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Leadership at School

James Hancock - Jump!, Inc.
Format: Library Binding

"In this book, readers will learn about leadership, traits of a good leader, and how to show leadership at school. Social and emotional learning (SEL) concepts support growth mindset throughout, while Try This! and Grow with Goals activities at the end of the book further reinforce...
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Endling #1: The Last

Katherine Applegate - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

In this first book of an epic middle grade series, Katherine Applegate takes us on an unforgettable journey.A New York Times bestseller from the beloved author of the action-packed Animorphs series and the award-winning The One and Only Ivan.Byx is the youngest member of her dairne pack....
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Demolition Derby

Kate Mikoley - Gareth Stevens Pub
Format: Library Binding

For some, the fair brings to mind images of rickety rides, fried foods, and carnival games. For others, it's all about crashing cars. Readers of this engaging volume learn all about demolition derbies. They'll be excited by the crazy competitions, often held at county and community...
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Earth Day

Joanna Ponto - Enslow Publishing, 2015.
Format: Print book

By reading about Earth Days history and purpose as well as how it is celebrated the world over, students will learn that there is more to the holiday than just recycling and planting trees. To celebrate our planet, children can create a rock paperweight and make an Earth Day-related recipe...
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Demon Slayer: Graveyard Dirt

Dax Varley - Spellbound
Format: Print book

In the four months since his mother was taken by demons, Max has been studying and perfecting a means of killing them with a slingshot, witch hazel, and an arcade token with a sunburst emblem--but now other women have been disappearing and finding out what the demons are up to has become...
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Flying Lizards Big As Planes

Ruth Owen - Bearport Publishing
Format: Library Binding

Imagine a giant flying creature as big as a plane. Its time to meet the enormous flying reptiles that swooped through the skies during the time of the dinosaurs. Each title in this new series digs deep into one fascinating area of the Dinosphere. The expertly crafted text with strong visual...
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The Book Case

Dave Shelton - David Fickling Books
Format: Hardcover

Daphne is off to an exclusive girls' boarding school, where she'll be given a brand-new start after her expulsion. But St. Rita's school for girls is not your ordinary school. And these are certainly not ordinary girls. As it turns out, nothing is quite what you'd expect at St. Rita's....
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Woodland Forest Ecosystems

Racquel Foran - Core Library, and imprint of Abdo Publishing,
Format: eBook

This title will introduce readers to woodland ecosystems, the plants and animals that thrive there, its climate, its food web, any threats to it, and conservation efforts. Readers will also learn about the most well known woodlands and their characteristics.
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Secret on the Thirteenth Floor

Gertrude Chandler Warner - Albert Whitman & Company
Format: Hardcover

Black cats? Broken mirrors? The number thirteen? The owner of the art deco apartment building in nearby Silver City believes in all kinds of superstitions. The Aldens aren't so sure about most of them, but there's one thing they do know: something strange is going on on the thirteenth...
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The Upstream Journey of Salmon

Annette Gulati - Momentum
Format: Library Binding

Gives readers an up-close look at the one-way trip salmon take in order to reproduce. Includes a concise overview of the species, a table of contents, questions to spark critical thinking, a selected bibliography, sources to guide further research, a phonetic glossary, an index, and an introduction...
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