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Becoming Kareem: Growing Up On and Off the Court
KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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In his first memoir written especially for young readers, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will focus on his relationships with several important coaches in his life - including his father, his high-school coach and Coach Wooden - as he tells the story of his life and career. Like many kids in elementary... |
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Planet Jupiter
JANE KURTZ - Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover
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Jupiter is used to being a planet of one, and she likes it that way. But then a cousin, who Jupiter never even knew existed, comes from Ethiopia to stay for the summer, and Jupiter is put in charge of taking care of her. A lyrical and memorable story of family, friendship, and community... |
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Gone Camping: A Novel in Verse
Tamera Will Wissinger - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Print book
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Hiking in the great outdoors, catching fish, watching the stars come out at night - camping is fun. Until it's time to sleep. Then, Lucy wonders, what kinds of creatures lurk in the dark? With only her brother and grandpa as tent-mates, will Lucy be able to face her camping fears? Filled... |
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Hope in The Holler
Lisa Lewis Tyre - Nancy Paulsen Books
Format: Hardcover
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The poignant--and funny--story of a girl trying to be brave and find her place in the world after she's sent to live with scheming relatives.Right before Wavie's mother died, she gave Wavie a list of instructions to help her find her way in life, including this one: Be brave, Wavie... |
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Peep and Egg: I'm Not Taking a Bath
Laura Gehl - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover
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In this lively addition to the funny Peep and Egg picture book series for toddlers, a reluctant chick named Egg overcomes her aversion to taking a bath.Peep thinks Egg needs to take a bath after playing in the mud. But Egg is not taking a bath. Not in the river, not in the duck pond,... |
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The Way to Bea
Kat Yeh - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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With a charming voice, winning characters, and a perfectly-woven plot, Kat Yeh delivers a powerful story of friendship and finding a path towards embracing yourself.Everything in Bea's world has changed. She's starting seventh grade newly friendless and facing big changes at home, where... |
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The Half-True Lies of Cricket Cohen
Catherine Lloyd Burns - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover
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Cricket Cohen isn't a liar, but she doesn't always tell the exact truth. She loves thinking about geology and astronomy and performing tricky brain surgery on her stuffed animals. She also loves conspiring with Dodo, her feisty grandmother who lives in the apartment right next door. And one Manhattan... |
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Journey across the Hidden Islands
Sarah Beth Durst - Clarion Books
Format: Print book
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The traditional Emperor s Journey is meant to be uneventful. But as the princesses Seika and Ji-Lin twin sisters travel to pay respects to their kingdom s dragon guardian, unexpected monsters appearand tremors shake the earth. The Hidden Islands face unprecedented threats, and the old rituals... |
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The Lost Rainforest: Mez's Magic
ELIOT SCHREFER - Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Hardcover
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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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Monsters Unleashed
JOHN KLOEPFER - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover
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A monstrously fun new series from John Kloepfer, author of the fan-favorite series The Zombie Chasers.Freddie Liddle has a big problem: Monsters. Giant, fire-breathing, electric-shocking, bone-crunching monsters are attacking his town. Even worse, it's Freddie's fault. After drawing monsters... |
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Things That Surprise You
JENNIFER MASCHARI - Balzer + Bray
Format: Hardcover
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A poignant, charming middle grade novel, perfect for fans of The Thing About Jellyfish and Fish in a Tree. A beautifully layered story about navigating the often shifting bonds of family and friendship, and learning how to put the pieces back together when things fall apart.Emily Murphy... |
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The Someday Suitcase
COREY ANN HAYDU - Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Hardcover
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Readers who loved The Thing About Jellyfish and Goodbye Stranger will find a mysterious magic and unforgettable friendship in The Someday Suitcase, written by the critically acclaimed author of Rules for Stealing Stars.Clover and Danny are the kind of best friends who make each other even... |
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All Three Stooges
Erica S Perl - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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An unforgettable coming-of-age story about comedy, loss, and friendship for fans of Jennifer L. Holm and Gary D. Schmidt.Spoiler alert: This book is not about the Three Stooges. It's about Noah and Dash, two seventh graders who are best friends and comedy junkies. That is, they were best... |
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If Animals Said I Love You
Ann Whitford Paul - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover
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This companion to the successful If Animals Kissed Good Night (over 200,000 copies sold!) imagines how animals would say "I love you."If animals said "I love you" like we do ... how would they say it? Whale would make bubbles shoot from her spout. Boa would give her hatchlings... |
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The Care and Feeding of a Pet Black Hole
MICHELLE CUEVAS - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover
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A girl's friendship with a lonely black hole leads her to face her own sadness in this original, funny, and touching middle grade novel for fans of Crenshaw and Flora & Ulysses. When eleven-year-old Stella Rodriguez shows up at NASA to request that her recording be included... |
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The Wild Ones: Great Escape
C ALEXANDER LONDON - Philomel Books
Format: Hardcover
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A thrilling new adventure in the Wild Ones series--perfect for fans of Warriors, Spirit Animals, and Redwall!The wild animals of Ankle Snap Alley have been disappearing, and Kit knows exactly why: The People are animal-napping them and taking them to the zoo! Not only that, but they are at the very... |
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The Clue in the Papyrus Scroll
Gertrude Chandler Warner - ALBERT WHITMAN
Format: Print book
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In this all-new very special mini-series, the Aldens have been recruited by a secret society to return lost artifacts and treasures to their rightful locations -- all around the world! The Aldens arrive in Egypt but the agent they're supposed to meet has gone missing! With the help... |
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Just Like Jackie
LINDSEY STODDARD - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover
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Family is family, no matter what it looks like. Readers will cheer for this pitch-perfect story, just right for fans of such books as The Great Gilly Hopkins and Fish in a Tree.For as long as Robinson Hart can remember, it's just been her and Grandpa. He taught her about cars, baseball,... |
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The Unlucky Lottery Winners of Classroom 13
Honest Lee - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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For fans of Captain Underpants or Sideways Stories from Wayside School, this new chapter book series is perfect for reluctant readers. When unlucky teacher Ms. Linda LaCrosse wins the lottery, she shares her winnings with her class--giving each student over a BILLION DOLLARS!You... |
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The Countdown Conspiracy
KATIE SLIVENSKY - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover
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Ambassador, you are go for launch in T- minus 5 ... 4 ... 3 ... 2 ... . Get ready to blast off with this high-action, high-stakes middle grade adventure that's perfect for fans of Chris Grabenstein and Peter Lerangis!Miranda Regent can't believe she was just chosen as one of six kids from... |
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Joplin, Wishing
DIANE STANLEY - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover
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A heartfelt and magical middle grade novel in the tradition of Tuck Everlasting and Bridge to Terabithia, about family, wishes, and the power of true friends to work magic. While cleaning out her reclusive grandfather's house, Joplin discovers pieces of a broken platter in a cookie tin.... |
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The City of Sand
Tianxia Bachang - Delacorte Press
Format: Hardcover
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Excerpt. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. |
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York: The Shadow Cipher
LAURA RUBY - Walden Pond Press
Format: Hardcover
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"The pleasures of the novel go far beyond the crackling, breathless plot and the satisfaction of watching the puzzle fall into place. The book is shot through with humor, both laugh-out-loud and subtle." - New York Times Book ReviewFrom National Book Award finalist and Printz... |
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Armstrong and Charlie
Steven B. Frank - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Charlie isn't looking forward to sixth grade. If he starts sixth grade, chances are he'll finish it. And when he does, he'll grow older than the brother he recently lost. Armstrong isn't looking forward to sixth grade, either. When his parents sign him up for Opportunity Busing to a white... |
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Avalanche!
Terry Lynn Johnson - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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A high-stakes adventure series perfect for fans of the I Survived series and Hatchet. Twelve-year-old twins Ashley and Ryan are skiing with their parents in Wyoming's Grand Teton Mountains where there is a ground-shaking rumble. Unstable snow rushes downhill and buries them in icy white.... |
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Apex Predators: The World's Deadliest Hunters, Past and Present
Steve Jenkins - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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What does it take to be the "top dog"? In his latest book, the award-winning author and illustrator Steve Jenkins introduces readers to apex predators - the animals that are at the top of their food chains and have no natural enemies. Using his signature art style, Jenkins... |
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The Warrior Princess of Pennyroyal Academy
M. A. Larson - G.P. Putnams Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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For fans of Shannon Hales Princess Academy and Soman Chainanis The School for Good and Evil, comes the thrilling finale to the "breathtakingly exciting" Pennyroyal Academy trilogy. Evie and Maggie are still enjoying the glow of their victory as they travel into the forest on their... |
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Clutch
Heather Camlot - Red Deer Press
Format: Paperback
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It is 1946 in a poor Jewish neighborhood in Montreal where a few dollars equals a fortune, and no matter where you go you will find the best home cooking anywhere on Earth. It is also a million miles away from the posh mansions on the other side of town. But a 12-year-old boy can still... |
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Tiny Hero of Ferny Creek Library, The
LINDA BAILEY - Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover
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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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Rooting for Rafael Rosales
KURTIS SCALETTA - Albert Whitman & Company
Format: Hardcover
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Rafael has dreams. Every chance he gets he plays in the street games trying to build his skills, get noticed by scouts, and -- someday -- play Major League Baseball. Maya has worries. The bees are dying all over the world, and the company her father works for is responsible, making products... |
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Vilonia Beebe Takes Charge
Kristin L Gray - Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Format: Hardcover
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Vilonia is determined to prove she's responsible enough to care for a dog in this "sensitive and uplifting coming-of-age" (Publishers Weekly) novel.Being responsible is NOT easy. Fourth grader Vilonia hasn't lost her rain coat in the three weeks she's had it and... |
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Do Not Open!
Mark Parisi - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover
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"Funny and engaging. Marty Pants is a surefire hit!" - Lincoln Peirce, author of the Big Nate seriesMove over, Wimpy Kid. Here comes the imaginative, the inquisitive, the unstoppable Marty Pants!Marty Pants is different from your typical middle schooler. He has the soul of an artist,... |
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Abraham Lincoln, Pro Wrestler
Steve Sheinkin - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover
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History and hijinks collide in a hilarious new series from acclaimed author Steve Sheinkin. When Abraham Lincoln overhears a classroom of kids saying "history is boring," he decides to teach them a lesson. Lincoln quits history -- to pursue his dream of becoming a professional... |
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Follow the Track All the Way Back
TIMOTHY KNAPMAN - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover
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Woo-woo! When Little Train ventures way down the tracks, he's glad he remembers his mommy and daddy's coaching in a story with sure appeal for first-time adventurers.Chooooo! Little Train is going out on the track all by himself for the first time. He runs through... |
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Threads of Blue
SUZANNE LAFLEUR - Wendy Lamb Books
Format: Hardcover
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The thrilling sequel to the acclaimed Beautiful Blue World follows a brave girl who must flee her country during wartime and work undercover to defeat the enemy. For fans of The War That Saved My Life and Wolf Hollow. "A thoughtful, pellucid story . . . [that]... |
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The Friendship Code #1
STACIA DEUTSCH - Penguin Workshop
Format: Hardcover
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Perfect for fans of The Babysitters Club and anyone interested in computer science, this series is published in partnership with the organization Girls Who Code!Loops, variables, input/output - Lucy can't wait to get started with the new coding club at school. Finally, an after school activity... |
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The Crystal Caverns: A Branches Book
Katrina Charman - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Library Binding
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Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches... |
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A Dog Like Daisy
KRISTIN ODONNELL TUBB - Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Hardcover
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Max meets A Dog Called Homeless in this sweet and poignant middle grade novel told from the humorous, thoughtful perspective of a rescued pit bull as she trains to be a service dog for an injured veteran and his family.Daisy has only ten weeks to prove her usefulness or else be sent back... |
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The Supernormal Sleuthing Service #1: The Lost Legacy
GWENDA BOND - Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover
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Three kids. A hotel full of monsters. And a stolen magical artifact that could disrupt the balance between the humans and the supernatural. Welcome to life at Hotel Monster! Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library meets Hotel Transylvania in the first book of this hilarious and spooky new series... |
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Fair Ball
Derek Jeter - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book
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Inspired by Derek Jeter's own life, Fair Ball is the fourth middle grade novel in the New York Times bestselling Jeter Publishing Program and focuses on the theme "the world isn't always fair."Life isn't always fair. You can't control that, but you can control... |
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Sydney Mackenzie Knocks 'Em Dead
Cindy Callaghan - Aladdin Paperbacks
Format: Hardcover
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West Coast girl Sydney Mackenzie moves to Delaware after her parents inherit a cemetery--and becomes involved in a mystery surrounding the Underground Railroad--in this M X novel from the author of Lost in London, Lost in Paris, Lost in Rome, and Lost in Ireland. Sydney Mackenzie is an aspiring... |
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The Chinese Emperor's New Clothes
Ying Chang Compestine - Abrams Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Ming Da is only nine years old when he becomes the emperor of China, and his three advisors take advantage of him by stealing his stores of rice, gold, and precious stones. But Ming Da has a plan. With the help of his tailors, he comes up with a clever idea to outsmart his devious advisors:... |
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The Whole Sky
Heather Henson - Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
Format: Hardcover
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When a devastating sickness spreads through a thoroughbred farm community, a young horse whisperer is determined to find out why all the foals are dying in this tightly woven, tender coming-of-age novel from award-winning author Heather Henson.Twelve-year-old Sky and her father are horse... |
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Color Wonder Winter Is Here!
Chieu Anh Urban - Little Simon
Format: Board book
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Celebrate the cool colors of winter with this hands-on color-play novelty board book with color transforming turn-wheels!Join award-winning artist Chiu Anh Urban in this inventively visual experience that allows readers to mix and match the colors of a winter wonderland right before their... |
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Beyond the Doors
David Neilsen - Crown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Fans of A Series of Unfortunate Events and Coraline will devour this dark and creepy, humor-laced tale about four siblings who discover a mysterious world where secrets hide around every corner. When a family disaster forces the four Rothbaum children to live with their aunt Gladys,... |
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Renegades
David Liss - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Science fiction super fan Zeke is back in action as he and his friends work to finally take down the evil Phands in this hilarious and exciting conclusion to the Randoms series.Zeke has returned to Earth and, as usual, nothing is going like he planned. The plan was: escape from Junup, rescue... |
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Charlie Takes His Shot: How Charlie Sifford Broke the Color Barrier in Golf
NANCY CHURNIN - Albert Whitman & Company
Format: Hardcover
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Charlie Sifford loved golf, but in the 1930's only white people were allowed to play in the Professional Golf Association. Sifford had won plenty of black tournaments, but he was determined to break the color barrier in the PGA. In 1960 he did, only to face discrimination from hotels that... |
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The First Rule of Punk
CELIA C PREZ - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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From debut author and longtime zine-maker Celia C. Prez, The First Rule of Punk is a wry and heartfelt exploration of friendship, finding your place, and learning to rock out like no one's watching. There are no shortcuts to surviving your first day at a new school - you can't fix it with... |
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Charlie Numbers and the Man in the Moon
Ben Mezrich - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Charlie is recruited to use his mathematical prowess to discover what happened to a box of stolen moon rocks in this follow up to Bringing Down the Mouse.Charlie Lewis is really good at math. So good, that he's approached by a mysterious woman who needs his help. The woman... |
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Bravelands #1: Broken Pride
Erin Hunter - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover
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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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Baseball Genius
Tim Green - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover
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An average kid with an above average talent for predicting baseball pitches tries to help his favorite player out of a slump in this entertaining novel from bestselling authors Tim Green and Derek Jeter.Jalen DeLuca loves baseball. Unfortunately his dad can't afford to keep him on the travel... |
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Invisible Emmie
TERRI LIBENSON - Balzer + Bray
Format: Paperback
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Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Jennifer L. Holm, Invisible Emmie is a humorous and surprising debut graphic novel by Terri Libenson, creator of the internationally syndicated, Reuben Award-winning comic strip The Pajama Diaries. This is the story of two totally different girls... |
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How to Rope a Giganotosaurus
Will Dare - Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Format: Print book
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Welcome to The Lost Plains! A wild west frontier where dinosaurs never went extinct.Josh Sanders will do whatever it takes to become the next great dinosaur cowboy! He's pretty confident in his skills-after all, he did win this year's Settlement Race with Charge, his speed-demon... |
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Facing Frederick: The Life of Frederick Douglass, a Monumental American Man
Tonya Bolden - Abrams Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) is best known for the telling of his own emancipation. But there is much more to Douglass's story than his time spent enslaved and his famous autobiography. Facing Frederick captures the whole complicated, and at times perplexing, person that he was.... |
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Outside In
JENNIFER BRADBURY - Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
Format: Hardcover
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A twelve-year-old boy living on the streets of Chandigarh, India, stumbles across a secret garden full of sculptures and sees the possibility of another way of life as he bonds with the man who created them in this searingly beautiful novel based on a true story.Twelve-year-old Ram is a street... |
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Where, Oh Where, Is Baby Bear?
Ashley Wolff - Beach Lane Books
Format: Hardcover
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Baby Bear is back in this cozy, seek-and-find companion to the celebrated Baby Bear Sees Blue and Baby Bear Counts One.When Mama and Baby Bear go out to look for food one night, curious Baby Bear wants to wander and explore. Each time his Mama Bear calls for him, Baby Bear... |
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The Glass Town Game
CATHERYNNE M VALENTE - Margaret K. McElderry Books
Format: Hardcover
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Charlotte and Emily must enter a fantasy world that they invented in order to rescue their siblings in this adventurous and fiercely intelligent novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making.Inside a small... |
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Sidetracked
DIANA ASHER - Amulet Books
Format: Hardcover
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If middle school were a race, Joseph Friedman wouldn't even be in last place - he'd be on the sidelines. With an overactive mind and phobias of everything from hard-boiled eggs to gargoyles, he struggles to understand his classes, let alone his fellow classmates. So he spends most... |
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Once Upon a Winter
Megan Atwood - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover
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Wintertime at the orchard has Peter learning some important lessons about speaking up in this second novel of a sweet series about the bonds of friendship.Blanketed in snow, the orchard looks like a magical wonderland. But Peter is not so charmed by his new life. He just can't ignore... |
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Tumble & Blue
CASSIE BEASLEY - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Circus Mirandus comes the magic-infused story of a golden gator, two cursed kids, and how they take their destinies into their own hands. When the red moon rises over the heart of the Okefenokee swamp, legend says that the mysterious... |
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The Uncanny Express
Kara LaReau - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover
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Jaundice and Kale are back from their adventure on the high seas, and they are settling back into a quiet life in Dullsville, just the way they like it. The tea is tepid, the oatmeal is tasteless, and the socks are ripe for darning . . . until Aunt Shallot shows up and reveals herself to be anything... |
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Aleca Zamm Is a Wonder
Ginger Rue - Aladdin
Format: Paperback
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Meet the wonder-full Aleca Zamm, an ordinary ten-year-old with an extraordinary ability: she can stop time!Aleca Zamm has finally reached double digits and she still doesn't have a "thing" - a special talent or ability that will make her stand out. Her best friend, Maria,... |
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In Over Their Heads
Margaret Peterson Haddix - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Nick and Eryn must figure out a way to save the world without sacrificing their newly discovered family in this follow-up to Under Their Skin, which BOOKLIST called "crisp, intriguing, and thought-provoking" in a starred review.In Under Their Skin, twins... |
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A Small Blue Whale
Beth Ferry - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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From New York Times bestselling author Beth Ferry (Stick and Stone) and talented newcomer Lisa Mundorff comes a gorgeous and utterly charming picture book about a lonely blue whale who learns the meaning of friendship. A small blue whale sits in a silver sea . . . wishing, wanting, waiting... |
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A Properly Unhaunted Place
William Alexander - Margaret K. McElderry Books
Format: Hardcover
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From National Book Award-winning author William Alexander comes a wryly humorous story about two kids who try to save their town by bringing back its ghosts.Rosa Ramona Daz has just moved to the small, un-haunted town of Ingot - the only ghost-free town in the world. She doesn't want to be there.... |
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How to Be an Elephant
Katherine Roy - David Macaulay Studio
Format: Hardcover
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The savanna is not an easy place to live, even for African elephants, the largest land animals on earth. If it's a challenge for these 7,000-pound giants, what's it like for their newborn babies?An infant elephant has precious little time to learn the incredible array of skills that are necessary... |
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The Haunted House Next Door
Andres Miedoso - Little Simon
Format: Hardcover
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Meet Desmond Cole! A fearless eight-year-old who runs his own ghost patrol, looking for ghosts, monsters, and mischief makers everywhere. Oh, and he just so happens to be my new best friend ... and thank goodness! Because I'm afraid of everything.Welcome to Kersville, a town with a spooky... |
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Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties: From the Creator of Captain Underpants
Dav Pilkey - Graphix
Format: Hardcover
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He was the best of dogs... He was the worst of dogs... It was the age of invention... It was the season of surprise... It was the eve of supa sadness... It was the dawn of hope... Dog Man, the newest hero from the creator of Captain Underpants, hasn't always been a paws-itive addition to the police... |
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Tamba Hali
David Seigerman - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover
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Long before he was sacking quarterbacks, Tamba Hali was facing bigger challenges. Learn about his life in this second book in a brand-new nonfiction series about the childhoods of your favorite athletes.Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Tamba Hali's story seems almost unbelievable. He and his seven... |
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Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth
FRANK COTTRELL BOYCE - Walden Pond Press
Format: Hardcover
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A one-of-a-kind story of heart, humor, and finding one's place in the universe. Prez knows that the best way to keep track of things is to make a list. That's important when you have a grandfather who is constantly forgetting. And it's even more important when your grandfather can't care... |
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The Dragon Hunters
James Russell - Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Format: Hardcover
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Away across the oceans,where few have dared to roam,upon a wondrous island,a family made its home.Living on an island means life is full of adventure for brothers Flynn and Paddy. So when a dragon swoops out of the sky and nabs their beloved dog, Coco, Flynn and Paddy know it's up to them... |
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The Gauntlet
Karuna Riazi - Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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A trio of friends from New York City find themselves trapped inside a mechanical board game that they must dismantle in order to save themselves and generations of other children in this action-packed debut that's a steampunk Jumanji with a Middle Eastern flair.Nothing can prepare... |
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Fooled Ya!: How Your Brain Gets Tricked by Optical Illusions, Magicians, Hoaxes & More
JORDAN D BROWN - MoonDance Press
Format: Hardcover
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Wise up with this fun-filled, activity-packed, eye-opening kid's guide to neuroscience and psychology.Discover the variety of ways our brains can trick us, from optical illusions to magicians' masterful use of misdirection to strategies used by con artists. Learn why you can't always trust... |
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Bones of the Sun God
PETER VEGAS - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover
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Sam Force travels to Belize to investigate an ancient and evil secret society in this second novel of the Pyramid Hunters series, which School Library Journal called a mix of "Indiana Jones, National Treasure, and The Da Vinci Code."Sam heads to Belize to continue his investigation... |
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi Chewie and the Porgs
KEVIN SHINICK - Disney Lucasfilm Press
Format: Hardcover
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From Emmy award-winning writer Kevin Shinick comes a lovable tale of Chewbacca the Wookiee and the pesky porgs of Ahch-To Island. Featuring adorable illustrations by artist Fiona Hsieh. |
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Tricked
Jen Calonita - Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Format: Hardcover
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Things are changing at Fairy Tale Reform School.At least, that's what Gilly's heard through the Enchantasia rumor mill. Word is, notorious trickster Rumpelstiltskin has taken over management from Headmistress Flora, and he's locked down the school tighter than the Pied Piper's pants. Not that... |
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Libba: The Magnificent Musical Life of Elizabeth Cotten
Laura Veirs - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover
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Elizabeth Cotten was only a little girl when she picked up a guitar for the first time. It wasn't hers (it was her big brother's) , and it wasn't strung right for her (she was left-handed) . But she flipped that guitar upside down and backwards and taught herself how to play it anyway.... |
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Barkus.
Patricia Maclachlan - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover
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Meet Barkus. Barkus is loyal. Barkus is generous. Barkus is family.The exuberant Barkus and his lucky young owner whirl and twirl across the pages of this delightful pre-chapter book series from award-winning author Patricia MacLachlan. The accessible text is ideal for even the newest independent... |
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Bird Brains: The Wild & Wacky World of Birds
JEREMY HYMAN - MOONDANCE PR
Format: Print book
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Accurate, current bird science presented in an intriguing, highly illustrated way.Birds do the wildest things! (And you thought all they did was fly...) In Bird Brains, learn how birds use sound,color, and dances to communicate with each other, and camouflage, dive-bombing, and projectile... |
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Cyclone
DOREEN CRONIN - Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
Format: Hardcover
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Nora's whole world plummets faster than the Cyclone roller coaster when her cousin Riley falls into a coma that Nora thinks is her fault in this warm, big-hearted debut middle grade novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author, Doreen Cronin.Riding the Cyclone, the world famous... |
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A Dash of Dragon
HEIDI LANG - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover
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"This novel is a recipe for success." - Kirkus Reviews A thirteen-year-old chef has a lot to prove as she tries to run a five-star restaurant, repay a greedy loan shark, and outsmart the Elven mafia in this entertaining novel that combines all the best ingredients - fantasy,... |
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Tricky
Kari Rust - Owlkids
Format: Hardcover
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The Duke and his dog, Tricky, spend their days making trouble. They cheat, steal, and play cruel-hearted pranks on their neighbors, just for fun. But one day, somebody new comes to town and gives Tricky a treat that melts his mischievous heart -- and sets him thinking about the effect... |
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Pablo and Birdy
Alison McGhee - Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
Format: Hardcover
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A boy who drifted into the seaside town of Isla as a baby searches for answers about where he and his parrot came from in this charmer of a tale laced with magical realism from New York Times bestselling author Alison McGhee.The seaside town of Isla has many stories, the most notable being... |
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Bound by Ice: A True North Pole Survival Story
SANDRA NEIL WALLACE - Calkins Creek
Format: Hardcover
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In the years following the Civil War, ?Arctic fever? gripped the American public, fueled by myths of a fertile, tropical sea at the top of the world. Several explorers attempted to find a route to the North Pole, but none succeeded. Bound by Ice follows the journey of George Washington... |
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A Big Day for Baseball
MARY POPE OSBORNE - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Meet Jackie Robinson and solve a mystery in the #1 bestselling Magic Tree House chapter book series! PLAY BALL! Jack and Annie aren't great baseball players . . . yet! Then Morgan the librarian gives them magical baseball caps that will make them experts. They just need to wear the caps... |
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The Great Troll Rescue
Tom Percival - Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Format: Paperback
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Meet Jack and his talking chicken Betsy, Red, Rapunzel, Hansel and Gretel, and a host of other Little Legends as they have fantastic new adventures! Get to know your favorite fairytale characters like never before in this magical new book series. What starts as an adventure ends in disaster... |
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Patina
JASON REYNOLDS - Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
Format: Hardcover
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A newbie to the track team, Patina must learn to rely on her teammates as she tries to outrun her personal demons in this follow-up to the National Book Award finalist Ghost by New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds.Ghost. Lu. Patina. Sunny. Four kids from wildly... |
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How to Be a Ninja
CHRIS CONTI - Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Format: Hardcover
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I am Master Splinter. For many years now, I have been sensei to the greatest team of warriors I have ever known: the Ninja Turtles. Being their teacher in these ancient skills -- and guiding them as they have come of age -- has been the greatest honor of my life. If my great students, the Ninja... |
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The Last Gargoyle
Paul Durham - Crown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Fans of Jonathan Auxier's The Night Gardener and Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book will tremble with delight for this haunting tale about a lonely gargoyle who isn't alone at all.Penhallow is the last of his kind. The stone gargoyle--he'd prefer you call him a grotesque--fearlessly... |
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Holly Farb and the Princess of the Galaxy
Gareth Wronski - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover
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Guardians of the Galaxy meets Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in this laugh-out-loud funny debut novel about a girl's journey into space and beyond to find her place in the universe.Holly Farb is not the Princess of the Galaxy. She may be top of the class in every subject,... |
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It's a Fungus Among Us: The Good, the Bad & the Downright Scary
CARLA BILLUPS - MoonDance Press
Format: Hardcover
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In It's a Fungus Among Us, you'll meet the wild group of organisms that can turn ants into zombies and eat trillions of pounds of feces every day. They also make cheese stretchy, add sour tastes to candy, and make bread rise! Historically, they've been blamed for the potato famine and the Salem... |
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Panda-monium
Stuart Gibbs - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book
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Teddy Fitzroy returns as FunJungle's resident sleuth when the zoo's newest addition goes missing - before she even arrives! - in Panda-monium, the latest novel in Stuart Gibbs's FunJungle series.FunJungle is frenzied, awaiting the arrival of its most thrilling animal yet - Li Ping... |
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Exit Strategy
LAUREN ALLBRIGHT - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover
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Twelve-year-old Ross tries to discover the formula for being funny and getting his new classmates to like him in this laugh-out-loud debut novel!Ross Stevens has changed schools twelve times in the last three years but when his beloved Pops becomes ill, Ross and his mom must plant roots... |
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Baby Animals Playing
Suzi Eszterhas - Owlkids
Format: Hardcover
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Around the world, baby animals use play to learn and practice important skills. Whether it's baby lemurs climbing trees, giraffe calves galloping in the grass, or cheetah brothers wrestling, baby animals at play are not only adorable -- they can teach us about animal behavior, too. The first... |
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The Marvelwood Magicians
DIANE ZAHLER - Boyds Mills Press
Format: Hardcover
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Eleven-year-old Mattie Marvelwood comes from a family of traveling performers. Her dad is an illusionist; her mom is a fortune-teller; her brother has a vanishing act; and she herself is a mind-reader. But the Marvelwoods have a deep secret. The acts they perform at carnivals, fairs, and circuses... |
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Poetry for Kids: Robert Frost
Robert Frost - MoonDance Press
Format: Hardcover
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A collection to be read, experienced, and treasured. Whether capturing a cold New England winter's evening, or the beauty of an old, abandoned house, four-time Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Robert Frost left an indelible mark on our consciousness. This stunning celebration of his best-loved... |
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Super Max and the Mystery of Thornwood's Revenge
Susan Vaught - Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Format: Hardcover
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It's going to take more than a knack for electronics and a supercharged wheelchair for twelve-year-old Max to investigate a haunted mansion in Edgar Award-winning author Susan Vaught's latest middle grade mystery.Max has always been a whiz with electronics (just take a look at her turbo-charged... |
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Warren the 13th and the Whispering Woods: A Novel
Tania Del Rio - Quirk Books
Format: Print book
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When his uncle causes the hotel to fall and stop functioning, Warren must travel into the dangerous Malwoods to rescue the hotel and his friends from evil Queen Calvina, who sees the hotel as the perfect way to spread her control and power. |
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I Am Loved
Nikki Giovanni - Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
Format: Hardcover
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Newbery Award honoree Ashley Bryan has hand-selected a dozen of National Book Award winner Nikki Giovanni's poems to illustrate with his inimitable flourish.There is nothing more important to a child than to feel loved, and this gorgeous gathering of poems written by Nikki Giovanni celebrates... |
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From Hot Lava to a Spy Rocket: A Journey Through Transportation
TOM JACKSON - QED PUB INC
Format: Print book
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Follow The Link takes the reader on a journey through a network of knowledge. The route they take highlights how the inspiration behind new ideas is often surprising, always unpredictable and sometimes rather bizarre.Step inside the network of time to see how lightning led to communication... |
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Rules for Thieves
ALEXANDRA OTT - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover
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After twelve-year-old orphan, Alli Rosco, is cursed with a deadly spell, she must join the legendary Thieves Guild in order to try and save herself in this high-stakes debut.Twelve-year-old Alli Rosco is smart, resourceful, and totally incapable of keeping her mouth shut. Some of these... |
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Serafina and the Splintered Heart
ROBERT BEATTY - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover
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The storms are coming... Something has happened to Serafina. She has awoken into a darkness she does not understand, scarred from a terrible battle, only to find that life at Biltmore Estate has changed in unimaginable ways. Old friends do unthinkable things and enemies seem all around. |
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Under Locker and Key
Allison K Hymas - Aladdin
Format: Paperback
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Eleven-year-old Jeremy Wilderson teams up with his rival crime fighter to stop the stealing spree that's wreaking havoc on Scottsville Middle School in this action-packed MAX novel.Jeremy Wilderson is not a thief. In fact, he is his middle school's one and only retrieval specialist.... |
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The Good Morning Book
Lori Joy Smith - Simply Read Books
Format: Hardcover
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This funny, imaginative picture book takes the reader to far off places to see how creatures of many shapes and kinds say "good morning" to the ones they love. Told with the whimsical paintings of Lori Joy Smith, this is the perfect companion book to her previous offering, The Goodnight... |
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Biometrics: Your Body and the Science of Security
Maria Birmingham - Owlkids
Format: Hardcover
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Biometrics -- the science of using the body to identify a person -- is everywhere, not just in science fiction, but in everyday life. Today, biometrics is on the cutting edge of security. It's used for access into banks and airports, as well as to keep money and personal information... |
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The Know-Nonsense Guide to Grammar: An Awesomely Fun Guide to the Way We Use Words!
Heidi Fiedler - Walter Foster Pub
Format: Print book
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Get kids excited about learning! The Know-Nonsense Guide to Grammar is a hilariously illustrated, quirky, and fun guide that kids will love!Turn each page in this book to learn a new basic grammar concept, including alliteration, similes, hyperbole, and much more, turning what can at times... |
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Butterfly Wishes 1: The Wishing Wings
Jennifer Castle - Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Format: Hardcover
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Sisters Addie and Clara have just moved to a new house in the country, where they discover that their backyard is a gateway to the enchanted realm of magical butterflies called Wishing Wings. These special butterflies have the power to make wishes come true! When a group of just-emerged... |
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Two Times a Traitor
Karen Bass - Pajama Press
Format: Hardcover
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Angry over his family's recent move and current enforced holiday in Halifax, twelve-year-old Laz Berenger rebels against a guided tour of the Citadel and sets out to explore on his own. In one dark tunnel, his St. Christopher medal burns suddenly hot. There's a strange smell, and Laz blacks... |
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Bodyguard: Recruit
CHRIS BRADFORD - Philomel Books
Format: Paperback
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A new action-packed adventure series for young fans of Alex Rider and Jason Bourne--with the first four books publishing simultaneously. Binge read for summer!Teenage kickboxing champion Connor Reeves is determined to do his father, a former special forces soldier, proud. Recruited into... |
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Heroes of Black History
The Editors of TIME for Kids. - Time For Kids
Format: Hardcover
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TIME For Kids Heroes of Black History presents the stories of four great American lives in one volume: Harriet Tubman, Jackie Robinson, Rosa Parks, and Barack Obama. This amazing value collection of biographies, heavily illustrated with photos and artwork, spans three centuries of African... |
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Beauty and the Beak: How Science, Technology, and a 3D-Printed Beak Rescued a Bald Eagle
Deborah Lee Rose - Persnickety Press
Format: Hardcover
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BEAUTY AND THE BEAK is a new, nonfiction picture book about Beauty, the wild bald eagle that made world news when she was illegally shot, rescued, and received a pioneering, 3D-printed prosthetic beak. BEAUTY AND THE BEAK follows Beauty close up from the moment she uses her baby beak to emerge... |
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Wicked Bugs
AMY STEWART - Algonquin Young Readers
Format: Paperback
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Did you know there are zombie bugs that not only eat other bugs but also inhabit and control their bodies? There's even a wasp that delivers a perfectly-placed sting in a cockroach's brain and then leads the roach around by its antennae - like a dog on a leash. Scorpions glow... |
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When the Rain Comes
Alma Fullerton - Pajama Press Inc.
Format: Print book
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It is time to plant the rice crop in Malini's Sri Lankan community, and the little girl is both excited and nervous to help for the first time. What if she does it wrong? Will she be responsible if the crop fails? When the oxcart rumbles in loaded with seedlings, she reluctantly agrees... |
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Ellie, Engineer
Jackson Pearce - Bloomsbury UK
Format: Hardcover
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Ellie is an engineer. With a tool belt strapped over her favorite skirt (who says you can't wear a dress and have two kinds of screwdrivers handy, just in case? ) , she invents and builds amazing creations in her backyard workshop. Together with her best friend Kit, Ellie can make anything.... |
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The Girl with the Ghost Machine
LAUREN DESTEFANO - Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Format: Hardcover
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When Emmaline Beaumont's father started building the ghost machine, she didn't expect it to bring her mother back from the dead. But by locking himself in the basement to toil away at his hopes, Monsieur Beaumont has become obsessed with the contraption and neglected the living, and Emmaline... |
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