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The Magic Misfits

Neil Patrick Harris - Little
Format: Print book

"Six young magicians and illusionists team up to save their small town from a crooked carnival owner and his goons"--
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The Vast Wonder of the World: Biologist Ernest Everett Just

Me?lina Mangal - Millbrook Pr
Format: Hardcover

Ernest Everett Just was not like other scientists of his time. He saw the whole, where others saw only parts. He noticed details others failed to see. He persisted in his research despite the discrimination and limitations imposed on him as an African American. His keen observations of sea creatures...
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The Meaning of Maggie

Megan Jean Sovern - Chronicle Books Llc
Format: Print book

* "Smart, sensitive, sad and funny." - Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewAs befits a future President of the United States of America, Maggie Mayfield has decided to write a memoir of the past year of her life. And what a banner year it's been! During this period she's Student of the Month...
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Atlas of Dinosaur Adventures: Step Into a Prehistoric World

EMILY HAWKINS - Wide Eyed Editions
Format: Hardcover

From the team behind the best-selling Atlas of Adventures comes this prehistoric journey of discovery. You'll get to embark on over thirty dinosaur adventures that will take you all around the world! Travel back in time to lock horns with a triceratops, stalk prey with a T-Rex, and learn...
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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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Who Is Oprah Winfrey?

Barbara Kramer - Penguin Workshop
Format: Hardcover

The story of how a young Southern girl who was raised on a pig farm became one of the most influential and inspiring people in the world.We all know Oprah Winfrey as a talk-show host, actress, producer, media mogul, and philanthropist, but the "Queen of Talk" wasn't always...
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The End of the World and Beyond

Avi - Algonquin Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Convicted of thievery and transported from England to America, Oliver Cromwell Pitts, shackled to his fellow prisoners, endures inedible food, filthy conditions, and deadly storms on his voyage across the Atlantic. But the hazardous shipboard journey is nothing compared to the peril that...
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Belgium

Robert Pateman - Cavendish Square Publishing
Format: Print book

Belgium is a unique country with a varied and interesting past. While it did not become a country until 1830 and suffered during World Wars I and II, it has persevered in hard times and has become a popular, respected country. Today Belgium is a fascinating place to visit and study, with...
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Kate Walden Directs: Night of the Zombie Chickens

Julie Mata - Harpercollins
Format: Print book

Night of the Zombie Chickens is supposed to be Kate Walden's breakout film. But her supporting actresses-her mother's prize organic hens-are high maintenance, to say the least. Thank goodness Kate's best friend Alyssa is the star. She's great at screaming and even better at killing...
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Class Action

Steven Frank - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

NO. MORE. HOMEWORK. That's what sixth grader Sam Warren tells his teacher while standing on top of his desk. He's fed up with doing endless tasks from the time he gets home to the time he goes to sleep. Suspended for his protest, Sam decides to fight back. He recruits his elderly neighbor/retired...
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