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National Geographic Kids Weird but True! 6: 300 Outrageous Facts
National Geographic Kids Weird but True! 6: 300 Outrageous Facts

National Geographic Kids · National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Book

Offers a collection of true facts about animals, food, science, pop culture, outer space, geography, and weather.
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Operation Trinity
Operation Trinity

Clifford Riley · Scholastic Inc.; HAR/CRDS edition
Format: Hardcover

A brand new adventure from the world of The CluesFor years the Cahills have been the most powerful family in the world For years theyve protected the source of their power - the Clues And for years theyve kept their secrets silent Until nowThis extraordinary stand-alone novel cracks...
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Warriors: Omen of the Stars #1: The Fourth Apprentice
Warriors: Omen of the Stars #1: The Fourth Apprentice

Erin Hunter · Harper
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

After the sharp-eyed jay and the roaring lion, peace will come. . . .Four warrior Clans have shared the land around the lake as equals for many moons. But a prophecy foretells that three ThunderClan cats will hold the power of the stars in their paws. Jayfeather and Lionblaze know that...
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The one and only Ivan
The one and only Ivan

Katherine Applegate · Harper
Pages: 305
Format: Print book

When Ivan, a gorilla who has lived for years in a down-and-out circus-themed mall, meets Ruby, a baby elephant that has been added to the mall, he decides that he must find her a better life.
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Mister Max: The Book of Lost Things: Mister Max 1
Mister Max: The Book of Lost Things: Mister Max 1

Cynthia Voigt · Yearling; DGS REP edition
Format: Paperback

Newbery medalist Cynthia Voigt presents a rollicking mystery in three acts!Maxs parents are missing. They are actors, and thus unpredictable, but sailing away, leaving Max with only a cryptic note, is unusual even for them. Did they intend to leave him behind? Have they been kidnapped? Until...
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DK Eyewitness Books: World War II
DK Eyewitness Books: World War II

Simon Adams · Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Incorporated
Pages: 72
Format: Library Binding

Discover the war that shaped the modern world in Eyewitness: World War II. From the pre-war rise of Nazi Germany to the start of the war with the invasion of Poland in 1939 to Japan singing the surrender agreement in 1945, all aspects of the deadliest conflict in human history are covered...
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Game Changers Book 2: Play Makers
Game Changers Book 2: Play Makers

Mike Lupica · Scholastic Press; 1.6.2013 edition
Format: Hardcover

Mike Lupica presents the second book in his NEW YORK TIMES bestselling Game Changers series!Still living large off their incredible football championship win just weeks before, Ben McBain and his crew must now prepare for basketball season. Ben is known as the best point guard throughout...
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Ramona and Her Father
Ramona and Her Father

Beverly Cleary · Professional Services Center for the Visually Handicapped [Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction
Pages: 186
Format: Hardcover

Seven-year-old Ramona Quimby's world is turned upside-down when her father unexpectedly loses his job. Things grow tense in the Quimby house, but Ramona resolves to help in any way she can - even downsizing her Christmas list. But with bills piling up and her parents constantly stressed,...
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Wonder
Wonder

R J Palacio · Alfred A. Knopf
Pages: 315
Format: Print book

SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING JULIA ROBERTS, OWEN WILSON, AND JACOB TREMBLAY!Over 5 million people have read the #1 New York Times bestseller WONDER and have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face. The book that inspired the Choose Kind...
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Heart of the Mummy
Heart of the Mummy

Tommy Donbavand · Abdo Pub
Format: Print book

Scream Street has been shrouded in night for as long as anyone can remember. But things really look black when millions of spiders escape and cover everything with their suffocating webs. Luke Watson (boy-turned-werewolf), vampire Resus, and mummy Cleo are trying to combat the creepycrawlies...
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The Ersatz Elevator (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 6)
The Ersatz Elevator (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 6)

Lemony Snicket
Format: Hardcover

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Ellie's Story: A Dog's Purpose Novel
Ellie's Story: A Dog's Purpose Novel

W. Bruce Cameron · Starscape
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

Ellie's Story is a heartwarming illustrated novel adapted for young readers from the beloved and New York Times bestselling A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron. Ellie is a very special dog with a very important purpose. From puppyhood, Ellie has been trained as a search-and-rescue...
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A Wonderlandiful World
A Wonderlandiful World

Shannon Hale · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

At Ever After High, everyone is expected to sign the Storybook of Legends, pledging to follow in their fairytale parent's footsteps. But when Raven Queen came along, things became fairy, fairy confusing. Now no one's destiny is certain, not even for the most royal of them all, Apple...
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