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The Trojan War: An Interactive Mythological Adventure

B A Hoena - Capstone Press
Format: Print book

What happens when the gods disagree? They send the mightiest of heroes to fight a war. But which hero will you be, and who will you side with: Greeces King Menelaus or Paris, a prince from the city of Troy? If the gods favor you, you just may survive the fighting. Full-page illustrations,...
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Legends of the Lost Causes

BRAD MCLELLAND - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

A band of orphan avengers. A cursed stone. A horde of zombie outlaws.This is Keech Blackwood's new life after Bad Whiskey Nelson descends upon the Home for Lost Causes and burns it to the ground.With his home destroyed and his family lost, Keech will have to use the lessons he learned...
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Bri's Big Crush

Melinda Metz - Stone Arch Books
Format: Print book

Brianna Edwards has a big crush on the new boy, David Massey. So when Mrs. Massey asks her to babysit David's younger siblings, Bri sees it as her change to connect with David.
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Hopes in Hiding

Lisa Mullarkey - Magic Wagon
Format: Print book

There is a new girl, Cassidy, at Storm Cliff, and she seems out of place at a riding stable because she knows nothing about horses and is even a little afraid of them--so Ryleigh sets out to solve the mystery of just who Cassidy is and what she is doing at the camp.
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Chicago White Sox

K. C. Kelley - Childs World Inc
Format: Library Binding

Visit America's heartland to watch the Chicago White Sox take on Major League Baseball's best. Meet the top players, read stories of past and present, and check out all the key stats. Root, root, root for the home team as you become a White Sox expert! Additional features include...
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Ramadan

Rachel A Koestler-Grack - Bellwether Media

"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to Ramadan. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
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The Land of Stories: A Treasury of Classic Fairy Tales

Chris Colfer - Little
Format: Print book

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Chris Colfer comes a gorgeous, full-color fairy-tale treasury. Dear Reader, you hold in your hands a very special book that contains more than thirty-five classic fairy tales and nursery rhymes, plus your very own survival guide to the Land of Stories....
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Ghostly Evidence: Exploring the Paranormal

Kelly Milner Halls - Millbrook Press
Format: Library Binding

It's late at night, and you're on a tour of a so-called haunted house. You see something out of the corner of your eye and quickly snap a photo. Your hands tremble as you lower the camera. Your eyes widen as you stare at the image you've just captured. A face seems to be lurking...
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Bear Country: Bearly a Misadventure

Doreen Cronin - Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
Format: Hardcover

The Chicken Squad is back for their sixth (mis) adventure, and this time there's a headless bear on the loose and the Chicken Squad's beloved Barbara has gone missing! A "lip-bitingly funny" (School Library Journal) chapter book from the bestselling author of Click,...
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