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Treasure on Superstition Mountain

Elise Broach · Henry Holt
Pages: 281
Format: Hardcover

Even though Henry Barker and his two brothers learned firsthand that the urban legend about danger on nearby Superstition Mountain wasn't just a myth, this doesn't stop them from planning their return. Along with their friend Delilah, the Barker brothers soon find themselves entangled in more...
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The Racecar Book: Build and Race Mousetrap Cars, Dragsters, Tri-Can Haulers & More

Bobby Mercer · Chicago Review Press
Format: Paperback

You may not be old enough to drive, but that doesn't mean you can't satisfy your need for speed. Author and physics teacher Bobby Mercer shows how to use mousetraps, rubber bands, chemical reactions, gravity, and air pressure to power fast-moving vehicles. Each of the 25 easy-to-build racecars...
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Well, That Was Awkward

Rachel Vail · Viking
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

Gracie has never felt like this before. One day, she suddenly can't breathe, can't walk, can't anything - and the reason is standing right there in front of her, all tall and weirdly good-looking: A.J. But it turns out A.J. likes not Gracie but Gracie's beautiful best friend, Sienna. Obviously...
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A Time to Act: John F. Kennedy's Big Speech

Shana Corey · NorthSouth Books
Pages: 53
Format: Hardcover

Acclaimed author Shana Corey and New York Times Best Illustrated, Caldecott Honor, and Coretta Scott King Honor-winning artist R. Gregory Christie deliver a fresh look at President John F. Kennedy and his relationship with the civil rights movement.From prominent leaders such as Martin...
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Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins Pastrana

Matt Scheff · Sportszone
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

A biography of Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins Pastrana details her childhood, professional history, and achievements.
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Mending horses

M P Barker · Holiday House
Format:  eBook : Document : Elementary and junior high school : Fiction : English : First editionView all editions and formats

Free and on his own, Daniel Linnehan is nearly sixteen in 1839 when he joins Jonathan Stocking and Billy, a girl hiding from her abusive father, in peddling goods in New England.
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Captured: From the Frontier Diary of Infant Danny Duly

Gregory J. Lalire · Wheeler Publishing; Lrg edition
Format: Large print book

Captured is offbeat (but young Danny is quite "on" with his observations) historical fiction whose cast of characters includes Chief Red Cloud, Colonel Henry Carrington and Captain William Fetterman. Libbie Duly, pregnant and with her husband residing in the local insane asylum,...
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Big Nate: Game On!

Lincoln Peirce · Andrews McMeel Publishing; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

Big Nate is big news!  And the best news is that Big Nate Game On! is in full color! Big Nate books have sold more than 4.5 million copies and been on the New York Times best-seller list for more than a year. To sixth-grader Nate Wright, life is one big game. So when he suits up for any sport,...
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The Imaginary

A.F. Harrold · Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Rudger is Amanda Shuffleup's imaginary friend. Nobody else can see Rudger--until the evil Mr. Bunting arrives at Amanda's door. Mr. Bunting hunts imaginaries. Rumor has it that he even eats them. And now he's found Rudger.Soon Rudger is alone, and running for his imaginary life....
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Mark of the Thief

Jennifer A Nielsen · Scholastic Press
Pages: 339
Format: Print book

When Nic, a slave in the mines outside of Rome, is forced to enter a sealed cavern containing the lost treasures of Julius Caesar, he finds much more than gold and gemstones: He discovers an ancient bulla, an amulet that belonged to the great Caesar and is filled with a magic once reserved...
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Dragon's Green

Scarlett Thomas · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

The Neverending Story meets Jonathan Stroud's Bartimaeus trilogy in this first magical adventure in a new series from acclaimed novelist Scarlett Thomas.Effie Truelove believes in magic, as does her grandfather Griffin (although he refuses to do any magic, let alone teach Effie how to use it) . After...
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CIA Paramilitary Operatives in Action

Jessica Rudolph · Bearport Publishing
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

Meet the CIA Paramilitary Operatives who serve our country, and also get an inside look at how they train for, and carry out, their risky, top-secret missions.
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Sky Raiders

Brandon Mull · Aladdin Paperbacks
Pages: 421
Format: Hardcover

Adventure awaits in the Five Kingdoms - come and claim it in this start to a new series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Fablehaven and Beyonders series.Cole Randolph was just trying to have a fun time with his friends on Halloween (and maybe get to know Jenna Hunt a little...
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Almost Super

Marion Jensen · Harpercollins Childrens Books
Pages: 251
Format: Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Pixar's The Incredibles, Almost Super is a fresh, funny middle grade adventure about two brothers in a family of superheroes who must find a way to be heroic despite receiving powers that are total duds. Filled with humor, heart, and just the right kind of heroics, Almost...
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