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Confusion Is Nothing New

Paul Acampora · Scholastic Press
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

Ellie Magari is figuring out what it means to be a girl in the world today, especially when the one role model she could have had (her mother) was never around and she was raised by her hardworking single father who didn't exactly keep the lines of communication open. Exactly who was Ellie's...
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Wonder Woman at Super Hero High

Random House. · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 237
Format: Hardcover

Get your cape on with the DC Super Hero Girlsâ„¢ - the unprecedented new Super Hero universe especially for girls! Readers of all ages can fly high with the all-new adventures of Wonder Womanâ„¢, Supergirlâ„¢, Batgirlâ„¢, and some of the world's most iconic female super...
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Curveball

Derek Jeter · Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

In the fifth book in the New York Times bestselling middle grade series inspired by the life of iconic New York Yankee Derek Jeter, Derek spends the summer with his grandparents in Pequannock Township, New Jersey.
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Cleopatra in Space 3: Secret of the Time Tablets

Mike Maihack · Graphix
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

Cleo and her friends journey from Yasiro Academy to the city of Hykosis, where some of the most notorious thieves and assassins live. They're in search of information about the time tablets that could determine Cleo's fate -- whether she wants them to or not. But the group is separated...
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My Brigadista Year

KATHERINE PATERSON · Candlewick
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

In an engrossing historical novel, the Newbery Medal-winning author of Bridge to Terabithia follows a young Cuban teenager as she volunteers for Fidel Castro's national literacy campaign and travels into the impoverished countryside to teach others how to read.When thirteen-year-old...
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Writing and Staging Funny Plays

Charlotte Guillain · Heinemann Raintree
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

What makes people laugh? How can you write a funny play? How can you turn a hilarious script into a side-splitting production?
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If the Magic Fits

Susan Maupin Schmid · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Try on a little magic with this lighthearted fantasy adventure! For fans of the Land of Stories and the Descendants series. "A charming new fairy tale! Readers won't want this adventure to end!" - Jessica Day George, New York Times bestselling author of Tuesdays at the Castle...
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Angel on the Square

Gloria Whelan · HarperCollins
Pages: 293
Format: Paperback

From the author of the National Book Award-winning novel Homeless Bird comes "an absorbing saga"* about a young heroine coming of age in the tumultuous years leading up to the Russian revolution.Gripping, accessible historical fiction that's perfect for schools and classrooms,...
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Journey on a Runaway Train

Gertrude Chandler Warner · ALBERT WHITMAN
Pages: 144
Format: Print book

In this all-new very special mini-series, the Aldens have been recruited by a secret society to return lost artifacts and treasures to their rightful locations -- all around the world! After finding a painted turtle figurine, the Aldens are introduced to the Silverton family and Reddimus...
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The Journey of Little Charlie

Christopher Paul Curtis · Scholastic Press
Pages: 234
Format: Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Charlie is down on his luck: His sharecropper father just died and Cap'n Buck -- the most fearsome man in Possum Moan, South Carolina -- has come to collect a debt. Fearing for his life, Charlie strikes a deal with Cap'n Buck and agrees to track down some folks accused of stealing...
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Jack: The True Story of Jack and the Beanstalk

Liesl Shurtliff · Alfred A. Knopf
Pages: 296
Format: Paperback

Fans of The Land of Stories and Ella Enchanted will give a GIANT cheer for this funny fairytale retelling of Jack and the Beanstalk!All his life, Jack has longed for an adventure, so when giants turn up in the neighbor's cabbage patch, he is thrilled! Soon Jack is chasing them to a land...
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Claudia and Mean Janine: Full-Color Edition

Raina Telgemeier · Graphix
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback

This graphic novel adapted by Raina Telgemeier, the #1 New York Times bestselling, multiple Eisner Award-winning author of Smile, is now available in full color! Claudia and her sister, Janine, may as well be from two different planets. Claudia, who pays more attention to her artwork and The Baby-sitters...
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In Over Their Heads

Margaret Peterson Haddix · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 307
Format: Hardcover

Nick and Eryn must figure out a way to save the world without sacrificing their newly discovered family in this follow-up to Under Their Skin, which BOOKLIST called "crisp, intriguing, and thought-provoking" in a starred review.In Under Their Skin, twins Nick and Eryn successfully...
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Robots

Izzi Howell · Capstone Press
Pages: 48
Format: Paperback

Robots were once only futuristic ideas, but the future is here! Discover how robots help humans, from exploring space and destroying bombs to performing surgery and cleaning houses. See how robots use sensors to explore and interact with the world around them and learn how programmers write...
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