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Matylda, Bright and Tender

Holly M Mcghee - Candlewick Press
Format: Print book

In a courageous debut novel, Holly M. McGhee explores the loss that shakes one girl's world - and the unexpected consequences of the things we do for love.Sussy and Guy are best friends, fourth-graders who share their silliest thoughts and deepest hopes. One afternoon, the two of them...
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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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Pokmon School Challenge, The

SCHOLASTIC INC. - 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 Pokmon by his side.This book is based on a thrilling three-part storyline from the top-rated Cartoon...
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Pro Wrestling's Greatest Tag Teams

MATT SCHEFF - SPORTSZONE
Format: Print book

Find out more about the top tag teams in the wrestling world from yesterday and today. The title features informative sidebars, a glossary, and further resources. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing Company. This item is Non-Returnable.
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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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A Pig Called Heather

Harry Oulton - Holiday House
Format: Hardcover

Heather the pig has it all a lovely farm to live on in the Scottish countryside, apples of all kinds to devour, and a doting best friend in the farmers daughter, Isla. Unfortunately, Heathers idyllic existence is shattered when Islas dad has to sell the farm to pushy Farmer Busby and move...
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Star Wars Adventures in Wild Space The Snare: Book 1

LucasFilm Book Group - Disney Lucasfilm Pr
Format: Print book

It is a time of darkness. With the end of the Clone Wars, and the destruction of the Jedi Order, the evil Emperor Palpatine rules the galaxy unopposed. When the parents of Milo and Lina Graf are abducted by agents of the evil Empire while the family is out on a mission mapping the unknown...
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Otters

Katie Marsico - C. Press/F. Watts Trade
Format: Print book

Some otter species dive as deep as 300 feet (91 m) underwater. Discover some of the most fascinating animals in the world with the Nature's Children series. Readers will discover how these creatures survive in the wild, how they raise their young, and how they are related to other...
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Killer Smog - Narrative Nonfiction About Environmental & Ecological Catastrophes Across the World, Grades 3-5 - Developmental Learning for Young Readers - Eco Disasters Collection

Joyce Markovics - Bearport Pub Co Inc
Format: Library Binding

In December 1952, a thick layer of black smog blanketed London. The filthy air blinded people on the streets and brought traffic to a screeching halt. Worst of all, the pollution was deadly. It sickened 100,000 people and took the lives of 4,000. Killer Smog: London, Englandtraces the devastating...
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A Poem for Peter: The Story of Ezra Jack Keats and the Creation of The Snowy Day

Andrea Davis Pinkney - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

A celebration of the extraordinary life of Ezra Jack Keats, creator of The Snowy Day.The story of The Snowy Day begins more than one hundred years ago, when Ezra Jack Keats was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. The family were struggling Polish immigrants, and despite Keats's obvious...
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