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"Told in diary form, My Stinky Summer by S. Bug introduces readers to the stinkbug's life cycle and survival habits"--…
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Wayside School Gets A Little Stranger
Unusual things continue to happen in the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, which was accidentally built sideways with one classroom on each story.…
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Waylon! : The Most Awesome Of All
"Waylon gives up a chance to meet Neil DeGrasse Tyson to help his sister, his father, and a friend when they need him most, but gains a much greater reward." --…
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Eels : The Superpower Field Guide
"Emergent readers will dive right into this search-and-find book about eels. Simple text and colorful underwater photos teach new vocabulary and facts on anatomy, markings, and ocean habitat"--…
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Ostriches : The Superpower Field Guide
A book filled with interesting facts and information about ostriches, the world's largest birds.…
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As Christmas nears, Amy and her friends in the Critter Club try to find a home for two adorable guinea pigs.…
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After winning the lead role in a play, acing a spelling test, and finding money, second-grader Ellie wonders if the Critter Club animal shelter's newest animal--a little pink pig--is bringing her good luck.…
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When Marion finally gets the chance to babysit her little sister, she finds that the task is harder than she expected, especially when she gets called to the Critter Club to help with a stray cat and must bring Gabby along.…
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Liz's dream of a sleepover at the Santa Vista Art & History Museum turns into a nightmare when strange noises and shadows fill the night.…
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When Marion and the other members of the Critter Club plan a ski weekend, they meet a snow bunny on the slopes, but Marion's kitten, Ollie, scares the bunny away.…
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"Ten-year-old Della can rely on her older sister, Suki, for anything, but when Suki attempts suicide, Della must seek help and speak out about the sexual abuse they've both suffered at the hands of their mother's boyfriend"-- Provided by publisher.…
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Our Friend Hedgehog : The Story Of Us
When a storm separates Hedgehog from her lifelong friend, Mutty, she bravely sets out to find him and makes some very good new friends in the process.…
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"Biracial sixth-grader Stephen questions the limitations society puts on him after he notices the way strangers treat him when he hangs out with his white friends and learns about the Black Lives Matter movement." --…
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Moving to Vermont the summer after seventh grade, a young gymnast hides a secret as she makes new friends and investigates her grandmother's claim that someone is trying to destroy her cricket farm.…
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Loretta Little Looks Back : Three Voices Go Tell It : A Monologue Novel
Loretta, Roly, and Aggie B. Little relate their Mississippi family's struggles and triumphs from 1927 to 1968 while struggling as sharecroppers, living under Jim Crow, and fighting for Civil Rights.…
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Mia Mayhem Vs. The Super Bully
Mia is excited about her first superspeed training class, but a bully on her relay team leads her to lose her shadow and, worse, to snap at her friends.…
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Unable to control her super-strength, Mia accidentally causes mayhem at school and must rely on her friends to help her repair things.…
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Mia Mayhem And The Super Family Field Day
Joining other students and their parents for family field day at PITS, Mia joins in potato sack races, a game of tug-of-war and a hula hoop ring toss that becomes increasingly dangerous as the region's most skilled superheroes compete to win.…
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Mia Mayhem And The Super Switcheroo
After a weird storm, Mia's superpowers are transferred to her best friend, Eddie, and she gets to train him to use them at her secret school.…
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When twelve-year-old Ellie and her family lose livelihood and move to a mountain cabin in 1934, she quickly learns to be an outdoors woman and, when needed, a healer.…
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Follows a girl through her day in a busy city as she travels to school and back again.…
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Thirteen vignettes reveal the everyday life of Harris, who makes butter with his mother, attends the birthday party of his best friend, Ayana, and begins preschool in their city neighborhood.…
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Children whirl, climb, slide, float, and jump as they go from house to house for playdates.…
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"The band is assembled and the band director is ready to tell you all about the instruments, but an enthusiastic little drummer girl keeps interrupting"--…
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When Bad Kitty won't play with him, Poor Puppy has to amuse himself with an alphabetical list of toys and dreams of playing in an alphabetical list of countries.…
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When she wins the lead role in a school play, second-grader Ellie neglects her friends in the Critter Club and their new animal shelter.…
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After watching a movie about a detective on the television, Bean decides to set up shop as a private investigator--and she and Ivy start looking for mysteries to solve.…
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Second-grade best friends Ivy and Bean beg for ballet lessons, then, when they are cast as squids in their first recital, scheme to find a way out of what seems to be boring, hard, and potentially embarrassing.…
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The Fowl Twins : Deny All Charges
Taking the Fowl jet without permission before it mysteriously explodes over Florida, the Fowl twins are placed under house arrest until Myles's questions about what really happened lead to an astonishing abduction.…
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"With help from her best friend and the super academy's most talented flier, Mia learns how to fly!"--…
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The Talk : Conversations About Race, Love & Truth
"Thirty diverse and award-winning authors and illustrators capture frank discussions about racism, identity, and self-esteem"--…
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Exquisite : The Poetry And Life Of Gwendolyn Brooks
A biography of African American poet, Gwendolyn Brooks.…
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A young girl has a lot of fun making noise, but then she takes the time to really listen to the world around her.…
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A child who likes to draw and write stories imagines what would happen if there were no pencils, paper, or other tools for being creative.…
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Fergus the bear wants to play hide and seek with the reader, but will need help--and practice--to hide well.…
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After the worst snowstorm of the year, a young girl wishes on a snow globe that everyone will come out to play and share a dream of peace.…
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The Bread Pet : A Sourdough Story
"Cora promises to keep Uncle JB's Bread Pet alive but didn't anticipate its exponential growth! She needs to come up with a solution -- and fast! ... Includes sourdough starter and sourdough bread recipes."--…
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On the first night of Hanukkah, Old Bear wanders into Bubba Brayna's house and receives a delicious helping of potato latkes when she mistakes him for the rabbi. Includes a recipe for latkes.…
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Tired of the "dangerous adventures" with his human boy, a teddy bear decides to run away but reconsiders when bedtime arrives.…
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In this retelling of the classic Aesop fable, hardworking ants stock up for the winter while a fun-loving grasshopper plays all year long, until the cold weather arrives and he realizes his mistake in not planning ahead.…
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A girl with autism who almost never speaks demonstrates how easily she communicates with her brother and grandmother through facial expressions, gestures, flashcards, and drawings.…
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Mama bird wants Baby bird to learn to fly so he can migrate with the rest of the flock, but Baby bird would rather go by hot air balloon or car, instead.…
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"A young girl finds a way to give the gift of a traditional Japanese garden back to her beloved grandfather and accept a difficult change."--…
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The American humorist, author, and radio contributor shares his most memorable work in a collection of stories and essays that feature him shopping for rare taxidermy, hitchhiking with a quadriplegic, and hand-feeding a carnivorous bird.…
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Tame Impala are a three piece psychedelic rock band from Perth, Western Australia.…
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The Rise And Fall Of Charles Lindbergh
"A riveting biography of one of America's most celebrated heroes, and most complicated, troubled men, Charles Lindbergh"--…
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Whether you're brand new to the piano or have been playing awhile, this guide is packed with clear instruction and supplementary materials that will soon have you tickling the ivories like a pro!…
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You'll Never Believe What Happened To Lacey : Crazy Stories About Racism
A writer and performer on "Late Night with Seth Meyers" and her sister write with humor and heart to share absurd anecdotes about everyday experiences of racism.…
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Civil rights activist Ruby Bridges--who, at the age of six, was the first African American to integrate an all-white elementary school in New Orleans--shares her story through text and historical photographs, offering a powerful call to action.…
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A Girl Named Rosita : The Story Of Rita Moreno: Actor, Singer, Dancer, Trailblazer!
"The life of Puerto Rican actress, dancer, and singer Rita Moreno, from her girlhood journey to the United States to her rise as a timeless superstar"--…
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Learn about the amazing life cycles of the animals and insects that live in our world. With easy to read text and informative diagrams, this series is a perfect introduction for young readers. Ages 5+…
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Discover how our five senses work and help us to understand the world around us. With repetitive and easy to read text and simple diagrams this series is an ideal introduction for younger readers.…
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An action-adventure comedy that follows the adventures of feisty and resourceful ten-year-old Molly Mabray, an Alaska Native girl, her dog Suki, and friends Tooey and Trini on their adventures in epically beautiful Alaska.…
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Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood must recover a book stolen by warlocks Ragnor Fell and Shinyun Jung, who are being controlled by a Greater Demon.…
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Megan Metzler assists pilot Bryce Saylor in the wake of a bush plane crash similar to the one that killed her husband, before an unknown adversary begins sabotaging Bryce's investigation in the Alaskan wilderness.…
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"Meet Billie Walker--a staunchly feminist, champagne-swilling, fast-driving investigator based in glamorous post-WII Sydney--as she matches wits against Sydney's gangster underworld to find a missing boy before it's too late"--…
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The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes
Revisit the world of Panem sixty-four years before the events of The Hunger Games, starting on the morning of the reaping of the Tenth Hunger Games.…
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Meeting Bella Swan is the most unnerving and intriguing event Edward Cullen has experienced as a vampire. But how can he justify following his heart if it means leading Bella into danger?…
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"In the theater of war in Iraq, trauma surgeon Heather Fontaine was used to being in control. Now back home, life spins off its axis when she becomes the target of a stalker. Can security expert Travis Walker protect her?"--…
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Kamala's Way : An American Life
A revelatory biography of the first Black woman to stand for Vice President charts how the daughter of two immigrants in segregated California became one of the most effective power players in the United States.…
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A retelling of Geoffrey Chaucer's famous work in which a group of pilgrims in fourteenth-century England tell each other stories as they travel on a pilgrimage to the cathedral at Canterbury.…
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Ralph runs away looking for freedom but winds up a prisoner at a summer camp.…
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In 1926 Shanghai, eighteen-year-old Juliette Cai, heir of the Scarlet Gang, and her first love-turned-rival Roma Montagov, leader of the White Flowers, must work together when mysterious deaths threaten their city.--…
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Around The Table That Grandad Built
A family gathers with friends and neighbors to share a meal around a table that is full of associations of how every member contributed to the meal.…
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"Exiled after a battle that left all five Clans devastated, ThunderClan's deputy, Squirrelflight, reveals the identity of the fake Bramblestar and fights for the return of the real one"--…
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Everyone knows the cool beans. They're sooooo cool. And then there's the uncool has-bean ... Always on the sidelines, one bean unsuccessfully tries everything he can to fit in with the crowd--until one day the cool beans show him how it's done.…
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I'm Not Dying With You Tonight
Told from two viewpoints, Atlanta high school seniors Lena and Campbell, one black, one white, must rely on each other to survive after a football rivalry escalates into a riot.…
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Abandoned by her drug-addicted mother at the age of eleven, high school student Taylor Markham struggles with her identity and family history at a boarding school in Australia.…
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Middle-schooler Nate Wright vies against his rival, the "perfect" Artur, to win the grand prize of a customized skateboard in their scout troop contest.…
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Excellent Excuses (and Other Good Stuff)
No school for two weeks gives Tom time to do important things, such as inventing new ways to annoy his sister Delia.…
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"Star athelete and prom king Ezra Faulkner's life is irreparably transformed by a tragic accident and the arrival of eccentric new girl Cassidy Thorpe."--…
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A young Brooklyn couple heads to an upstate cabin to unplug from their phones and reconnect with each other. Blissfully unaware of their surroundings, they are left to their own devices as the planet falls under attack.…
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A young woman living in Hong Kong with her boyfriend Edward feels societal pressure to marry him.…
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Five teenage friends try to survive the night when their bus takes a detour on a desolate road and they are terrorized by a mysterious creature.…
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When a family of longtime con artists convince a stranger to join them, they find their lives rapidly changing.…
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"The indomitable Vera and her trusted team unravel more complex cases, exploring stories of corporate corruption, organized crime and deeply buried personal guilt" --Container.…
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From a spectacular career spanning almost three decades, these stories, selected by Sedaris himself, have become modern classics and are now for the first time collected in one volume.…
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"Through carefully leveled text and powerful images, explores wedges a useful simple machine"--…
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"Through carefully leveled text and powerful images, explores levers, a useful simple machine"--…
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"Through carefully leveled text and powerful images, explores pulleys a useful simple machine"--…
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"Through carefully leveled text and powerful images, explores wheels and axles, a useful simple machine"--…
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Explains how apples were brought to America, how they grow, their traditional uses and cultural significance, and some of the varieties grown.…
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Bionic Beasts : Saving Animal Lives With Artificial Flippers, Legs, And Beaks
"Using innovative designs and technology such as 3-D printing, humans are helping animals in need. Discover the amazing true stories of five animals that have survived thanks to their prosthetic body parts"--…
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The Great Bear Rescue : Saving The Gobi Bears
"This fascinating look at Gobi bears--the rarest bears on the planet--includes the story of why so few of these bears remain and what scientists are doing to help this critically endangered species"--…
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National Geographic Kids United States Atlas.
Maps, photographs, illustrations, and text present information about the regions and states of the United States.…
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Urban Trails : Spokane And Coeur D'Alene : Spokane County, Kootenai County, Centennial Trail
"Guidebook to 50 trails in the greater Spokane and Coeur d'Alene area, including the Centennial Trail"--…
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To crack a secret code, Mac follows the clues to France and Japan where he must use his gaming skills and defeat his enemy, the KGB Man.…
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Kitty temporarily sets aside her plans for world domination to accompany her beloved Uncle Murray to Love Love Angel Kitty World, which proves to be adventurous in unexpected ways.…
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"Thirteen-year-old Sikander Aziz has to team up with the hero Gilgamesh in order to stop Nergal, the ancient god of plagues, from wiping out the population of Manhattan in this adventure based on Mesopotamian mythology"--…
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Eleven-year-old Farah spends much of her summer trying to earn money to attend an enrichment camp at her new school, but someone is sabotaging her by taking down her fliers. Includes instructions for growing crystals and glossaries.…
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Otto and Sheed, The Legendary Alston Boys of Logan County, are ordered by Missus Nedraw to bring a fugitive to justice in a world that mirrors their own but has its own rules.…
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When supernatural things start happening in the house timid Andres and his parents just moved into, next-door-neighbor Desmond Cole, eight, comes to the rescue.…
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Desmond and Andres attend a school dance at Kersville Elementary that is complicated by reluctant dancers, over-loud music, teacher supervision, and ghouls on the dance floor.…
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Desmond and Andres face a snowman that was built by a schoolmate but seems to have a mind of its own, as well as a snowball-throwing bully.…
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When Desmond and Andres go to the Kersville Library for a school assignment, they encounter a ghost who insists they be quiet.…
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Frost And Snowdrop The Stray Kittens
Kitty is determined to help two stray kittens to find their owner but, with a hungry fox in the neighborhood and snow on the way, she will have to move fast.…
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While visiting her aunt and uncle's farm, Kitty uses her ability to transform into a cat to find out why her cousin, Max, is so unfriendly and helps with a mouse problem.…
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After learning that Sooty, a local cat, does not know what a birthday party is, Kitty decides to throw one for him, although her visiting cousin Max is already keeping her very busy.…
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As Guardian of the Cat Council, eight-year-old Kitty, in her cat form, tries to help Shadow, a cat that recently became unsociable.…
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A young Somali American and his classmates design a model city to withstand floods, using river walls, floodgates, gutters, and rain gardens.…
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As Ramadan nears, Sadiq and his friends form the Money Makers Club to plan a community fundraiser, an iftar, but when Zaza stops participating, Sadiq gets upset with him.…
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After a family hike in a nearby park, Sadiq forms the Explorers Club with his friends, who then help a neighbor create a nature-themed scavenger hunt for the Fourth of July celebration.…
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When Sadiq and his friends form a theater club Sadiq, as director, thinks he must do everything until the director of his big sister Aliya's show tells him about delegating. Includes glossary, discussion questions, and writing prompts.…
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Sadiq's third grade class decides that they want a classroom pet, and their teacher, Ms. Battersby, is okay with the idea, so the students form a club to decide what kind of pet to get, and to research how to take care of it.…
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Crystal Clear : Reflections On Extraordinary Talismans For Everyday Life
"Personal essays about the self-care applications of crystals"--…
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Clean Mind, Clean Body : A 28-day Plan For Physical, Mental, And Spiritual Self-care
The founder and owner of Strala Yoga presents a life-changing 28-day detox for body and mind that adapts ancient healing practices for modern living and clean living rules for life.…
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I Came As A Shadow : An Autobiography
"The autobiography of the legendary coach of the Georgetown Hoyas, whose achievements on and off the basketball court reflect America's unresolved struggle with racial justice"--…
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"Follow a magnificent polar bear through a fantastic world of snow and shockingly blue sea. Over the ice, through the water, past Arctic animals and even a human...where is he going?"--…
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Friends Fire Truck and Dragon demonstrate what a good team they make at campfires, cookouts, birthday parties, and more, but in unexpected and unimpressive ways.…
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The coat of a huge wooly musk ox named Cozy is the winter home for a growing number of Alaskan animals who mostly get along.…
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Monster truck Elbow Grease and his brothers meet a monster-cycle, Chopper, and hope to be her friend--until she proves to be faster, smarter, and more capable than they are.…
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A young girl named Eridani and her best friend Acamar, a bright star in the sky, trade places.…
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As darkness falls in the forest, animals hoot, chirp, whirr, and bark, lulling drowsy children to sleep.…
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What We'll Build : Plans For Our Together Future
A father and his young daughter gather their tools and begin building a future where love can be set aside until it is needed, enemies become friends, and exploration is key.…
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We Will Live In This Forest Again
When a thriving forest is swallowed by wildfire, its residents brace themselves and look to new beginnings.…
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"At the community feast, observing the bounty of festive foods and counting the numerous elders yet to be seated, Johnny learns to be patient and respectful despite his growling tummy"--…
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"A dedicated mom puts love into action as she creates the perfect rainbow-colored wig for her transgender daughter, based on the real-life experience of mother-daughter advocate duo Trinity and DeShanna Neal"--…
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The drawings of an introverted young girl make a powerful impression at a peaceful protest her family engages in.…
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"A non-fiction exploration of the different kinds of beaks birds have and what they use them for"--…
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"A family of turtles goes for a long, long walk that has an unexpected and very fun ending"--…
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"In this reinvention of Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale, a little mermaid trades her voice for legs and makes a new friend on land, but must return to the sea to save her family"--…
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"A dog writes the story of its adoption-and learning to live in a loving home"--…
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"Milo's mother is too busy to read him a story so she sends him outside to play in the snow where he discovers a story of his own"--…
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"A girl's frightening and exciting first day of school is full of prowling dragons that aren't quite what they seem"--…
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A collection of original contemporary love stories set during life in lockdown by some of today's most popular YA authors.…
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In a world inspired by ancient Arabia, seventeen-year-old Zafira and the sultan's son Nasir continue their quest to uncover a lost magic artifact and discover that the prize they seek may be even more dangerous than any of their enemies.…
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Teenage cancer survivors Mari and Jase have flirted for years at Camp Chemo, but when she transfers to his high school their different approaches to their history cause trouble.…
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Soon after his mother's death, Matt takes a job at a funeral home in his tough Brooklyn neighborhood and, while attending and assisting with funerals, begins to accept her death and his responsibilities as a man.…
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Told in multiple voices, fifteen-year-old Jamaican Louisa Adair uncovers an Enigma machine in the small Scottish village where she cares for an elderly German woman, and helps solve a puzzle that could turn the tide of World War II.…
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