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Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer

Kelly Jones - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Fans of Polly Horvath or Roald Dahl will love this quirky story of a determined girl, and some extraordinary chickens. Twelve-year-old Sophie Brown feels like a fish out of water when she and her parents move from Los Angeles to the farm they've inherited from a great-uncle. But farm...
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Free Verse

Sarah Dooley - G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A moving, bittersweet tale reminiscent of Sharon Creech's Walk Two Moons set in a West Virginia coal-mining townWhen her brother dies in a fire, Sasha Harless has no one left, and nowhere to turn. After her father died in the mines and her mother ran off, he was her last caretaker....
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Return to the Isle of the Lost: A Descendants Novel

Melissa de la Cruz - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

The sequel to the #1 New York Times best seller The Isle of the LostMal's an expert at intimidating her enemies, but she's broken the habit since leaving her villainous roots behind. So when she and her friends Evie, Carlos, and Jay all receive threatening messages demanding they return...
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Newt Scamander - Arthur A. Levine Books an imprint of Scholastic Inc.
Format: Print book

Straight from the library at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, a book of magical creatures that no Harry Potter fan should be without!A copy of FANTASTIC BEASTS & WHERE TO FIND THEM resides in almost every wizarding household in the country. Now Muggles too have the chance...
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Truth About Nature: A Family's Guide to 144 Common Myths about the Great Outdoors

Stacy Tornio - Falcon Pr Pub Co
Format: Paperback

Does moss only grow on the north side of a tree? Is the North Star really the brightest star? Will a mother bird abandon its baby if you put it back in its nest? Will toads really give you warts? The Truth About Nature answers all of these questions and more. This useful compendium for parents...
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The Bill of Rights (We the People)

Michael Burgan - Compass Point Books
Format: Library Binding

Compass Point Books is a publisher of children’s books and digital products. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary: How Greg Heffley Went Hollywood, Revised and Expanded Edition

Jeff Kinney - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover

Presents a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the motion pictures "Diary of a Wimpy Kid," "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Roderick rules," and "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog days," offering script pages, storyboard sketches, costume designs, and original art.
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The Stolen Chapters

James Riley - Aladdin
Format: Print book

Owen, Kiel, and Bethany confront secrets, stolen memories, and some very familiar faces in the follow-up to The Story Thieves - which was called a "fast-paced, action-packed tale" by School Library Journal - from the bestselling author of the Half Upon a Time trilogy.Owen...
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Kristy's Great Idea: Full-Color Edition

Ann M. Martin - GRAPHIX
Format: Paperback

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! Kristy, Mary Anne, Claudia, and Stacey are best friends and founding members of The Baby-sitters Club. Whatever...
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The Invasion

K.A. Applegate - Scholastic Paperbacks; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

The wildly popular series by K.A. Applegate is back! The first six books of Animorphs return, with striking new lenticular covers that morph.The Earth is being invaded, but no one knows about it. When Jake, Rachel, Tobias, Cassie, and Marco stumble upon a downed alien spaceship and its dying...
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Weird but True 8

National Geographic Kids - National Geographic Society
Format: Print book

Kids will have a blast exploring the latest book in the wildly popular Weird But True series, full of 300 all new extreme, ridiculous, amazing facts. Topics include science, space, weather, geography, food, pop culture, and just about everything else under the sun, presented with amazing...
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You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Dentists!

Fiona MacDonald - Franklin Watts
Format: Print book

The pelican was a tool used to extract teeth in the 16th century. If used without care, it could break the patients jaw. From dentists to insects to bacteria, this series tackles some of lifes more unpleasant experiencesand explores how much worse it might be if they didnt exist. Each...
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A Week without Tuesday

Angelica Banks - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

A charming adventure full of magic and mystery, set in the land where stories come from.Something is broken in the land of story. Real and imaginary worlds are colliding -- putting everything and everyone in grave peril. Tuesday and Baxterr, at the request of the Librarian, and with the help...
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The Evertree: Spirit Animals Book 7

Marie Lu - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Book

After journeying across Erdas together, Conor, Abeke, Meilin, and Rollan have one chance to stop an ancient enemy desperate to break free from his prison, or the world will be foverer changed.
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Legends: the Best Players, Games, and Teams in Baseball

Howard Bryant - Philomel Books
Format: Hardcover

"With the LEGENDS series, Howard Bryant brings to life the best that sports has to offer - the heroes, the bitter rivalries, the moments that every sports-loving kid should know." - Mike Lupica, #1 bestselling author of Travel Team, Heat, and Fantasy League Experience...
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Alexis's Cupcake Cupid

Coco Simon - Simon Spotlight
Format: Hardcover

He loves me, he loves me not…Alexis leaves a Valentine’s Day surprise for her crush. Does he like her back?Despite objections from her Cupcake Club pals, Alexis makes a special valentine cupcake for her crush, Emma’s older brother Matt, and leaves it for him next to his computer....
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The Hidden Doors

Kazu Kibuishi - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover

A bullied boy discovers a door guarded by a sly monster . . . A painting of a door opens in a forgotten Egyptian tomb . . . A portal in the park promises to turn you into a much cooler version 2.0if you can just get the bugs out . . . Edited by New York Times bestselling comics creator...
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Phantom Stallion #10: Red Feather Filly

Terri Farley - Avon Books
Format: Paperback

Already beloved by horse lovers all over the world, the tales of the Phantom Stallion are as captivating and thrilling as the Wild West itself. This wildly popular series continues with more adventures of Samantha and her mysterious mustang known as the Phantom. A mustang racing competition...
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Jonny Jakes Investigates the Hamburgers of Doom

Malcolm Judge - Stone Arch Books
Format: Print book

Meet Jonny Jakes, undercover reporter for banned school newspaper The Woodford Word. Nothing will stop his pursuit of the truth. Not teachers. Not parents. Not even detention. When a new principal arrives halfway through the semester, Jonny smells a rat. Teachers handing out candy? All-you-can-eat...
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Face to Face With Cheetahs

Chris Johns - National Geographic
Format: Print book

Chris Johns, Editor-in-Chief of National Geographic magazine, brings you face to face with a family of cheetahs. The story begins in Okavango Delta in Botswana - as the cheetah mother hunts her prey and the photographer tracks the elusive cat. After watching the family for four months,...
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I Funny: School of Laughs

JAMES PATTERSON - JIMMY PATTERSON
Format: Print book

Teaching other kids how to be funny is the toughest gig that Jamie Grimm has ever had, and with the highest stakes. If he fails, his school library will be shut down for good!Even though he has a national contest trophy and a TV show under his belt, Jamie Grimm isn't one to sit back...
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Dazzle Ships: World War I and the Art of Confusion

Chris Barton - Millbrook Press
Format: Library Binding

"During World War I, British and American ships were painted with bold colors and crazy patterns from bow to stern. Why would anyone put such eye-catching designs on ships?Desperate to protect ships from German torpedo attacks, British lieutenant-commander Norman Wilkinson proposed...
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Amina's Voice

Hena Khan - Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

"Amina's anxieties are entirely relatable, but it's her sweet-hearted nature that makes her such a winning protagonist." - Entertainment Weekly A Pakistani-American Muslim girl struggles to stay true to her family's vibrant culture while simultaneously blending in at school...
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Serafina and the Black Cloak

Robert Beatty - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

"Never go into the deep parts of the forest, for there are many dangers there, and they will ensnare your soul. " Serafina has never had a reason to disobey her pa and venture beyond the grounds of the Biltmore estate. There's plenty to explore in her grand home, although she must...
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The Castle in the Mist

Amy Ephron - Philomel Books
Format: Print book

In the tradition of Edward Eager and E.L. Konigsburg, a novel about the excitement - and the dangers - of wishing.Tess and her brother, Max, are sent for the summer to their aunt's sleepy village in the English countryside, where excitement is as rare as a good wifi signal. So when...
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You Can't Sit With Us: An Honest Look at Bullying from the Victim

Nancy N. Rue - Thomas Nelson
Format: Book

Bullying doesn't end in the hallway anymore - with a smartphone or tablet, it can happen anywhere. According to the Ambassadors 4 Kids Club, one out of every four students is bullied - and 85% of these situations never receive intervention. Parents, students, and teachers alike have...
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For Magnus Chase: Hotel Valhalla Guide to the Norse Worlds

Rick Riordan - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Print book

So you've made it to Valhalla. Now what? This "who's who" guide to the gods, goddesses, and other important figures of Norse mythology was commissioned by Helgi, who, after more than a millennium as manager of Hotel Valhalla, became fed up with answering the same questions from...
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Puppy Love!

Sienna Mercer - Egmont UK
Format: Paperback

The second funny book in this warm series full of cute boys, friendships, and musicThe Packer twins are getting pretty good at this werewolf thing. The only trouble is, Daniel is the werewolf, but Justin is the one who's good at it. So Daniel concentrates on winning the Battle...
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The Copper Gauntlet

Holly Black - Scholastic Press, 2015.
Format: Print book

Callum Hunt's summer break isn't like other kids'. His closest companion is a Chaos-ridden wolf, Havoc. His father suspects him of being secretly evil. And, of course, most kids aren't heading back to the magical world of the Magisterium in the fall. It's not easy...
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Malala Yousafzai

Robin S. Doak - C. Press/F. Watts Trade
Format: Print book

In 2013, Malala won the KidsRights International Children's Peace Prize. Take a close look at the lives of remarkable people with this fascinating True Book series. From civil rights leaders to pioneering women, the subjects of these books are sure to inspire anyone who reads about...
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Stick Up for Yourself: Every Kid's Guide to Personal Power & Positive Self-Esteem

Gershen Kaufman - Free Spirit
Format: Paperback

First published in 1990, this perennial best-seller has helped countless children build self-esteem and assertiveness skills.Newly revised and updated, it's the ultimate resource for any kid who's ever been picked on at school, bossed around, blamed for things he or she didn't...
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Swashbuckling Scoundrels: Pirates in Fact and Fiction

Arie Kaplan - Twenty-First Century Books,
Format: Print book

You might be a fan of Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. But did you know that real-life pirates were even more daring and charismatic? For example, Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard, reportedly kept a lit fuse under his hat, creating a frightening haze of smoke...
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Inside Biosphere 2: Earth Science Under Glass

Mary Kay Carson - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Print book

In the Arizona desert, scientists conduct studies and experiments aimed to help us better understand our environment and what sort of things are happening to it due to climate change. The location is Biosphere 2, an immense structure that contains a replica ocean, savannah, and rainforest,...
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Great Smoky Mountains

Josh Gregory - Childrens Pr
Format: Library Binding

With about 9.5 million visitors per year, Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most popular national park in the country. One look at the incredible scenery of the Great Smoky Mountains is all it takes to see why so many people travel here from around the world. Readers will tour...
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DK Eyewitness Books: World War II

Simon Adams - Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Incorporated
Format: Library Binding

Discover the war that shaped the modern world in Eyewitness: World War II. From the pre-war rise of Nazi Germany to the start of the war with the invasion of Poland in 1939 to Japan singing the surrender agreement in 1945, all aspects of the deadliest conflict in human history are covered...
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Droughts (Real World Math)

Vicky Franchino - Cherry Lake Publishing
Format: Book

What happens to the environment when a drought occurs? What are some of the causes of droughts? What can people do about the problems caused by droughts? How can you use your math skills to learn more about droughts? Read this book to find the answers to these questions and learn more about...
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Flamingos

Melissa Gish - Creative Education
Format: Hardcover

"A scientific look at flamingos, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their coloration, behaviors, relationships with humans, and numbers of the tropical birds in the world today"--
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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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The Curious World of Calpurnia Tate

Jacqueline Kelly - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

Callie Vee, Travis, Granddaddy, and the whole Tate clan are back in this charming follow-up to Newbery Honor-winner The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate.Travis keeps bringing home strays. And Callie has her hands full keeping the wild animals-her brother included-away from her mother's...
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Escape From Lucien

Kazu Kibuishi - GRAPHIX; Reprint edition
Format: Hardcover

Kazu Kibuishi's #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling series continues!Navin and his classmates journey to Lucien, a city ravaged by war and plagued by mysterious creatures, where they search for a beacon essential to their fight against the Elf King. Meanwhile, Emily heads back into the Void...
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What the Moon Said

Gayle Rosengren - G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Fans of the Little House books will fall in love with Esther.Thanks to her superstitious mother, Esther knows some tricks for avoiding bad luck: toss salt over your left shoulder, never button your shirt crooked, and avoid black cats. But even luck can't keep her family safe from the Great...
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The Perfect Summer

Julien Neel - Graphic Universe
Format: Paperback

Meet the new Lou! She's thirteen years old, so it's time to stop mooning over the guy who used to be the guy next door. Instead she's heading for a dreamy seaside village with her friends Mina, Mary Emily, and Karen. Let the boy hunt begin! But the first cute boy she spots is Tristan,...
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TouchThinkLearn: Vehicles

Xavier Deneux - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

Featuring spreads each with raised shaped objects that fit into scooped cutouts on their opposite page, these two new TouchThinkLearn books offer the youngest learners an irresistible opportunity to explore their universe in a hands-on, multisensory way. Seeing the image, tracing its shape,...
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Animorphs #7: The Stranger

K.A. Applegate - Scholastic Paperbacks; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

The fight for the planet continues in this gripping installment -- and the Animorphs must make an exacting choice.The last time Rachel and her friends entered the giant Yeerk pool beneath their town things went very bad. This time they plan to be careful, and sneak in as roaches, just to spy.Once...
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Space Dumplins

Craig Thompson - GRAPHIX
Format: Hardcover

Highly acclaimed graphic novelist Craig Thompson's debut book for young readers about a plucky heroine on a mission to save her dad. For Violet Marlocke, family is the most important thing in the whole galaxy. So when her father goes missing while on a hazardous job, she can't just sit around...
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The Bad Guys

Aaron Blabey - Scholastic Press
Format: Paperback

They sound like bad guys, they look like bad guys . . . and they even smell like bad guys. But Mr. Wolf, Mr. Piranha, Mr. Snake, and Mr. Shark are about to change all of that...Mr. Wolf has a daring plan for the Bad Guys' first good mission. They are going to break two hundred dogs out of the Maximum...
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The Land of Lines

Victor Hussenot - Chronicle Books; Reprint edition
Format: Hardcover

In the land of lines, anything is possible the connection between a boy and a girl from different worlds, the potential for self-discovery, and the vanquishing of a monster. While exploring mysterious terrain, the characters cascade down geometric cliffs and mountains, navigating the unknown...
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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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Surrounded By Sharks

Michael Northrop - Scholastic, Incorporated
Format: Hardcover

A thrilling survival story from Michael Northrop, the acclaimed author of Trapped. He couldn't sleep. That's how it all started. When Davey wakes, just as the sun is rising, he can't wait to slip out of the crammed hotel room he's sharing with his family. Leave it to his parents...
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The Bill of Rights in Translation: What It Really Means

AMIE JANE LEAVITT - Capstone Press
Format: Paperback

How long is four score and seven years? Just what are unalienable rights? These translations make important historical documents meaningful. Each book translates the work of a primary source into a language you can understand.
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The Song From Somewhere Else

A F Harrold - Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Format: Hardcover

Frank thought her summer couldn't get any worse--until big, weird, smelly Nick Underbridge rescues her from a bully, and she winds up at his house.Frank quickly realizes there's more to Nick than meets the eye. When she's at his house, she hears the strangest, most beautiful music, music...
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Where the Red Fern Grows

Wilson Rawls - Bantam Books
Format: Paperback

For fans of Old Yeller and Shiloh, Where the Red Fern Grows is a beloved classic that captures the powerful bond between man and man's best friend. Billy has long dreamt of owning not one, but two, dogs. So when he's finally able to save up enough money for two pups to call...
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The Stone Warriors

Michael Northrop - Scholastic Inc., 2016. ©2016
Format: Print book

From the New York Times bestselling author of TombQuest: <i>Book of the Dead</i>, comes book 4 in an epic adventure filled with the magic of ancient Egypt! It's a race for the Spells! Alex and Ren are on a desperate hunt, and time's running out. They've discovered that...
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National Geographic Kids Animal Stories: Heartwarming True Tales from the Animal Kingdom

Jane Yolen - National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

Amazing animal stories that span the centuries come to life in this beautifully written and illustrated book. Some are sweet, some funny, some surprising, but all are emotionally powerful -- the Capitolene geese who saved the Roman empire, Balto the Alaskan sled dog, Smoky the Bear, the passenger...
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The Puppy Place #30: Oscar

Ellen Miles - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

Welcome to the Puppy Place--where every puppy finds a home!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 Lizzie gets a phone call from Aunt Amanda about Oscar, a schnauzer,...
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Message In The Sky: Corey's Underground Railroad Diary Book Three

Sharon Dennis Wyeth - Scholastic
Format: Print book

In the final book of Corey's Diary, Corey Birdsong and his family are living a full life in Canada, on their own farm, but they cannot forget about friends left behind, still in the grips of slavery.In "Message in the Sky", Corey begins attending school, and his family, along...
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Hit & Miss

Derek Jeter - Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Format: Hardcover

The second book in the New York Times bestselling Jeter Publishing imprint, Hit & Miss is a middle grade baseball novel inspired by the youth of legendary sports icon and role model Derek Jeter."Just try to make solid contact, stay level and in control. Positive thoughts only,...
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The Nora Notebooks, Book 1: The Trouble with Ants

Claudia Mills - Alfred A. Knopf,
Format: Print book

Science-obsessed fourth grader Nora has ants all figured out - now she just has to try to understand her fellow humans! The trouble with ants is . . . . . . people think they're boring. . . . they are not cuddly. . . . who would ever want them for a pet? Nora Alpers is using her new notebook...
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The War that Saved My Life

Kimberly Brubaker Bradley - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

#1 New York Times BestsellerNewbery Honor BookWinner of the Schneider Family Book Award (Middle School) Wall Street Journal Best Children's Books of 2015New York Public Library's 100 Books for Reading and Sharing An exceptionally moving story of triumph against all odds...
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Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #34: Dogsledding and Extreme Sports: A nonfiction companion to Magic Tree House #54: Balto of the Blue Dawn

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

Track the facts about the famous sled dog race and other incredible feats - with Jack and Annie! When Jack and Annie came back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #54, they had lots of questions. How do sled dogs race for so long? When was the first Iditarod? What are some other...
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Isabelle

Laurence Yep - Amer Girl Pub
Format: Paperback

GOTY 2014 is excited about starting her first year at the Anna Hart School of the Arts! But she can't help comparing herself to her older sister, Jade, who attends the same school and is an amazing ballerina. GOTY 2014's other classmates are equally talented, and she starts wondering...
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How can we reduce household waste?

Mary K Pratt - Lerner Publications
Format:  Print book : Juvenile audience : EnglishView all editions and formats

Americans throw away millions of tons of waste at home every year. But did you know that much of this household waste can be recycled Or that there are ways to turn this waste into energy Learn how you can be part of the solution. As part of the Searchlight Books collection, this series...
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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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George

Alex Gino - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

When people look at George, they think they see a boy. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she's a girl.George thinks she'll have to keep this a secret forever. Then her teacher announces that their class play is going to be Charlotte's Web. George really, really, REALLY wants...
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Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book 2 The Hammer of Thor

Rick Riordan - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Print book

Thor's hammer is missing again. The thunder god has a disturbing habit of misplacing his weapon--the mightiest force in the Nine Worlds. But this time the hammer isn't just lost, it has fallen into enemy hands. If Magnus Chase and his friends can't retrieve the hammer quickly, the mortal...
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Aztec, Inca & Maya

DK Publishing - DK CHILDREN; Revised edition
Format: Book

Eyewitness: Aztec, Inca & Maya is a spectacular and informative guide to the rise and fall of the pre-Columbian cultures of the Aztecs, Incas, and Mayas, who built vast empires and left behind a legacy of mystery and wonder. Amazing color photographs offer children a unique "eyewitness"...
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LEGO Awesome Ideas

Daniel Lipkowitz - DK Children
Format: Hardcover

Explore an all-new ideas book that unlocks the secrets of LEGO building and shows fans how to create a world with their imagination.Beautiful clear photography and informative text demonstrates how entire models are built while also providing step-by-step visual breakdowns and offering...
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GOTY Leads the Way.

Lisa Yee; Sarah Davis
Format:  Print book : Fiction : Juvenile audience : EnglishView all editions and formats

Lea Clark is all set for an animal-discovery adventure! She's never been to a rainforest before, and her mind is filled with exciting thoughts about the animals she'll get to see and the pictures she'll get to take deep in the jungle. During a hike with her brother through the Amazon rainforest,...
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Newt Scamander - Arthur A. Levine Books
Format: Hardcover

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Newt Scamander's classic compendium of magical creatures, has delighted generations of wizarding readers. Now, in this updated edition with a new foreword by Newt himself and the unveiling of six beasts little known outside the American wizarding...
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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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James and the Giant Peach

Roald Dahl - Puffin Books
Format: Paperback

James Trotter loses his parents in a horrible accident and is forced to live-miserably-with his two wicked aunts. Then James is given some magic crystals that give him hope. But when he accidentally spills these crystals on an old peach tree, strange things begin to happen. A peach starts...
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The Puppy Place #26: Rocky

Ellen Miles - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Book

Welcome to the Puppy Place--where every puppy finds a home!When Lizzie sees an ad in the paper for a dog in need of a new home, she is immediately concerned. Why is this person so anxious to get rid of their puppy? Rocky is a cuddly, couch potato of a Bulldog. He was originally brought...
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Stronger Than Steel: Spider Silk DNA and the Quest for Better Bulletproof Vests, Sutures, and Parachute Rope

Bridget Heos - Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Format: Print book

In Stronger Than Steel, readers enter Randy Lewis' lab where they come face to face with golden orb weaver spiders, and transgenic alfalfa, silkworm silk, and goats, whose milk contains the proteins to spin spider silk--and to weave a nearly indestructible fiber. Learn how this amazing...
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Counting Sheep: Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet

Jacqueline Kelly - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

Callie Vee and Travis help animals big and small in this illustrated chapter book series for younger readers. In this second book in the Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet series, Callie takes a hands-on approach to animal doctoring. When Callie and Granddaddy go exploring by the river, Callie discovers...
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The Secrets of the Pied Piper 1: The Peddler's Road

Matthew Cody - Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.
Format: Print book

Drawn from the Pied Piper tale, this exciting new trilogy by the author of Powerless is brimming with adventure, mystery, and rats! It is said that in the thirteenth century, in a village called Hamelin, a piper lured all of the children away with his magical flute, and none of them were...
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Invisible Emmie

TERRI LIBENSON - Balzer + Bray
Format: Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Jennifer L. Holm, Invisible Emmie is a humorous and surprising debut graphic novel by Terri Libenson, creator of the internationally syndicated, Reuben Award-winning comic strip The Pajama Diaries. This is the story of two totally different girls...
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Hollywood, dead ahead.

Kate Klise - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Book

In this fifth volume from 43 Old Cemetery Road, the trio at Spence Mansion leaves Ghastly for Hollywood, California . . . and for a shot at stardom The film producer Moe Block Busters wants to make the 43 Old Cemetery Road story into a movie--and he promises it will be a sure-fire hit Lured...
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From the Notebooks of a Middle School Princess

Meg Cabot - Feiwel & Friends
Format: Hardcover

Return to the world of Meg Cabot's bestselling and beloved Princess Diaries series in From the Notebooks of a Middle School Princess -- this time through the illustrated diary of a spunky new heroine: Princess Mia's long lost half-sister, Olivia!Olivia Grace Clarisse Mignonette Harrison...
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Who Is Bill Gates? (Who Was...?)

Nancy Harrison - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Hardcover

Bill Gates, born in Seattle, Washington, in 1955, is an American business magnate, investor, philanthropist, and author. In this Who Was...? biography, children will learn of Gates' childhood passion for computer technology, which led him to revolutionize personal computers. Through...
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The House With a Clock in Its Walls

John Bellairs
Format: Book

Orphaned Lewis Barnavelt tries to help his uncle Jonathan and next-door neighbor turn back the hands of time and save the world from the disaster that will begin when the clock stops ticking within the walls of Jonathan's house. Reissue. NYT. PW.
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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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Cody Harmon, King of Pets

Claudia Mills - Farrar Straus Giroux, 2016.
Format: Print book

Cody Harmon doesn't love reading, math, spelling, or really any of the subjects that Miss Molina teaches in her third-grade class. But he lives on a farm and he loves animals--he even has nine pets--so when the school holds a pet-show fund-raiser, it should be his time to shine....
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Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures

Kate DiCamillo - Candlewick; Reprint edition
Format: Print book

Winner of the 2014 Newbery Medal Holy unanticipated occurrences! A cynic meets an unlikely superhero in a genre-breaking new novel by master storyteller Kate DiCamillo.It begins, as the best superhero stories do, with a tragic accident that has unexpected consequences. The squirrel never...
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Witherwood Reform School

Obert Skye - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

After a slight misunderstanding involving a horrible governess, oatmeal, and a jar of tadpoles, siblings Tobias and Charlotte Eggars find themselves abandoned by their father at the gates of a creepy reform school. Evil mysteries are afoot at Witherwood, where the grounds are patrolled...
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Minecraft: Mining and Farming

James Zeiger - Cherry Lake Publishing
Format: Print book

Did you even wonder how innovation happens? Or what it takes to turn a new idea into something that works? The Innovation Library takes a look at people and their creative ideas. It explores how lasting contributions are made in diverse fields such as sports, entertainment, medicine, technology,...
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Magic Tree House #50: Hurry Up, Houdini!

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

The New York Times bestselling Magic Tree House series has a brand-new paperback! Jack and Annie travel to Coney Island, New York, to meet the master magician, Harry Houdini. Abracadabra! Mary Pope Osborne cleverly combines history, mystery, adventure, and trouble in this new Magic Tree...
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Horse (DK Eyewitness Books)

Juliet Clutton-Brock - DK Children
Format: Hardcover

The worlds most trusted nonfiction series is now available with a CD of clipart included in the hardcover edition that compliments a fact-filled title full of spectacular photographs and illustrations.
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The Honest Truth

Dan Gemeinhart - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

The debut of a phenomenal new middle-grade talent.In all the ways that matter, Mark is a normal kid. He's got a dog named Beau and a best friend, Jessie. He likes to take photos and write haiku poems in his notebook. He dreams of climbing a mountain one day.But in one important way, Mark...
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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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Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know: Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Adam Bray - DK Publishing, 2015. ©2015
Format: Print book

Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know is crammed with weird and wonderful Star Wars trivia, strange-but-true facts and fascinating "Did you know" Q&As via a highly engaging infographic design. Find out who cleans the floors of the Death Stars and what takes 1,000...
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Guinness World Records 2017.

Guinness World Records
Format:  Print book : English

The ultimate annual book of records is back and crammed with more than ever before! Guinness World Records 2017 is bursting with all-new records on topics as diverse as black holes, domes, owls, and killer plants. Want to know the highest anyone has travelled on a skateboard, or the largest...
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Wrath of the Storm

Jennifer A. Nielsen - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

Trouble has a way of seeking out Nicolas Calva, and it's not likely to leave him alone any time soon. With Caesar's magic bulla, the Malice of Mars, and the possibility of a Jupiter Stone in play, all the powers of Rome are circling Nic. He'll have to maneuver his way through scheming government...
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Ready, Freddy! #27: The Reading Race

Abby Klein - Scholastic
Format: Paperback

The race is on! Freddy's class is competing in a read-a-thon, and the student who reads for the most minutes will win five free books - and the class will win an author visit, too! Freddy plans to win this contest . . . even if it means staying up all night!
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Furthermore

Tahereh Mafi - Dutton Children's Books
Format: Print book

The bestselling author of the Shatter Me series takes readers beyond the limits of their imagination in this captivating new middle grade adventure that reads like a modern day fairy tale. New York Times bestsellerRecently featured on "Late Night with Seth Meyers" Inspired by her childhood...
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Life During World War II

Wendy H. Lanier - Core Library
Format: Hardcover

"What did pioneers eat on the wide-open frontier as they made their way west? What kinds of clothes did people wear during the Civil War? What was school like in colonial America? Daily Life in US History answers all of these questions and more. Take a trip to the past to learn what...
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Monster High/Ever After High: The Legend of Shadow High

SHANNON HALE - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A dangerous story is bubbling and almost all the Narrators are scared to tell it. Cracks in the World of Stories are spreading, and the ominous Shadow High is gaining power. Only one young, brave Narrator, Brooke Page, is ready to tell this tale.As the first cracks show, Frankie and Draculaura...
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Tiger Boy

Mitali Perkins - Charlesbridge
Format: Hardcover

When a tiger cub goes missing from the reserve, Neel is determined to find her before the greedy Gupta gets his hands on her to kill her and sell her body parts on the black market. Neels parents, however, are counting on him to study hard and win a prestigious scholarship to study in Kolkata....
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Bunny Loves to Read

Peter Bently - Parragon Books
Format: Hardcover

Children can learn to read along with Bunny and friends in this charming picture book ideal for beginning readers. With simple, easy-to-read text and engaging illustrations, this book is sure to become a family favorite for reading aloud or for children to practice on their own.,
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Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot

Dav Pilkey - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Hardcover

There's something rotten in the state of Ohio, and it's smellier than a pile of putrid gym socks! Steer clear -- it's Sir Stinks-A-Lot! George and Harold, and their doubles, Yesterday George and Yesterday Harold, have a good thing going. Two of them go to school, while the other...
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The Playbook: 52 Rules to Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called Life

Kwame Alexander - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times Bestseller! You gotta know the rules to play the game. Ball is life. Take it to the hoop. Soar. What can we imagine for our lives? What if we were the star players, moving and grooving through the game of life? What if we had our own rules of the game to help us get what...
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The Bad Guys in Mission Unpluckable

Aaron Blabey - Scholastic Press
Format: Print book

The Bad Guys next mission? Rescue 10,000 chickens from a high-tech cage farm. But they are up against sizzling lasers, one feisty tarantula, and their very own Mr. Snake...who's also known as "The Chicken Swallower." What could possibly go wrong?Get ready to laugh up your lunch...
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Treasure Hunters: Secret of the Forbidden City

James Patterson - Little Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover

The Kidds--treasure hunting family extraordinaire--are heading to China, on a journey that will lead them beyond the Great Wall and into the underbelly of Berlin. Bick and Beck Kidd are desperately trying to secure the ancient Chinese artifact that will buy their mother's freedom from...
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The Secret of Dreadwillow Carse

Brian Farrey - Algonquin Of Chapel Hill
Format: Print book

A princess and a peasant girl must embark on a dangerous quest to outwit a centuries-old warning foretelling the fall of the Monarchy in this thrilling modern fairytale. In the center of the verdant Monarchy lies Dreadwillow Carse, a black and desolate bog that the happy people of the land...
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A Spy Called James: The True Story of James Lafayette, Revolutionary War Double Agent

Anne F Rockwell - Carolrhoda Books
Format: Book

Illustrated by Coretta Scott King Award winner Floyd CooperTold for the first time in picture book form is the true story of James Lafayette, a slave who spied for George Washington's army during the American Revolution. But while America celebrated its newfound freedom, James returned...
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House of Robots: Robot Revolution

James Patterson - Jimmy Patterson
Format: Hardcover

Robots on strike Sammy's underappreciated mechanical helpers are causing chaos in book 3 of the bestselling House of Robots series. After a few early glitches in their relationship, Sammy and his "bro-bot" E are now fast friends. In fact, E is such a valued member of the family...
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Marvel's Captain America: The Ultimate Guide to the First Avenger

Dk Publishing. - Dk Publishing, 2016.
Format: Print book

Learn everything there is to know about Captain America in Captain America: The Ultimate Guide to the First Avenger. Packed with information about friends, enemies, and storylines, this guide explores the exciting and rich history of the First Avenger.Follow Steve Rogers' journey from...
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Rutabaga the Adventure Chef: Book 1

Eric Colossal - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover

In a world where there are dragons, wyverns, and haunted squash, you'd figure someone would have recipes for them, right? Rutabaga and his magic cooking pot, Pot, join young adventurers Winnifred, Manny, and Beef on a quest to defeat a dragon, discover new ingredients, find monsters...
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Catch You Later, Traitor

Avi - Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Format: Hardcover

Brooklyn, New York, 1951. Twelve-year-old Pete Collison is a regular kid who loves Sam Spade detective books and radio crime dramas, but when an FBI agent shows up at Pete's doorstep accusing his father of being a Communist, Pete finds himself caught in a real-life mystery. Could there...
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We Will Not Be Silent: The White Rose Student Resistance Movement That Defied Adolf Hitler

Russell Freedman - Clarion Books
Format: Hardcover

In his signature eloquent prose, backed up by thorough research, Russell Freedman tells the story of Austrian-born Hans Scholl and his sister Sophie. They belonged to Hitler Youth as young children, but began to doubt the Nazi regime. As older students, the Scholls and a few friends formed...
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Dork Diaries 10: Tales from a Not-So-Perfect Pet Sitter

Rachel Renée Russell - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover

Nikki and her friends Brandon, Chloe, and Zoey are teamed up on an important mission in the tenth book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series.Nikki has to hide seven ADORKABLE puppies from two parents, one nosy little sister, an entire middle school, and ... one mean...
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At Home in Her Tomb: Lady Dai and the Ancient Chinese Treasures of Mawangdui

Christine Liu-Perkins - Charlesbridge
Format: Hardcover

This middle-grade chapter book unearths the mysteries of the Mawangdui (mah-wahng-dway) tombs, one of China's top archaeological finds of the last century. Miniature servants, mysterious silk paintings, scrolls of long-lost secrets, and the best preserved mummy in the world (the body...
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March Grand Prix: The Race at Harewood

Kean Soo - Stone Arch Books
Format: Print book

March the Hare enters into his very first professional race at Harewood Speedway and comes up against the defending World Champion, Lyca the Fox, whose skill and aggression is unrivaled. March finds help and inspiration in the unlikeliest of places--his own family.
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Attack of the 50-Ft. Cupid (Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist)

Jim Benton - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback

Franny's mom says every mad scientist needs a lab assistant. So for Valentine's Day Franny gets just that -- a Lab assistant. Except Igor isn't a pure Lab. He's also part poodle, part Chihuahua, part beagle, part spaniel, part shepherd -- and all thumbs. Franny is fuming....
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Descendants: Junior Novel

Disney Book Group - Disney Press
Format: Hardcover

Mal, Evie, Jay, and Carlos are the offspring of some of the most terrible villains of all time. They're offered a chance to leave the Isle of the Lost, where they have been imprisoned all their lives, and go to prep school in the idyllic kingdom of Auradon with all of the "good"...
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Bella's Fall Coat

Lynn Plourde - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Print book

Bella loves the sights and sounds of fall--the crinkle-crackle of fallen leaves, the crunch of crisp, red apples, the honking and flapping of migrating geese. She wants the season to last forever. She also wants her fall coat--the one her Grams made especially for her--to last forever....
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The Magic Thief: Home

Sarah Prineas - Harpercollins
Format: Hardcover

The Magic Thief: Home, the fourth book in the acclaimed Magic Thief series (also including The Magic Thief, The Magic Thief: Lost, and The Magic Thief: Found), finds new wizard Conn back where he started - accused of being a thief.Despite successfully securing a balance between the competing...
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The Awesome, Almost 100% True Adventures of Matt & Craz

Alan Silberberg - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover

A magical pen causes creative chaos in this quirky, comic-style story from the Sid Fleischman Award-winning author of Milo.. Best friends Matt and Larry "Craz" Crazinski couldnt be more different. Matt loves order, while Craz lives on the edge. The boys share a passion for cartooning,...
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Masterminds: Payback

Gordon Korman - Balzer + Bray
Format: Hardcover

The thrilling finale to the New York Times-bestselling Masterminds series from middle grade star author Gordon Korman. Perfect for fans of Rick Riordan and James Patterson. After a serious betrayal from one of their former friends, the clones of Project Osiris are on the run again. Now separated...
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Bayou Magic

Jewell Parker Rhodes - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

If only Maddy sees the mermaid, can it be real?It's Maddy's turn to have a bayou summer. At first she misses life back home in the city, but soon she grows to love everything about her new surroundings -- the glimmering fireflies, the glorious landscape, and something else, deep within...
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The Thirteen Colonies

Marc Tyler Nobleman
Format: Hardcover(Library Binding)

Introduces the European immigrants who came to North America as explorers and settlers, their interactions with native people, and the wars that ultimately led to their independence.
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Moo

Sharon Creech - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

This uplifting New York Times bestseller reminds us that if we're open to new experiences, life is full of surprises.Fans of Newbery Medal winner Sharon Creech's Love That Dog and Hate That Cat will love her newest tween novel, Moo. Following one family's momentous move from the city to rural...
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Chasing Secrets

Gennifer Choldenko - Yearling
Format: Hardcover

Newbery Honor-winning author Gennifer Choldenko deftly combines humor, tragedy, fascinating historical detail, and a medical mystery in this exuberant new novel.. San Francisco, 1900. The Gilded Age. A fantastic time to be alive for lots of people . . . but not thirteen-year-old Lizzie...
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Crabs

Melissa Gish - Creative Education, Creative Paperbacks
Format: Print book

A look at crabs, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their chelipeds, behaviors, relationships with humans, and their threatened status in the world today.
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Fire Birds

Sneed B. Collard III - Bucking Horse Books
Format: Hardcover

In Fire Birds -- Valuing Natural Wildfires and Burned Forests, award-winning science author Sneed B. Collard III challenges society's negative views toward natural forest fires. By focusing on the research of biologist Richard Hutto, Collard reveals the complex relationships between...
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Gracefully Grayson

Ami Polonsky - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Dont miss Ami Polonskys stunning new novel, World Made of Glass. "Tenderly and courageously told, Gracefully Grayson is a small miracle of a book. Its story is so compelling I found myself holding my breath as I read it and so intimate I felt as if what was happening to Grayson was happening...
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Pokemon: Kalos Beginner's Handbook

Scholastic - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Paperback

Welcome to the Kalos region! Brand new Pokmon characters will debut in October 2013.The wait is over -- the new Pokmon are here! Meet Chespin, Fennekin, Froakie, and more. This teaser guide will get kids started with stats and facts on exciting new Pokmon. Full guide will be available in Summer...
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Who Was Henry Ford?

Burgan Michael; Hammond Ted; Harrison Nancy
Format:  Book : English

Born on a small farm in rural Michigan, Henry Fords humble beginnings were no match for his ambition. Ford quickly created a manufacturing dynasty, bringing affordable cars to the masses and forever changing America and the American workplace. Who Was Henry Ford? details his meteoric rise,...
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So Not Okay: An Honest Look at Bullying from the Bystander

Nancy N. Rue - Thomas Nelson
Format: Book

There is no such thing as neutral. According to the Ambassadors 4 Kids Club, one out of every four students is bulliedand 85 of these situations never receive intervention. Parents, students, and teachers alike have amped up the discussion of how to solve the bullying problem for a networked...
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The Zombie Chasers #4: Empire State of Slime

John Kloepfer - Harper
Format: Paperback

Zombies take Manhattan in Empire State of Slime, book four of John Kloepfer's hilarious and stomach-churning Zombie Chasers tween series, with illustrations by David DeGrand. Perfect for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and The Strange Case of Origami Yoda, The Zombie Chasers #4: Empire...
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Winterling

Sarah Prineas - HarperCollins; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

JenniferThings here have gotten very bad.My girl, when you opened the Way, something happened. It has been weeks since you left, and spring has still not come. The rains continue, every day. Winter has been creeping back in. The river through town is flooding, and none of the farmers have...
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Simple and Compound Sentences

Kara Murray - Powerkids Pr
Format: Book

Teach young readers what simple and complex sentences are, and help them understand the uses of each. Age-appropriate examples make concepts clearer.
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Took: A Ghost Story

Mary Downing Hahn - Harcourt
Format: Print book

"Folks say Old Auntie takes a girl and keeps her fifty years - then lets her go and takes another one." Thirteen-year-old Daniel Anderson doesn't believe Brody Mason's crazy stories about the ghost witch who lives up on Brewster's Hill with Bloody Bones, her man-eating...
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A Most Magical Girl

Karen Foxlee - Alfred A. Knopf
Format: Print book

From the author of Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy comes the story of a friendship between two girls set in Victorian England, with magical machines, wizards, witches, a mysterious underworld, and a race against time. Annabel Grey is primed for a proper life as a young lady in Victorian...
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The Great Good Summer

Liz Garton Scanlon - Beach Lane Books
Format: Hardcover

Ivy and Paul hatch a secret plan to find Ivy's missing mom and say good-bye to the space shuttle in this evocative, heartfelt novel reminiscent of Each Little Bird that Sings and Because of Winn-Dixie.Ivy Green's mama has gone off with a charismatic preacher called Hallelujah...
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Midnight Howl

Clare Hutton - Scholastic Paperbacks; Original edition
Format: Paperback

Poison Apple Books Thrilling Bone-chilling These books have biteMarisol and her mom move from the city to rural Montana for a few months and stay with family friends and their twin children Jack and Hailey Marisol loves looking at the stars so far away from city lights but she feels creeped...
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Compass South

Hope Larson - Margaret Ferguson Books/Farrar Straus Giroux
Format: Print book

It's 1860 in New York City. When 12-year-old twins Alexander and Cleopatra's father disappears, they join the Black Hook Gang and are caught by the police pulling off a heist. They agree to reveal the identity of the gang in exchange for tickets to New Orleans. But once there, Alex...
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Encyclopedia Brown Finds the Clues

Donald J. Sobol - Puffin Books
Format: Paperback

Ten brief cases allow the reader to match wits with ten-year-old crime-buster, Encyclopedia Brown, as he recovers a client's missing tooth collection, finds a sneaky thief, and more. Solutions are included at the back of the book.
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Hello, Universe

Erin Entrada Kelly - Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover

Acclaimed and award-winning author Erin Entrada Kelly's Hello, Universe is a funny and poignant neighborhood story about unexpected friendships. Told from four intertwining points of view - two boys and two girls - the novel celebrates bravery, being different, and finding your inner bayani...
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Lucky

Ellen Miles - Scholastic
Format: Paperback

Charles faces a super-sized challenge when torrential rain and an injured pup take his camping trip by storm! Can they bring each other any luck?Charles and his shy new friend David are camping out in the backyard when a big storm blows in. They make a dash for the house-but not before...
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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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Simon Ellis, Spelling Bee Champ

Claudia Mills - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

The students in Miss Molina's third grade class are abuzz with excitement about the upcoming spelling bee, where they will be competing against the two other classes in third grade. Simon Ellis, who just happens to be good at a lot of other things, is also very good at spelling....
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The Empire Strikes Back

Ryder Windham - Scholastic
Format: Paperback

Darth Vader vs. Luke Skywalker. Father vs. son. An amazing all-new novelization that will tie in with the blockbuster classic Star Wars DVD release.Darth Vader vs. Luke Skywalker. Father vs. son. An amazing all-new novelization that will tie in with the blockbuster classic Star Wars...
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Grand Canyon

Jason Chin - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

Rivers wind through earth, cutting down and eroding the soil for millions of years, creating a cavity in the ground 277 miles long, 18 miles wide, and more than a mile deep known as the Grand Canyon.Home to an astonishing variety of plants and animals that have lived and evolved within...
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Designs by Isabelle

Laurence Yep - Amer Girl Pub
Format: Paperback

As GOTY 2014 rehearses her ballet routine for The Nutcracker, she wonders if she'll ever master her pirouettes, especially with her classmate Renata pointing out her every mistake. She tries focusing on the other parts of the production she enjoys: exploring the costume and props room...
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Cocoa

Ellen Miles - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

Welcome to the Puppy Place--where every puppy finds a home!When Cocoa, a large chocolate Lab puppy, accidentally knocks over her elderly owner, Charles convinces his parents to foster this excitable dog. But can the Peterson household survive Cocoa's high energy behavior? Charles is confident...
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Stallion by starlight

Mary Pope Osborne; Sal Murdocca - Random House
Format:  book_printbook : Fiction : Juvenile audience : EnglishView all editions and formats

The New York Times bestselling Magic Tree House series has a brand-new paperback, with stickers included! Hold your horses! Mary Pope Osborne perfectly blends fantasy, adventure, and history in this paperback edition of the bestselling Magic Tree House chapter book. Time-traveling brother-and-sister...
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My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish

Mo O'Hara - Square Fish
Format: Paperback

When Tom's big brother decides to become an Evil Scientist, his first experiment involves dunking Frankie the goldfish into toxic green gunk. Tom knows that there is only one thing to do: Zap the fish with a battery and bring him back to life! But there's something weird about the new Frankie....
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Bionicle Adventures #2: Trial By Fire

Greg Farshtey - Scholastic Paperbacks 2004.
Format: Print book

New heroes. New villians. A new mission.Share in the legend with books based on LEGO's BIONICLE action figures.The Toa are searching for the Disks of Power. Without these Disks, they may never be able to defeat the Morbuzak that is destroying the city of Metru Nui. The Matoran say they...
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Geronimo Stilton Special Edition: The Journey Through Time

Geronimo Stilton - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Hardcover

Journey back in time with Geronimo in this fabumouse hardcover special edition!I, Geronimo Stilton, never expected to set paw inside a time machine. But when Professor Paws von Volt invited me to travel with him, I had to accept!My family came along to help us discover how the dinosaurs...
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The Question of Miracles

Elana K. Arnold - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Sixth-grader Iris Abernathy hates life in Corvallis, Oregon, where her family just moved. It's always raining, and everything is so wet. Besides, nothing has felt right since Iris's best friend, Sarah, died. When Iris meets Boris, an awkward mouth-breather with a know-it-all...
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Trials of Apollo, The Book Two The Dark Prophecy

Rick Riordan - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

Zeus has punished his son Apollo--god of the sun, music, archery, poetry, and more--by casting him down to earth in the form of a gawky, acne-covered sixteen-year-old mortal named Lester. The only way Apollo can reclaim his rightful place on Mount Olympus is by restoring several Oracles...
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100 Things to Make You Happy

Lisa M. Gerry - National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Print book

This cheerful and inspirational book will make kids go "WOW!" and "Awwww" in equal measure. It's packed with adorable animal facts, heartwarming nuggets from history, snippets of cool new science, amazing photography, inspirational advice from Nat Geo explorers,...
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Geronimo Stilton Special Edition: The Journey Through Time #2: Back in Time

Geronimo Stilton - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Hardcover

Return to the past with Geronimo Stilton in this fabumouse special edition!Imagine my surprise when I, Geronimo Stilton, was offered the chance to travel back in time again! Professor Paws von Volt entrusted me to lead my family on a secret journey in his new time machine.This voyage took...
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How to create animation in 10 easy lessons : create 2-d, 3-d, and digital animation without a... hollywood budget

Will Bishop-Stephens - Walter Foster Jr
Format: Hardcover

Learn 10 key skills to create your own 2-D and 3-D animations!In this new addition to the Super Skills series, children will master animation in 10 easy lessons! A professional animator teaches children 10 key skills to start creating their own 2-D and 3-D animations.Each stage is fully...
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Little Dog, Lost

Marion Dane Bauer - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

FromNewbery Honoree Marion Dane Bauer comes the tale of a boy who needs a dog, and a dog who needs a boya match made in heaven, if only the two can meet. Mark is a boy who needs a dog. But he cant get his mom on board with his plan. Buddy is a dog who needs a boy. Buddy has an owner already,...
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Secrets of the Sea

KATE BAKER - Big Picture Press
Format: Hardcover

A stunning look at some of the most extraordinary and rarely seen creatures from under the seaThis book takes you on a journey to discover an incredible and rarely seen world. From the rock pools along the shoreline to the deepest, darkest depths of the ocean, breathtaking illustrations...
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Finding Someplace

Denise Lewis Patrick - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

Reesie Boone just knows that thirteen is going to be her best year yet-this will be the year she makes her very first fashion design on her Ma Maw's sewing machine. She'll skip down the streets of New Orleans with her best friends, Ayanna and Orlando, and everyone will look at her in admiration.But...
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Ghosts

Raina Telgemeier - Graphix
Format: Print book

Catrina and her family are moving to the coast of Northern California because her little sister, Maya, is sick. Cat isn't happy about leaving her friends for Baha de la Luna, but Maya has cystic fibrosis and will benefit from the cool, salty air that blows in from the sea. As the girls...
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#2 Truth in Sight

Cori Doerrfeld - Graphic Universe
Format: Print book

Cici has a lot to figure out. She's learning how to make friends. She's learning how to be a better big sister. Oh, and she's learning how to use her fairy powers! Things look easy for Kendra, a popular girl at Cici's school. So when Cici finds Kendra's lost doll, she uses...
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Middle School: Escape to Australia

James Patterson - jimmy patterson
Format: Hardcover

In the newest installment of James Patterson's bestselling Middle School series, everyone's favorite underdog hero Rafe Khatchadorian is headed to the dangerous wilds of Australia! Rafe isn't exactly considered a winner in Hills Village Middle School to say the least, but everything's...
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Anne of Windy Poplars

L M Montgomery - Bantam Books
Format: Paperback

Anne Shirley has left Redmond College behind to begin a new job and a new chapter of her life away from Green Gables. Now she faces a new challenge: the Pringles. They're known as the royal family of Summerside - and they quickly let Anne know she is not the person they had wanted as principal...
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The Thief and the Sword

Mike Maihack - Graphix
Format: Print book

Cleopatra's space adventure in the REALLY far future continues! A mysterious thief has stolen the ancient sword Cleo recovered in Book One: Target Practice, and she's determined to get it back. But her teachers at Yasiro Academy forbid her from risking her life, so she's stuck at school,...
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