fireheart is a ThunderClan warrior cat now, but his troubles are far from over. As the chill of winter sets...
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