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Stinkbomb and Ketchup-Face and the Badness of Badgers

John Dougherty - G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A hilarious send-up of fantasy quest novels, perfect for fans of Adam Gidwitz and Jon Scieszka. Welcome to the kingdom of Great Kerfuffle! Great Kerfuffle is really great. And there's usually a kerfuffle (the clue's in the name really) . This particular kerfuffle started the day Stinkbomb's...
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Good Wives

Louisa May Alcott - CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Format: Paperback

Time has changed the March household home of Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. It has turned to that time where the girls must go out and find their places in the big word. The marvelous things that the girls dreamed of doing they each must find themselves. Taking on the big world their talents develop...
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Moonkind

Sarah Prineas - HarperCollins; Reprint edition
Format: Book

Fer must save her realm from the Forsworn, a group destroying the land with their broken oaths, in Moonkind, the conclusion to award-winning author Sarah Prineass fantasy-adventure series, which includes Winterling, Summerkin, and the short story Thrice Sworn.As the Lady of the Summerlands,...
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Newt Scamander - Arthur A. Levine Books
Format: Hardcover

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Newt Scamander's classic compendium of magical creatures, has delighted generations of wizarding readers. Now, in this updated edition with a new foreword by Newt himself and the unveiling of six beasts little known outside the American wizarding...
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DK Eyewitness Books: Vietnam War

DK - DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Format: Library Binding

A visual and informative guide to one of the longest and most controversial wars in American history, now revised and updated in the relaunched DK Eyewitness Books format.Explore the people, places, battles, and weapons of America's Indochina struggle with DK Eyewitness Books: Vietnam...
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The Monarchs Are Missing: A Butterfly Mystery

Rebecca E Hirsch - Millbrook Pr
Format: Library Binding

Monarch butterfly populations have been declining for the last two decades, and scientists aren't sure why. Skilled science writer Rebecca E. Hirsh takes readers on a quest to discover what is happening and what scientists know. Hirsch also spotlights the contributions of citizen scientists,...
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Impact!: Asteroids and the Science of Saving the World

Elizabeth Rusch - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Asteroids bombard our atmosphere all the time. Some are harmless, burning up in a flash of light. But others explode with a great sonic boom, smashing windows and throwing people to the ground. Worst of all, some asteroids strike our planet, blasting out massive craters and destroying everything...
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Lets Eat: Sustainable Food for a Hungry Planet (Orca Footprints, 10)

Kimberley Veness - Orca Book Publishers
Format: Hardcover

All the food you eat, whether its an apple or a steak or a chocolate-coated cricket, has a story.Lets Eat uncovers the secret lives of our groceries, exploring alternative -- and sometimes bizarre -- farm technology and touring gardens up high on corporate rooftops and down low in military-style...
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Shoo, Caveflies!

GERONIMO STILTON - SCHOLASTIC (US)
Format: Print book

Geronimo's cousin Trap Stiltonoot is stung by a dangerous cavefly, which causes him to fall into an instant, deep sleep! To cure him, Geronimo and Thea must seek out the petals of the pink stinkrose, a rare and smelly flower. But it only grows on a very high peak! Can they make it there...
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Rescue Princesses #11: the Rainbow Opal

Paula Harrison - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Paperback

These are no ordinary princesses-- they're Rescue Princesses!More Rescue Princess fun! The girls are back for another animal adventure. This time, they must keep a baby koala from harm.
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