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Finchosaurus

Gail Donovan · Islandport Press
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

A Selection of the Junior Library GuildFinch has trouble paying attention in school. He's just too busy dreaming about uncovering a dinosaur fossil and naming a new species after himself until he digs up a note in the fifth-grade class garden with the word HELP on it. He is determined...
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Saving Winslow

SHARON CREECH · HarperCollins
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

"A winning tale of love." - Kirkus (starred review) Perfect for fans of Charlotte's Web and The One and Only Ivan, Saving Winslow is an uplifting modern classic in the making about a young boy who befriends an ailing newborn donkey and nurses him back to health, from New York...
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Denis Ever After

TONY ABBOTT · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Written by award-winning author Tony Abbott and perfect for fans of The Ethan I Was Before and The Thing About Jellyfish, this bittersweet middle grade novel follows the ghost of Denis Egan as he teams up with his living twin brother to solve the mystery of his death. Denis Egan is dead....
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Wicked Nix

Lena Coakley · Amulet Books
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

A visually stunning, middle-grade classic in the making about Wicked Nix, the foulest of the fairies Mischievous woodland fairy Nix is up to no good. His beloved fairy queen has gone away, leaving him with a very important job: He must protect the forest from a most dangerous enemy - humans....
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Counting to Perfect

Suzanne M LaFleur · Wendy Lamb Books
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

From the author of Eight Keys comes a loving story of sisters who are trying to find their way back to each other.Julia used to be the perfect big sister: she played great games and took good care of Cassie. Now life at home revolves around Julia and her daughter, Addie. No one pays much...
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The Lotterys More or Less

Emma Donoghue · Arthur A. Levine Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Sumac Lottery is the keeper of her family's traditions -- from Pow Wow to Holi, Carnival to Hogmanay, Sumac's on guard to make sure that no Lottery celebration gets forgotten. But this winter all Sumac's seasonal plans go awry when a Brazilian visitor overstays his welcome....
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The Bad Guys

Aaron Blabey · Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 138
Format: Print book

They sound like bad guys, they look like bad guys ... and they even smell like bad guys. But Mr. Wolf, Mr. Piranha, Mr. Snake, and Mr. Shark are tired of being the villains. Mr. Wolf has a daring plan for the Bad Guys' first good mission. They are going to break two hundred dogs out of the Maximum...
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The Broken Ornament

Tony DiTerlizzi · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

When a beloved ornament breaks, will it ruin the holidays or save them? New York Times bestselling author and Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator Tony DiTerlizzi offers a brand-new Christmas story that is sure to be a holiday classic.Jack wants this to be the best Christmas ever, and he knows...
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Mousie, I Will Read to You

Rachael Cole · Schwartz & Wade
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Like Rosemary Wells's Read to Your Bunny and with the charm of The Wonderful Things You Will Be, this gorgeous book will surely appeal to families who want their children to become lifelong readers.Long before the words make sense, Mousie,I will read to youThe simplest story,about an acorn...
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Dreamland

Noah Klocek · Candlewick
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Bedtime surroundings mingle with dream imagery as a little girl drifts into peaceful slumber.Amelie loves everything about bedtime: wrapping up in her favorite blanket, listening to bedtime stories, and most of all, dreaming. But finding her dreams is not always easy, and she often has to set out in search...
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