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The Millionaires Club is formed by this entrepreneurial group of kids who decide to become millionaires before they graduate high school. Their clubhouse is located in a hidden room inside a large greenhouse in a small town in Montana. Their meetings consist of deciding which idea to pursue next followed up by some intense rubber band gun hide and seek play. From creating an incredible float to enter in the parade to hunting for lost gold treasure...
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Eight year old Jamey Guy loves computers, detective shows and eating pizza. Celebrating the last day of school is what he and his friends are getting ready for, but a series of crimes in town has the grown-ups in fear. Someone needs to solve this mystery so they can all celebrate summer in peace. Will it be the police or Jamey who crack the case?
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Felix Hoozer is a new kid at school, and finding it hard to fit in. This isn't helped when the school cleaner, Mr Groom with his Broom, takes a dislike to him. One weekend Felix and his sister are skateboarding around the school grounds with their faithful dog Harold when they spy Mr Groom acting very suspiciously. It could be time for Felix and his sister to become Skateboarders to the Rescue!This exciting and entertaining story was written by award...
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Princess Aurelia thought she was just going out to the garden to enjoy the sunshine. Little did she know this would lead to an adventure with unicorns, mermaids, pixies, a dragon, and a professor.Will she succeed? Will it be too much for a girl? Will she find some help along the way?
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Roger is a ten year old boy who lives in a quiet English village with his Mum, Dad, Grandad and three sisters. Roger loves insects and just can't help getting in trouble. Outside in the real world there is real trouble just around the corner. Can Roger really be a hero? Can he really save the world?
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It's autumn in Bell Buckle, and Winkie is learning more about her new surroundings as she's making new friends, but in her heart Knoxville will always be home. She's also discovered that Laurel, her five-month-old Labrador, is bringing high energy into her life, as well as chaos and adventure. On a midnight outing for Laurel to do her "business," Winkie notices a mysterious light floating in the upstairs bedroom window in the empty house next door....
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GEORGE the flybot is back - and he's revved up and ready for a real-life treasure hunt! This time, he's off to the French countryside in search of an owl statue that's worth a fortune. If GEORGE finds the owl, he can make a difference in the lives of children like Petey, his first human friend. But when GEORGE crosses flight paths with a pack of robotic pigeons on the same mission, he finds himself in a high-stakes race to the finish line! Book 2...
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The adorable My Pet Human series continues at school, where Oliver and Freckles star in the pet club's talent show.
Freckles is new at her elementary school, and Oliver wants to be sure she finds her niche. So when she joins the pet club and gets roped into putting on a talent show to raise money for the local animal shelter, Oliver has no choice but to help out. What he doesn't bargain for is that Freckles takes in a foster kitten! Turns out, while...
11) Almost a Winner
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Fans of Jeff Kinney's humor and Sharon Creech's heartfelt stories will love the second book in this hilarious new series about a ten-year-old boy from a big family who dreams of making it into The Guinness Book of World Records.
Win or lose, friends stick together. But when Teddy's whole class decides to break a bigger, better world record, friends turn into enemies. And Teddy feels stuck in the middle. To fix this mess, Teddy will have to do something...
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The second book in a young middle grade mystery-adventure series about Horace, an anxious Boston Terrier, and Bunwinkle, an exuberant potbellied pig, who team up to solve crimes in their barnyard and local neighborhood-perfect for fans of Mercy Watson, The Trouble with Chickens, and A Boy Called Bat.
Horace is flying high after solving the pet-tectives' first mystery. But Bunwinkle just hasn't been herself-she's scared all the time and is too embarrassed...
13) Hadley
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HADLEY IS NO ORDINARY OWL.
He knows things owls shouldn't be able to know.
From his hollow in a majestic river red gum tree on a Murray riverbank, Hadley is guided through his lonely life by his peculiar winking, fierce intuition and intelligent heart.
His uniqueness taints him as suspicious to neighbouring wildlife, but the news that his tree will soon be destroyed alarms all who share his home.
Embarking on a brave and dangerous quest to save...
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Why do we use time zones, area codes, and zip codes? This social studies book explains how these codes and zones work and why they came to be. Do you know how many time zones used around the world today? Or how many area codes people use in the United States? Students will find the answers to these questions and more in this exciting teacher-approved book. With a glossary and index, essential discussion questions, and other helpful features, this...
15) Destiny's Voice
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In this next installment of the Fate's Foe series, the adventure continues for Mathen Cutter and his adopted son Jas. Still settling into life together, the pair visit Alix's gadget shop when 10-year old Jas cleverly thwarts a thief with his street smarts. But soon tensions brewing between elves and the Necromian Kingdom put them all in peril. Anti-elf riots break out after attacks on industrial sites falsely blamed on the elves. While trying to make...
16) Plain Girl
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"A tender and wise book, and the details of Amish living are interesting and authentic."
--Christian Science Monitor
"A moving story that will be enjoyed . . . and appreciated."--The Horn Book
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It's Halloween in Emily Jenkins's Dangerous Pumpkins, the second title in the chapter-book series about a Brooklyn fourth grader and his invisible furry pal.
Hank Wolowitz hates Halloween. Every year his older sister, Nadia, scares him half to death. But Hank's invisible bandapat, Inkling, loves Halloween. Pumpkins are his favorite food. Hank has serious trouble stopping Inkling from devouring every jack-o'-lantern in their neighborhood, including...
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The adventures of Brooklyn boy Hank Wolowitz and his invisible-but not imaginary-friend continue with The Whoopie Pie War, the third book in the Invisible Inkling series by Emily Jenkins.
A truck selling ice-cream whoopie pies sets up right in front of the ice-cream shop belonging to Hank's family, and it's taking away all the shop's business. His dad is going crazy. His mom is furious.
Hank and Inkling, his invisible bandapat, aren't going...
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"Filled with teachable moments that are perfect for modern-day discussions of race and justice, this is also a story about the complexities of family and choices." –Kirkus "There is also much inspiration to be found in Rosa's resilience and her determination to make something good of her life and not leave her beloved South for a "safer" part of the country. Jackson presents a raw and frank look at what growing up in the deep South during Jim...
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