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Elle the Thumbelina Fairy: A Rainbow Magic Book

Daisy Meadows · Scholastic Paperbacks
Pages: 80
Format: Print book

Once upon a time in Fairyland. . . .Jack Frost is up to his old tricks again. He has sent his goblins to steal the Storybook Fairies' magic objects -- and now readers' favorite stories are all mixed up.Best friends Rachel and Kirsty must work quickly to find Elle's magic ring.
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Keys to the City

Lisa Schroeder · Scholastic Press
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Lindy can't believe she has homework this summer -- to find her "true passion." Does curling up with a good book count? Probably not. Luckily, Lindy has the help of a new friend, a happy dog, and a special journal, as she hits the streets of New York City to unlock her secret...
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Lesser Spotted Animals

Martin Brown · David Fickling Books/Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 52
Format: Print book

Bison? They're banned! Tigers? Taboo! Say good-bye to the gnu, cheerio to the cheetah, and peace to the panda.The world of Lesser Spotted Animals STARTS HERE!Find out all about the amazing animals you need to know but never get to see, from the numbat to the zorilla, and everything in between.A...
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Lost in the Blinded Blizzard (Hank the Cowdog (Quality))

John R. Erickson · Maverick Books
Pages: 115
Format: Paperback

A terrible winter storm strikes the Texas Panhandle. Down at Slim's place, Hank and Drover listen to the wind howling outside, watching the snow pile up outside. The phone rings. It's High Loper. Baby Molly has a bad cough and needs medicine. Can Hank go out into the blizzard and make it all the way to Headquarters...
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What Was Ellis Island?

Patricia Brennan Demuth · Grosset & Dunlap
Pages: 106
Format: Paperback

From 1892 to 1954, Ellis Island was the gateway to a new life in the United States for millions of immigrants. In later years, the island was deserted, the buildings decaying. Ellis Island was not restored until the 1980s, when Americans from all over the country donated more than $150...
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Tastes Like Music: 17 Quirks of the Brain and Body

Maria Birmingham · Owlkids Books
Format: Paperback

Humans may all look pretty much the same on the outside, but some people have unique conditions and amazing abilities! Whether it’s having no fingerprints at all (adermatoglyphia), hearing music every time you taste chocolate (synesthesia), or being able to see one hundred million...
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Stolen Magic

Gail Carson Levine · HarperCollins
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

The Newbery Honor author of Ella Enchanted, Gail Carson Levine, weaves a thrilling tale of mystery in this companion to A Tale of Two Castles.Elodie, the dragon detective Meenore, and the kindly ogre Count Jonty Um are all on their way to Elodie's home island of Lahnt.Elodie has barely...
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Junior Novel

Jeanette Lane · Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 176
Format: Print book

The official junior novelization of the animated film!The LEGO Movie hit screens in February 2013 and went on to gross more than $450 million at the box office worldwide! That stunning success has spawned three follow ups: The LEGO Batman Movie (Spring 2017) , The LEGO Ninjago Movie (Fall...
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You Can Fly: The Tuskegee Airmen

Carole Boston Weatherford · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pages: 80
Format: Print book

Award-winning author Carole Boston Weatherford's innovative history in verse celebrates the story of the Tuskegee Airmen: pioneering African-American pilots who triumphed in the skies and past the color barrier.I WANT YOU! says the poster of Uncle Sam. But if you're a young black man in 1940,...
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Greek Myths: Three Heroic Tales

Hugh Lupton · Barefoot Books
Pages: 131
Format: Paperback

Master storytellers Hugh Lupton and Daniel Morden bring three of the most famous myths of the ancient Greek world to life. Vividly illustrated by award-winning French illustrator Carole Hnaff, Greek Myths is a captivating introduction to the stories of Demeter and Persephone, Theseus and the Minotaur,...
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Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse

Chris Riddell · Macmillan Children's Books
Pages: 219
Format: Print book

Ada Goth is the only child of Lord Goth. The two live together in Ghastly-Gorm Hall. Lord Goth believes that children should be heard and not seen, so Ada has to wear large clumpy boots so that he can always hear her coming. This makes it hard for her to make friends and she's rather lonely....
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The Quest of the Cubs

Kathryn Lasky · Scholastic Press
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

For generations, the noble polar bears have ruled the Northern Kingdoms. But now, their society is on the brink of collapse. A group of power-hungry bears has seized control, and darkness is creeping across the snow.Cubs First and Second don't know any of this. Although they're twins, they...
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Doctor Who: Official Guide on How to be a Time Lord

BBC · PENGUIN GROUP
Format: Hardcover

- This is the definitive guide on how to be a Time Lord written by the ancient Time Lords but hilariously improvedsabotaged by the Eleventh Doctor as a gift for his successor, the Twelfth Doctor. Throughout the factual Time Lord sections, the Doctor has crossed things out, added funny scribbles,...
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The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart

Stephanie Burgis · Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Aventurine is a brave young dragon ready to explore the world outside of her family's mountain cave . . . if only they'd let her leave it. Her family thinks she's too young to fly on her own, but she's determined to prove them wrong by capturing the most dangerous prey of all: a human.But...
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Torn

Margaret Peterson Haddix · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

Jonah and Katherine embark on a chilling journey to discover the Northwest Passage in this new installment of the New York Times bestselling series that brings history to life. Teenager John Hudson vanished from history in 1611 While searching for the Northwest Passage, mutineers cast him and his explorer...
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