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Dinosaur Explorers Vol. 4: Trapped in the Triassic

Albbie - Papercutz
Format: Hardcover

While exploring the Triassic era, the X-Venture Xplorers are split up by squabbling! Stone and Emily continue on foot, while Rain and Sean take the vehicle. However, the era's residents see this as an opportunity to score some bite-sized snacks--and things are only going to get worse!...
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Making Scents

Arthur Yorinks - First Second
Format: Hardcover

Mickey isn't quite like his brothers and sisters. They're all stronger, faster, and have a much better sense of smell. That's because his "brothers and sisters" are dogs -- bloodhounds, to be exact. Mickey's mom and dad are crazy about canines. Their dogs are the loves of their...
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Robyn the Christmas Party Fairy

DAISY MEADOWS - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

It's Christmas Eve, and Rachel Walker and Kirsty Tate are very excited. They're helping to organize a big Christmas party! There's going to be carols, a festive feast, and a special ballet performance. Or that was the plan, until Jack Frost stole Robyn the Christmas Party Fairy's...
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Do Not Open!

Mark Parisi - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

"Funny and engaging. Marty Pants is a surefire hit!" - Lincoln Peirce, author of the Big Nate seriesMove over, Wimpy Kid. Here comes the imaginative, the inquisitive, the unstoppable Marty Pants!Marty Pants is different from your typical middle schooler. He has the soul of an artist,...
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Amelia Fang and the Rainbow Rangers

Laura Ellen Anderson - Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Readers graduating from the Princess in Black and Isadora Moon series will love the illustrated adventures of Amelia Fang, a sparkly little vampire girl in a dark and gloomy world! Amelia is going on a trip with her Rainbow Rangers troop (led by unicorns Ricky and Graham) to Sugarplum...
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The Storm Dragon

Paula Harrison - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover

A group of friends set out to save magical creatures from a cruel queen and her wicked soldiers in the first book in the brand-new Secret Rescuers chapter book series.When Sophy finds a little lost dragon named Cloudy, she knows he's in danger. It will take all the courage she can muster...
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Slappy Birthday to You

R.L. Stine - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

The evil dummy comes to life to tell his own twisted tales and scary stories!It's bad enough Ian Barker has to spend his twelfth birthday with his sister and their two annoying cousins. The four of them can't ever hang out without getting into trouble. Vinnie and Jonny always want to play...
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Cyber-Thief Showdown

Geronimo Stilton - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

I am not the kind of mouse who spends money on useless things. But one day I kept getting packages of things I did not order or need. Someone on the Internet had stolen my identity! Professor Margo Bitmouse, a well-known computer expert, helped me track down the hacker. Could I find the thief...
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Bluetick Coonhounds

Paige V Polinsky - Abdo Publishing
Format: Print book

With a wag and a "woof," this book invites readers to meet the Bluetick Coonhound. Readers will examine the history, physical attributes, development, and behavior of the Bluetick Coonhound breed. Coat, color, size, and care instructions are also discussed. Full-color photos allow...
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The Girl Who Saved Christmas

MATT HAIG - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

From the bestselling author of A Boy Called Christmas comes a hilarious and heartwarming holiday tale for fans of Roald Dahl and Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol that imagines the story of the first child to ever receive a Christmas present. "Matt Haig has an empathy for the human...
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