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BONE: Quest for the Spark #1

Tom Sniegoski - GRAPHIX
Format: Paperback

A return to the enthralling world of BONE with book one in this gripping spin-off novel trilogy, illustrated in four-color!Twelve-year-old Tom Elm is just an ordinary turnip farmer from the Valley, but he's always felt destined for something bigger. So when he discovers everyone in his village...
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The Secrets of Uranus

Thomas K. Adamson - Capstone Press
Format: Print book

We know that the distant planet Uranus spins sideways, but it still has secrets! Discovered less than 300 years ago, and so far away that only one spacecraft has made the trip, humans have lots of questions about the blue-green planet. Learn about Uranus discovery, what it would be like...
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Encyclopedia Brown Gets His Man

Donald J Sobol - Puffin Books
Format: Book

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. In each book, fifth-grade detective ""Encyclopedia"" Leroy Brown solves ten mysteries. Solutions are found in the back of the book, challenging readers to practice their own skills as sleuths (and critical thinkers) .
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Adventures on the Ancient Silk Road

Priscilla Galloway - Annick Press
Format: Print book

A gripping account of three dramatic journeys that changed history. The fabled Silk Road conjures up the sights, smells and sounds of faraway lands. But traveling the Silk Road took years, and those who set out encountered bandits, starvation and treacherous storms. Adventures on the Ancient...
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Goosebumps Most Wanted #3: How I Met My Monster

R L Stine - Scholastic
Format: Paperback

The infamous, Most Wanted Goosebumps characters are out on the loose and they're coming after you! Catch them undead or alive!Night for Noah Bienstock is a scary time. He keeps having the scariest dream that he's being hunted by a monster and can't escape. Daytime isn't...
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Children of the Lamp #7: The Grave Robbers of Genghis Khan

Philip Kerr - Scholastic
Format: Paperback

The final installment in P. B. Kerr's bestselling Children of the Lamp series!When the ancient Italian volcano Mount Vesuvius erupts right before their eyes, djinn twins John and Philippa Gaunt know that a brand-new adventure has found them. Soon, they learn that volcanoes all over the world...
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Galactic Hot Dogs 3: Revenge of the Space Pirates

MAX BRALLIER - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover

Cosmoe, Princess Dagger, Humphree, and the gang are back for another swashbuckling space adventure in the third hilarious illustrated novel of the Galactic Hot Dogs series, which Big Nate author Lincoln Peirce calls "an insanely entertaining, eye-popping adventure."Secrets about...
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Maybelle Goes to School

Katie Speck - Henry Holt
Format: Hardcover

If there's one thing Maybelle the cockroach can't resist, it's cake. So when Mrs. Peabody bakes her famous Ten Layer Tower of Taste for the school bake sale, Maybelle finds herself in the school lunchroom -- and chaos ensues!Food fights, tarantulas, and the requisite car chase scene complete...
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The Way of the Samurai

Geronimo Stilton - Scholastic Paperbacks; Original edition
Format: Print book

Each Geronimo book is fast-paced, with lively full-color art and a unique format kids 7-10 will love.When Wild Willie showed up at my door and invited me to travel with him to Japan, I jumped at the chance. We were in search of an ancient, legendary samurai scroll that holds the secret...
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Bone Handbook

Jeff Smith - GRAPHIX; 1 edition
Format: Book

The ulimate BONE guide for every BONE fan!This is the ultimate handbook for every BONE fan! Includes character profiles, a timeline of events, interviews with creator Jeff Smith and colorist Steve Hamaker, a showcase of cover art from the original BONE editions, a behind-the-scenes look...
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Apatosaurus

Lucia Raatma - Cherry Lake Publishing
Format: Book

Book annotation not available for this title.Title: ApatosaurusAuthor: Raatma, LuciaPublisher: Cherry Lake PubPublication Date: 2012/08/01Number of Pages: 24Binding Type: LIBRARYLibrary of Congress: 2012003503
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The Mysterious Moonstone

Eric Luper - Scholastic Press
Format: Print book

Cleo and Evan have a secret. A collection of books so dangerous they are locked up tight. A friend has vanished inside the pages of one of them. It's up to them to find the key that will set her free. A PRICELESS DIAMOND...STOLEN! When Cleo and Evan go undercover to help a rookie detective...
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A Coal Miner's Bride: the Diary of Anetka Kaminska (Dear America)

Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Format: Print book

Meet Anetka, a 13-year-old Polish girl who comes to America as a promised bride to a Pennsylvania coal miner. Her fascinating diary entries give readers a personal glimpse into what life was like in a coal-mining town during a tumultuous time in our country's past. Show...
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Race to the Bottom of the Sea

LINDSAY EAGAR - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Can a clever young inventor uncover a ruthless pirate's heart of gold? Thrilling sea adventure takes on a hint of steampunk in the second book by the author of the acclaimed Hour of the Bees.When her parents, the great marine scientists Dr. and Dr. Quail, are killed in a tragic accident,...
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Music Fairies #6: Victoria the Violin Fairy

Daisy Meadows - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

The Music Fairies' magic instruments are missing. Now music everywhere is hitting all the wrong notes! This is our eighth group of fairies; all seven books in this group will launch at once.Jack Frost and his goblins have stolen the Music Fairies' magic instruments. Music everywhere...
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Will Wilder #2: The Lost Staff of Wonders

Raymond Arroyo - Crown Books for Young Readers
Format: Library Binding

"Open the cover, fasten your seat belt, and get ready for a rip-roaring ride!" - Ridley Pearson, author of the New York Times bestselling series Kingdom Keepers Twelve-year-old Will Wilder is back to protect the town of Perilous Falls from another ancient evil - the fearsome...
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The Six Crowns: Sargasso Skies

Allan Jones - Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover

Allan Jones and Gary Chalk have created a magical steampunk world for their illustrated The Six Crowns books. In the Sundered Lands, animals talk, ships fly, and a set of ancient blocks can be used to tell fortunes. Hedgehogs Trundle Boldoak and Princess Esmerelda and squirrel Jack Nimble...
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The Boardwalk Mystery

Gertrude Chandler Warner - Albert Whitman & Company
Format: Paperback

The Aldens are visiting the New Jersey shore and enjoying the beach and the boardwalk attractions. A family friend has just bought an amusement pier, and the children are excited to help out. But there are rumors that the rides aren't safe, and someone has stolen a zombie from the haunted...
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The Secrets of Mercury

Emma Carlson Berne - Capstone Press
Format: Print book

Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system, but it still has secrets! From ancient cultures that watched the skies, to modern scientists who send machines into space, humans are passionately curious about the planet closest to the Sun. Learn about Mercurys discovery, what it would...
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The School Nurse From The Black Lagoon

Mike Thaler - Scholastic
Format: Print book

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Lost in the City: A Julie Mystery

Kathleen O'Dell - American Girl
Format: Paperback

Julie is excited to take care of Lucy, a talking parrot, while her friend Ivy is on vacation. But soon she realizes that she has taken on more than she can handle. Then Julie discovers that an old friend is hiding secrets from her. Could he be responsible for the strange things happening...
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The Medusa Plot

Gordon Korman - Scholastic Inc.; Gmc Har/Cr edition
Format: Hardcover

Are you ready to save the world? The bestselling series returns with an adventure spanning 6 explosive books, 2 secret-filled card packs, and a website that places readers right in the action.Thirteen-year-old Dan Cahill and his older sister, Amy, thought they belonged to the worlds most...
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Theodore Boone: The Activist

John Grisham - Puffin Books
Format: Hardcover

Book 4 in the thrilling young mystery series from intrenationally bestselling author John GrishamTheodore Boone is back in action! As all of Strattenburg sits divided over a hot political and environmental issue, Theo finds himself right in the thick of it. The county commission is fighting...
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Douglas MacArthur: America's General

Brenda Haugen - Signature Lives
Format: Library Binding

A biography profiling the life of Douglas MacArthur who through his military leadership in World War II and Korea many argue became one of the greatest military commanders and generals in American history Includes source notes and timeline
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Minerals

Richard Spilsbury - PowerKids Press
Format: Print book

Explains how minerals form, what their physical properties are, and what information they reveal about the Earth's past.
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Mountain Dog

Margarita Engle - Henry Holt and Company
Format: Hardcover

When Tony's mother is sent to jail, he is sent to stay with a great uncle he has never met in Sierra Nevada. It is a daunting move -- Tony's new world bears no semblance to his previous one. But slowly, against a remote and remarkable backdrop, the scars from Tony's troubled past begin...
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Through the Skylight

Ian Baucom - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Two tantalizing tales, magically intertwined, cross cultures and span centuries as three kids set out to save the lives of three others - who just happen to live in the Middle Ages!A stone lion roars....A sleek black cat speaks....A faun leaps from the canvas of a painting.... When Jared,...
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What Was the Gold Rush?

Joan Holub - Penguin Workshop
Format: Paperback

In 1848, gold was discovered in California, attracting over 300,000 people from all over the world, some who struck it rich and many more who didnt. Hear the stories about the gold-seeking "forty-niners!" With black-and white illustrations and sixteen pages of photos, a nugget...
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They Called Her Molly Pitcher

Anne F Rockwell - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Library Binding

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The rousing true tale of Molly Pitcher, whose bravery and courage during the Revolutionary War led to General Washington's decision to make her a sergeant. The illustration's historical style contributes to the dramatic spirit of the story.
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The 39 Clues: Unstoppable Book 4: Flashpoint

Gordon Korman - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Hardcover

FINAL HOURS. Tick tock. Fifteen-year-old Amy Cahill has only a few days to live. Theres a poison coursing through her, and her only chance is to collect ingredients for an antidote. Too bad the antidotes ingredients are scattered around the world. And too bad that survival is by far Amys...
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Amazing Days Of Abby Hayes, The #05: Look Before You Leap

Anne Mazer - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Print book

It's summer, and Abby Hayes has nothing to do. So it's the perfect time to get a pet! Abby is sure she can handle the responsibility. But things don't go as planned, and by the time she adopts a kitten, Abby's summer has taken a turn for the better. She has a new friend...
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Common Grammatical Mistakes

Ann Riggs - Creative Educ
Format: Print book

Everyone knows that books on grammar are among the most boring on the planet, right? Read Understanding Grammar and find out how wrong you can be! Written in an easy-to-understand style and packed with plenty of imaginative and exciting examples, these six books clarify rules, offer practical...
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Big Nate Blasts Off

Lincoln Peirce - Balzer & Bray/Harperteen
Format: Library Binding

For fans of the hilarious Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, here comes the eighth novel in the New York Times bestselling series Big Nate.BIG NATE IS BLASTING OFF!Nate has a crush on Ruby. But after his scrap with Randy Betancourt makes headlines in the Weekly Bugle, he's got a problem WAY worse...
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Who Was Marco Polo?

Joan Holub - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback

Marco Polo was seventeen when he set out for China . . . and forty-one when he came back! More than seven hundred years ago, Marco Polo traveled from the medieval city of Venice to the fabled kingdom of the great Kublai Khan, seeing new sights and riches that no Westerner had ever before...
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The Dragon's Tooth

N. D. Wilson - Random House Books for Young Readers; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

N D Wilson author of Leepike Ridge and Cupboards returns with an action-packed adventure that will captivate fans of both Percy Jackson and Indiana Jones with lost civilizations ancient secrets and buried treasureFor two years Cyrus and Antigone Smith have run a sagging roadside motel...
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The Last Straw

Jeff Kinney - Amulet Books
Format: Paperback

soft cover has wear front and back possibly including minor creasing and curled/bumped inside in good clean condition no writing or underline thank you for your business.
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Phoebe and Her Unicorn A Heavenly Nostrils Chronicle.

Simpson Dana
Format:  Book : EnglishView all editions and formats

 "Phoebe is a remarkably real little girl, as bright and imaginative as Bill Watterson's Calvin, as touchingly vulnerable as Charles Schulz's Charlie Brown. And if these strike you as big names to conjure with, I'll go further and state for the record that in my opinion...
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Let the Circle Be Unbroken

Mildred D Taylor - Puffin Books
Format: Print book

A stunning repackage of a companion to Mildred D. Taylor's Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, with cover art by two-time Caldecott Honor Award winner Kadir Nelson!It is a frightening and turbulent time for the Logan family. First, their friend T.J. must go on trial for murder--and confront...
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Moonrunner

Mark Thomason - Kane/Miller Book Publishers
Format: Hardcover

A boy, a horse, an unbreakable bond. It is the 1890s and 12-year-old Casey has just moved to Australia. He misses his home in Montana and his friends, but most of all he misses the wild mustangs. When Casey discovers a herd of wild brumbies he develops a bond with a stallion, Moonrunner,...
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Simple Experiments With Wedges

Chris Oxlade - Windmill Books
Format: Print book

Simple machines are everywhere, and this visually appealing book uses practical examples and easy-to-understand text to illustrate some of the many ways that we use wedges everyday.
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Tangerine

Edward Bloor - Harcourt
Format: Paperback

Paul Fisher sees the world from behind glasses so thick he looks like a bug-eyed alien. But he's not so blind that he can't see there are some very unusual things about his family's new home in Tangerine County, Florida. Where else does a sinkhole swallow the local school, fire...
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Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories

R J Palacio - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

WONDER IS SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING JULIA ROBERTS AND JACOB TREMBLAY!Over 6 million people have read the #1 New York Times bestseller Wonder - the book that inspired the Choose Kind movement - and have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary...
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Three Pennies

MELANIE CROWDER - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A girl in foster care tries to find her birth mother before she loses her forever in this spare and beautifully told novel about last chances and new opportunities.For a kid bouncing from foster home to foster home, The Book of Changes is the perfect companion. That's why Marin carries...
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Wedding Crasher (Geronimo Stilton, No. 28)

Geronimo Stilton - Scholastic Paperbacks; Reissue edition
Format: Paperback

Enter the world of Geronimo Stilton, where another funny adventure is always right around the corner. Each book is a fast-paced adventure with lively art and a unique format kids 7-10 will love.Oh, how I hate traveling! So when I got an invitation to visit a long-lost relative who lives...
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Molly & Pim and the Millions of Stars

Martine Murray - Alfred A. Knopf
Format: Print book

For fans of Katherine Rundell's Rooftoppers comes a story about mothers and daughters and magical trees that Rebecca Stead calls "an utter delight." All Molly wants is to be normal like her friend Ellen Palmer. Ellen, with her neat braids and a tidy house and a mother and father...
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The Spy Game (Boxcar Children Mysteries)

Gertrude Chandler Warner - Albert Whitman & Company
Format: Paperback

When the Boxcar Children visit a neighbor's house, a mysterious old wedding photo and a riddle lead them on a "spy game" devised long ago by the original owner of the house.  When the children hunt for clues they discover amazing things, like a stone path whose pieces...
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Ultimate Explorer Field Guide: Rocks and Minerals

Nancy Honovich - National Geographic
Format: Print book

This fun, photo-filled, fact-packed guide to rocks and minerals will get kids outside to discover the amazing world underneath their feet. Created for the ultimate explorer, this book gives kids the knowledge and skills they need to identify just about anything they dig up and become true...
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Bone: Quest for the Spark #3

Tom Sniegoski - GRAPHIX; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

The thrilling conclusion to the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling Quest for the Spark trilogy!The Nacht is growing stronger, and it's a race against time for Tom Elm and friends to find the final piece of the Spark before the entire Valley--and possibly the world--are plunged into eternal...
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Goal!: The Fire and Fury of Soccer's Greatest Moment

Mark Stewart - 21st Century
Format: Book

What goal caused the most legendary celebration in soccer history? Who invented the bicycle kick? Who was the first player to score 1,000 goals? Get the full story on scoring goals in soccer, from the earliest days to the present. This book is full of facts about the sport's greatest...
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The Mystery of the Hot Air Balloon

Gertrude Chandler Warner - A. Whitman
Format: Book

Benny wants adventure and finds it as he and the other Alden children help uncover the plan of those who would prevent ballooning from coming to Lloyd's Landing.
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That's a Possibility!: A Book About What Might Happen

Bruce Goldstone - Henry Holt and Co mpany
Format: Print book

With colorful photographs and interactive examples, Bruce Goldstone introduces children to the ideas of something being possible, probable, or impossible. Each spread features an easy-to-understand scenario such as dice rolling, with questions about probable outcomes and simple explanations....
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Dollars and sense : an owner's manual for money

Elaine Scott - Charlesbridge
Format: Book

We re in the money Many things come with instructions. Unfortunately, money isn t one of them. Most people learn how to use it or lose it by trial and error. "Dollars & Sense" is a basic operating instruction manual for money that will teach readers about the history of money,...
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Football Hero

Tim Green - HarperCollinsPublishers
Format: Print book

Ty Lewis can't believe it when Coach V recruits him for the football team. This is Ty's big chance to prove how fast he is on the field, get a fresh start in a new school, and be like his older brother, Thane "Tiger" Lewis, who's about to graduate from college - and is being courted...
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Maude March on the Run!

Audrey Couloumbis - Yearling
Format: Paperback

The papers call Maude notorious. But 12-year-old Sallie knows her big sister didn't do the things the stories say . . . not on purpose anyway. In fact, she and Maude have made a fresh start and are trying to live on the up-and-up. But just when the girls are settling into their new life,...
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The Diamond of Darkhold: The Fourth Book of Ember (Books of Ember)

Jeanne DuPrau - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Library Binding

It’s been several months since Lina and Doon escaped the dying city of Ember and, along with the rest of their people, joined the town of Sparks. Now, struggling through the harsh winter aboveground, they find an unusual book. Torn up and missing most of its pages, it alludes to a mysterious...
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Hiking

Sara Green - Pilot
Format: Hardcover

''Engaging images accompany information about hiking. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7''--Provided by publisher.Title: HikingAuthor: Green, SaraPublisher: Bellwether MediaPublication Date: 2012/08/01Number...
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Big Nate Strikes Again

Lincoln Peirce - Harper
Format: Hardcover

For fans of the hilarious Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, here comes the second novel in the New York Times bestselling series Big Nate. BIG NATE will surpass all others!But it won't be easy. He's stuck with Gina, his all-time enemy, who just might ruin everything! Will Nate win or lose?...
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The Parker Inheritance

Varian Johnson - Arthur A. Levine Books
Format: Hardcover

Four starred reviews!"Powerful.... Johnson writes about the long shadows of the past with such ambition that any reader with a taste for mystery will appreciate the puzzle Candice and Brandon must solve." -- The New York Times Book ReviewWhen Candice finds a letter in an old attic...
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Rules

Cynthia Lord - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Catherine just wants a normal life. Which is near impossible when you have a brother with autism and a family that revolves around his disability. She's spent years trying to teach David the rules-from "a peach is not a funny-looking apple" to "keep your pants...
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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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Bird (DK Eyewitness Books)

David Burnie - DK CHILDREN
Format: Hardcover

New Look! Relaunched with new jackets and 8 pages of new text! Here is an exciting and informative guide to the fascinating world of bird life. Superb color photographs of feathers, wings, skeletons, eggs, nests and newly hatched chicks only days old offer a unique "eyewitness"...
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The Light

D.J. MacHale - Aladdin; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Marshall Seaver is being haunted. In the first installment of this chillingly compelling trilogy, sixteen-year-old Marshall discovers that something beyond our world is after him. The eerie clues pile up quickly, and when people start dying, its clear whatever this is--its huge.Marshall...
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Revenge Of The Cream Puffs

Lincoln Peirce - Andrews McMeel Publishing
Format: Print book

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. It's one, two, three strikes, you're out, as the Cream Puffs seek sweet revenge! Here come the Cream Puffs! Nate and his baseball team, saddled with the most embarrassing moniker in Little League history, want to show the world they're...
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The Trojan War

Olivia E. Coolidge - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback

In this retelling of the Trojan War, Olivia Coolidge crafts heroes and gods into real, multidimensional characters, not just the figures of legend. Vibrant storytelling and finely wrought action have made her version of the classic tale of the Fall of Troy accessible to generations of young...
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Bad Unicorn

Platte F. Clark - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover

In this start to a hilarious middle-grade fantasy trilogy, Max Spencer discovers that a killer unicorn is hunting him.It wasn't Max Spencer's idea to fight robots, lead an army, or save the world - it just so happens that he's the only living person who can read the most fantastical book...
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The Moffat Museum

Eleanor Estes - Odyssey
Format: Book

There has never been a museum in Cranbury...until now. Among its treasures are the first bike each of the Moffat kids rode, stardust from a meteor that fell to earth, a beautiful painting made by Sylvie, and-most spectacularly-Rufus, the Waxworks Boy, who is as funny as he is waxy. The museum...
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UFiles #1: A Dark Inheritance

Chris d'Lacey - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

From NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Chris d'Lacey comes a brand-new action-adventure series!When Michael Malone discovers his supernatural ability to alter reality, he is recruited by an organization dedicated to investigating strange and paranormal phenomena. He joins in hopes of finding...
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Iron (Understanding the Elements of the Periodic Table)

Heather Hasan - Rosen Publishing Group
Format: Book

This title takes a look at the most common metal in the world. Rarely found in its pure form, this complex element is discussed in easy-to-understand language, as the author tells the story of iron, from its uses in ancient civilizations to how it's used today. Iron's place on the periodic...
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Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise, Part 1

Michael Dante DiMartino - Dark Horse Books
Format: Paperback

The wait is over! Ever since the conclusion of Avatar: The Last Airbender, its millions of fans have been hungry for more - and it''s finally here! Think of it as Book (season) Four of Avatar! This series rejoins Aang and friends for exciting new adventures, beginning with a face-off...
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Calvin Coconut: Trouble Magnet

Graham Salisbury - Wendy Lamb Books
Format: Book

Fourth-grader Calvin lives near the beach in Oahu with his mom and little sister. Mom says: “You’re the man of the house.” But Calvin’s not great at being the man of the house, or taking care of his responsibilities. He’s too busy having fun with his pals,...
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The Quest Begins

Erin Hunter - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

The first book in a thrilling animal fantasy series following the epic journey of three bears, from the #1 nationally bestselling author of Warriors.When three young bears from different species - black, polar, and grizzly - are separated from their families, fate brings them together on a path...
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Dreamsleeves

Coleen Murtagh Paratore - Scholastic Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

A powerful, radiant story about a girl who wears her dreams on her sleeve . . .Aislinn is a girl with a lot of dreams, but due to family issues (caused mostly by her hard-drinking father), there's a lot standing in her way. While she should be enjoying the summer with friends, Aislinn...
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The Case of the Mysterious Voice #58

John R. Erickson - Puffin
Format: Paperback

Book Details:Format: PaperbackPublication Date: 10/27/2011Pages: 144Reading Level: Age 8 and Up
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Top 10 of Everything 2016

Paul Terry - Firefly Books, 2015.
Format: Print book

Praise for Top 10 of Everything 2015: "Plenty to entertain, if not educate... The sheer busyness of the design--there is not one spare micron of space for eyes to rest on--will endear the book to readers with short attention spans... For fans of the form, this compendium has plenty...
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The Magic School Bus And The Climate Challenge

Joanna Cole - Scholastic Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Trust the bestselling science series of all time to get down to the facts on global warming, so kids can understand the crisis - and how they can help solve it.Like it or not, global warming is a hot topic, and it will affect the younger generation the most. So why not turn to the teacher...
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The Gollywhopper Games

Jody Feldman - Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover

Jody Feldmans popular award-winning novel about a group of kids playing the Gollywhopper Gamesthe fiercest toy company competition in the countrywill appeal to fans of The Amazing Race and Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryGil Goodson has been studying training and preparing for months to compete...
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When Lunch Fights Back: Wickedly Clever Animal Defenses

Rebecca L. Johnson - Millbrook Press
Format: Book

The octopus spies a nice, tasty mantis shrimp. It swims over for a closer look at the small creature. Then - WHAM! - the mantis shrimp strikes a nasty blow with its hammer-like forelimb. The octopus shrinks back, defeated. That wasn't such an easy meal after all . . . In nature, good...
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The Case of the Time-Capsule Bandit

Octavia Spencer - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Meet Randi Rhodes, the world's first ninja detective! Mystery abounds in this delightful new middle grade series from Academy Award-winning actress Octavia Spencer.Deer Creek is a small town whose only hope for survival is the success of their Founder's Day Festival. But the festival's...
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If Stones Could Speak: Unlocking the Secrets of Stonehenge

Marc Aronson - National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Print book

What are the secrets of the ancient stone circle? Were the carefully placed stones a burial site, an ancient calendar, a place of Druid worship...or even a site of sacrifice? World-renowned archaeologist Mike Parker-Pearson has spent the last seven years on a quest to answer these and many...
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Hokey Pokey

Jerry Spinelli - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Welcome to Hokey Pokey. A place and a time, when childhood is at its best: games to play, bikes to ride, experiences to be had. There are no adults in Hokey Pokey, just kids, and the laws governing Hokey Pokey are simple and finite. But when one of the biggest kids, Jack, has his beloved...
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The Journal of Ben Uchida: Citizen 13559, Mirror Lake Internment Camp

Barry Denenberg - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Hardcover

Heartbreaking and humorous, this is the story of a twelve-year-old prisoner in one of America's Japanese internment camps of World War II.
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The Doldrums

Nicholas Gannon - Greenwillow Books; Illustrated edition
Format: Hardcover

"A dreamy charmer of a book, full of clever wordplay that practically demands it be read out loud." - New York Times

Have you ever wanted to hold a little piece of the impossible? The...

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Hoofbeats: Margret and Flynn, 1875

Kathleen Duey - Puffin Books
Format: Paperback

The year is 1875, and twelve-year-old orphan Margret and her sister, Libby, are living with the kind Mrs. Fredriksen in her sod house in rural Littleton, Colorado. Margret would be happy to stay forever, but she knows that Libby, with her basic distrust of anyone other than Margret, will...
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Play It Loud!: The Rebellious History of Music

Sara Gilbert - CPB Grades 4-8
Format: Print book

Music has long provided the soundtrack to social, political, and cultural change in the world. The people who created it have long been known as leaders of their generations. Music has been around since the world began, and its influence and importance have never stopped. It's revolutionary!
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Some Kind of Happiness

Claire Legrand - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

Reality and fantasy collide in this heartfelt and mysterious novel for fans of Counting by 7s and Bridge to Terabithia, about a girl who must save a magical make-believe world in order to save herself.Things Finley Hart doesn't want to talk about: -Her parents, who are having...
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Smiles to Go

Jerry Spinelli - HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Print book

What is stargazer, skateboarder, chess champ, pepperoni pizza eater, older brother, sister hater, best friend, first kisser, science geek, control freak Will Tuppence so afraid of in this great big universe?Jerry Spinelli knows.
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Rex Zero and the End of the World

Tim Wynne-Jones - Farrar
Format: Hardcover

Why does everyone seem so scared? That's what the new boy in town, Rex Norton-Norton, aka Rex Zero, wonders as he rides his bike through Ottawa's streets. Is it spies? Kidnappers? Or is it because of the shadowy creature some say is stalking Adams Park? One thing is certain in this summer...
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The Technology Book for Girls: and Other Advanced Beings (Books for Girls)

Pat Cupples - Kids Can Press
Format: Paperback

This title in the Books for Girls series looks at technology that girls encounter every day, such as CD players, microwave ovens and touchscreens. Filled with fun, easy-to-do activities, it encourages girls to experiment and explore. They are also introduced to eight women who work in exciting...
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Feathered Dinosaurs

Christopher Sloan - National Geographic Children's Books; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

All the dinosaurs became extinct 65 million years ago, right? Wrong. Exciting new fossil research suggests that though most of the dinosaurs did die out, flying dinosaurs didn't. They survived and changed over all those millions of years. Now we call them.
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The Girl Who Chased Away Sorrow: The Diary of Sarah Nita, a Navajo Girl, New Mexico, 1864

Ann Turner - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Print book

In her first book for the Dear America series, acclaimed historical fiction writer Ann Turner brings readers the deeply affecting story of a Navajo girl on the Long Walk.
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Fatty Legs: A True Story

Christy Jordan-Fenton - Annick Press
Format: Paperback

The moving memoir of an Inuit girl who emerges from a residential school with her spirit intact. Eight-year-old Margaret Pokiak has set her sights on learning to read, even though it means leaving her village in the high Arctic. Faced with unceasing pressure, her father finally agrees...
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Century #4: Dragon of Seas

Pierdomenico Baccalario - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

In the fourth installment of the Century Quartet, Italian author P. D. Baccalario concludes the mystery that took four cities and four extraordinary kids to solve.SHANGHAI, SEPTEMBER 19.As the equinox approaches, Sheng, Elettra, Harvey, and Mistral know they must come together one last...
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Warriors: Cats of the Clans

Erin Hunter - HarperCollinsPublishers
Format: Hardcover

Hear the stories of the great warriors as they've never been told before! Cats of the Clans is chock-full of visual treats and captivating details, including full-color illustrations and in-depth biographies of important cats - from fierce Clan leaders to wise medicine cats to the most...
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The Whispering Statue

Carolyn Keene - Grosset & Dunlap; New edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Once again, Nancy faces two puzzling mysteries at once! The first concerns a valuable collection of rare books that Mrs. Horace Merriam commissioned anart dealer to sell--has he swindled her instead? The second mystery revolves around the baffling theft of a beautiful marble statue. To solve...
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Face to Face With Wolves (Face to Face with Animals)

Jim Brandenburg - National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Library Binding

The Arctic wolf inches towards you. Like you, he is torn between fear and curiosity. His instinct leads him towards the scent of your leather boots. Your instinct is to reach out to this curious white canine. Suddenly, he snarls, and you’re face to face with a wild animal. For years,...
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House of Robots

James Patterson - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover

In this new highly-illustrated series from James Patterson, an extraordinary robot signs up for an ordinary fifth grade class... and elementary school will never be the same! It was never easy for Sammy Hayes-Rodriguez to fit in, so he's dreading the day when his genius mom insists...
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The League of Beastly Dreadfuls Book 1

Holly Grant - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

A creepy Victorian house, secretive aunties, and a great escape combine in this debut that is part Mysterious Benedict Society, part Roald Dahl, and all quirky, smart, hilarious storytelling. Join the League. . . . Anastasia is a completely average almost-eleven-year-old. That is, UNTIL...
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"RIBSY" by Beverly Cleary, vintage children's book

Beverly Cleary - HarperTrophy
Format: Paperback

Ribsy is lost.......and having the worst adventure of his life! Poor Ribsy! Somehow he's gotten himself hopelessly lost in a huge shopping mall parking lot in a rainstorm. All he wants to do is go home and be Henry Huggins' dog again. Instead, he's about to begin the liveliest...
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Little Joe

Sandra Neil Wallace - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

It’s a cold December night and Fancy, the Stegner family’s cow, is about to give birth. Out pops Little Joe, a huge bull calf, and with him comes nine-year-old Eli’s first chance to raise an animal to show at next fall’s county fair. Over the next ten months, Eli,...
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Storm Runners Book 2: The Surge

Roland Smith - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

Master of middle-grade adventure Roland Smith returns with a second installment in this fast-paced action series.Chase and his friends Nicole and Rashawn have just survived Hurricane Emily, the storm of the century, but their troubles are just beginning. Although theyve made it to the safety...
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Fish Finelli

Erica Farber - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

When Bryce Billings says he will clobber Fish Finelli in the Captain Kidd Classic boat race, Fish has no choice but to accept the bet. But Fish's 1970s Whaler with a broken motor is no match for Bryce's new, top-of-the-line, 9.9-horsepower Viper - even if Fish, Roger, and T. J. can fix their...
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James Madison: Our Fourth President

Ann Graham Gaines - Child's World
Format: Book

A thorough, illustrated biography discussing the president's childhood, his career, his family, and his term as President of the United States. Includes a time line and glossary. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book III: The Unseen Guest

Maryrose Wood - Balzer + Bray; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

Of especially naughty children it is sometimes said, "They must have been raised by wolves."The Incorrigible children actually were.Since returning from London, the three Incorrigible children and their plucky governess, Miss Penelope Lumley, have been exceedingly busy. Despite...
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Minecraft Beginner's Guide

James Zeiger - Cherry Lake Publishing
Format: Print book

"Learn what it takes to get started in the world of Minecraft, from gathering resources to building your first structures."--
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Blood Tide : a Never Land book

Dave Barry; Ridley Pearson; Greg Call - Disney Editions
Format: Hardcover

While investigating the strange behavior of the once-peaceful mermaids, the Lost Boys battle their old nemesis, Captain Hook, whose evil plan threatens to destroy the Mollusk village and change life on Neverland Island forever.
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Guinness World Records 2018 Gamer's Edition

Yamagataken. - Guinness World Records
Format: Hardcover

From the global authority in record-breaking comes the 11th edition of the world's best-selling videogames annual. Packed with the latest records, coolest stars and the biggest games, the Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition is the go-to bible for every gaming fan. Just ask the five...
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The Mystery at the Calgary Stampede.

Warner Gertrude Chandler
Format:  Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats

"The Aldens are on a special vacation up north to see the Calgary Stampede -- a cowboy celebration of Canada's frontier spirit! There's a parade through the streets of Calgary, a spectacular stage show, and plenty of fun things to do. But behind the scenes at the festival, an important...
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Ella the Rose Fairy

Daisy Meadows - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

Every flower is bright and blooming, thanks to the Petal Fairies! But when Jack Frost steals their magical petals, theres trouble in Fairyland.Help save Fairylands flowers!Every flower is bright and blossoming, thanks to the Petal Fairies! But when Jack Frost steals their magical petals,...
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Kingdom Keepers V: Shell Game

Ridley Pearson - Disney-Hyperion; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

As the Disney Fantasy joins the cruise fleet, a special treat is in store for guests aboard its inaugural sail from Cape Canaveral to Los Angeles: the Disney Host Interactive teenage guides will be part of the Fantasy crew.Finn, Maybeck, Charlene, Willa, and Philby are to attend the cruise...
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Backyard ballistics : build potato cannons, paper match rockets, Cincinnati fire kites, tennis ball mortars, and more dynamite devices

William Gurstelle - Chicago Review Press; Second Edition, Second edition edition
Format: Paperback

This bestselling DIY handbook now features new and expanded projects, enabling ordinary folks to construct 16 awesome ballistic devices in their garage or basement workshops using inexpensive household or hardware store materials and this step-by-step guide. Clear instructions, diagrams,...
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Bad Kitty Meets the Baby

Nick Bruel - Square Fish
Format: Paperback

Kittys owners are home with a big surprise for Kitty. But what is it? Kitty, reeling in horror, thinks its a . . . dog. The neighbor cats are convinced its a cat. But we all know that its really a BABY! With Nick Bruels trademark mix of antic humor (this time involving a Kitty game show...
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Keeper of the Lost Cities

Shannon Messenger - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times bestselling series A USA TODAY bestselling series A California Young Reader Medal-winning series In this riveting debut, a telepathic girl must figure out why she is the key to her brand-new world - before the wrong person finds the answer first.Twelve-year-old...
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The Mythology Handbook: A Course in Ancient Greek Myths

Lady Hestia Evans - Candlewick; First American Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Gods! Heroes! Monsters! Explore the amazing myths of ancient Greece with this fun, interactive workbook an essential companion to Mythology.Which god never leaves Olympus without his winged sandals How do you stop a hydra from growing more heads Who was Nike before she inspired running...
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Cheesie Mack Is Cool in a Duel

Stephen L Cotler - Random House
Format: Hardcover

Cheesie and Georgie are back, and this time they're off to the greatest summer camp in Maine. As the oldest of the Little Guy campers, they'll get to make the campfires and choose the sports teams. It's sure to be their best summer yet!Then disaster strikes. Cheesie and Georgie...
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Becoming Kareem: Growing Up On and Off the Court

KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

In his first memoir written especially for young readers, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will focus on his relationships with several important coaches in his life - including his father, his high-school coach and Coach Wooden - as he tells the story of his life and career. Like many kids in elementary...
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Champ

Ellen Miles - Scholastic (Us)
Format: Print book

Charles and Lizzie Peterson love puppies. Their family fosters these young dogs, giving them love and proper care, until they can find the perfect forever home. When Charles goes to his father's annual softball game, the last thing he expects is to find a puppy to foster. But when he meets...
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Geometry

Rebecca Wingard-Nelson - Enslow Pub Inc
Format: Paperback

GEOMETRY ACE YOUR MATH TEST introduces all the topics students need to know about geometry. Includes great test-taking tips for solving multiple choice, short-answer, and show-your-work questions. A great book for students to use on their own, or with parents, teachers, or tutors. Free...
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Rise of the Isle of the Lost: A Descendants Novel

MELISSA DE LA CRUZ - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

Ride with the tide! Deep beneath the waves, King Triton's powerful trident has passed through the magical barrier that surrounds the Isle of the Lost-keeping villains in and magic out. And when Mal's longtime rival Uma, daughter of Ursula, gets wind of this, she can't believe her luck....
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X-plosion: Book Two in the Galaxy X Trilogy

Franklin W Dixon - Aladdin
Format: Paperback

Frank and Joe Hardy have been sent on a mission to live on the edge! A new theme park, Galaxy X, is about to open. But someone out there obviously wants Galaxy X to go away. The park owner has received threatening e-mails, and accidents are becoming frequent. In Galaxy X, the brothers have...
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Ankylosaurus and Other Armored and Plated Herbivores (Dinosaurs!)

David West - Gareth Stevens Publishing
Format: Library Binding

The group of dinosaurs named ankylosaurids were built for battle. They were large, strong animals covered with armor plates, perfect for defending themselves against the claws and teeth of carnivorous dinosaurs. Many also had sharp horns and a club-like tail they used to fight off other...
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Frozen In Time

Ali Sparkes - Egmont

Rachel and Ben are resigning themselves to a long, wet summer stuck at their uncle's house in the English countryside, until they discover the underground vault at the bottom of the garden, and the amazing secret inside - two children from the 1950s who they awaken from a sleep that's lasted...
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The Emperor's New Clothes: A Tale Set in China

Demi. - Margaret K. McElderry Books
Format: Hardcover

Long ago in a province in China there lived an emperor whose greatest pleasure in life was to dress in new clothes. So begins Demi's retelling of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale about a proud emperor who does not see what is obvious until he hears the truth from a child. Based...
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Children of the Red King #7: Charlie Bone and the Shadow

Jenny Nimmo - Orchard Books
Format: Hardcover

When Charlie is trapped in a magical painting he must battle an evil count thirsty for revenge. Will he be able to save himself and his friends? Find out in Book 7 of Jenny Nimmo's bestselling series!The enchanter Count Harken is back to take his revenge on the Red King's heirs,...
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Josefina Learns a Lesson: A School Story: 1824 (American Girl)

Valerie Tripp - American Girl Publishing Inc; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

Josefina and her sisters distrust learning to read and write, as well as other changes their Tâia Dolores is bringing to the household, because they fear they will lose their memories of their mother.
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The Door Within: The Door Within Trilogy - Book One

Wayne Thomas Batson - Thomas Nelson
Format: Paperback

There is an unseen world of good and evil where nightmares are fought and hope is reborn. Enter The Door Within. Aidan Thomas is miserable. Within two weeks, Aidan's life is completely uprooted as his parents move the family across the country to care for his ailing grandfather. The quiet...
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Thanks to Nicki

Ann Howard Creel - Seedlings Braille Books for Children
Format: Book

Ten-year-old Nicki Fleming is about to start fifth grade. She has spent the summer on her Colorado ranch working with Sprocket, the service dog she has been training, and helping her mother, who is expecting twins. In addition, Nicki's best friend Becca was away all summer, and Nicki...
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Thea Stilton And The Mystery In Paris

Thea Stilton - Turtleback; Reprint edition
Format: Book

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. In this exciting adventure, the Thea Sisters are off to Paris to visit Colette's fashion-designer friend Julie. But when Julie's designs are suddenly stolen, the girls must search the city of Paris to catch the thief and save the fashion show....
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Stormy Seas: Stories of Young Boat Refugees

Mary Beth Leatherdale - Annick Press
Format: Paperback

The phenomenon of desperate refugees risking their lives to reach safety is not new. For hundreds of years, people have left behind family, friends, and all they know in hope of a better life. This book presents five true stories about young people who lived through the harrowing experience...
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Firelight

Kazu Kibuishi - Graphix
Format: eBook

The unforgetable seventh installment of Kazu Kibuishi's #1 New York Times bestselling series!Emily, Trellis, and Vigo visit Algos Island, where they can access and enter lost memories. They're hoping to uncover the events of Trellis's mysterious childhood -- knowledge they can use against...
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Welcome to Dead House

R L Stine - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Hardcover

Amanda and Josh move with their parents into an old haunted house located in the strange town of Dark Falls where people are unlike any they have known before.
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Citizen Scientists: Be a Part of Scientific Discovery from Your Own Backyard

Loree Griffin Burns - Square Fish
Format: Paperback

Anyone can get involved in gathering data for ongoing, actual scientific studies such as the Audubon Bird Count and FrogWatch USA. Just get out into a field, urban park, or your own backyard. You can put your nose to a monarch pupa or listen for raucous frog calls. You can tally woodpeckers...
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Seekers #2: Great Bear Lake

Erin Hunter - HarperCollins; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Destiny has brought them together. . . .Young black bear Lusa has left the comfort of the zoo, determined against all odds to make her way in the wild. It is there that she encounters grizzly cub Toklo and a mysterious changeling named Ujurak. Once united, the cubs find themselves on a journey...
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Timeriders the Infinity Cage Book 9

Alex Scarrow - Puffin
Format: Print book

Liam OConnor should have died at sea in 1912. Maddy Carter should have died on a plane in 2010. Sal Vikram should have died in a fire in 2026. But all three have been given a second chance - to work for an agency that no one knows exists. Its purpose to prevent time travel destroying history...
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From Russia with Lunch: A Chet Gecko Mystery

Bruce Hale - HMH Books for Young Readers; 1 edition
Format: Print book

Inventions, spells, and bullies—oh my!It all begins when Chet’s favorite teacher is fired, only to be replaced by the mechanical invention of Dr. Tanya Lightov—a mysterious Russian scientist.Suddenly, the school seems possessed by forces that are upsetting the natural order...
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Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin

Liesl Shurtliff - Yearling Books
Format: Paperback(Reprint)

This funny fractured fairy tale goes behind the scenes of Rumpelstiltskin. New York Times Bestselling author Liesl Shurtliff "spins words into gold Kirby Larson, Newbery Honor winner]. " In a magic kingdom where your name is your destiny, 12-year-old Rump is the butt of everyone's...
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Me! Just Like You, Only Better

Jim Benton - Scholastic
Format: Paperback

There are more than 5 million Dear Dumb Diary books in print!Bestselling author Jamie Kelly is back with an all-new, all-funny diary! But she has no idea that anybody is reading it. So please, please, please don't tell her.Dear Dumb Diary,I went five whole days without seeing or hearing...
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Vampirates: Blood Captain

Justin Somper - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

As fans of the Vampirates series know, nothing is quite as it seems when Vampirates and pirates are involved, so twins Connor and Grace have to keep up their guards. But with every new challenge pulling them farther apart, it seems that the time has finally come for the twins to explore...
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The Family Fletcher Takes Rock Island

Dana Alison Levy - Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Love the TV show Modern Family? Wait until you meet the family Fletcher! With two dads, four adopted brothers, two cats, and one pug, the Fletchers will have you laughing out loud! Welcome to Rock Island, Where Time Stands Still! The Fletchers are back on Rock Island, home...
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Benjamin Franklin: Scientist and Statesman

Andrew Santella - Compass Point Books
Format: Library Binding

A biography profiling the life of Benjamin Franklin and his leadership as a politician, scientist, inventor, and printer. Includes source notes and timeline.
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Geronimo Stilton and the Kingdom of Fantasy #5: The Volcano of Fire

Geronimo Stilton - Scholastic
Format: Print book

Geronimo's fifth journey to the Kingdom of Fantasy!I, Geronimo Stilton, was amazed to find myself in the Kingdom of Fantasy for a fifth time. The elves had called me there. The Volcano of Fire had been mysteriously reawakened!On top of that, the Princess of the Fairies had been kidnapped....
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Herman and Rosie

Gus Gordon - Roaring Brook
Format: Hardcover

Once upon a time in a very busy city, on a very busy street, in two very small apartments, lived...Herman and Rosie.Herman liked playing the oboe, the smell of hot dogs in the winter, and watching films about the ocean.Rosie liked pancakes, listening to old jazz records, and watching films...
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Little Rhino #3: Dugout Hero

Ryan Howard - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Hardcover

A new chapter book series from Major League Baseball's 2006 National League MVP, Ryan Howard!The score was 5-5 in the bottom of the ninth, with two outs, and two strikes. The Mustangs were on a hot winning streak and every victory was important. Little Rhino's whole team was cheering...
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Of Giants and Ice

Shelby Bach - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

When Rory realizes fairy tales are the real deal at Ever After School, she embarks on a classic quest to fulfill her destiny.Rory Landon has spent her whole life being known as the daughter of a famous movie star mom and director dad. So when she begins a new after-school program and no one knows...
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The Terrible Two

Mac Barnett - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover

New York Times Bestseller "A double helping of fun and mischief!" - Jeff kinney, author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series "Hilarious." - Dav Pilkey, author of the Captain Underpants series Miles Murphy is not happy to be moving to Yawnee Valley, a sleepy...
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Snowy Owl Invasion!: Tracking an Unusual Migration

Sandra Markle - Millbrook Pr
Format: Library Binding

In late 2013, snowy owls started showing up in places no one expected to find themincluding Florida. What caused these majestic birds to leave their Arctic home? Sandra Markle engagingly explains the story behind this unusual behavior by snowy owls in the winter of 20132014, and she presents...
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Mary Anne Saves the Day: Full-Color Edition

Ann M. Martin - GRAPHIX; Revised, Full Color Edition edition
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! When The Baby-Sitters Club gets into a huge fight, Mary Anne is left to her own devices. She has to eat by herself in the school...
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Hitler in Paris: How a Photograph Shocked a World at War

Don Nardo - Compass Point Books
Format: Paperback

World War II was in its early days when brutal German dictator Adolf Hitler paid a visit to Paris, the capital of France. Only days before, on June 14, 1940, German soldiers had overrun the city, shocking the world. Hitler now viewed the city's cultural treasures as his own. He posed...
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The School for Good and Evil #3: The Last Ever After

Soman Chainani - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

In the riveting third installment of the New York Times bestselling School for Good and Evil series, everything old is new again, as Sophie and Agatha fight the past as well as the present to find the perfect end to their fairy tale.Former best friends Sophie and Agatha thought their ending...
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The Girls' Book: How to Be the Best at Everything

Juliana Foster; Amanda Enright; Philippa Wingate - Scholastic
Format: Hardcover

A spiffy guide to anything and everything a girl could need to knowHow to do almost anything in one handy little bookWant to be known for your unique style Inside youll learn how to design your own clothes p do the perfect manicure p or make your own lip gloss p Feel like impressing your...
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Chronicles of Ancient Darkness #1: Wolf Brother

Michelle Paver - Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Paperback

The epic journey of boy and wolf beginsSix thousand years ago. Evil stalks the land. According to legend, only twelve-year-old Torak and his wolf-cub companion can defeat it. Their journey together takes them through deep forests, across giant glaciers, and into dangers they never imagined....
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The Luckiest Girl

Beverly Cleary - Avon Books
Format: Paperback

Falling in Love . . .Shelly fells as if she's living in a fantasyland. She's spending the school year in southern California, where flowers bloom in November, oranges grow on trees, and lawns are mowed in winter. When the star of the basketball team smiles at her, Shelly feels as if she's...
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The Dreadful Revenge of Ernest Gallen

James Lincoln Collier - Bloomsbury Children's Books
Format: Book

In the quiet town of Magnolia, someone is a' haunting, making people do awfully weird things. Eugene knows because he's being haunted, too. His friend Sonny's dad walked right off of a building and fell to his death, and then another friend's dad crashed his car into a tree....
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Playing with Fire

Derek Landy - HarperCollins
Format: Print book

Meet Skulduggery PleasantAce DetectiveSnappy DresserRazor-tongued WitCrackerjack SorcererandWalking, Talking, Fire-throwing Skeleton - as well as ally, protector, and mentor of Stephanie Edgley, a very unusual and darkly talented twelve-year-old. These two alone must defeat an all-consuming...
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The Dragon Princess

E D Baker - Bloomsbury
Format: Print book

Meet Millie, the charming but somewhat cursed daughter of Princess Emma and Prince Eadric. Why cursed? You see, every time Millie gets mad (and she gets mad a little too often) she turns into a dragon. And not a cute little pink dragon either. She is a full-on, green-scaled, huge-winged,...
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Stuff You Need to Know!

John Farndon - Firefly Books
Format: Book

Stuff You Need to Know virtually overflows with illustrations and information about 28 activities and objects from everyday life. In fact, the book is so jam-packed that eight gatefolds provide the extra room needed to explain complex activities. Each item is on a double-page spread...
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The Secrets of Mars

Kassandra Radomski - Capstone Press
Format: Print book

Mars is our next-door neighbor in the solar system, but it still has secrets! From ancient cultures that watched the skies, to modern scientists who send machines into space, humans are passionately curious about the Red Planet. Learn about Mars discovery, what it would be like to visit,...
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Vampirates: Immortal War

Justin Somper - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

A bloody war is raging across the oceans, with the Pirate Federation and Nocturnals in alliance against the renegade Vampirates, led by Sidorio and Lola. Nothing will stop either one from making their presence dangerously known in battle.Connor and Grace Tempest each have important roles...
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The Last Ride of Caleb O'Toole

Eric Pierpoint - Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Format: Paperback

Children's Book Winner of the Reading the West Book Award!"I need you to be strong."Caleb O'Toole could hear his mother's last words as clearly as if she was sitting right next to him. He promised her he'd keep his sisters safe. But safety is over a thousand miles...
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Egyptology: Search for the Tomb of Osiris

Emily Sands - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Discover the wonders of ancient Egypt through a fascinating journal from a lost expedition — a treasure trove of fact and fantasy featuring a novelty element on every spread.Who can resist the allure of ancient Egypt — and the thrill of uncovering mysteries that have lain...
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Slugs, Snails, and Worms

Trudi Strain Trueit - Benchmark Books
Format: Book

In Backyard Safari, readers will discover the miracles of nature taking place right in their own backyard.
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The Romeo and Juliet Code

Phoebe Stone - Scholastic, Inc.
Format: Paperback

SEVEN MYSTERIOUS LETTERS, A BOY WITH BROWN SUGAR EYES, A FIRST BIG CRUSH. WHEN FELICITY'S GLAMOROUS PARENTS LEAVE HER WITH DISTANT RELATIVES IN MAINE, FELICITY ISN'T HAPPY. HER UNCLE GIDEON HIDES THINGS. THERE'S AN ODD PERSON IN THE HOUSE WHO WON'T COME OUT OF HIS ROOM....
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Warriors Super Edition: Moth Flight's Vision

Erin Hunter - Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Format: Print book

Warriors Super Edition: Moth Flight's Vision is an epic stand-alone adventure in Erin Hunter's #1 nationally bestselling Warriors series! Set after the events of the Dawn of the Clans prequel arc, this Super Edition follows WindClan's first medicine cat, Moth Flight, on a quest...
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Rebecca and the Movies

Jacqueline Greene - American Girl
Format: Hardcover

On her tenth birthday, Rebecca can hardly believe it when cousin Max invites her to join him for a day at his movie studio to watch a movie being made! Although her parents don't approve of actors or movies, Mama relents and says Rebecca may go. At the studio, Rebecca meets the glamorous...
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Writing Powerful Persuasive Pieces

Nancy Loewen - Lerner Classroom
Format: Paperback

Do you like to argue? Do you have any strong beliefs? Maybe youd like to show other people your side of an issue--and youd like to do it in writing. This book takes you through the steps of writing a persuasive piece from beginning to end. Learn how to find sources, gather the best possible...
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