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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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In Focus

Libby Walden - 360 Degrees
Format: Print book

Ten illustrators place ten subjects under the microscope to help readers look beneath the surface. From famous landmarks to fruit and the natural world to vehicles, this book offers a fresh perspective by looking at 101 wonders of the world from the outside, in.
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Insider Tips for Hunting Varmint (Ultimate Guide to Hunting)

Xina M Uhl - Rosen Central
Format: Library Binding

Small mammals such as raccoons, opossums, coyotes, bobcats, and prairie dogs can destroy property and hurt pets or livestock. Hunting varmints like these is a form of necessary pest control and wildlife management. This detailed guide helps readers understand laws, regulations, best hunting...
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Commander in Cheese #1: The Big Move

Lindsey Leavitt - Random House
Format: Print book

Imagine The Borrowers in the White House! This fun new chapter book series follows a family of mice as a new president moves into their home! If you are a mouse, then you might know about Ava and Dean Squeakerton. They are kind of famous, for mice. That's because Ava and Dean...
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The Fearless Travelers' Guide to Wicked Places

Peter Begler - Capstone Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Nell Perkins knows there is magic at work that she can't yet understand. Her mother has been taken by witches and turned into a bird. Nell must journey to get her mother back, even if it takes her deep into the Wicked Places -- the frightening realm where Nightmares resides....
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Dr. Critchlore's School for Minions: Book Three: Polar Distress

Sheila Grau - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover

Runt Higgins has a long to-do list. He needs to find out who cursed him, and why; he needs to make up with his best friend, Syke; and he needs to pass the Junior Henchman Training Program. That last one? Not likely. Professor Murphy hates Runt and is actively trying to fail him. The only...
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The War I Finally Won

KIMBERLY BRUBAKER BRADLEY - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

Like the classic heroines of Sarah, Plain and Tall and Little Women, Ada conquers the homefront as her World War II journey continues in this sequel to the Newbery Honor-winning The War that Saved My Life When Ada's clubfoot is surgically fixed at last, she knows...
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Biome Geo Facts

Izzi Howell - Crabtree Publishing Company
Format: Hardcover

Discover the biomes of our planet, from lush rainforests and sweltering deserts to deep oceans and fast-flowing rivers. See how seasons and climates vary across the globe, and find out about amazing animal and plant adaptations. Learn about people who live in different places around the world...
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Basher History: US Presidents: Revised Edition

Simon Basher - Kingfisher
Format: Paperback

Basher History: US Presidents, Oval Office All-Stars created and illustrated by Simon Basher, written by Dan Green Basher's US Presidents shows you the nation's leaders as you've never seen them before. Every president, from George Washington to the winner of the 2012 election,...
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The Perfect Score

ROB BUYEA - Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

From the beloved author of Because of Mr. Terupt and its sequels comes The Perfect Score, a new middle-grade school story with a very special cast of unforgettable characters who discover that getting the perfect score - both on the test and in life - is perhaps not so perfect...
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