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Octopuses

Colleen Kessler · Abdo Publishing Company

"Learn more about octopuses, how they use their cleverness to survive, and how they are astonishing scientists with their surprising smarts."--
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National Geographic Kids Everything Insects: All the Facts, Photos, and Fun to Make You Buzz

Carrie Gleason · National Geographic Children's Books

They're creepy and crawly and all over Earth. They're in the sky and in the soil. Insects are everywhere! With stunning visuals and energetic, impactful design, readers won't stop until they've learned everything there is to know about insects.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Barfing in the Backseat #12

Henry Winkler · Grosset & Dunlap

Hank's dad has decided to enter a crossword-puzzle tournament, and he wants to make a family road trip of it! So the family piles into the car—along with Frankie and Katherine the iguana (Hank and Emily each get to bring a "friend"). When they reach their destination,...
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House of Secrets: Battle of the Beasts

Chris Columbus · Balzer & Bray/Harperteen
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover

The sequel to the New York Times bestselling House of Secrets - hailed by J. K. Rowling as "a breakneck, jam-packed roller coaster of an adventure" - this second installment by Hollywood director Chris Columbus (of Harry Potter fame) and bestselling author Ned Vizzini (It's...
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The Return of Zita the Spacegirl

Ben Hatke (Author, Illustrator) · First Second
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

Ben Hatke brings back our intrepid space heroine for another delightful sci-fi/fantasy adventure in this New York Times-Bestselling graphic novel trilogy for middle grade readers.Zita the Spacegirl has saved planets, battled monsters, and wrestled with interplanetary fame. But she faces...
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Warriors Super Edition: Yellowfang's Secret

Erin Hunter · HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

An epic standalone adventure in Erin Hunters 1 nationally bestselling Warriors series! In this Warriors Super Edition, delve into the backstory of one of the most beloved cats in all the Clans. Before she joined ThunderClan, before she became a medicine cat, before the Warriors saga began,...
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Goblin Sharks

Elizabeth Thomas · Cherry Lake
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback

Book by Thomas, Elizabeth
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Freaky Fast Frankie Joe

Lutricia Clifton · Holiday House
Pages: 248
Format: Print book

When twelve-year-old Frankie Joe's mother is sent to jail, he is uprooted from his home in Texas to live with the father he has never met, his father's wife, and his father's four "legitimate" sons in Illinois. Frankie Joe is miserable. Trying to adjust to his blended family proves...
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