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Missouri

Doug Sanders · Cavendish Square Publishing
Pages: 80
Format: Print book

Surveys the history, geography, government, economy, and people of Missouri.
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Becoming a Supreme Court Justice

Barbara M Linde · Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

A Supreme Court justices first job is upholding the US Constitution. The path to becoming an esteemed justice is long and the process for appointment can be very controversial. In addition to an introduction to this important branch of the US government, the main content and complementary...
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Did Anything Good Come Out of World War II?

Emma Marriott · Rosen Publishing Group
Pages: 48
Format: Library Binding

After such a destructive and costly war, few would have anticipated the important, positive global changes that came after World War II. However, this title takes a tour of all the ingenious innovations that came in the wake of that war. A brief recap of the conflict provides context before...
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Classic Goosebumps #4: The Haunted Mask

R.L. Stine · Scholastic Paperbacks; Dgs edition
Format: Paperback

Discover the original, bone-chilling adventures that made Goosebumps one of the bestselling children's book series of all time. Now with bonus features!Something scary is happening in GOOSEBUMPS HORRORLAND, the all-new, all-terrifying series by R. L. Stine. Just how scary? You'll...
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Miniature Horses

Alix Wood · Windmill Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Ponies and miniature horses may seem the same, but they are actually very different. Readers discover this and other fascinating facts as they learn about different kinds of miniature horses and how to care for them.
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Junk Drawer Physics: 50 Awesome Experiments That Don't Cost a Thing

Bobby Mercer · Chicago Review Press
Format: Paperback

A children's instructional book on how to use readily available materials to turn the house into a science lab Physics teacher Bobby Mercer provides readers with more than 50 great hands-on experiments that can be performed for just pennies, or less. Turn a plastic cup into a pinhole...
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El Deafo

Cece Bell · Amulet Books
Pages: 233
Format: Book

A 2015 Newbery Honor Book Going to school and making new friends can be tough. But going to school and making new friends while wearing a bulky hearing aid strapped to your chest? That requires superpowers! In this funny, poignant graphic novel memoir, author/illustrator Cece Bell chronicles...
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The Great Wall of China

Don Nardo · Norwood House Press
Format: Book

Thousands of years ago, the Chinese wanted to build a defensive wall. Millions of workers throughout China created the largest human-made structure in history. Some evidence suggests that more than a million people may have died while building it. Includes glossary, websites, and bibliography...
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The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book V: The Unmapped Sea

Maryrose Wood · Balzer & Bray/Harperteen
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

For fans of Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events and Trenton Lee Stewart's Mysterious Benedict Society, here comes the fifth book in the Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, the acclaimed and hilarious Victorian mystery series by Maryrose Wood.Lord Fredrick Ashton may not feel...
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All That Glitters

Lisa Ann Scott · Scholastic Paperbacks
Pages: 117
Format: Paperback

Welcome to the Enchanted Pony Academy, where glittery ponies learn how to use their magic!Daisy is thrilled to be attending the Enchanted Pony Academy, where glitter ponies learn to use their magic. But she's nervous, too. Daisy's hooves are sparkly, just like every other magical pony's,...
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A Properly Unhaunted Place

William Alexander · Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

From National Book Award-winning author William Alexander comes a wryly humorous story about two kids who try to save their town by bringing back its ghosts.Rosa Ramona Díaz has just moved to the small, un-haunted town of Ingot - the only ghost-free town in the world. She doesn't want...
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Guinness World Records 2017.

Guinness World Records
Pages: 256
Format:  Print book : English

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Anne of Ingleside (Anne of Green Gables, No. 6)

Lucy Maud Montgomery
Pages: 277
Format: Mass Market Paperback

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Upside-Down Magic

Sarah Mlynowski · Scholastic Press
Pages: 196
Format: Print book

From New York Times bestselling authors Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle, and Emily Jenkins comes a new, offbeat series about a group of misfits who set out to prove that life on the other side of ordinary has its charms. It's never easy when your magic goes wonky. For Nory, this means...
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Women in Sports: 50 Fearless Athletes Who Played to Win

Rachel Ignotofsky · Ten Speed Press
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

Illustrated profiles of fifty pioneering female athletes, from the author of the New York Times bestseller Women in Science. Women for the win!A richly illustrated and inspiring book, Women in Sports highlightsthe achievements and stories of fifty notable women athletes from the1800s to today,...
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