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A Whole Nother Story

Dr. Cuthbert Soup - Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Format: Hardcover

Perfect for fans of The Mysterious Benedict Society and Mr. Lemoncellos Library comes a rollicking, high stakes adventure!. The three Cheeseman children, their father, and their psychic dog are all on the run. After one of Mr. Cheesemans inventions attracts the attention of some dangerous...
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The Dam Keeper

Robert Kondo - First Second
Format: Hardcover

Life in Sunrise Valley is tranquil, but beyond its borders lies certain death. A dangerous black fog looms outside the village, but its inhabitants are kept safe by an ingenious machine known as the dam. Pig's father built the dam and taught him how to maintain it. And then this brilliant...
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The Whispers

Greg Howard - G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A middle grade debut that's a heartrending coming-of-age tale, perfect for fans of Bridge to Terabithia and Counting By 7s.Eleven-year-old Riley believes in the whispers, magical fairies that will grant you wishes if you leave them tributes. Riley has a lot of wishes. He wishes bullies...
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck, Book 8

Jeff Kinney - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover

Greg Heffley's on a losing streak. His best friend, Rowley Jefferson, has ditched him, and finding new friends in middle school is proving to be a tough task. To change his fortunes, Greg decides to take a leap of faith and turn his decisions over to chance. Will a roll of the dice turn...
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Gravity Falls: Journal 3

Rob Renzetti - Disney Press
Format: Print book

"Journal 3" brims with every page ever seen on the show plus all-new pages with monsters and secrets, notes from Dipper and Mabel, and the Author's full story. Fans of "Gravity Falls "will simply love this 288-page full-color jacketed hardcover version of "Journal...
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Science Comics: Cars: Engines That Move You

Dan Zettwoch - First Second
Format: Hardcover

Every volume of Science Comics offers a complete introduction to a particular topic -- dinosaurs, the solar system, robots, and more. Whether you're a fourth grader doing a natural science unit at school or a thirty year old with a secret passion for airplanes, these books are for you!In...
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Nicola Berry and the Petrifying Problem with Princess Petronella #1

LIANE MORIARTY - Penguin Workshop
Format: Paperback

The first in a three-book outer space adventure series for young readers from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Big Little Lies!Nicola Berry's life is turned upside down the day a man from another planet comes to Earth on a strange mission. He's looking for somebody to travel...
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A Prickly Problem: Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet (Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet, 4)

Jacqueline Kelly - Square Fish
Format: Paperback

In this fourth book in the illustrated Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet chapter book series, a young Callie Vee tackles a conundrum involving the rambunctious family dog and some very prickly quillsWhen the Tate family dog, Ajax, has a run-in with a porcupine, things get prickly -- and dangerous...
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Claudia and Mean Janine: Full-Color Edition

M Martin Ann - GRAPHIX
Format: Hardcover

This graphic novel adapted by Raina Telgemeier, the #1 New York Times bestselling, multiple Eisner Award-winning author of Smile, is now available in full color! Claudia and her sister, Janine, may as well be from two different planets. Claudia, who pays more attention to her artwork...
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Indiana

Angie Swanson - Next Page
Format: Print book

Take a trip through the Hoosier State! Learn about Indiana's history, geography, weather, people, and more in this book that's all about our 19th state.
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The Eighth Day

Dianne K. Salerni - Harper
Format: Print book

In this riveting fantasy adventure, thirteen-year-old Jax Aubrey discovers a secret eighth day with roots tracing back to Arthurian legend. Fans of Percy Jackson will devour this first book in a new series that combines exciting magic and pulse-pounding suspense.When Jax wakes up to a world...
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Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess

Shari Green - Pajama Press
Format: Hardcover

Sixth grade is coming to an end, and so is life as Macy McMillan knows it. Already a "For Sale" sign mars the front lawn of her beloved house. Soon her mother will upend their perfect little family, adding a stepfather and six-year-old twin stepsisters. To add insult to injury,...
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Odd, Weird & Little

Patrick Jennings - EgmontUSA
Format: Hardcover

Readers who love Andrew Clements, Dan Gutman, Gordon Korman, and Tom Angleberger will find this charming, funny, easy-to-read middle-grade novel from the beloved Patrick Jennings an absolute hoot!When the new kid joins his class, Woodrow agrees with his schoolmates--Toulouse is really weird....
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The Friendship Experiment

Erin Teagan - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Future scientist Madeline Little is dreading the start of middle school. Nothing has been right since her grandfather died and her best friend changed schools. Maddie would rather help her father in his research lab or write Standard Operating Procedures in her lab notebook than hang out with...
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Grand Canyon: The Complete Guide: Grand Canyon National Park

James Kaiser - Destination Press
Format: Paperback

Discover the best of Grand Canyon in this award-winning, full-color travel guidebook.Fully updated for 2018!From hiking to biking to river rafting, Grand Canyon National Park is filled with adventures. But without careful planning, a trip there can be overwhelming. Grand Canyon: The Complete...
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Itch!: Everything You Didn't Want to Know About What Makes You Scratch

ANITA SANCHEZ - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Everybody gets itchy, and every kid will love this title that scratches the itch to know more and about the history, anatomy, botany, biology behind it. Perfect for fans of Grossology books looking for something more substantive and dynamic. You can feel it coming on - that terrible, tortuous...
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Where Is Our Solar System?

Stephanie Sabol - Penguin Workshop
Format: eBook

Readers will want to grab a telescope and explore the night skies after finishing this overview of our solar system.Our solar system consists of eight planets, as well as numerous moons, comets, asteroids, and meteoroids. For thousands of years, humans believed that Earth was at the center...
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Supergirl at Super Hero High

Lisa Yee - Random House
Format: Print book

Get your cape on with the DC Super Hero Girls - the unprecedented new Super Hero universe especially for girls! Readers of all ages can fly high with the all-new adventures of Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Batgirl, and some of the world's most iconic female super heroes as high schoolers! Supergirl...
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Your Happiest You: The Care & Keeping of Your Mind and Spirit

Judy Woodburn - American Girl
Format: Paperback

You already know a lot about caring for your body. You eat your veggies, try to get enough exercise and sleep, and use soap when you need to. But did you know that a little care and keeping are great for your mind and spirit, too? This book is full of expert know-how and fun ideas to help...
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Monster Mayhem

Chris Eliopoulos - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

In this funny, action-packed graphic novel adventure, a science-obsessed girl finds herself in the middle of one of her favorite monster movies. Can she invent her way out of disaster while also saving the monster who has become her friend?Zoe's favorite thing to do - besides invent and build...
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The Trials of Apollo Book Three The Burning Maze

Rick Riordan - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

The formerly glorious god Apollo, cast down to earth in punishment by Zeus, is now an awkward mortal teenager named Lester Papadopoulos. In order to regain his place on Mount Olympus, Lester must restore five Oracles that have gone dark. But he has to achieve this impossible task without...
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Weird But True Animals

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS. - National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Library Binding

The next in the best-selling Weird But True line features National Geographic Kids' two best topics--Weird But True and animals--together in an irresistable combination!Get ready to ooh, ahh, and awww with wacky stats, tidbits, and trivia about the many ways animals can be incredibly...
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Adventure Time Comics Vol. 6

Matt Frank - KaBOOM!
Format: Paperback

All-new stories featuring every fan-favorite character from the hit show Adventure Time. Final Collection of Adventure Time Comics. WHAT CAN OOO DO? Strange peril strikes the beloved world of Ooo again and no citizen is safe! Between Ice King's heart calling it quits to the entire...
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Marabel and the Book of Fate (A Marabel Novel)

Tracy Barrett - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Free-spirited Marabel must defy expectations to rescue her brother--and their kingdom--in this charming, action-packed, and magical story perfect for fans of Ella Enchanted and Dealing with Dragons.. In Magikos, life is dictated by the Book of Fates ancient predictions, including the birth...
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Bug Girl: Fury on the Dance Floor

Benjamin Harper - Imprint
Format: Hardcover

Being a superhero isn't easy. But surviving a middle school dance? That's when things get really hard ... Amanda Price never dreamed she'd turn into Bug Girl, a hero with the powers of the insect kingdom. She also never dreamed it would be this difficult.Turns out superpowers aren't much...
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Pathfinders: The Journeys of 16 Extraordinary Black Souls

Tonya Bolden - Abrams Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

Over the centuries, untold numbers of black men and women in America have achieved great things against the odds. Pathfinders is a collective biography of sixteen diverse American men and women of African descent who made their mark on American history in the 18th to 20th centuries....
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My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish: Fins of Fury

Mo O'Hara - Feiwel & Friends
Format: Hardcover

When Tom zapped Frankie the goldfish back to life with a battery, he certainly didn't expect him to become a BIG FAT ZOMBIE GOLDFISH with incredible hypnotic powers. But it turns out that a zombie goldfish is a great pet to have on your side when your big brother is an evil scientist...
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This Is Just a Test

Madelyn Rosenberg - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

David Da-Wei Horowitz has a lot on his plate. Preparing for his upcoming bar mitzvah would be enough work even if it didn't involve trying to please his Jewish and Chinese grandmothers, who argue about everything. But David just wants everyone to be happy.That includes his friend Scott,...
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Makoons (Birchbark House, 5)

Louise Erdrich - HarperCollins
Format: Paperback

In this award-winning sequel to Chickadee, acclaimed author Louise Erdrich continues her celebrated 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...
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Not If I Can Help It

Carolyn Mackler - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

From award-winning Carolyn Mackler, the story of Willa, who has been living with Sensory Processing Disorder but is thrown for a BIG loop when her dad announces he's dating Willa's best friend's mom.Willa likes certain things to be certain ways. Her socks have to be soft . . . and definitely...
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Young Scrooge: A Very Scary Christmas Story

R L Stine - Feiwel and Friends
Format: Print book

Rick Scroogeman hates Christmas. He can't stand the carols and the pageants. He can't stand the lights and the mistletoe. But what he hates the most is having to watch the old movie A Christmas Carol every year at school. Since his name is Scroogeman, all of his classmates start...
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Chomp!: Fierce facts about the BITE FORCE, CRUSHING JAWS, and MIGHTY TEETH of Earth's champion chewers

Brady Barr - National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Library Binding

National Geographic Explorer and snake wrangler Dr. Brady Barr has been bitten by a lot of creatures over the years. So this book is born from first hand - er, tooth - experience of getting close to some of the biggest biters in the animal kingdom. It turns out that there's a lot more...
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Martin Rising: Requiem For a King

Andrea Davis Pinkney - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

In a rich embroidery of visions, musical cadence, and deep emotion, Andrea and Brian Pinkney convey the final months of Martin Luther King's life -- and of his assassination -- through metaphor, spirituality, and multilayers of meaning.Andrea's stunning poetic requiem, illustrated...
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The Secret of the Key: A Sixty-Eight Rooms Adventure

Marianne Malone - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Filled with magic, mystery, miniatures, and adventure, the Sixty-Eight Rooms is the perfect series for fans of Chasing Vermeer, The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, and The Dollpeople! Chicago sixth graders Ruthie and Jack think they've learned everything about the magic...
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More than a Princess

E D Baker - Bloomsbury Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

Aislin of Eliasind is more than just a princess -- she's half-fairy and half-pedrasi, with magical gifts from each side of her heritage! One day, as Aislin is venturing through the woods, she is alarmed to hear a band of humans coming through. How did they get past the guarded magical passageway...
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Boy Bites Bug

Rebecca Petruck - Amulet Books
Format: Hardcover

Will didnt plan to eat a stinkbug. But when his friend Darryl called new kid Eloy Herrera a racial slur, Will did it as a diversion. Now Will is Bug Boy, and everyone is cracking up inventing insect meals for him, like French flies and maggot-aroni and fleas. Turns out eating bugs for food...
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Frazzled #2: Ordinary Mishaps and Inevitable Catastrophes

BOOKI VIVAT - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling Frazzled series continuesThings are looking up for Abbie Wu: this year she'll run for class president and get a brand-new shiny locker. Until - she doesn't ... In her second tumultuous misadventure, Abbie Wu tackles more unbelievably unfair and calamitous...
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Princess Before Dawn

E D Baker - Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Format: Hardcover

In the seventh tale of the Wide-Awake Princess series, Princess Annie's beloved home Treecrest has become a favorite destination for all sorts of magical beings. One new set of guests are particularly strange, and they are ready to take over a new hunting ground. Annie and Liam turn to their...
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Inside Biosphere 2: Earth Science Under Glass

Mary Kay Carson - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Print book

In the Arizona desert, scientists conduct studies and experiments aimed to help us better understand our environment and what sort of things are happening to it due to climate change. The location is Biosphere 2, an immense structure that contains a replica ocean, savannah, and rainforest,...
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Moominvalley in November

Tove Jansson - Farrar Straus Giroux
Format: Print book

Now that autumn is turning into winter, a group of unlikely friends - including the Fillyjonk, the Hemulen, and Toft - are waiting in Moominvalley to see the Moomins, for winter doesn't seem right without them. But the Moomins are not at home. So all the visitors settle down to await their...
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Finding Orion

John David Anderson - Walden Pond Press
Format: Hardcover

The acclaimed author of Ms. Bixby's Last Day and Posted returns with an unforgettable tale of love and laughter, of fathers and sons, of what family truly means, and of the ways in which we sometimes need to lose something in order to find ourselves.Rion Kwirk comes from a rather odd family....
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The Long Ride

Marina Budhos - Wendy Lamb Books
Format: Hardcover

In the tumult of 1970s New York City, seventh graders are bussed from their neighborhood in Queens to integrate a new school in South Jamaica.Jamila Clarke. Josie Rivera. Francesca George. Three mixed-race girls, close friends whose immigrant parents worked hard to settle their families...
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Rose

Holly Webb - Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Format: Print book

How would you know if you were special? Mr. Fountain's grand mansion is a world away from the dark orphanage Rose had left behind. The gleaming, golden house is practically overflowing with sparkling magic - she can feel it. And though Rose had always wanted to be an ordinary girl with...
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Out of Abaton, Book 1 The Wooden Prince

John Claude Bemis - Disney Hyperion, 2016.
Format: Print book

The automa Pinocchio has always been duty-bound to serve in the floating palace of Venice's emperor. So when Pinocchio finds himself locked in a trunk and delivered to a new master-a wanted criminal and alchemist named Geppetto-he is curious about everything around him. But most curious...
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Poached

Stuart Gibbs - Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Teddy Fitzroy's back for another zoo mystery - this time it's a koala caper - in this action-packed follow-up to Belly Up, which Kirkus Reviews called "great fun."School troublemaker Vance Jessup thinks Teddy Fitzroy's home at FunJungle, a state-of-the-art zoo and theme...
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Como Puedo Experimentar Con...? La Electricidad

Cindy Devine Dalton - Rourke Pub Group
Format: Print book

Explains How Fast Light Travels, If The Light Bulb Is Hot Or Cold, And What The Color Of Light Is.
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Click

Kayla Miller - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

For fans of Smile and Real Friends comes a debut graphic novel about friendship and finding where you "click" in middle school.Olive wants to get in on the act . . .. . . Any act! Olive "clicks" with everyone in the fifth grade - until one day she doesn't....
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Scones and sensibility

Lindsay Eland - Egmont USA
Format:  eBook : Document : Elementary and junior high school : Fiction : EnglishView all editions and formats

In a small New Jersey beach town, twelve-year-old Polly Madassa, who speaks like a character in her two favorite novels, "Pride and Prejudice" and "Anne of Green Gables," spends the summer making deliveries for her parents' bakery and playing matchmaker, with disastrous...
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Esther the Kindness Fairy

DAISY MEADOWS - SCHOLASTIC (US)
Format: Print book

Best friends forever!Rachel and Kirsty know a thing or two about how to be a good friend. So do the Friendship Fairies. But there's one resident of Fairyland who definitely doesn't: Jack Frost!The icy villain has stolen Esther's magic heart brooch, and now friends everywhere...
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Smells like dog

Suzanne Selfors - Little, Brown and Co.
Format: Print book

When farm boy Homer Pudding's explorer-uncle dies and leaves him a droopy dog with a mysterious coin hidden on its collar, it leads him to The City, where they meet Madame La Directeur, the conniving head of the Natural History Museum, who is trying to steal the coin and take Homer's place...
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Harry Potter: Hogwarts: A Cinematic Yearbook

SCHOLASTIC. - SCHOLASTIC (US)
Format: Print book

Imagine your first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry! What would it be like to ride on the Hogwarts Express from King's Cross station, shop in Diagon Alley, be sorted into one of the four Hogwarts houses, attend a Potions class and try out for Quidditch? Packed with...
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Brazil

Ann Heinrichs - Children's Press
Format:  Book : Juvenile audience : EnglishView all editions and formats

Take a trip around the world with the latest entries in the Enchantment of the World series! Readers are transported to distant lands with the fascinating text and attention-grabbing photos in these books. Each countrys culture, history, and geography are explored in detail, allowing readers...
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Etched in Clay: The Life of Dave, Enslaved Potter and Poet

Andrea Cheng - Lee & Low Books
Format: Hardcover

Sometime around 1815, an enslaved young man named Dave was brought to Edgefield, South Carolina, the center of a pottery-producing area known for the alkaline glazes used on the stoneware. Dave was taught how to turn pots and jars on a pottery wheel by one of his first owners. As Dave's...
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Nothing But Trouble

Jacqueline Davies - Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of The Lemonade War comes a new book starring two smart girls determined to liven up their town - one epic prank at a time.Odawahaka has always been too small for Maggie's big scientific ideas. Between her stuck-in-a-rut mom, her grumpy grandpop, and the lifetime...
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Clean Getaway

Nic Stone - Crown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone comes a middle-grade road-trip story through American race relations past and present, perfect for Black History Month and for fans of Jacqueline Woodson and Jason Reynolds.How to Go on an Unplanned Road Trip with Your Grandma: Grab...
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Amelia Bedelia Means Business

Herman Parish - Greenwillow; Reprint edition
Format: Hardcover

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. With Amelia Bedelia, anything can happen! Amelia Bedelia wants a new bike-a shiny, fast one just like Suzanne's. Amelia Bedelia's mom says that a bike like that is expensive and will cost an arm and a leg. Amelia Bedelia can't give away...
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Astrotwins -- Project Blastoff

Mark Kelly - Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Format: Hardcover

A team of middle schoolers prepares for blastoff in this adventure from the author of the New York Times bestselling Mousetronaut, based on the childhoods of real-life astronauts Mark Kelly and his twin brother Scott.It's a long, hot summer and Scott and Mark are in big trouble...
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Weird But True Christmas: 300 Festive Facts to Light Up the Holidays

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS. - National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

Even Christmas can be weird -- it's true! Get ready to celebrate the holiday season with wacky facts, stats, tidbits, and traditions about the most wonderful time of the year. Did you know that Santa's reindeer are probably all female? Or that artificial snow can be made from seaweed? Or that...
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Race to the South Pole

Kate Messner - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Print book

Ranger, the time-traveling golden retriever with search-and-rescue training, joins an early twentieth-century expedition journeying from New Zealand to Antarctica. He befriends Jack Nin, the stowaway turned cabin boy of Captain Robert Falcon Scott's ship. They're racing against a rival...
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Unicorn Theater: Phoebe and Her Unicorn Series Book 8

DANA SIMPSON - Andrews McMeel Publishing
Format: Paperback

New York Times Bestselling Author! The second Phoebe and Her Unicorn graphic novel!Summer is here, and Phoebe and Marigold are headed to drama camp. Phoebe's expecting some quality time with her best friend, but in a surprise twist, Marigold has invited her sister, Florence...
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Epic Athletes: Stephen Curry

Dan Wetzel - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

Acclaimed journalist and bestselling author Dan Wetzel tells the inspiring, electrifying story of NBA superstar Steph Curry, beginning a new series of sports biographies for young readers! When you think of Stephen Curry, one word comes to mind: greatness. From shooting three-pointers with...
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The Sticky Rice Caper

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

In this exciting graphic novel based on the Netflix series starring Jane the Virgin's Gina Rodriguez, Carmen Sandiego's globe-trotting capers introduce kids to the geography, culture, and history that is baked into every adventure! Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego? Headed to the island...
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Mio, My Son

Astrid Lindgren - NYR Children's Collection; Reissue edition
Format: Hardcover

Nine-year-old Karl Anders Nilsson is the unwelcome foster child of an uncaring couple. Lonely and neglected, he yearns for simple things, things that many children already have: a warm, loving home of his own, someone to share his sorrows and joys with, and, most important, his real father. ...
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Grayling's Song

Karen Cushman - Clarion Books
Format: Audiobook

"Like all Karen Cushman's gorgeous novels, Grayling's Song delves into the past to let us know what we must ask of our future." - Lena Dunham It's time for Grayling to be a hero. Her mother, a "wise woman" - a sort of witch - has been turned into a tree by evil...
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DIY Science

Nick Arnold - Sterling Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

These 88 DIY science experiments are guaranteed to blow your socks off! Create a lava lamp. Take fingerprints. And turn the world upside down . . . without standing on your head! Explore the science behind air, water, mixtures, materials, energy, forces, magnets, the human body, and nature....
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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse - Fearsome Foes

MARVEL COMICS. - Marvel
Format: Paperback

Five of Spider-Man's most vicious villains take the spotlight! First, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko introduce the poisonous Scorpion - and young Peter Parker feels the lethal sting of his tail! Then, it's a knock-down, drag-out, no-holds-barred throwdown between Spidey and the Kingpin...
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White Bird: A Wonder Story

R.J. Palacio - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Book

The author of Wonder has written and illustrated a lovely graphic novel that delves into the history of Julian’s family. You remember Julian, right? The kid who made life miserable for Auggie and anyone else who disagreed with him? This is the story of his Grandmére,...

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Spy Toys

Mark Powers - Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Format: Hardcover

The world's leading toy manufacturer gives each toy it creates a tiny, computerized brain and a unique personality making for some seriously awesome toys. But sometimes there's a faulty toy . . .Dan is a "Snugliffic Cuddlestar" bear--he should be perfect for hugging. But because...
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The Meltdown

Jeff Kinney - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover

An instant #1 USA Today, New York Times, and Wall Street Journal bestseller! When snow shuts down Greg Heffley's middle school, his neighborhood transforms into a wintry battlefield. Rival groups fight over territory, build massive snow forts, and stage epic snowball...
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Katana at Super Hero High

Lisa Yee - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Get your cape on with the DC Super Hero Girls - the unprecedented new Super Hero universe especially for girls! Readers of all ages can fly high with the all-new adventures of Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Batgirl, and some of the world's most iconic female super heroes as high schoolers! Sword-wielding...
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Gold

GERALDINE MILLS - Little Island Books
Format: Paperback

Esper and Starn are twin boys who live in a grim world that has been almost laid waste by massive volcanic explosions. Very little grows in Orchard, which used to be a fruit-growing area, but with the death of insects and birds, pollination of the fruit trees is a tedious and precarious...
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History's Mysteries: Curious Clues, Cold Cases, and Puzzles From the Past

KITSON JAZYNKA - National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

Why were the Easter Island heads erected? What really happened to the Maya? Who stole the Irish Crown Jewels? The first book in this exciting new series will cover history's heavy-hitting, head-scratching mysteries, including the Lost Colony of Roanoke, the Bermuda Triangle, the Oak Island...
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Poison: Deadly Deeds, Perilous Professions, and Murderous Medicines

Sarah Albee - Crown Books for Young Readers
Format: Library Binding

Science geeks and armchair detectives will soak up this non-lethal, humorous account of the role poisons have played in human history. Perfect for STEM enthusiasts! For centuries, people have been poisoning one another - changing personal lives and the course of empires alike. From...
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The Wolf in Underpants

Wilfrid Lupano - Graphic Universe
Format: Paperback

In this witty graphic novel, a community of forest animals trades scary rumors about a nearby wolf. Some critters have even gone into business selling wolf traps and anti-wolf fences. But when the wolf appears in a pair of striped underpants, everyone rethinks their fears. This is a heartwarming...
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The Elephant Keeper: Caring for Orphaned Elephants in Zambia

Margriet Ruurs - Kids Can Press
Format: Hardcover

When teenaged Aaron discovers a baby elephant nearly drowning in the swimming pool at the guest lodge where he works, he acts quickly and manages to save the animal just in time. The rescued baby is brought to an elephant orphanage for care, and given the name Zambezi. Though Aaron has been...
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Road Trip with Max and His Mom

Linda Urban - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

In this sweet and funny companion to Weekends with Max and His Dad by acclaimed author Linda Urban, Max and his mom embark on a road trip as they adjust to their new understanding of family. Third-grader Max is heading off on a road trip with Mom. With miles to travel, cousins to meet,...
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Ali Cross

James Patterson - jimmy patterson
Format: Hardcover

James Patterson's blockbuster Alex Cross series has sold over 100 million copies--and now he's bringing those thrills to a new generation! Alex's son Ali is eager to follow in his father's footsteps as a detective, but when his best friend goes missing, what price will he have to pay to solve...
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The World's Greatest Detective

CAROLINE CARLSON - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Caroline Carlson, author of the Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates series, returns with The World's Greatest Detective, a story of crime, tricks, and hilarity for those who know that sometimes it takes a pair of junior sleuths to solve a slippery case.Detectives' Row is full of talented...
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Adventure Time Vol. 9 Mathematical Edition

Pendleton Ward - KaBOOM!
Format: Hardcover

Finn and Jake inadvertently take out PepBut's secret agent... But what is the King of Ooo up to?!SHAKEN, STIRRED, AND BACKWARDS! Finn and Jake find themselves in the middle of a secret war when they inadvertently take out Peppermint Butler's secret agent, Candy Bar! There is something...
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Rainbow Magic Special Edition: Bailey the Babysitter Fairy

Daisy Meadows - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

Jack Frost isn't kidding around!No one is better at taking care of little kids than Bailey the Babysitter Fairy. She makes the best snacks, reads the best bedtime stories, and comes up with the best games. But when Rachel and Kirsty meet her, Bailey is having her worst day yet. Goblins...
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Awesome Dog 5000 vs. Mayor Bossypants

Justin Dean - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Heads up, DOG MAN lovers! Watch out, readers of BAD GUYS! Robotic dog AWESOME DOG 5000 is back in another action-packed adventure with some upgrades. . .just in time to battle a new supervillain!Time to level up the awesomeness! Ever since discovering Awesome Dog 5000, life for gamers...
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Impyrium

Henry H Neff - Harpercollins
Format: Print book

"A rare jewel. A new classic in the fantasy genre." - Eoin Colfer, author of the bestselling Artemis Fowl series"A magnificent, rich, exhilarating book. I say this with all honesty: I haven't read about a world so deep, so purely magical, so well-developed, since Harry...
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Musk Oxen (Polar Animals: Life in the Freezer)

Ruth Owen - Windmill Books
Format: Library Binding

Musk oxen have been surviving in the Arctic tundra for thousands of years. Readers learn everything from this animals physical traits to the upbringing of newborn calves. Theyll see how this animal survives in one of the toughest environments on Earth.
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First Dinosaur Encyclopedia

Dorling Kindersley Inc. - DK Children
Format: Hardcover

Go back in time with First Dinosaur Encyclopedia.A delightful first reference book about dinosaurs for young paleontologists, this updated edition of First Dinosaur Encyclopedia takes readers on a journey to the prehistoric world of dinosaurs.Find out everything there is to know...
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Gusto

Aaron Carr - AV2 de Weigl
Format: Library Binding

El bizcocho es dulce? El limn es cido? El gusto es uno de nuestros cinco sentidos. Los sentidos nos ayudan a aprender acerca del mundo que nos rodea. Saboreamos con nuestra lengua. Los lectores aprendern acerca de los diferentes gustos que su lengua percibe y les permite experimentar en Gusto,...
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Bluecrowne: A Greenglass House Story

Kate Milford - Clarion Books
Format: Hardcover

Return to the world of the bestselling Greenglass House, where smugglers, magic, and pyrotechnics mix, in a new adventure from a New York Times best-selling, National Book Award-nominated, and Edgar Award-winning author.Lucy Bluecrowne is beginning a new life ashore with her stepmother...
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Johnny Boo is King

James Kochalka - Top Shelf Productions
Format: Hardcover

The beloved young-reader series by Eisner Award winner James Kochalka returns with a new adventure fit for a king!Johnny Boo is wearing a crown on his head, so that means he's the king! Squiggle wants to be king too, so he puts a rock on his head. After a brief argument, they decide to share...
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DC Comics Absolutely Everything You Need To Know

Liz Marsham - DK Children
Format: Hardcover

Fast facts, incredible info, and tantalizing trivia about the heroes and villains of the whole DC Comics Universe. The latest title in a bestselling series, DC Comics: Absolutely Everything You Need To Know has the lowdown on everyone's favorite DC Comics Super Heroes and Super-Villains,...
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Skunks

Melissa Gish - Creative Education
Format: Print book

A look at skunks, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their odorous musk, behaviors, relationships with humans, and common status in the world today.
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Plants vs. Zombies Battle Extravagonzo 2

Paul Tobin - Spotlight
Format: Library Binding

The battle for the factory begins as plants and zombies compete in feats of strength, Crazy Dave overhears a forlorn factory owner wishing he could find the perfect ingredient to save his company, and Zomboss unleases an explosive badguette. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated...
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LEGO Hero Factory: Secret Mission #5

Greg Farshtey - Scholastic
Format: Paperback

The fifth action-packed novel in the LEGO(R) Hero Factory: Secret Mission series.A new, top-secret LEGO(R) Hero Factory theme will launch in 2013! The adventures continue in these original stories featuring Stormer, Bulk, Surge, Core Hunter, and many more!
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Will Wilder: The Relic of Perilous Falls

Raymond Arroyo - Crown Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

Fans of Rick Riordan s Percy Jackson and the Olympians" "and Peter Lerangis s Seven Wonders" "series will embrace this first epic adventure in a rollicking new series by a "New York Times "bestselling author. Will Wilder is a mischievous, headstrong twelve-year-old...
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Discover Mercury

Georgia Beth - Lerner Pub Group
Format: Library Binding

Young readers will explore Mercury and learn what scientists hope to discover about it in the future. Engaging text discussing up-to-date scientific information paired with photos from NASA create an engaging learning experience.
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When the Sea Turned to Silver

Grace Lin - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times Bestseller A National Book Award FinalistAn IndieBound BestsellerThis breathtaking, full-color illustrated fantasy is inspired by Chinese folklore, and is a companion to the Newbery Honor winner Where the Mountain Meets the Moon.Pinmei's gentle, loving grandmother...
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Out of Left Field

ELLEN KLAGES - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A story about the fight for equal rights in America's favorite arena: the baseball field!Every boy in the neighborhood knows Katy Gordon is their best pitcher, even though she's a girl. But when she tries out for Little League, it's a whole different story. Girls are not eligible, period....
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Marissa the Science Fairy

Daisy Meadows - Scholastic (Us)
Format: Print book

It's time for Jack Frost to learn his lesson! Best friends Kirsty Tate and Rachel Walker usually only get to spend vacations and holidays with each other. But for a special week, they'll both be going to the same school! It's a good thing the two friends are together. Jack Frost...
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The Tapper Twins Go Viral

Geoff Rodkey - Little
Format: Print book

Told as a series of interviews, photos, texts, social media hits, and videogame screenshots, The Tapper Twins Go Viral is a laugh-a-page book with a serious lesson: never feed the internet trolls Claudia Tapper just doesn't get it: How is it possible that the video of the best breakup...
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All About Mitosis and Meiosis

Elizabeth R Cregan - Compass Point Books
Format: Book

All living things are made of cells. Cells are tiny parts of plants and animals that help them get energy from food, expel waste, and make more cells. To reproduce, cells split in one of two ways: mitosis or meiosis. Scientists using microscopes study both of these important processes....
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Hamster Princess: Giant Trouble

URSULA VERNON - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

A magical beanstalk leads to a GIANT surprise in book four of the series that's chock-full of girl power and perfect for fans of Princess in Black and Babymouse Princess Harriet Hamsterbone doesn't go looking for trouble. She prefers to think of it as looking for adventure. But when she climbs...
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All the Things That Could Go Wrong

Stewart Foster - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

There are two sides to every story.Alex's OCD is so severe that some days it is difficult for him to even leave his house. His classmate Dan is so angry that he lashes out at the easiest target he can find at school-Alex. When their moms arrange for the two classmates to spend...
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The Griffin's Feather

Cornelia Funke - Chicken House
Format: Hardcover

The sequel to the #1 New York Times Bestseller!It's now been two years since Ben and Firedrake defeated Nettlebrand and rescued the silver dragons. Both boy and dragon have finally found homes, but they must live hundreds of miles apart and can only see each other every once in a while.During...
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The Lotterys Plus One

Emma Donoghue - Arthur A. Levine Books
Format: Hardcover

Sumac Lottery is nine years old and the self-proclaimed "good girl" of her (VERY) large, (EXTREMELY) unruly family. And what a family the Lotterys are: four parents, children both adopted and biological, and a menagerie of pets, all living and learning together in a sprawling...
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Mac Undercover

Mac Barnett - Orchard Books
Format: Hardcover

Before Mac Barnett was an author, he was a kid.And while he was a kid, he was a spy. Not just any spy. But a spy...for the Queen of England. James Bond meets Diary of a Wimpy Kid with this groundbreaking new fully-illustrated chapter book series Mac B., Kid Spy. The precious Crown...
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California

Jason Kirchner - Next Page
Format: Print book

Come visit the Golden State! Learn about California's history, geography, weather, people, and more in this book that's all about our 31st state.
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Meet a Baby Horse

Buffy Silverman - Lerner Publications
Format: Print book

Baby horses are called foals. They can walk just a few hours after they are born. But did you know that most foals are born at night? Or that a foal's legs are almost as long as an adult horse's? Read this book to find out! Read this book to find out! This title also includes a life...
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Missouri

Jordan Mills - Capstone Press
Format: Print book

Take a trip through the Show-Me State! Learn about Missouri's history, geography, weather, people, and more in this book that's all about our 24th state.
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MARVEL's Black Panther: The Junior Novel

MARVEL. - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback

T'Challa, as the Black Panther and warrior King of Wakanda, must team up with elite members of the Dora Milaje--Wakanda's special forces--and C.I.A. agent Everett K. Ross to defend his kingdom in this epic junior novel based on the upcoming film Marvel's Black Panther. Features...
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Ben Braver and the Incredible Exploding Kid

Marcus Emerson - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

The Super Life of Ben Braver: The Incredible Exploding Kid is jam-packed with art and comic strips. It's another wacky adventure from Marcus Emerson, the author behind the hit Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja series!"A crazy fun ride -- action packed and loaded with laughs!"...
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How to Properly Dispose of Planet Earth

Paul Noth - Bloomsbury Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

Popular New Yorker cartoonist Paul Noth continues his illustrated middle grade series about a boy, his wacky family, and an out-of-this-world adventure in this laugh-out-loud sequel to How to Sell Your Family to the Aliens.Happy Conklin Jr. is still the only 10-year-old who has to shave...
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News from Me, Lucy McGee

Mary Amato - Holiday House
Format: Hardcover

A fun-loving new chapter book series by state-award favorite MARY AMATO starring a heroine who matches wits with a mean girl.Spunky Lucy McGee proves herself a match for mean girl Scarlett Tandy, but not before being duped. In this humorous and heartfelt story about a girl with a song in her heart...
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City of Lies

Lian Tanner - Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Goldie Roth is a trained thief and a skilled liar. Along with her friend Toadspit, shes supposed to be one of the Keepers of the mysterious Museum of Dunt. But although she desperately wants to be a Keeper, she will not leave her sick parents to do so.But when Toadspits sister Bonnie is stolen,...
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The Loser List #4: Take Me to Your Loser

H.N. Kowitt - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

Dannys gotten REVENGE and broken his JINX. He might finally shed his LOSER status once and for all ... but where would be the hilarity in that?Danny Shine is just trying to avoid wrestling Bruiser Pekarsky in gym -- thats why he goes to the info session about running for class president....
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The Mutts Summer Diaries

Patrick McDonnell - Andrews McMeel Publishing
Format: Paperback

Put on your swim trunks and hit the beach with Earl and Mooch - the dog (and cat) days of summer are here! It's summertime, and the living is easy, the ice cream is cold, and the temperature is so hot your brains will melt right out of your head. Mooch and Earl are eager to make the most...
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The Fox on the Swing

EVELINA KIUDULAITE AUSRA DACIUTE - Thames & Hudson
Format: Hardcover

A beautifully illustrated story for children about the nature of happiness Learn about family, happiness, and friendship in this hope-filled children's book. Our story starts with a boy named Paul, who lives in a cozy treehouse in a big city with his family. And then something unexpected...
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Each Tiny Spark

Pablo Cartaya - Kokila
Format: Hardcover

From award-winning author Pablo Cartaya comes a deeply moving middle grade novel about a daughter and father finding their way back to each other in the face of their changing family and community.Emilia Torres has a wandering mind. It's hard for her to follow along at school, and sometimes...
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Hello Kitty: Here We Go!

Jacob Chabot - Perfect Square; Original edition
Format: Paperback

The Hello Kitty brand touches every part of a girls life with on-trend product, and touches every part of popular culturefrom fashion to celebrity to art. It is a true lifestyle brand. VIZ Medias wordless comic series is the first of its kind. Hello Kitty has places to be and friends to meet!...
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A Place to Belong

Cynthia Kadohata - Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
Format: Hardcover

A Japanese-American family, reeling from their ill treatment in the Japanese internment camps, gives up their American citizenship to move back to Hiroshima, unaware of the devastation wreaked by the atomic bomb in this piercing look at the aftermath of World War II by Newbery Medalist...
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Rabbit & Bear: Rabbit's Bad Habits

Julian Gough - Silver Dolphin Books
Format: Hardcover

Avalanches, snowmen, a hungry wolf ... and more!When Bear wakes up early from her hibernation, she decides to build a snowman. Her grumpy neighbor, Rabbit, decides to build an even better one. Rabbit & Bear: Rabbit's Bad Habits is full of laugh-out-loud moments and chronicles...
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Sense & Sensibility

Nancy Butler - Marvel
Format: Hardcover

Award-winning writer Nancy Butler, adapter of Marvel's best-selling adaptation of PRIDE & PREJUDICE, returns to Marvel with another Jane Austen classic: SENSE & SENSIBILITY! Alongside incredible artist Sonny Liew (MY FAITH IN FRANKIE, WONDERLAND), Butler brings to life the world of Elinor...
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Speed of Life

Carol Weston - Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Format: Hardcover

Sofia lost her mother eight months ago, and her friends were 100% there for her. Now it's a new year and they're ready for Sofia to move on.Problem is, Sofia can't bounce back, can't recharge like a cellphone. She decides to write Dear Kate, an advice columnist for Fifteen Magazine, and is surprised...
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Gregory and the Gargoyles #2

Denis-Pierre Filippi - Humanoids
Format: Hardcover

Young Gregory grows unhappy and restless when his father moves the entire family into an old family home in a new neighborhood. While awake in his bed, a glimmer from the floor attracts Gregory's attention. He discovers a medallion on which there is a drawing of the great church that sits...
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Learn to Draw Star Wars

Grant Gould - Walter Foster Jr
Format: Library Binding

Young artists will learn to draw their favorite characters from the Star Wars series, including Chewbacca, Yoda, Darth Vader, and more.
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The Elephant Whisperer

Lawrence Anthony - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

When Lawrence Anthony was asked to accept a rogue herd of elephants in his reserve in South Africa, it was the last chance for these elephants. If Anthony didn't take them, they would be shot. But he had no experience with elephants at all. What was he to do?Take them on, of course!What...
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First Flight Around the World: The Adventures of the American Fliers Who Won the Race

Tim Grove - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover

A 2016 YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Finalist In 1924 the U.S. Army sent eight young men on a bold attempt to be the first to circumnavigate the globe by flight. Men from five other countries - Great Britain, France, Portugal, Italy, and Argentina - had the same...
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Binny Bewitched

HILARY MCKAY - Margaret K. McElderry Books
Format: Hardcover

When Binny finds the money someone left behind at an ATM - and then loses it - she must play detective in this delightful romp from Hilary McKay.Binny Cornwallis is not a thief. Or is she? In one greedy moment, she snatches some bills left behind at an ATM. After all it's her mother's...
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One-Third Nerd

Gennifer Choldenko - Wendy Lamb Books
Format: Library Binding

A funny, fast-paced, and heartfelt story from the Newbery Honor-winning author of the Al Capone series.Fifth grade is not for amateurs, according to Liam. Luckily, he knows that being more than one-third nerd is not cool. Liam lives in the Bay area near San Francisco with his mom and two younger...
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Cucumber Quest: The Ripple Kingdom

Gigi D. G. - First Second
Format: Hardcover

The quest to save Dreamside continues! After a surprise attack at sea, Cucumber finds himself in the Ripple Kingdom, home to white sand, blue waves . . . oh yeah, and the giant, terrible squid monster holding Almond and Sir Carrot captive. Can our so-called "legendary hero" rescue...
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Stargazing

Jen Wang - First Second
Format: Hardcover

Stargazing is a heartwarming middle-grade graphic novel in the spirit of Real Friends and El Deafo, from New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Jen Wang.Moon is everything Christine isn't. She's confident, impulsive, artistic . . . and though they both...
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Lights, Camera, Disaster

Erin Dionne - scholastic
Format: Hardcover

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Elle the Thumbelina Fairy: A Rainbow Magic Book

Daisy Meadows - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Print book

Once upon a time in Fairyland. . . .Jack Frost is up to his old tricks again. He has sent his goblins to steal the Storybook Fairies' magic objects -- and now readers' favorite stories are all mixed up.Best friends Rachel and Kirsty must work quickly to find Elle's magic ring.
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Switzerland

Lura Rogers Seavey - Children's Press
Format: Print book

Famously remaining neutral in world affairs, Switzerland has become known as a place of peace and prosperity. Readers will explore this European nation's fascinating history and find out how it came to occupy such a unique position in the world. They will learn how the country is governed...
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All About America: The Industrial Revolution

Hilarie N. Staton - Kingfisher
Format: Hardcover

All About America: The Industrial Revolution by Hilarie N. StatonBe part of history in action! Travel back in time to the most exciting and inspiring periods in American history. Action-packed and historically accurate, All About America covers the most important periods in the history...
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Magic Tree House #43: Leprechaun in Late Winter

Mary Pope Osborne - Random House Books for Young Readers; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Jack and Annie are on their third mission to find (and inspire!) creative people to bring happiness to others through the arts (Mozart and Louis Armstrong so far). Set in Ireland, Jack and Annie meet an Irish girl and go on a magical adventure that changes the girl’s life—she...
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Hazy Bloom and the Pet Project

Jennifer Hamburg - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

After wacky third grader Hazy Bloom starts seeing visions of things that will happen one day in the future, she hopes her "tomorrow power" will help her get the pet she's always dreamed of in Hazy Bloom and the Pet Project, a hilarious chapter book by Jennifer Hamburg with...
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What Was the March on Washington?

Kathleen Krull - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Hardcover

On August 28, 1963, more than 200,000 people gathered in Washington, DC, to demand equal rights for all races. It was there that Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech, and it was this peaceful protest that spurred the momentous civil rights laws of the mid-1960s....
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Pablo and Birdy

Alison McGhee - Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
Format: Hardcover

A boy who drifted into the seaside town of Isla as a baby searches for answers about where he and his parrot came from in this charmer of a tale laced with magical realism from New York Times bestselling author Alison McGhee.The seaside town of Isla has many stories, the most notable being...
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Adventure Time Vol. 17

Conor McCreery - KaBOOM!
Format: Paperback

The final collection of the ongoing adventures of Finn, Jake, and your favorite characters from Cartoon Networks Adventure Time!EVERY ADVENTURE COMES TO AN END ... After six years and 75 issues, Finn, Jake, and your favorite characters from Cartoon Networks Adventure Time star in their...
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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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Fish

Gregory Mone - Scholastic Press
Format: Print book

The exciting adventure of a resourceful boy who discovers his hidden gift as a fortune-hunting pirateFish--nicknamed for his incredible swimming abilities--is a twelve-year-old boy from a poor farming family. After taking a job as a courier for his uncle, Fish is waylaid by pirates, who steal...
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The LEGO Ideas Book

Daniel Lipkowitz - DK
Format: Print book

You have what it takes! Did you ever wonder what you can do with all of those LEGO bricks after you have created the project they came with Now with The LEGO Ideas Book, you can take what you already have and make something new! The book is divided into six themed chapters - transportation,...
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Manga Monsters & Pets

Max Marlborough - Book House
Format: Paperback

Create a spectacular variety of wild and lovable creatures in the hugely popular manga style! From a loyal, energetic Kazuki Dog (best captured in action) to Akuma - a demon who haunts dreams and decides your fate - these incredible manga figures are fun to draw! Just follow the richly...
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Two Brothers, Four Hands

Jan Greenberg - Neal Porter Books
Format: Hardcover

The inspiring true story of the Giacometti brothers, one an artist, the other a daredevil, both devoted to their craft . . . but even more devoted to each other.Everyone who knew them agreed. Alberto was the genius of the family. His younger brother Diego was his opposite--he didn't...
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On Point (Zayd Saleem, Chasing the Dream Series #2)

HENA KHAN - Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster Books for You
Format: Hardcover

From the critically acclaimed author of Amina's Voice comes the second book in an exciting new chapter book series about a scrawny fourth-grader with big dreams of basketball stardom. Now that Zayd has made the Gold Team, he's hustling hard and loving every minute of the season. But when...
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Warriors: A Vision of Shadows #3: Shattered Sky

Erin Hunter - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Erin Hunter's #1 bestselling Warriors series continues in A Vision of Shadows #3: Shattered Sky. This edition includes a double-sided jacket with a bonus poster!ShadowClan has fallen. A group of rogues now rules the pine forest, and their cruel leader, Darktail, will not stop until he has conquered...
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Minecraft: Guide to Creative

BALLANTINE. - Del Rey
Format: Hardcover

The official Minecraft: Guide to Creative will teach you all you need to know to create builds more impressive than you could've dreamed of.The world of Minecraft is so varied and limitless that incredible creations can often be daunting to think about, never mind to build. With...
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Max and the Midknights (Max & The Midknights)

Lincoln Peirce - Crown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES * Join Maxs quest to become a knight in this laugh-filled, New York Times bestselling adventure from theauthor of the Big Nate series!"Max is epic fun!" --JEFF KINNEY, New York Times bestselling author of the DIARY OF A WIMPY KID series. Max wants...
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Beholding Bee

Kimberly Newton Fusco - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

ldquoFans of Kate DiCamillo Jennifer Holm and Polly Horvath will find this an enjoyable and engrossing readrdquo mdashSchool Library Journal Bee is an orphan who lives with a carnival and sleeps in the back of a truck Every day she endures taunts for the birthmark on her face though she prefers...
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Night of the Living Things

Jim Benton - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Library Binding

Fresh from his intergalactic adventure, Victor is casting about for something new to apply his formidable know how to. The obvious next step is cello-making. However, the not so mellifluous sounds that emanate from his creations are enough to wake the dead. That's right, there are zombies...
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Alistair Grim's Odditorium

Gregory Funaro - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times Best Seller "Verne-ian fantasy and reversal of fortune la Dickens willlure readers into this good-vs.-evil series debut."-Kirkus Reviews "Ideal for kids who loved Percy Jackson and Harry Potter." -BOOKLIST "With a dash of Dickens and more than a bit of Rowling,...
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The Dam Keeper: World Without Darkness

ROBERT KONDO - First Second
Format: Hardcover

Beyond the dam lies certain death -- this is something every citizen of Sunrise Valley knows well. Yet, when a poisonous black tidal wave carries Pig, Fox, and Hippo over the dam and into the wastelands, they don't find death. Instead they find bustling cities, each with their own dams....
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Horizon

Scott Westerfeld - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Hardcover

This harrowing tale of supernatural suspense kicks off a new series from the visionary mind of #1 New York Times bestselling author Scott Westerfeld.When a plane crash-lands in the arctic, eight young survivors step from the wreckage expecting to see nothing but ice and snow. Instead...
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The Food of Italy

Sara Louise Kras - Benchmark Books
Format: Book

Offers students an introduction to the rich and diverse foods found around the world. This item is Non-Returnable.
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Monsters Unleashed

JOHN KLOEPFER - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

A monstrously fun new series from John Kloepfer, author of the fan-favorite series The Zombie Chasers.Freddie Liddle has a big problem: Monsters. Giant, fire-breathing, electric-shocking, bone-crunching monsters are attacking his town. Even worse, it's Freddie's fault. After drawing monsters...
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Twintuition: Double Dare

TIA MOWRY - HARPERCOLLINS
Format: Print book

Tia Mowry-Hardrict & Tamera Mowry-Housley have been in the public eye for over twenty years, beginning with their hit ABC/WB show Sister, Sister. They've starred in Disney Channel's original movies Twitches and Twitches Too as well as the Style Network's #1 reality series, Tia & Tamera....
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Collins very first French dictionary : your first 500 French words

- Harpercollins Pub Ltd
Format: Print book

This dictionary introduces children to their first 500 French words with colorful illustrations and example sentences to help children remember words and translations from English to French. Listed in English-to-French alphabetical order, and with themed pages, the "Collins Very First...
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The Book of Boy

CATHERINE GILBERT MURDOCK - Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover

A young outcast is swept up into a thrilling and perilous medieval treasure hunt in this literary page-turner by acclaimed bestselling author Catherine Gilbert Murdock.This epic and engrossing quest story is for fans of Adam Gidwitz's The Inquisitor's Tale and Grace Lin's Where the Mountain...
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Trees: A Rooted History

Piotr Socha - Abrams Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Part botany, part history, part cultural anthropology - Trees goes beyond the basics to tell readers everything they might want to know about this particular branch of the plant kingdom. Trees explores the important roles trees play in our ecosystem, takes an up-close-and-personal look...
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Escaping Peril

Tui Sutherland - Scholastic Press, 2016. ©2016
Format: eBook

Peril has been loyal to Queen Scarlet, who used her fatal firescales to kill countless dragons in the SkyWing arena. Now, Peril is loyal to Clay, the only dragonet who has ever been her friend. So when Scarlet threatens Jade Mountain Academy, Peril sets off to find her former queen, stop...
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What Were the Twin Towers?

Jim O'Connor - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback

Discover the true story of the Twin Towers - how they came to be the tallest buildings in the world and why they were destroyed.When the Twin Towers were built in 1973, they were billed as an architectural wonder. At 1,368 feet, they clocked in as the tallest buildings in the world and changed...
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Facing Frederick: The Life of Frederick Douglass, a Monumental American Man

Tonya Bolden - Abrams Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) is best known for the telling of his own emancipation. But there is much more to Douglass's story than his time spent enslaved and his famous autobiography. Facing Frederick captures the whole complicated, and at times perplexing, person that he was....
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Some Places More Than Others

Renee Watson - Bloomsbury Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

From Newbery Honor- and Coretta Scott King Author Award-winning, New York Times bestselling author Rene Watson comes a heartwarming and inspiring middle-grade novel about finding deep roots and exploring the past, the present, and the places that make us who we are. All Amara wants...
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Zombies

ERIN PEABODY - little bee books
Format: Hardcover

Are undead, brain-hungry zombies real, or just a myth? You decide with this new book in the nonfiction series, Behind the Legend!Behind the Legend looks at creatures and monsters throughout history and analyzes them through a scientific, myth-busting lens, debating whether or not the sightings...
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Real Friends

Shannon Hale - First Second
Format: Hardcover

"Fresh and funny." -- New York Times Book ReviewNewbery Honor author Shannon Hale and New York Times bestselling illustrator LeUyen Pham join forces in this graphic memoir about how hard it is to find your real friends -- and why it's worth the journey.When best...
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The Littlest Train

Chris Gall - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

In this endearing story of a tiny toy train, the creator of the hit series Dinotrux now breathes life into more than a half-dozen trains that climb, haul, chug, zip, and zoom.In a small room, down a short flight of stairs, there lives a little toy train...about to have a BIG adventure!...
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Zap!

Martha Freeman - Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Format: Hardcover

Eleven-year-old Luis is left looking for answers after a city-wide blackout leads him to an electrifying mystery in this edge-of-your-seat thriller from Martha Freeman.Luis Cardenal is toasting a Pop-Tart when a power outage strikes Hampton, New Jersey. Elevators and gas pumps fail right...
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The Polar Regions

Mason Crest - Mason Crest
Format: Print book

At the top and bottom of the world are enormous areas of . . . nothing. Virtually no life exists in the frozen wastelands of the North and South Poles. However, the human spirit of adventure and discoveryto say nothing of the desire to tap into natural resourcesled people to try and conquer...
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The Screaming Staircase

Jonathan Stroud - Disney-Hyperion Books
Format: Print book

A sinister Problem has occurred in London: all nature of ghosts, haunts, spirits, and specters are appearing throughout the city, and they aren't exactly friendly. Only young people have the psychic abilities required to see-and eradicate-these supernatural foes. Many different Psychic...
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One True Way

Shannon Hitchcock - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

Welcome to Daniel Boone Middle School in the 1970s, where teachers and coaches must hide who they are, and girls who like girls are forced to question their own choices. Presented in the voice of a premier storyteller, One True Way sheds exquisite light on what it means to be different,...
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