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Angry Birds Comics Volume 1: Welcome to the Flock

Jeff Parker · IDW Publishing
Format: Hardcover

The Angry Birds are on the move by air, land, and sea in this exciting volume that collects the first four issues of the series! Join Eisner-nominated creators Jeff Parker and Paul Tobin as they lead the flock through wild adventures across the birds island home. Enjoy the sights and sounds...
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My Life as a Gamer

Janet Tashjian · Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

Derek Fallon gets the chance of a lifetime--to participate in a gaming company focus group and to test out a new video game called "Arctic Ninja." Together with his friends Carly, Matt, and Umberto, Derek thinks his gaming talents will be showcased. But he soon realizes that everyone...
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Straight Talk: Smoking

Stephanie Paris · Teacher Created Materials; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

How much do you know about cigarettes and tobacco? Do you know where tobacco comes from originally? Do you know what happens to a person s body when they first start smoking? How much money do you think is spent on cigarettes each year? How many people smoke? What can you say if someone...
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The Emperor's Code

Gordon Korman · Scholastic
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

Tensions run high in the explosive 8th book of 39 Clues, the #1 New York Times bestselling series.One belief has sustained fourteen-year-old Amy Cahill and her younger brother, Dan, on their hunt for the 39 Clues: They are the good guys. But then a shocking discovery about their parents...
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Who Is Bill Gates?

Patricia Brennan Demuth · Grosset & Dunlap
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback

Bill Gates, born in Seattle, Washington, in 1955, is an American business magnate, investor, philanthropist, and author. In this Who Was...? biography, children will learn of Gates' childhood passion for computer technology, which led him to revolutionize personal computers. Through the success...
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5,000 Awesome Facts

National Geographic Kids · Natl Geographic Soc Childrens books
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

More exciting than a video game, this boredom-busting book is an explosion of information about sensational topics kids love: dessert, underwear, amusement parks, pirates, famous criminals, marsupials, Ancient Egypt, famous landmarks, you name it! The new 5,000 Awesome Facts (About Everything!)...
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DK Eyewitness Books: Ancient Greece

Anne Pearson · DK Children; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

Now in Paperback! Watch the past come to life in Eyewitness: Ancient Greece. From their myths and gods, to the first Olympics to the trial and execution of Socrates - explore the history, daily life, beliefs, and achievements of this amazing civilization, whose influence can still be seen...
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The Quirks in Circus Quirkus

Erin Soderberg · Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books
Pages: 223
Format: Hardcover

Ladies and Gentleman, Boys and Girls, Children of All Ages... Just as the Quirk family was settling into Normal... Ta da! The circus comes to town! At school, Molly, Penelope, and Finn are all learning circus skills in gym class. At home, they are putting similar skills to good use;...
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Ghost Detectors Volume 1: Let the Specter-Detecting Begin, Books 1-3

Dotti Enderle · Scarletta Junior Readers
Format: Paperback

Malcom and Dandy are best friends. But these two boys aren’t your average ten-year-olds. When the boys get their hands on an Ecto-Handheld-Automatic-Heat-Sensitive-Laser-Enhanced Specter Detector, their adventures as Ghost Detectors begin. In this first volume of three stories, Malcom...
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Loki's Wolves

K. L. Armstrong · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 358
Format: Hardcover

Calling all fans of myths, action-adventure, and the Percy Jackson series - don't miss this first book in the Blackwell Pages trilogy from bestselling authors K. L. Armstrong and Melissa Marr. While thirteen-year-old Matt Thorsen has always known he's a modern-day descendent of Thor, he's...
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Cool Thanksgiving Dinner: Beyond the Basics for Kids Who Cook

Lisa Wagner · Abdo Publishing Company
Pages: 32
Format: Book

Serve a great Thanksgiving dinner! Whip up classic creamy mashed potatoes. Bite into green beans with almonds. Create a delicious pecan pie. Cook these best-ever dishes for your family and friends.
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National Geographic Kids Get Outside Guide: All Things Adventure, Exploration, and Fun!

Nancy Honovich · National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Library Binding

This fun-filled guide inspires kids to get out of the house and explore the great outdoors where they can discover the wonder and amazement of the world around them, whether in their backyard, across the country, or around the world. Full of fun activities, kids will learn how to make...
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Skies Like These

Tess Hilmo · Margaret Ferguson Books
Pages: 231
Format: Print book

In Tess Hilmo's Skies Like These, twelve-year-old Jade's perfect summers have always been spent reading and watching TV reruns, so she's not happy when her parents send her off to Wyoming to her aunt's house. She meets a boy who calls himself Roy Parker -- just like the real name of the legendary...
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Double Vision

F. T. Bradley · HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Fans of 39 Clues and Artemis Fowl will enjoy the fun, fresh thrill ride through this humorous, action-packed adventure from debut author F. T. Bradley.In the trilogy opener, twelve-year-old Lincoln Baker finds himself in a world of trouble! First, Lincs seemingly harmless prank on a school...
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