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Voyagers: The Seventh Element

Wendy Mass - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Library Binding

The action is on the page, on your device, and out of this world! This multiplatform series is part sci-fi, all action-adventure. And you don't have long to wait - six books are coming all in one year! Earth is in danger! The only thing that can save our planet are six essential elements...
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The Grimjinx Rebellion

Brian Farrey - HarperCollins, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Print book

Fast-paced, funny, and full of surprises, The Grimjinx Rebellion brings Brian Farrey's epic and critically acclaimed Vengekeep Prophecies trilogy to an unforgettable close.Jaxter Grimjinx and his family haven't had much time for thieving. Through no fault of their own, they've...
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Alistair Grim's Odd Aquaticum

Gregory Funaro - Disney Hyperion
Format: Print book

* "Dive head-, feet-, or face-first into this delicious danger." -Kirkus Reviews, starred review
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You Wouldn't Want to Be a Pirate's Prisoner!: Horrible Things You'd Rather Not Know

John Malam - Franklin Watts
Format: Library Binding - Revised Ed.

Do you think being a Roman galdiator seems glamorous? Does exploring the wild frontier as an American pioneer sound exciting? Think again! As you'll discover in this lively series, history definitely has a dark side. These revised titles include helpful new features - along with the same...
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Computer networks

Clive Gifford - ‎Crabtree Publishing Company
Format: Hardcover

Computer Networks looks at how computer technology has changed the way we work, communicate, learn, and have fun. Easy-to-understand text explains websites and webpages, search engines, and email systems. Social media and online security is a key area of focus, and advice is included...
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Famous

Jessica Burkhart - Aladdin; Original edition
Format: Paperback

The new exchange student means serious competition for Lauren and her friends - because at Canterwood Crest, only one rider can be at the top.Rankings on Canterwood's intermediate team are falling into place - in Lauren's favor. Then blond, beautiful foreign exchange student Carina...
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Just Like Jackie

LINDSEY STODDARD - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Family is family, no matter what it looks like. Readers will cheer for this pitch-perfect story, just right for fans of such books as The Great Gilly Hopkins and Fish in a Tree.For as long as Robinson Hart can remember, it's just been her and Grandpa. He taught her about cars, baseball,...
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DK Readers L4: Star Wars: Rogue One: Secret Mission: Join the Quest to Destroy the Death Star! (DK Readers Level 4)

Jason Fry - DK Children
Format: Hardcover

DK Reader L4: Star Wars Rogue One™ combines DKs four-level reading scheme with the exciting box office record-breaking Star Wars movies. DK Readers help kids learn to love reading.DK Readers are leveled into stages to help every child progress and become a confident reader. They feature...
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The Tapper Twins Tear Up New York

Geoff Rodkey - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

The Tapper twins' scavenger hunt takes cutthroat competition to hilarious new heights! In the follow up to The Tapper Twins Go to War, Geoff Rodkey delivers another ultra-modern comedy told as oral history with texts, screenshots and smartphone photos. When Claudia initiates a citywide...
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Genius LEGO Inventions with Bricks You Already Have: 40 New Robots, Vehicles, Contraptions, Gadgets, Games and Other Fun STEM Creations

Sarah Dees - Page Street Publishing
Format: Paperback

Calling All Tinkerers, Experimenters & Inventors! Unleash Your Creative Powers with Exciting LEGO Innovations Use science and engineering to transform your bin of LEGO bricks into amazing, movable toys, machines and gadgets. Bestselling author Sarah Dees is back with an all-new collection...
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Kingdom Keepers VII: The Insider

Ridley Pearson - Disney Pr
Format: Print book

The Kingdom Keepers' senior year in high school is almost over. For more than three years, things have been quiet. Their battles are long behind them, they agree, the threat to the Disney realm silenced albeit at great cost. But inside the catacombs of the Aztec temple where Finn Whitman...
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Savanna Showdown

Kristin Earhart - Scholastic Inc., 2015.
Format: Print book

This amazing race is getting wild!When the teams take on the African savanna, the competition heats up, and Mari starts to feel the pressure. She's never been the strongest or the fastest racer. Sure, she knows almost everything about lions and rhinos and zebras. But facts can only...
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Mysterious UFOs and Aliens

Karen Latchana Kenney - Lerner Publications
Format: Library Binding

Have you ever seen a mysterious glowing light in the sky? Or wondered if there is life on other planets? Explore alien and UFO sightings - from ancient Egypt to Roswell, New Mexico. Find out about famous fakes and explore the evidence behind strange incidents that even scientists can't...
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Rules for Stealing Stars

Corey Ann Haydu - Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Hardcover

In the tradition of Sharon Creech and Wendy Mass, Corey Ann Haydu's sparkling middle grade debut is a sister story with a twist of magic, a swirl of darkness, and a whole lot of hope.Silly is used to feeling left out. Her three older sisters think she's too little for most things...
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The Van Gogh Deception

Deron R Hicks - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Dan Brown meets Jason Bourne in this riveting middle-grade mystery thriller. When a young boy is discovered in Washington DC's National Gallery without any recollection of who he is, so begins a high-stakes race to unravel the greatest mystery of all: his identity. As the stakes continue...
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

J.K. Rowling - Scholastic
Format: Hardcover

In one of the most hotly anticipated sequel in memory, J.K. Rowling takes up where she left off with Harry's second year at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Old friends and new torments abound, including a spirit named Moaning Myrtle who haunts the girls' bathroom, an outrageously...
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Gods and Thunder: A Graphic Novel of Old Norse Myths

Carl Bowen - Capstone Young Readers
Format: Paperback

Gods and thunder. Brothers and betrayal. Death and rebirth. Original Viking tales of Asgard, Thor, Loki, Odin, and Baldur come to life in a full-color, action-packed graphic novel format that's perfect for young readers who crave adventure. Prepare yourself for sibling rivalry, ancient...
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Rip the Page!: Adventures in Creative Writing

Karen Benke - Roost Books; 7.2.2010 edition
Format: Paperback

Here are the ideas, experiments, and inspiration to unfold your imagination and get your writing to flow off the page! This is the everything-you-need guide to spark new poems and unstick old stories, including lists of big, small, gross-out, and favorite words; adventurous and zany prompts...
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The Tween Book: A Growing-Up Guide for the Changing You

Wendy L. Moss and Donald A. Moses - Magination Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Kids between the ages of 9 and 13 face many new physical, social, familial, and academic changes in their lives. The Tween Book will help those kids deal with the issues that come with transitioning to teenagers. Chock full of tips, advice, research, and reflection questions to help navigate...
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Explorer Academy: The Falcon's Feather

Trudi Trueit - Under the Stars
Format: Hardcover

It's an adventure of a lifetime when Cruz Coronado sets sail for the shores of Iceland and Norway aboard the Explorer Academy ship to continue his studies at sea. But, things take a turn while exploring the icy north, when he embarks on a dangerous mission to uncover the first piece of an important...
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Monster Science: Could Monsters Survive

Helaine Becker - Kids Can Press
Format: Hardcover

?What if the terrifying creatures of your nightmares were indeed prowling the big, wide world beyond your blankie?? begins the intriguing premise of this book. ?Could they really exist? And if so, how?? In a completely original approach to exploring science, award-winning author Helaine...
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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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National Geographic Kids Ultimate Weird but True 3: 1,000 Wild and Wacky Facts and Photos!

National Geographic Kids - National Geographic Society
Format: Hardcover

Get ready for even more zany weird-but-true fun with 1,000 all-new wacky facts, photos, and too-strange-to-believe stories in the newest book in the wildly popular series. It's the ultimate in weird-but-true awesomeness! National Geographic has packed 1,000 more ALL-NEW wild and wacky...
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A Graphix Book: Wings of Fire Graphic Novel #1: The Dragonet Prophecy

Tui T. Sutherland - Graphix
Format: Paperback

Not every dragonet wants a destiny ... Clay has grown up under the mountain, chosen along with four other dragonets to fulfill a mysterious prophecy and end the war between the dragon tribes of Pyrrhia. He's not so sure about the prophecy part, but Clay can't imagine not living with the other...
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Firefly Wildlife Atlas: A Comprehensive Guide to Animal Habitats

JOHN FARNDON - Firefly Books
Format: Paperback

A captivating, fact-filled atlas exploring animal habitats around the world for home or school. This beautiful book is from the producers of Firefly Encyclopedia of Animals, praised by Kirkus Reviews: "the entries come from all over the world; some are common and others rare, but all are interesting...
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The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl

Stacy McAnulty - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Middle school is the one problem Lucy Callahan can't solve in this middle-grade novel perfect for fans of The Fourteenth Goldfish, Rain Reign, and Counting by 7s.Lucy Callahan was struck by lightning. She doesn't remember it, but it changed her life forever. The zap gave...
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Recognizing Bias

Aidan M. Ryan - Cavendish Square
Format: Library Binding

The news media has long functioned as the American Fourth Estate, at its best correcting abuses of power in government and business, and at its worst amplifying the biases of reporters and publishers and promoting them as "truth." The explosion of new forms of media in the twenty-first...
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Rebel with a Cause: The Daring Adventure of Dicey Langston, Girl Spy of the American Revolution

Kathleen V. Kudlinski - Capstone Press
Format: Print book

Bloody Bill is coming! Fourteen-year-old Dicey Langston overhears that the fierce Loyalist leader is heading for the Patriot camp where her brothers are secretly based. None of their Loyalist neighbors can find out that Diceys family are Patriots, but she must warn her brothers. Discover...
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Nuclear Explosion Hacks (Could You Survive?)

Virginia Loh-Hagan - 45th Parallel Press
Format: Hardcover

Could you survive in a world after a nuclear explosion? This book could save your life. With five survivalist hacks from everyday objects, you could start a new world of your own! Hacks are paired with a STEM connection that explains the science behind how the hack works. Written at a lower...
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Zombie Fish

Jolene Alessi - Gareth Stevens Publishing
Format: Print book

Tapeworms arent just a problem for people. They control a fish called the stickleback, directing it to superhot water where the tapeworm has a chance to grow as big as it can. If the tapeworm gets its wayand it often doesinfected fish end up with huge bellies full of a tapeworm that may be bigger...
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Everything You Need to Know About Bugs

DK Publishing - DK Children
Format: Hardcover

Everything You Need to Know about Bugs is an interactive read that any child interested in insects will love! This interactive read is full of fun insect facts, an insect identification guide, and key information about recognizing bugs and creepy crawlies all around. Identify bugs you might...
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30-Minute Edible Science Projects

Anna Leigh - Lerner Publications
Format: Library Binding

Step-by-step instructions and photos guide readers through projects that introduce them to the science of food. While shaking up butter and cooking candy, readers will learn about molecules, matter, and taste with these fast and fun projects.
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The Ghastly McNastys: Raiders of the Lost Shark

Lyn Gardner - Kids Can Press
Format: Print book

The Ghastly McNasty pirate twins are close to finding the long-lost treasure rumored to be buried in Little Snoring Castle. Lucky for them, theyre not the only pirates in town -- Little Snoring villagers sport cutlasses and eye patches, hoping to be hired as extras for the pirate movie...
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Stars: A Family Guide to the Night Sky

Adam Ford - Roost Books
Format: Print book

Who isn't fascinated by the sheer size of the universe? Stars offers a straightforward guide to what we know and how we know it - from the Big Bang to star nurseries andto the beginnings of life on planet Earth. Find out why you can't draw a diagram of the solar system to scale,...
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Time Sight

Lynne Jonell - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

Castles, battles, the ancient Scottish Highlands, and a boy who is determined to bring everyone safely home combine in this absorbing middle grade time-travel adventure.Will's mother is in danger overseas, and his father must find her, so Will and his little brother are packed off to relatives...
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The Peculiar Incident on Shady Street

Lindsay Currie - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover

A girl unravels a centuries-old mystery after moving into a haunted house in this deliciously suspenseful mystery.Tessa Woodward isn't exactly thrilled to move to rainy, cold Chicago from her home in sunny Florida. But homesickness turns to icy fear when unexplainable things start happening...
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Click

Kayla Miller - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

For fans of Smile and Real Friends comes a debut graphic novel about friendship and finding where you "click" in middle school.Olive wants to get in on the act . . .. . . Any act! Olive "clicks" with everyone in the fifth grade - until one day she doesn't....
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Makoons (Birchbark House, 5)

Louise Erdrich - HarperCollins
Format: Paperback

In this award-winning sequel to Chickadee, acclaimed author Louise Erdrich continues her celebrated Birchbark House series with the story of an Ojibwe family in nineteenth-century America. Named for the Ojibwe word for little bear, Makoons and his twin, Chickadee, have traveled with their...
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The Trials of Apollo Book One The Hidden Oracle

Rick Riordan - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

"After angering his father Zeus, the god Apollo is cast down from Olympus. He must learn to survive in the modern world until he can somehow find a way to regain Zeus's favor"--
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Who Is Aretha Franklin?

Nico Medina - Penguin Workshop
Format: Paperback

There is only one QUEEN OF SOUL! Discover why Aretha Franklin garners so much R-E-S-P-E-C-T.Aretha Franklin is a musical and cultural icon who created an amazing legacy spanning six decades! Born in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1942, Aretha got her start singing in front of her father's Baptist...
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Where Is the Tower of London?

Janet B. Pascal - Penguin Workshop
Format: Paperback

The Tower of London holds almost a thousand years' worth of secrets!The Tower of London draws more than 2 million visitors a year! Almost 1,000 years old and first built by William the Conqueror in 1066, the tower has been a fortress, a palace, a zoo, and an exhibit site for the amazing...
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West of the Moon

Margi Preus - Harry N Abrams Inc
Format: Hardcover

In West of the Moon, award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Margi Preus expertly weaves original fiction with myth and folktale to tell the story of Astri, a young Norwegian girl desperate to join her father in America. After being separated from her sister and sold to a cruel...
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The Journal of Curious Letters (13th Reality)

James Dashner - Aladdin; Original edition
Format: Paperback

What if every choice you made created an alternate reality? In The Journal of Curious Letters, Atticus Higginbottom, a.k.a. Tick, is an average thirteen-year-old boy until the day he receives a strange letter informing him that dangerous— perhaps even deadly—events have been...
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Spinosaurus (Dinosaur Days)

Sara Gilbert - Creative Company -
Format: Hardcover

Journeying back through time, Dinosaur Days acquaints readers with eight creatures of the Mesozoic era. Using age-appropriate language, this new series will whet young paleontologists appetites as it uncovers when and where important fossils have been found as well as what these fossilized...
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Mister H

Daniel Nesquens - Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

When young Rosana visits the zoo and hears a strange voice speak to her, she is shocked to discover that the voice belongs to a hippopotamus! The hippo, who insists on being called Mister H, politely asks her to release him from his habitat. Once free, Mister H begins to explore the world...
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Hiccupotamus

Steve Smallman - Tiger Tales
Format: Hardcover

The jungle animals are having a musical celebration! Mouse squeaks, Bird tweets, and Centipede taps his feet. Then more animals hear the music and want to join in, as Monkey, Warthog, and Crocodile bring their own music-making talents to the group. But what is that silly Hippo doing?
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Fish in a Tree

Lynda Mullaly Hunt - Nancy Paulsen Books
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times Bestseller!The author of the beloved One for the Murphys gives readers an emotionally-charged, uplifting novel that will speak to anyone who's ever thought there was something wrong with them because they didn't fit in. "Everybody is smart in different...
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The Zodiac Legacy: The Dragons Return

Stan Lee - ‎Disney Press; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

The second book in Stan Lees action-packed middle-grade series, The Zodiac Legacy.THE DRAGONS RETURNOne year ago, Steven Lee was thrown into a struggle...
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Health Science (Science 24/7)

Jane P. Gardner - Mason Crest
Format: Library Binding

Offers examples of why health science is important, including understanding how bones heal, why wearing helmets during certain activities can prevent concussions, and why everyone should eat well and stay fit.
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The Night Garden

POLLY HORVATH - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

From Newbery Honor and National Book Award-winning author Polly Horvath is this magical middle-grade novel about a garden that grants wishes. It is World War II, and Franny and her parents, Sina and Old Tom, enjoy a quiet life on a farm on Vancouver Island. Franny writes, Sina sculpts,...
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Dying to Meet You (43 Old Cemetery Road)

Kate Klise - Clarion Books
Format: Hardcover

This giggly ghost story, the first installment of the award-winning 43 Old Cemetery Road series, explores forgiveness, what it means to be a family, and opening ones heart. When I. B. Grumply moves into the old Victorian mansion on 43 Old Cemetery Road, all hes looking for is some peace...
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Iroquois

Steve Potts - Creative Paperbacks Inc, 2016.
Format: Print book

A history of the people and events that influenced the North American Indian confederacy known as the Iroquois, including chief Hiawatha and conflicts such as the American Revolution.
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Venom

Virginia Loh-Hagan - Cherry Lake Publishing
Format: Print book

Dive into the Wild Wicked Wonderful world of the animal kingdom with the Top 10: Venom. Written with a high interest level to appeal to a more mature audience and a lower level of complexity with clear visuals to help struggling readers along. Considerate text includes tons of fascinating...
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President of the Whole Fifth Grade

Sherri Winston - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition
Format: Print book

Start counting your votes . . . and your friends. When Brianna Justice's hero, the famous celebrity chef Miss Delicious, speaks at her school and traces her own success back to being president of her fifth grade class, Brianna determines she must do the same. She just knows that becoming...
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A Stitch in Time

Daphne Kalmar - Feiwel & Friends
Format: Hardcover

An orphan grapples with her unpleasant aunt and the even more unpleasant idea of moving to Boston in this poignant middle-grade debut that handles loss and renewal."Heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time, Donut's story is gritty, hopeful and ultimately all about the various...
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Big Game

Stuart Gibbs - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Teddy Fitzroy returns as FunJungle's resident zoo sleuth when a rhinoceros is at risk in Big Game, a companion to Belly Up and Poached - which Kirkus Reviews called a "thrill-ride of a mystery."When someone takes aim at Rhonda Rhino, FunJungle's pregnant...
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The Genius Files #5: License to Thrill

Dan Gutman - Harpercollins
Format: Print book

The wackiest road trip in history comes to an action-packed conclusion in book five of the New York Times bestselling Genius Files series.When we last left our heroes, twins Coke and Pepsi McDonald were in Roswell, New Mexico, and they had just seen a strange beam of light. Now their cross-country...
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Hacks for Minecrafters: Command Blocks: The Unofficial Guide to Tips and Tricks That Other Guides Won't Teach You

Megan Miller - Sky Pony Press
Format: Hardcover

From the author of Hacks for Minecrafters comes the most encompassing guide ever to command blocks in the world of Minecraft! With Hacks for Minecrafters Command Blocks, kids will learn everything they need to know about manipulating and programming command blocks within Minecraft. As well...
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Map and Track Deserts

Linda Barghoorn - Crabtree Pub Co
Format: Library Binding

Desertsboth hot and coldare home to animals that have adapted to dry conditions. From snakes to Oryxs, this title features enticing color photographs and engaging text that encourage readers to learn about these fascinating, and growing biomes.
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Serena: The Littlest Sister

Karlin Gray - Page Street Kids
Format: Hardcover

Serena Williams is one of the biggest names in sports, but she grew up the littlest of five girls in her family. While sharing a room and playing tennis with her older sisters, Serena had to figure out how to be her own person -- on and off the court. This empowering biography showcases...
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Terminal: A Virals Novel

Kathy Reichs - G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

The gripping finale to Kathy and Brendan Reichs' New York Times bestselling VIRALS seriesThe Virals are back - but they're not the only pack in town anymore. Terminal finds Tory Brennan and the rest of the Morris Island gang tracking a pack of rogue Virals who call themselves the Trinity....
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Blossom the Flower Girl Fairy

Daisy Meadows - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

Here comes the bride!Rachel's Aunt Angela is a talented wedding planner. She's organizing the biggest wedding Tippington has ever seen -- and she needs Rachel and Kirsty's help! Rachel and Kirsty are put in charge of the bride's flower girls. But when Jack Frost's goblins show up uninvited,...
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Mister Max: The Book of Secrets: Mister Max 2

Cynthia Voigt - Alfred A. Knopf
Format: Print book

From Newbery Medalist Cynthia Voigt, Book II in the exciting adventures of Mister Max - 12-year-old detective in disguise. In Mister Max: The Book of Lost Things, Max Starling proved that he is more than a detective, he's a Solutioneer. His reputation for problem-solving has been...
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Audacity Jones to the Rescue

Kirby Larson - Scholastic Press
Format: Audiobook

Audacity Jones is an eleven-year-old orphan who aches for adventure, a challenge to break up the monotony of her life at Miss Maisie's School for Wayward Girls. Life as a wayward girl isn't so bad; Audie has the best of friends, a clever cat companion, and plenty of books to read. Still,...
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Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Creatures

Margot Channing - Book House
Format: Hardcover

With its striking illustrations and mind-boggling facts, Dinosaurs And Other Prehistoric Creatures takes you straight to the very heart of the most fascinating and fearsome beasts in history. Find out why the stomach of a Brachiosaurus was full of pebbles and stones, and look inside the complex...
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Curiosity House: The Shrunken Head

Lauren Oliver - Harper
Format: Print book

The book is about, among other things: the strongest boy in the world, a talking cockatoo, a faulty mind reader, a beautiful bearded lady and a nervous magician, an old museum, and a shrunken head.Blessed with extraordinary abilities, orphans Philippa, Sam, and Thomas have grown up happily...
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Workers' Rights

Lynn Peppas - Crabtree Publishing Company
Format: Print book

From limiting the working day to eight hours to forming unions and protecting children in the labor force, the rights of workers has long been, and still remains, a fascinating and important topic. This title weaves through the history of workers' rights using engaging primary sources,...
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Native American wars on the Western frontier,1866 -1890

Leslie Galliker - Mason Crest
Format: Hardcover

During the 19th century, the United States gained control over large amounts of territory in western North America, and encouraged Americans to settle these frontier lands. However, their arrival disrupted the many Native American tribes living in the West, resulting in numerous clashes...
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Secret Sisters of the Salty Sea

Lynne Rae Perkins - Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover

Newbery Medalist Lynne Rae Perkins introduces two irresistible sisters - Alix and Jools - and takes readers on an unforgettable vacation to the beach. This chapter book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 7 to 9 who are reading independently....
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Birth

Joanna Brundle - Booklife
Format: Hardcover

This diverse and interesting series takes a look at ceremonies and rituals that celebrate and commemorate the defining moments in our lives. Through informative text and engaging, vibrant imagery, children can explore the traditions, ceremonies, and rites of passage that mark the lives...
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Snake Attack (Torque Books)

Lisa Owings - Torque
Format: Library Binding

''Engaging images illustrate true snake attack stories and accompany survival tips. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7''--Provided by publisher...Title: .Snake Attack..Author: .Owings, Lisa..Publisher:...
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Candy Experiments

Loralee Leavitt - Andrews McMeel Publishing
Format: Print book

Brilliant use of Valentines, Easter, Halloween, and other holiday candy! Fun, colorful, and full of surprises, Candy Experiments will have kids happily pouring their candy down the drain and learning some basic science along the way. Candy is more than a sugary snack. With candy, you can become...
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The Smurfs #7: The Astrosmurf

Peyo - Papercutz
Format: Paperback

When one of the Smurfs wants to travel to outer space, he tries to build a rocketship, but it fails to get off the ground and he grows depressed.  Papa Smurf and the other Smurfs make a plan in order to cheer him up: putting him to sleep and waking him up in an elaborately staged “planet”...
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The Final Four: The Pursuit of College Basketball Glory

Matt Doeden - Millbrook Press
Format: Print book

When basketball fans hear the words Final Four, they probably think of the buzzer-beaters, Cinderella stories, and bracket-busters that have thrilled people for years. However, you don't need to be a die-hard fan to know that the NCAA men's basketball tournament is one of the most...
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Story's End

Marissa Burt - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Enter the magical land of Story in this sequel to Storybound, perfect for fans of Inkheart, The School for Good and Evil, and classic fantasy tales like Ella Enchanted and The Neverending Story. Kids who love fairy tales, dragons, magic, and more will be enchanted by Una Fairchild's unforgettable...
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Big Nate strikes again

Lincoln Peirce
Format: Print book

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? Pass or fail? Or end up in detention again? For fans of the hilarious Diary of a Wimpy Kid series: Meet Big Nate, self-described...
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Frightful Ghost Ships

James Roland - Lerner Publications
Format: Library Binding

Have you ever seen something mysterious out on the water? Or heard of an eerie ghost ship that appears suddenly and then vanishes without a trace? Learn about famous ghost ship sightings all over the world, and find out what historians have to say about these spooky vessels.
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Among the Barons

Margaret Peterson Haddix - Transcribed by Seedlings Braille Books for Children
Format: Paperback

Luke Garner, an illegal third child, spent his first twelve years in hiding. For the past four months Luke has lived among others, using the identity of Lee Grant, at the Hendricks School for Boys. But just as things are finally starting to go right, Lee's little brother Smits arrives...
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Ski Soldier: A World War II Biography

Louise Borden - Calkins Creek
Format: Hardcover

Ski Soldier is a true-life adventure story for readers ages 10 to 14 by noted nonfiction writer Louise Borden. It tells the story of Pete Seibert, a ski soldier severely wounded in World War II who went on to found the Vail Ski Resort in Colorado.Ever since he first strapped on his mother's...
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Who Were the Beatles?

Geoff Edgers - Perfection Learning
Format: Library Binding

"A biography of the Beatles, the world's most famous rock band"--Provided by publisher.
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The Curse of the Were-Hyena

Bruce Hale - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Print book

What do you do when your favorite teacher starts turning into a were-hyena? a) Flee in terror? b) Try to cure him? c) Bring him carrion snacks? Mr. Chu, the coolest teacher ever, has developed some very unusual habits, like laughing hysterically for no reason, sniffing people's...
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Ninjas and Samurai: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #5: Night of the Ninjas

Mary Pope Osborne - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Library Binding

The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! Getting the facts behind the fiction has never looked better. Track the facts with Jack and Annie!! When Jack and Annie came back from their adventure in Magic...
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I Survived True Stories: Five Epic Disasters

Lauren Tarshis - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Hardcover

REAL KIDS. REAL DISASTERS.From the author of the New York Times-bestselling I Survived series come five harrowing true stories of survival, featuring real kids in the midst of epic disasters.From a group of students surviving the 9.0 earthquake that set off a historic tsunami in Japan,...
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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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Magic Tree House Super Edition #1: Danger in the Darkest Hour

Mary Pope Osborne - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

Introducing the first Magic Tree House Super Editionand Jack and Annies most dangerous mission ever! With a longer story and additional facts and photographs, this thrilling, first Super Edition in the Magic Tree House series is an adventure no reader will want to miss! The magic tree...
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Investigating Zombies and the Living Dead

Mary-Lane Kamberg - Rosen Education Service
Format: Hardcover

From School Library Journal Gr 5 Up - Comprised of four chapters, these useful introductions begin with definitions and descriptions and move through history, and cultural beliefs and practices in various parts of the world, scientific investigations, and contemporary practices...
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Captain Marvel Starforce on the Rise

Steve Behling - Marvel Press
Format: Hardcover

Before Carol Danvers was Captain Marvel, she was Vers, a key member of the elite Kree Starforce warriors who wage their war against the equally formidable Skrull aliens. This middle-grade novel will focus on key adventure of Vers during her time with Starforce, setting up the perfect entry...
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The Wishmakers

Tyler Whitesides - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

"Looking for a fantastically fast-paced and funny read? Your wish is granted!" - Chris Grabenstein, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library Twelve-year-old Ace's life is about to change in the most unexpected and magical ways - all because...
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When on Earth?

DK - DK Children
Format: Hardcover

Teach history in a way that's fascinating to visual learners and children who are captivated by pictures and timelines. When on Earth? approaches history in a different way than most books, giving context that can put what children learn in school in a broader historical perspective....
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The Griffin's Riddle

Suzanne Selfors - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A mysterious sickness from the Imaginary World is sweeping the town of Buttonville. Dr. Woo, Metalmouth, and even the sasquatch have fallen ill. According to Mr. Tabby, the only known cure is a griffin's feather, but there is none in the hospital.
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When You Reach Me

Rebecca Stead - Yearling
Format: Paperback

This remarkable novel holds a fantastic puzzle at its heart. By sixth grade, Miranda and her best friend, Sal, know how to navigate their New York City neighborhood. They know where it's safe to go, and they know who to avoid. Like the crazy guy on the corner.But things start to unravel....
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Illegal

Eoin Colfer - Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Format: Hardcover

A powerfully moving graphic novel by New York Times bestselling author Eoin Colfer and the team behind the Artemis Fowl graphic novels that explores the current plight of undocumented immigrants.Ebo is alone.His brother, Kwame, has disappeared, and Ebo knows it can only be to attempt the hazardous...
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The Fowl Twins

Eoin Colfer - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

One week after their eleventh birthday, the Fowl twins--scientist Myles, and Beckett, the force of nature--are left in the care of house security (NANNI) for a single night. In that time they befriend a troll who has clawed his way through the earth's crust to the surface. Unfortunately...
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The Phantom of the Orchestra

Thea Stilton - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

Violet has been chosen to play in the orchestra for a production of Romeo and Juliet in London! The mouselets begin to notice strange things happening during rehearsals. Someone is trying to sabotage the production. Can the Sisters uncover the phantom before the show is ruined?
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This Kid Can Fly: It's About Ability

Aaron Philip - Balzer + Bray
Format: Hardcover

"At once beautiful and heartbreaking, Aaron Philip found a way to make me laugh even as I choked up, found a way to bring on my empathy without ever allowing me to feel sorry for him. An eye-opening debut." - Jacqueline Woodson, National Book Award winner and Newbery Honor author...
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Children's Book of Philosophy

DK - DK Children
Format: Hardcover

Children are great at asking the big questions: Where did I come from? Why does the world exist? What is real? Encourage your child's curiosity with DK's Children's Book of Philosophy, a kid-friendly handbook to some of life's biggest questions - because it's never too early to start...
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How to Speak Cat: A Guide to Decoding Cat Language

Aline Alexander Newman - National Geographic Society
Format: Paperback

We know cats are beautiful, secretive, and independent ... but even the most loyal cat owners are often baffled by their own pet's behavior. With veterinarian expert Dr. Gary Weitzman as guide, this fun book helps kids understand what cats are trying to communicate by their body language...
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The Creeps: Book 3: Curse of the Attack-o-Lanterns

Chris Schweizer - Amulet Books
Format: Paperback

Goosebumps meets NERDS meets Scooby Doo in this graphic novel mystery series about the power of misfits. The Creeps are in trouble, again. When rule breaking during one of their investigations lands the detectives in "service detention," the four friends find themselves lugging...
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Ghost ships

Adrienne Montgomerie - Crabtree Pub. Company
Format: Library Binding

Mystery Files tries to unlock the secrets behind some of the most incredible stories in history-from lost ancient cities and vanishing ships to unbelievable scientific phenomena. How does something enormous suddenly disappear? You'd be surprised how often large ships are lost without a trace....
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid #10: Old School

Jeff Kinney - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover

Life was better in the old days. Or was it? That's the question Greg Heffley is asking as his town voluntarily unplugs and goes electronics-free. But modern life has its conveniences, and Greg isn't cut out for an old-fashioned world. With tension building inside and outside the Heffley...
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You Wouldn't Want to Be a Viking Explorer!: Voyages You'd Rather Not Make

Andrew Langley - Scholastic Library Pub
Format: Library Binding - Revised Ed.

This best-selling series engages readers of all levels by making them part of the story. Readers will become the main character and can revel in the gory and dark sides of life throughout important moments in history. Perfect resource for reluctant readers with: humor and history tied...
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That's Creepy: Spine-Tingling Facts That Will Test Your Creep-out Factor

Crispin Boyer - National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Paperback

In a world where werewolves rule and vampires are just the boy or girl next door, kids love anything that will scare the pants off them. But how do you separate fact from fiction? Do haunted houses, spooky ghosts, and UFOs have a place in history, or is it all just a bunch of hooey? Crawling...
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Whatever After #5: Bad Hair Day

Sarah Mlynowski - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

In this magical fifth installment of the hit series, siblings Abby and Jonah fall into the fairy tale of Rapunzel . . . and hilarity ensues!Fractured fairy tales are all the rage, and this series has been a huge hit! This time, the magic mirror sucks Abby and Jonah into the story of Rapunzel....
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Map and Track Rain Forests

Heather C. Hudak - Crabtree Pub Co
Format: Library Binding

This engaging title introduces readers to one of the the richest biomes in the worldthe rain forest. A special section on this habitat under threat helps readers use their mapping skills to research endangered rainforest animals.
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Oakwing: A Fairys Tale

E. J. Clarke - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover

A twelve-year-old girl finds herself on an epic adventure of tiny proportions after shes magically transformed into a fairy in this stunning debut novel from E.J. Clarke.. Rowans mother went missing seven years ago. On the anniversary of her disappearance, Rowan cries herself to sleep beneath...
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Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions

Chris Barton - Charlesbridge
Format: Audiobook

A cool idea with a big splash You know the Super Soaker. It's one of top twenty toys of all time. And it was invented entirely by accident. Trying to create a new cooling system for refrigerators and air conditioners, impressive inventor Lonnie Johnson instead created the mechanics for the iconic...
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Mediterranean Art: Fun and Easy Art from Around the World

Alex Kuskowski - Super Sandcastle
Format: Book

Go on an art exploration and introduce kids to Mediterranean culture with a creative twist. Super Simple Mediterranean Art includes enjoyable and unique crafts adapted from the Mediterranean Sea, just for kids. They will learn to create an everlasting scoop of gelato, make an ancient Roman...
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Star Wars The Force Awakens: Before the Awakening

Greg Rucka - Disney Lucasfilm Press
Format: Hardcover

A companion piece to the "Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens" character novels, Star Wars: Before the Awakening is an anthology book that focuses on the lives of Rey, Finn, and Poe before the events of the Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
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Olive and the Backstage Ghost

Michelle Schusterman - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A ghost story with a literary heart for fans of Neil Gaiman's Coraline and The Graveyard Book. Theater kids and ghost-story readers alike will find new meaning in the term stage fright. All great theaters have their ghosts. . . . After Olive Preiss freezes during...
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Dragons at Crumbling Castle: And Other Tales

Terry Pratchett - Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015
Format: Print book

This never-before-published collection of fourteen funny and inventive tales by acclaimed author Sir Terry Pratchett features a memorable cast of inept wizards, sensible heroes, and unusually adventuresome tortoises.
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Drones

Kirsten W Larson - Amicus High Interest
Format: Hardcover

A photo-illustrated book for elementary readers about robots that work to make and package our goods. Describes the technological history that led to todays automated assembly machines. Explains their role today and possible future applications. Includes Q&A feature, glossary, index,...
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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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All in a Day's Work: Police Officer

Diana Herweck - Teacher Created Materials
Format: Book

This nonfiction reader gives children an in-depth look at what a career as a police officer is like. Readers will learn about various aspects of life as a police officer--from being accepted into the academy to keeping streets safe. Readers will learn what a typical day in the police academy...
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Midnight: Warriors: The New Prophecy, Book 1

Erin Hunter - HarperAudio
Format: Paperback

Erin Hunters number one nationally best-selling Warriors series continues in Warriors: The New Prophecy!The first audiobook in this second series, Midnight: Warriors: The New Prophecy, Book 1 brings more adventure, intrigue, and thrilling battles to the epic world of the warrior Clans.The...
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Neighborhood Cleanup

VIRGINIA LOH-HAGAN - 45th Parallel Press
Format: Paperback

Neighborhood Cleanup guides students as they conceive and set up a neighborhood cleanup with their friends and community. The considerate text includes easy-to-follow lists and will hold the readers' interest, allowing for successful mastery and comprehension. Written with a high interest...
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The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary

Laura Shovan - Wendy Lamb Books
Format: Print book

Laura Shovan's engaging, big-hearted debut is a time capsule of one class's poems during a transformative school year. Families change and new friendships form as these terrific kids grow up and move on in this whimsical novel-in-verse about finding your voice and making sure others hear...
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One Giant Splash: A Counting Book About the Ocean

Mary Elizabeth Salzmann - ABDO Publishing Company
Format:  Book : Juvenile audience : EnglishView all editions and formats

Uses marine animals, such as twelve jellyfish and two seals, to count down from twelve to one. Readers are invited to find hidden numbers on an illustrated activity page.
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The Night Diary

Veera Hiranandani - Kokila
Format: Hardcover

In the vein of Inside Out and Back Again and The War That Saved My Life comes a poignant, personal, and hopeful tale of India's partition, and of one girl's journey to find a new home in a divided countryIt's 1947, and India, newly independent of British rule, has been separated...
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Outside In

JENNIFER BRADBURY - Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
Format: Hardcover

A twelve-year-old boy living on the streets of Chandigarh, India, stumbles across a secret garden full of sculptures and sees the possibility of another way of life as he bonds with the man who created them in this searingly beautiful novel based on a true story.Twelve-year-old Ram is a street...
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Away She Goes!: Riding Into Women's History

Wim Coleman - Red Chair Press
Format: Paperback

One two-wheeled invention changed fashion, opened doors, and led to a movement in women's rights still felt today.
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Saving Winslow

SHARON CREECH - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

"A winning tale of love." - Kirkus (starred review) Perfect for fans of Charlotte's Web and The One and Only Ivan, Saving Winslow is an uplifting modern classic in the making about a young boy who befriends an ailing newborn donkey and nurses him back to health, from New York...
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Luciana: Out of This World

ERIN TEAGAN - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Paperback

In her third story, Luciana and her family are headed to Chile for winter break. Luci can't wait to see her cousins - but the reunion doesn't go as planned, and Luci feels like an outsider in her own family. Just then she receives a surprise invite from Claire Jacobs, her frenemy...
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Extreme Weather: Weird Trivia & Unbelievable Facts to Test Your Knowledge About Storms, Climate, Meteorology & More!

Jeff Probst - Puffin Books
Format: Print book

CHALLENGE YOURSELF! A nature-based trivia series with vibrant visuals and fascinating facts. Discover the most extreme weather on earth!From Emmy-Award winning host of Survivor and New York Times bestselling author of Stranded, Jeff Probst comes a dynamic and graphic line of trivia books!...
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CatStronauts: Space Station Situation

Drew Brockington - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback

In the third book in the CatStronauts graphic novel series, your favorite elite team of cat astronauts is a member short--one of the team has quit! When chief science officer Pom Pom rejoins the CatStronauts on the International Space Station, she has to get to work right away--the Hubba...
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Star Wars Galactic Maps: An Illustrated Atlas of the Star Wars Universe

Lucasfilm Book. - Disney Lucasfilm Pr
Format: Print book

Learn about all of the various planets of the Star Wars universe with Galactic Maps! With detailed maps showing the different worlds and characters, this is the perfect book for any avid Star Wars reader. Fans will be delighted to find a spread introducing them to the planet and characters...
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Kid Start-Up: How YOU Can Become an Entrepreneur

MARK CUBAN - Diversion Books
Format: Paperback

"The best way to predict the future is to invent it." -- Mark Cuban, How to Win at the Sport of Business Discover a winning idea, launch your business, and start making money today! Do you think it would be cool to run your own business? Do you want to help people with everyday...
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Dragon Curse (4) (The Unwanteds Quests)

Lisa McMann - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover

Ten years after Alex and Aaron Stowe brought peace to Quill and Artimé, their younger twin sisters journey beyond Artimé in the fourth novel in the New York Times bestselling sequel series to The Unwanteds, which Kirkus Reviews called "The Hunger Games meets Harry Potter."....
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Some Writer!: The Story of E. B. White

Melissa Sweet - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times Bestseller A People Magazine Best Children's BookA Washington Post Best Book A Publishers Weekly Best Book Caldecott Honor winner Sweet mixes White's personal letters, photos, and family ephemera with her own exquisite artwork to tell the story of this American literary...
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Where Is Walt Disney World?

Joan Holub - Penguin Workshop
Format: Paperback

Building the most magical place on earth was no fairy tale. Learn the story behind the creation of Walt Disney World.In 1964, when Walt Disney and his brother Roy decided to build a second theme park in the Florida swamplands, they kept it super hush-hush. Why? Well, if word got out that...
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Adventure Time/Regular Show

CONOR MCCREERY - KaBOOM!
Format: Paperback

Finn and Jake find themselves traveling across different worlds in search of The Power -- turns out that Mordecai and Rigby might be able to help out...or make things worse. It's a crossover for the ages in this mash-up of two of our favorite Cartoon Network shows! When a powerful new villain...
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Absolute Expert: Volcanoes

朝永 研一郎 - National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

Get expert insights from National Geographic explorer and volcanologist Arianna Soldati in this lava-hot book, exploding with the most up-to-date geological intel straight from the field.Plunge deep beneath Earth's crust to find out how volcanoes form. Get up close to clouds of ash and molten...
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Each Tiny Spark

Pablo Cartaya - Kokila
Format: Hardcover

From award-winning author Pablo Cartaya comes a deeply moving middle grade novel about a daughter and father finding their way back to each other in the face of their changing family and community.Emilia Torres has a wandering mind. It's hard for her to follow along at school, and sometimes...
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Disney 5-Minute Christmas Stories

Disney Book Group - Disney Press
Format: Print book

Join in the festivities of the season as Mike and Sully race to light the big Christmas tree, Alice finds the Red Queen 's present, Peter Pan brings Christmas to Never Land, and more! With 12 stories featuring your favorite Disney and Disney Pixar characters, each meant to be read aloud...
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Magic Tree House #47: Abe Lincoln at Last!

Mary Pope Osborne - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

Jack and Annie are ready for their next adventure in the New York Times bestselling middle-grade series - the Magic Tree House! Are you ready for a presidential adventure? Jack and Annie are! They are trying to get a special feather that will help save Merlin's baby penguin, Penny....
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The Emerald Tablet

Dan Jolley - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Five elements. Four friends. One city - and its sinister shadow. This epic middle grade series is filled with awesome elemental powers, nightmarish creatures, and nonstop adventure that will thrill fans of Avatar: The Last Airbender, Rick Riordan, and Brandon Mull.When Gabe Conway and his friends...
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NIV Kids' Quiz Bible, Hardcover: Over 1,000 Fantastic Facts and Trivia

Zonderkidz. - Zonderkidz
Format: Hardcover

This full-feature Bible for ages 8-12 offers children a challenging experience as they delve into the Bible. Highlighting important facts and verses, the NIV Kids' Quiz Bible helps children engage with the text, while making it fun to learn all about God's Word! With answers to find...
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Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Babe Ruth Baseball

David A. Adler - Puffin Books
Format: Paperback

The Cam Jansen books are perfect for young readers who are making the transition to chapter books, and Cam is a spunky young heroine whom readers have loved for over two decades. Now the first ten books in the series have updated covers that bring new life to these perennial best-sellers....
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Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Special Edition 2018

NOT AVAILABLE. - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Hardcover

Don't miss this all-new Ripley's Believe It or Not! which features 144 full-color pages of the most incredible facts, strangest discoveries, and weirdest wonders of the world! This year's edition features oddities including a house in China that is covered with millions of sea shells,...
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Dream on

Sarah Mlynowski
Format: Paperback

In this third adventure, Abby, her brother Jonah, and her friend Robin get sucked into the magic mirror and end up in the story of Sleeping Beauty, but when Robin pricks her finger and uses up the sleeping spell, Abby has to come up with a clever solution and a new happily-ever-after.
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Freaky weather stories

Therese Shea - Gareth Stevens Publishing
Format:  Print book : Juvenile audience : EnglishView all editions and formats

People around the globe have to deal with all kinds of freaky weather events, from the fury of blinding blizzards to the destruction of howling hurricanes. No place on Earth is safe from natures wicked weather. Readers take a wild ride through some of Earths strangest weather scenarios,...
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Warriors Super Edition: Bramblestar's Storm

Erin Hunter - HarperCollins

An epic stand-alone adventure in Erin Hunter's #1 nationally bestselling Warriors series! In this never-before-told story, return to ThunderClan after the events of the fourth Warriors series, Omen of the Stars.The Dark Forest has been defeated, and Bramblestar is now leader of ThunderClan....
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Slow Magic (Flying Foxes)

Pippa Goodhart - Crabtree Pub Co
Format: Paperback

Pippa Goodhart began writing when her children were born, and first novel, Flow (Mammoth), was published in 1994. She has worked as a primary school teacher and manager of Heffers Children's Bookshop. She is the author of numerous picture books, early readers, and novels, including...
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Untamed: The Wild Life of Jane Goodall

Anita Silvey - National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

Jane Goodall, one of the most recognized scientists in the Western world, became internationally famous because of her ability to observe and connect with another species. A girl of humble beginnings and training, she made scientific breakthroughs thought impossible by more experienced...
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Pinstripe Pride: The Inside Story of the New York Yankees

Marty Appel - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

Get the complete story of the Yankees from Babe Ruth to Derek Jeterwith twenty-seven World Championships in betweenin this enormous home run Kirkus Reviews of a middle grade adaptation of Pinstripe Empire a celebrated keepsake for every baseball fan full of black and white photos from author...
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Real-Life Stories: Kate, Duchess of Cambridge

Hettie Bingham - Wayland
Format: Paperback

Kate Middleton, now Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, is a role model, mother of a future king, and a style icon. Read all about her childhood and university years and her life as part of today's monarchy, supporting charities and representing Britain. Find out all about the duchess...
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Zombie Grasshoppers

Jolene Alessi - Gareth Stevens Pub
Format: Print book

A parasites main goal is to survivewhether or not their host does. The hairworm is a prime example of this, forcing its grasshopper host to leap to its death so the hairworm can swim away happily. Including an introduction to parasite-host relationships, the main content in this volume...
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Unicorn vs. Goblins: Another Phoebe and Her Unicorn Adventure

Dana Simpson - Andrews McMeel Publishing
Format: Print book

Not every kid skips a rock across a pond and winds up with a unicorn best friend, right? The popular friendship of Phoebe and Her Unicorn is back for a third collection of adventures so heavenly they had to be shared.School's out! That means no more teachers, no more books, and lots...
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Rain Forests

Will Osborne - Random House
Format: Paperback

Track the facts with Jack and Annie! When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #5: Afternoon on the Amazon, they had lots of questions. How much rain falls in a rain forest? What is the world's heaviest insect? What the heck is a sausage tree? Why is it important...
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The Smurfs #6: Smurfs and the Howlibird: The Smurfs and the Howlibird (6) (The Smurfs Graphic Novels)

Gos - Papercutz
Format: Paperback

When Papa Smurf tries to make a new fertilizer for the crops, it transforms an ordinary flower into a dangerous "smurfivore plant." When two Smurfs try to get rid of the fertilizer by dumping it outside the Smurf village, a bird swallows it and becomes a huge monster - The Howlibird!...
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Map and Track Grasslands

Nancy Dickmann
Format: Hardcover

Some of the worlds most interesting animalslions, cheetahs, and bisonlive on grasslands. These fragile ecosystems are often taken for granted and have been nearly wiped out in many places around the world. This colorful book introduces readers to this fascinating but constantly threatened...
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She's All That!: A Look-it-Up Guide to the Goddesses of Mythology

Megan E. Bryant - Franklin Watts
Format: Paperback

What would Apollo's online profile look like? What would Aphrodite say if she had her own blog? Greek mythology hall of famers meet the modern age in a new series that brings the superstars of Greek myth to life with stories that put them in the pantheon! Complete with profiles, headshots,...
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Krystal's Charge

Aleesah Darlison - Picture Window Books
Format: Print book

Time is running out to find princess Aveena, heir of Haartsfeld kingdom. Krystal and the Riders must search the fairy forest of Ingawan to find her. Once they do, can Krystal convince her to come home and claim her thrown?
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The Taken

Inbali Iserles - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

The first book in a thrilling fantasy trilogy starring one of the animal kingdom's most hunted heroes. Foxcraft is full of excitement and heart, and a touch of magic. Isla and her brother are two young foxes living just outside the lands of the furless -- humans. The life of a fox is filled...
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Demigods & Magicians: Percy and Annabeth Meet the Kanes

Rick Riordan - Disney/Hyperion
Format: Print book

Magic, monsters, and mayhem abound when Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase meet Carter and Sadie Kane for the first time. Weird creatures are appearing in unexpected places, and the demigods and magicians have to team up to take them down. As they battle with Celestial Bronze and glowing...
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We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices

Wade Hudson - Crown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Fifty of the foremost diverse children's authors and illustrators--including Jason Reynolds, Jacqueline Woodson, and Kwame Alexander--share answers to the question, "In this divisive world, what shall we tell our children?" in this beautiful, full-color keepsake collection, published...
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Harry Potter: Imagining Hogwarts: A Beginner's Guide to Moviemaking

BRYAN MICHAEL STOLLER - Insight Editions
Format: Hardcover

Inspired by the beloved Harry Potter films, Imagining Hogwarts: A Beginner's Guide to Moviemaking teaches kids everything they need to know about making a movie - then gives them the chance to do it themselves.Imagining Hogwarts is a fun, practical guide to making your very own movie...
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