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The Loser List #2: Revenge of the Loser

H.N. Kowitt · Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

Danny Shine is off THE LOSER LIST -- and out for REVENGE.Danny Shine might have gotten his name off the Loser List in the girls bathroom, but hes still got problems -- like the new kid, Ty Randall. Ty seems perfect handsome, serious, committed to worthy causes -- everything Dannys not....
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A Smart Girl's Guide to Starting Middle School

Sara Hunt · Pleasant Company Publications
Format: Book

Middle school is all about change. In the opening section, girls take a quiz to determine how they respond to change, then receive tips on how to cope with the big changes that theyre getting ready to face as they start middle school- switching classes, getting up earlier, and having their...
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My Boyfriend's Back

Ty Templeton · Stone Arch Books
Pages: 26
Format: Print book

Gotham's law-breaking lovebirds are on the lam - but The Joker's become a pussycat, and Harley Quinn doesn't like the change! Also, Harley finds out about Poison Ivy's new powers the hard way!
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Coastal habitats

David Stephens · PowerKids Press
Format:  Book : Juvenile audience : English

Introduces coastal habitats, covering such topics as landforms, waves, currents, estuaries, coral reefs, plants and animals, and the threats posed by pollution, overfishing, and global warming.
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Ramona and Her Father

Beverly Cleary · HarperCollins
Pages: 192
Format: Library Binding

Ramona Quimby is a character intimately known by Beverly Cleary readers. In this story of Ramona's year in second grade they will come to know Mr. Quimby equally well. As it opens he loses his job without warning, and Ramona's seven-year-old view of this all-too-frequently family...
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Haunted Prisons

Dinah Williams · Bearport Publishing
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

Describes eleven prisons that are believed to be haunted, including Georgia's Andersonville Prison, where thousands of Union soldiers died during the Civil War, and the Tower of London, which is said to be haunted by Anne Boleyn's ghost.
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Basher Basics: Space Exploration

Simon Basher · Kingfisher
Format: Book

Basher Basics: Space Exploration, Created & illustrated by Simon Basher From Basher, the illustrator who showed the periodic table in a whole new light and gave us his fresh spin on physics, astronomy, planet Earth, chemistry and more, comes a book that shines its light into out-of-this-world...
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Phantom Sun

Carl Bowen · Stone Arch Books
Format: Paperback

After an unknown aircraft crashes in Antarctica near a science facility, Shadow Squadron is deployed to recover the device. But when Russian special forces intervene, Cross gets caught between the missions objective and the civilian scientists safety.,
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Peanuts Vol. 5

Charles M Schulz · Kaboom
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

Brand new classic adventures featuring Snoopy and the gang!The entire gang has a chance to shine in this brand new volume of all-new PEANUTS adventures and classic Charles Schulz strips. Featuring stories starring the Snoopy and Woodstock, Linus, Lucy, Schroeder, Sally, Marcie, Franklin,...
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The Year of Billy Miller

Kevin Henkes · Greenwillow Books
Format: Print book

A 2014 Newbery Honor BookA New York Times BestsellerAward-winning, nationally bestselling author Kevin Henkes introduces second-grader Billy Miller in this fast-paced and funny story about friendship, sibling rivalry, and elementary school. The Year of Billy Miller includes black-and-white...
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The Attack on Pearl Harbor

Peter Benoit · Scholastic
Format: Print book

This definitive series introduces the events that have helped shape the United States, from the country's beginning to the present day. Strong narratives and eye-catching images tell the stories behind the nation's growth and development. Key Features: Sidebars illustrate how history...
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Ramona the Brave

Beverly Cleary · HarperCollins
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

For a girl as enthusiastic about life as Ramona starting the first grade should be easy But with a teacher who doesnt understand her a tattletale classmate and a scary dog who follows her on the walk home from school Ramona has a hard time acting like the big girl everyone expects her to be But when...
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The Hunt for Dark Infinity

James Dashner · Aladdin; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

What if every choice you made created an alternate reality? In The Journal of Curious Letters, Atticus Higginbottom, a.k.a. Tick, is an average thirteen-year-old boy until the day he receives a strange letter informing him that dangerous— perhaps even deadly—events have been...
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How to Make Friends and Monsters

Ron Bates · Zonderkidz
Format: Print book

Some Friends Are Just Worth Making For Howard Boward, science genius, making friends in middle school is hard. The other kids have more fun creatively expanding Howard’s name than actually hanging out, as in How-weird or How-Lame. . So, why not actually make a friend? A little wonder...
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