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Trick or Trap

R L Stine · Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 166
Format: Print book

The infamous, Most Wanted Goosebumps characters are out on the loose and after you. Just in time for Halloween, a super special edition!It's Halloween and that means time for trick-or-treating. And scary parties. But this year things are taking a turn for the terrifying. Scott and Amanda...
 
 
50 Wacky Inventions Throughout History: Weird inventions that seem too crazy to be real!

WALTER FOSTER JR. CREATIVE TEAM. · Walter Foster Jr
Pages: 112
Format: Hardcover

With 50 Wacky Inventions Throughout History, history has never been so fun--or wacky!Have you ever heard of a bike TV? Or a bird diaper? 50 Wacky Inventions Throughout History describes 50 inventions that seem too crazy to be true--but are! Whether useful, entertaining, or just plain silly,...
 
 
Tell Me

Joan Bauer · Puffin Books; Reprint edition
Format: Print book

Award-winning author Joan Bauer latest novel is full of warmth, humor, hope, and a healthy dose of suspenseThe unofficial town motto is "Nothing bad ever happens in Rosemont" where twelve-year-old Anna has come to stay with her grandmother, Mim, hoping to forget her worries about...
 
 
Space Plague

Zac Harrison · Hyperspace High
Format: Hardcover

It’s the end of the semester, and the students are in the grip of revision fever…until a real fever takes over. The only possible cure lies in a distant nebula, but with the whole school under quarantine, who will be brave enough to go and get it?
 
 
Follow the Drinking Gourd: Come Along the Underground Railroad

Wim Coleman · Red Chair Press
Format: Paperback

Our story begins in 1880 with Old Ellie and Old Sam, two escaped slaves who share their brave story along the path to freedom called the Underground Railroad. ,
 
 
Animal Heroes: The Wolves, Camels, Elephants, Dogs, Cats, Horses, Penguins, Dolphins, and Other Remarkable Animals That Proved They Are Man's Best Friend

Julia Moberg · MoonDance Press
Pages: 96
Format: Hardcover

Discover 40 fascinating stories of remarkable animal heroes told with humorous rhymes, fun historical facts, and zany illustrations.Take a look at the remarkable roles animals undertake every day to help humans and other animals. In wonderfully rhythmic poetry, these stories tell the tales...
 
 
Mount Rushmore

Kaite Goldsworthy · Av2 by Weigl
Format: Hardcover

"Explores the history, the people, and the science behind the construction of Mount Rushmore. Intended for fourth to sixth grade students"--Provided by publisher.
 
 
Bruno Mars

Adrianna Morganelli · Crabtree Publishing, 2013.
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Growing up in a family of musicians, Bruno Mars started his music career performing at a young age in his hometown of Honolulu, Hawaii. After high school he moved to California and began producing music for other artists before embarking on his own solo career. This amazing book describes...
 
 
The Twin Powers

Robert Lipsyte · Clarion Books
Format: Hardcover

“A multi-world adventure starring a band of heroes that readers will want to join.” —Kirkus Reviews, of The Twinning Project In this stand-alone sequel to The Twinning Project, thirteen-year-old twins Tom and Eddie, aware that their homes are at risk, have been waiting...
 
 
Donatello

Brian And Walz Lynch · Spotlight
Format: Hardcover

Donatello goes incognito to a science fair and finds out that it's being put on by none other than Baxter Stockman"--
 
 
Video Animation and Photography

Anastasia Suen · Rourke Educational Media
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Easy to follow video and photography production makerspace projects using free and inexpensive software for library, classroom and home.
 
 
Garfield Vol. 8

Mark Evanier · Kaboom, 2016.
Pages: 112
Format: Print book

The Fat Cat returns for an new collection of his comic book adventures!Garfield's latest & greatest collection of comic book stories is here! In this volume, Garfield celebrates both Halloween and Thanksgiving, while also making new friends amongst the postal service and Santa's...
 
 
Read, Recite, and Write Nursery Rhymes

JoAnn Early Macken · Crabtree Publishing Company
Format: Paperback

In this entertaining title, readers will learn about Mother Goose, rhyme schemes, and metered verse. They will look for the logic in nonsense words and be guided through the process of writing their own nursery rhymes.
 
 
Avalanche!

Terry Lynn Johnson · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 112
Format: Hardcover

A high-stakes adventure series perfect for fans of the I Survived series and Hatchet. Twelve-year-old twins Ashley and Ryan are skiing with their parents in Wyoming's Grand Teton Mountains where there is a ground-shaking rumble. Unstable snow rushes downhill and buries them in icy white....
 
 
Wandering Wagon

Thomas Kingsley Troupe · Stone Arch Books
Pages: 117
Format: Print book

When an old red wagon moves on its own accord, the hauntique hunting crew visits the wagons new owner, Jim Miller, a local autobody enthusiast, to uncover the wagons secrets.