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The Land of Forgotten Girls

Erin Entrada Kelly · Greenwillow Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Erin Entrada Kelly, the author of the acclaimed Blackbird Fly, writes with grace, imagination, and deepest heart about family, sisters, and friendship, and about finding and holding on to hope in difficult times.Two sisters from the Philippines, abandoned by their father and living with...
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Trust No One: Cahills Vs Vespers

Linda Sue Park · Scholastic Inc.; Gmc Rei/Cr edition
Format: Hardcover

When seven members of their family were kidnapped, thirteen-year-old Dan Cahill and his older sister, Amy, got ready for the fight of their lives. But their enemy, a terrifying group known as the Vespers, remained frustratingly elusive. They stay in the shadows, picking off Cahills one by one.And...
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National Parks: A Kid's Guide to America's Parks, Monuments and Landmarks

Erin McHugh · Black Dog & Leventhal
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

Includes a Fold-out Commemorative Quarter Collector!The perfect guide for your next family adventure, this fun-filled book explores more than 75 U.S. parks, monuments, and landmarks, from Maine's Acadia National Park to California's Sequoia National Park. From Yellowstone to the Statue...
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The Day the Mustache Took Over

Alan Katz · Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

David and Nathan are twin brothers who just can't seem to keep a babysitter around for long-they've had 347 after all. Or is it 734? Either way . . . there's got to be someone who can handle these two. Enter: Martin Healey Discount, or "Murray Poopins" as the boys...
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Superheroes

Jimmy Gownley · Atheneum Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition
Format: Print book

Amelia McBride is facing more changes - her beloved Aunt Tanner is moving, new friend Trish is hiding a terrible secret, and superhero-wannabe Reggie has vowed to destroy the evil Legion of Steves. (You DID know that everyone named Steve is up to no good, right??) This first ever novel-length...
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Kwanzaa

Rachel A Koestler-Grack · Bellwether Media
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to Kwanzaa. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
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Sunny Side Up

Jennifer L. Holm · Graphix
Pages: 216
Format: Print book

Sunny Lewin has been packed off to Florida to live with her grandfather for the summer. At first she thought Florida might be fun -- it is the home of Disney World, after all. But the place where Gramps lives is no amusement park. It's full of . . . old people. Really old people. Luckily,...
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Aru Shah and the End of Time

Roshani Chokshi · Rick Riordan Presents
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

Best-selling author Rick Riordan introduces this adventure by Roshani Chokshi about twelve-year-old Aru Shah, who has a tendency to stretch the truth in order to fit in at school. While her classmates are jetting off to family vacations in exotic locales, she'll be spending her autumn break...
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Philippa Fisher and the Dream-Maker's Daughter

Liz Kessler · Candlewick; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Philippa Fisher reunites with her spunky fairy godsister in a sparkling new adventure from the creator of Emily Windsnap.Philippa Fisher is trying to have a good time on vacation with her parents, but she’s feeling lonely. When she meets Robyn, a girl with sad eyes and a strict father,...
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North Carolina

Ann Squire · Childrens Pr
Pages: 48
Format: Library Binding

More than 10 million people call the southeastern state of North Carolina home. Readers will visit the state's beautiful wilderness and diverse cities as they get a feel for the local culture. Along the way, they will learn about North Carolina's history, find out how the state...
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Panda-monium

Stuart Gibbs · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

Teddy Fitzroy returns as FunJungle's resident sleuth when the zoo's newest addition goes missing - before she even arrives! - in Panda-monium, the latest novel in Stuart Gibbs's FunJungle series.FunJungle is frenzied, awaiting the arrival of its most thrilling animal yet - Li Ping...
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Middle School: Escape to Australia

James Patterson · jimmy patterson
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

In the newest installment of James Patterson's bestselling Middle School series, everyone's favorite underdog hero Rafe Khatchadorian is headed to the dangerous wilds of Australia! Rafe isn't exactly considered a winner in Hills Village Middle School to say the least, but everything's...
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Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer

Kelly Jones · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Fans of Polly Horvath or Roald Dahl will love this quirky story of a determined girl, and some extraordinary chickens. Twelve-year-old Sophie Brown feels like a fish out of water when she and her parents move from Los Angeles to the farm they've inherited from a great-uncle. But farm...
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Absolutely Almost

Lisa Graff · Penguin Group USA
Pages: 7
Format: Book

From the author of the National Book Award nominee A Tangle of Knots comes an inspiring novel about figuring out who you are and doing what you love.Albie has never been the smartest kid in his class. He has never been the tallest. Or the best at gym. Or the greatest artist. Or the most...
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The LEGO Ideas Book

Daniel Lipkowitz · DK
Pages: 200
Format: Print book

You have what it takes! Did you ever wonder what you can do with all of those LEGO® bricks after you have created the project they came with? Now with The LEGO Ideas Book, you can take what you already have and make something new! The book is divided into six themed chapters - transportation,...
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