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Skunked!: Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet

Jacqueline Kelly - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

From Newbery honor author Jacqueline Kelly comes a new illustrated chapter book series for younger readers featuring the beloved characters from The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate. In Calpurnia Tate, Animal Doctor in Training, Callie Vee, Travis, and Dr. Pritzker help animals big and small.When...
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Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Magic

Betty Bard MacDonald - HarperCollins
Format: Paperback

A classic story from one of the most beloved children's book authors!Mary Poppins meets Nanny McPhee in Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Magic, a hilarious and charming picture book about a magical problem solver that has been delighting readers for generations. Parents love Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle because...
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News from Me, Lucy McGee

Mary Amato - Holiday House
Format: Hardcover

A fun-loving new chapter book series by state-award favorite MARY AMATO starring a heroine who matches wits with a mean girl.Spunky Lucy McGee proves herself a match for mean girl Scarlett Tandy, but not before being duped. In this humorous and heartfelt story about a girl with a song in her heart...
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The Land of Stories: The Ultimate Book Hugger's Guide

CHRIS COLFER - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A behind-the-scenes, comprehensive look at the #1 New York Times bestselling series.A combination travel guide, encyclopedia, and exciting fan compendium, this ultimate guidebook includes sections such as "Who's Who," "Places to Go," and "Trinkets, Treasures,...
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Mouse House Hunter

Geronimo Stilton - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Print book

"When you're with me, Geronimo Stilton, it's always a fabu-mouse adventure! Sally Ratmousen broke some shocking news: The Rodent's Gazette was out of money and in danger of closing. Then Grandfather William broke even worse news to me: I needed to sell my comfy, cozy house...
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Sam Wu Is Not Afraid of Ghosts

Katie Tsang - Sterling Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

Don't call him scaredy-cat Sam, because Sam Wu IS NOT AFRAID of ghosts! Except . . . he totally is. Can he conquer his fear by facing the ghost that lives in the walls of his house? After an unfortunate (and very embarrassing) incident in the Space Museum, Sam goes on a mission...
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Endling #2: The First

Katherine Applegate - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Endling #2: The First is the second book in an epic middle grade animal fantasy series by Katherine Applegate, Newbery Medal-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author of The One and Only Ivan, Wishtree, and Crenshaw!To learn if she truly is the last dairne in the world - the endling...
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Trees, Leaves, Flowers and Seeds: A Visual Encyclopedia of the Plant Kingdom

DK - DK Children
Format: Hardcover

A unique guide to the extraordinary world of plants, from the smallest seeds to the tallest trees.We couldn't live without plants. We need them for food, shelter, and even the air we breathe, yet we know surprisingly little about them. Why do thistles bristle with spines? How do some plants...
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Visionary Women Around the World

VASHTI HARRISON - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History comes the highly anticipated follow-up, a beautifully illustrated collectible detailing the lives of women creators around the world.Featuring the true stories of 40 women creators, ranging...
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How It's Made: Hanukkah Menorah

Allison Ofanansky - Apples & Honey Press
Format: Hardcover

How is a menorah made? Why does it have nine branches? What is Hanukkah, anyway? Meet the people who make different menorahs, and find out how an ancient Jewish tradition is celebrated. What are the different elements that make a menorah? When do we light it? What blessings do we say,...
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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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The Making of the Social Network: An Interactive Modern History Adventure

Michael Burgan - Capstone Press
Format: Library Binding

It's a great way to keep in touch with your friends 24/7 -- even if they live thousands of miles away! But the social network can also expose your life to others in a way you'd never dreamed could happen. Will you: Be a college student who designs a social media site that has the potential...
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The Wild Robot

Peter Brown - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Can a robot survive in the wilderness? When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island. She has no idea how she got there or what her purpose is--but she knows she needs to survive. After battling a fierce storm and escaping...
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Roller Girl

Victoria Jamieson - Dial Books
Format: Paperback

The Newbery Honor Award Winner and New York Times bestseller Roller Girl is a heartwarming graphic novel about friendship and surviving junior high through the power of roller derby - perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeiers Smile! For most of her twelve years, Astrid has done everything...
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Molly's Surprise: A Christmas Story (American Girl)

Valerie Tripp - American Girl Publishing Inc
Format: Hardcover

Even though he is away serving in an English hospital during World War II, Molly's father finds a way to make the family Christmas very special.
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The Culture and Crafts of Italy

Paul C Challen - PowerKids Press, 2016.
Format: Print book

Colorful photographs and informative text introduce young readers to the culture of Italy, along with step-by-step instructions for related arts and crafts projects.
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Anastasia Again!

Lois Lowry - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Anastasia is horrified at her family's decision to move from their city apartment to a house in the suburbs.
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No Slam Dunk

Mike Lupica - Philomel Books
Format: Hardcover

A fast-paced, heartfelt story for basketball fans that proves being a good teammate remains the most important quality in basketball--and in life, from New York Times bestselling author Mike Lupica.Wes' father always told him that there was only one ball in basketball. That you had to know...
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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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Empire State Building

Lori Dittmer - Creative Educ
Format: Library Binding

Examining the building process from the ground up, this high-interest title covers the history and construction of the Empire State Building, one of New York City's most well-known landmarks.
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Encounter Vol. 2: Welcome to the Team!

Art Baltazar - Lion Forge
Format: Paperback

A mysterious addition to Encounter and Barko's superhero team is leaving more questions than answers! Who is Champion? Why did he become a hero, and how does he know so much about Encounter? Is he just another villain sent by their arch nemesis? Barko's sure his and Encounter's...
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Grump: The

Liesl Shurtliff - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Rump, comes the true story behind another unlikely hero: a grumpy dwarf who gets tangled up in Snow White's feud with the wicked queen.Ever since he was a dwarfling, Borlen (nicknamed "Grump") has dreamed of visiting...
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I Survived #7: I Survived the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863

Lauren Tarshis - Scholastic Press
Format: Paperback

The bloodiest battle in American history is under way . . . It's 1863, and Thomas and his little sister, Birdie, have fled the farm where they were born and raised as slaves. Following the North Star, looking for freedom, they soon cross paths with a Union soldier. Everything changes: Corporal...
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Handmade St. Patrick's Day Crafts

RUTH OWEN - GARETH STEVENS PUB
Format: Print book

Theres more to making St. Patricks Day crafts than the color green! Of course, this craft book with a St. Patricks Day theme features plenty of green, but readers are also led through making shamrock necklaces and bracelets, leprechaun hats filled with candy gold coins, and a reach the rainbow...
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Where the Watermelons Grow

Cindy Baldwin - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Fans of The Thing About Jellyfish and A Snicker of Magic will be swept away by Cindy Baldwin's debut middle grade about a girl coming to terms with her mother's mental illness. When twelve-year-old Della Kelly finds her mother furiously digging black seeds from a watermelon in the middle...
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Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Soccer Scheme

Donald J. Sobol - Puffin
Format: Print book

For fifty years, Encyclopedia Brown has been the best boy detective on the block and a favorite character for generations of middle-grade readers. Following the classic formula, this installment presents ten mysteries, complete with answers at the end of the book that allow the reader to solve...
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Pilots

Kate Moening - Bellwether Media
Format: Library Binding

The pilot radios air traffic control. She steers the plane to the runway. Time for takeoff! Whether theyre delivering packages or transporting travelers, pilots are important community helpers. This book for young readers explores all that pilots do to transport everything safely through...
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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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Totally Middle School: Tales of Friends, Family, and Fitting In

Betsy Groban - Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

From literary masterminds Lois Lowry, Gary D. Schmidt, Linda Sue Park, Katherine Paterson, Karen Cushman, Gregory Maguire, and more comes a timeless and inspirational anthology about the sometimes-challenging, always-rewarding coming-of-age years: middle school.With eleven short stories...
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The 12 Biggest Breakthroughs in Gaming Technology

Jamie Kallio - 12-Story Library
Format: Library Binding

Takes a look at 12 of the biggest breakthroughs in gaming technology. From game consoles and controllers to virtual reality and mobile gaming, the book features historic photos, engaging sidebars, and covers the impact of each breakthrough.
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Beatrice Zinker, Upside Down Thinker

SHELLEY JOHANNES - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

Beatrice does her best thinking upside down.Hanging from trees by her knees, doing handstands . . . for Beatrice Zinker, upside down works every time. She was definitely upside down when she and her best friend, Lenny, agreed to wear matching ninja suits on the first day of third grade....
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Hidden Figures

Margot Lee Shetterly - Turtleback Books
Format: Print book

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Now in a special new edition perfect for young readers, this is the amazing true story of four African-American female mathematicians at NASA who helped achieve some of the greatest moments in our space program. Soon to be a major motion picture. Before...
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Who Was Genghis Khan?

Nico Medina - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Book

Named Temujin at birth by his nomadic family in early Mongolia, the great Genghis Khan used his skill and cunning to create the Mongol Empire and conquer almost the entire continent of Asia. As ruler of the largest empire in human history, he was as respected as he was feared. Learn more...
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DK Reader Level 2 Pokemon: Meet Ash's Pikachu!

BradyGames - BRADY GAMES
Format: Book

Learn all about Ash Ketchum's special Pikachu, its unique abilities, and their adventures together! This Reader introduces Pikachu, Ash Ketchum's loyal companion through thick and thin. Their friendship has been a cornerstone of the Pokémon universe since the beginning. Learn...
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Stick Dog Chases a Pizza

Tom Watson - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Stick Dog and his friends are on a funny quest for pizza!In the follow-up to Stick Dog and Stick Dog Wants a Hot Dog, Stick Dog returns with the same crazy crew. This time these canine friends have discovered a newfangled flavor - and it's even more delicious than hamburgers and hot dogs....
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What Was The Hindenburg?

Janet Pascal - Turtleback; Reprint edition
Format: Print book

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. At 800-feet long, the Hindenburg was the largest airship ever built--just slightly smaller than the Titanic! Also of a disastrous end, the zeppelin burst into flame as spectators watched it attempt to land in Lakehurst, New Jersey on May 6, 1937. In under...
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Poetry for Kids: Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson - Poetry For Kids
Format: Print book

Let your children discover the works of poet Emily Dickinson in Poetry for Kids: Emily Dickinson.As the premier title in the Poetry for Kids series, Emily Dickinson introduces children to the works of poet Emily Dickinson. Poet, professor, and scholar Susan Snively has carefully chosen...
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The Super Bowl

Allan Morey - Torque
Format: Hardcover

The first Super Bowl kicked off on January 15, 1967. The National Football Leagues Green Bay Packers defeated the American Football Leagues Kansas City Chiefs 3510. Today, 32 teams battle through regular season in hopes of a chance at the Vince Lombardi Trophy. This title will take reluctant...
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Space Case

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

It's a murder mystery on the moon in this humorous and suspenseful space adventure from the author of Belly Up and Spy School.Like his fellow lunarnauts - otherwise known as Moonies - living on Moon Base Alpha, twelve-year-old Dashiell Gibson is famous the world over for being...
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I Spy the Illuminati Eye: Whats the Big Secret?

Sheila Keenan - Penguin Workshop
Format: Paperback

Enlighten yourself with this fun guide to the all-powerful, all-knowing, all-seeing secret society.. This irreverent, illustrated guide takes a look with an all-seeing, skeptical eye at the history and mystery of the cultural phenomenon thats got middle-school kids flashing finger triangles...
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Just Jaime

Terri Libenson - Balzer + Bray
Format: Hardcover

Another spot-on story of middle school drama and friendship from Terri Libenson, national bestselling author of Invisible Emmie and Positively Izzy.Friends. Frenemies. Middle school...The last day of seventh grade has Jaime and Maya wondering who their real friends are.Jaime knows something...
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The Mount Rushmore Face That Couldn't See

Steven Brezenoff - Stone Arch Books
Format: Paperback

Things quickly get mysterious when Cat and her friends visit Mount Rushmore.
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The Unforgettable Guinevere St. Clair

Amy Makechnie - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A ten-year-old girl is determined to find her missing neighbor, but the answers lead her to a places and people she never expected - and maybe even one she's been running away from - in this gorgeous debut novel that's perfect for fans of The Thing About Jellyfish.Guinevere St. Clair...
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Thea Stilton and the Madagascar Madness: A Geronimo Stilton Adventure

Thea Stilton - Scholastic (Us)
Format: Print book

The Thea Sisters are off to Madagascar for Adventure Camp, a wilderness survival competition! The five friends love exploring and learning about the many plants and animals that live there. But then they discover that they're not alone in the nature preserve -- and endangered animals...
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Roman Reigns

Benjamin Proudfit - Gareth Stevens Publishing
Format: Library Binding

Whether WWE fans love him or hate him, Roman Reigns is a force to be reckoned with as a sports entertainer. From retiring the legendary Undertaker at Wrestlemania to winning the 2015 Royal Rumble, Roman Reigns, or Joe Anoa'i, is sure to draw readers interested in his rapid rise in the WWE....
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Who was Julius Caesar

Nico Medina - Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Format: Print book

He came. He saw. He conquered. Julius Caesar was a force to be reckoned with as a savvy politician, an impressive orator, and a brave soldier. Born in Rome in 100 BC, he quickly climbed the ladder of Roman politics, making allies--and enemies--along the way. His victories in battle awarded...
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The 14 Fibs of Gregory K.

Greg Pincus - Arthur A. Levine Books
Format: Hardcover

Gregory Korenstein-Jasperton is an eleven-year-old boy who likes to write stories and poems and is not excited by math, but he has a problem--he is the middle child in a family of math geniuses and his father expects him to participate in the City Math contest.
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Bliss

Kathryn Littlewood - Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Hardcover

The perfect novel for young readers who love baking and magic!Rosemary Bliss's family has a secret. It's the Bliss Cookery Booke - an ancient, leather-bound volume of enchanted recipes like Singing Gingersnaps.Rose and her siblings are supposed to keep the Cookery Booke locked away while...
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Warriors: Shadows of the Clans

Erin Hunter - Harpercollins Childrens B, 2016.
Format: Print book

Three novellas featuring the cats of Erin Hunter's #1 bestselling Warriors series - together in print for the first time! In Warriors: Shadows of the Clans, experience three stand-alone adventures, previously available as individual digital-only titles: Mapleshade's Vengeance:...
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Plants vs. Zombies Volume 13: Snow Thanks

Paul Tobin - Dark Horse Books
Format: Hardcover

Dr. Zomboss invents a Cold Crystal, which is capable of freezing Neighborville, creating an eternal winter and burying both plants and humans in snow and ice! With most of the benevolent, zombie-battling plants chilled and immobile, Zomboss hopes to lead his cold-blooded zombie troops on a mission...
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Moon Over Manifest

Clare Vanderpool - Delacorte Press
Format: Print book

Winner of the 2011 Newbery Award.The movement of the train rocked me like a lullaby. I closed my eyes to the dusty countryside and imagined the sign I'd seen only in Gideon's stories: Manifest - A Town with a rich past and a bright future. Abilene Tucker feels abandoned. Her father has put her on a train,...
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American Indian Rights Movement

Sarah Machajewski - PowerKids Press
Format: Print book

American Indians have faced injustice from the moment Europeans came to the Americas to claim land and resources. This volume traces the history of injustice against American Indians, from losing their land, to moving to reservations, to having their culture stolen from them. Readers will...
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Beyond Words: What Elephants and Whales Think and Feel

Carl Safina - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

A young reader's adaptation of The New York Times bestsellerFollow researcher Carl Safina as he treks with a herd of elephants across the Kenyan landscape, then travel with him to the Pacific Northwest to track and monitor whales in their ocean home. Along the way, find out more...
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Lexie's Little Lie

Emma Shevah - Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Format: Hardcover

One small lie = one big mess!Lexie and her cousin Eleni are super-crazy-mega-extra-seriously close. They're like twins who aren't actually twins, if that's possible. But when Lexie tells a terrible, jealous lie, her whole family is split apart. It's up to Lexie to bring...
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Fallen Empires

Mike Maihack - Graphix
Format: Hardcover

Cleo goes into hiding after a mysterious death at Yasiro Academy, and she and her friends set out to uncover the spy who must be working within the school's ranks. Meanwhile, Xaius Octavian continues his assault on the galaxy as his complicated origin story, and how he went from being Cleo's...
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Who Was Rachel Carson?

Sarah Fabiny - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback

Though she grew up in rural Pennsylvania, Rachel Carson dreamed of the sea. In 1936 she began work with the Bureau of Fisheries and soon after published Under the Sea Wind, her first of many nature books. Her 1962 bestseller, Silent Spring, sent shockwaves through the country and warned...
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Dragon Ghosts

Lisa McMann - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover

Ten years after Alex and Aaron Stowe brought peace to Quill and Artim, their younger twin sisters journey beyond Artim in the third novel in the New York Times bestselling sequel series to The Unwanteds, which Kirkus Reviews called "The Hunger Games meets Harry...
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Who Is Michelle Obama?

Megan Stine - Grosset & Dunlap, An Imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
Format: Hardcover

Presents the life and accomplishments of the First Lady of the United States, from her childhood in Chicago and her career as a lawyer to her marriage to Barack Obama and her initiatives in the White House.
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Front Desk

Kelly Yang - Arthur A. Levine Books
Format: Hardcover

Mia Tang has a lot of secrets.Number 1: She lives in a motel, not a big house. Every day, while her immigrant parents clean the rooms, ten-year-old Mia manages the front desk of the Calivista Motel and tends to its guests.Number 2: Her parents hide immigrants. And if the mean motel owner,...
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Coding Projects in Scratch

Dk Publishing. - Dk Publishing
Format: Print book

Using fun graphics and easy-to-follow instructions, Coding Projects in Scratch is a straightforward, visual guide that shows young learners how to build their own computer projects using Scratch, a popular free programming language.Kids can animate their favorite characters, build...
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The Titan's Curse

Rick Riordan - Hyperion Paperbacks for Children
Format: Paperback

When the goddess Artemis goes missing, she is believed to have been kidnapped. And now it's up to Percy and his friends to find out what happened. Who is powerful enough to kidnap a goddess? They must find Artemis before the winter solstice, when her influence on the Olympian Council...
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The Sea of Monsters

Rick Riordan - Disney/Hyperion Books
Format: Paperback

After a summer spent trying to prevent a catastrophic war among the Greek gods, Percy Jackson finds his seventh-grade school year unnervingly quiet. His biggest problem is dealing with his new friend, Tyson-a six-foot-three, mentally challenged homeless kid who follows Percy everywhere,...
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Princeless Volume 3: The Pirate Princess

Jeremy Whitley - Action Lab Entertainment Incorporated
Format: Paperback

Adrienne has been on the run and working to save her sisters, but when she finds another princess locked away in a tower, she decides to spring her! But Raven Xingtao, the daughter of the Pirate King, is more of a handful than Adrienne could have ever expected. Before she knows it, Adrienne...
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Johnny Tremain 75th Anniversary Edition

Esther Hoskins Forbes - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

This striking 75th Anniversary edition of this Newbery Medal-winning historical fiction classic is updated with new jacket art and an illustrated foreword from author-illustrator Nathan Hale. Johnny Tremain is one of the finest historical novels ever written for children. To read this riveting...
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A Fiery Friendship (Ages of Oz)

Lisa Fiedler - Margaret K. McElderry Books
Format: Hardcover

Lions, and tigers, and bears, not quite! Travel down the red brick road with the worlds most iconic Good Witch, Glinda, as she embarks on a brave adventure in Oz in this start to a brand-new series from Gabriel Gale and Lisa Fiedler.. On her Declaration Day, a day meant for celebration...
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Supernova

KAZU KIBUISHI - Graphix
Format: Hardcover

Emily has lost control of her Amulet and is imprisoned in the Void, where she must find a way to escape the influence of the Voice. Meanwhile, Emily's brother, Navin, travels to Lighthouse One, a space station where the Resistance is preparing to battle the approaching Shadow forces that...
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The League of Unexceptional Children

Gitty Daneshvari - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Are you average? Normal? Forgettable? If so, the League of Unexceptional Children is for you This first book in a hilarious new adventure series is for anyone who's struggled to be noticed in a sea of above-average overachievers. What "is" the League of Unexceptional Children?...
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Serena: The Littlest Sister

Karlin Gray - Page Street Kids
Format: Hardcover

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

Lauren Tarshis - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Hardcover

REAL KIDS. REAL DISASTERS.From the author of the New York Times-bestselling I Survived series come five harrowing true stories of survival, featuring real kids in the midst of epic disasters.From a group of students surviving the 9.0 earthquake that set off a historic tsunami in Japan,...
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Whatever After #1: Fairest of All

Sarah Mlynowski - Scholastic Press; 3.2.2013 edition
Format: Paperback

Mirror mirror on the basement wall Once upon a time a mirror slurped up me and my brother and magically transported us inside Snow Whites fairy taleThen we stopped Snow White from eating the poisoned apple Hooray Or not If Snow White doesnt die she wont get to meet her prince or get her happy...
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Will Wilder #3: The Amulet of Power

Raymond Arroyo - Crown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

In book three of the series, twelve-year-old Will Wilder is back to protect the town of Perilous Falls after he's given a talisman with a lock of Samson's hair. But a new dark demon will force family secrets to be revealed, friendships to be tested, and Will's strength to be pushed...
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The Sticky Rice Caper (Carmen Sandiego Graphic Novels Series)

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback

In this exciting graphic novel based on the Netflix series starring Jane the Virgin's Gina Rodriguez, Carmen Sandiego's globe-trotting capers introduce kids to the geography, culture, and history that is baked into every adventure! Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego? Headed to the island...
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Almanac 2017.

Editors of TIME For Kids Magazine
Format:  Print book : English

The TIME For Kids Almanac 2017 presents current news, notable events and fascinating facts curated from TIME For Kids popular magazine in a fun, interactive and relevant way for today's savvy kids. Organized thematically, the TIME For Kids Almanac 2017 covers the following subjects: Animals...
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The Boxcar Children Beginning: The Aldens of Fair Meadow Farm

Patricia MacLachlan - Oasis Audio
Format: Audiobook

Before they were the Boxcar Children, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden lived with their parents on Fair Meadow Farm. Although times are hard, the Aldens are happy - "the best family of all," Mama likes to say. One day, a blizzard hits the countryside, and a traveling family...
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Garbage collector

Jack Zayarny - AV by Weigl
Format: Print book

Did you know that the United States throws out the weight of 6,750 blue whales every single day? A garbage collectors job is to ensure this trash is picked up and disposed of properly. A single garbage collector visits 200 to 300 homes during an 8-hour shift. Discover more fascinating facts...
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The Test of Time

Geronimo Stilton - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Hardcover

Professor Volt's first time machine somehow made it to the present and must be escorted back in time as soon as possible, before it alters the course of history!
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St. Patrick's Day

Joanna Ponto - Enslow Publishing
Format: Print book

"Describes the history and traditions of St. Patrick's Day, including a craft and recipe"--
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Little Witch Academia, Vol. 3

Yoh Yoshinari - JY
Format: Paperback

"Don't give up, and your feelings will reach!" It's time for the famous inter-school flying broom race, and everyone is betting on Diana to win! But when she falls ill, who's going to take her place? And what will become of Akko and Luna Nova?! The mirthful magical fantasy series...
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Batgirl at Super Hero High

Lisa Yee - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Get your cape on with the DC Super Hero Girls - the unprecedented new Super Hero universe especially for girls! Readers of all ages can fly high with the all-new adventures of Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Batgirl, and some of the world's most iconic female super heroes as high schoolers! Batgirl...
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Lives of the Scientists: Experiments, Explosions

Kathleen Krull - Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

Scientists have a reputation for being focused on their work - and maybe even dull. But take another look. Did you know that it's believed Galileo was scolded by the Roman Inquisition for sassing his mom? That Isaac Newton loved to examine soap bubbles? That Albert Einstein loved to collect...
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New York Mets

K. C. Kelley - Childs World Inc
Format: Library Binding

Travel to the Big Apple to watch the New York Mets take on Major League Baseball's best. Meet the top players, read stories of past and present, and check out all the key stats. Root, root, root for the home team as you become a Mets expert! Additional features include a table of contents,...
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Operation: Secret Recipe

GERONIMO STILTON - SCHOLASTIC (US)
Format: Print book

My family and I traveled to Milan, Italy, for a special event: the unveiling of the precious ancient parchment containing the secret, original recipe for panettone, a traditional sweet holiday bread. But right before the big moment, the recipe was stolen! And the thief was masquerading...
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Giants Beware!

Jorge Aguirre - First Second
Format: Paperback

Make way for Claudette the giant slayer in this delightful, fantastical adventure! Claudette's fondest wish is to slay a giant. But her village is so safe and quiet! What's a future giant slayer to do? With her best friend Marie (an aspiring princess) , and her brother Gaston (a pastry-chef-to-be)...
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Pie

Sarah Weeks - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

From the award-winning author of SO B. IT, a story about family, friendship, and...pie! When Alice's Aunt Polly passes away, she takes with her the secret to her world-famous pie-crust recipe. Or does she? In her will, Polly leaves the recipe to her extraordinarily surly cat Lardo . . . and then...
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The Truth About Stacey: 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! Poor Stacey. She just moved to a new town, is still coming to terms with her diabetes, and is facing baby-sitting...
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Unicorn vs. Goblins: Another Phoebe and Her Unicorn Adventure

Dana Simpson - Andrews McMeel Publishing
Format: Print book

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

Vicky Woodgate - Blueprint Editions
Format: Hardcover

This book will take you on a flying tour around the world, uncovering some of the finest birds from each of the seven continents in this amazing children's reference book!There are over 10,000 species of birds in the world, and they appear in all shapes, sizes, and colors. Here you will...
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Plants vs. Zombies Volume 5: Petal to the Metal

Paul Tobin - Dark Horse Books
Format: Hardcover

Sun-powered, plant-driven speedsters take on imp-powered, zombie-driven hot rods! Let the races begin! Crazy Dave faces the incredibly tough Don't Blink videogame--and he also challenges Dr. Zomboss to a series of contests to determine the future of Neighborville! The car-filled...
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The Cardboard Kingdom

Chad Sell - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier, Awkward, and All's Faire in Middle School, this graphic novel follows a neighborhood of kids who transform ordinary cardboard into fantastical homemade costumes as they explore conflicts with friends, family, and their own identity."A...
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Virtual Reality and Minecraft

Josh Gregory
Format: Hardcover(Library Binding)


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El Deafo

Cece Bell - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Paperback

The beloved #1 New York Times bestselling and Newbery Honor winning graphic novel memoir from Cece Bell El Deafo is now streaming on Apple TV . The Guardian called the animated series: "Sweet, funny, poignant and definitely not just for kids." Starting at a new school is scary,...
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The Printing Press (Inventions That Changed the World)

Rebecca Sabelko - Bellwether Media
Format: January 1

Read all about it! The history of the printing press started centuries ago. Through the years, it has been used to share news, make books more affordable, and make information more accessible. And it still helps people communicate today! This title explores the history of the printing press,...
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Natalia Takes the Lead

Clare Hutton - Scholastic Press
Format: Paperback

Canine chaos comes to Seaview House! Several dogs are staying at the inn with their owners and there's even going to be a wedding with dog ring bearers! Natalia is eager to help out because she loves dogs and wants to earn a little extra spending money. She volunteers to watch and walk...
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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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Save Me a Seat

Sarah Weeks - Scholastic Pr
Format: Hardcover

Joe and Ravi might be from very different places, but they're both stuck in the same place: SCHOOL.Joe's lived in the same town all his life, and was doing just fine until his best friends moved away and left him on his own. Ravi's family just moved to America from India, and he's finding...
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Veterans Day

Julie Murray - Abdo Publishing Company
Format: Book

Introduces Veterans Day, discussing the history, symbols, and significance of the holiday.Title Veterans DayAuthor Murray, JuliePublisher Abdo GroupPublication Date Number of Pages Binding Type LIBRARYLibrary of Congress ,
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Trace

PAT CUMMINGS - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Ina debut novel that's perfect for fans of Jason Reynolds and Erin Entrada Kelly, award-winning author/illustrator and educator Pat Cummingstells a poignant storyaboutgrief,love, and theuntold storiesthatechoacrosstime. Trace Carter doesn't know howtofeel at ease in his new life in New York....
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Revenge of the Sis

Jarrett J. Krosoczka - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Hardcover

As told through a mix of comics, doodles, and journal entries, Christina Starspeeder takes us on a new adventure at an all-new Jedi Academy campus! There are unfamiliar faces and old ones too, but one thing remains the same: Jedi Academy is full of laughs and warm moments that fans and readers...
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Timothy Goes to School

Rosemary Wells - Viking Juvenile
Format: Hardcover

Timothy starts school happily, but then he meets Claude, the smartest kid and the best at everything, and Timothy is miserable until Violet becomes his friend, in a new edition of a title first published in 1981.
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Phantom of the Auditorium

R L Stine - Scholastic
Format: Paperback

Thinking her friend Zeke is getting too much into his phantom role in the school play, Brooke becomes alarmed when a scary things start happening backstage and wonders if a real phantom is out to stop the show.
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A Valentine's Surprise

Helen Perelman - Aladdin; Reprint edition
Format: Hardcover

The Candy Fairies have a mystery to solve in time for Berrys birthdaywhich also happens to be Valentines Day! Raina wants to make a very special birthday treat for Berry. Shes even asked Lyra, the unicorn who looks after the Fruit Chew Meadow, to grow a special flower for the surprise....
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Whatever After #2: If the Shoe Fits

Sarah Mlynowski - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

On their second adventure through the magic mirror Abby and Jonah find themselves in the Cinderella fairy tale--and that is when things start to go really wrong.
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Garfield's Almost-as-Great-as-Lasagna Guide to Science

Rebecca E. Hirsch - Lerner Publications TM
Format: Library Binding

Come along with Garfield and explore breakthroughs in science, from the very beginning of astronomy -- when people believed Earth was the center of the universe -- to modern times and into the future, when scientists might create an invisibility cloak. All along, Garfield adds his own hilarious...
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All's Faire in Middle School

Victoria Jamieson - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

Calling all Raina Telgemeier fans! The Newbery Honor-winning author of Roller Girl is back with a heartwarming graphic novel about starting middle school, surviving your embarrassing family, and the Renaissance Faire. Eleven-year-old Imogene (Impy) has grown...
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High-Tech DIY Projects With Microcontrollers

Maggie Murphy - Powerkids Pr
Format: Hardcover

Discusses the history of microcontrollers and shares a selection of projects that use littleBits and Arduino to demonstrate their inner workings and capabilities.
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Sisters

Raina Telgemeier - Graphix
Format: Book

Raina Telgemeier's #1 New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award-winning companion to Smile! Raina can't wait to be a big sister. But once Amara is born, things aren't quite how she expected them to be. Amara is cute, but she's also a cranky, grouchy baby, and mostly prefers...
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Masterminds

Gordon Korman - Balzer + Bray
Format: Hardcover

The first book in the action-packed series from New York Times bestselling author Gordon Korman is perfect for young fans of James Patterson and John Grisham. Eli Frieden lives in the most perfect town in the world: Serenity, New Mexico. Honesty and integrity are valued above all else....
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Kristy's Big Day

Ann M Martin - Graphix
Format: Hardcover

Kristy's mom is getting married, and Kristy is going to be a bridesmaid! The only trouble is, fourteen kids are coming in town for the wedding. Kristy, Claudia, Mary Anne, Stacey, Dawn, and Mallory think they can handle it, but that's before they spend a week changing diapers, stopping...
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Squish #8: Pod vs. Pod

Jennifer L Holm - Random House
Format: Print book

From the New York Times bestselling, Eisner-winning creators of Babymouse, it's green . . . it's blobby . . . it's gross . . . it's SQUISH(!) , a comic-book-loving amoeba whose adventures are perfect for fans of Captain Underpants. Uh-oh! Squish's friend Pod just...
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Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream

Tanya Lee Stone - Candlewick Pr
Format: Paperback

They had the right stuff. They defied the prejudices of the time. And they blazed a trail for generations of women to follow.What does it take to be an astronaut? Excellence at flying, courage, intelligence, resistance to stress, top physical shape - any checklist would include these....
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Spirit Animals: Book 2: Hunted - Library Edition

Maggie Stiefvater - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Hardcover

The adventure continues in this second book in the New York Times bestselling series.In the world of Erdas, only a rare few are able to summon a spirit animal in the way Conor, Abeke, Meilin, and Rollan have. The bond they share with their animals is a partnership that allows them to access...
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Meat-Eating Plants and Other Extreme Plant Life (Fact Finders: Extreme Life)

Preszler - Capstone Press
Format: Library Binding

Describes the world of plants, including characteristics, life cycles, and where they live.
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The Presidency: Why it Matters to You

Karen Kellaher - Children's Press
Format: Library Binding

Young readers will explore how they can become involved in the executive branch, and what it would take to become president someday.A True Book: Why it Matters series introduces young readers to the branches of the US government, the constitution and more, while engaging them to become...
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Emperor Pickletine Rides the Bus

Tom Angleberger - Amulet Books
Format: Print book

The final Origami Yoda case file from the kids at McQuarrie Middle School! After successfully fighting to save their field trip in Princess Labelmaker to the Rescue!, Tommy and the gang prepare for a well-earned day of fun and adventure in Washington, DC . . . but of course it won't...
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When You Reach Me

Rebecca Stead - Wendy Lamb Books
Format: Library Binding

Winner of the 2010 John Newbery MedalFour mysterious letters change Miranda's world forever.By sixth grade, Miranda and her best friend, Sal, know how to navigate their New York City neighborhood. They know where it's safe to go, like the local grocery store, and they know whom to avoid,...
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Fitness Routines of Simone Biles

Jeff Savage - Mitchell Lane Publishers
Format: Library Binding

Simone Biles is the most decorated American gymnast in history. Few were surprised when she won a record four gold medals at the 2016 Olympic Games. She swings faster, twists cleaner, and soars higher than everyone else. How does she do it? With a demanding fitness routine and keen awareness...
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Benjamin Franklin

Kathleen Krull - Viking Juvenile; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Sure almost all kids know Benjamin Franklin as one of Americarsquos Founding Fathers a man with a hand in both the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution And they may even have some vague idea that he once flew a kite during a lightning storm What Kathleen Krull sets out to do in this...
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The Kids' Money Book: Earning, Saving, Spending, Investing, Donating

Jamie Kyle Mcgillian - Sterling Pub Co
Format: Print book

It's dollars and sense! If the only thing your children know about money is how to spend it, it's time to teach them a different lesson. This revised and updated edition of Jamie Kyle McGillian's thorough financial guide for kids now features the latest information and fresh,...
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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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Thea Stilton Special Edition: The Secret of the Snow: A Geronimo Stilton Adventure

Thea Stilton - Scholastic (Us)
Format: Hardcover

Join Thea Stilton and the Thea Sisters in their third magical special edition adventure!There's a mystery in the land of the lotus flowers!Thea Stilton and Thea Sisters are called to help to an enchanted land! It's a world linked to the legends of Japan, and it is in danger. The realm's...
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Timmy Failure: Sanitized for Your Protection

Stephan Pastis - Candlewick Press
Format: Print book

Some surprising news sends Timmy Failure on a hilarious caper as the New York Times best-selling series continues.Behold! You are all about to be witnesses to greatness.In this fourth volume of Timmy Failure's memoirs, Timmy is forced to hit the road in a cross-country trip...
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Destination Moon: The Remarkable and Improbable Voyage of Apollo 11

Richard Maurer - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

Richard Maurer's Destination Moon: The Remarkable and Improbable Voyage of Apollo 11 offers a new look at the events and people that made the Apollo program so remarkable...
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Cyber-Thief Showdown

Geronimo Stilton - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

I am not the kind of mouse who spends money on useless things. But one day I kept getting packages of things I did not order or need. Someone on the Internet had stolen my identity! Professor Margo Bitmouse, a well-known computer expert, helped me track down the hacker. Could I find the thief...
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Gray Wolves (Natures Children) (Natures Children, Fourth Series)

Lisa M. Herrington - Childrens Press
Format: Hardcover

Discover the gray wolfs complex method for communicationg within its social circle.Natures Children series provides young readers (Ages 8-10) with fascinating information about the planets most incredible wildlife species. Each title offers a complete picture of the animal- from birth...
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Study Hall of Justice

Derek Fridolfs - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Hardcover

The team behind DC Comics LIL' GOTHAM takes readers to the halls of Ducard Academy in Gotham City, where a young Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman start their very own Junior Detective Agency! Young Bruce Wayne is the new kid at Ducard Academy, a prep school for gifted middle school students....
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Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal

Jeff Kinney - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover

An instant #1 USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and New York Times bestseller! Get ready for a whole new look into Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid! Introducing the newest Wimpy Kid author - Rowley Jefferson! Rowley's best friend Greg Heffley has been chronicling his middle-school...
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World War II Spies: An Interactive History Adventure

Michael Burgan - Capstone Press
Format: Paperback

War is a time of secrets. Advances in technology during the height of World War II provide new methods for spies to keep secrets, steal information, and destroy enemy plans. Youre about to go under cover. Will you Become a resistance fighter in Denmark, revealing Germanys false claims...
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One Half from the East

Nadia Hashimi - Harpercollins
Format: Print book

Perfect for fans of Rita Williams-Garcia, Thanhha Lai, and Rebecca Stead, internationally bestselling author Nadia Hashimi's first novel for young readers is a coming-of-age journey set in modern-day Afghanistan that explores life as a bacha posh - a preteen girl dressed as a boy.Obayda's...
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Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #22: Rags and Riches: Kids in the Time of Charles Dickens: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #44: A Ghost Tale for Christmas Time

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

Magic Tree House Research Guides are now Magic Tree House Fact Trackers! Track the facts with Jack and Annie!   When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #44: A Ghost Tale for Christmas Time, they had lots of questions. Why did Charles Dickens...
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Basher History: Mythology: Oh My! Gods and Goddesses

Simon Basher - Kingfisher; Pap/Pstr edition
Format: Print book

Introduces ancient Greek, Norse, Egyptian, and Roman mythologies, including Zeus, father of the Greek gods, Norse Freyja, goddess of love, beauty, war, and death, and Egyptian Bastet, goddess of cats.
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Whats Gender Equality

KATIE KAWA - Kidhaven
Format: Paperback

The fight for gender equality has its roots in the past, affects the lives of all people in the present, and will shape the future in important ways. However, before young people can begin to join the fight for gender equality, they first have to understand it. What is feminism? Why are women...
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The Eye of Midnight

Andrew Brumbach - Delacorte Press
Format: Print book

A cross between Indiana Jones and The DaVinci Code for kids, you won't be able to put down this classic adventure set in 1920s New York City with an Arabian twist! On a stormy May day in 1929, William and Maxine arrive on the doorstep of Battersea Manor to spend the summer...
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100 Women Who Made History

Dk. - DK
Format: Print book

There are many ladies in history who have left their mark. 100 Women Who Made History takes kids on a tour of the past and uncovers the stories of the women and girls who have shaped the modern world.From super scientists like Marie Curie and Rosalind Franklin to clued-up creatives...
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Rise of the Jumbies

TRACEY BAPTISTE - Algonquin Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Deep beneath the waves, a great enemy awakens . . . Corinne LaMer defeated the wicked jumbie Severine months ago, but things haven't exactly gone back to normal in her Caribbean island home. Everyone knows Corinne is half-jumbie, and many of her neighbors treat her with mistrust. When local...
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Antarctica

Reese Everett - Rourke Pub Group
Format: Paperback

Did you know that Antarctica is considered the world's largest desert? It is the coldest and windiest place on Earth and has no permanent residents. Learn about the people who first explored this continent and the research that is now done there. Includes a glossary, websites, and fast...
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Orphan Island

Laurel Snyder - Walden Pond Press
Format: Hardcover

A National Book Award Longlist title!"A wondrous book, wise and wild and deeply true." - Kelly Barnhill, Newbery Medal-winning author of The Girl Who Drank the Moon"This is one of those books that haunts you long after you read it. Thought-provoking and magical." - Rick...
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The Night Gardener

Jonathan Auxier - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times bestseller, The Night Gardener is a Victorian ghost story with shades of Washington Irving and Henry James. More than just a spooky tale, it's also a moral fable about human greed and the power of storytelling.The Night Gardener follows two abandoned...
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5 Worlds Book 2: The Cobalt Prince

Mark Siegel - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

R. J. Palacio, #1 New York Times bestselling author of WONDER, hails this adventure series as "Mind-blowingly beautiful. . . . A must-read."Think Star Wars meets Avatar: The Last Airbender!5 Worlds. 3 Unlikely Heroes. 1 Epic Battle for the Galaxy!Oona...
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Stick Dog

Tom Watson - HarperCollins
Format: Paperback

Meet Stick Dog - a new breed of hero! In his first adventure, Stick Dog and his friends embark on an epic quest to steal a hamburger. With hilarious illustrations and pitch-perfect humour, Stick Dog is a must-have for fans of WIMPY KID and BIG NATE. Stick Dog and his friends, Mutt, Stripes,...
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Dork Diaries 7: Tales from a Not-So-Glam TV Star

Rachel Renée Russell - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover

Everyone's been rooting for Nikki Maxwell and her crush, Brandon - and fans will finally learn if they had their first kiss in this seventh book of the New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series!Nikki's juggling a lot this month. A reality TV crew is following Nikki and her friends...
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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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Key Hunters #3: The Haunted Howl

Eric Luper - Scholastic
Format: Hardcover

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The Losers Club

Andrew Clements - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

The beloved New York Times bestselling author of the modern classic Frindle celebrates books and the joy of reading with a new school story to love! Sixth grader Alec can't put a good book down. So when Principal Vance lays down the law - pay attention in class, or else...
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DK Eyewitness Books: Vietnam War

DK - DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Format: Library Binding

A visual and informative guide to one of the longest and most controversial wars in American history, now revised and updated in the relaunched DK Eyewitness Books format.Explore the people, places, battles, and weapons of America's Indochina struggle with DK Eyewitness Books: Vietnam...
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The Drone Pursuit (1) (Tom Swift Inventors Academy)

Victor Appleton - Aladdin
Format: Paperback

The Hardy Boys meets Alex Rider in this start to a brand-new series starring everyones favorite inventor - Tom Swift!When your dad funds the Swift Academy of Science and Technology, youre bound to have a bunch of tech at your disposal. So no one bats an eye when Tom and his best friend,...
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Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart

Candace Fleming - Schwartz & Wade
Format: Library Binding

From the acclaimed author of The Great and Only Barnum—as well as The Lincolns, Our Eleanor, and Ben Franklin's Almanac—comes the thrilling story of America's most celebrated flyer, Amelia Earhart. In alternating chapters, Fleming deftly moves readers back and forth...
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100 Things You Should Know About Elephants

Camilla De la BédoyeÌ?re - Mason Crest Publishers
Format: Library Binding

Discover how elephants survive, the lands they inhabit and the effect humans have on their existance. Exactly 100 facts accompanied by detailed photographs and beautiful artwork will challenge children, acting as an incentive as they make their way through the book.
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Who Is Pele?

James Buckley - Penguin Workshop
Format: Paperback

The story of a poor boy from Brazil who became the greatest soccer player of all time and one of the most important athletes of the twentieth century!His parents may have named him Edson Arantes do Nascimento, but to the rest of the world, he is known as Pel. The now-retired professional...
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Max Einstein: Rebels with a Cause

James Patterson - jimmy patterson
Format: Hardcover

"A fast-paced, science-filled caper." --The Wall Street JournalMax Einstein is the first and only children's adventure series officially approved by the Albert Einstein Archives. Max Einstein's typical day is not your average 12-year-old's. She...- TEACHES classes...
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Foxes

Melissa Gish - Creative Education
Format: Print book

Vivid photographs help take readers on a virtual field study to observe the life cycle and behaviors of each featured mammal, bird, or reptile. Each book also looks at past and present scientific research and includes a unique storytelling element in the form of an animal tale drawn from...
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Who Killed Darius Drake?: A Mystery

W R Philbrick - The Blue Sky Press
Format: Hardcover

In award-winner Philbrick's new page-turning mystery, Arthur "Bash Man" is the school thug, paid with candy to bully and threaten other students. When genius orphan Darius Drake employs Arthur to help him discover the origin of a suspicious threat, written in blood, they uncover...
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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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Goodbye, Mr. Spalding

Jennifer Robin Barr - Calkins Creek
Format: Hardcover

Set in Philadelphia during the Great Depression, this middle-grade historical novel tells the story of a twelve-year-old boy and his best friend as they attempt to stop a wall from being built at Shibe Park, home of the Philadelphia Athletics, that would block the view of the baseball field...
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Cows

Quinn M Arnold - Creative Education
Format: Hardcover

Grow with Me peers under the ground, into trees, and elsewhere in nature to explore the lives and growth of an assortment of creatures and plants. These books for ages eight and up offer elementary but fascinating studies of the life stages that bugs, animals, and vegetation experience...
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Peacocks

Melissa Gish - Creative Education
Format: Print book

Vivid photographs help take readers on a virtual field study to observe the life cycle and behaviors of each featured mammal, bird, or reptile. Each book also looks at past and present scientific research and includes a unique storytelling element in the form of an animal tale drawn from...
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You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P!

ALEX GINO - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

Jilly thinks she's figured out how life works. But when her sister, Emma, is born deaf, she realizes how much she still has to learn. The world is going to treat Jilly, who is white and hearing, differently from Emma,just as it will treat them both differently from their Black cousins.A...
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You Go First

ERIN ENTRADA KELLY - Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover

Funny and poignant, Newbery Medalist and New York Times bestseller Erin Entrada Kelly's national bestseller You Go First is an exploration of family, bullying, word games, art, and the ever-complicated world of middle school friendships.In a starred review, School Library Journal wrote...
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A New Class

Jarrett J Krosoczka - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Print book

Victor Starspeeder is psyched to be starting school at the Jedi Academy. His sister, Christina does not share an enthusiasm for Victor's newfound educational path. She's horrified that her annoying baby brother will be there to cramp her style. While Victor means well, his excess energy...
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Mini Sweets

Helen Perelman - Aladdin Books
Format: Print book

Join the Candy Fairies for one last delicious adventure in this final book of the Candy Fairies series.The latest sugartastic story brings a new baby to the Candy Kingdom. Princess Mini is Princess Lolli and Prince Scoop's new baby, and Berry the Fruit Fairy is the lucky one who's...
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Molly's Surprise: A Christmas Story, Book Three

Valerie Tripp - ‎American Girl; 1st edition
Format: Paperback

Molly and her family face a disappointing Christmas. Dad is off at war in England, Molly's grandparents can't come for the holidays, and it looks like there won't be many exciting presents. Worst of all, the family hasn't heard from Dad for a long time, and they're worried....
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Top Secret Smackdown

Mac Barnett - Orchard Books
Format: Hardcover

Mac B. is on a madcap adventure in this New York Times bestseling series! This time a stolen raven threatens to topple the Queen... and it's up to Mac to smackdown his KGB rival once and for all!Ravens have been stolen from the Tower of London! Mac B.'s top-secret mission? Travel...
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The Hypnotists (The Hypnotists, Book 1) (1)

Gordon Korman - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

The first book in an all-new, mesmerizing adventure from the masterful, #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Gordon Korman -- now in paperback!Is it a gift . . . or is it a curse? Jax Opus can use his color-changing eyes to make people do things they dont want to do. (Only his color-blind...
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Namaste, India

Corey Anderson - Cherry Lake Pub
Format: Library Binding

With one of the largest populations in the world, India is a land of crowded cities, but it's also known for its beautiful mountains and serene beaches. Books in the Countries of the World series teach readers about countries' unique features through engaging content and pictures....
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The Deadly Dream Machine

J.E. Bright - DC Super Heroes
Format: Book

ABRA KADABRA a super-villain from the th century has escaped from an alien prison and returned to Earth Using a mind-control machine this futuristic felon hopes to brainwash the entire planet into believing that heaposs the rightful ruler To complete his evil plan ABRA KADABRA has captured...
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A Story Like the Wind

Gill Lewis - Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A masterful story about the power of hope Rami is in a small dinghy filled with strangers, all of them refugees seeking a safe harbor. But with no motor, no oars, and a rising tide, their situation looks bleak. So Rami pulls out the only thing he brought with him - a violin - and begins...
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Saving Winslow

SHARON CREECH - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

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

Roald Dahl - Everyman's Library
Format: Hardcover

Kidsnatched from her orphanage by a BFG (Big Friendly Giant) , who spends his life blowing happy dreams to children, Sophie concocts with him a plan to save the world from nine other man-gobbling cannybull giants.
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You're Angry: Throw a Fit or Talk It Out?

Connie Colwell Miller - Amicus
Format: Library Binding

"In this illustrated choose-your-own-ending book, Kendra is angry that her dad wants her to go to bed. Will she throw a fit or talk it out? Readers make choices for Kendra and read what happens next, with each story path leading to different consequences. Includes four different endings...
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The Fellowship for Alien Detection

Kevin Emerson - Walden Pond Press
Format: Hardcover

Author Kevin Emerson channels Frank Cottrell Boyce in this tween sci-fi adventure about two kids from opposite sides of the country who find themselves on a road trip to save the world from an impending alien attack. Haley and Dodger have nothing in common. But that was before they learned...
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I Funny: A Middle School Story

James Patterson - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Print book

Jamie Grimm is a middle schooler on a mission he wants to become the worlds greatest standup comedian--even if he doesnt have a lot to laugh about these days. Hes new in town and stuck living with his aunt, uncle, and their evil son Stevie, a bully who doesnt let Jamies wheelchair stop...
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