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Last of the Giants: The Rise and Fall of Earth's Most Dominant Species

Jeff Campbell - Zest Books
Format: Paperback

Today, an ancient world is vanishing right before our eyes: the age of giant animals. Over 40,000 years ago, the earth was ruled by megafauna: mammoths and mastodons, saber-toothed tigers and giant sloths. Of course, those creatures no longer exist, due to the evolution and arrival of the wildly...
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New Zealand

Donna Walsh Shepherd - Children's Press
Format:  Print book : Juvenile audience : EnglishView all editions and formats

With its diverse range of mountains, valleys, forests, beaches, and more, New Zealand is famous for having some of the world's most incredible natural landscapes. Readers will learn all about life on this island nation, from what people eat to how they spend their free time. They will also...
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The Meet-Cute Project

Rhiannon Richardson
Format: Hardcover

Mia's friends love rom-coms. Mia hates them. They're silly, contrived, and not at all realistic. Besides, there are more important things to worry about - like how to handle living with her bridezilla sister, Sam, who's never appreciated Mia, and surviving junior year juggling...
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Now and Forever

Susane Colasanti - Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Format: Hardcover

What if your boyfriend was the world's biggest rockstar?Sterling is crazy in love with Ethan. Not only is he the sweetest boy she's ever met, but he's an incredibly talented guitarist, singer, and songwriter. And since forever, he's believed he has what it takes to be a star.When Ethan...
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Enchanted Gardening: Growing Miniature Gardens, Fairy Gardens, and More

Lisa J Amstutz - Capstone Press
Format: Print book

Readers of all ages will enjoy creating these charming gardens. Includes various projects for miniature and fairy gardens as well as other magically inspired gardens.
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Denton Little's Deathdate

Lance Rubin - Ember
Format: Paperback

**WINNER of the ILA Young Adult Book Award!**Get ready to die laughing: this is an outrageously funny ride through the last hours of a teenager's life as he searches for love, meaning, answers, and (just maybe) a way to live on. Denton Little's Deathdate takes place in a world...
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The Stars Beneath Our Feet

DAVID BARCLAY MOORE - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A boy tries to steer a safe path through the projects in Harlem in the wake of his brother's death in this outstanding debut novel that's been described as a "fast and furious read in which we meet some amazing people, people that stay with us" by Newbery Honor and National Book...
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The Sacrifice of Sunshine Girl

Paige McKenzie - Weinstein Books
Format: Print book

Is Sunshine Griffith who she thinks she is? Now that her luiseach powers are fully awakened, and having barely survived an abyss full of demons at the end of Book Two, Sunshine must figure out who - or what - has been organizing the forces of darkness against her. Thanks to her brainiac...
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Twelfth Night

Sparknotes - SparkNotes
Format: Paperback

No Fear Shakespeare gives you the complete text of Twelfth Night on the left-hand page, side-by-side with an easy-to-understand translation on the right. Each No Fear Shakespeare containsThe complete text of the original playA line-by-line translation that puts Shakespeare into everyday...
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Out of the Tunnel

Patrick Jones - Darby Creek Publishing
Format: Print book

In Troy, Ohio, there's Trojan football and then there's everything else. It's been that way as long as anyone can remember. But it's been more than a decade since Troy took home the state title. This season, they finally have a chance to end the drought. Brian Norwood is the son of a Trojan...
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