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    Just Grace and the ...
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    Just Grace and the Flower Girl ...
    Charise Mericle ...
    Fresh, innovative, and loaded with laugh-out-loud wit and humor, Just Grace is a series that stands out from the pack, j ...
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    Rosie Sprout's ...
    Allison Wortche
    Rosie Sprout's Time to Shine
    Allison Wortche
    Violet runs the fastest, sings the highest, looks the fanciest, and talks the loudest. Everyone agrees that she's ...
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    Look and Find Elmo
    Art Mawhinney
    Look and Find Elmo
    Art Mawhinney
    Elmo has heard some marvelous music! Can you hello him find out where it's coming from? Join Elmo as he searches ...
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    Ava's Poppy
    Marcus Pfister
    Ava's Poppy
    Marcus Pfister
    Ava is delighted when she discovers a brilliant red poppy in the middle of her yard.  She sits with the little f ...
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    Pip and Posy: The ...
    Axel Scheffler
    Pip and Posy: The Super Scooter
    Axel Scheffler
    Introducing Pip and Posy from Nosy Crow, an imprint of Candlewick Press! Pip's playing happily with his scooter i ...
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    Meet Einstein
    Mariela Kleiner
    Meet Einstein
    Mariela Kleiner
    Ages 4 to 8 years. This book presents the world's most well-known scientist to children, along with two of the co ...
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    Applewhites at ...
    Stephanie S. Tolan
    Applewhites at Wit's End
    Stephanie S. Tolan
    Jake Semple and E.D. Applewhite are back, this time facing a financial meltdown E.D.'s father has called " the end of th ...
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    An Egg Is Quiet
    Dianna Hutts Aston
    An Egg Is Quiet
    Dianna Hutts Aston
    Award-winning artist Sylvia Long has teamed with up-and-coming author Dianna Aston to create this gorgeous and in ...
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    Peacocks
    Mandy R. Marx
    Peacocks
    Mandy R. Marx
    A fan of feathers causes quite a stir! Peacocks are known for their dazzling green and blue feathers. Read Peacoc ...
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    Look inside a ...
    Megan Cooley ...
    Look inside a Robin's Nest
    Megan Cooley ...
    Each spring, female robins build new nests. Learn more about these temporary homes in Look Inside a Robin#146;s N ...
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    Time for T-ball
    Alyson Heller
    Time for T-ball
    Alyson Heller
    The kids in the After-School Sports Club learn all about T-ball-and the game brings out a competitive side in Cal ...
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    Tangled: A Horse ...
    Daisy Alberto
    Tangled: A Horse and a Hero
    Daisy Alberto
    Based on the Disney film Tangled, this is the story of Rapunzel, who's been hidden away in a tall tower for 18 ye ...
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    Benny Says, ...
    Farrah McDoogle
    Benny Says, "Achoo!"
    Farrah McDoogle
    Can Dora help Benny find flowers that don't make him sneeze? In this Level 1 Ready-to-Read, Benny wants to do som ...
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    Cookie Monster's ...
    Ernie Kwiat
    Cookie Monster's Busy Day
    Ernie Kwiat
    When Brand New Readers visit Sesame Street, kids can't wait to read about it - all by themselves! What is Cookie ...
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    Fake Mustache
    Tom Angleberger
    Fake Mustache
    Tom Angleberger
    Award-winning author Tom Angleberger flexes his comic muscle in this hairy adventure story with twists at every turn. Re ...
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    The Legend of ...
    Doreen Cronin
    The Legend of Diamond Lil: a J.J. ...
    Doreen Cronin
    After his last run-in with Vince the Funnel and the mystery of the missing chicks, J.J. the search-and-rescue dog is rea ...
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    The Case of the ...
    Martha Freeman
    The Case of the Ruby Slippers
    Martha Freeman
    Aunt Jen, the official White House hostess, is being thrown a surprise party with a Wizard of Oz theme, but when a box a ...
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    Ted and Me: a ...
    Dan Gutman
    Ted and Me: a Baseball Card ...
    Dan Gutman
    Stosh should have figured that the FBI would find him eventually. Now they've turned up on his doorstep--and they know a ...
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    My Name is Not Easy
    Debby Dahl ...
    My Name is Not Easy
    Debby Dahl ...
    Native Alaskan teens shipped off to a Catholic boarding school find an unexpected way to survive when the ways of the wh ...
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    The Great Cake ...
    Alexander McCall ...
    The Great Cake Mystery
    Alexander McCall ...
    Have you ever said to yourself, Wouldn't it be nice to be a detective? This is the story of an African girl who says jus ...
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    Pinch Hit
    Tim Green
    Pinch Hit
    Tim Green
    Trevor and Sam are nearly identical in appearance, but their lives couldn't be any more different. Trevor has a lead rol ...
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    Rainmaker
    Kevin Markey
    Rainmaker
    Kevin Markey
    It's the Rounders' last season together, and they want to go out with a bang. Especially Slingshot Slocum, the team's st ...
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    Captain Awesome to ...
    Stan Kirby
    Captain Awesome to the Rescue!
    Stan Kirby
    Bad guys beware! Eugene McGillicudy just happens to be the most awesome superhero of all time…Captain Awesome. MI-TEE! ...
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    The False Prince
    Jennifer Nielsen
    The False Prince
    Jennifer Nielsen
    The thrilling first book in a brand-new trilogy filled with danger, deceit, and hidden identities. Sage, an orphaned thi ...
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    Chitty Chitty Bang ...
    Frank Cottrell ...
    Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again
    Frank Cottrell ...
    Buckle your seatbelt for the first-ever follow up to Ian Fleming's only children's story. When the Tooting family finds ...
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    The Boy on ...
    Phoebe Stone
    The Boy on Cinnamon Street
    Phoebe Stone
    Since a tragedy she cannot remember, thirteen-year-old Louise has changed her name, given up gymnastics, moved in with h ...
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    Big Nate Goes for ...
    Lincoln Peirce
    Big Nate Goes for Broke
    Lincoln Peirce
    In this newest adventure of Peirce's "New York Times"-bestselling series, Nate has met with an accident and gets more th ...
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    Chomp
    Carl Hiaasen
    Chomp
    Carl Hiaasen
    Wahoo Cray lives in a zoo. His father is an animal wrangler, so he's grown up with all manner of gators, snakes, parrots ...
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    The Dead of Night
    Peter Lerangis
    The Dead of Night
    Peter Lerangis
    The third book in the CAHILLS VS. VESPERS series, the follow up to the worldwide bestseller THE 39 CLUES. The Vespers ha ...
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    Sludgment Day
    John Kloepfer
    Sludgment Day
    John Kloepfer
    With the zombie antidote in hand, Zack Clarke and his team of zombie chasers embark on a wild cross-country road trip to ...
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    Rapunzel: the One ...
    Wendy Mass
    Rapunzel: the One with All the Hair
    Wendy Mass
    There are two sides to every story -- even fairy tales. A he said/she said series with a prince and princess twist. Rapu ...
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    Stealing Magic
    Marianne Malone
    Stealing Magic
    Marianne Malone
    Chicago sixth-graders Jack and Ruthie return to the Thorne Rooms at the Art Institute of Chicago and once again go back ...
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    The Secret of ...
    Kaza Kingsley
    The Secret of Ashona
    Kaza Kingsley
    Erec Rex might still become king--but the closer he gets, the more dangerous his tasks become. Given his romance brewing ...
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    EllRay Jakes is a ...
    Sally Warner
    EllRay Jakes is a Rock Star
    Sally Warner
    Everyone has something to brag about in EllRay's third-grade class. Corey's on the swim team, Kevin is super tall, Jared ...
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    Mia's Baker's Dozen
    Coco Simon
    Mia's Baker's Dozen
    Coco Simon
    Mia finds that one more in the mix is always better in this treat of a tween series! Mia is getting used to her new fami ...
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    The Boy Project
    Kami Kinard
    The Boy Project
    Kami Kinard
    For anyone who's ever felt that boys were a different species.... Wildly creative seventh grader Kara McAllister just ha ...
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    Mr. and Mrs. ...
    Polly Horvath
    Mr. and Mrs. Bunny--Detectives ...
    Polly Horvath
    In this hilarious chapter book mystery, readers meet a girl whose parents have been kidnapped by disreputable foxes, and ...
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    Storm Runners
    Roland Smith
    Storm Runners
    Roland Smith
    The first in a middle-grade action-adventure series from Roland Smith!   Chase Masters and his father are "storm ...
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    An Egg Is Quiet

    Author: Dianna Hutts Aston
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    Award-winning artist Sylvia Long has teamed with up-and-coming author Dianna Aston to create this gorgeous and informative introduction to eggs... Read More

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    Applewhites at Wit's End

    Author: Stephanie S. Tolan
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    Jake Semple and E.D. Applewhite are back, this time facing a financial meltdown E.D.'s father has called " the end of the world! " Famously creative R... Read More

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    Ava's Poppy

    Author: Marcus Pfister
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    Ava is delighted when she discovers a brilliant red poppy in the middle of her yard.  She sits with the little flower in the sunny days of sum... Read More

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    Benny Says, "Achoo!"

    Author: Farrah McDoogle
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    Can Dora help Benny find flowers that don't make him sneeze? In this Level 1 Ready-to-Read, Benny wants to do something special for his grandmo... Read More

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    Big Nate Goes for Broke

    Author: Lincoln Peirce
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    In this newest adventure of Peirce's "New York Times"-bestselling series, Nate has met with an accident and gets more than carried away when all the e... Read More

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    Captain Awesome to the Rescue!

    Author: Stan Kirby
    Reserve It

    Bad guys beware! Eugene McGillicudy just happens to be the most awesome superhero of all time…Captain Awesome. MI-TEE! Now readers between the ages ... Read More

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    Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again

    Author: Frank Cottrell Boyce
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    Buckle your seatbelt for the first-ever follow up to Ian Fleming's only children's story. When the Tooting family finds an old engine and fits it to t... Read More

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    Chomp

    Author: Carl Hiaasen
    Reserve It

    Wahoo Cray lives in a zoo. His father is an animal wrangler, so he's grown up with all manner of gators, snakes, parrots, rats, monkeys, snappers, and... Read More

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    Cookie Monster's Busy Day

    Author: Ernie Kwiat
    Reserve It

    When Brand New Readers visit Sesame Street, kids can't wait to read about it - all by themselves! What is Cookie Monster's favorite color to ea... Read More

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    EllRay Jakes is a Rock Star

    Author: Sally Warner
    Reserve It

    Everyone has something to brag about in EllRay's third-grade class. Corey's on the swim team, Kevin is super tall, Jared's dad has an ATV (with flames... Read More

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