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Thea Stilton and the Journey to the Lion's Den: A Geronimo Stilton Adventure

Thea Stilton - Scholastic
Format: Paperback

Join Thea Stilton and the Thea Sisters on this adventure packed with mystery and friendship!The Thea Sisters are in Kenya on a photo safari! The mouselets love exploring the magnificent landscape and learning about the animals on the reserve they're visiting. A lion cub has just been...
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School of Dragons #1: Volcano Escape!

Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld - Random House
Format: Print book

An all-new nonfiction series featuring DreamWorks Dragons! Hiccup, Toothless, and other exciting characters from DreamWorks Dragons help readers discover the real-life science and history behind volcanoes! Filled with full-color photos and lots of fun facts, these 80-page books based on JumpStart's...
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Civil War Witness: Mathew Brady's Photos Reveal the Horrors of War

Don Nardo - Compass Point Books are published by Capstone,
Format: Paperback

Mathew Brady recognized that the new art of photography could be more than just a means of capturing peoples likenesses in portraits. Beginning with the First Battle of Bull Run in 1861 and continuing through the entire Civil War, Brady and his employees chronicled the long, bloody conflict,...
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Fix-It and Forget-It Cooking with Kids: 50 Favorite Recipes to Make in a Slow Cooker, Revised & Updated

Phyllis Good - Good Books
Format: Print book

Fix-It and Forget-It Kids' Cookbook: 50 Favorite Recipes to Make in a Slow Cooker, Revised & Updated offers kids the directions they need to prepare main courses, snacks, and desserts. Plus, this newly redesigned and updated volume includes basic cooking instructions so your child...
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Aphrodite the Diva

Joan Holub - Aladdin; Original edition
Format: Paperback

In book 6, after a teeny misunderstanding in class, Aphrodite is failing Hero-ology. To raise her grade, she concocts a brilliant plan--an extra-credit project for matchmaking mortals. This brings her face-to-face with fierce competition--an Egyptian goddessgirl named Isis. Now the race...
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State Showdown

Matt Christopher - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

In the third book of this five book Little League Baseball® series, pitcher Carter Jones and his Forest Park All-Star teammates move on to Sectionals competition. Catcher Liam McGrath, Carter's cousin, has to work together with a rival-turned-teammate. © 2013 Little League...
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The Winter Olympics

Nick Hunter - Heinemann Educational Books
Format: Library Binding

The Winter Olympics are a thrilling festival of sports, bringing together skiers, skaters, and sliders from around the world. Held every four years, they turn snow and ice into an amazing sports arena. But how did they get their start, and how are they organized? Who have been the star...
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The Copernicus Legacy: The Serpent's Curse

Tony Abbott - Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Hardcover

Bestselling author Tony Abbott returns with the next full-length book in the Copernicus Legacy series, a globe-trotting adventure packed with more riddles, puzzles, and secret histories. The hunt for Copernicus's first relic sent Wade, Darrell, Lily, and Becca to the far reaches of the world...
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The Curse of the Pharaoh #1 (Agatha: Girl of Mystery)

Steve Stevenson - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Hardcover

Agatha: Girl of Mystery is a fanciful and fabulous new mystery series about a headstrong girl detective who jets off on exotic and international adventures with the help of her hulking bodyguard and loyal cat named, aptly, Watson. The first mystery in this series sees young detective Agatha...
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Chupacabra

Roland Smith - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

8. TOP TRUSTED CHARITY SELLER! Satisfaction GUARANTEED. A tradition of excellence providing high quality products priced to sell. Ships from Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee. Ships FAST WITH TRACKING NUMBER! Customer service is our #1 priority. May have or may not have, minor shelf use. May or may not be in plastic...
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Alexis Gets Frosted

Coco Simon - Simon Spotlight
Format: Paperback

Alexis has true friends in the Cupcake Club - which is a good thing, because everyone else is calling her names.Everyone in the Cupcake Club was thrilled when mean girl Sydney moved away, but the new girl, Olivia, is even worse than Sydney was! Every time she passes Alexis in the hallway,...
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Survivors #4: The Broken Path

Erin Hunter - HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Hardcover

Erin Hunter, the #1 nationally bestselling author of the Warriors series, is back with book four in the New York Times bestselling Survivors series about a dog named Lucky. This thrilling animal fantasy series was praised by Kirkus as "wild and wonderful adventure" in a starred...
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

J.K. Rowling - Scholastic
Format: Hardcover

In one of the most hotly anticipated sequel in memory, J.K. Rowling takes up where she left off with Harry's second year at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Old friends and new torments abound, including a spirit named Moaning Myrtle who haunts the girls' bathroom, an outrageously...
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Lego Ninjago: Chapter Book

Meredith Rusu - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Print book

The action continues with all your favorite ninja! Chapter book #10 is an all-new story based on the latest events in the hit Cartoon Network TV series.
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Canada

Julie Murray - Big Buddy Books
Format: Hardcover

Introduces Canada, describing its history, geography, cities, plants and animals, resources, and culture.
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Shiloh Season

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor - Simon & Schuster Children's Division
Format: Paperback

The second book in the trilogy introduced by "Shiloh", the Newbery Medal-winning classic. Even though Shiloh now belongs to Marty, his worries are far from over. Judd, the dog's original owner, is back to drinking hard and being reckless with his rifle.
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A Valentine's Surprise

Helen Perelman - Aladdin; Original edition
Format: Paperback

The Candy Fairies have a mystery to solve in this new addition to a deliciously sweet series.Raina wants to make a very special birthday treat for Berry. She's even asked Lyra, the unicorn who looks after the Fruit Chew Meadow, to grow a special flower for the surprise. But when...
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Snowbound Mystery

David Cunningham - Albert Whitman & Company
Format: Paperback

When a terrible snowstorm hits the area, the Boxcar Children are trapped. To make matters worse, there's something very suspicious about their cabin. What are all those strange markings on the closet door? And what are all those strange noises the Boxcar Chldren hear in the night?
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Return to Planet Tad

Tim Carvell - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Tad is back and he's blogger than ever, in a laugh-out-loud sequel to the book Jon Stewart called "hilarious to anyone who ever went through, is currently in, might go to, or flunked out of middle school."Tad may have survived seventh grade, but his troubles are just getting...
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Huckleberry Finn

Anna Kirwan - Skyview Books
Format: Library Binding

After escaping from his abusive father, the young Huck Finn floats down the Mississippi on a raft with a runaway slave named Jim.
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The Coconut Clue

Helen Perelman - Aladdin Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

The Candy Fairies go on a gummy-tastic adventure full of flavor when they discover a tropical lagoon - with a tropical treasure!Raina the Gummy Fairy wants to discover new flavors for her gummy candy. On the far side of Gummy Forest there's a lagoon where she finds tropical gummy flavors...
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Narga the Sea Monster

Adam Blade - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

In the perilous Black Ocean lurks Narga the Sea Monster. As well as preying on the rebels and fighting evil wizard Malvel, Narga is holding one of the good Beasts of Avantia captive. Can Tom set the good Beast free, or will it remain trapped in the Dark Realm for ever?
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The Land of Stories: Worlds Collide

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

The epic conclusion to Chris Colfer's #1 New York Times bestselling series The Land of Stories! In the highly anticipated conclusion to the Land of Stories series, Conner and Alex must brave the impossible. All of the Land of Stories fairy tale characters--heroes and villains--are...
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Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin

Liesl Shurtliff - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

This funny fractured fairy tale goes behind the scenes of Rumpelstiltskin. New York Times Bestselling author Liesl Shurtliff "spins words into gold [Kirby Larson, Newbery Honor winner]."In a magic kingdom where your name is your destiny, 12-year-old Rump is the butt of everyone's...
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Daisy the Kitten

Jane Clarke - Scholastic (Us)
Format: Print book

All the little animals in Thistletown are competing in a Bake-Off. Daisy the Kitten is determined to make the purr-fect cupcakes! When an injured paw slows her down, Daisy knows just who to call -- Dr. KittyCat! Daisy has two-color art inside! Supercute photographs of real puppies and kittens...
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Who Is Stevie Wonder?

Jim Gigliotti - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback

Discover more about Stevie Wonder, the music prodigy whose awards include 25 Grammy Awards and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.Stevie Wonder is one of the most successful singer-songwriter-musicians of our time. Signing his first record deal when he was only eleven, he had his first No.1...
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The Secret of Dreadwillow Carse

Brian Farrey - Algonquin Of Chapel Hill
Format: Print book

A princess and a peasant girl must embark on a dangerous quest to outwit a centuries-old warning foretelling the fall of the Monarchy in this thrilling modern fairytale. In the center of the verdant Monarchy lies Dreadwillow Carse, a black and desolate bog that the happy people of the land...
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DK Readers L4: LEGO NINJAGO: Team Ninja

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

"Join Cole, Jay, Kai, Zane, and Nya in their latest adventure across the exciting land of Ninjago. New enemies are rising - does the team have what it takes to defeat them?"--Publisher.
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Classic Goosebumps #26: Night of the Living Dummy 3

R.L. Stine - Scholastic Press; Reissue edition
Format: Print book

The original books featuring the scariest creatures from the Goosebumps movie, in theaters October 16, 2015! Trina O'Dell's dad used to have a ventriloquist act. That's why he has all those dummies in the attic. He calls it his Dummy Museum. There's a dummy with freckles....
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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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STAT #5: Most Valuable

Amar'e Stoudemire - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

Young Amar'e Stoudemire is back in the all-star basketball adventure--STAT: Standing Tall and Talented!Amar'e's idol, Overtime Tanner plans the biggest streetball tournament every year. But when Overtime gets hurt during a basketball game, he can't make the arrangements...
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Dear Dumb Diary #8: It's Not My Fault I Know Everything

Jim Benton - Scholastic
Format: Paperback

New York Times Bestselling author Jamie Kelly is back with another hilarious, candid, and sometimes not-so-nice diary!Dear Dumb Diary,I went back and read some of my very oldest diaries. The entries say things like "I eated salad dressing" and "I got a Barbie shoe stuck in Stinker's...
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Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets: Color Edition

Dav Pilkey - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Hardcover

The second Captain Underpants adventure like you've never seen it before -- in FULL COLOR!George and Harold are usually responsible kids . . . whenever anything bad happens, George and Harold are usually responsible! And it looks like they're up to their old tricks again! First,...
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Real Friends

Shannon Hale - First Second
Format: Hardcover

"Fresh and funny." -- New York Times Book ReviewNewbery Honor author Shannon Hale and New York Times bestselling illustrator LeUyen Pham join forces in this graphic memoir about how hard it is to find your real friends -- and why it's worth the journey.When best...
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TodHunter Moon, Book One: PathFinder

Angie Sage - Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Format: Print book

Introducing Alice TodHunter Moon, a Magykal addition to the world of Septimus Heap! Perfect for both established fans of the Septimus Heap series and readers coming to the world of Septimus Heap for the first time, PathFinder is the first book in the Septimus Heap spin-off series, TodHunter...
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Walleyed Pike

Sheila Griffin Llanas - Abdo Publishing Company
Format: Book

From gills to fins, the walleyed pike is a fascinating animal. This game fish is a valuable part of its environment. In the Great Lakes area, walleye is the most popular game fish. Walleye are predators, and mature fish are near the top of the food chain in their environments. Fittingly,...
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Secrets in the Hills: A Josefina Mystery

Kathleen Ernst - American Girl Publishing Inc
Format: Paperback

Josefina has heard tales and legends all her life: rumors of gold and silver buried in the hills, and even stories of a ghostly Weeping Woman who haunts the countryside. She never imagined that such tales might be true until the day a mysterious stranger arrives at her rancho. Could all these...
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A New Beginning: My Journey with Addy

Denise Lewis Patrick - Amer Girl
Format: Print book

What if you suddenly found yourself in Addy Walkers world in the middle of the Civil War? How would you feel facing new freedoms and unexpected limits? Join Addy help newly freed people, raise money for soldiers, and search for Addys family. Your journey back in time can take whatever twists...
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The Burning Tide

Jonathan Auxier - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Print book

A jaw-dropping adventure from the New York Times bestselling series is here.Long before humans walked the land, it came to Erdas. Wicked, patient, and hungry, it has slept beneath the surface of the world.Now the Wyrm is awakening.Conor, Abeke, Meilin, and Rollan are four...
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Animal Planet Animal Atlas

Animal Planet - Animal Planet
Format: Print book

Animal Planet's definitive atlas of animal life takes readers on a continent-by-continent and habitat-by-habitat passport to adventure!What is a habitat? How is the North Pole's animal life different from the South Pole's? How and why do animals adapt to their environment? Is a food...
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Kentucky

Andrew Santella - C. Press/F. Watts Trade; Revised edition
Format: Book

America the Beautiful, Third Series is bursting with fascinating facts, up-to-date statistics, glorious full-color photographs, and unusual lists guaranteed to elicit at least one WOW! with the turn of every page. America the Beautifuls new dynamic design and editorial approach to the geography,...
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Nebraska

Ann Heinrichs - C. Press/F. Watts Trade
Format: Library Binding - Revised Ed.

America the Beautiful, Third Series is bursting with fascinating facts, up-to-date statistics, glorious full-color photographs, and unusual lists guaranteed to elicit at least one WOW! with the turn of every page. America the Beautiful's new dynamic design and editorial approach to the geography,...
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Exile

Shannon Messenger - Aladdin
Format:  Print book : Fiction : English : Aladdin pbk. edView all editions and formats

At age twelve, Sophie learns that the remarkable abilities that have always caused her to stand out identify her as an elf, and after being brought to Eternalia to hone her skills, discovers that she has secrets buried in her memory for which some would kill.
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Return to the Isle of the Lost: A Descendants Novel

Melissa de la Cruz - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

The sequel to the #1 New York Times best seller The Isle of the LostMal's an expert at intimidating her enemies, but she's broken the habit since leaving her villainous roots behind. So when she and her friends Evie, Carlos, and Jay all receive threatening messages demanding they return...
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Alexis and the Perfect Recipe

Coco Simon - Simon Spotlight
Format: Paperback

The fourth book in Spotlight's fun and delicious tween series is told from the perspective of Alexis, the most organized member of the Cupcake Club. Alexis likes everything to be exact and logical, but she's finding that when it comes to love, there's no room for logic!
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Underworld: Exploring the Secret World Beneath Your Feet

Jane Price - Kids Can Press
Format: Hardcover

With the intriguing idea of exploring what lies below the surface of the Earth as its broad theme, this fascinating book cleverly dices up the subject into small, more manageable pieces ready to be devoured by young readers, particularly boys. The basics are covered in detail, such as the physical...
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The Case of the Three Rings

John R. Erickson - Maverick Books
Format: Print book

It's New Years Eve day on the ranch, and Slim and Miss Viola are both having second thoughts about their engagement only for very different reasons. Viola returns the lock-washer ring Slim had given her a week before, but before Slim can fix things with Viola, Uncle Johnny asks for his help...
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Dark River (Warriors: Power of Three #2)

Erin Hunter - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Erin Hunters #1 nationally bestselling Warriors series continues with the second book in the Power of Three series!The second book in this third series, Warriors: Power of Three #2: Dark River, brings more adventure, intrigue, and thrilling battles to the epic world of the warrior Clans.Lionpaw,...
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Secret at Mystic Lake

Carolyn Keene - Aladdin
Format: Print book

A few nights in nature take a nasty turn for Nancy and her friends in this sixth book of the Nancy Drew Diaries, a fresh approach to a classic series. To celebrate her birthday, George is taking Nancy and Bess on a three-day bike tour around the scenic Mystic Lake. They cant wait to spend...
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The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street

Karina Yan Glaser - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

The Vanderbeekers have always lived in the brownstone on 141st Street. It's practically another member of the family. So when their reclusive, curmudgeonly landlord decides not to renew their lease, the five siblings have eleven days to do whatever it takes to stay in their beloved home...
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Bayou Dogs

Tony Abbott - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

Tony Abbott combines the best of the action, suspense, and humor that has made DROON a hit for almost a decade -- and takes it to the next level in this spooky new middle grade series.Could the road to the afterlife be a two-way street? Dereks brother Ronny isnt himself. No, really....
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The Pirate Pig

Cornelia Funke - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

The beloved and bestselling author of Inkheart brings imagination, adventure, and humor to a swashbuckling full-color chapter book! Who needs a treasure map when you have a pirate pig with a nose for gold? Stout Sam and his deckhand, Pip, find a pig washed up in a barrel on the beach....
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Slappy Birthday to You

R.L. Stine - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

The evil dummy comes to life to tell his own twisted tales and scary stories!It's bad enough Ian Barker has to spend his twelfth birthday with his sister and their two annoying cousins. The four of them can't ever hang out without getting into trouble. Vinnie and Jonny always want to play...
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Rainbow Magic: Belle the Birthday Fairy

Daisy Meadows - Scholastic Paperbacks; Original edition
Format: Print book

The perfect birthday gift for fairy fans everywhere!Birthdays are special days -- thanks to Belle the Birthday Fairy! She makes sure that birthdays are filled with happiness and magic. But icy Jack Frost cant even enjoy his own birthday! Hes determined that no one else will enjoy it either,...
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The Sky's the Limit: My Journey with Maryellen

Valerie Tripp - American Girl Publishing Inc
Format: Paperback

What if you suddenly found yourself in Maryellen's world during the 1950s? How would your life be changed, and what would you do to fit in? More importantly, what would you do to stand out? Join Maryellen on an adventure where the two of you can put on poodle skirts and head to a school...
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The Book That Proves Time Travel Happens

Henry Clark - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

This never-before-seen twist on time travel adventure explores the theme of accepting those who are different--and having the courage to join them. The moment Ambrose Brody steps into a fortune-teller's tent, he is whisked into a quest that spans millennia with his best friend, an enigmatic...
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It's Thanksgiving!

Tessa Kenan - Lerner Publications
Format: Print book

Carefully leveled text and fresh, vibrant photos engage young readers in learning about the traditions and celebrations of the holiday of Thanksgiving. Age-appropriate critical thinking questions and a photo glossary help build nonfiction learning skills.
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When on Earth?

DK - DK Children
Format: Hardcover

Teach history in a way that's fascinating to visual learners and children who are captivated by pictures and timelines. When on Earth? approaches history in a different way than most books, giving context that can put what children learn in school in a broader historical perspective....
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Whisper: A Riley Bloom Book

Alyson Noël - Square Fish; Original edition
Format: Paperback

This time, Riley might really have bitten off more than she’s ready for. After practically begging the Council for a more challenging Soul Catch, she is assigned an actual Roman gladiator—Theocoles, the Pillar of Doom. How is Riley, a skinny twelve-year-old, supposed to get through...
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2, Special Rehearsal Edition Script

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

"The Eighth Story. Nineteen Years Later.Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, a new play by Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the eighth story in the Harry Potter series and the first official Harry Potter story to be presented...
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The Quantum League #1: Spell Robbers

Matthew J. Kirby - Scholastic, Incorporated
Format: Hardcover

A magical crime saga filled with marvelous thrills, high action, and extraordinary adventure, from critically acclaimed author Matthew J. Kirby.After Ben Warner is recruited to join a "science camp" led by the eccentric quantum physicist Dr. Madeleine Hughes, he quickly realizes...
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Ripleys Believe It or Not! Special Edition 2017

Ripleys Entertainment Inc. - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Hardcover

Another years worth of wild and wacky information from Ripleys Believe It or Not!This brand new, updated edition features all the craziest facts, newest discoveries, and weirdest wonders of the world!
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I Totally Funniest: A Middle School Story

James Patterson - jimmy patterson
Format: Hardcover

Jamie Grimm is back and better than ever in the third episode of James Pattersons bestselling I FUNNY series Finding himself one step closer to his dream of being the best kid comic in the world Jamie faces his biggest challenge yet After scoring big on national TV in the semifinals contest...
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Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #28: Heroes for All Times: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #51: High Time for Heroes

Mary Pope Osborne - Random House Childrens Books
Format: Paperback

Track the facts with Jack and Annie!When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #51, they had lots of questions. How did Florence Nightingale change nursing? Who helped women get the vote? What was Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, dream? How did Gandhi change the world?...
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Ice Dogs

Terry Lynn Johnson - Clarion Books
Format: Paperback

Victoria Secord, a fourteen-year-old Alaskan dogsled racer, loses her way on a routine outing with her dogs. With food gone and temperatures dropping, her survival and that of her dogs and the mysterious boy she meets in the woods is entirely up to her. The author Terry Lynn Johnson is a musher...
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Scream Street: Secret of the Changeling

Tommy Donbavand - Candlewick
Format: Print book

Look out for the final creepy, crazy adventures in this fiendishly funny horror series for boys and ghouls.A Scream Street toddler named Poppy has been replaced by a changeling, and the real Poppy is being held captive in the fairy realm. Luke, Resus, and Cleo plan to rescue the child,...
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Stepping on the Cracks

Mary Downing Hahn - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback

In 1944, when her brother is overseas fighting in World War II, eleven-year-old Margaret changes her mind about the school bully, Gordy, after she discovers he is hiding his own brother, a deserter.
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From the Notebooks of a Middle School Princess: Royal Wedding Disaster

Meg Cabot - Feiwel & Friends
Format: Print book

You are invited to a Genovian Royal Wedding in this second book pulled FROM THE NOTEBOOKS OF A MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCESS, a Princess Diaries spin-off series, written and illustrated by New York Times-bestselling author Meg Cabot.Olivia Grace Clarisse Mignonette Harrison still...
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North Carolina

Ann Heinrichs - Children's Press
Format: Book

From its wet marshlands and the towering Appalachian Mountains to cities such as Raleigh and Charlotte, North Carolina is home to a diverse range of environments. Readers will trace the history of this remarkable state from its earliest settlement to its latest developments. They will also...
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Runway Rose

Madonna - Puffin; 1 Har/Psc edition
Format: Book

Amy is thrilled when her mum gets her an after-school job working behind the scenes at Teen Fashionista week its a perfect opportunity to cultivate her true passion for fashion! But when a talent scout convinces Amy that she should appear on the runway as a model, Amy finds herself hanging...
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Kirsten Learns a Lesson (American Girls Collection)

Janet Shaw - American Girl
Format: Paperback

Kirsten starts school in America, but she doesn't speak English very well. Miss Winston, her new teacher, is strict and not very understanding. Things get worse when Miss Winston comes to live with the Larson family. Kirsten's only escape is playing with her secret friend, Singing...
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Gerald Ford

Megan M Gunderson - Big Buddy Books
Format: Print book

- Historic Photographs- Primary Source Documents- Timeline- Fast Facts- Benefits and Perks- Chart of All Presidents' Terms
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Trial by Fire

Jeff Probst - Puffin Books
Format: Paperback

Sequel to the New York Times bestseller STRANDED, seen The Today Show, Rachael Ray, and Kelly and Michael. From the multi-Emmy Award winning host of Survivor and the New York Times bestselling co-author of Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life comes a fantastic new middle grade series!...
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Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy

Karen Foxlee - Random House Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

"Magic is "messy and dangerous and filled with longing," we learn in this brave tale of grief, villainy and redemption that borrows from the story of the Snow Queen. Set in a vast, chilly museum, the tale brings together a valiant girl, a charmed boy, a magical sword and a clock...
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Princess Labelmaker to the Rescue! (Origami Yoda #5)

Tom Angleberger - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover

The fifth case file of the New York Times bestselling Origami Yoda series from Tom Angleberger! Help us, Principal Rabbski. Youre our only hope. In their fight against FunTime, the tedious, elective-crushing test prep program, Origami Yoda and the Rebel Alliance have found powerful...
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Discoveries in the Overworld: Lost Minecraft Journals, Book One

Winter Morgan - Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Print book

Harriet, Jack, and Toby are treasure hunters, searching the Minecraft world for its most valuable hidden secrets. In an abandoned mineshaft, they discover what they hope is an enchanted book. But what they've found turns out to be much more valuable.William is one of Minecraft's most renowned...
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Magic Tree House Survival Guide

Mary Pope Osborne - Random House Books for Young Readers; Nov edition
Format: Hardcover

Lions and tigers and bears - oh, man!Jack and Annie have survived all kinds of dangers on their adventures in the magic tree house. Find out how you can survive lots of scary situations, including sharks, earthquakes, fires, shipwrecks, and many more! With full-color photographs and illustrations,...
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Always, Abigail

Nancy Cavanaugh - Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Format: Print book

A 2015-16 Texas Bluebonnet Award nominee! "Brimming with honestly and heart."-Caroline Starr Rose, award-winning author of May B. Sixth grade to-do list: * Make the pom-pom squad! * Get photo in the yearbook * With Alli and Cami, become the three most popular girls at Crestdale...
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Rainbow Magic Special Edition: Flora the Dress-Up Fairy

Daisy Meadows - Scholastic Paperbacks; Special edition
Format: Print book

Rachel and Kirsty have been invited to a magnificent costume ball ---- but will it be ruined by Jack Frost and his wicked goblins? This is our tenth Rainbow Magic Special Edition.Dress-up drama!Kirstys cousin is throwing a fancy costume ball in a castle -- and Kirsty and Rachel are invited!...
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Medusa the Mean

Joan Holub - Aladdin
Format: Paperback

Medusa wants to be more like her two sisters and the other kids at Mount Olympus Academy -- immortal. Is that too much to ask? As one of the few mortals at MOA, it's hard not to get jealous when you're surrounded by beautiful, powerful goddessgirl and godboy classmates. And it isn't...
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I Funny: School of Laughs

JAMES PATTERSON - JIMMY PATTERSON
Format: Print book

Teaching other kids how to be funny is the toughest gig that Jamie Grimm has ever had, and with the highest stakes. If he fails, his school library will be shut down for good!Even though he has a national contest trophy and a TV show under his belt, Jamie Grimm isn't one to sit back...
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Best Friend Next Door

Carolyn Mackler - Scholastic Press
Format: Print book

Printz Honor and New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Mackler brings honesty and charm to this story of a friendship between two girls. Meet Hannah. Her name is a palindrome. Her birthday is on New Year's. She wishes she had a cat. She's medium height and a little awkward. Her life...
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Masks #11

Laurie Halse Anderson - Puffin Books; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

After Sunitas beloved pet cat, Mittens, gets injured on her watch, she wonders if vet work is right for her. She takes an internship at a research lab, but learns that they test on animals and eventually put them to sleep. Sunita loves animals, but can she find a way to work with them without...
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Wings of Fire Book Six: Moon Rising

Tui T. Sutherland - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

The New York Times-bestselling series soars to even greater heights with a new prophecy and five new dragonets ready to claim their destiny! Peace has come to Pyrrhia . . . for now. The war between the tribes is finally over, and now the dragonets of the prophecy have a plan for lasting...
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The Smuggler's Secrets: A Caroline Mystery

Kathleen Ernst - American Girl Publishing Inc
Format: Paperback

The War of 1812 is still raging when Caroline goes to visit her cousin Lydia and Uncle Aaron's farm deep in the woods. While there, she finds evidence that someone is smuggling precious supplies to the British. She can't believe anyone would help the enemy during wartime! Even worse: could...
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Child's Introduction to Art: The World's Greatest Paintings and Sculptures

Heather Alexander - Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers; Nov edition
Format: Hardcover

The newest volume in Black Dogs best-selling award-winning Childs Introduction series explores the fascinating world of art and artists and includes do-it-yourself art projects throughoutIn the tradition of Black Dogs best-selling Childs Introduction books which include The Story of the Orchestra...
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Tiny Hero of Ferny Creek Library, The

LINDA BAILEY - Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover

Eddie, a passionate reader and a shiny green bug, saves the school library in this funny, heartwarming tale that fans of Flora & Ulysses and Charlotte's Web will love. Includes black-and-white illustrations throughout from Newbery Honor Medalist and New York Times-bestselling author-artist...
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Boomer

Ellen Miles - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

Welcome to the Puppy Place--where every puppy finds a home!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.Lizzie's mom has three of her best friends coming over to visit...
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Exploring Space: From Galileo to the Mars Rover and Beyond

MARTIN JENKINS - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Launch into a truly out-of-this-world examination of the past, present, and future of humans in space.For centuries, humans have looked up at the night sky and wondered what it's like deep in space, far from Earth - and now we've begun to find out. We've landed on the moon, put robots...
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Ice Planet Adventure (Geronimo Stilton Spacemice #3)

Geronimo Stilton - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

Geronimo Stilton meets outer space in this cosmically fun spin-off series!Friends of the spacemice have disappeared on a strange ice planet, Polarix! Geronimo Stiltonix and his crew are called to search for them. When the spacemice arrive on Polarix, theyre surprised at the inhabitants...
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Battle Bugs #1: The Lizard War

Jack Patton - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Print book

Never leave a bug behind-- collect all the Battle Bugs books!Never leave a bug behind!Bug Island is under attack! The lizard army is invading and the Battle Bugs are losing. Their only hope against the intruders is a strange creature theyve never seen before--a human being named Max.Max...
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Minecraft

Sara Green - Pilot Books
Format: Print book

Minecraft players have free reign of the spaces they build in, but they better stay alert during the night! Designed by Markus Persson, Minecraft has sold over 20 million computer games since 2009! Minecraft is the epitome of imagination and creativity. In this title for exploring minds,...
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The Fire Eternal

Chris d'Lacey - Orchard Books
Format: Hardcover

A stirring of new magic at the poles makes a fiery tale for readers in the 4th book in the NY TIMES bestselling Dragons series!Five years have passed since David Rain, now a bestselling author, disappeared mysteriously in the Artic. Slowly the ice is changing; bears are starving; dragons...
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Song of the Wanderer

Bruce Coville - Scholastic Inc.; Reprint edition
Format: Print book

A gorgeous paperback reissue of Bruce Coville's enchanting UNICORN CHRONICLES, timed for the release of the long-awaited conclusion in hardcover!Cara must return to Earth to save her grandmother, the Wanderer, but she must first travel through the wilderness of Luster, land of the unicorns,...
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Changes for Molly

Valerie Tripp - American Girl
Format: Paperback

Molly cant wait for Dad to come home--hell arrive in time to see her dance the part of Miss Victory in the big Red Cross show! Molly isnt worried about her tap dancing, but she wants to look sophisticated so that Dad will know how much shes grown up while hes been away at war. Unfortunately,...
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Killer Species #3: Out for Blood

Michael P. Spradlin - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

The action-packed series by Michael P. Spradlin returns. Each book covers a genetically engineered superpredator wreacking havoc on the environment.Dr. Catalyst has finally come unhinged. Twice the crazed scientist has released his super predators into the wild to combat invasive species,...
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Time to Fly #10

Laurie Halse Anderson - Puffin; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

There's a flock of parrots in Zoe's backyard! No one knows where they came from, but they aren't as big a surprise as the sight of Zoe's mother, who has just arrived from California. She wants Zoe to move back home with her - something Zoe has been waiting to hear for months....
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Thunder and shadow.

Erin Hunter - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Erin Hunter's #1 bestselling Warriors series continues with the second book in the A Vision of Shadows arc.This hardcover edition also includes a double-sided jacket with a bonus poster!Nearly a moon has passed since Alderpaw returned from his journey to SkyClan's gorge, where he found...
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Geronimo Stilton Cavemice #4: The Fast and the Frozen

Geronimo Stilton - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Paperback

Geronimo Stilton's ancient ancestor Geronimo Stiltonoot is back in another prehistoric adventure!A visiting rodent has arrived in Old Mouse City with astounding news. On his recent journey to a cold, distant land, he spotted a mountain . . . moving! Holey cheese! Geronimo Stiltonoot...
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Baby Kangaroos (Super Cute!)

Megan Borgert-Spaniol - Bellwether Media
Format: August 1

When joeys are born, they are only the size of a grape! They grow comfortably in moms pouch until its time to peek out at the world. As part of a mob, joeys learn to play, hop, and protect one another. Leap into this fun book for early readers!
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Gooey Goblins: Halloween Special

Helen Perelman - Aladdin; Original edition
Format: Paperback

A delicious confection for candy and fairy lovers -- welcome to the Sugar Valley, home to the Candy Fairies, where every fairy represents a special candy treat! A Candy Fairies super special with twice as much delicious fun. The five fairy friends are sent on a quest to discover why all the gummy...
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Grk and the Pelotti Gang (The Grk Books)

Joshua Doder
Format: Paperback

Pure adventure fun.Kirkus ReviewsNatascha and Max Raffifi, recently orphaned and new to England, are adjusting nicely to their new life. Anythings better than being on the run. Especially being reunited with their little black-and-white dog named Grk and living with their friend Tim.But...
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Who Was Abraham Lincoln?

Janet B Pascal - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Hardcover

Born to a family of farmers, Lincoln stood out from an early age - literally! (He was six feet four inches tall.) As sixteenth President of the United States, he guided the nation through the Civil War and saw the abolition of slavery. But Lincoln was tragically shot one night at Ford's...
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Good Night Owl

Greg Pizzoli - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Owl tries his best to wrap up his night and settle in for a long sleep-after moving past a few bumps in the road - in this Geisel Honor-winning, giggle-worthy bedtime story.Will Owl ever get a good nights sleep? Hes ready for bed, but as soon as he settles in, he hears a strange noise....
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Wolves

Cari Meister - Jump!
Format: Print book

In Wolves, beginning readers will follow a pack of wolves as its members work together to hunt for food. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage children as they learn how wolves survive in the wild.,
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The Great Leopard Rescue: Saving the Amur Leopards

Sandra Markle - Millbrook Press
Format: Library Binding

In 2007 only thirty Amur leopards remained in the wild. Scientists knew they needed to do more to help these big cats. However, details of the leopards' wild lives in their high-altitude forest home were still a mystery. With the help of new technology and the cooperation of scientists...
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The Girls Get Even (Boy/Girl Battle Book 2)

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor - Yearling; Reprint edition
Format: Hardcover

As Halloween approaches, the three Malloy sisters find themselves continually trying to get even with the four Hatford brothers, who have been playing tricks on them since the Malloys moved from Ohio to West Virginia. Sequel to "The Boys Start the War."
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Our Hero

Matthew Holm - Random House Childrens Books
Format: Paperback

NEW YORK TIMES bestselling and Newbery Honor winning author Jennifer Holm teams up with Matthew Holm to bring you a fully illustrated graphic novel series packed with humor and kid appeal - BABYMOUSE! With multiple Children's Choice awards and over 1.7 million books in print, kids, parents,...
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Who Was Jacqueline Kennedy?

Bonnie Bader - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback

Through this engaging Who Was? biography, kids will discover the woman behind the sunglasses.Private and bookish, Jackie Kennedy found herself thrust into the world spotlight as the young and glamorous wife of the President John F. Kennedy. As First Lady she restored the once neglected...
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Lost in Outer Space: The Incredible Journey of Apollo 13

Tod Olson - Scholastic Nonfiction
Format: Hardcover

April 13, 1970: Two hundred thousand miles from Earth and counting, an explosion rips through Jim Lovell's spacecraft. The crippled ship hurtles toward the moon at three times the speed of sound, losing power and leaking oxygen into space.Lovell and his crew were two days from the dream...
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The Haunter

R L Stine - Scholastic (Us)
Format: Print book

Most Wanted Goosebumps characters are out on the loose just in time for Halloween in a super special edition! Sammy Baker, 12, is a quiet kid who wishes he wasn't so shy and timid. He is frightened but eager to prove he can be brave. On Halloween night, he follows his friends to the Barlow...
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Full of Beans

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

Winner of the Scott O'Dell Award Five Starred Reviews A New York Public Library Best Book for Kids, 2016 Grown-ups lie. That's one truth Beans knows for sure. He and his gang know how to spot a whopper a mile away, because they are the savviest bunch of barefoot conchs (that means "locals")...
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The Puppy Place #36: Stella

Ellen Miles - Scholastic Press
Format: Print book

Welcome to the Puppy Place--where every puppy finds a home!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.Meet Stella, the cutest thing ever, a little Maltese. But why won't...
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Xtreme Illusions 2

National Geographic - National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Print book

Watch out! This book will scramble your eyeballs and boggle your brain with Perplexing Puzzles, Impossible Illusions, Loopy Lines, and more dizzying delights! Sound like fun Explore the mysteries that lie right inside our own minds including the key scientific concepts of perspective and perceptionand...
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Wrath of the Weather Wizard

Donald Lemke - Stone Arch Books; Lib/Psc edition

On a hot summer day, the doors of IRON HEIGHTS PENITENTIARY open, and the WEATHER WIZARD walks out a free man. After years in prison, the super-villain takes a deep breath and looks to the heavens. Suddenly, a giant thundercloud erupts on the horizon! Across town, the FLASH streaks toward...
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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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Survivors: The Gathering Darkness #3: Into the Shadows

Erin Hunter - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Darkness threatens the Wild Pack in this epic third book in the second Survivors series! From Erin Hunter, #1 nationally bestselling author of Warriors, Survivors is full of "wild and wonderful adventure" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) that will thrill fans of Spirit Animals...
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Minecraft: Essential Handbook: An Official Mojang Book

Stephanie Milton - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Hardcover

The long-awited, first OFFICIAL guide to the online gaming sensation, Minecraft!You're alone in a mysterious new world, full of hidden dangers. You have only minutes to find food and shelter before darkness falls and the monsters come looking for you. What do you do?This official handbook...
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Date with Destiny

Sienna Mercer - Egmont UK

Sink your teeth into Olivia and Ivys 10th fright-time adventureThe twins are back in Transylvania for Prince Alex and Tessas wedding, and to settle Ivy into the Wallachia Academy. Plus theyve landed the juicy job of reporting on the royals big day for VAMP magazine. Exciting! But Olivias...
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Sideways Stories from Wayside School

Louis Sachar - Morrow Junior Books
Format: Print book

Lois Sachar, best-selling author of the Wayside School series, knows how to make kids laugh. And there are laughs galore in this popular book, now available again in hardcover. Meet Mrs. Gorf, the teacher who turns the students in Wayside School into apples.
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Rainbow Valley

L. M. Montgomery - Aladdin; Reissue edition
Format: Hardcover

Anne's family grows ever larger - and ever more joyful - in this artfully packaged edition of the fifth book in the Anne of Green Gables series.It's been fifteen years since Anne Shirley married Gilbert Blythe, and they are still blissfully happy, delighting in their six children:...
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Seekers: Return to the Wild #3: River of Lost Bears

Erin Hunter - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

A new season approaches. . . .Now that Kallik and Yakone have decided to join Toklo and Lusa on the rest of their journey home, the four bears head toward warmer territories. Spring is coming, and Toklo and Lusa are overjoyed to be away from the ice, surrounded by green forests and flowing...
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Who Were The Three Stooges?

Pam Pollack - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback

Discover more about the comedy team that perfected the art of the pie fight!The Three Stooges were the hardworking children of immigrants and discovered a love of performing at an early age. Starting out as a vaudeville act, they soon transitioned into movies, becoming a worldwide sensation...
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul

Jeff Kinney - Amulet Books
Format: Hardcover

Greg Heffley and his family hit the road in author-illustrator Jeff Kinney's latest installment of the phenomenal bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.
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Pokemon: Essential Handbook

Scholastic Inc. - Scholastic
Format: Book

Gotta read em all! Scholastics publishing program is geared to appeal to Pokmon fans of all ages. Handbooks, sticker books, create trace, readers, and more.Its everything you ever wanted to know about every Pokemon -- all in one place! This revised and updated edition of the 2008 bestseller...
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Elvis and the Underdogs: Secrets, Secret Service, and Room Service

Jenny Lee - Balzer & Bray/Harperteen
Format: Hardcover

Perfect for fans of R. J. Palacio and Gordon Korman, this is the hilarious and heartwarming sequel to Elvis and the Underdogs from author Jenny Lee, former writer on the popular Disney Channel show Shake It Up.It's been months since Benji's former safety dog, Elvis, was whisked...
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The Best School Year Ever

Barbara Robinson - Harper Trophy
Format: Paperback

The Worst Kids in the History of the World!When anything goes wrong at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School, from the hexing of Bus Six to the mysterious disappearance of the kindergarten gerbil, it's sure to have a Herdman behind it. The Herdmans are more than famous -- they're outlaws....
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The School for Good and Evil #2: A World without Princes

Soman Chainani - Harpercollins Childrens Books
Format: Hardcover

Magic and romance battle each other in this much anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestselling novel The School for Good and Evil. Best friends Sophie and Agatha return to the spectacular world where the only way out of a fairy tale is to live through one. Together, they have the strength...
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South Africa

Annabel Savery - Smart Apple Media
Format: Library Binding

Going on holiday, visiting another country? Then this is the series for you. Told from the viewpoint of a young visitor, packed with interesting tips on where to go and what to see. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Sky Raiders

Brandon Mull - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover

Adventure awaits in the Five Kingdoms - come and claim it in this start to a new series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Fablehaven and Beyonders series.Cole Randolph was just trying to have a fun time with his friends on Halloween (and maybe get to know Jenna...
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The Evertree: Spirit Animals Book 7

Marie Lu - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Book

After journeying across Erdas together, Conor, Abeke, Meilin, and Rollan have one chance to stop an ancient enemy desperate to break free from his prison, or the world will be foverer changed.
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The Mystery of the Hidden Painting (The Boxcar Children Mysteries #24)

Gertrude Chandler Warner - Albert Whitman & Company
Format: Paperback

The discovery of a painting of the children's grandmother involves the Aldens in a search for a sapphire necklace.
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Treasure Hunters in Trouble: An Unofficial Gamer's Adventure, Book Four

Winter Morgan - Sky Pony Press
Format: Print book

In this fourth installment of the Minecraft Gamer's Adventure series, Steve receives a distress call from his friends Max, Lucy, and Henry. They have found an abundance of treasure in a temple, but they can't get out! He immediately sets off for the desert to help his friends. Once...
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The Galaxy Pirates: Hunt for the Pyxis

Zoe Ferraris - Crown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Ordinary kids are introduced to an extraordinary galaxy full of pirates, monkeys, and other colorful creatures - both human and otherwise - in this first book of this "absolutely action-packed" (School Library Journal) fantasy-adventure trilogy. On the night Emma Garton's...
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Rainbow Magic Special Edition: Lila and Myla the Twins Fairies

Daisy Meadows - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

Two fairies are better than one!. . Kirsty and Rachel are invited to a very special birthday party-- its for children who are twins! There are doubles everywhere they look.. . One pair of twins is a little different than the rest. Lila and Myla are fairies-- and they need Kirsty and Rachels...
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Dinosaur Empire!

ABBY HOWARD - Amulet Books
Format: Hardcover

Ronnie is just a normal fifth-grader trying to pass her science class's impossible quiz on the history of dinosaurs . . . until she happens upon her neighbor - Ms. Lernin - a retired paleontologist. With the assistance of Science Magic, Ronnie and Ms. Lernin travel back through time...
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Timmy Failure: We Meet Again

Stephan Pastis - Candlewick Press
Format: Print book

From the New York Times best-selling creator of Timmy Failure comes a third adventure about the comically overconfident sleuth.His name is Failure. Timmy Failure. And his detective agency is on the verge of global domination. Global riches. Global fame. And yet the gods keep throwing him curveballs:...
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Sci-Fi Junior High

Scott Seegert - jimmy patterson
Format: Hardcover

Presented by James Patterson's new children's imprint, this gleefully illustrated space adventure is a laugh on every page. That's a lot of laughs!Kelvin Klosmo isn't just the new kid at school - he's the new kid in the galaxy! Welcome to Sci-Fi Junior High: an inter-galactic space station...
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Grand Canyon

Jason Chin - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

Rivers wind through earth, cutting down and eroding the soil for millions of years, creating a cavity in the ground 277 miles long, 18 miles wide, and more than a mile deep known as the Grand Canyon.Home to an astonishing variety of plants and animals that have lived and evolved within...
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National Geographic Kids Everything Sharks: All the shark facts, photos, and fun that you can sink your teeth into

Ruth Musgrave - National Geographic Children's Books

Satisfy the shark-fact feeding frenzy! These torpedo-shaped swimmers are an obsession for many kids. In Everything Sharks, exciting photos depict great whites, hammerheads, and more. Scientists tell hair-raising tales about encounters. With its awesome facts and action-packed images, this...
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Rush Revere and the First Patriots: Time-Travel Adventures With Exceptional Americans

Rush Limbaugh - Threshold Editions; First Edition first Printing edition
Format: Hardcover

America's #1 radio talk-show host and multi-million-copy #1 New York Times bestselling author presents the second book in a series for young readers with a history teacher who travels back in time to have adventures with exceptional Americans.Rush Revere rides again! Saddle up with...
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Flunked

Jen Calonita - Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Format: Print book

Would you send a villain to do a hero's job? Flunked is an exciting new twisted fairy tale from the award-winning author of the Secrets of My Hollywood Life series. "Charming fairy-tale fun." -Sarah Mlynowski, author of the New York Times bestselling Whatever After series.Gilly...
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Chasing Gold

Catherine Hapka - Aladdin
Format: Book

When all of Haleys time goes to training her pony, keeping an eye on the prize causes problems in this third book in a contemporary middle grade series in the tradition of Marguerite Henrys Misty of Chincoteague. For months, Haley Duncan has been saving up to ride with her pony Wings in a clinic...
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Theodore Roosevelt

Tamara L Britton - Big Buddy Books
Format: Print book

This biography introduces readers to Theodore Roosevelt including his early political career and key events from Roosevelt's administration including building of the Panama Canal, creating the Department of Commerce and Labor, and winning the Nobel Prize. Information about his childhood,...
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Timeless: Diego and the Rangers of the Vastlantic

Armand Baltazar - Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Hardcover

For fans of Rick Riordan and Brian Selznick, author-artist Armand Baltazar introduces Timeless: Diego and the Rangers of the Vastlantic, the first in a new science fiction/fantasy series that explores a world painted new by the Time Collision. Integrating art and text, this epic and cinematic...
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Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing

Judy Blume - Puffin Books
Format: Paperback

Celebrating 40 years of a Judy Blume classic! Millions of fans young and old have been entertained by the quick wit of Peter Hatcher, the hilarious antics of mischevious Fudge, and the unbreakable confidence of know-it-all Sheila Tubman in Judy Blume's five Fudge books. And now, Puffin...
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Full Speed Ahead: My Journey with Kit

Valerie Tripp - American Girl; 1ST edition
Format: Book

What if you suddenly found yourself in Kits world during the Great Depression? How would your life be changed, and what ways might you help your family and others who are less fortunate? Join Kit on exciting adventures where the two of you can find ways to help the needy, have a hobo adventure,...
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Seven Wonders Book 3: The Tomb of Shadows

Peter Lerangis - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Percy Jackson meets Indiana Jones in the New York Times bestselling epic adventure Seven Wonders!The Tomb of Shadows is the third book in a seven-book series by master storyteller Peter Lerangis. This sequel to the bestselling Lost in Babylon and The Colossus Rises chronicles the adventures...
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Terrors of the Forest: The Mystery of Entity303 Book One: A Gameknight999 Adventure: An Unofficial Minecrafter's Adventure

Mark Cheverton - Sky Pony Press
Format: Paperback

Gameknight999 reenters Minecraft to find it completely changed. There are new monsters that he's never seen before: giants and skeleton druids and pinch beetles and king spiders and mistwolves. Villages are larger than ever, and more heavily fortified; Minecraft had become much more dangerous....
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Word of Mouse

James Patterson - Little
Format: Print book

James Patterson's newest illustrated middle grade story follows the illuminating journey of a very special mouse, and the unexpected friendships that he makes along the way. What makes Isaiah so unique? First, his fur is as blue as the sky--which until recently was something he'd never...
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Catch the Wind: My Journey with Caroline

Kathleen Ernst - American Girl

What if you suddenly found yourself in Carolines world, right in the middle of the War of 1812? How would it feel to know your home is under attack--and how would you stay strong during such a scary time? Join Caroline on adventures where the two of you could find ways to help the Americans...
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Ginger the Stray Kitten

Holly Webb - Tiger Tales
Format: Print book

Rosie loves visiting the barn cats that live on the farm near her grandmothers house. Her favorite is a kitten she has named Ginger. When the farm is sold, a rescue shelter is called to collect the cats for adoption. Can Rosie find Ginger so she can bring Ginger home?,
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Surprise Island (The Boxcar Children Mysteries #2)

Mary Gehr - Albert Whitman & Company
Format: Paperback

Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny used to live alone in a boxcar. Now they have a home with their grandfather and are spending the summer on their own private island. There is a mysterious stranger on the island with a secret--but that's not the only surprise in store for the Boxcar Children.
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Ireland

Barbara Sheen - Kidhaven Press; 1 edition
Format: Book

Studying world cultures has never tasted so good! A delectable blend of geography, history, health, daily life, celebrations and customs. A Taste of Culture offers a rich array of culinary and cultural elements. Specifically prepared for upper-elementary and lower-middle school students,...
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Here's Lily

Nancy N. Rue - Thomas Nelson
Format: Paperback

Grow with the spirited, sometimes awkward, but always charming Lily as she learns what real beauty is. In this fun, entertaining story, readers meet awkward sixth grader Lily Robbins who, after receiving a compliment about her looks from a woman in the modeling business, becomes obsessed...
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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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Molly Moon & the Morphing Mystery

Georgia Byng - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Molly Moon is back! Not only can she hypnotize anyone who crosses her path, travel through time and read minds, now she has a new power: morphing! From human to animal and back again, Molly must find her way back to her own body—and save the world while she’s at it—before...
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The All New Captain Underpants Extra-Crunchy Book o' Fun 2

Dav Pilkey - Blue Sky Press; 8.2.2002 edition
Format: Print book

Loads of laffs, puzzles, stickers, jokes, drawing tips and other cool stuff are here in this ALL NEW activity book by Dav Pilkey, along with a HILARIOUS new comic, "The Bride of Hairy Potty."You'll laugh! You'll cry! You'll wet your pants with joy when you read Dav Pilkey's...
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Among the Hidden

Margaret Peterson Haddix - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback

In a future where the Population Police enforce the law limiting a family to only two children, Luke, an illegal third child, has lived all his twelve years in isolation and fear on his family's farm in this start to the Shadow Children series from Margaret Peterson Haddix.Luke has never...
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DK Eyewitness Books: Knight

Christopher Gravett - Dorling Kindersley
Format: Paperback

Take an inside look at the life of a knight - from battles and banquets to sieges and chivalry - in this updated edition of Eyewitness: Knight. Illustrations, maps, charts, and timelines look at the history of medieval knights and their armor, jousting, heraldry, hawking, and crusades....
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Bravelands #1: Broken Pride

Erin Hunter - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Heed the call of the wild with this brand-new, action-packed animal fantasy series from the #1 nationally bestselling author of Warriors. Enter the Bravelands ... and discover the Erin Hunter series you've been waiting for.A lion cast out from his pride.An elephant who can read the bones...
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Absolutely Normal Chaos

Sharon Creech - HarperCollins; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

Dear Mr. Birkway,Here it is: my summer journal.As you can see,I got a little carried away.The problem is this, though.I don't want you to read it.Remember Mary Lou Finney from Walk Two Moons?Here's her complete, secret journal!Mary Lou Finney is less than excited about her assignment...
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Tyler the Fish and the Lake Erie Bully

Meaghan Fisher - Gypsy Publications
Format: Hardcover

It's Tyler's first day of school, and he's excited. There's so much to look forward to! He has a great day up until lunchtime, when a mean trout fish demands Tyler's lunch. That night, Tyler's mother explains bulling to Tyler and how it is wrong. When the bully comes...
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The Deserted Library Mystery (The Boxcar Children Mysteries #21)

Gertrude Chandler Warner
Format: Paperback

The children try to clean up and old library so it can receive landmark status, but someone else tries to stop them. Show more Show less #outer_postBodyPS { display: none; } #psGradient...
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Baseballogy: Supercool Facts You Never Knew

Kevin Sylvester - Annick Press
Format: Paperback

Often referred to as "America's National Pastime," and "The Greatest Sport on Earth," baseball has captured the hearts and imaginations of millions of people. Behind the game lies a wealth of science, folklore, mathematics, psychology -- and a very colorful past....
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Hide and Seek

Kate Messner - Scholastic Press
Format: Print book

For five hundred years the Jaguar Cup, sacred to the Silver Jaguar Society, was hidden in a cave on the coast of Costa Rica--so when a fake copy shows up on display in America, it is up to Jose', Anna, and Henry, junior members of the society, to travel to Costa Rica and rescue the real...
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The Rookie Bookie

L. Jon Wertheim - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Using the tips, truths, and stats they explore in their New York Times bestseller Scorecasting, two dads pack super sports savvy and important math and financial concepts into a fun and heartwarming first novel for kids.
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Germany

Susan Hoskins Miller - Childs World
Format: Print book

Highlights the geography, government, cities, currency, people, customs, and culture that make Germany unique in an increasingly globalized world.
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The Secret Life of Pets: The Deluxe Junior Novelization

David Lewman - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

The Secret Life of Pets: The Deluxe Junior Novelization is a retelling of Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures' The Secret Life of Pets, a comedy about the lives our pets lead after we leave for work or school each day. This hardcover edition features eight pages...
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