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Shark Wars #5: Enemy of Oceans

EJ Altbacker · Razorbill
Format: Hardcover

Each new Shark Wars book brings higher stakes--and hungrier sharks! Gray thought he could trust Takiza, the wise yet mysterious betta fish who's been his guide and mentor in the often treacherous depths of the Big Blue. But the news that Takiza was responsible for the death of Gray's...
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Immortal Guardians

Eliot Schrefer · Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

A heart-pounding new adventure from the New York Times bestselling series. In the world of Erdas, every child must discover if they will summon a spirit animal, a rare and incredible gift. Conor, Abeke, Meilin, and Rollan were rare even among those few. They summoned legendary animals--brave...
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Captain Cold's Arctic Eruption

Jane B Mason · Stone Arch Books
Pages: 56
Format: Paperback

Within hours, a monstrous volcano will destroy a Pacific island and all of its citizens. The FLASH has done everything he can, but there's only one way to stop the disaster . . . cool the volcano's magma chamber. Unfortunately, only one man is capable of such a task . . . his archenemy,...
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Ms. Rapscott's Girls

Elise Primavera · Dial Books
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

Fans of Mary Poppins will love this whimsical tale of a boarding school for children of very busy parents, where an extraordinary headmistress teaches them life lessons about courage, adventure, friendship . . . and the importance of birthday cake.Nestled inside a lighthouse, Great Rapscott...
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Counting Bees 1-2-3

Brian Enslow · Enslow Elementary
Format: Hardcover

Colorful illustration show bees of different colors flying to a beautiful flower on the left side of each page. First one bee, then two, soon three bees and more help beginning readers learn to count one to ten. Large type, sight words, and short sentences will engage readers.
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Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective

Donald J. Sobol · Puffin Books
Pages: 88
Format: Paperback

Leroy Brown, aka Encyclopedia Brown, is Idaville neighborhood's ten-year-old star detective. With an uncanny knack for trivia, he solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids through his own detective agency. But his dad also happens to be the chief of the Idaville police department,...
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The Last Present

Wendy Mass · Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

Don't miss the latest entry in the incredible Willow Falls series by Wendy Mass!Amanda and Leo have a history with birthdays. Now their friend's little sister, Grace, has fallen into a strange frozen state on her birthday, and Amanda and Leo must travel in time in order to fix whatever's...
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30 Days of No Gossip

Stephanie Faris · Aladdin
Format: Print book

Can a middle school gossip queen change her ways, or will she lose her BFF for good? Find out in this M!X original novel.Maddie Evans prides herself on being the gossip queen of Troy Middle School. She is the first person her classmates go to when they need the latest news on the ins-and-outs...
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Found

Margaret Peterson Haddix · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 314
Format: Hardcover

Thirteen-year-old Jonah has always known that he was adopted, and he's never thought it was any big deal. Then he and a new friend, Chip, who's also adoped, begin receiving mysterious letters. The first one says, "You are one of the missing." The second one says, "Beware!...
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Ivy & Bean: Doomed to Dance

Annie Barrows · Chronicle Books
Pages: 129
Format: Hardcover

Finally! After begging their parents for ballet lessons, Ivy and Bean finally get what they want...well, not exactly. Much to their surprise, it turns out ballet lessons do not include karate chops and roundhouse kicks to the villain's heart. The girls have no interest in learning how to dance...
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Biggest, Baddest Book of Ghosts

Aaron Deyoe · Super Sandcastle
Format: Print book

Provides information on ghosts, including spirit orbs, poltergeists, and haunted houses.
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Into Thin Air

Franklin W. Dixon · Aladdin
Format: Paperback

When the daughter of an amusement-park owner goes missing, it’s anything but fun and games in this Hardy Boys adventure—a new take on the classic series.Daisy Rodriguez is missing. Just like that, gone without a trace. Her father, Hector Rodriguez—owner of Funspot, Bayport’s...
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Fighting Phantoms (Bloodlines)

Fritz Casas · Stone Arch Books
Pages: 88
Format: Paperback

In late 1970, Lieutenant Verner ""Hershey"" Donovan sits aboard the USS Constellation aircraft carrier, waiting to fly his F-4 Phantom II over the skies of Vietnam. He's the lead roll for the next hop and eager to help the U.S. troops already on the ground. Then...
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The Dead of Night

Peter Lerangis · Scholastic Inc.
Format: Hardcover

The third book in the CAHILLS VS. VESPERS series, the follow up to the worldwide bestseller THE 39 CLUES.The Vespers have crossed a line. Amy and Dan were devastated when the Vespers kidnapped seven Cahills around the world, holding them hostage until Amy and Dan delivered an impossible...
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