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Say No to Bullying

Louise Spilsbury · Barron's Educational Series; Reprint edition
Format: Print book

Bullies come in all shapes, sizes, and ages. Just as varied are the different forms of bullying, which can range from familiar playground teasing to cyberbullying to dangerous physical actions. In Say No to Bullying, Louise Spilsbury tackles this sensitive topic in a format especially for kids....
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A Long Pitch Home

Natalie Dias Lorenzi · Charlesbridge
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

Ten-year-old Bilal liked his life back home in Pakistan. He was a star on his cricket team. But when his father suddenly sends the family to live with their aunt and uncle in America, nothing is familiar. While Bilal tries to keep up with his cousin Jalaal by joining a baseball league and practicing...
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Emma: Lights! Camera! Cupcakes!

Coco Simon · Simon Spotlight; Original edition
Format: Paperback

Emma has a supersweet, superstar secret—but can she keep it from the Cupcake Club? Hollywood star Romaine Ford is back in town, and she needs cupcakes for her movie premiere...and her wedding! But everything is top-secret. Emma is asked to make the cupcakes, but she cant tell the rest...
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ORPHAN TRAIN GIRL

CHRISTINA BAKER KLINE · HarperCollins
Pages: 228
Format: Hardcover

This young readers' edition of Christina Baker Kline's #1 New York Times bestselling novel Orphan Train follows a young foster girl who forms an unlikely bond with a ninety-one-year-old woman. Adapted and condensed for a young audience, Orphan Train Girl includes an author's note and archival...
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Fema: Prepare, Respond, and Recover

Carla Mooney · Rourke Educational Media
Format: Hardcover

FEMA stands for the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Learn all about how FEMA responds to earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, and hurricanes, and brings relief and help to the people in need. During a tragedy FEMA responds by helping people find lost family members, friends, and even pets....
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D-Day: The Invasion of Normandy, 1944

Rick Atkinson · Henry Holt and Company
Pages: 202
Format: Print book

Presents a young reader's adaptation of "The Guns at Last Light," tracing the Battle of Normandy and the Allied liberation of Western Europe through the end of World War II.
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The Red Bicycle: The Extraordinary Story of One Ordinary Bicycle

Jude Isabella · Kids Can Press
Format: Hardcover

In this unique nonfiction picture book, the main character is a bicycle that starts its life like so many bicycles in North America, being owned and ridden by a young boy. The boy, Leo, treasures his bicycle so much he gives it a name -- Big Red. But eventually Leo outgrows Big Red, and this...
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Doodling for Dog People

Gemma Correll · Walter Foster Publishing
Pages: 80
Format: Print book

Packed with fun and inspirational prompts, doodling exercises, and canine-related factoids, this title sparks the imagination and inspires dog lovers to explore, experiment, and brainstorm ways to draw and doodle their favorite furry friends.
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The Haunted Serpent

DORA M MITCHELL · Sterling Children's Books
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

"You know how people always tell you 'just be yourself? ' That's terrible advice. You won't survive middle school that way. Trust me. " Welcome to Thedgeroot, where Spaulding Meriwether is on a quest to make friends, become cool . . . and figure out why dead people...
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Imagine the Moon: A Primer of Full Moon Names

Gerald Fierst · Plum Street Publishers, Inc.
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

The moon holds fascination for kids of all ages, as it is one of the few celestial objects we can see with the naked eye. Students can easily observe its phases and rotation in order to understand the Earth-Sun-Moon system. In a two-tiered format designed for early learning, Gerald Fierst...
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Seekers: Return to the Wild #5: The Burning Horizon

Erin Hunter · Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pages: 282
Format: Print book

Erin Hunter's New York Times bestselling Seekers series continues in the fifth book in the Return to the Wild story arc. With its thrilling blend of action and suspense, this epic animal fantasy is perfect for fans of the #1 nationally bestselling Warriors series.Toklo, Kallik, Lusa,...
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The Dragonfly Defense

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

Max Darwin is called back to Bug Island urgently. Lizards have been spotted making landfall on the banks of the Roaring Rapids river. Max soon realizes that the lizards are just a small nuisance compared to the giant that's been ferrying them across from Reptile Island. Admiral Longtooth,...
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Birthdays: Beyond Cake and Ice Cream

Nikki Tate · Orca Book Publishers
Pages: 80
Format: Print book

Inspired by memories of fantastic family birthday parties, mother-and-daughter team Nikki Tate and Dani Tate-Stratton researched the history of birthdays in order to answer such questions as, How much does where you grow up influence the way you celebrate getting a year older? Have people...
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Hockey

Greg Siemasz · Raintree
Pages: 48
Format: Library Binding

Whether youre playing or watching, team sports dont get any faster or more exciting than hockey! Find out about the rules and history of the game, some of its most enduring stars, and what youll need to try it out!
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Don't Read This Book Before Bed: Thrills, Chills, and Hauntingly True Stories

ANNA CLAYBOURNE · National Geographic Children's Books
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

Love to tell scary stories around the camp fire? Like to solve mysteries? Brave enough to hear the truth about some pretty freaky phenomena? Then cuddle up with this spooky spine-tingler, filled with delightfully frightful true stories of real-life monsters, doomed domains, menacing mysteries,...
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