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My Diary from the Edge of the World

Jodi Lynn Anderson · Aladdin
Pages: 419
Format: Print book

Told in diary form by an irresistible heroine, this playful and perceptive novel from the New York Times bestselling author of the May Bird trilogy sparkles with science, myth, magic, and the strange beauty of the everyday marvels we sometimes forget to notice.

Spirited, restless...
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Discoveries in Physics That Changed the World

Rose Johnson · Rosen Central

Introduces the major discoveries that have shaped and driven the field of chemistry from atoms and electrolysis to the periodic table and radioactivity.
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The Dragonfly Effect

Gordon Korman · Scholastic Press
Pages: 243
Format: Hardcover

The government has promised to protect Jax Opus and his family from enemies that want to use his hypnotic power to bring more evil into the world. Jax has reluctantly agreed to be protected. But protection has its price -- and soon Jax learns that if the government is going to help him,...
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Fairy Mom and Me

SOPHIE KINSELLA · Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

Fans of Sophie Kinsella's sparkling humor will love her first ever illustrated series for young readers about the charming adventures of a mother-daughter fairy duo!

Ella Brook can't wait to grow up, because one day she will become a fairy and have her own sparkly wings and a teacher...
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Types of Maps

Kristen Rajczak · Gareth Stevens Publishing
Format: Book

From School Library Journal Gr 3-6-These books are a tutorial on how to read and use maps. They are divided into nine facing-page "chapters," with about two paragraphs that introduce and define a topic on the left and a well-captioned full-page photo or map on the right....
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Hippopotamuses

Melissa Gish · Creative Education
Pages: 46
Format: Hardcover

Ideal for today's young investigative reader, each A True Book includes lively sidebars, a glossary and index, plus a comprehensive "To Find Out More" section listing books, organizations, and Internet sites. A staple of library collections since the 1950s, the new A True...
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The Backward Season

Lauren Myracle · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

From beloved and bestselling author Lauren Myracle comes the emotional conclusion to the Wishing Day trilogy, perfect for fans of Kate DiCamillo and Ingrid Law.

Now that her sisters Natasha and Darya have had their turn, Ava Blok finally gets her Wishing Day. But after seeing the unintended...

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Redo Your Room: 50 Bedroom DIYs You Can Do in a Weekend

Editors of Faithgirlz! and Girls' Life Mag · Zonderkidz
Format: Print book

Whether you’re looking for an all-out room redo or a few new tricks to brighten up your space, Faithgirlz! has tons easy how-tos and quick DIYs that'll morph your room into a true expression of y-o-u. Give your walls a burst of color (even without a bucket of paint!)...
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Jacky Ha-Ha: My Life Is a Joke

James Patterson · jimmy patterson
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

James Patterson's newest hilarious heroine returns in Jacky Ha-Ha: My Life Is a Joke, the sequel to the smash hit Jacky Ha-Ha---a #1 New York Times bestseller!
Jacky Hart has found a hidden talent in the performing arts, and she's a triple threat onstage! She wants...
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Curveball

Derek Jeter · Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

In the fifth book in the New York Times bestselling middle grade series inspired by the life of iconic New York Yankee Derek Jeter, Derek spends the summer with his grandparents in Pequannock Township, New Jersey.
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