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Rock 'n' Roll Rebel

Ginger Rue - Sleeping Bear Press
Format: Print book

Thirteen-year-old Tig Ripley has plenty of good reasons for starting an all-girl rock band. Never mind she doesn't play an instrument--she'll figure that out. Fronting a band is sure to propel her out of the background and into the spotlight at her middle school. So after a few weeks'...
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Mary McScary

R L Stine - Orchard Books
Format: Hardcover

A Barnes and Noble Halloween National Storytime pick! Meet Mary McScary. Mary likes to be scary. She scares her mom, her dad, her pets, and even a balloon! But there's just one person Mary can't scare -- her cousin, Harry McScary. He's not afraid of the usual things, like spiders, snakes,...
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Pokemon ReaderActive: Alolan Academy

Simcha Whitehill - Prima Games
Format: Hardcover

ReaderActives make reading interactive! Multiple story paths and outcomes help children further develop their reading skills. All Pokmon fans will enjoy this creative, interactive story as they learn what it's like to attend the popular Alolan Academy! The ReaderActive series allows...
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The Confidence Code for Girls: Taking Risks, Messing Up, and Becoming Your Amazingly Imperfect, Totally Powerful Self

Katty Kay - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Girls can rule the world - all they need is confidence. This empowering, entertaining guide from the bestselling authors of The Confidence Code gives girls the essential yet elusive code to becoming bold, brave, and fearless. It's a paradox familiar to parents everywhere: girls are achieving...
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Sticks & Stones

Abby Cooper - Farrar Straus Giroux
Format: Print book

Ever since she was a baby, the words people use to describe Elyse have instantly appeared on her arms and legs. At first it was just "cute" and "adorable," but as she's gotten older and kids have gotten meaner, words like "loser" and "pathetic"...
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The Big Book of Beasts

Yuval Zommer - Thames & Hudson
Format: Hardcover

A beautifully illustrated, informative book for children introducing them to a fascinating cast of beastsIn The Big Book of Beasts Yuval Zommer's wonderful illustrations bring to whimsical life some of the grizzliest, hairiest, bravest, wiliest, and most fearsome beasts in the animal...
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The Vampire Plagues I

Sebastian Rook - Scholastic
Format: Paperback

A thrilling new suspense trilogy with a twist. For a thousand years, an ancient and all-powerful vampire god has lain dormant in the Mayan jungle. In 1850, he awakes -- and sets out for Europe...London, 1850. An enormous ship has just reached port. From its hull, a flock of bats ascends...
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