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Fantastic Optical Illusions

INC DORLING KINDERSLEY - DK Children
Format: Hardcover

A new, colorful collection of more than 130 visual illusions and brain teasers found in three of DK's award-winning titles: Optical Illusions, Mindbenders, and Color Illusions.Fantastic Optical Illusions is filled with visual illusions, color tricks, perplexing puzzles, quizzes, and more....
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Hydrogen

Nancy Dickmann - PowerKids Press
Format: Library Binding

Life as we know it couldn't exist without water, and water cannot exist without hydrogen. This essential element plays an important role in both human bodies and stars. What other incredible things can this life-giving element do? Readers of this informative book will find out. They'll...
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The Tenth Amendment: States' Rights

Elizabeth Raum - Capstone Press
Format: Library Binding

The Bill of Rights was written more than 200 years ago, but it's still just as relevant and important today as it was back then. Readers will take a look at what caused the Tenth Amendment to be born and what effects the amendment has had through history and today.
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Weather or Not

SARAH MLYNOWSKI - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

When Willa's upside-down magic rains, it pours. Clouds form under ceilings. Classrooms get flooded. Umbrellas must always be nearby, just in case Willa has an outburst.Willa hates being the source of such sogginess. Even worse, the more she rains, the badder she feels . . . and the badder...
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Plants vs. Zombies Volume 6: Boom Boom Mushroom

Paul Tobin - Dark Horse Books
Format: Print book

Crazy Dave's brainy niece Patrice, neighborhood daredevil Nathan Timely, and a batch of bold plants discover "Zomboss's Secret Plan for Raising a Zombie Army Underground and Then Swallowing the Entire City of Neighborville Whole!" A rare Boom Boom Mushroom must be found in order...
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Heredity

Mason Anders - Capstone Press
Format: Library Binding

Are your eyes brown? Blue? Green? Why are they the color that they are? Heredity takes a close look at the genes and traits passed down from mothers and fathers. Learn about dominant and recessive genes and how they determine unique characteristics.
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Marvel-Verse: Iron Man

Marvel Comics - Marvel
Format: Paperback

Iron Man is one of the greatest heroes in the Marvel-Verse - and these are some of his most action-packed adventures! When the genius Tony Stark is held captive and forced to make weapons, his best chance of escape lies in building the greatest weapon of all - the very first version of the Iron...
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The great desert rally

Kean Soo - Stone Arch Books
Format: Paperback

March Hare's first race for Tuttle Racing is the infamous Desert Rally, and when he discovers that his sister May has signed on with his rival, Lyca the Fox, he is mad, but he has even bigger problems ahead--because Hammond the Pig may be a super mechanic but he has no sense of direction,...
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Totally Amazing Facts About Outrageous Inventions

Cari Meister - Capstone Press
Format: Library Binding

Totally Amazing Facts About Outrageous Inventions is the perfect treat for kids with an appetite for "Did you know ... ?" More than 100 facts about everything from toothbrushes, airplanes, and flush toilets to animation, ice cream, and crayons are served up in photo-packed design...
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The Fantastic Body: What Makes You Tick & How You Get Sick

HOWARD BENNETT - Rodale Kids
Format: Hardcover

The Fantastic Body is the ultimate kids' reference guide to the human body! Jam-packed with fun facts, cool diagrams, and gross stories, and written by a successful, practicing pediatrician, this go-to guide will captivate curious readers for hours on end. Kids will take their learning...
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Absolutely Everything!: A History of Earth, Dinosaurs, Rulers, Robots and Other Things Too Numerous to Mention

CHRISTOPHER LLOYD - What on Earth Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Discover everything from the creation of planet earth and the rise of animals, to globalization, wars and global warming with this collection of the most remarkable true stories of our time.How was our universe made from a tiny speck of energy? Where did the first trees, plants, animals...
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Illustrated Edition

J K ROWLING - Arthur A. Levine Books
Format: Hardcover

An essential companion to the Harry Potter novels, now fully illustrated!Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Newt Scamander's classic compendium of magical creatures, has delighted generations of wizarding readers. With this beautiful, large-scale new edition illustrated in full...
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: An Interactive Fairy Tale Adventure

JESSICA GUNDERSON - Capstone Press
Format: Library Binding

You know the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, or do you? Did you know Snow White was a secret agent? Or the seven dwarfs were really sled dogs in the arctic? Navigate through three different versions of the classic fairy tale. In this story, YOU CHOOSE how it ends. Will you get your...
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The Clash of the Withers: An Unofficial Minecrafter's Time Travel Adventure, Book 1

WINTER MORGAN - Sky Pony Press
Format: Paperback

Farmer Brett and his apprentice Joe are happy to build a new farm for their town of Meadow Mews. But during construction the pair falls down a hole and land in an unknown place and time! Discovering that they are in the middle of the historic Wither War, they find out that their history...
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Drones

Louise Spilsbury - Gareth Stevens Pub
Format: Print book

Is it a bird, a plane, or maybe even a drone flying overhead? This amazing book tackles the history of drone technology and where future development will take these exciting aircraft. Known mostly for its use in the military as surveillance equipment or even in combat, these pilotless flying...
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The Last Human

Lee Bacon - Amulet Books
Format: Hardcover

Soon to be a major motion picture from the producers of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse! In a future when humans are believed to be extinct, what will one curious robot do when it finds a girl who needs its help? In the future, robots have eliminated humans, and 12-year-old robot XR935...
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Black Panther The Young Prince

RONALD L SMITH - Marvel Press
Format: Hardcover

Black Panther. Ruler of Wakanda. Avenger.This is his destiny. But right now, he's simply T'Challa-the young prince.Life is comfortable for twelve-year-old T'Challa in his home of Wakanda, an isolated, technologically advanced African nation. When he's not learning how to rule a kingdom...
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The Case of the Buried Deer

John R. Erickson - Maverick Books
Format: Paperback

Happy Lab is back in town, and it looks like hes up to his old good-natured, bumbling ways... But, while Hank and Drover might find him a little exasperating at times, this latest adventure proves that a loyal lab is a great friend to have at your side when the going gets tough.
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay

J.K. Rowling - Scholastic (Us)
Format: Print book

J.K. Rowling's screenwriting debut is captured in this exciting hardcover edition of the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them screenplay. When Magizoologist Newt Scamander arrives in New York, he intends his stay to be just a brief stopover. However, when his magical case is misplaced...
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Ultimate Explorer Field Guide: Wildflowers

Libby Romero - National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Library Binding

The latest in the Ultimate Explorer line is a hands-on, fun, fact-filled guide to spotting, discovering, and identifying wildflowers in your own backyard. Go ahead--dig in--and don't be afraid to get your hands dirty!What do you call a garden filled with lots of flowers? A polli-nation!...
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Awesome Hamster Crafts

Jane Yates - Gareth Stevens Publishing
Format: Library Binding

What could be more fun than watching a cute, fuzzy hamster find its way through a maze? Making the maze yourself! Through this colorful book, readers can do just that, as well as use their creativity to make 10 more awesome, hamster-themed crafts. From a walnut shell toy and climbing wall...
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The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart

Stephanie Burgis - Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Format: Hardcover

Aventurine is a brave young dragon ready to explore the world outside of her family's mountain cave . . . if only they'd let her leave it. Her family thinks she's too young to fly on her own, but she's determined to prove them wrong by capturing the most dangerous prey of all: a human.But...
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Weird But True 9

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS. - National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

The world can be a pretty wacky place! Kids will have a blast exploring just HOW wacky in the latest book in the wildly popular Weird But True series, full of 300 all-new surprising and amazing facts. Topics include science, space, weather, geography, food, pop culture, and just about everything...
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The First Amendment: Freedom of Speech and Religion

John Micklos - Capstone Press
Format: Library Binding

The Bill of Rights was written more than 200 years ago, but it's still just as relevant and important today as it was back then. Readers will take a look at what caused the First Amendment to be born and what effects the amendment has had through history and today.
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Warriors: A nonfiction companion to Magic Tree House #31: Warriors in Winter

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

Track the facts about warriors, weapons, and battles throughout history in this nonfiction companion to the #1 bestselling Magic Tree House series!When Jack and Annie came back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #31: Warriors in Winter, they had lots of questions. What kinds of weapons...
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Coding Games from Scratch: 4D An Augmented Reading Experience

Rachel Ziter - Capstone Press
Format: Library Binding

Learn the basics of coding using Scratch by focusing on simple coding techniques and language. This visual, hands-on guide will teach junior makerspace users how to create their games - including animated games, timed games, levels, and live variables - all using Scratch. Download the Capstone...
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Katt vs. Dogg

James Patterson - jimmy patterson
Format: Hardcover

For anyone who loves cats or dogs (or both!) , James Patterson's newest illustrated middle-grade story is set in an imaginative world populated entirely by animals, where society is defined by the oldest rivalry in the world: katts versus doggs! Oscar is a rambunctious dogg who loves...
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Secret of the Pink Pokmon

TRACY WEST - SCHOLASTIC (US)
Format: Print book

The Orange Islands are weird! Ash and the gang discover Pokmon they've never seen before. Onix is made of crystal. Rhyhorn has turned pink. Marill has super sonar. And Snorlax is on a feeding frenzy!There is one thing Ash can count on. Team Rocket is setting their usual traps to swipe...
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Be a Survivor

Chris Oxlade - Hungry Tomato
Format: Library Binding

What happens when you find yourself stranded in the big outdoors, without a phone or computer in sight? Don't panic! With these great survival ideas, you'll learn how to build a shelter from sticks, light a fire without matches, send signals to call for help, find and store water, and much...
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It Wasn't Me

Dana Alison Levy - Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

THE BREAKFAST CLUB meets middle school with a prank twist in this hilarious and heartwarming story about six very different seventh graders who are forced to band together after a vandalism incident.When Theo's photography project is mysteriously vandalized at school there are five suspected...
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Sewing (Hobby Time!)

Jane Marland - Powerkids Pr
Format: Library Binding

From our clothes to car seats, the products of sewing are all around us. This accessible book introduces readers to the essential tools, stitches, and techniques at the heart of hand sewing. Each project is designed to teach readers basic skills they can carry with them as they dig deeper...
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Positively Izzy

TERRI LIBENSON - Balzer + Bray
Format: Hardcover

Award-winning comics creator and author of the bestselling Invisible Emmie Terri Libenson returns with a companion graphic novel that captures the drama, angst, and humor of middle-school life. Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier, Jennifer Holm, and Victoria Jamieson.Middle school is all about...
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The Forest Queen

Betsy Cornwell - Clarion Books
Format: Hardcover

From a New York Times bestselling author, a fresh, female-centered take on "Robin Hood" in which a young noblewoman, like the legendary hero, becomes an outlaw fighting for social justice. Perfect for fans of Marissa Meyer and Sarah J. Maas. When sixteen-year-old Sylvie's...
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Gone Fishing

Michael J Rosen - Creative Education
Format: Print book

To some, fishing is a sport. To others, it is a relaxing pastime. To beginners, though, it can be just plain confusing! This new series seeks to guide novices through the basic dos and donts of fishing. From stocking a tackle box and baiting a hook to landing and cleaning a fish, young...
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Love Sugar Magic: A Dash of Trouble

ANNA MERIANO - Walden Pond Press
Format: Hardcover

"A charming and delectably sweet debut. Mischief, friendship, and a whole lot of heart - Love Sugar Magic has it all." - Zoraida Crdova, award-winning author of the Brooklyn Brujas seriesLeonora Logroo's family owns the most beloved bakery in Rose Hill, Texas, spending their...
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DNA, Genes, and Chromosomes

Mason Anders - Capstone Press
Format: Library Binding

Did you know that most of our bodies' cells contain about 6 feet (2 meters) of DNA? Learn how DNA and genes determine each unique trait of plants and animals by taking a close look at the make up and structure of DNA.
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Sticker Girl Rules the School: Stickers Included!

Janet Tashjian - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

Jump into Book 2 of this magical middle grade adventure series with Sticker Girl Martina Rivera! Bonus feature: Sticker sheet featuring the magic stickers from Book 2 packaged with the book.A Chipmunk Ballerina. A Treasure Chest Full of Jewels. A Zombie DJ. These are just a few of the many...
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Podkin One-Ear

Kieran Larwood - Clarion Books
Format: Hardcover

Redwall meets Watership Down as brilliant storytelling combines with spine-tingling action in a tale proving that anyone - even little rabbits - can achieve great things. In a classic fantasy world of anthropomorphic rabbits, three young siblings are on the run from the villainous...
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The Heat Is On

Charise Mericle Harper - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

The competition heats up in episode two of this zesty series for fans of kids' cooking competitions! With this episode's theme of family and tradition, from a diner challenge to a quinceaera to the farmer's market, the junior chefs will have to saut their way through the chewiest challenges...
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Oddity

Sarah Cannon - Feiwel & Friends
Format: Hardcover

Join a tough eleven-year-old as she faces down zombie rabbits, alien mobs, and Puppet Cartels while trying to find her missing twin in Sarah Cannon's imaginative middle-grade debut, Oddity.Welcome to Oddity, New Mexico, where normal is odd and odd is normal. Ada Roundtree is no stranger...
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Finding Langston

Lesa Cline-Ransome - Holiday House
Format: Hardcover

In a debut historical novel about the Great Migration a boy discovers Chicago's postwar South Side and the poetry of Langston Hughes. When 11-year-old Langston's mother dies in 1946, he and his father leave rural Alabama for Chicago's brown belt as a part of what came to be known as the Great...
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A Kids' Guide to America's First Ladies

Kathleen Krull - HarperCollins
Format: Print book

Children's Book Guild Nonfiction Award-winner Kathleen Krull is an expert at bringing history to life in her engaging titles and series, including Women Who Broke the Rules, Lives of . . . , Giants of Science, and A Kid's Guide to America's Bill of Rights. This time, she introduces...
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The House That Lou Built

Mae Respicio - Wendy Lamb Books
Format: Hardcover

A coming-of-age story that explores culture and family, forgiveness and friendship, and what makes a true home. Perfect for fans of Wendy Mass and Joan Bauer.Lou Bulosan-Nelson has the ultimate summer DIY project. She's going to build her own "tiny house," 100 square feet all her own....
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Thundershock in Pummelo Stadium

TRACEY WEST - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Paperback

Step aside, Trainers! Ash Ketchum is on a winning streak, and he's going all the way to the top. With the help of Pikachu and Charizard, Ash wins his final Orange League badge. Now he's ready to take on a true Pokmon champion for the Winner's Cup. But a mighty Dragonite stands...
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National Geographic Kids Almanac 2018

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS. - NATL GEOGRAPHIC
Format: Print book

Kids can have fun keeping up with our quickly changing world with the New York Times best-selling Almanac, packed with incredible photos, tons of fun facts, crafts, activities, and fascinating features about animals, science, nature, technology, and more. New features include three chapters...
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Edison Beaker, Creature Seeker: The Night Door

Frank Cammuso - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

In this hilarious graphic novel, Edison Beaker is about to find out what services the family business, Creature Seekers Pest Control, really offer. (Hint: forget about rat and roach removal . . . think monster hunting!) Edison Beaker and his young sister Tesla are staying with...
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Ancient Aztec Daily Life

Heather Moore Niver - PowerKids Press
Format: Print book

The ancient Aztec people didnt have grocery stores or shopping malls. How did they get their food? What was their clothing like? Readers discover the answers to these questions and many more as they explore the lives of the ancient Aztec people. The detailed main text provides an informative...
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The Misadventures of Max Crumbly 2: Middle School Mayhem

Rachel Renée Russell - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover

From #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries author Rachel Renee Russell comes the second book in an all-new series about Max Crumbly and his daily ups and downs in middle school.When we last left our hero, Max Crumbly, he had crash-landed on top of a Mighty Meat Monster pizza...
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The Storm Runner

Jennifer Cervantes - Rick Riordan Presents
Format: Hardcover

A contemporary adventure based on Mayan mythology from Rick Riordan Presents! Zane Obispo spends every day exploring the sleeping volcano in his backyard. "The Beast," as he calls it, is the one place where he can escape other kids, who make fun of him because he has a limp and walks...
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Theodore Boone: The Accomplice

John Grisham - Dutton Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Theodore Boone is back on the case in an all-new adventure! Bestselling author John Grisham delivers a page-turning legal thriller for a new generation of readers.Theo has been worried about his good friend Woody Lambert. Woody is struggling at school and making bad choices. But when...
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Creative Cat Crafts

Jane Yates - Gareth Stevens Publishing
Format: Library Binding

Even though cats are known to be independent, they often still like to play, scratch, and snuggle with their owners. Readers can show how much they love their cat, and cats in general, by enjoying the more than 10 superfun crafts in this book. Felt toys, a cat wand, and catnip blanket are just...
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Crush

Svetlana Chmakova - JY
Format: Hardcover

Following the overwhelming success of AWKWARD and BRAVE, Svetlana Chmakova's award winning Berrybrook Middle School series continues with its next installment - CRUSH!Jorge seems to have it all together. He's big enough that nobody really messes with him, but he's also a genuinely sweet...
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Bat Citizens

Rob Laidlaw - Pajama Press
Format: Print book

An informational book about bats' biology, history, habitats, and the environmental challenges they face. "Bat Citizen" profiles highlight the work of young conservationists. Includes full-color photographs throughout, along with a table of contents, index, glossary, sidebars,...
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Breakout

Kate Messner - Bloomsbury Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

Nora Tucker is looking forward to summer vacation in Wolf Creek--two months of swimming, popsicles, and brushing up on her journalism skills for the school paper. But when two inmates break out of the town's maximum security prison, everything changes. Doors are locked, helicopters fly over...
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Hurricanes

Joanne Mattern - Core Library
Format: Book

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Minecraft: Exploded Builds: Medieval Fortress: An Official Mojang Book

Ballantine. - Del Rey
Format: Print book

Have you ever wanted to create your own legendary medieval kingdom to rule over? Well, now you can, with Minecraft Exploded Builds: Medieval Fortress. Learn how to design, build, and customize every part of your castle and the surrounding area, from sturdy walls and deadly traps...
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Dawn and the Impossible Three: Full-Color Edition

Ann M. Martin - Graphix
Format: Hardcover

Dawn Schafer is the newest member of The Baby-sitters Club. While she's still adjusting to life in Stoneybrook after moving from sunny California, she's eager to accept her first big job. But taking care of the three Barrett kids would be too much for any baby-sitter. The house is always...
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If We Were Giants

Dave Matthews - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

Kirra, a curious, agile, and outgoing girl, lives in an idyllic community hidden inside a dormant volcano. She and her father are the only two people allowed to venture beyond its walls. Kirra is in training to become a Storyteller like him, and together they travel from village to village...
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National Geographic Kids United States Atlas

National Geographic Kids - National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Library Binding

Kids will have fun learning about every U.S. state in this amazing atlas, packed with maps, stats, facts, and pictures. National Geographic's world-renowned cartographers have paired up with education experts to create maps of the 50 states, U.S. territories, and Washington, D.C., that...
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Grumpy Unicorn: Why Me?

Scholastic
Format: Paperback

A hilarious new comic collection featuring the world's grumpiest unicorn!Not all unicorns are rainbows and sunshine. Meet one unicorn that isn't a sparkly, magical creature. In fact, he's downright grouchy.Learn all about Grumpy Unicorn's least-favorite things like seasons (all of them)...
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Drones (Modern Engineering Marvels)

Elsie Olson - Checkerboard Library
Format: September 1

Drones are a Modern Engineering Marvel! In this engaging title, readers will explore the history of drones from hot air balloons to radio-controlled aircraft to todays unmanned aerial vehicles. Reginald Denny and his development of radio-controlled planes for the US military is featured,...
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The Last Kids on Earth and the Nightmare King

Max Brallier - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times and USA Today bestelling series, with one million copies in print!"Terrifyingly fun! Delivers big thrills and even bigger laughs."--Jeff Kinney, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Diary of a Wimpy KidLife after the zombie...
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Click'd, Book 1 Click'd

Tamara Ireland Stone - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

Allie Navarro can't wait to show her best friends the app she built at CodeGirls summer camp. Click'd pairs users based on common interests and sends them on a fun (and occasionally rule-breaking) scavenger hunt to find each other. And it's a hit. By the second day of school, everyone...
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Adventure Time Vol. 11

Christopher Hastings - Kaboom
Format: Print book

Finn and Jake have to save all of Ooo from a life-sucking ghost!HELLO, PARTY OF LIVING THINGS! Jake just wants to have a nice relaxing weekend without any adventures. Not too much to ask for, right? Too bad the Governor of Ghost-A-Rica has plans of his own and that means releasing his ghost...
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The House With Chicken Legs

SOPHIE ANDERSON - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

All 12-year-old Marinka wants is a friend. A real friend. Not like her house with chicken legs. Sure, the house can play games like tag and hide-and-seek, but Marinka longs for a human companion. Someone she can talk to and share secrets with. But that's tough when your grandmother is a Yaga,...
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What Is Voting? (Why Voting Matters)

Kristen Rajczak Nelson - Powerkids Pr
Format: Unabridged

Voting is the expression of ones opinion or choice. This means voting can be anything from making a choice about what to eat for breakfast or who should be the next president of the United States of America. In the United States, people vote by casting a secret ballot. There are many situations...
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Wonder

Palacio, R. J.
Format: electronic resource

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The Bad Guys in Attack of the Zittens

AARON BLABEY - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

It's a zombie kitten apocalypse!Can the Bad Guys save the world from evil Dr. Marmalade's meowing monsters?!? They'll need help from foxy Agent Fox, a swampy secret zombie antidote, and the feistiest, toothiest, hungriest granny around. Get ready to watch the fur fly!
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The Meltdown

Jeff Kinney - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover

An instant #1 USA Today, New York Times, and Wall Street Journal bestseller! When snow shuts down Greg Heffley's middle school, his neighborhood transforms into a wintry battlefield. Rival groups fight over territory, build massive snow forts, and stage epic snowball...
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Storm Blown

Nick Courage - Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A Junior Library Guild Selection "Beautiful, vivid writing and a power-packed plot . . . I truly loved it." --Lauren Tarshis, bestselling author of the I SURVIVED series "Fans of Lauren Tarshis's I SURVIVED series who are ready to move on to lengthier selections will gravitate...
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Terror at Bottle Creek

Watt Key - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

In this gritty, realistic wilderness adventure, thirteen-year-old Cort is caught in a battle against a Gulf Coast hurricane. Cort's father is a local expert on hunting and swamp lore in lower Alabama who has been teaching his son everything he knows. But when a deadly Category 3 storm makes...
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Ultimate Explorer Field Guide: Insects: Find Adventure! Go Outside! Have Fun! Be a Backyard Insect Inspector!

Libby Romero - National Geographic Kids
Format: Print book

This fun, photo-filled, and fact-packed guide to insects will make kids stop and look for all kinds of these crawling and flying creatures right in their own backyards. From bees to beetles, walking sticks to inchworms, kids will learn how, where, and when to spot these animals all over...
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Awesome Science Experiments for Kids: 100 Fun STEM / STEAM Projects and Why They Work

Crystal Chatterton - Rockridge Press
Format: Paperback

Loaded with 100+ kid-tested experiments in science, technology, engineering, art, and math -- Science Experiments for Kids puts the STEAM back in learning.Getting kids excited about science can be difficult. Science Experiments for Kids provides young scientists ages 5-10 with hands-on...
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The Kingdom of Fantasy

Geronimo Stilton - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Hardcover

Join Geronimo for his biggest, most fabumouse adventure yet! Dragons, mermaids, and much, much more await readers in this very special edition!I knew from the start that it was no ordinary day, but I certainly didn't expect to find a golden staircase in my attic. Up at the top, there was a door....
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A Book About Whales

Andrea Antinori - Abrams Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Acting as a first book of whales, A Book About Whales teaches young readers everything they need to know about the largest mammals on earth: how they have evolved over millions of years, what and how they eat, their migration patterns, and more! Andrea Antinoris whimsical black-and-white...
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Mega Princess

KELLY THOMPSON - KaBOOM!
Format: Paperback

Max has the powers of every princess ever . . . too bad she just wants to be a detective.Budding detective or princess in training These are just a few of the questions Princess Maxine Titan must ask herself on her tenth birthday. See, turning ten is the very important day when every princess...
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James Harden

BRIAN TRUSDELL - SPORTSZONE
Format: Print book

This title introduces readers to James Harden, providing exciting details about his life and going deep inside the key moments of his NBA career. The title also features informative "fast facts, " a timeline, and a glossary. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing Company....
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Subtract it! : fun with subtraction

Rachel First; Diane Craig - Abdo Publishing
Format:  Print book : Juvenile audience : EnglishView all editions and formats

Make math fun with Subtract It! Fun photographs, colorful graphics, and simple text are used to teach young readers basic math concepts. From Word Problems to Number Lines this book will help kids develop the math skills they need. A simple activity at the end of the book encourages kids...
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Absolute Expert: Dolphins

Jennifer Swanson - National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

Kids who have a laser focus on dolphins will learn everything they've ever wanted to know about them in an eye-catching, page-turning book for aspiring experts, featuring exclusive content from a National Geographic explorer currently in the field.Hey, dolphin fin-atics! Get ready to dive...
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Phoebe and Her Unicorn in the Magic Storm

DANA SIMPSON - Andrews McMeel Publishing
Format: Paperback

The first Phoebe and Her Unicorn graphic novel!Phoebe and Marigold decide to investigate a powerful storm that is wreaking havoc with the electricity in their town. The adults think it's just winter weather, but Phoebe and Marigold soon discover that all is not what it seems to be, and that...
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Long Road to Freedom

Kate Messner - Scholastic Inc., 2016.
Format: Print book

Ranger is a time-traveling golden retriever with search-and-rescue training. In this adventure, he goes to a Maryland plantation during the days of American slavery, where he meets a young girl named Sarah. When she learns that the owner has plans to sell her little brother, Jesse, to a plantation...
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Secrets & Sequences

Gene Luen Yang - First Second
Format: Hardcover

Stately Academy is no ordinary school: it was once home to an elite institute where teachers, students, and robots worked together to unravel the mysteries of coding. Hopper, Eni, and Josh won't rest until they've learned the whole story, but they aren't the only ones interested in the school's...
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Bird & Squirrel On Fire

James Burks - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Paperback

It's been a long, crazy trip around the world. Now the duo is back in their beloved forest, and Bird wants to throw a party! But Squirrel isn't in the mood to celebrate. His house needs a good cleaning, the river has been dammed up by a pesky beaver, and the forest animals are jittery...
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The Adventurers Guild

Zack Loran Clark - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

Few ever asked to join the Adventurers Guild. . . . Their members often died young.In one of the last cities standing after the world fell to monsters, best friends Zed Kagari and Brock Dunderfel have high hopes for the future. Zed desperately wishes to join the ranks of the Mages Guild,...
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Wings of Fire Book Three: The Hidden Kingdom

Tui Sutherland - Scholastic Press
Format: Print book

The WINGS OF FIRE saga continues!Deep in the rainforest, danger awaits . . .The dragonets of destiny aren't sure what to expect in the RainWing kingdom - Glory hopes to learn more about her family, and since the RainWings aren't fighting in the war, all five dragonets think they...
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Working in Space

Ellen Lawrence - Bearport Publishing
Format: Library Binding

How does it feel to work in zero gravity in a laboratory more than 200 miles above Earth? What kinds of experiments do astronauts carry out aboard the International Space Station (ISS) ? And how does it feel to step out of the space station into the darkness of space? In this new Science...
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Cosmic Commandos

CHRISTOPHER ELIOPOULOS - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

In this graphic novel adventure for readers of Hilo and Roller Girl, a pair of twin brothers accidentally bring their favorite video game to life - and now they have to find a way to work together to defeat it. Jeremy and Justin are twins, but they couldn't be any more different...
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The Race to Chimney Rock

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT. - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Go west, young pioneer--your journey begins here! In this first leg of your trek on the Oregon Trail, you need to find your way to Chimney Rock--but not without unpredictable challenges ahead. This is the first installment of four books that will take you all the way to Oregon Territory--if...
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Weird But True 10

National Geographic Kids - National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Library Binding

Did you know that ears are self-cleaning, or that itching is contagious? It's all totally weird ... but true!The world can be a pretty wacky place! Kids will have a blast exploring just HOW wacky in the 10th book in the wildly popular Weird But True series, full of 350 surprising and amazing...
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Angel

ELLEN MILES - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

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. While hiking with her new environmental club, Lizzie sees a dog stranded in the woods. After a dramatic rescue, the Petersons...
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Allie, First at Last

Angela Cervantes - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

Allie Velasco wants to be a trailblazer.A trendsetter.A winner.No better feeling exists in the world than stepping to the top of a winner's podium and hoisting a trophy high in the air. At least, that's what Allie thinks . . . she's never actually won anything before. Everyone in her family...
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Planet Earth Is Blue

Nicole Panteleakos - Wendy Lamb Books
Format: Hardcover

"Tender and illuminating. A beautiful debut." --Rebecca Stead, Newbery Medal-winning author of When You Reach MeA heartrending and hopeful debut novel about a nonverbal girl and her passion for space exploration, for fans of See You in the Cosmos, Mockingbird, and...
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The Elements Book

Dk. - Dk Publishing
Format: Print book

Kids can go on a visual tour of the 118 chemical elements of the periodic table, from argon to zinc, with The Elements Book.Cataloged by type, each element's properties and atomic structure is explained. More than 1,000 full-color photographs showcase the natural forms of each element,...
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The Girl in the Locked Room: A Ghost Story

MARY DOWNING HAHN - Clarion Books
Format: Hardcover

Ghost story master Mary Downing Hahn unrolls the suspenseful, spine-chilling yarn of a girl imprisoned for more than a century, the terrifying events that put her there, and a friendship that crosses the boundary between past and present. A family moves into an old, abandoned house. Jules's...
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Adventure on Treasure Island (Pokémon Alola Chapter Book #3) (3)

Jeanette Lane - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Paperback

Ash, Pikachu, and their friends are on a new quest through the Alola region. This action-packed adventure will see the beloved Trainer and his team take on foes new and old with some cool new Pokémon by his side. This book is based on a thrilling three-part storyline from the top-rated...
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Stand Up, Yumi Chung!

Jessica Kim - Kokila
Format: Hardcover

One lie snowballs into a full-blown double life in this irresistible story about an aspiring stand-up comedian.On the outside, Yumi Chung suffers from #shygirlproblems, a perm-gone-wrong, and kids calling her "Yu-MEAT" because she smells like her family's Korean barbecue restaurant....
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Secrets of the GS Ball

JENNIFER L JOHNSON - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Paperback

Ash heads to Azalea Town to battle for the Hive Badge. But first he has to finish a top-secret mission for Professor Oak. The mysteries of the GS Ball are about to be revealed -- or are theyAlong the way, Brock catches a new Pokmon and Team Rocket messes things up again. Then Ash finally...
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Super Scary Ghosts

Megan Cooley Peterson - First Facts are published by Capstone Press
Format: Print book

You dont have to believe in ghosts to enjoy spine-tingling ghost stories! Give beginning readers details about ghosts that supposedly haunt the White House, California's Hotel del Coronado, and other creepy places. Perfect for young readers who just can't get enough of all-things...
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Dragons in a Bag

Zetta Elliott - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

The dragon's out of the bag in this diverse, young urban fantasy from an award-winning author!When Jaxon is sent to spend the day with a mean old lady his mother calls Ma, he finds out she's not his grandmother--but she is a witch! She needs his help delivering baby dragons...
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Charlie Hernandez & the League of Shadows

Ryan Calejo - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover

The Lightning Thief meets the Story Thieves series in this middle grade fantasy inspired by Hispanic folklore, legends, and myths from the Iberian Peninsula and Central and South America.Charlie Hernndez has always been proud of his Latin American heritage. He loves the culture,...
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Lafayette!

NATHAN HALE - Amulet Books
Format: Hardcover

Nathan Hale brings readers back to the world of the American Revolution for the first time since One Dead Spy - but this time, he's following the Marquis de Lafayette into battle. An orphan who became a French nobleman, Lafayette was a major figure in the American Revolution who fought...
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Disney Manga: Tangled

Shiori Kanaki - Tokyopop
Format: Paperback

Inspired by the hit Disney movie, Tangled. Rapunzel has lived inside an isolated tower all her life, able to see the world outside her window but forbidden to leave. When the notorious thief Flynn Rider shows up, she makes a deal with him to finally break free and experience the world outside...
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Ethan Marcus Stands Up

Michele Weber Hurwitz - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover

Multiple points-of-view lead to multiple theories about what really happened after one kid turns a punishment into a protest in this hilarious new novel from Michele Weber Hurwitz.Perennial good kid Ethan Marcus has just done the unthinkable: refuse to stay seated during class. He's...
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My Little Pony: Friends Forever Volume 3

Ted Anderson - IDW Publishing
Format: Print book

The tales of friendship and fun continue! Granny visits an apple convention and is dismayed to see the Flim Flam brothers are up to their old tricks. Fluttershy gets an unexpected visit from the most aggressive guy around, Iron Will! Rainbow Dash is overjoyed when Wonderbolt Spitfire invites...
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Sarai and the Around the World Fair

Sarai Gonzalez - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Paperback

When Sarai outgrows her bike, she worries she'll never get to travel anywhere. But, when Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary hosts their first Around the World Fair, Sarai learns that with a little imagination, you can go anywhere you want!Inspired by the life of viral video sensation...
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Self-Driving Cars

Christine Zuchora-Walske - Checkerboard Library
Format: Library Binding

Self-driving cars are a Modern Engineering Marvel! In this engaging title, readers will explore the history of cars from early steam-powered wagons to toady's luxury sedans. The father of Self-Driving Cars, Sebastian Thrun, is featured, and a colorful infographic shows how a Google Car works....
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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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Benjamin Franklin: A nonfiction companion to Magic Tree House #32: To the Future, Ben Franklin!

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

Track the facts about the great printer, inventor, and Founding Father, Benjamin Franklin!When Jack and Annie came back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #32: To the Future, Ben Franklin! they had lots of questions. What was Ben Franklin's first job? How did a kite teach him about...
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The Environmental Movement: Then and Now

Rebecca Stefoff - Capstone Press
Format: Library Binding

Discusses the main concerns of the environmental movement in the 1960s, and how those have evolved since; what's changed for the better, what might be worse, and where do we go from here.
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Greetings from Witness Protection!

JAKE BURT - Feiwel & Friends
Format: Hardcover

Nicki Demere is an orphan and a pickpocket. She also happens to be the U.S. Marshals' best bet to keep a family alive. . . .The marshals are looking for the perfect girl to join a mother, father, and son on the run from the nation's most notorious criminals. After all, the bad guys...
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Finding Home

Karen Kingsbury - Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Format: Hardcover

Much-loved storyteller Karen Kingsbury's Baxter Family books have captured the hearts of tens of millions of readers who have come to think of the Baxter family as their own. Now Karen Kingsbury and her son Tyler Russell inspire and entertain young readers by going back in time to tell...
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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald The Original Screenplay

J K Rowling - Arthur A. Levine Books
Format: Hardcover

At the end of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald was captured in New York with the help of Newt Scamander. But, making good on his threat, Grindelwald escapes custody and sets about gathering followers, most unsuspecting of his true...
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The Terrible Two's Last Laugh

Mac Barnett - Amulet Books
Format: Hardcover

Everyone's favorite pranksters are back in the Terrible Two's series finale. It's Miles and Niles's last year at Yawnee Valley Science and Letters Academy, and Miles gets some worrisome news from his mom: After he graduates, they're moving back home, to their old apartment, in a little...
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Boy oh Boy: From boys to men, be inspired by 30 coming-of-age stories of sportsmen, artists, politicians, educators and scientists

Cliff Leek - Wide Eyed Editions
Format: Hardcover

Meet 30 positive male role models from throughout history. From activists like Mahatma Gandhi and Frederick Douglass to creative innovators like Prince and David Hockney, these men have fought conventional stereotypes to prove that modern-day masculinity can be defined freely.Instead of a single...
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Rapunzel: An Interactive Fairy Tale Adventure

MICHELE JAKUBOWSKI - Capstone Press
Format: Library Binding

Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your ... video game? Navigate your way through three different versions of the classic fairy tale. Will YOU CHOOSE the path that leads to your happily ever after?
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Pay Attention, Carter Jones

Gary D. Schmidt - Clarion Books
Format: Hardcover

Bestselling author Gary D. Schmidt tells a coming-of-age story with the light touch of The Wednesday Wars, the heart of Okay for Now, and the unique presence of a wise and witty butler. Carter Jones is astonished early one morning when he finds a real English butler, bowler...
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My Mixed Emotions: Help Your Kids Handle Their Feelings

DK. - DK Children
Format: Hardcover

This super-useful book is packed with helpful hints, tips, and techniques showing children how to recognize and express their emotions.Feelings can be tricky, so My Mixed Emotions is here to coach children through a variety of situations including dealing with bullying, grief, and how to cope...
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Megabat

Anna Humphrey - Tundra Books
Format: Hardcover

A sweet and hilarious chapter book about a boy and a bat, two unlikely friends who bond over loneliness, jellyrolls and Darth Vader.Daniel Misumi has just moved to a new house. It's big and old and far away from his friends and his life before. AND it's haunted . . . or is it?Megabat was just...
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When People Die

Jane Lacey - PowerKids Press
Format: Library Binding

Death is difficult to deal with at any age, but for children who are handling it for the first time, it can be extra tough. This engaging book will help young readers learn to navigate this type of situation. Whether it is a friend, family member, or acquaintance who has passed away, readers...
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Five Things About Ava Andrews

Margaret Dilloway - Balzer Bray
Format: Hardcover

From Margaret Dilloway, author of Summer of a Thousand Pies, comes a heartfelt and funny story about a shy eleven-year-old who learns to manage her anxiety through improv classes - and discovers her activist voice. Perfect for fans of Sharon Draper, Lynda Mullaly Hunt, and Holly Goldberg...
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Starro and the Cyberspore

Tim Levins (Illustrator) - Stone Arch Books
Format: Library Binding

When school children start changing into zombies, Batman, Superman, Aquaman, and the rest of the Justice League leap into action. They soon discover that Starro the Conqueror is bent on world domination with the help of a cellphone app. Can the Justice League stop the alien starfish before...
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The Modern Nerd's Guide to Esports

Matthew Jankowski - Gareth Stevens Pub
Format: Library Binding

Pro-gaming, or e-sports, has an enormous and dedicated following; almost a billion people worldwide. It's even covered on ESPN. It boasts international tournaments, big-name stars, massive prize money, and tons of action and excitement. This book unpacks the world of eSports for readers,...
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The Marvelous Land of Oz 2

Eric Shanower - Spotlight
Format: Print book

Join us for the sequel to one of the most beloved classic stories of all time. Dorothy has returned home, but the adventure continues for the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman. Joined by new friends, Tip, Jack Pumpkinhead, the Wooden Sawhorse, the Woggle-Bug and the Gump, they are forced...
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Gods and Heroes: Mythology Around the World

KORWIN BRIGGS - Workman Publishing Company
Format: Hardcover

Kids love epic stories--listening to them, sharing them, creating them. Now, introducing a book that celebrates the myths and legends that have been the cornerstone of civilizations since the beginning of time. Gods and Legends is the perfect introduction to the rich tales from 23 cultures...
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Guinness World Records 2019

GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS. - Guinness World Records
Format: Hardcover

The world's most popular record book is back with thousands of new categories and newly broken records, covering everything from outer space to sporting greats via Instagram, fidget spinners and all manner of human marvels. Inside you'll find hundreds of never-before-seen photographs and countless...
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A Dragon's Guide to Making Perfect Wishes

Laurence Yep - Crown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

For fans of How to Train Your Dragon comes the final adventure in the Dragon's Guide series by two-time Newbery Honor winner Laurence Yep and Joanna Ryder, featuring enchanting artwork by Caldecott Honor winner and Harry Potter illustrator Mary GrandPr. Plucky pair Winnie and Miss...
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Norse Myths

Eric Braun - Capstone Press
Format: Library Binding

Make Ancient Norse mythology come to life for young readers through engaging stories and dramatic photos and illustrations. Discover the gods and goddesses behind the myths and the powers they used to control and change the world. There's Thor, the god of thunder who struck fear into...
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Midnight at the Haunted Hotel

GERTRUDE CHANDLER WARNER - Albert Whitman & Company
Format: Paperback

The Boxcar Children are investigating strange events at a hotel that some people say is haunted, and it seems like every room holds a new surprise. In this interactive, choose-your-path mystery, readers will put their sleuthing skills to the test, making decisions that will either help...
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Spy School Goes South

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

Ben is taken to Mexico by his nemesis in the hopes that he'll finally be able to take down SPYDER in this latest addition to the New York Times bestselling Spy School series.Thirteen-year-old Ben Ripley has been caught in the snares of SPYDER more than once and knows well enough...
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Way of the Warrior Kid: From Wimpy to Warrior the Navy SEAL Way

JOCKO WILLINK - Feiwel & Friends
Format: Hardcover

Fifth grade was the worst year of Marc's life. He stunk at gym class, math was too hard for him, the school lunch was horrible, and his class field trip was ruined because he couldn't swim. But what was most awful thing about fifth grade? Kenny Williamson, the class bully, who calls...
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Toy Academy: Some Assembly Required

Brian Lynch - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

Playing is serious business.Welcome to Toy Academy: where toys learn to play. This is where action figures train to battle, stuffed animals study the art of the hug, and collectibles practice standing very, very still. Though Grumbolt isn't really any of those things, he's determined to fit in. But when...
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The Marvelous Land of Oz 4

Eric Shanower - Spotlight, a division of the ABDO Group, 2014.
Format: Print book

Accompanied by the Tin Man, Tip and his fellow travelers start a return journey to the Emerald City to recapture it from General Jinjur, gaining a woggle-bug traveling companion along the way.
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How to Turn $100 into $1,000,000: Earn! Save! Invest!

James Mckenna - Workman Publishing
Format: Print book

From the creators of Biz Kid$ and Bill Nye the Science Guy, here is a comprehensive guide for kids to the basics of earning, saving, spending, and investing money. Written in a humorous but informative voice that engages young readers, it's the book that every parent who wants to raise...
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Minecraft: Mobestiary

MOJANG AB. - Del Rey
Format: Hardcover

With insider gaming info and tips, this is the official, definitive, fully illustrated guide to mobs - and how to outsmart them - in Minecraft. Minecraft: Mobestiary reveals the secrets of every mob in the game. You'll find little-known facts about passive, neutral, hostile, utility,...
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Disaster Strikes!: The Most Dangerous Space Missions of All Time

Jeffrey Kluger
Format: Hardcover


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Ultimate Explorer Field Guide: Trees

Patricia Daniels - National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

This fun, photo-filled, and fact-packed guide to trees will make kids stop and look up at the trees towering over them right in their own backyards. From maple to birch, pine to cherry, kids will learn how and where to spot these trees all over the United States. With tons of info and interactivity...
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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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Mr. Wolf's Class

Aron Nels Steinke - Graphix
Format: Hardcover

Mr. Wolf has just started teaching at Hazelwood Elementary. He wants the first day of school to go well, but he's got his hands full with his new class. Some of his students include: Margot, who is new in town and is trying to make friends. Sampson, who brought something special to school...
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Eat This!: A Kid's Field Guide To Fast Food Advertising

Andrea Curtis - Red Deer Press
Format: Paperback

A provocative follow -- up to the bestselling What's for Lunch?, Eat This! focuses on the impact on children of fast food advertising -- an immense industry worth billions of dollars. Andrea Curtis shows how corporations who market to kids embed their sales pitches in all sorts...
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The Lost Girl

Anne Ursu - Walden Pond Press
Format: Hardcover

Anne Ursu, author of the National Book Award nominee The Real Boy, returns with a story of the power of fantasy, the limits of love, and the struggles inherent in growing up.When you're an identical twin, your story always starts with someone else. For Iris, that means her story starts...
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Captain Aquatica

Jessica Cramp - National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

Take to the seas with marine conservationist and shark researcher Captain Aquatica and her hammerhead shark sidekick, Fin, to explore the ocean's wettest and wildest depths and get the latest facts from the field!Scientist Jessica Cramp illuminates her work studying sharks and protecting...
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Simone Biles

Jon M Fishman - Lerner Publications
Format: Library Binding

Simone Biles joined the US women's gymnastics team to compete at the Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2016. Along with her teammates, she sailed through her events to claim the gold medal in the team competition for the United States. She also took home three golds and a bronze...
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When We Walked on the Moon

David Long - Wide Eyed Editions
Format: Hardcover

"When I first looked back at the Earth, standing on the surface of the Moon, I cried." This book tells the story of the Apollo Missions, when incredible intelligence, engineering and bravery allowed humans to stand on the surface of something other than Earth for the very...
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Design, Animate and Create with Computer Graphics

Max Wainewright - QED PUBLISHING
Format: Paperback

Design Animate and Create with Computer Graphics
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Michael Phelps

Jon M Fishman - Lerner Publications
Format: Print book

US swimmer Michael Phelps was the most decorated Olympic athlete in history before the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Winning an additional five golds and a silver in Rio for a total of 28 career medals, Phelps has a list of accomplishments in the pool that may never be matched....
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Miss Communication

Jennifer L Holm - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Watch out, middle school! In her second foray out of graphic novels and into middle grade, Babymouse has a smartphone, and she's not afraid to use it. . . .Ping! Ping! The sound of texting is in the air. Everyone at middle school has a cell phone. Babymouse just has to get one,...
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Make This!: Building Thinking, and Tinkering Projects for the Amazing Maker in You

Ella Schwartz - National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Library Binding

Create your maker space with this fun and instructive book, chock-full of hands-on activities and cool experiments to get kids thinking and tinkering.This book is designed to inspire the next generation of engineers and supports all kinds of kid creators: those who prefer guided instruction,...
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Teddy Mars Book #1: Almost a World Record Breaker (Teddy Mars, 1)

Molly B. Burnham - Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Hardcover

Sid Fleischman Humor Award Winner!Fans of Jeff Kinneys humor and Sharon Creechs heartfelt stories will love this hilarious new series about a ten-year-old boy from a big family who dreams of making it into The Guinness Book of World Records.Teddy Mars is determined to stand out in a world...
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The Benefits of Being an Octopus

Ann Braden - Sky Pony Press
Format: Hardcover

"This is a compassionate look at poverty, hard choices, and defending one's right to be treated humanely. A very fine first novel, written with a deft hand." -- Karen Hesse, Newbery award winning author of Out of the Dust Some people can do their homework. Some people...
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Girls Play Basketball

Amy Rogers - PowerKids Press
Format: Library Binding

How can a girl go from playing basketball in gym class to becoming a WNBA superstar? The journey starts by learning as much as possible about the sport of basketball. Through manageable text, a detailed graphic organizer, and fun fact boxes, readers explore basketball basics. They also...
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Hamster Princess: Whiskerella

URSULA VERNON - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

A funny, feminist twist on the Cinderella fairy tale for fans of fractured fairy talesPrincess Harriet Hamsterbone is not the kind of princess who enjoys fancy dresses or extravagant parties. Cliff-diving, fractions, and whacking people with swords are more her thing. So when she's forced...
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Ugly Cat & Pablo

ISABEL QUINTERO - Scholastic Press
Format: Library Binding

Ugly Cat is dying for a paleta, or ice pop, and his friend Pablo is determined to help him get one by scaring a little girl who is enjoying a coconut paleta in the park. Things go horribly wrong when, instead of being scared, the little girl picks Pablo up and declares that he would make...
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Craft Like the Ancient Romans

Jillian Powell - PowerKids Press
Format: Library Binding

When in Rome, craft as the Romans do! This interactive book transports readers to the world of ancient Rome through hands-on crafts. Readers will learn fascinating facts about this vibrant culture as they create laurel wreaths, shields, Janus masks, and more! As they craft, readers will...
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My Little Pony: Pony Tales Volume 2

Ted Anderson - IDW Publishing
Format: Paperback

- Four individual tales highlighting some of Pony's favorite friends the Cutie Mark Crusaders, Princess Celestia, Spike, and Luna.
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