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Gordon Korman - Balzer + Bray
Format: Print book

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Gordon Korman comes a hilarious and heartfelt novel in which one middle-school troublemaker accidentally moves into the gifted and talented program - and changes everything. For fans of Louis Sachar and Jack Gantos, this funny and touching underdog...
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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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All Because of a Cup of Coffee

Geronimo Stilton - Scholastic
Format: Paperback

Enter the world of Geronimo Stilton, where another funny adventure is always right around the corner. Each book is a fast-paced adventure with lively art and a unique format kids 7-10 will love.I, Geronimo Stilton, was in love! I went out for a cup of coffee one morning and laid eyes on the most...
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Massachusetts

Trudi Strain Trueit - 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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The Land of Neverendings

Kate Saunders - Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A beautiful and heartbreaking novel from an award-winning author about a girl who gets swept up into an adventure involving forgotten toys, perfect for fans of Lauren Wolk and Kelly Barnhill.Emily and her sister, Holly, were as close as sisters could be. They did everything together. But Holly...
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Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl

Rachel Renée Russell - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover

Rachel Renee Russell's sequel to Dork Diaries is packed with adorable art and tons of laughs.Recipe for disaster: 4 parties. Add 2 friends and 1 crush. Divide by 1 mean girl out to RUIN Nikki. Mix well, put fingers over eyes, and CRINGE! Settled in at her new school and flanked by awesome...
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National Geographic Kids Get Outside Guide: All Things Adventure, Exploration, and Fun!

Nancy Honovich - National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Library Binding

This fun-filled guide inspires kids to get out of the house and explore the great outdoors where they can discover the wonder and amazement of the world around them, whether in their backyard, across the country, or around the world. Full of fun activities, kids will learn how to make...
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I Got a D in Salami #2 (The Hank Zipzer Series)

Henry Winkler
Format: Paperback

Inspired by the true life experiences of Henry Winkler, whose undiagnosed dyslexia made him a classic childhood underachiever, the Hank Zipzer series is about the high-spirited and funny adventures of a boy with learning differences. It's science project time in Ms. Adolf's class. This...
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Float

LAURA MARTIN - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

From the critically acclaimed author of the Edge of Extinction series comes this fast-paced, action-packed, and heartfelt adventure about a group of kids with uncontrollable abilities, perfect for fans of Gordon Korman, Lisa McMann, and Dan Gutman!Emerson can float ... he just can't do it very...
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Frantastic Voyage (Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist)

Jim Benton - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Franny's faithful lab assistant, Igor, has swallowed a doomsday device that is ready to go off at any moment! For any regular scientist, there is only one way to get the device out -- um...make that two ways. But Franny K. Stein is no ordinary scientist, so she concocts her own way to get the device...
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Grassland Food Chains (Food Webs)

Richard Spilsbury - Heinemann-Raintree
Format: Hardcover

One of a series of titles which explore the intricate feeding systems of the world's key environments.
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Jellaby: The Lost Monster

Kean Soo - Stone Arch Books
Format: Print book

Quiet but bright Portia has just moved to a new neighborhood with her mom. Adjusting to life without a father is hard enough, but school is boring and her classmates are standoffish -- and even Portias mom is sort ofdistant. But things start to get better when Portia mounts a midnight excursion...
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Squish #5: Game On!

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

Introducing Squishmdasha hilarious, action packed graphic novel series from the award-winning creators of Babymouse! Filled with superheroes, comics within comics, and gross-out science, Squish is perfect for fans of Dav Pilkeys Captain Underpants, Dan Gutmans Weird School, and Jarrett...
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Antonia, the Horse Whisperer: The Rosenburg Riding Stables, Volume 1

Elisabeth Z?ller - Sky Pony Press
Format: Hardcover

Rosenburg Riding Stables is receiving a new addition. When a famous French jockey wants to board his prize gelding, Elfin Dance, at the stable, horse-crazy Antonia is overcome with joy and excitement. Antonia immediately forms a deep connection with Elfin Dance, but no one else at the stable...
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Age of the Amulet

Richard Ashley Hamilton - Simon Spotlight
Format: Paperback

Jim travels back in time to meet some of the very first Trollhunters in this all-new epic story based on the hit Netflix series Trollhunters - from the limitless imagination of acclaimed filmmaker Guillermo del Toro and DreamWorks Animation.Jim travels back in time and encounters Gogun...
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Who Was Sally Ride?

Megan Stine - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback

In 1978, Sally Ride, a PhD candidate at Standford University, responded to a newspaper ad to join the US astronaut program. She was accepted and became the first American woman astronaut to fly in space! Among her other accomplishments, she played tennis like a professional, was an astrophysicist...
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Family Tree Book 4: Home Is the Place

Ann M. Martin - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

Far and near. Lost and found. Four girls. Four generations. Georgia cannot figure out what's going on in her family. Her mother, Francie, is extremely overprotective. Her grandmother, Dana, and her great-grandmother, Abby, don't speak to each other. And Georgia's great-great-grandmother...
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Sky Jumpers Book 2: The Forbidden Flats

Peggy Eddleman - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Escape one danger. Jump into another. . . . Twelve-year-old Hope has always felt a little different from everyone else who lives in White Rock. She tries hard, but she doesn't always think before she acts. She takes big risks. Sometimes her risks pay off, but sometimes they fail....
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Double or Nothing

Belle Payton - Simon Spotlight
Format: Book

In the third book of the It Takes Two series, Alex runs for class president and Ava tries out for the football team. Can both twins win?It's school election time, and Alex is determined not to let a small thing like a move across the country stop her from becoming seventh-grade class...
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Let's Pretend This Never Happened

Jim Benton - Scholastic; Reissue edition
Format: Paperback

Take a peek inside the diaries of Jamie Kelly! She's cool (sometimes) , nice (mostly) , and funny (always) . Kid-friendly humor & art, along w/JKBenton's signature style make this series a standout!Read the hilarious, candid (& sometimes mean) diaries of Jamie...
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Engineering: Cool Women Who Design

Vicki V. May - Nomad Press (VT)
Format: Hardcover

What types of robots will the future bring? How do biomedical devices help patients? Have you ever wondered how your phone works? In Engineering: Cool Women Who Design, readers ages 9 to 12 meet three women who are working hard in the engineering field. Elsa Garmire has designed many devices...
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The Girl Games

Joan Holub - Aladdin
Format: Book

The first-ever standalone Super Special in the Goddess Girls series--let the games begin! Athena, Persephone, Aphrodite, and Artemis are so annoyed at being left out of the annual boys-only Olympic Games. Their solution? The GirlGames! But as the Goddess Girls work to turn their dream into...
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Makoons (Birchbark House, 5)

Louise Erdrich - HarperCollins
Format: Paperback

In this award-winning sequel to Chickadee, acclaimed author Louise Erdrich continues her celebrated Birchbark House series with the story of an Ojibwe family in nineteenth-century America. Named for the Ojibwe word for little bear, Makoons and his twin, Chickadee, have traveled with their...
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Learn to Draw Safari Animals: Step-By-Step Instructions for More Than 25 Exotic Animals

Walter Foster Creative Team - Walter Foster Jr. - Quarto Library; Expanded edition
Format: Print book

Young aspiring artists everywhere will be drawn to the selection of exotic animals included in Learn to Draw Safari Animals, which includes a lion, giraffe, an aardvark, and many more. The book opens with brief information for getting started, the tools and materials needed, and some sample...
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National Geographic Kids Everything World War I: Dig in With Thrilling Photos and Fascinating Facts

Karen Latchana Kenney - National Geographic Children's Books

Explore the fascinating history of Americas first World War, meet the greatest military leaders and tacticians, and learn about key battles in this compelling new book in the popular Everything series. Each book in the National Geographic Kids Everything series has more than100 pictures,...
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Survivors: The Gathering Darkness #4: Red Moon Rising

ERIN HUNTER - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

No dog can be trusted - and no dog is safe in this gripping fourth 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...
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Ski Soldier: A World War II Biography

Louise Borden - Calkins Creek
Format: Hardcover

Ski Soldier is a true-life adventure story for readers ages 10 to 14 by noted nonfiction writer Louise Borden. It tells the story of Pete Seibert, a ski soldier severely wounded in World War II who went on to found the Vail Ski Resort in Colorado.Ever since he first strapped on his mother's...
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The Kid Who Became President

Dan Gutman - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

Just in time for election season, Dan Gutman's hugely popular sequal to THE KID WHO RAN FOR PRESIDENT is back. Humor, adventure, and excitement will draw kids into the world of white house politics.Judson Moon has done a big flip-flop. Immediately after being elected President of the United...
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The Loser List

H. N. Kowitt - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Hardcover

Diary of a Wimpy Kid watch out -- Danny Shine and the other kids of Thorn Underwood Middle School aren't bestsellers yet, but they're on their way!When Danny gets caught trying to cross his name off the "Geek" list in the girls' bathroom, he's sent to detention. Bullies torment...
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The LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Discovery Book

Laurens Valk - No Starch Press; 1 edition
Format: Book

LEGO MINDSTORMS has changed the way we think about robotics by making it possible for anyone to build real, working robots. Begin with the basics as you build and program a simple robot to experiment with motors, sensors, and EV3 programming. Then you'll move on to a series of increasingly...
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Be Light Like a Bird

Monika Schröder - Capstone Young Readers
Format: Print book

After the death of her father, twelve-year-old Wren finds her life thrown into upheaval. And when her mother decides to pack up the car and forces Wren to leave the only home she's ever known, the family grows even more fractured. As she and her mother struggle to build a new life, Wren...
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Wolves of the Beyond #4: Frost Wolf

Kathryn Lasky - Scholastic Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Bestselling author Kathryn Laskys hit series - a stunning spin-off set among the wolves of Gahoole.Faolan has always been an outsider. Exiled as a pup, then shunned by his fellow wolves for his unusual connection to the bears, Faolan has struggled to earn a place in the pack. But a terrible...
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MAX TILT

PETER LERANGIS - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of the Seven Wonders series and of books in the 39 Clues series, Peter Lerangis, brings us the hair-raising, edge-of-your-seat second installment of the Max Tilt trilogy. When thirteen-year-old Max Tilt stumbled across his great-great-great-grandfather...
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Pushed (Hardy Boys: Undercover Brothers, No. 18)

Franklin W. Dixon - Aladdin; Original edition
Format: Paperback

ATAC BRIEFING FOR AGENTS FRANK AND JOE HARDY MISSION: Investigate the murder of Evan Davis, a runaway teen who was pushed off a subway platform. LOCATION: New York City. POTENTIAL VICTIM: Other teens living at the Haven, a shelter for runaways in the city. SUSPECTS: Everyone...
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Alison the Art Fairy

Daisy Meadows - Scholastic (Us)
Format: Print book

It's time for Jack Frost to learn his lesson! Best friends Kirsty Tate and Rachel Walker usually only get to spend vacations and holidays with each other. But for a special week, they'll both be going to the same school! It's a good thing the two friends are together. Jack Frost is causing...
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House of Dreams: The Life of L. M. Montgomery

LIZ ROSENBERG - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

An affecting biography of the author of Anne of Green Gables is the first for young readers to include revelations about her last days and to encompass the complexity of a brilliant and sometimes troubled life.Once upon a time, there was a girl named Maud who adored stories. When...
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The Chestnut King: Book 3 of the 100 Cupboards

N. D. Wilson
Format: Paperback

"A must-read series." The Washington PostWhen Henry York found 99 cupboards hidden behind his bedroom wall, he never dreamed they were doors to entirely new worlds. Exploring them with his cousin Henrietta was all the action and adventure an overprotected boy could imagine. But Henry's...
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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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The Earth Dragon Awakes: The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906

Laurence Yep - HarperCollinsPublishers
Format: Print book

A gripping portrait of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake by Laura Ingalls Wilder Award winner Laurence Yep. When the quake subsides, Chin and Henry and their families are lucky to be alive. But now they must escape the fires that have broken out and find their way to safety-before it's...
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Who Was Mark Twain?: Who Was?

April Jones Prince - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback

A humorist, narrator, and social observer, Mark Twain is unsurpassed in American literature. Best known as the author of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain, not unlike his protagonist, Huck, has a restless spirit. He found adventure prospecting for silver in Nevada, navigating...
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Crossing the Wire

Will Hobbs - HarperCollins; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

When falling crop prices threaten his family with starvation, fifteen-year-old Victor Flores heads north in a desperate attempt to "cross the wire" from Mexico into the United States so he can find work and send money home. But with no "coyote money" to pay the smugglers...
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The Witch Boy

Molly Ostertag - Graphix
Format: Paperback

In thirteen-year-old Aster's family, all the girls are raised to be witches, while boys grow up to be shapeshifters. Anyone who dares cross those lines is exiled. Unfortunately for Aster, he still hasn't shifted . . . and he's still fascinated by witchery, no matter how forbidden it might...
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Dial L for Loser (The Clique, No. 6)

Lisi Harrison
Format: Paperback

THE CLIQUE is back...Massie Block: With her glossy brunette bob and Whitestrip smile, Massie is the uncontested ruler of The Clique and the rest of the social scene at Octavian Country Day, an exclusive private school in Westchester County, New York.Claire Lyons: Has finally arrived! But will...
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Go West, Young Ash

Tracey West - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Paperback

Let the adventure begin! Ash, Pikachu, and friends travel through the deep, dark forest on their way to the Wild West. Along the way, there's a theft, a rescue, and a mystery to solve. And never-before-seen Pokmon to discover. It's the next level of Pokmon action!
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Boy X

Dan Smith - Chicken House
Format: Hardcover

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Flawed Dogs: the Novel: The Shocking Raid on Westminster

Berkeley Breathed - Philomel Books
Format: Print book

Pulitzer Prize-winning Berkeley Breathed's first illustrated novel! Sam the Lion is actually a priceless dachshund, bred to be a show dog. More important, he is Heidy's best friend - and she needs one like never before. Living with her reclusive uncle is hard, but Sam has a way of making...
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DK Eyewitness Books: The Amazon

DK - DK Children
Format: Print book

Applying the award-winning Eyewitness formula to the subject of the largest and most bio-diverse tract of tropical rain forest in the world, Eyewitness: The Amazon profiles this incredible habitat - including the birds, animals, and insects that live there to the nine South American countries...
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The Adventures of John Blake: Mystery of the Ghost Ship: A Graphic Novel

Philip Pullman - Graphix
Format: Hardcover

An unforgettable graphic novel of time travel and adventure on the high seas from Philip Pullman, whose forthcoming sequel to His Dark Materials, The Book of Dust, publishes Fall 2017!Trapped in the mists of time by a terrible research experiment gone wrong, John Blake and his mysterious...
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Wings of Fire Book Seven: Winter Turning

Tui T. Sutherland - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

The New York Times and USA Today bestselling series soars to even greater heights with a new prophecy and five new dragonets ready to claim their destiny! Daring mission... or deadly mistake? Winter has been a disappointment to his royal IceWing family his whole life. When his sister, Icicle,...
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The Alien

Katherine Applegate - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

The Animorph kids are joined in their fight against the evil Yeerks by Ax, an Andalite who is stranded on earth until his alien pals return and who is seeking revenge against the alien who killed his brother. Original.
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Emily Windsnap and the Siren's Secret

Liz Kessler - Candlewick; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

Follow the siren call to Emily’s magical new adventure! Can the spunky half-mer girl pass Neptune’s test—and help humans and merpeople get along?Emily Windsnap is finally enjoying a swimmingly peaceful life on Allpoints Island, hanging out with her mermaid BFF, Shona,...
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The Sword Thief

Peter Lerangis - Scholastic
Format: Hardcover

Book 3 in the #1 bestselling The 39 Clues series may just be the most thrill-packed yet!ATTENTION! Amy and Dan Cahill have been located once again, this time in the company of the notoriously unreliable Alistair Oh. Could they have been foolish enough to make an alliance?Spies report that...
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Ellie Featherbill All Alone

Daisy Meadows - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Print book

From the mind of Daisy Meadows comes a new fantasy world, with the same great magical voice as Rainbow Magic but brand-new adventures!Best friends Jess and Lily visit Friendship Forest, where animals can talk and magic exists!The girls are visiting Friendship Forest for Ellie Featherbill's...
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Babymouse #4: Rock Star

Jennifer L. Holm - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

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 appealBABYMOUSE! With multiple Childrens Choice awards and over 1.7 million books in print, kids, parents,...
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Ava the Sunset Fairy

Daisy Meadows - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Print book

The Night Fairies' magic is missing --- and now Fairyland is in the dark!Night is not right!Nothing is more magical than nighttime! The Night Fairies are careful to keep it that way . . . until their special bags of magic dust go missing. Jack Frost and his goblins are surely causing...
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The Dark Island

Scott Chantler - Kids Can Press
Format: Print book

In this thrilling sixth installment of Scott Chantler's popular Three Thieves graphic novel series, the separate adventures of twins Dessa and Jared play out simultaneously and seem poised to intersect as the book ends. Dessa, along with Topper and Fisk, has managed a daring landing onto...
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The School for Good and Evil #3: The Last Ever After

Soman Chainani - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

In the riveting third installment of the New York Times bestselling School for Good and Evil series, everything old is new again, as Sophie and Agatha fight the past as well as the present to find the perfect end to their fairy tale.Former best friends Sophie and Agatha thought their ending...
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Eli Manning : a football star who cares

Barry Wilner - Enslow Publishers
Format:  Book : Biography : Juvenile audience : EnglishView all editions and formats

"Follow Eli Manning's journey from childhood to becoming a Pro Bowl and Super Bowl winning quarterback. This sports biography shows how Eli is an all-star on and off the field, and really is a sports star who cares"--Provided by publisher.
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The Rain Dragon Rescue

Suzanne Selfors - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Someone or something is stealing from the peaceful residents of Buttonville. But is the thief from the real world...or the imaginary one? Ben and Pearl are about to find out. When they report for duty at Dr. Woo's, Mr. Tabby hands them a bucket and a shovel -- for the collection and proper...
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DK Eyewitness Books: Gandhi

DK Publishing - DK CHILDREN
Format: Book

A new addition to the Eyewitness series, Gandhi brings alive the story of one of the most respected and revered men in modern history. Tracing his life from his childhood through his involvement in the struggle for Indian independence and the Partition of India, Gandhi recounts the Dandi...
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The Wolf Keepers

Elise Broach - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

A high-stakes middle grade historical adventure through Yosemite National Park by the New York Times-bestselling author of Masterpiece.Twelve-year-old Lizzie Durango and her dad have always had a zoo to call their home. Lizzie spends her days watching the animals and taking...
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What Would Joey Do?

Jack Gantos - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

Sequel to Joey Pigza Loses Control, a Newbery Honor BookAre they flirting or fighting? This is Joey Pigza's question when the fireworks suddenly start to explode between his long-separated mom and dad, whom he's never really had a chance to see together. The more out of control his parents...
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Sidekicked

John David Anderson - Walden Pond Press; Reprint edition
Format: Print book

The Avengers meets Louis Sachar in this hilarious and action-packed tween novel by John David Anderson, which Publishers Weekly called a superhero story that any comics fan will enjoy in a starred review.Andrew Bean might be a part of H.E.R.O., a secret organization for the training of superhero...
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Geronimo Stilton Cavemice #7: I'm a Scaredy-Mouse!

Geronimo Stilton - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

Geronimo Stilton's ancient ancestor is back in another prehistoric adventure!Geronimo Stiltonoot and his family save a young dinosaur from the river! The dinosaur and Benjamin quickly become good friends. But the dino turns out to have a tremendous talent . . . for mischief! Can Geronimo...
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Extreme Sports: Skateboard!

Constance Loizos - National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Paperback

From the street to the pipe and all the way to luge, Skateboard! gives kids some fantastic inspiration for extreme fun right in their own neighborhood. Skateboarding is becoming a BIG COMPETITION SPORT EXTREME SPORTS IN GENERAL ARE OF HIGH INTEREST TO KIDS. FUN TO READ with it's convenient...
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Star Scouts

Mike Lawrence - First Second
Format: Paperback

Avani is the new kid in town, and she's not happy about it. Everyone in school thinks she's weird, especially the girls in her Flower Scouts troop. Is it so weird to think scouting should be about fun and adventure, not about makeovers and boys, boys, boys?But everything changes when Avani...
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Descendants 2 Junior Novel

ERIC GERON - Disney Press
Format: Hardcover

Mal, Evie, Carlos, and Jay may be the children of terrible villains, but they're fitting in amazingly well on Auradon.
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Music Fairies #7: Sadie the Saxophone Fairy: A Rainbow Magic Book

Daisy Meadows - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

The Music Fairies' magic instruments are missing. Now music everywhere is hitting all the wrong notes! This is our eighth group of fairies; all seven books in this group will launch at once.Jack Frost and his goblins have stolen the Music Fairies' magic instruments. Music everywhere...
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Anne of Green Gables

L M Montgomery - Bantam Books
Format: Mass Market Paperback

Read the timeless classic about the beloved Anne Shirley, a red-haired orphan with a fiery spirit, before the new NETFLIX series premieres and don't miss the forward by Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid's Tale, celebrating the 100th anniversary of this children's favorite!...
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Kat Greene Comes Clean

Melissa Roske - Charlesbridge
Format: Hardcover

Kat Greene lives in New York City and attends fifth grade in the very progressive Village Humanity School. At the moment she has three major problems - dealing with her boy-crazy best friend, partnering with the overzealous Sam in the class production of Harriet the Spy, and coping...
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Katie and the Cupcake Cure

Coco Simon - Simon Spotlight
Format: Paperback

This first book in The Cupcake Diaries is told through the perspective of Katie Brown. We find Katie miserable on the first day of middle school. Her best friend Callie came back from camp boy-crazy and part of a whole new group of friends. When it's made clear that Callie is in the PGC (Popular...
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We Are Party People

Leslie Margolis - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

Leslie Margolis's We Are Party People is sweet, brave, and laugh-out-loud funny, as Pixie learns that stepping out of her comfort zone might not be so scary after all."I am the opposite of a mermaid and that's exactly the way I like it." Shy and quiet, Pixie Jones does...
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Dragons at Crumbling Castle: And Other Tales

Terry Pratchett - Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015
Format: Print book

This never-before-published collection of fourteen funny and inventive tales by acclaimed author Sir Terry Pratchett features a memorable cast of inept wizards, sensible heroes, and unusually adventuresome tortoises.
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The Dangerous Book for Boys

Conn Iggulden - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

The bestselling book - more than 1.5 million copies sold - for every boy from eight to eighty, covering essential boyhood skills such as building tree houses, learning how to fish, finding true north, and even answering the age old question of what the big deal with girls is - now a Prime...
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Food Engineering: From Concept to Consumer

Michael Burgan - Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2016. 2016
Format: Print book

Some of today's most fascinating careers revolve around the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) . With this exciting series, readers can get a close look at how people in these careers are helping to build our future. They will also discover how workers have...
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The LEGO Adventure Book, Vol. 2: Spaceships, Pirates, Dragons & More!

Megan H. Rothrock - No Starch Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Join Megs and Brickbot on another exciting tour of LEGO building in this second volume of The LEGO Adventure Book series. As they track the Destructor and rebuild the models he destroys, you'll follow along and meet some of the world's best builders. Learn to create sleek spaceships,...
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Rules

Cynthia Lord - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Catherine just wants a normal life. Which is near impossible when you have a brother with autism and a family that revolves around his disability. She's spent years trying to teach David the rules-from "a peach is not a funny-looking apple" to "keep your pants...
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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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Scorpia: An Alex Rider Graphic Novel

ANTHONY HOROWITZ - Candlewick
Format: Paperback

Teen superspy Alex Rider faces a pop star bent on world destruction and a lethal group of assassins in graphic novel adaptations of two of his thrilling adventures.After learning a terrible secret about his father, teen spy Alex Rider travels to Venice to uncover the truth about his past....
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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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Princess Ponies 4: A Unicorn Adventure!

Chloe Ryder - Bloomsbury USA Childrens; Nov edition
Format: Paperback

On an enchanted island, far, far away, princess ponies can talk and play. Eight golden horseshoes give the ponies their magic, but when the shoes go missing from the castle, only a true pony lover can save the princesses and their home. A Unicorn Adventure!When the second youngest Princess...
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The Haunting of Falcon House

Eugene Yelchin - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

A long undisturbed bedroom. A startling likeness. A mysterious friend.When twelve-year-old Prince Lev Lvov goes to live with his aunt at Falcon House, he takes his rightful place as heir to the Lvov family estate. Prince Lev dreams of becoming a hero of Russia like his great ancestors....
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Cool Mint

Helen Perelman - Aladdin; Original edition
Format: Paperback

The Mints are the smallest fairies in Sugar Valley with perhaps the biggest job, especially in the winter months. The Marshmallow Run sledding competition is the highlight of the winter, but this year its Dash the Mint Fairys responsibility to make a new candy cane throne for Princess Lolli....
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Candy Apple #10: Making Waves

Randi Reisfeld - Scholastic; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

Candy Apple is a fresh, fun take on fiction for girls: a new line of single titles with pep and pizzazz targeted at the solid middle-grade reader. This summer super special includes a sparkly add-on!Emily, Jenna, and LJ have been a trio forever. So when new girl Aubrey shows up at the summer...
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The Magic Thief

Sarah Prineas - HarperCollinsPublishers
Format: Hardcover

In a city that runs on a dwindling supply of magic, a young boy is drawn into a life of wizardry and adventure. Conn should have dropped dead the day he picked Nevery's pocket and touched the wizard's locus magicalicus, a stone used to focus magic and work spells. But for some reason he did not....
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The Savage Fortress

Sarwat Chadda - Arthur A. Levine Books; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

"A fabulous, action-packed modern take on Indian mythology. I can't wait to read more!" -- Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series, on THE SAVAGE FORTRESSThe gods and monsters of India roar to life in this thrilling fantasy!After three weeks of vacation, Ash Mistry...
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Once Upon the End

James Riley - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover

Will there be happily ever after Dont miss the fractured-fairy tale conclusion to the action-packed and humor-filled Half Upon a Time trilogy! Jack and May have gone their separate ways, and each is now set on course to fulfill their destinyor are they Nothing is ever quite as it seems...
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The Story of Titanic for Children: Astonishing Little-Known Facts and Details About the Most Famous Ship in the World

Joe Fullman - Carlton Kids
Format: Print book

More than a century after it crashed into an iceberg, Titanic remains as compelling as ever. Now children can explore its beautiful sundecks, marvel at the luxurious design, and relive the tragic sinking of the world's most famous ship. Rich in visual detail, this book tells the story...
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Nzingha: Warrior Queen of Matamba, Angola, Africa, 1595

Pat McKissack - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Hardcover

Presents the diary of thirteen-year-old Nzingha, a sixteenth-century West African princess who loves to hunt and hopes to lead her kingdom one day against the invasion of the Portuguese slave traders.
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Jellyfish

Katie Marsico - Childrens Pr
Format: Book

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 species. Each title also raises important ideas about conservation...
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So, You Want to Be a Leader?: An Awesome Guide to Becoming a Head Honcho

Patricia Wooster - Aladdin ; Hillsboro
Format: Print book

Have you ever been excited by the idea of leading a group or being in charge? This comprehensive guide reveals a whole host of careers you can pursue with leadership skills you can start building today.We have all known kids who say they want to grow up to be President of the United States,...
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Samantha Spinner and the super secret plans

Russell Ginns - Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

For fans of Mr. Lemoncello's Library and the Secret series, and classics like Holes and The Westing Game, here is the first book in a hilarious new series about a girl, her brother, and some super-big globe-trotting adventures.Samantha Spinner's uncle Paul disappeared, and here's...
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Lucky Little Things

Janice Erlbaum - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

Eighth-grader Emma Macintyre could use some good luck. The popular kids at her school ignore her, the boy she likes is out of her league, and her best friend has been ditching her for the mean girls. Worst of all, her beloved Aunt Jenny died recently, leaving Emma and her single mom reeling...
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My gym teacher is an alien overlord.

David Solomons - VIKING
Format: Print book

When Luke's annoying older brother became a superhero instead of him, Luke thought he couldn't get any more disgruntled-- until his friend Lara became a superhero, too. Now Luke's feeling totally left out; even his best friend gets mad at him when Luke's attempts at crime-solving without...
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The Penderwicks on Gardam Street

Jeanne Birdsall - Alfred A. Knopf
Format: Print book

With over one million copies sold, this series of modern classics about the charming Penderwick family from National Book Award winner and New York Times bestseller Jeanne Birdsall is perfect for fans of Noel Streatfeild and Edward Eager.The Penderwick sisters are home on Gardam Street...
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Second Chances: A Josefina Classic Volume 2

Valerie Tripp - American Girl

Josefina's godmother, Ta Magdalena, has taught her many things. But when a friend is in danger, will Josefina be able to think fast enough to save the day Then a unique birthday gift from Pap ensures that Josefina will always remember the moment she made a valuable discovery about herself...
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The Mechanical Mind of John Coggin

Elinor Teele - Walden Pond Press
Format: Print book

Roald Dahl meets The Penderwicks in this quirky, humorous, whimsical, and heartwarming middle grade debut about two siblings who run away from home to escape working in the family coffin business.John Coggin is no ordinary boy. He is devising an invention that nobody has ever seen before,...
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No Rules: A Friday Barnes Mystery

R A Spratt - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

No Rules, the fourth book of the hilarious Friday Barnes Mystery series, brings even more trouble for this genius girl detective. Friday Barnes has been deported to Switzerland . . . but we need her back! With their go-to detective gone, Highcrest Academy has descended into chaos. Someone's...
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National Geographic Kids 125 True Stories of Amazing Pets: Inspiring Tales of Animal Friendship and Four-legged Heroes, Plus Crazy Animal Antics

National Geographic Kids - National Geographic Society
Format: Library Binding

Meet Paco the pint-size Chihuahua who scared to masked robbers out of a convenience store; a pet cat that takes swimming lessons, a parrot that rides a scooter, a cat that plays piano, a Pomeranian pooch that swallowed $10,000 worth of diamonds, a dog that adopted a newborn potbellied pig,...
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Kasey & Ivy

Alison Hughes - Orca Book Publishers
Format: Paperback

Through twenty-six letters to her friend Nina, twelve-year-old Kasey chronicles the often humorous observations and impressions of her unexpected, month-long stay in a geriatric ward for the treatment of a rare but treatable bone disease ("osteo-something-something-itis") . Kasey...
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Minecraft: Construction Handbook: An Official Mojang Book

Scholastic - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Hardcover

If you can dream it, you can build it in Minecraft! This OFFICIAL guide will give you tips and tricks on how to be a creative genius!You can make theme parks with incredible waterslide rides, or entire pirate coves complete with galleons! Is there nothing that cant be achieved in Minecraft?...
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Ava and Pip

Carol Weston - Sourcebooks, Incorporated
Format: Print book

Meet outgoing Ava Wren, a fun fifth grader who tries not to lose patience with her shy big sister. When Pip's 13th birthday party turns into a disaster, Ava gets a story idea for a library contest. But uh-oh, Ava should never have written "Sting of the Queen Bee." Can Ava and her new friend...
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Me and Miranda Mullaly

Jake Gerhardt - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

They each have 33% chance with her, but shes 0% interested.Meet Sam, the comedian; Duke, the intellectual; and Chollie, the athlete. Their fates converge at Penn Valley Middle as each falls desperately for the enigmatic Miranda Mullaly - the girl who smiles like she means it, the girl who makes...
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The Lost Rainforest: Mez's Magic

ELIOT SCHREFER - Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Hardcover

The Lion King meets Wings of Fire in the magical rainforest kingdom of Caldera in this new middle grade animal fantasy series from New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist Eliot Schrefer. Caldera has forever been divided into those animals who walk by night and those...
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Beautiful Darkness

Fabien Vehlmann - Drawn & Quarterly
Format: Hardcover

BEST OF THE YEAR NODS FROM AMAZON.COM AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY!"Kerascot ... render Aurora and her friends in the huge-eyed style of classic children's book illustrations, but cuteness is just another Darwinian survival strategy here. Even on her clover-high scale, as Aurora discovers,...
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Pip Bartlett's Guide to Sea Monsters

Maggie Stiefvater - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

Pip and Tomas have dealt with magical creatures that burst into flames and runaway unicorns. Now they are headed with Tomas's family to Port Candor, a seaside showplace full of magical sea creatures. Soon they are surrounded by Slimekrakens and Tubafish and Spinnerseals and other dazzlers...
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Bad Magic

Pseudonymous Bosch - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A magical new series from Pseudonymous Bosh the bestselling author of the Secret Series Magic sucks Don t look so shocked You may not think magic is bad but the protagonist of our story Clay certainly does And really who can blame him After all it is a magic journal that getshim expelled...
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The Book of Boy

CATHERINE GILBERT MURDOCK - Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover

A young outcast is swept up into a thrilling and perilous medieval treasure hunt in this literary page-turner by acclaimed bestselling author Catherine Gilbert Murdock.This epic and engrossing quest story is for fans of Adam Gidwitz's The Inquisitor's Tale and Grace Lin's Where the Mountain...
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Scumble

Ingrid Law - Puffin Books; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

Read theNew York Timesbestseller and companion to Newbery Honor winnerSavvy!Its nine years after Savvy, and Mibs cousin Ledge is on the verge of turning thirteen. More than anything, he wants the power to run like the wind. But when his birthday comes, he discovers that his savvy is actually...
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Who was Martin Luther King, Jr

Bonnie Bader - ‎Penguin Workshop; Illustrated edition
Format: Paperback

The story of one of the most influential civil rights activist of our time. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was only 25 when he helped organize the Montgomery Bus Boycott and was soon organizing black people across the country in support of the right...
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I Love You, Michael Collins

Lauren Baratz-Logsted - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

Amazon Editors' Pick Bests Books of June 2017It's 1969 and the country is gearing up for what looks to be the most exciting moment in U.S. history: men landing on the moon. Ten-year-old Mamie's class is given an assignment to write letters to the astronauts. All the girls write to Neil...
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Shadow Guy and Gamma Gal: Heroes Unite

Arie Kaplan - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback

Shadow Guy and Gamma Gal are two popular superhero penguins that originated in a popular play at Club Penguin's theater, where kids can put on virtual plays. In this hilarious, action-packed graphic novel, readers will find out the never-before-told story of how these two characters...
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Sassy #1: Little Sister Is Not My Name

Sharon M. Draper - Scholastic Press
Format: Print book

New York Times bestselling author Sharon Draper delivers a fresh, funny series starring oh-so-fabulous Sassy!Please see extended summary.
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Over the Garden Wall Vol. 2

JIM CAMPBELL - KaBOOM!
Format: Paperback

Two lost brothers venture across a strange forest and discover incredible and bizarre things on their journey home in a style reminiscent of The Wind in the Willows and Sleepy Hollow.Wirt and Greg find themselves at a crossroads in the Unknown and it looks like the brothers will each have...
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Cool Parks & Trails: Great Things to Do in the Great Outdoors

Katherine Hengel - Checkerboard
Format: Library Binding

Cool Parks & Trails makes the great outdoors fun and exciting. Make a magnificent walking stick or play a game of hiking bingo. Create a no-hands water holder or a bike helmet mohawk. This book is full of easy-to-follow steps and bright photography for every activity. Plus, its written...
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Found

S A Bodeen - Feiwel & Friends
Format: Print book

Sarah, Marco, their families, friend Leo, and his grandfather continue to strive to outwit treasure-seeker Fox and escape the mysterious island and its strange inhabitants.
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The Revenge of the Wannabes (The Clique, No. 3)

Lisi Harrison - Poppy; First Edition edition
Format: Paperback

Weeks before Christmas. Alicia and Olivia are on their way to Manhattan so the Teen People editors can do a story on them about winning the Octavian Country Day uniform design contest. When Massie finally processes that the girls who hijacked her victory are also modeling for Teen People,...
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The Strays Like Us

CECILIA GALANTE - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

From the moment Fred (never Winifred!) spots a scruffy little mutt with sad eyes, she knows she's in big trouble. Toby's in bad shape, and Fred longs to rescue him from the old man with the mile-long mean streak who lives next door. But Margery -- the straight-talking woman who is fostering...
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The Last Cherry Blossom

Kathleen Burkinshaw - Sky Pony Press
Format: Print book

Following the seventieth anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, this is a new, very personal story to join "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes. " Yuriko was happy growing up in Hiroshima when it was just her and Papa. But her aunt Kimiko and her cousin Genji are living...
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Amazing Greek Myths of Wonder and Blunders

Michael Townsend - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

From Hercules? snake assassin slippers to Arachne?s wicked weaver rap songs, these are the mythic monsters and Hellenic heroes that have captured Western culture for centuries?but a whole lot more fun. Each story showcases the wondrous and blunderful antics of gods and mortals in bright...
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The Magician's Elephant

Kate DiCamillo - Candlewick; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

In a highly awaited new novel, Kate DiCamillo conjures a haunting fable about trusting the unexpected - and making the extraordinary come true.What if? Why not? Could it be?When a fortuneteller's tent appears in the market square of the city of Baltese, orphan Peter Augustus Duchene...
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Katie Sprinkled Secrets

Coco Simon - Simon Spotlight
Format: Print book

Katie has a tough time keeping one secret ... what happens when she has to keep four? All of the cupcake girls have secrets and are ready to burst!Katie loves knowing a secret; it's just tough for her to keep them! And in this story all her friends have told her a secret! From new crushes...
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Gems

Jenny Fretland VanVoorst - Core Library
Format: Book

From School Library Journal Gr 4-7-Readers will be fascinated by this intermediate series and its appreciation for all things rock. Filled with vibrant images of crystals and gems that jump off the pages, these informative volumes explore the field...
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Wizard for Hire

OBERT SKYE - Shadow Mountain
Format: Hardcover

Fourteen-year-old Ozzy lives near Portland, Oregon, and is desperate for help. His scientist parents have been kidnapped after discovering a formula that enables mind control. Their work was so top secret Ozzy is afraid to go to the police, but without help, he fears he'll never find his parents....
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Claudia and Mean Janine: Full-Color Edition

Raina Telgemeier - 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! Claudia and her sister, Janine, may as well be from two different planets. Claudia, who pays more attention to her artwork...
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Mississippi

Pamela Dell - C. Press/F. Watts Trade; Revised edition
Format: Print 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 Beautiful's new dynamic design and editorial approach to the geography,...
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Odyssey #4: The Gray-eyed Goddess

Mary Pope Osborne - Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

In these books based on episodes from Homer's Odyssey, Mary Pope Osborne brings to life the exciting adventures of one of the greatest heroes of all time. Now in paperback!
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Children of the Red King #3: Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy

Jenny Nimmo - Orchard Books
Format: Hardcover

The third book in the Children of the Red King series, CHARLIE BONE AND THE INVISIBLE BOY offers more magical fantasy that is fast paced and easy to read.This semester at Bloor's Academy brings a few changes. There is a new art teacher, Mr. Boldova, and a new student named Belle, who lives...
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The Whispers

Greg Howard - G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A middle grade debut that's a heartrending coming-of-age tale, perfect for fans of Bridge to Terabithia and Counting By 7s.Eleven-year-old Riley believes in the whispers, magical fairies that will grant you wishes if you leave them tributes. Riley has a lot of wishes. He wishes bullies...
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Prairie Evers

Ellen Airgood - Nancy Paulsen Books
Format: Hardcover

This charming, coming-of-age story is perfect for fans of Joan Bauer and Sheila Turnage.Prairie Evers is finding that school isnt all its cracked up to be. Shes always been homeschooled by her grandmother, learning about life while they ramble through the woods. But now Prairies family...
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1st and 10: Top 10 Lists of Everything in Football

The Editors of Sports Illustrated Kids - Sports Illustrated Books
Format: Print book

The best-selling book in Sports Illustrated Kids' Top 10 Lists series is newly revised and updated to include the best players of today!Presented in a fun format of Top 10 lists, 1st and 10 is a comprehensive look at how football players, old and new, stack up against each other with...
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Curious Constructions: A Peculiar Portfolio of Fifty Fascinating Structures

Michael Hearst - Chronicle Books
Format: Print book

Curious about constructions? Inside this book, you'll come face-to-face with 50 incredible structures, including: a fire-breathing octopus sculpture; the skateboard ramp you'd need to jump the Great Wall of China; a whole community of tree houses in Costa Rica; and a lifesize X-Wing...
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Abby in Wonderland

SARAH MLYNOWSKI - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

Down the rabbit hole . . .I'm spending the day with my best friends, Frankie and Robin, and -- UGH -- snobby Penny. I'm not expecting anything magical to happen, until Frankie falls into a mysterious hole behind Penny's house . . . and we all wind up in the story of Alice's Adventures...
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A Smart Girl's Guide to Manners

Nancy Holyoke - Amer Girl; 2 Revised edition
Format: Paperback

Girls learn through fun quizzes, advice, and letters from other girls, that manners aren't about being stuffy, boring, or formal. Manners give girls the skills they need to handle tough and tricky times in their life. From the dinner table to the telephone, manners give girls what they...
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Everyday Angel #1: New Beginnings

Victoria Schwab - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

Meet a guardian angel like no other, from a writer like no other. Bold rising star, Victoria Schwab, makes her whimsical, inspiring, and clever middle-grade debut.At a first glance, Aria seems like your average twelve-year-old girl. She has coppery hair, colored shoelaces, and a passion...
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The Crossover

Kwame Alexander - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

2015 Newbery Medal Winner2015 Coretta Scott King Honor Award WinnerNew York Times Bestseller "With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . .The court is SIZZLING. My sweat is DRIZZLING. Stop all that quivering. Cuz tonight I'm delivering," announces dread-locked, 12-year...
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Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #26: Pandas and Other Endangered Species: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #48: A Perfect Time for Pandas

Mary Pope Osborne - Random House
Format: Print book

Track the facts with Jack and Annie!When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #48: A Perfect Time for Pandas they had lots of questions. What do pandas eat? Where do they live? Why are snow leopards so scarce? How can we help? Find out the answers to these questions...
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Cleopatra in Space 3: Secret of the Time Tablets

Mike Maihack - Graphix
Format: Paperback

Cleo and her friends journey from Yasiro Academy to the city of Hykosis, where some of the most notorious thieves and assassins live. They're in search of information about the time tablets that could determine Cleo's fate -- whether she wants them to or not. But the group is separated...
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Goosebumps Most Wanted #5: Dr. Maniac Will See You Now

R.L. Stine - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

The infamous, Most Wanted Goosebumps characters are out on the loose and they're coming after you! Catch them all, undead or alive!The Most Wanted list continues with Dr. Maniac, the strangest doctor of them all. When a group of comic book characters appear in the real world, twelve-year-old...
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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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Star Wars The Force Awakens Storybook

Elizabeth Schaefer - Disney Lucasfilm Press
Format: Hardcover

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The Bolds

Julian Clary - Carolrhoda Books
Format: Print book

The Bold family seems fairly normal: they live in a nice house, the parents have good jobs, and they all love to have fun. One slight difference: they're hyenas. That's right - they're covered in fur, have tails tucked into their clothes, and really, really like to laugh.For years, the Bolds...
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Awesome 8 Extreme

National Geographic Kids - National Geographic Society
Format: Hardcover

Want to know the who/what/where of the coolest things on the planet? Check out the Top 8 lists in the latest Awesome 8! This lively book features 50 different topics with dazzling photo, such as the 8 most awesome Monster Fish, Dressed Up Dogs, Supersize Sculptures, Rad Replicas, Coolest...
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Jewel Society #3: Keep Friends Close, Emeralds Closer

Hope McLean - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Paperback

Lights! Camera! Action! Jewel-thieving drama takes center stage in book three of this new heist series! The jewel hunt continues as the girls set out to protect an emerald necklace belonging to a famous reality TV show star. Now all they need to do is keep their enemies at bay and the race...
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Day of the Iguana

Henry Winkler - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback

Inspired by the true life experiences of Henry Winkler, whose undiagnosed dyslexia made him a classic childhood underachiever, the Hank Zipzer series is about the high-spirited and funny adventures of a boy with learning differences. It's science project time in Ms. Adolf's class....
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The Orphan and the Mouse

Martha Freeman - Holiday House
Format: Hardcover

In this sweet and suspenseful tale, an orphan and a mouse discover that their unusual friendship becomes absolutely vital to holding on to the lives they know.Can a mouse and an eleven-year-old girl be friends? When Mary, a mouse whose job it is to steal useful human items, and Caro, a lonely...
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The Fran That Time Forgot (Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist)

Jim Benton - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback

Franny K. Stein didn't think the time would ever come when someone would realize what the K in her name stood for. And she REALLY didn't think that same someone would say her middle name in front of the whole school! But that's what happened at the Science Fair award ceremony,...
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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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The Box Jellyfish

Laura L Sullivan - Cavendish Square
Format: Library Binding

Presents information on the dangerous jellyfish, including where it lives, what it eats, and what creature is actually immune to its venom.
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Statue of Liberty

Ann Tatlock - Purple Toad Publishing
Format: Hardcover

The story of how the Statue of Liberty was built, and the people who made it happen. Learn how they did it and see what materials they used in this real life building journey that kids who love to build in Lego and Minecraft will be thrilled to read.
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#26 High Five, Mallory!

Laurie B Friedman - Darby Creek
Format: Print book

Mallory is excited to start fifth grade. She just got a cell phone, and Mary Ann's in her class. What could go wrong? For one thing, she gets off on the wrong foot with her new teacher. For another, Mary Ann seems to be avoiding her and spending all her time with their classmate Zoe. And then...
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Marvel Universe Avengers Assemble Volume 1

Joe Caramagna - Marvel
Format: Paperback

Earths Mightiest Heroes, the Avengers, explode onto the scene with an all-new, all-ages series...and an all-new team member! To save his own life, the Red Skull must transfer his mind to a more fit body! And he has chosen the body of his greatest foe...Captain America! Will Caps teammates...
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Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire

J. K. Rowling - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

The paperback edition of the legendary, record-breaking, best-selling fourth Harry Potter novel.Harry Potter is midway through his training as a wizard and his coming of age. Harry wants to get away from the pernicious Dursleys and go to the International Quidditch Cup. He wants to find...
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The Rhino in Right Field

Stacy DeKeyser - Margaret K. McElderry Books
Format: Hardcover

A boy who loves baseball must get past his hard-working immigrant parents - and the rhino in the outfield - to become a batboy in this laugh-out-loud middle grade novel in the tradition of The Sandlot.Nick wants to change his life. For twelve whole years, he's done what his hard-working,...
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Whatever After #1: Fairest of All

Sarah Mlynowski - Scholastic Press
Format: Book

A fresh, modern spin on a classic fairy tale--from bestselling author Sarah Mlynowski!Mirror, mirror, on the basement wall . . .Once upon a time my brother and I were normal kids. The next minute? The mirror in our basement slurped us up and magically transported us inside Snow White's...
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What Is the Statue of Liberty?

Joan Holub - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback

In 1876, France decided to give the United States a very big and very special present--the Statue of Liberty. The gift was to commemorate the 100th birthday of the United States, and just packing it was no small feat--350 pieces in 214 crates shipped across the ocean. The story of how the 111-foot-tall...
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Project Mulberry

Linda Sue Park - Yearling; Reissue edition
Format: Paperback

Julia Song and her friend Patrick want to team up to win a blue ribbon at the state fair, but they can't agree on the perfect project. ThenJulia's mother suggests they raise silkworms as she did years ago in Korea. The optimistic twosome quickly realizes that raising silkworms is a lot tougher...
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Star Wars Rebels: The Rebellion Begins

Michael Kogge - Disney Pr
Format: Paperback

Ezra Bridger knows how to take care of himself. Growing up in the shadow of the Galactic Empire, Ezra has always stolen what he can to survive--and to mess with the Empire. But when one of Ezra's heists goes terribly wrong, he finds himself thrown together with a team of rebels. Lead...
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Comics Squad #2: Lunch!: (A Graphic Novel)

Jennifer L. Holm - Random House Graphic
Format: Paperback

Calling all kidz! Do you like comics? Do you like laughing till milk comes out of your nose?! Look no further - do we have the book for you! All your favorite comic characters are right here in one book, including the Peanuts gang, Babymouse, and Lunch Lady. This all-star tribute to classic...
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Freaky Friday

Mary Rodgers - HarperTrophy
Format: Paperback

Like Mother, Like Daughter...Annabel Andrews is tired of her mother telling her on what to do. She's tired of being told to do her homework, clean up her room, and be nice to her little brother, Ape Face. If she were an adult, she could do anything she wanted, like watch TV all day and eat marshmallows...
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DK Adventures: Star Wars: What Makes A Monster?

Adam Bray - DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Format: Paperback

Are you ready for the adventure to begin DK Adventures are nonfiction narratives for kids ages 8-11 featuring engaging, action-packed stories that help kids build their skills in vocabulary, grammar, comprehension, and critical thinking while developing a love of reading. With diaries,...
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The Sea of Monsters: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 2

Rick Riordan - Listening Library
Format: Audiobook

Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book Two: Sea of Monsters, The
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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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Belinda the Unbeatable

Lee Nordling - Graphic Universe
Format: Library Binding

Belinda's upbeat. Her best friend, Barbara, is shy. But both of them are joining a magical game of musical chairs! When the music starts, the girls' school gym becomes a tricky, colorful obstacle course. Will Belinda and Barbara's friendship keep them in the game? Find out in this...
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How Does Cloud Computing Work?

Leon Gray - Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2014.
Format: Print book

Explains what cloud computing is, how it works, the services it provides, and its advantages and disadvantages.
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The Phantom Bully

Jeffrey Brown - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Hardcover

Award-winning author/illustrator Jeffrey Brown returns for the third installation of the NY Times Bestseller Star Wars: Jedi Academy! It's hard to believe this is Roan's last year at Jedi Academy. He's been busier than ever learning to fly (and wash) starships, swimming in the Lake...
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Logan Lerman: The Perks of Being of an Action Star

Nadia Higgins - Lerner Publications
Format: Library Binding

"You may know that Logan Lerman became instantly popular after starring in the hit indie movie The Perks of Being a Wallflower. But did you know that he: * has starred in three action movies? * arrived three whole weeks before shooting started for Perks to get ready for his role?...
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Home Sweet Horror

James Preller - Feiwel & Friends
Format: Hardcover

Welcome. Have a seat. Let us tell you a story. But be warned. Home Sweet Horror isn't just any tale. This is a Scary Tale. Meet Liam Finn, who's just moved into a new home with his father and sister. But this old house that seems empty, isn't . . . Bloody Mary is here. Called...
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Zero Hour

Mark Walden - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition
Format: Hardcover

As a final battle with Overlord looms near the HIVE heroes are up against an unimaginably dangerous weaponBad news for the Higher Institute of Villainous Education aka HIVE Overlord is reborn and has developed the chilling ability to move from body to body erasing the hosts personalityand...
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Navy SEALs: Mission at the Caves

Brandon Webb - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

In Navy SEALs: Mission at the Caves, the first book in the Special Operations Files series, highly decorated former Navy SEAL Brandon Webb tells his incredible true story.Brandon Webb is a Navy SEAL on a mission with his platoon. As the SEALs explore a network of caves in Afghanistan, they...
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Tech World: The Language of Social Media

Christine Dugan - Teacher Created Materials
Format: Paperback

Dive into the language of social media! In order to communicate on social media effectively, you need to know the lingo. It's also important to be aware of the potential dangers of social media. With TIME For Kids content, this nonfiction book will engage students in reading as they...
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Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great

Judy Blume
Format: Print book

Sheila Tubman (Peter Hatchers sworn enemy) sometimes wonders who she really is: the outgoing, witty, and capable Sheila the Great, or the secret Sheila, whos afraid of spiders, the dark, swimming and, most of all, dogs. When her family leaves the city for a summer in the country, Sheila...
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Frostborn (Thrones and Bones)

Lou Anders - Yearling
Format: Paperback

Fantasy fans of Rick Riordans Percy Jackson and John Flanagans Rangers Apprentice series will embrace this first novel in an adventure-filled, Viking-inspired series by a debut author. Meet Karn. He is destined to take over the family farm in Norrøngard. His only problem? Hed rather be playing...
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Figure Skating

Ellen Labrecque - Cherry Lake Publishing
Format: Print Length

Using the new C3 Framework for Social Studies Standards, Figure Skating in the Global Citizens: Olympic Sports series explores the sport through the lenses of History, Geography, Civics, and Economics. Text and photos look at the history, basic philosophies, and geography of figure skating....
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Bone Volume 2: The Great Cow Race

Jeff Smith - GRAPHIX; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

The cornerstone of GRAPHIX, our new graphic novel imprint, BONE is the incredible comic book saga of an unlikely hero who must save an idyllic valley from the forces of evil.In THE GREAT COW RACE, volume 2 of this 9-book epic, Fone Bone and his cousins plan to return home after visiting...
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