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Mission Hindenburg

C. Alexander London · Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

Never turn your back on the Cahills . . . The most powerful family history has ever known returns with a vengeance in The 39 Clues: Doublecross!The Cahills are the world's most powerful family, but their strength is being tested. A sinister man calling himself The Outcast has targeted...
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Pioneering American Computer Geniuses

Mary Northrup · Enslow Pub Inc
Format: Book

It is hard to imagine a world without computers. The people found in this book are largely responsible for creating the high-tech world in which we live today. These computer geniuses include early programmers like Grace Hopper and Herman Hollerith, computer chip inventors like Jack Kilby...
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The Snake Fight

Jack Patton · Scholastic (Us)
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

Ancient warriors! The Battle Bugs have discovered a tunnel that leads directly from Reptile Island to Bug Island. Max must plug it before the Battle Bugs' defenses fall! The tunnels connecting the islands hold more than either side bargained for -- prehistoric creatures ready to battle!...
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Cool Pacific Coast Cooking: Easy and Fun Regional Recipes

Alex Kuskowski · Checkerboard Library
Format: Book

Book by Kuskowski, Alex
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The Moon

Ruth Owen · Windmill Books
Format: Book

The Moon, Earth's largest satellite, lights up our nights and causes the tides. Readers will learn how it also causes eclipses, how it revolves around our planet, and how it came to be. The photographs and illustrations make this a gorgeous addition to any library.
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Conquering the sky

Nicolas Brasch · PowerKids Press
Format:  eBook : Document : Elementary and junior high school : English

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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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Mia's Recipe for Disaster

Coco Simon · Simon & Schuster Books
Pages: 130
Format: Paperback

Mia is excited to enter a Design-a-Dress contest, but she's pressed for time. And when she tries to finish working on her dress during a Halloween cupcake party, it's a recipe for disaster!When Mia reads about a Design-a-Dress contest in a magazine for "budding designers ages...
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Where Is Alcatraz?

Nico Medina · Grosset & Dunlap
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback

Escape from the ordinary and break into Alcatraz, America's most famous prison!The island of Alcatraz has always been a place that's fascinated visitors, from the Native American tribes who believed it was home to evil spirits to the Spanish explorers who discovered the island....
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Donald and Mickey: The Walt Disney's Comics and Stories 75th Anniversary Collection

Carl Barks · IDW Publishing
Pages: 120
Format: Print book

THE GANG'S ALL HERE! 75 years ago, Disney's flagship funnybook-Walt Disney's Comics and Stories-first landed in the shops. Now dive into its history and heritage with a thrilling collection of tales! Donald Duck fails as a frontiersman in "The Mighty Trapper,"...
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