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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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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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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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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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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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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 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...
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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...
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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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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...
14) 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...
15) 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...
18) Overcoming Fear
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Ricky Rattlesnake is every bit as excited as the rest of his friends when he learns about the new amusement park being built in his hometown of Cactus Springs. But his excitement quickly fades when he finds out about the enormous roller coaster at the park. All of his life, Ricky's friends have admired his strength and bravery; after all, he's a rattlesnake, and nothing should scare him-right? Wrong!
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"an exciting narrative with a richly textured depiction of ancient Mayan society...The novel shines not only for a faithful recreation of an unfamiliar, ancient world, but also for the introduction of a brave, likable, and determined heroine." Kirkus Reviews
Set in ninth-century Guatemala, at the height of the Mayan civilization, this is the story of Eveningstar Macaw, a young girl who finds the fate of her city in her hands. When she discovers enemy...
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What if you could talk to the most amazing artworks in the world? If you could play with them, learn from them, and even make them your friends, would you do it? What if you had a robot book that could make all this happen? Well, you do now! It's called 'The Groccolli Pictureland ChatBook' by Dandy Ahuruonye, and it's the most awesome book ever!This ChatBook is a book like no other; a book that talks about pictures and puzzles that can move, talk,...
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