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Revenge of the Green Banana

Jim Murphy · Clarion Books
Pages: 214
Format: Print book

Jimmy Murphy's sixth grade teacher, Sister Angelica Rose, is out to get him. She humiliates him in class and punishes him when he hasn't done anything wrong. She even forces him to perform onstage with second-graders, wearing a giant green banana costume. A classic underachiever with a talent...
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The Worst Night Ever

Dave Barry · Harpercollins
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

Last year, Wyatt Palmer was the hero of middle school, having foiled a plot against the president of the United States. But now he and his friends are in Coral Cove High School-home of the Fighting Conchs-and Wyatt is no longer a hero: He's just another undersized freshman, hoping to fit in, or at least...
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Wonder

R J Palacio · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 315
Format: Hardcover

SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING JULIA ROBERTS, OWEN WILSON, AND JACOB TREMBLAY!Over 5 million people have read the #1 New York Times bestseller WONDER and have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face. The book that inspired the Choose Kind...
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Fluffy Strikes Back

Ashley Spires · Kids Can Press Ltd.
Pages: 72
Format: Print book

Fluffy Vandermere, the cat sergeant in charge of P.U.R.S.T. (Pets of the Universe Ready for Space Travel) , works tirelessly to protect the world from alien (aka bug) domination. It's a big job. ?The whole planet is Fluffy's space station. All the people in the world are his humans....
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The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary

Laura Shovan · Wendy Lamb Books
Pages: 246
Format: Print book

Laura Shovan's engaging, big-hearted debut is a time capsule of one class's poems during a transformative school year. Families change and new friendships form as these terrific kids grow up and move on in this whimsical novel-in-verse about finding your voice and making sure others hear...
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Masterminds: Payback

Gordon Korman · Balzer + Bray
Pages: 311
Format: Hardcover

The thrilling finale to the New York Times-bestselling Masterminds series from middle grade star author Gordon Korman. Perfect for fans of Rick Riordan and James Patterson. After a serious betrayal from one of their former friends, the clones of Project Osiris are on the run again. Now separated...
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The Secrets of Droon Special Edition #1: The Magic Escapes

Tony Abbott · Scholastic
Pages: 161
Format: Paperback

The magic of Droon explodes with the first-ever Special Edition! An enhanced eye-catching package with foil and a special sticker bind-in make this book irresistible for DROON fans!Magic is on the move... into the real world. As Eric and his friends venture beyond the jeweled door and down...
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Forever, or a Long, Long Time

Caela Carter · HarperCollins
Pages: 343
Format: Hardcover

From rising new talent Caela Carter, author of My Life with the Liars, comes an achingly beautiful and endearing story about two foster children who want desperately to believe that they've found their forever home. Perfect for fans of Rebecca Stead's When You Reach Me, Leslie Connor's...
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Explore Makerspace!: With 25 Great Projects

ALICIA KLEPEIS · Nomad Press
Pages: 96
Format: Hardcover

Bridges, furniture, musical instruments, games, vehicles -- all of these things were invented and improved upon by people who love to put stuff together, take stuff apart, and figure out how things work!In Explore Makerspace! With 25 Great Projects, readers ages 7 through 10 explore what...
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Treasure Hunt

Jennifer Swender · Aladdin Books
Pages: 112
Format: Print book

Another new visitor at the Animal Inn has the residents in a tailspin in this second zany novel in a brand-new chapter book series where the fur - and fun - flies at an animal spa and hotel.The Animal Inn is an all-inclusive pet resort/hotel/center/spa for animals from dogs to rabbits,...
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Welcome to Mars: Making a Home on the Red Planet

Buzz Aldrin · National Geographic Society
Pages: 96
Format: Print book

Space is still the final frontier and Mars continues to make news and attract generations of young people. In this fascinating book, hero-astronaut Buzz Aldrin challenges curious kids to think about Mars as not just a faraway red planet but as a possible future home for Earthlings! What...
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Science Year by Year

Dk. · Dk Publishing
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

Packed with fascinating discoveries and facts, this visual reference takes kids on a fantastic journey through time, from stone tools and simple machines to space travel and robots.Easy-to-follow illustrated timelines of pivotal scientific developments explore the ideas, experiments, and technologies...
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Pinocula

Obert Skye · Henry Holt & Co
Pages: 244
Format: Print book

For Rob Burnside, things are going pretty well. His friends are behaving, school isn't too bad, his family's getting along, and Janae, the girl of his dreams, occasionally notices him. Yep, life's okay -- until the lying starts.Meet Pinocula, the new creature from Rob's closet. He is a liar...
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Spy Ski School

Stuart Gibbs · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 350
Format: Print book

Ben Ripley enrolls in ski school, where the slopes, and the stakes, get really steep in this follow-up to the Edgar Award-nominated Spy School, Spy Camp, and Evil Spy School.Thirteen-year-old Ben Ripley is not exactly the best student spy school has ever seen--he keeps flunking Advanced...
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The Book of Heroines: Tales of History's Gutsiest Gals

Stephanie Warren Drimmer · National Geographic Children's Books
Pages: 175
Format: Hardcover

Everybody needs a role model! Discover true stories of superstars, war heroes, world leaders, gusty gals, and everyday women who changed the world. From Sacagawea to Mother Teresa, Annie Oakley to Malala Yousafzai, these famous women hiked up their pants and petticoats and charged full-speed...
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