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On Thin Ice

Michael Northrop - Scholastic Audio Books
Format: Audio CD

New York Times bestselling author Michael Northrop captures the middle-school experience -- from the hurt to the hope -- in this powerful story of creativity in the face of cruelty.Life for 12-year-old Ked Eakins isn't easy. The school bully is after him, a lump on his back has made...
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The Odd Squad: Zero Tolerance (An Odd Squad Book)

Michael Fry - Hyperion Book CH
Format: Hardcover

After taming the schools biggest bully, Nick, Molly and Karl expect to bask in Safety Patrol glory. But without a bully to set straight, all theyre left with is helping sixth graders cross the hall and reminding everyone that Jell-o meat stains.Enter new kid Simone, who becomes fast friends...
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Marvin and the Moths

Matthew Holm - Scholastic (Us)
Format: Print book

Middle school is off to a rocky start for Marvin Watson. Doomed to misfit status, his only friends are a girl with major orthodontics, the smelliest boy in school, and the trio of sarcastic man-sized moths that live in his attic. No one said middle school would be easy! Also, no one said...
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The Isle of the Lost: A Descendants Novel

Melissa De la Cruz - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

Evil tree. Bad Apple?Twenty years ago, all the evil villains were banished from the kingdom of Auradon to the Isle of the Lost--a dark and dreary place protected by a force field that makes it impossible for them to leave. Stripped of their magical powers, the villains now live in total...
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A History of Pictures for Children: From Cave Paintings to Computer Drawings

David Hockney - Abrams Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A History of Pictures takes young readers on an adventure through art history. From cave paintings to video games, this book shows how and why pictures have been made, linking art to the human experience. Hockney and Gayford explain each piece of art in the book, helping young minds...
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Case Closed #2: Stolen from the Studio

Lauren Magaziner - Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Hardcover

Lauren Magaziner's hilarious and high-stakes middle grade series gets a touch of Hollywood glamor! Pick-your-own-path and puzzle-packed mystery collide in this star-studded sequel in which the reader must help Carlos and his friends solve the disappearance of a famous teen actress.In this...
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Clover the Bunny

Jane Clarke - Scholastic (Us)
Format: Print book

Clover the bunny and his friends are on their first camping trip. But when itchy spots appear on Clover's paws, only Dr. KittyCat knows how to make him better.Clover has two-color art inside! Supercute photographs of real puppies and kittens combine with hand-drawn green line art for a completely...
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Can Adults Become Human?

Jim Benton - Scholastic
Format: Paperback

Read the hilarious, candid (and sometimes not-so-nice) , diaries of Jamie Kelly, who promises that everything in her diary is true...or at least as true as it needs to be.Dear Dumb Diary,My social studies teacher, Mr. VanDoy, never smiles. I know that's hard to believe, because everybody...
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Who Was Bob Marley?

KATIE ELLISON - GROSSET & DUNLAP
Format: Print book

Get Up, Stand Up! for the king of reggae music!Bob Marley was a reggae superstar who is considered to be one of the most influential musicians of all time. Born in rural Jamaica, this musician and songwriter began his career with his band, The Wailing Wailers, in 1963. The Wailers went...
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Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns

R. L. Stine - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

PUMPKIN POWER!Nothing beats Halloween. It's Drew Brockman's favorite holiday. And this year will be awesome. Much better than last year. Or the year Lee and Tabby played that joke. A nasty practical joke on Drew and her best friend, Walker.Yes, this year Drew and Walker have a plan....
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