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Making a Video Game

Nadia Higgins - Amicus Ink
Format: Paperback

This book for elementary readers highlights the sequence of events from idea to a finished video game. Full-color photographs and a timeline support each step of the project's process, from planning gameplay and coding the prototype to designing and publishing the finished game. A glossary,...
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The Worm Whisperer

BETTY HICKS - Square Fish
Format: Paperback

You've heard of Horse Whisperers and Dog Whisperers, but Ellis thinks he might be a Worm Whisperer! When his family falls on hard times, Ellis thinks his weird skill might be able to help. Ellis Coffey loves animals. He spends so much time outdoors that sometimes he thinks he can talk...
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The Daredevil's Guide to Outer Space

Lonely Planet Kids - Lonely Planet Kids
Format: Paperback

Five. Four. Three. Two. One. Blast off! Having survived some of the scariest destinations on Earth in The Daredevil's Guide to Dangerous Places, Eddie and Junko are off on another epic adventure - this time to outer space. Join our intergalactic explorers as they travel across our Solar...
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The Flash: The Tornado Twins

Barry Lyga - Amulet Books
Format: Hardcover

Catch up with the super adventures of Barry Allen, also known as the Flash, in the third book of this middle-grade series. Featuring adventures not seen on TV, Barry continues his mission to protect Central City from sinister plots. The book builds upon the world of the popular TV show...
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The Bottle Imp of Bright House

Tom Llewellyn - Holiday House
Format: Hardcover

A delightfully dark middle-grade novel reminiscent of the Newbery-winning classic, The Westing Game.Think of a wish. Go big with it. A winning lottery ticket. Eternal happiness. School vacation for a year. Now, answer this question: If you know this wish will come true, would you still...
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Humans and the Hydrosphere: Protecting Earth's Water Sources

Ava Sawyer - Capstone Press
Format: Library Binding

The hydrosphere encompasses all water on Earth -- from glaciers and ice to rivers and oceans. People use water every day. This title asks the question, how much do you use? Readers will learn how humans use water, how humans positively and negatively affect water, and how to protect the water...
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Sport Illustrated Kids Hockey Jokes!

Blake Hoena - Stone Arch Books
Format: Library Binding

SPORTS ILLUSTRATED KIDS presents an all-star collection of HOCKEY jokes, riddles, and memes! With big-shot one-liners like "Why was the zombie thrown out of the hockey game? There was a face off in the corner!" these colorful, illustrated joke books will have HOCKEY fans rolling...
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The Enemy: Detroit, 1954

Sara Holbrook - Calkins Creek
Format: Hardcover

Set in 1954, this compelling historical novel tells the story of a young girl's struggles and triumphs in the aftermath of World War II. The war is over, but the threat of communism and the Cold War loom over the United States. In Detroit, Michigan, twelve-year-old Marjorie Campbell struggles...
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The Crossover

Kwame Alexander - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback

Kwame Alexander's New York Times bestseller and Newbery Medal-winning The Crossover is vividly brought to life as a graphic novel with stunning illustrations by star talent Dawud Anyabwile. New York Times Bestseller Newbery Medal Winner Coretta Scott King Honor...
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Surveillance

A W Buckey - Core Library
Format: Library Binding

Surveillance is the close observation of a person or a group of people. Governments and organizations surveil people. Surveillance may help find and protect people from threats. But it can also be used to target people. Surveillance explores issues related to surveillance and people's...
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