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Wild Rescuers: Escape to the Mesa

StacyPlays - HarperCollins
Format: Paperback

The next installment in the New York Times bestselling series! From YouTube gamer StacyPlays comes the exhilarating sequel to her Minecraft-inspired adventure novel about a girl raised by wolves. Stacy would do anything to protect the Taiga where she lives with the pack of intelligent wolves...
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Lady and the Tramp

Fran Corteggiani - Graphic Novels
Format: Library Binding

An upper-middle-class American cocker spaniel named Lady and a street-smart, stray schnauzer called Tramp fall in love and embark on many adventures. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Spotlight is a division of ABDO.
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Pumpkin

Julie Murphy - Balzer Bray
Format: Hardcover


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Animal Athletics

Isabel Thomas - Heinemann Raintree
Format: Print book

Who would win the Olympic gold medals if all the competitors were animals? Each book in the series covers a different type of Olympic sport, while each chapter looks at a different event. Primarily intended as high-interest reads, the books contain animal-related curriculum information,...
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The Trials of Apollo Book One The Hidden Oracle

Rick Riordan - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

"After angering his father Zeus, the god Apollo is cast down from Olympus. He must learn to survive in the modern world until he can somehow find a way to regain Zeus's favor"--
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The Vanderbeekers Lost and Found

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

When autumn arrives on 141st Street, the Vanderbeekers are busy helping Mr. Beiderman get ready for the New York City Marathon and making sure the mysterious person sleeping in the community garden gets enough to eat. But when they discover the true identity of the person making a home...
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James A. Garfield

Megan M Gunderson - Checkerboard Library
Format: Library Binding

This biography introduces readers to James A. Garfield including his early political career and key events from Garfield's administration including his surprise nomination, the Star Route Scandal, and his assassination by Charles Guiteau. Information about his childhood, family, and personal...
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Hypnotize a Tiger: Poems About Just About Everything

Calef Brown - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

Winner of the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Honor Award Winner of the Lion & Unicorn Award for Excellence in North American PoetryAn NEA Educator Recommended BookThis is the first longer-format, middle-grade collection from #1 New York Times-bestselling author-illustrator Calef...
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Samoyeds

Paige V Polinsky - Abdo Publishing
Format: Print book

With a wag and a "woof," this book invites readers to meet the Samoyed. Readers will examine the history, physical attributes, development, and behavior of the Samoyed breed. Coat, color, size, and care instructions are also discussed. Full-color photos allow readers to see these...
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K-9 Cops

Meish Goldish - Bearport Publishing
Format: Print book

In December 2014, Kollin Bailey was running in a park near his home when he fell ten feet down a manhole. The six-year-old boy was trapped, and nobody could hear his screams for help. When he didn't return home, his parents called the police. Within minutes, the K-9 cops were on the scene....
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