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The Phantom Tollbooth

Norton Juster · Random House
Pages: 255
Format: Hardcover

With almost 4 million copies sold over 50 years after its original publication, generations of readers have now journeyed with Milo to the Lands Beyond in this beloved classic that Philip Pullman says "comes up bright and new every time I read it . . . it will continue to charm and delight...
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The Yggyssey: How Iggy Wondered What Happened to All the Ghosts, Found Out Where They Went, and Went There

Daniel Manus Pinkwater · Houghton Mifflin Co.
Pages: 245
Format: Print book

A sequel to critically acclaimed THE NEDDIAD told from the point of view of Ned's friend, IggyLa Brea Woman is missing. Valentino, too. The ghosts of Los Angeles are disappearing right and left!Iggy Birnbaum is determined to get to the bottom of this mystery, no matter what Neddie Wentworthstein...
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Goosebumps Wanted: The Haunted Mask

R.L. Stine · Scholastic Press
Pages: 231
Format: Print book

For the first time ever, Goosebumps is in hard cover! Catch the series' most notorious characters--undead or alive...For the first time ever, Goosebumps is in hard cover! Catch the series' most notorious characters--undead or alive...From horror master R.L. Stine come two new chilling stories...
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The Creature Department

Robert Paul Weston · Razorbill
Format: Hardcover

Stunninga bit like if you took Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Monsters Inc. and shoved them in a TARDIS. --Buzzfeed Its a tentacled, inventive, gooey, world in there. . . .Elliot Von Doppler and his friend Leslie think nothing ever happens in Bickleburgh, except inside the gleaming...
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Monsters of the Deep (National Geographic Kids)

National Geographic · National Geographic Children's Books; Har/Cdr edition
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Dive in! Brand new Augmented Reality technology lends amazing 3D computer animation to this incredible look at the ocean’s giant creatures. Sharks, whales, and giant squid come alive with the help of special cards packaged in the book and a simple computer camera, allowing readers...
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Free Man

Ty Templeton · Capstone
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Hunted mercilessly by shadow assassins, The Riddler turns to Batman for help - but even a Riddler on good behavior can't resist playing games with the Dark Knight.
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Wings of Fire Book Three: The Hidden Kingdom

Tui Sutherland · Scholastic Press
Pages: 296
Format: Print book

The WINGS OF FIRE saga continues!Deep in the rainforest, danger awaits . . .The dragonets of destiny aren't sure what to expect in the RainWing kingdom - Glory hopes to learn more about her family, and since the RainWings aren't fighting in the war, all five dragonets think they...
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Stephen Hawking: Master of the Cosmos

Robert Snedden · Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pages: 48
Format: Paperback

One of the most important physicists of all time, Stephen Hawking isnt only a brilliant scientisthes an inspiration. Hawking was diagnosed with a muscular disease as a young adult, making movement and later speech very difficult. However, he still was able to make discoveries about space...
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Make: Inventing a Better Mousetrap: 200 Years of American History in the Amazing World of Patent Models

Alan Rothschild · Maker Media, Inc; 1 edition
Format: Print book

Learn about the role that patent models played in American history--and even learn to build your own replica!Patent models, working models required for US patent filings from 1790 to 1880, offer insight into--and inspiration from--a period of intense technological advancement, the Industrial...
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Welcome, Bao Bao

Gina Shaw · Penguin Young Readers
Format: Print book

There's Something New at the National Zoo Is there anything cuter than a baby panda? Bao Bao, the National Zoo's new cub, was officially introduced to the world in January 2014, after a formal naming ceremony - and this photo- and fact-filled book will introduce kids to Bao Bao's...
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Secrets from the Sleeping Bag: A Blogtastic! Novel

Rose Cooper · Delacorte Books for Young Readers

Sofia is spending the summer at Camp Krakatow! S'mores, crafts, bug juice, water sports, boys(!) . . . Sofia doesn't want to forget one second of sleepaway camp!
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The Case of the Gypsy Goodbye: An Enola Holmes Mystery

Nancy Springer · Puffin Books
Format: Paperback

As Enola searches for the missing Lady Blanchefleur del Campo, she discovers that her brother Sherlock is just as diligently searching for Enola herself! Sherlock and Enola must solve a triple mystery: What has happened to their mother? And to Lady Blanchefleur? And what does either have...
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The Ellie McDoodle Diaries: The Show Must Go On

Ruth McNally Barshaw · Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Format: Hardcover

When Ellie McDoodle signs up to help with her school's production of The Wizard of Oz, she never expected it to be so much work! There are sets to help paint, costumes to plan, and then there's casting. When her best friend Mo gets cast as Wicked Witch--and not the coveted Dorothy--Mo...
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