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Wing & Claw #2: Cavern of Secrets

LINDA SUE PARK - HarperCollins
Format: Paperback

In the second installment of the spellbinding Wing & Claw series, Newbery Medal-winning author Linda Sue Park takes a young apothecary hero to new heights of danger, exciting adventure, and intriguing botanical magic.Raffa Santana has spent all winter hiding in the harsh wilderness...
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One Amazing Elephant

Linda Oatman High - Harpercollins
Format: Print book

A poignant middle grade animal story from talented author Linda Oatman High that will appeal to fans of Katherine Applegate's The One and Only Ivan. In this heartwarming novel, a girl and an elephant face the same devastating loss - and slowly realize that they share the same powerful love....
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Animas, Book Two Flight of the King

C. R. Grey - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

Winter vacation has never seemed so long. Normally, Bailey would enjoy the break from schoolwork, but this year he cant wait to get back to Fairmount Academy in order to spend more time with his Animas, the white tiger Taleth. After years without his kin, Baileys anxious to strengthen the bond...
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DREAM JUMPER BOOK 2: CURSE OF THE HARVESTER

Greg Grunberg - Graphix
Format: Paperback

Ben and Jake are back for more! With the Dream Jumper business making them some serious money, all seems to be going great. But Ben is put to the test in a way in he never saw coming when a new and formidable foe invades his nightmares. With Jake backing him up and a mysterious newcomer...
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How to Disappear Completely

Standish, Ali - HARPERCOLLINS


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Going Wild #3: Clash of Beasts

LISA MCMANN - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Lisa McMann, New York Times bestselling author of the Unwanteds, pulls out all the stops in this exhilarating third and final book in the Going Wild series! This middle grade adventure follows a group of kids with powers from the animal kingdom who form their own version of the Avengers...
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Write This Down

Claudia Mills - Farrar
Format: Print book

"Twelve-year-old Autumn wants more than anything to be a real author, but when she wins a contest by writing something too personal about her brother, she has to decide if her dreams are more important than their relationship"--
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DK Eyewitness Books: Mythology

DK - DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Format: Paperback

A visual and informative guide to the myths of world civilizations, now revised and updated in the relaunched DK Eyewitness Books format.Get up close and personal and be an eyewitness to the mythological stories of cultures throughout the world with DK Eyewitness Books: Mythology.Whether...
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Freaky Monday

Mary Rodgers - Harper
Format: Hardcover

Hadley is pretty much the model student: straight As, perfect attendance, front row in class. So what if she's overstressed and overscheduled: She's got school covered. (Life - not so much.)Ms. Pitt is the kind of teacher who wants you to call her by her first name and puts all the chairs...
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Full of Beans

Jennifer L Holm - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

Winner of the Scott O'Dell Award Five Starred Reviews A New York Public Library Best Book for Kids, 2016 Grown-ups lie. That's one truth Beans knows for sure. He and his gang know how to spot a whopper a mile away, because they are the savviest bunch of barefoot conchs (that means "locals")...
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