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Only the Stars Know Her Name: Salem's Lost Story of Tituba's Daughter

Amanda Marrone - Yellow Jacket
Format: Hardcover

False accusations and false confessions of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts, took her mother, Tituba, away from her. Now Violet seeks revenge on those who tore her family apart. Readers will be instantly transported back in time in this dark and gripping novel!It's been a year since the Salem...
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Who Was Andrew Jackson?

Douglas Yacka - Penguin Workshop
Format: Paperback

Controversial in his day and still controversial now, President Andrew Jackson left his mark on American history. Seventh President Andrew Jackson was a man of contradictions: quick tempered and brash, he often seemed to look for fights, but he was so devoted to his wife, he quit Congress...
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Makoons

Louise Erdrich - HarperCollins
Format: Library Binding

In the sequel to Chickadee, acclaimed author Louise Erdrich continues her award-winning Birchbark House series with the story of an Ojibwe family in nineteenth-century America.Named for the Ojibwe word for little bear, Makoons and his twin, Chickadee, have traveled with their family to the Great...
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Why Do Plants Have Flowers?

Celeste Bishop - PowerKids Press
Format: Library Binding

Flowers are beautiful and fragrant, and theyre also a key stage in a plants life cycle. This age-appropriate text introduces readers to the basic anatomy of a flower, which is supported by highly detailed color photographs. Readers will understand fundamental life science concepts, such...
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Minecraft: Guide to the Nether & the End

MOJANG AB. - Del Rey
Format: Hardcover

Survival is difficult in the perilous Nether and End dimensions, and you'll need to up your game if you want to make it back to the Overworld. The official Minecraft: Guide to the Nether & the End will teach you how to navigate the alien terrain, battle the native mobs and find...
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Moles

Rachel Poliquin - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Funny and fact-filled, MOLES is another installment in the SUPERPOWER FIELD GUIDES series by author Rachel Poliquin, featuring full-color illustrations by Nicholas John Frith that will engage readers with witty narration and fun visual elements, inspiring readers to dig deep and see the world,...
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The Silver Mask

HOLLY BLACK - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

The mystery and the magic intensifies in the fourth installment of the remarkable MAGISTERIUM series.
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The Fran That Time Forgot: #4

Jim Benton - Spotlight
Format: Book

Franny K. Stein didn't think the time would ever come when someone would realize what the K in her name stood for. And she REALLY didn't think that same someone would say her middle name in front of the whole school! But that's what happened at the Science Fair award ceremony,...
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Izzy Newton and the S.M.A.R.T. Squad: Absolute Hero

Valerie Tripp - Under the Stars
Format: Hardcover

When middle school mishaps happen, five friends form the S.M.A.R.T. Squad and use their collective skills and the power of science to bring order to their school.Science reigns supreme with this squad of young brainiacs. Join Izzy Newton and her friends in the first adventure of this fun new middle-grade...
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How to Be an Elephant

Katherine Roy - David Macaulay Studio
Format: Hardcover

The savanna is not an easy place to live, even for African elephants, the largest land animals on earth. If it's a challenge for these 7,000-pound giants, what's it like for their newborn babies?An infant elephant has precious little time to learn the incredible array of skills that are necessary...
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