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The Friendship Code #1

STACIA DEUTSCH - Penguin Workshop
Format: Hardcover

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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Botanicum

Katherine Willis - Big Picture Press
Format: Hardcover

Discover more than 160 exhibits in this virtual museum, open all hours.The 2017 offering from Big Picture Press's Welcome to the Museum series, Botanicum, is a brilliantly curated guide to plant life. With artwork from Katie Scott of Animalium fame, Botanicum gives...
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It's a Fungus Among Us: The Good, the Bad & the Downright Scary

CARLA BILLUPS - MoonDance Press
Format: Hardcover

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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Paloma

Cynthia Lord - Scholastic Press
Format: Paperback

There's a big surprise for the Shelter Pet Squad: A group of sato puppies has arrived! Satos are homeless dogs -- of various breeds -- from Puerto Rico. The kids will help them settle in until they are ready for adoption.Suzannah plays with a pup named Paloma until the little dog falls...
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The City on the Other Side

MAIRGHREAD SCOTT - First Second
Format: Paperback

In The City on the Other Side, a young girl stumbles into a pitched war between two fairy kingdoms, and the fate of San Francisco itself hangs in the balance!Sheltered within her high-society world, Isabel plays the part of a perfectly proper little girl -- she's quiet, well-behaved,...
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The Ship of the Dead

Rick Riordan - Thorndike Press Large Print
Format: Hardcover

Magnus Chase, a once-homeless teen, is a resident of the Hotel Valhalla and one of Odin's chosen warriors. As the son of Frey, the god of summer, fertility, and health, Magnus isn't naturally inclined to fighting. But he has strong and steadfast friends, including Hearthstone the elf,...
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Illustrated Edition

J K ROWLING - Arthur A. Levine Books
Format: Hardcover

An essential companion to the Harry Potter novels, now fully illustrated!Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Newt Scamander's classic compendium of magical creatures, has delighted generations of wizarding readers. With this beautiful, large-scale new edition illustrated in full...
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Mongolia

Ruth Bjorklund - Children's Press
Format: Print book

Situated directly between China and Russia, the country of Mongolia long had close ties to its larger neighbors. However, since the early 1990s it has become increasingly independent, and many Mongolians have worked to rediscover a national culture that existed long before Chinese or Russian...
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When Paul Met Artie: The Story of Simon & Garfunkel

G NERI - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

From childhood friendship to brief teenage stardom, from early failures to musical greatness - the incredible story of how Simon & Garfunkel became a cherished voice of their generation.Long before they became one of the most beloved and successful duos of all time, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel...
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A Kids' Guide to America's First Ladies

Kathleen Krull - HarperCollins
Format: Print book

Children's Book Guild Nonfiction Award-winner Kathleen Krull is an expert at bringing history to life in her engaging titles and series, including Women Who Broke the Rules, Lives of . . . , Giants of Science, and A Kid's Guide to America's Bill of Rights. This time, she introduces...
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Pirates

Valerie Bodden - Creative Education
Format: Hardcover

X-Books are for kids who love factsespecially in bite-sized portions and about fascinating, true subjects. As plentiful images and graphical representations stimulate visual perception, readers will be drawn into learning how to use informational texts. Each title is framed by a signature...
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The Losers Club

Andrew Clements - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

The beloved New York Times bestselling author of the modern classic Frindle celebrates books and the joy of reading with a new school story to love! Sixth grader Alec can't put a good book down. So when Principal Vance lays down the law - pay attention in class, or else...
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A Refugee's Journey from The Democratic Republic of the Congo

Ellen Rodger - Crabtree Publishing Company
Format: Hardcover

Eight-year-old Etienne and his family live in The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) . Kidnapped by a rebel army and forced to be a child soldier, Etienne finally escapes and is sent to a camp for freed child soldiers. He is reunited with his family who then flee the country, arriving...
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Illegal

Eoin Colfer - Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Format: Paperback

A powerfully moving graphic novel by New York Times bestselling author Eoin Colfer and the team behind the Artemis Fowl graphic novels that explores the current plight of undocumented immigrants.Ebo is alone.His brother, Kwame, has disappeared, and Ebo knows it can only be to attempt the hazardous...
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The Science of Natural Disasters: The Devastating Truth About Volcanoes, Earthquakes, and Tsunamis (The Science of the Earth)

Alex Woolf - Franklin Watts
Format: Hardcover

From earthquakes to volcanoes, it is an eye-opening introduction to the devastating and often terrifying power of the natural world and how science can be used to predict disasters and help prevent loss of life.Our planet can be violent and destructive. Volcanoes erupt, sending out clouds...
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Audacity Jones Steals the Show

Kirby Larson - Scholastic Press
Format: Print book

Audacity Jones and her best friend, Bimmy, are setting off from Miss Maisie's School for Wayward Girls on an extraordinary adventure! In the glittering city of New York, the girls meet Harry Houdini, the world's most famous magician, as he prepares a new spectacle: Houdini plans...
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Hyenas Stalk, Zebras Kick

Porter Holmes - Powerkids Pr
Format: Paperback

This thrilling book about the predator-and-prey pairing of hyenas against zebras is sure to dazzle readers. Striking photographs capture the features and behaviors of both species. Accessible language makes advanced concepts comprehensible to developing readers. This creative spin on curricular...
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The War I Finally Won

KIMBERLY BRUBAKER BRADLEY - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

Like the classic heroines of Sarah, Plain and Tall and Little Women, Ada conquers the homefront as her World War II journey continues in this sequel to the Newbery Honor-winning The War that Saved My Life When Ada's clubfoot is surgically fixed at last, she knows...
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A Journey with Sieur de La Salle

Lisa Owens - Lerner Pub Group
Format: Library Binding

Primary sources are highlighted in this fresh approach to history. Informational text, captions, and sidebars tell the story of Sieur de La Salle's explorations through North America as well as the ways in which historians have been able to piece together his story.
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Henry and Beezus

Beverly Cleary - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

This special edition of Henry and Beezus features the original illustrations by Louis Darling - the first artist to ever render Henry, Ribsy, Ramona, and Beezus - as well as a foreword written by Caldecott Honor and New York Times bestselling author and illustrator Marla Frazee. For the well-meaning...
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Will You Help Doug Find His Dog?

Jane Caston - Barefoot Books
Format: Hardcover

Help Doug find his dog by patting, tickling, and calling to the correct dogs based on Dougs clues! As the reader selects dogs, the pool narrows until a surprise ending reveals Dougs dogand why he went missing. Featuring hilarious illustrations of funny dogs galore, this text is perfect...
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National Geographic Kids Chapters: Rock Stars!

Stephen Bramucci - National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Paperback

Find out about the life of rock climbers in this cool new Chapter book, part of an Extreme Adventure strand featuring high-adrenaline stories about real explorers.With gripping--and TRUE--stories of incredible adventures, Rock Stars! takes readers on three amazing journeys of ultimate survival....
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Dawn and the Impossible Three: Full-Color Edition

Ann M. Martin - Graphix
Format: Hardcover

Dawn Schafer is the newest member of The Baby-sitters Club. While she's still adjusting to life in Stoneybrook after moving from sunny California, she's eager to accept her first big job. But taking care of the three Barrett kids would be too much for any baby-sitter. The house is always...
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Write This Down

Claudia Mills - Farrar
Format: Print book

"Twelve-year-old Autumn wants more than anything to be a real author, but when she wins a contest by writing something too personal about her brother, she has to decide if her dreams are more important than their relationship"--
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Bad Kitty Takes the Test

Nick Bruel - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Print book

It's something everyone has to do at least once. Kitty is no different. In this new edition of the beloved, bestselling Bad Kitty series, Bad Kitty faces . . . a test!Based on her previous bad behavior, the Society of Cat Aptitude has determined that Kitty is not only a bad kitty but a bad cat....
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Super Deluxe Essential Handbook

Staff Scholastic Inc - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Paperback

If you want to catch 'em all, you gotta read about 'em all! This revised and updated edition of the mega-bestselling Essential Handbook and Deluxe Essential Handbook has all the stats and facts kids need to know about the world of Pokmon. Essential information on over 800 Pokmon...
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The Basque Dragon

Adam Gidwitz - Dutton Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A fully illustrated, globe-trotting new middle grade fantasy-adventure series about mythical creatures and their cultures of origin, from the Newbery Honor-winning author of The Inquisitor's Tale.Elliot and Uchenna have barely recovered from their first adventure with the Unicorn...
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Understanding Your Role in Elections

Jessica Gunderson - Capstone Press
Format: Library Binding

When election season starts, the race is on! But what do campaigns, candidates, polls, and the Electoral College have to do with voting for our nation's leaders? Using engaging, age-appropriate language and colorful photos, readers decipher the complex electoral process and learn how to get involved...
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Are You Ready to Hatch an Unusual Chicken?

Kelly Jones - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

This laugh-out-loud sequel to Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer has EVEN MORE MAGIC CHICKENS!Twelve-year-old Sophie Brown is finally settling into her new home and her new role as keeper of some highly unusual chickens--chickens with secret superpowers! But the arrival...
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Goldilocks and the Three Vampires: A Graphic Novel

Laurie Sutton - Stone Arch Books
Format: Library Binding

Goldilocks is an explorer extraordinaire. Curious and fearless, Goldi searches the world for hidden artifacts and forgotten treasures of ancient civilizations. When her travels bring her to a creepy crypt, she discovers more than just dusty relics in the shadowy chambers . . . She's stumbled...
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Dive In!: Exploring Our Connection with the Ocean

Ann Eriksson - Orca Book Publishers
Format: Hardcover

We're all connected to the ocean, and the ocean to us. The ocean provides half the oxygen we breathe; it feeds us, creates our weather and provides us with water. But we haven't been as kind to the ocean in return. The problems are many: pollution, overfishing, rising seas and acid...
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Vivimos En La Capital De Nuestro Estado/ We Live in a State Capital

Leslie Beckett - Powerkids Press
Format: Print book

Each state in the United States has its own capital, and readers discover the importance of state capitals as they explore what its like to live in one. As readers take in fun facts about the exciting places found in a capital city, they enhance their knowledge of essential social studies...
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Madagascar

Tamra Orr - Children's Press
Format: Print book

The world's fourth-largest island, Madagascar, lies off the southeastern coast of Africa. This island nation is home to many plant and animal species that are found nowhere else on Earth. It also has a long history of human settlement. As they tour its beautiful landscapes and busiest...
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Coco Deluxe Hardcover Junior Novelization

RH DISNEY. - RH/Disney
Format: Hardcover

This hardcover novelization retells the whole story of Disney/Pixar's Coco, in theaters November 22, 2017! Coco: The Deluxe Junior Novelization retells the whole exciting movie and features eight pages of full-color in this deluxe hardcover novel. Despite his family's baffling...
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Weird But True Animals

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS. - National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Library Binding

The next in the best-selling Weird But True line features National Geographic Kids' two best topics--Weird But True and animals--together in an irresistable combination!Get ready to ooh, ahh, and awww with wacky stats, tidbits, and trivia about the many ways animals can be incredibly...
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Cabin Fever

Jeff Kinney - Thorndike Press Large Print
Format: Large print book

A #1 New York Times Bestseller Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series Greg Heffley is in big trouble. School property has been damaged, and Greg is the prime suspect. But the crazy thing is, he's innocent. Or at least sort of. The authorities are closing in, but when a surprise blizzard hits,...
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What Was the Titanic?

Stephanie Sabol - Penguin Workshop
Format: Paperback

For more than 100 years, people have been captivated by the disastrous sinking of the Titanic that claimed over 1,500 lives. Now young readers can find out why the great ship went down and how it was discovered seventy-five years later.At 2:20 a.m. on April 15, 1912, the Royal Mail Steamer...
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The Summer of Owen Todd

Tony Abbott - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

Owen and his best friend, Sean, are both eleven years old. They've lived on Cape Cod all their lives, and now that they're a little older, they'll finally be free to spend some time on their own. But Sean's mother has a different idea -- she hires a babysitter to look after...
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Genius Optical Inventions: From the X-Ray to the Telescope (Incredible Inventions)

Matt Turner - Hungry Tomato ®
Format: August 1

Before magnifying glasses, how did people make objects look larger? The ancient Romans filled glass bowls with water. Then microscopes and telescopes came along. But optical innovation didnt stop there. Learn how many lightbulb designs Thomas Edison tested, how spies used microfilm to carry...
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Maker projects for kids who love animation

Sarah Levete - Crabtree Publishing Company
Format:  Print book : Juvenile audience : EnglishView all editions and formats

"In this engaging title, readers interested in animation will learn about the history of this art in motion, and discover who the world's greatest animators have been and how they came to create their inspiring works. The book includes several imaginative Maker projects to inspire...
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Dungeons & Dragons: Escape the Underdark: An Endless Quest Book

MATT FORBECK - Candlewick Entertainment
Format: Hardcover

Welcome to the Forgotten Realms Endless Quest books, where you don't just read a fantastic tale. You become the hero - and choose your own fate.You awaken in an underground cell, stripped of your armor and your sword. Your fellow prisoners inform you that you're trapped in the Underdark,...
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Cottons: The Secret of the Wind

JIM PASCOE - First Second
Format: Hardcover

To her neighbors in the Vale of Industry, Bridgebelle is an ordinary rabbit. All day long, she toils at the carrot factory. After a hard day, she returns home to care for her ailing auntie. And whenever she's out, she's watchful of the murderous foxes who prey on her kind.But Bridgebelle...
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Galapagos Islands Research Journal

Natalie Hyde - Crabtree Pub Co
Format: Library Binding

Follow along as a fictional researcher observes and makes journal entries about their field trip through the Galapagos Islands ecosystem. Outstanding photographs highlight the animals, plants, and people that inhabit this unique group of islands. Simple graphs show facts about the islands,...
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The Principal's Underwear Is Missing

Holly Kowitt - Feiwel & Friends
Format: Hardcover

When you're a sixth-grade nobody, the last person you want to accidentally zonk with a volleyball is Sloan "Selfie" St. Clair--the eighth-grade glamour queen of the school. But that's what happens to Becca Birnbaum, and it only gets worse when she tries to do Selfie a favor. She grabs...
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Let's Clap, Jump, Sing & Shout; Dance, Spin & Turn It Out!: Games, Songs, and Stories from an African American Childhood

Pat McKissack - Schwartz & Wade Books
Format: Hardcover

"Part songbook, part research text, this work is perfect for families to share together or for young scholars who seek to discover an important piece of cultural history. "-- School Library Journal, starred review From Newbery Honor winner Patricia C. McKissack and two-time Caldecott...
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Growing Up, Inside and Out

Kira Vermond - Owlkids Books
Format: Hardcover

While bodily changes are the most obvious signs that a kid is growing up, they're not always the first (or most stressful) signs. Why does it feel so weird to cry now? How can you tell if someone is really your friend? Is it okay to have a crush on someone who's the same sex as you?...
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Explore Atoms and Molecules!: With 25 Great Projects

Janet Slingerland - Nomad Press (VT)
Format: Hardcover

Atoms and molecules are the basic building blocks of matter. Matter is every physical thing around us in the universe, including our own bodies! In Explore Atoms and Molecules! With 25 Great Projects, readers ages 7 to 10 investigate the structure of atoms and learn how atoms fit together...
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4: Weird & Wonderful Science Experiments: The World Around Us

Elizabeth Snoke Harris - Moondance Pr
Format: Library Binding

Volume 4 of the ultimate lab series for kids! Each of the experiments features safety precautions, materials needed, step-by-step instructions with illustrations, fun facts, and ways to further children's explorations. At once engaging, encouraging, and inspiring, this book is every...
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Moschops and Other Ancient Reptiles

Tracey Kelly - Brown Bear Books
Format: Library Binding

"Through carefully leveled text, maps, and powerful illustrations, explores the habitats, food, and other information about prehistoric reptiles"--
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Boa Constrictors

Imogen Kingsley - Jump!
Format: Library Binding

In Boa Constrictors, beginning readers will learn how boa constrictors hunt for prey in the wild. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they discover the dramatic world of boas.
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Us, In Progress: Short Stories About Young Latinos

LULU DELACRE - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

"Middle grade readers will appreciate reading stories that reflect their lives, not their parents' or grandparents' stories" (Brightly.com, in their article "10 Exciting New Middle Grade Books with Latinx Main Characters") Acclaimed author and Pura Belpr Award...
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Warriors Super Edition: Tigerheart's Shadow

ERIN HUNTER - HarperCollins
Format: Library Binding

An epic stand-alone adventure in Erin Hunter's #1 nationally bestselling Warriors series! Also includes an exclusive ten-page Warriors manga adventure!In this super edition, set during the events of A Vision of Shadows, one of ShadowClan's most loyal warriors must go on a perilous...
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Terminator pig : daeodon

Alessandro Poluzzi - A
Format: Print book

"Provides a look at the lives of Terminator Pigs in prehistoric times, in a graphic-novel format"--
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Desert Ecosystems

Mirella S Miller - 12 Story Library
Format: Library Binding

Offers 12 fascinating facts about these sandy, stony landscapes. From the Mojave to the Sahara and everything in between, full-color spreads highlight the key features of these dry regions that cover a quarter of Earths surface.
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Full of Beans

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

Winner of the Scott O'Dell Award Five Starred Reviews A New York Public Library Best Book for Kids, 2016 Grown-ups lie. That's one truth Beans knows for sure. He and his gang know how to spot a whopper a mile away, because they are the savviest bunch of barefoot conchs (that means "locals")...
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The Language of Bees and Other Insects

Megan Kopp - Cavendish Square Publishing
Format: Library Binding

Insects make up a small but vital part of our world. From buzzing bees to beautiful butterflies, readers will learn about how these tiny life forms share information and communicate within groups.
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William Wenton and the Impossible Puzzle

BOBBIE PEERS - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover

Blackthorn Key meets The Da Vinci Code in this award-winning novel about a puzzle-solving genius who is forced to use his skills to face a danger that has been lurking in the background for years.Twelve-year-old William Wenton is a puzzle-solving genius. He lives with his family...
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Totally Amazing Facts About Cats

Nikki Potts - Capstone Press
Format: Library Binding

Did you know that cats sleep for about 70% of their entire lives? Curious to find out how many cats call Disneyland home? Interested to find out why cats shouldn't drink milk? Check out all the mind-bending, amazing facts about cats!
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Forever, or a Long, Long Time

Caela Carter - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

3 starred reviews * A Kirkus Best Book of 2017 * A New York Public Library Top Ten Books for Kids pick * An ALA Notable Book * 2018 NCTE Charlotte Huck Honor BookFrom rising star Caela Carter, author of My Life with the Liars, comes a captivating and heartfelt story about siblings who learn...
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Braced

Alyson Gerber - Arthur A. Levine Books
Format: Hardcover

Rachel Brooks is excited for the new school year. She's finally earned a place as a forward on her soccer team. Her best friends make everything fun. And she really likes Tate, and she's pretty sure he likes her back. After one last appointment with her scoliosis doctor, this will be her best...
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The Wonderling

Mira Bartok - Candlewick
Format: Paperback

"Arthurs Dickensian steampunk world is richly imagined and gorgeously described. . . . This story of friendship, hope, and heroics will delight adventure seekers." - Bulletin of the Center for Childrens Books (starred review) . Welcome to Miss Carbunkles Home for Wayward and Misbegotten...
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George Handel

Mike Venezia - Childrens Pr
Format: Library Binding

Clever illustrations and story lines give children a light yet realistic overview of this composer's life and style and music.
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Becoming Madeleine: A Biography of the Author of A Wrinkle in Time by Her Granddaughters

Charlotte Jones Voiklis - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

This middle-grade biography explores the life and works of Madeleine L'Engle -- written by her granddaughters -- coming just in time for the all-new A Wrinkle in Time film, directed by Ava DuVernay.This elegant and insightful biography of Madeleine L'Engle (1918-2007) was written by her granddaughters,...
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Road Trip with Max and His Mom

Linda Urban - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

In this sweet and funny companion to Weekends with Max and His Dad by acclaimed author Linda Urban, Max and his mom embark on a road trip as they adjust to their new understanding of family. Third-grader Max is heading off on a road trip with Mom. With miles to travel, cousins to meet,...
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The Crims #2: Down With The Crims!

Kate Davies - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

The crime-loving Crims are back in the second installment of this hilarious trilogy, perfect for fans of Lemony Snicket and Pseudonymous Bosch!Imogen Crim has moved back home with her family and resumed her commitment to crime. But coming back to Blandington isn't quite so easy.Between...
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The Elephant Keeper: Caring for Orphaned Elephants in Zambia

Margriet Ruurs - Kids Can Press
Format: Hardcover

When teenaged Aaron discovers a baby elephant nearly drowning in the swimming pool at the guest lodge where he works, he acts quickly and manages to save the animal just in time. The rescued baby is brought to an elephant orphanage for care, and given the name Zambezi. Though Aaron has been...
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Software Architect

Christine Honders - Powerkids Pr
Format: Paperback

Software architects are in charge of designing and developing the software programs that computers need to operate. In this book, readers will learn more about what software architects do, including where they work, what information they should know, and what skills they should have. STEM...
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How Do Monarch Butterflies Find Their Way Home?

Kip Almasy - Powerkids Pr
Format: Paperback

Monarch butterflies travel over 2,000 miles from Americas East Coast to central Mexico. Scientists are only beginning to unravel the mystery of the butterflys super navigational powers. In this enlightening text, readers will discover how life science works in the everyday world. With accessible...
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Mars Exploration Rovers: An Interactive Space Exploration Adventure

Steve Kortenkamp - Capstone Press
Format: Print book

Mars has been a source of fascination since H. G. Wells wrote The War of the Worlds, a sci-fi fantasy of green-eyed Martians invading and overpowering Earth. In 1971, engineers succeeded in placing a spacecraft into Mars s orbit with the idea of finding out what was on Mars: Intelligent...
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Princess Juniper of Torr

Ammi-Joan Paquette - Philomel Books
Format: Hardcover

Adventure abounds in this finale featuring Princess Juniper, who - with the help of friends, secret spy cats, and even a dragon - is the only one who just might be able to save her father, the palace, and their whole country!Princess Juniper might have conquered her challenges up in the Hourglass...
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Louis Undercover

Fanny Britt - Groundwood Books
Format: Hardcover

In this powerful new graphic novel from Fanny Britt and Isabelle Arsenault, we meet Louis, a young boy who shuttles between his alcoholic dad and his worried mom, and who, with the help of his best friend, tries to summon up the courage to speak to his true love, Billie. Louis's...
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Super Simple Hanging Gardens:: A Kid's Guide to Gardening

Alex Kuskowski - Super Sandcastle
Format: Hardcover

Presents information about growing plants in hanging containers, discussing safety precautions and how to choose the right tools, soil, plants, and containers, with instructions for making containers, including one for upside-down plants.
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You May Already Be a Winner

Ann Dee Ellis - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

For fans of Ali Benjamin's The Thing About Jellyfish and Katherine Applegate's Crenshaw comes the humorous and heart aching story of one girl's struggle to keep hope alive for her and her younger sister in Sunny Pines Trailer Park. Twelve-year-old Olivia Hales has a foolproof...
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Belarus

PATRICIA LEVY - Cavendish Square
Format: Library Binding

Belarus as an official autonomous country only achieved independence in 1991. With its history full of conflict, culture, and many different rulers, this former member of the Soviet Union must now face a future trying to balance influence and values from both the East and the West. The people...
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Eavesdropping on Elephants: How Listening Helps Conservation

Patricia Newman - Millbrook Pr
Format: Library Binding

"Can understanding how forest elephants communicate help scientists find ways to protect them? Come behind the scenes of Cornell University's Elephant Listening Project to see what's being done to keep these majestic animals safe."--
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Toy Academy: Some Assembly Required

Brian Lynch - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

Playing is serious business.Welcome to Toy Academy: where toys learn to play. This is where action figures train to battle, stuffed animals study the art of the hug, and collectibles practice standing very, very still. Though Grumbolt isn't really any of those things, he's determined to fit in. But when...
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Rise of the Robot Army

Robert Venditti - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

From New York Times bestselling author Rob Venditti comes the second book in the Miles Taylor and the Golden Cape series, about an eighth grader who finds himself unexpectedly thrust into the role of real-life superhero. His latest mission: to defeat an army of robots designed to destroy...
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Spell and Spindle

Michelle Schusterman - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Doll Bones meets Splendors and Glooms as a boy trades bodies with a wooden marionette.The Museum of Peculiar Arts holds many oddities--a mechanical heart, a diary bound in its owner's skin . . . and Penny, a child-size marionette who almost looks alive. Fog clouds Penny's memories...
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My Top Secret Dares & Don'ts

Trudi Strain Trueit - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Kestrel must battle evil twin sisters and overcome her own worst fear to prevent the foreclosure of her grandmother's beloved lodge in this fresh, funny M!X novel.Kestrel and her family are headed out to Vancouver, BC, to help out her grandmother at her beautiful ski lodge....
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Stickmen's Guide to Your Mighty Muscles and Bones Stickmen's Guide to Your Mighty Muscles and Bones

John Farndon - Hungry Tomato
Format: Hardcover

Muscles help you run, jump, play sports, and even sit still long enough to read this book. Your bony skeleton holds you up and keeps everything in its place. Let the Stickmen give you a tour of your incredible body! Find out why muscles are strong and how they get even stronger, how many...
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The Secret Kingdom: Nek Chand, a Changing India, and a Hidden World of Art

BARB ROSENSTOCK - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

The incredible story of the world's largest visionary environment: the Rock Garden of Chandigarh, kept secret by outsider artist Nek Chand for fifteen years.After the partition of India in 1947, Nek Chand Saini settled in the city of Chandigarh, with nothing but stories brought from his homeland....
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Goosebumps: Monsters At Midnight

JEREMY LAMBERT - IDW Publishing
Format: Hardcover

The kid-friendly horror series that defined a decade returns to comics, for the first time with all-new stories! Reader beware, you're in for a scare!So you say you want Goosebumps comics? Well, Be Careful What You Wish For, or you'll end up in Deep Trouble. Sure, you say, "You...
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The Friendship War

Andrew Clements - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Stickers, Silly Bandz, Rainbow Looms, fidget spinners . . . buttons?! A brand-new school story about friendship and fads from the bestselling author of Frindle.This is war. Okay--that's too dramatic. But no matter what this is called, so far I'm winning.And it feels...
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Graveyard Shakes

LAURA TERRY - Graphix
Format: Paperback

Katia and Victoria are sisters and scholarship students at a private boarding school. While Victoria tries to fit in, Katia is unapologetic about her quirks, even though their classmates tease her. After a big fight, Katia runs away from school. And when Victoria goes looking for her, she accidentally...
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Make Origami Mammals

Ruth Owen - Powerkids Pr
Format: Library Binding

Whats furry, gives birth to live babies, and feeds them milk? A mammal, of course! Readers will be surprised at how many different animals fall into this classification. Theyll love making elephants, dolphins, raccoons and other adorable creatures in this inspiring book. Step-by-step instructions...
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Mammoths

Sara Gilbert - Creative Education
Format: Print book

Long ago, massive animals roamed the earth. During the last Ice Age, even as glaciers encroached on their homes, some of the beasts survived. Examining fossil remains for clues, scientists have learned how these Ice Age Mega Beasts lived in the harsh climate. In language fit for emerging...
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Without Refuge

Jane Mitchell - Carolrhoda Books
Format: Hardcover

Forced to leave his home in war-torn Syria, thirteen-year-old Ghalib makes an arduous journey with his family to a refugee camp in Turkey. Includes glossary.
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Offbeat Sports

Jon Marthaler - Sportszone
Format: Library Binding

Learn more about the newest and oddest sports played around the world. From Quidditch to Bossaball, each chapter explores the rules and idiosyncrasies of some of the world's most offbeat sports. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing Company.
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Yusra Mardini: Refugee Hero and Olympic Swimmer

Kelly Spence - Crabtree Pub Co
Format: Library Binding

A competitive swimmer in Syria, Yusra Mardini never let go of her Olympic dream, even when civil war made it too difficult to train in her country. In 2016, she was allowed to compete in the Rio Olympics as part of a special team for refugees. This was only months after making a daring...
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Stem in baseball

Mame Ventura - Abdo Pub.
Format: December 15

Examines STEM concepts in baseball, including the physics of pitching and batting, the technology of Doppler radar, and baseball statistics.
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Chile

Michael Burgan - Children's Press
Format: Print book

Located along the Pacific Coast of South America, Chile is a long, narrow country that is home to a striking variety of landscapes. From the Atacama Desert in the north to rainy Patagonia in the south to the snowy peaks of the Andes mountains in the east, there are stunning views everywhere...
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Weird But True 2: Expanded Edition

飛田 康裕 - National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Paperback

Did you know that a great white shark can weigh as much as 15 gorillas? Or that meteorites the size of basketballs land on Earth about once a month? It's all totally weird ... but true!The world can be a pretty wacky place! Kids will have a blast exploring just HOW wacky in the 2nd book...
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Maker Lab: Outdoors: 25 Super Cool Projects

Jack Challoner - DK Children
Format: Hardcover

Twenty-five science projects and experiments to be done outside will spark kids' creativity and help them develop science skills through hands-on learning.Projects focus on Earth and the environment, plants and animals, weather, water, and physics, bringing science learning home and into...
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Are You Psychic?: Facts, Trivia, and Quizzes

Elsie Olson - Lerner Publications
Format: Library Binding

Have you ever felt like you could read a friend's mind? Is it possible to predict the future or move objects without touching them? Many people claim to have psychic abilities. Whether these abilities exist or not, they are a lot of fun to explore! Could you possess a special sixth...
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Bulgaria

Joanne Mattern - Cavendish Square Publishing
Format: Library Binding

Bulgaria is a unique country with a varied history and an exciting modern persona. This book examines Bulgarias past as well as how it functions in todays political and global climate. It gives an in-depth overview of the various aspects that make up the country, including its geography,...
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Spooked!: How a Radio Broadcast and The War of the Worlds Sparked the 1938 Invasion of America

GAIL JARROW - Calkins Creek
Format: Hardcover

A 2019 Robert F. Sibert Informational Honor Book * A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year * A BOOKLIST Editors' Choice * A Washington Post Best Children's Book * A BCCB Blue Ribbon * A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books In this nonfiction title for young readers, acclaimed...
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Pottymouth and Stoopid

JAMES PATTERSON - jimmy patterson
Format: Hardcover

Bestselling author James Patterson's best book for boys in years! Tired of being bullied, middle-school underdogs "Pottymouth" and "Stoopid" finally fight back with the power of funny.David and his best friend Michael were tagged with awful nicknames way back in preschool...
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Netflix

Sara Green - Bellwether Media
Format: Library Binding

Netflix has played a role in making binge-watching a thing. Seventy percent of its users watch television series episode after episode after episode in one sitting! This childrens book rewinds Netflix back to its beginning, when the focus was mailing DVDs, and then expands upon the companys...
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The Creek

Russell Roberts - Purple Toad Publishing
Format: Print book

The acclaimed series is back with more about the original Americans, including the Creek,who continue to influence not just their descendants, but all of us who understand the importance of remembering those who were here long before us.
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Stinkbomb and Ketchup-Face and the Quest for the Magic Porcupine

John Dougherty - G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

The BADgers are back in Stinkbomb and Ketchup-Face's second adventure, perfect for fans of The Stinky Cheese Man and Pseudonymous Bosch.The villainous badgers have escaped from prison, and it's up to Stinkbomb and Ketchup-Face to find them and put them back! Only someone who knows...
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Saving Turtles: A Kids' Guide to Helping Endangered Creatures

Sue Carstairs - Firefly Books
Format: Hardcover

A behind-the-scenes look at a hospital for severely injured turtles. Turtles have been around for 220 million years -- longer than dinosaurs. But now their time might be running out. Of the roughly 300 species worldwide, more than half are threatened with extinction. Freshwater, marine...
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Revenge of the Green Banana

Jim Murphy - Clarion Books
Format: Print book

Jimmy Murphy's sixth grade teacher, Sister Angelica Rose, is out to get him. She humiliates him in class and punishes him when he hasn't done anything wrong. She even forces him to perform onstage with second-graders, wearing a giant green banana costume. A classic underachiever with a talent...
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The Restless Girls

Jessie Burton - Bloomsbury Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

"A riveting feminist retelling, filled with excitement, imagination, magic, and just the right touch of darkness." -Madeline Miller, #1 New York Times bestselling author of CirceFrom acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Jessie Burton comes her debut...
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The Stone Girl's Story

Sarah Beth Durst - Clarion Books
Format: Hardcover

Exploring the power of stories and storytelling, Sarah Beth Durst presents the mesmerizing adventure of a girl made of living stone who braves unforeseen dangers and magical consequences on a crucial quest to save her family. Mayka and her stone family were brought to life by the stories...
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Genius Engineering Inventions: From the Plow to 3D Printing

Matt Turner - Hungry Tomato
Format: Library Binding

Tin cans were first produced in London in 1813. But they had to be opened with a hammer and chisel, because the can opener wasn't invented until 1855! Check out other amazing engineering innovations, such as a popular soft drink originally sold as a "brain tonic," an 18th-century...
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Sharkpedia, 2nd Edition

DK. - DK Children
Format: Hardcover

A visual and comprehensive research manual and guide that will take kids from tropical paradise to the cold, dark depths, in search of the wildest, weirdest, and most wonderful sharks in the ocean, now refreshed with a new look.Kids can go on an around-the-world adventure to track the sea's...
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In the Shadow of the Sun

Anne Sibley O'Brien - Arthur A. Levine Books
Format: Hardcover

North Korea is known as the most repressive country on Earth, with a dictatorial leader, a starving population, and harsh punishment for rebellion.Not the best place for a family vacation.Yet that's exactly where Mia Andrews finds herself, on a tour with her aid-worker father and fractious...
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Who Is Pele?

James Buckley - Penguin Workshop
Format: Paperback

The story of a poor boy from Brazil who became the greatest soccer player of all time and one of the most important athletes of the twentieth century!His parents may have named him Edson Arantes do Nascimento, but to the rest of the world, he is known as Pel. The now-retired professional...
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Earth-Friendly Science Crafts

Veronica Thompson - Lerner Pub Group
Format: Library Binding

Science stars can transform recycled materials into science-themed crafts. Convert old clothing into space gear using ice, turn broken crayons into a candle with heat, and grow crystallized candy in a recycled jar. Photos and detailed instructions walk you through each step. Additional...
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Meatless?: A Fresh Look At What You Eat

Sarah Elton - Owlkids Books
Format: Hardcover

Humans are eating more meat than ever before. At the same time, vegetarianism is capturing more widespread attention. From Meatless Mondays to vegan options, people are talking more about meat and whether or not to eat it. Journalist Sarah Elton tackles the topic by explaining what vegetarianism...
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Ghost of a Chance

Susan Maupin Schmid - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Fans of the Land of Stories and the Descendants series are sure to find the lighthearted fantasy adventure of 100 Dresses a perfect fit! Inside an enchanted castle, there's a closet - a closet with one hundred magical dresses that only Darling Dimple can wear. Each one disguises...
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What Would She Do?: 25 True Stories of Trailblazing Rebel Women

KAY WOODWARD - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Hardcover

From historic world leaders to brilliant scientists, artists, and modern-day pioneers, What Would She Do? shares twenty-five incredible women's stories that educate and empower. Learn about the remarkable achievements and attitudes of feminist trailblazers such as Cleopatra, Amelia...
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Just Like Jackie

LINDSEY STODDARD - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

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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Ghost Friends Forever #1

MONICA GALLAGHER - NBM/Papercutz
Format: Paperback

A new Charmz series featuring teenage ghostbusters learning about (after) life and love!Sophia Campos is only just getting used to her new life with her divorced dad and managing their business of helping ghosts, when she meets a ghost girl who changes everything. Not because she's...
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Estranged

ETHAN M ALDRIDGE - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Rising star author-illustrator Ethan M. Aldridge delivers a fantasy adventure with all the makings of a classic. Illustrated with over two-hundred pages of watercolor paintings, this epic graphic novel is perfect for fans of Amulet.Edmund and the Childe were swapped at birth. Now Edmund...
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The Language of Cats and Other Felines

Alicia Klepeis - Cavendish Square Publishing
Format: Print book

From a kittens purr to a lion establishing his dominance, communication is vital for felines of all shapes and sizes. This book explains the different ways cats communicate and what these messages mean for both house pets and cats in the wild.
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Jack London and the Klondike Gold Rush

Peter Lourie - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

Here is a compelling middle grade nonfiction tale of how one classic writer drew upon a rugged life of adventure to create works of literature, punctuated by stunning black-and-white art by Wendell Minor and illustrative photographic material.Swept up in the Gold Rush of 1897, young Jack...
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The People in the Paintings: The Art of Bruegel

Haneul Ddang - Big & Small
Format: Paperback

Pieter Bruegel, a Netherlandish Renaissance painter, was famous for the paintings of peasant scenes. Let's look at his paintings closely, and discover the hidden stories and messages he aims to deliver through the artworks.
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Basketballogy

Kevin Sylvester - Annick Press
Format: Hardcover

For die-hard basketball fans and casual spectators alike, this collection of fascinating facts about the game will be a welcome addition to their library. From the origins of the game to how much players are paid, and the evolution of the basketball shoe, this book covers a wide range of topics....
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Cilla Lee-Jenkins: This Book Is a Classic

SUSAN TAN - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

"Anyone who spends time with Cilla Lee-Jenkins will look forward to reading her in the future." -BOOKLIST , starred review, on Cilla Lee-Jenkins: Future Author ExtraordinairePriscilla "Cilla" Lee-Jenkins has just finished her (future) bestselling memoir,...
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Who Was Alexander Hamilton?

Pam Pollack - Listening Library
Format: Audiobook

Listen to the story of the founding father who inspired the smash Broadway musical. Born in the British West Indies and orphaned as a child, Alexander Hamilton made his way to the American colonies and studied to become a lawyer. He joined a local militia during the American Revolution,...
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A Refugee's Journey from Afghanistan

Helen Mason - Crabtree Publishing
Format: Print book

Sonita was born in a refugee camp in Pakistan after her family fled Afghanistan during the war in the early 2000s. Unwelcome in Pakistan, her family returns to Afghanistan, where Sonita and her family face new challenges. Interspersed with facts about Afghanistan and its people, this narrative...
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Commander in Cheese #4: The Birthday Suit

Lindsey Leavitt - Random House
Format: Print book

Imagine The Borrowers let loose in the White House! If you are a mouse, then you might know about Ava and Dean Squeakerton. They are kind of famous, for mice. That's because Ava and Dean and the rest of their family live in the White House. When a human has a birthday, mice get to eat a BIG cake!...
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Hamilton vs. Jefferson

Curtis Slepian - Teacher Created Materials
Format: Perfect Paperback

In this nonfiction text, Hamilton Vs. Jefferson, readers will study the differences between two very important but distinct founding fathers: Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson. Through the use of dynamic primary sources like maps and letters, middle school students will be engaged...
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Champions of Women's Soccer

Ann Killion - Philomel Books
Format: Hardcover

From the World Cup to the Olympics, from Mia Hamm to Carli Lloyd to Alex Morgan, here is the ultimate guide to Women's Soccer for young sports fans from an award-winning sports journalist.The moment the U.S. Women's Soccer team won the World Cup in 1999, the team's--and the sport's--popularity...
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What Is User Experience Design?

Patricia Harris - Powerkids Pr
Format: Paperback

Apps and programs are taking over the world, and thats a good thing. However, sometimes we open apps and programs and have trouble figuring out how to use them. This is a sign of poor-quality user experience (UX) design. Computer users would rather use apps and programs that arent difficult...
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The Man Who Knew Everything: The Strange Life of Athanasius Kircher

Marilee Peters - Annick Press
Format: Paperback

The Man Who Knew Everything is a biography of Athanasius Kircher, a 17th-century German Jesuit and scientist. He was one of the modern world's first scientific celebrities -- the Einstein or Stephen Hawking of his time. In 1638, Kircher was lowered into the smoking crater of Mt. Vesuvius...
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Unicorn of Many Hats

DANA SIMPSON - Andrews McMeel Publishing
Format: Print book

Laugh alongside the duo as they question the idea of "coolness," gain a deeper appreciation for the power of friendship, and put off summer reading assignments for as long as physically possible.
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Jak and the Magic Nano-beans: A Graphic Novel

Carl Bowen - Stone Arch Books
Format: Library Binding

Jak and her robotic servant, Cow, are in a pickle; Mom wants Jak to sell Cow for scrap, but Cow and Jak have become best friends. So instead of selling the rusty old robot for spare change, Jak strikes a bargain with the scrap collector: if Jak and Cow can visit the Cloud Kingdom via the Space...
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Weird But True Know-It-All: Greek Mythology

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS. - National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Library Binding

Classic stories from Greek mythology come to life in this latest single-subject themed book in the Weird But True spin-off series, Know-It-All.Zeus, Hades, Aphrodite, Hera, Poseidon, Hercules, Achilles, Ares, Apollo, Athena, Artemis, Dionysus, Prometheus! Fans of Rick Riordan will...
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Respect Your Ghosts

John Bemelmans Marciano - Viking Children'S Books
Format: Print book

The fourth book in an exciting new chapter book series by John Bemelmans Marciano and Caldecott medalist Sophie Blackall. Welcome to Benevento, an ancient town famous for its witches!The children of Benevento have to be careful and clever to evade the clutches of such witches as the Manalonga,...
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Beavers

Rachel Poliquin - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Beavers, the first book in the new middle-grade nonfiction Superhero Field Guide series by Rachel Poliquin and award-winning illustrator Nicholas John Frith, is a delightfully informative, laugh-out-loud full-color look at the most unsuspecting of animal heroes, perfect for readers...
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The 11:11 Wish

KIM TOMSIC - Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Hardcover

"A pawsitively magical twist on middle school mayhem." - Ingrid Law, Newbery Honor-winning author of SavvyMegan Meyers has a foolproof plan to reinvent herself at her new school. Good-bye, dorky math nerd; hello, friend magnet! But her first day at Saguaro Prep starts off weird...
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Fish Tricks: The Wild and Wacky World of Fish

Haude Levesque - MoonDance
Format: Print book

Fish do the wildest things! (And you thought all they did was swim...) In Fish Tricks, learn how fish use sound, color, and chemicals to talk to each other and camouflage and toxins to discourage predators. Many have cool body adaptations that help them find food and take care of their...
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Tortoises

Kate Riggs - Creative Education
Format: Print book

"A kindergarten-level introduction to tortoises, covering their growth process, behaviors, the habitats they call home, and such defining features as their rounded shells"--
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Different Days

Vicki Berger Erwin - Sky Pony Press
Format: Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Rosie is fiercely proud to be an American, and has a happy life with her family in their comfortable home in sunny Honolulu, Hawaii. Then, on the morning of December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor is bombed and everything changes. Rosie's parents, both of German descent -- but American...
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Grizzly Bear

TAMMY GAGNE - CORE LIBRARY
Format: Print book

Grizzly bears are powerful animals that eat a wide variety of foods. When people started living closer to grizzlies, the two species clashed. Grizzly Bearinvestigates the complex relationship between the bears and humans and how conservationists are using engineering and technology to restore...
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Build Your Own Boats

Rob Ives - Hungry Tomato
Format: Library Binding

Landlubbers can make a splash with these easy-to-make watercraft using simple, everyday items! You'll be surprised how you can use two soft drink cans and a rubber band to make a catamaran, a plastic bottle and baking soda to make a jet boat, and more! Get your materials together and see how these...
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Ludicrous Light (Strange Science and Explosive Experiments)

Mike Clark - Powerkids Pr
Format: December 30

Light is everywhere. Most people see and use it every day. What more could there be to learn about it? As it turns out, there is a lot more to learn about it. With the help of this fun-filled book, readers will be fascinated with all the wonders of light. Colorful images and accessible...
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Democratic Republic of the Congo

DEBBIE NEVINS - Cavendish Square
Format: Library Binding

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is the largest and most populous country in Central Africa. Its history has been marred by almost continuous war, and the Congolese people have long suffered through political tumult. Largely covered in dense rain forests, the country, also known as Congo-Kinshasa,...
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Rise of the Lioness: Restoring a Habitat and its Pride on the Liuwa Plains

Bradley Hague - National Geographic Childrens Books
Format: Hardcover

Poaching and war damaged an isolated wilderness in West Zambia, reducing its lion population to just one: Lady, the last lioness. Witness Ladys fight for survival in this evocative narrative on the decline, fall, and rebirth of the Liuwa Plains. Follow Lady as she grapples with a landscape...
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Rabbit Pals (Pet Pals)

Pat Jacobs - Crabtree Pub Co
Format: Paperback

From where they sleep to what they eat and how you can make them feel safe and at home, this book gives you all the pet care advice you need to become a rabbits best pal. Learn the inside information on how rabbits communicate, what games they like to play, and how to understand their behavior,...
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The Legend of Jack Riddle

H. Easson - Stone Arch Books
Format: Library Binding

So what if 12-year-old Jack's great-great-great-great-great aunt has oddly youthful looks? (Probably cosmetic surgery.) Or a hat she never removes? (Fashion victim.) Or goes out into the creepy forest at midnight to play bingo? (Must be what people do in the country.) Who cares...
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Older Than Dirt: A Wild but True History of Earth

Don Brown - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Almost 14.5 billion years ago, it all started with a BIG BANG and what began as a cloud of gas, dust, and rock eventually took shape and bloomed into a molten sphere. Battered by asteroid collisions, ice ages, and shifting tectonic plates, our fledgling planet finally pushed forth continents....
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The Memory of Forgotten Things

KAT ZHANG - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover

In the tradition of The Thing About Jellyfish and When You Reach Me, acclaimed author Kat Zhang offers a luminous and heartbreaking novel about a girl who is convinced that an upcoming solar eclipse will bring back her dead mother.One of the happiest memories twelve-year-old...
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Why Can't I Be You

MELISSA WALKER - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

"This book is for anyone who has ever felt 'less than' or on the outside. That is to say, this is a book for everyone." - Elana K. Arnold, author of What Girls Are Made Of"With a clear, compelling voice, Walker creates a believable world where socioeconomic tensions challenge,...
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The Leaning Tower of Pisa

Nicole Orr - Purple Toad Pub Inc
Format: Hardcover

Would you be surprised to find out that the Leaning Tower of Pisa wasnt supposed to lean? It started to lean while it was being built. Find out why the tower leans, as well as some of the crazy ideas people had for fixing it!
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Smithsonian: The Dinosaur Book

DK PUBLISHING. - DK Children
Format: Hardcover

Everything you need to know about dinosaurs, pterosaurs, marine reptiles, and mammals in this essential prehistoric encyclopedia for kids.With more than 1,000 images and fascinating facts, The Dinosaur Book brings young readers face-to-face with some of the most incredible creatures...
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The Royal Rabbits of London

Santa Montefiore - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH meets Warriors in this charming novel that proves that even the smallest rabbit can be the biggest hero from publishing power couple Santa and Simon Sebag Montefiore.Life is an adventure. Anything in the world is possible - by will and by luck,...
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Investigating a Crime Scene

Tamra B. Orr - Cherry Lake Publishing
Format: Paperback

"Use the scientific method to learn how crime scene investigators gather evidence to solve crimes."--
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The Baseball Fanbook

The Editors of Sports Illustrated Kids - Sports Illustrated
Format: Hardcover

Everything You Need to Become a Hardball Know-It-All The next book in the Fanbook series from Sports Illustrated Kids, The Baseball Fanbook has all the nerdy-cool insider knowledge that fans ready for next-level, in-depth stats need to know to impress their friends, family,...
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The Whiz Mob and the Grenadine Kid

COLIN MELOY - Balzer Bray
Format: Hardcover

From the creators of the New York Times bestselling Wildwood Chronicles comes an original, humorous, and fast-paced middle grade novel about a band of child pickpockets - imagine The Invention of Hugo Cabret meets Oliver Twist.It is an ordinary Tuesday morning in April when bored, lonely...
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Into the Lion's Den

Linda A Fairstein - Dial Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

Watch out, Nancy Drew - Devlin Quick is smart, strong, and she will DEFINITELY close the case in this thrilling new mystery series for girls and boys from New York Times bestselling author Linda FairsteinSomeone has stolen a page from a rare book in the New York Public Library. At least,...
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A Refugee's Journey from El Salvador

Linda Barghoorn - Crabtree Pub Co
Format: Library Binding

Benitos childhood in El Salvador is disrupted when gang violence comes to his community. When gang members begin to recruit his siblings and target the family with violence, Benitos mother decides that the family will leave the country. Benitos new life in Mexico is different. He and his family...
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My So-Called Superpowers

Heather Nuhfer - Imprint
Format: Hardcover

The first book in a new middle grade series, Heather Nuhfer's My So-Called Superpowers is a quirky and funny coming-of-age novel celebrating individuality. More than anything, Veronica McGowan wants to fit in with the cool kids. There's just one problem: they barely know she exists....
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Space Workers: Making Money Above Earth (Our Future in Space)

David Jefferis - Crabtree Pub Co
Format: September 15

Cant find a job on Earth? This inspiring book looks at the possibilities of industry and commerce in space. Amazing artwork illustrates the scientific possibilities of mining asteroids and moons, setting up factories in space, designing new products for zero gravity, and even starring in your...
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Bicycles

Patricia Lakin - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover

Go behind the scenes and learn how craftsman Aaron Dykstra makes one-of-a-kind bicycles by hand with this nonfiction book that's full of photographs and illustrations about his process.Aaron Dykstra of Six-Eleven Bicycles in Roanoke, Virginia, got his first job at a small local bike shop...
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Dolores Huerta: Advocate for Women and Workers

Linda Barghoorn - Crabtree Publishing Company
Format: Hardcover

Championing equal rights for all people regardless of gender, race, and economic class, Dolores Huerta is a globally recognized icon in the fight for social justice. This book explores Huertas inspiring story, focusing on her courage and perseverance as an advocate for the working poor,...
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Robots

Melissa Stewart - Live Oak Media
Format: Hardcover

Introduces robots and the science behind these amazing machines, including a historic timeline of robot development, common jobs robots perform in the workplace and at home, and robots of the future.
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Maker Lab: 28 Super Cool Projects: Build * Invent * Create * Discover

Dorling Kindersley. - DK Children
Format: Hardcover

As seen on Kim Kardashian's InstagramSupporting STEAM education initiatives and the Maker Movement, the National Parenting Publication Award-winner Maker Lab includes 28 kid-safe projects and crafts that will get young inventors' wheels turning and make science pure fun.Each...
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The Civil Rights Movement

Nancy Ohlin - little bee books
Format: Paperback

Get ready to blast back to the past and learn all about the Civil Rights Movement!When people think about the Civil Rights Movement, things like segregation and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech may come to mind. But what was the movement all about, and what...
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Salton Sea Resort: Death in the Desert

Kevin Blake - Bearport Publishing
Format: Print book

In the 1950s and 1960s, the Salton Sea resort area was a vacationers paradise. People looking to go boating, swimming, and fishing flocked to Californias largest lake. Homes, hotels, and shops sprang up as more and more people moved to the region. However, something was lurking in the lakes...
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The Adventures of Henry Whiskers

Gigi Priebe - Aladdin
Format: Print book

Henry Whiskers must face his fears and rescue his little sister from the scary Rat Alley in this fun, fast-paced debut chapter book set in Queen Mary's historical dollhouse at Windsor Castle.Twenty-five generations of Whiskers have lived in Windsor Castle's most famous exhibit: Queen Mary's...
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The Giant Book of Hacks for Minecrafters: A Giant Unofficial Guide Featuring Tips and Tricks Other Guides Won't Teach You

Megan Miller - Sky Pony Press
Format: Paperback

A gigantic guide to command blocks, redstone, mods, and more! The Giant Book of Hacks for Minecrafters teachers Minecrafters everything they need to know about manipulating and programming command blocks within Minecraft, manipulating redstone to make amazing contraptions and machines,...
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Pump It Up: The Heart and Blood

Joanne Randolph - Enslow Pub Inc
Format: Paperback

Describes the human cardiovascular system, detailing the different organs that make up the system, what blood is comprised of, and how scientists are trying to create a blood substitute.
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Meet Me at the Well: The Girls and Women of the Bible

Jane Yolen - Charlesbridge
Format: Hardcover

Old Testatment stories center around men. Leaders, prophets, kings, and priests are all male. But hidden in the background are strong-willed, daring females.Jane Yolen and Barbara Diamond Goldin's masterful retellings pairs elqouent profiles with stunning art, answering one question:...
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Snowy Owl Invasion!: Tracking an Unusual Migration

Sandra Markle - Millbrook Pr
Format: Library Binding

In late 2013, snowy owls started showing up in places no one expected to find themincluding Florida. What caused these majestic birds to leave their Arctic home? Sandra Markle engagingly explains the story behind this unusual behavior by snowy owls in the winter of 20132014, and she presents...
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My Great Outdoors Book: The Kids' Guide to Being Outside

JOSIE JEFFERY - Ivy Kids
Format: Paperback

Whether its bug hunting in a city courtyard, counting stars, planting a neat little window box or building a cool woodland hideout, this brilliantly innovative activity book will open childrens eyes to an awesome outdoor playground. Packed with exciting stuff to do, make and discover, the activities...
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Einstein the Class Hamster and the Very Real Game Show (Einstein the Class Hamster Series, 2)

Janet Tashjian - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

In Einstein the Class Hamster and the Very Real Game Show, the companion to Janet and Jake Tashjians Einstein the Class Hamster, we follow Ms. Morenos class as they face off against the students of Crackerjack Elementary on the hit game show Kids Know Stuff. But when Principal Decker sneaks...
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The Mad Wolf's Daughter

Diane Magras - Kathy Dawson Books
Format: Hardcover

A Scottish medieval adventure about the youngest in a war-band who must free her family from a castle prison after knights attack her home--with all the excitement of Ranger's Apprentice and perfect for fans of heroines like Alanna from The Song of the Lioness series.One dark night, Drest's...
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Betty Before X

Ilyasah Shabazz - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

In Detroit, 1945, eleven-year-old Betty's house doesn't quite feel like home. She believes her mother loves her, but she can't shake the feeling that her mother doesn't want her. Church helps those worries fade, if only for a little while. The singing, the preaching, the speeches...
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Why Are There So Many Programming Languages?

Patricia Harris - Powerkids Pr
Format: Paperback

If computers reduce everything to the binary number system of 0s and 1s, then why are there so many programming languages? In this book, readers explore how different languages have developed to fill specific needs and solve unique problems. Readers will also review the historical development...
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Reformed

Justin Weinberger - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

Ian Hart has mastered the art of lying low. He might sometimes space out at the exact moment Mr. Dunford calls on him (it was field day!) . And sure, he's a little clueless around the girls in his class. But Ian's nobody's fool. So how'd a kid like him get framed for pranking the new boy?Too...
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Stephen Hawking: Extraordinary Theoretical Physicist

Karen Latchana Kenney - Core Library
Format: Book

Chronicles the life and career of the theoretical physicist, from his battle with ALS to his work on black holes.
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The Big Bad Fox

Benjamin Renner - First Second
Format: Paperback

Who's afraid of the Big Bad Fox? No one, it seems.The fox dreams of being the terror of the barnyard. But no one is intimidated by him, least of all the hens -- when he picks a fight with one, he always ends up on the losing end. Even the wolf, the most fearsome beast of the forest, can't...
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