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African Americans in the Thirteen Colonies

Michael Burgan · Scholastic
Format: Paperback

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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BONE: Quest for the Spark #1

Tom Sniegoski · GRAPHIX
Format: Hardcover

A return to the enthralling world of BONE with book one in this gripping spin-off novel trilogy, illustrated in four-color!Twelve-year-old Tom Elm is just an ordinary turnip farmer from the Valley, but he's always felt destined for something bigger. So when he discovers everyone in his village...
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The Hostile Hospital (A Series of Unfortunate Events #8)

Lemony Snicket
Format: Hardcover

NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIESThe Baudelaires need a safe place to stay - somewhere far away from terrible villains and local police. A quiet refuge where misfortune never visits. Might Heimlich Hospital be just the place? In Lemony Snicket's eighth ghastly installment in A Series of Unfortunate...
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Another Day as Emily

Eileen Spinelli · Alfred A. Knopf
Pages: 224
Format: Book

"Taut, fast-paced, economical, devoid of sham, Spinelli's book echoes Dickinson's own deceptive simplicity."--The New York Times Book ReviewEleven-year-old Suzy just can't win. Her brother is a local hero for calling 911 after seeing their elderly neighbor collapse, and only her best...
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Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures

Kate DiCamillo · Candlewick Press
Pages: 231
Format: Hardcover

Winner of the 2014 Newbery Medal Holy unanticipated occurrences! A cynic meets an unlikely superhero in a genre-breaking new novel by master storyteller Kate DiCamillo.It begins, as the best superhero stories do, with a tragic accident that has unexpected consequences. The squirrel never...
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Sky Jumpers: Book 1

Peggy Eddleman · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 275
Format: Library Binding

Escape one danger. Jump into another. . . . "Eddleman brings a strong sense of atmosphere to this post-apocalyptic coming-of-age piece, and the underlying message - that it's possible to contribute in unexpected ways - is a positive one." - Publishers Weekly Twelve-year-old...
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Black Bears (Nature's Children)

Timothy M. Daly · Childrens Pr
Pages: 48
Format: Library Binding

Where can you come face-to-face with black bears killer whales and pythonsmdashwithout getting hurt Right inside the pages of Natures Children Each title reveals how these creatures survive in the wild how they raise their young whats being done to protect them and more wild facts
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Killer Croc Hunter

Scott Sonneborn · DC Super Heroes
Format: Paperback

As a former pro wrestler, KILLER CROC bullied his opponents inside the ring. As a cutthroat criminal, this ferocious freak forces his competition out of town. Next on his hoodlum hit list is KITE MAN, but the second-rate super-villain isn't leaving GOTHAM without a fight. He's...
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Summer According to Humphrey

Betty G. Birney · Putnam Juvenile; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

In his sixth adventure, Humphrey heads off for the great outdoors. When Humphrey hears that school is ending, he panics. School ends? What?s a classroom hamster to do if he?s not in school? But as it turns out, there?s something thrilling in store for Humphrey and Og the frog: going to Camp...
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Rose and the Lost Princess.

Webb Holly · Paw Prints
Format: Print book

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Glory Be

Augusta Scattergood · Scholastic Press
Pages: 202
Format: Book

A Mississippi town in 1964 gets riled when tempers flare at the segregated public pool.As much as Gloriana June Hemphill, or Glory as everyone knows her, wants to turn twelve, there are times when Glory wishes she could turn back the clock a year. Jesslyn, her sister and former confidante,...
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DK Eyewitness Books: Rocks & Minerals

R F Symes · DK Publishing
Pages: 72
Format: Print book

Now in Paperback! Eyewitness Rocks & Minerals is an informative guide to the world beneath our feet. In this updated and revised version igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks as well as hundreds of sparkling minerals are covered in detail on where and how they form; as well as explaining...
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Red Lanterns' Revenge

Michael Vincent Acampora · Stone Arch Books
Pages: 49
Format: Print book

HAL JORDAN, guardian of intergalactic Sector 2814, travels to Mars with two of his GREEN LANTERN CORPS teammates to investigate a mysterious crater on the Red Planet. Clues lead them to the distant planet Ysmault - but it's a trap! HAL's companions are captured by ATROCITUS, leader...
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King Cobras

Katie Marsico · Scholastic
Format: Book

Discover some of the most fascinating animals in the world with the Nature's Children series. Readers will discover how these creatures survive in the wild, how they raise their young, and how they are related to other species. Each title also raises important ideas about conservation...
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