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Dragons vs. Unicorns

Kate Biberdorf - Philomel Books
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover

Science explosions! Theater! Mystery! Friendship! Fifth grader Kate the Chemist uses STEM knowledge to do incredible things! Kate the Chemist is her neighborhood's ten-year-old science problem solver. There's no problem Kate can't fix! When her best friend Birdie is cast as the lead...
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The Chupacabras of the Ro Grande

Adam Gidwitz - Dutton Books for Young Readers
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

Pura Belpr Honor-winning author David Bowles joins Newbery Honor-winning Adam Gidwitz as co-author of the newest Unicorn Rescue Society adventure, as the kids travel to the U.S.-Mexican border to help the legendary chupacabras.A new adventure begins for Elliot and Uchenna when Professor...
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From an Idea to Google: How Innovation at Google Changed the World

Lowey Bundy Sichol
Format: Hardcover

From an Idea to Google is a behind-the-computer-screen look into the history, business, and brand of the world's largest search engine. With humorous black & white illustrations throughout, learn about the company that even earned its own catchphrase: Google it!Today, Google is the number...
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Create Your Own Blog

Karen Latchana Kenney - Lerner Pub Group
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

Provides information on creating a blog, from designing and preparing a blog to posting work online and building an audience.
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Something Rotten: A Fresh Look at Roadkill

Heather L Montgomery - Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

When Heather L. Montgomery sees a rattlesnake flattened on the side of the road, her first instinct is to pick it up and dissect it--she's always wanted to see how a snake's fangs retract when they close their mouths, and it's not exactly safe to poke around in a live reptile's mouth. A wildlife...
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Weekends with Max and His Dad

Linda Urban - HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

Max and his dad love their weekends together. Weekends mean pancakes, pizza, spy games, dog-walking, school projects, and surprising neighbors! Every weekend presents a small adventure as Max gets to know his dad's new neighborhood - and learns some new ways of thinking about home. Acclaimed...
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Octopants

Suzy Senior - Tiger Tales
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A young octopus is embarrassed that he doesn't have any pants to wear! He goes to several stores in the sea, but none of them has what he needs. Then one day he discovers the Under-Sea Emporium that seems to have the perfect items for everyone. Will he finally find something that's just...
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Ghost Ship: The Pharaoh's Buried Vessel

Ruth Owen - Bearport Publishing Company
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

In the 1950s, a 4,000-year-old giant wooden ship was discovered buried in the Egyptian desert. In this book, readers will explore one of the most fascinating archaeological discoveries of the past century. They will also learn how ships and the Nile River were closely connected to the ancient...
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National Geographic Kids Almanac 2018

National Geographic Kids - National Geographic Society
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback

Kids can have fun keeping up with our quickly changing world with the New York Times best-selling Almanac, packed with incredible photos, tons of fun facts, crafts, activities, and fascinating features about animals, science, nature, technology, and more. New features include three chapters...
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Act 2

Andrew Keenan-Bolger - Penguin Young Readers Group
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

A show-stopping series about life in the spotlight from Broadway actors and Internet sensations Andrew Keenan-Bolger and Kate Wetherhead Shaker Heights Middle School is putting on Guys and Dolls and best friends Jack and Lou are hoping to get lead roles. But a mysterious new director...
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