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Series: Pop Classics Home Alone The Classic Illustrated Storybook Hardcover Kim Smith 9781594748585 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Oct 06, 2015

The beloved, classic Christmas movie is now an illustrated storybook for readers of all ages! With an amusing read-aloud story and enchanting, immersive illustrations, this charming adaptation is the perfect nostalgic gift alongside family holiday classics like The Polar Express and How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister wished his family would disappear. He never thought his wish would come true! Can he keep a couple of crooks from entering his house? And will his family return in time for Christmas? Complete with b... + Read More
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Series: Tales from Lovecraft Middle School Tales from Lovecraft Middle School #4: Substitute Creature Hardcover Charles Gilman 9781594746406 $14.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Sep 24, 2013

It’s Valentine’s Day and a monstrous blizzard has descended upon Lovecraft Middle School, trapping twelve-year-old Robert Arthur inside the building! He and his companions have no choice but to spend the night—while snacking on cafeteria food, sleeping on the gymnasium floor, facing off against a sinister substitute teacher, and thwarting an army of abominable beasts.This fourth novel in the Lovecraft Middle School series begins right where Teacher’s Pest ended—with more action, more adventure, and more outrageous monsters!Story Locale: (the fi... + Read More
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Series: Tales from Lovecraft Middle School Tales from Lovecraft Middle School #1: Professor Gargoyle Hardcover Charles Gilman 9781594745911 $14.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Sep 25, 2012

“Two-headed monsters, giant tentacles, angry demons – Lovecraft Middle School is great creepy fun!”–Ransom Riggs, author of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children Strange things are happening at Lovecraft Middle School. Rats are leaping from lockers. Students are disappearing. The school library is a labyrinth of secret corridors. And the science teacher is acting very peculiar – in fact, he just might be a monster-in-disguise. Twelve-year-old Robert Arthur knew that seventh grade was going to be weird, but this is ridiculous! Profes... + Read More
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Series: Warren the 13th Warren the 13th and The All-Seeing Eye A Novel Hardcover Tania del Rio 9781594748035 $17.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 10 Nov 24, 2015

A beautifully illustrated, action-packed middle grade adventure in the spirit of Edward Gorey and Lemony Snicket.With fantastic Victorian-esque design, fast-paced action, and plenty of puzzles to solve, this middle grade mystery is a fun and engaging read for even the most reluctant readers. Warren the 13th is the lone bellhop, valet, groundskeeper, and errand boy of his family’s ancient hotel. The strange, shadowy mansion is full of crooked corridors and mysterious riddles—and it just might be home to a magical treasure known as the All-Seeing... + Read More
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Series: Tales from Lovecraft Middle School Tales from Lovecraft Middle School #3: Teacher's Pest Hardcover Charles Gilman 9781594746147 $14.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 May 07, 2013

“Two-headed monsters, giant tentacles, angry demons—Lovecraft Middle School is great creepy fun!” —Ransom Riggs, author of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children DON’T BE FOOLED by his friendly smile, his perfect manners, or his shiny red apple. Student council president Howard Mergler is actually a sinister bug-monster in disguise—and he’s summoning swarms of roaches, wasps, fleas, and head lice into the corridors of Lovecraft Middle School! Twelve-year-old Robert Arthur is the only student who can stop him—but he’ll need help from his... + Read More
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Series: Tales from Lovecraft Middle School Tales from Lovecraft Middle School #2: The Slither Sisters Hardcover Charles Gilman 9781594745935 $14.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Jan 15, 2013

“Two-headed monsters, giant tentacles, angry demons – Lovecraft Middle School is great creepy fun!” –Ransom Riggs, author of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children This second novel in the Tales from Lovecraft Middle School series begins right where Professor Gargoyle ended. Seventh-grader Robert Arthur has discovered that two of his classmates are actually sinister snake-women in disguise. Even worse, his new middle school is full of “gates” to a terrifying alternate dimension – a haunted mansion full of strange spirits and monstrous b... + Read More
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Series: Nick and Tesla Nick and Tesla's High-Voltage Danger Lab A Mystery with Electromagnets, Burglar Alarms, and Other Gadgets You Can Build Yourself Hardcover Bob Pflugfelder 9781594746482 $13.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Nov 05, 2013

Nick and Tesla are bright 11-year-old siblings with a knack for science, electronics, and getting into trouble. When their parents mysteriously vanish, they’re sent to live with their Uncle Newt, a brilliant inventor who engineers top-secret gadgets for a classified government agency. It’s not long before Nick and Tesla are embarking on adventures of their own—engineering all kinds of outrageous MacGyverish contraptions to save their skin: 9-volt burglar alarms, electromagnets, mobile tracking devices, and more. Readers are invited to join in t... + Read More
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Series: Nick and Tesla Nick and Tesla's Special Effects Spectacular A Mystery with Animatronics, Alien Makeup, Camera Gear, and Other Movie Magic You Can Make Yourself! Hardcover Bob Pflugfelder 9781594747601 $13.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 May 05, 2015

What do a pair of kid inventors with a knack for science and electronics do when Hollywood comes to town? Why save the day, of course! In Nick and Tesla’s Special Effects Spectacular, 11-year-old siblings Nick and Tesla Holt find themselves on the set of a big-budget superhero movie. But someone’s sabotaging the onscreen debut of their favorite comic book hero, so the brother and sister sleuths must crack the case with the help of a fresh assortment of homemade special-effects gadgets. This cinematic saga features instructions for all-new movi... + Read More
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Series: Nick and Tesla Nick and Tesla's Secret Agent Gadget Battle A Mystery with Spy Cameras, Code Wheels, and Other Gadgets You Can Build Yourself Hardcover Bob Pflugfelder 9781594746765 $13.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 May 06, 2014

After foiling a gang of kidnappers and fending off an army of robots, 11-year-old siblings Nick and Tesla Holt could use a little rest! But as their third mystery opens, they discover there’s a spy in their midst, searching for secrets in the home of their beloved (and slightly crazy) Uncle Newt. Is it the new laboratory assistant? The exterminator? The housekeepers? Or someone completely unexpected? To expose the mystery agent, Nick and Tesla must engineer all kinds of outrageous contraptions, from code wheels and fingerprint powder to spy cam... + Read More
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Series: Nick and Tesla Nick and Tesla's Super-Cyborg Gadget Glove A Mystery with a Blinking, Beeping, Voice-Recording Gadget Glove You Can Build Yourself Hardcover Bob Pflugfelder 9781594747298 $13.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Oct 07, 2014

Einstein is running amok! Darwin is losing his head! The science museum in Half Moon Bay is in big trouble because its robotic replicas of history’s greatest scientists keep going kablooey! As 11-year-old amateur inventors Nick and Tesla Holt try to uncover the cause, they’ll need to keep adding all-new gadgets to their latest creation, a customized super-cyborg glove. Follow the action, and then follow the illustrated instructions to build your own gadget glove with four incredible functions: LED signal light, emergency alarm, sound recorder, ... + Read More
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Series: Nick and Tesla Nick and Tesla's Robot Army Rampage A Mystery with Hoverbots, Bristle Bots, and Other Robots You Can Build Yourself Hardcover Bob Pflugfelder 9781594746499 $13.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Feb 04, 2014

Nick and Tesla return in an all-new, robot-filled adventure! When a rash of robberies hits the town of Half Moon Bay, 11-year-old sleuths Nick and Tesla are determined to catch the criminals—but to do so, they'll have to build a host of new gadgets and gizmos! In this robot-themed follow-up to Nick and Tesla's High-Voltage Danger Lab, the brother-and-sister duo build four different droids out of ordinary household objects—and illustrated instructions are included throughout the story, so you can build them, too! Make bristlebots that buzz, hov... + Read More
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Series: Nick and Tesla Nick and Tesla's Solar-Powered Showdown A Mystery with Sun-Powered Gadgets You Can Build Yourself Hardcover Bob Pflugfelder 9781594748660 $13.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 May 10, 2016

Kid inventors Nick and Tesla Holt have outsmarted crooks, spies, and kidnappers. Now they have to crack their biggest mystery yet: Where the heck are their parents? To outwit the criminal mastermind who’s holding their parents hostage, the twins will need all their brainpower, the help of their eccentric Uncle Newt, and an assortment of homemade solar gadgets. Will the Holt family be reunited at last? Or will a hijacked solar satellite beam down doom from the skies? The adventure includes instructions for creating a solar-powered hot-dog cooker... + Read More
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Series: So Cute You Could Die! Puppies, Kittens, Bunnies Galore! Hardcover Jennie Summers 9781594741500 $9.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Jan 01, 2007

A gallery of unbelievable cuteness: puppies, kittens, baby chicks, baby otters, baby monkeys, and many, many more!
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Series: Photo Doodles 200 Photos for You to Complete Paperback ViiiZ 9781594746529 $13.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 10 Aug 20, 2013

You’ve never seen a doodle book quite like this one! Photo Doodles combines kid-friendly photographs and cool creative challenges into the perfect canvas for anyone capable of wielding a crayon. Young artists and designers can complete dozens of fun and playful pictures of everything from roller coasters and soda cans to book covers and palaces. Perfect for sketching, scribbling, and coloring outside the lines, Photos Doodles will unleash the aspiring artist inside children of all ages.
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Series: Kid Legends Kid Artists True Tales of Childhood from Creative Legends Hardcover David Stabler 9781594748967 $15.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Aug 09, 2016

Hilarious childhood biographies and full-color illustrations reveal how Leonardo da Vinci, Beatrix Potter, Keith Haring, and other great artists in history coped with regular-kid problems. Every great artist started out as a kid. Forget the awards, the sold-out museum exhibitions, and the timeless masterpieces. When the world’s most celebrated artists were growing up, they had regular-kid problems just like you. Jackson Pollock’s family moved constantly—he lived in eight different cities before he was sixteen years old. Georgia O’Keeffe lived i... + Read More
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Series: Kid Legends Kid Presidents True Tales of Childhood from America's Presidents Hardcover David Stabler 9781594747311 $15.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Oct 28, 2014

Hilarious childhood biographies and full-color illustrations show how George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Barack Obama, and other presidents-to-be faced kid-sized problems growing up in America. Every president started out as a kid! Forget the legends, tall tales, and historic achievements—before they were presidents, the future leaders of the United States had regular-kid problems just like you. John F. Kennedy hated his big brother. Lyndon Johnson pulled pranks in class. Barack Obama was bothered by bullies. And Bill Clinto... + Read More
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Series: Kid Legends Kid Athletes True Tales of Childhood from Sports Legends Hardcover David Stabler 9781594748028 $15.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Nov 17, 2015

Hilarious childhood biographies and full-color illustrations show how Tiger Woods, Gabby Douglas, Bruce Lee, Billie Jean King, and other budding sports champions faced kid-sized challenges growing up. Forget the gold medals, the championships, and the undefeated seasons. When all-star athletes were growing up, they had regular-kid problems just like you. Baseball legend Babe Ruth was such a troublemaker, his family sent him to reform school. Race car champion Danica Patrick fended off bullies who told her “girls can’t drive.” And football sup... + Read More
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Series: Noodlemania! 50 Playful Pasta Recipes Paperback Melissa Barlow 9781594746178 $17.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 May 14, 2013

You’ll go noodle crazy with the playful and colorful pasta recipes in Noodlemania! It’s filled with hot and cold main dishes, salads, and even desserts! Try Super Stuffed Monster Mouths made with jumbo pasta shells, Rapunzel Pastamade with extra-long spaghetti, Spider Cookies made with crunchy ramen noodles, or Gloppy Green Frog Eye Salad made with acini di pepe. Noodlemania! also teaches basic math skills and includes fun trivia. Which pasta name means “little ears”? What’s the world record for the largest meatball ever made? Kids will have fu... + Read More
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Series: Who's on First? Hardcover Bud Abbott 9781594745904 $18.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 Feb 19, 2013

“Who’s on first. What’s on second. I Don’t Know’s on third.” One of the classic comedy sketches of all time is now transformed into a priceless picture book—and it’s a great read for kids of all ages. Follow the mistaken identities, confusion, and lots of laughs as Rabbit and Bear act out this scene. The book will appeal to Abbott and Costello fans, baseball fans, and anyone who enjoys funny banter-driven picture books. Illustrated in full color with slightly retro stylized illustrations.“The book is stunning ~ dad and Bud would be proud!!”—Chr... + Read More
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Series: Monkeyfarts! Wacky Jokes Every Kid Should Know Hardcover David Borgenicht 9781594746055 $9.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 Sep 18, 2012

From classic favorites to zany newcomers, Monkeyfarts! is packed to bursing with wild and wacky jokes about monsters, pirates, polar bears, super-heroes, hot dogs, Harry Potter, Vikings, elephants, vampires, and more. With hilarious jokes and bold illustrations, it’s the only joke book you’ll ever need. Who doesn’t love Monkeyfarts!?
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Series: Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children Boxed Set Undefined Ransom Riggs 9781594748387 $62.97 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 14 Oct 20, 2015

The New York Times #1 best-selling series. Includes 3 hardcover novels by Ransom Riggs and 12 collectible peculiar photographs. Together for the first time, here is the #1 New York Times best seller Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children and its two sequels, Hollow City and Library of Souls. All three hardcovers are packaged in a beautifully designed slipcase. Also included: a special collector’s envelope of twelve peculiar photographs, highlighting the most memorable moments of this extraordinary three-volume fantasy. MISS PEREGRINE’S... + Read More
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Series: Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children Hollow City The Second Novel of Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children Hardcover Ransom Riggs 9781594746123 $20.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 14 Jan 14, 2014

The #1 New York Times best-selling series.Like its predecessor, this second novel in the Peculiar Children series blends thrilling fantasy with vintage photography to create a one-of-a-kind reading experience.September 3, 1940. Ten peculiar children flee an army of deadly monsters. And only one person can help them—but she’s trapped in the body of a bird. The extraordinary journey that began in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children continues as Jacob Portman and his newfound friends journey to London, the peculiar capital of the world. Th... + Read More
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Series: Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children Library of Souls The Third Novel of Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children Hardcover Ransom Riggs 9781594747588 $20.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 14 Sep 22, 2015

The New York Times #1 best-selling series. Like its predecessors, Library of Souls blends thrilling fantasy with never-before-published vintage photography to create a one-of-a-kind reading experience. A boy with extraordinary powers. An army of deadly monsters. An epic battle for the future of peculiardom. The adventure that began with Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children and continued in Hollow City comes to a thrilling conclusion with Library of Souls. As the story opens, sixteen-year-old Jacob discovers a powerful new ability, an... + Read More
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Series: Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Hardcover Ransom Riggs 9781594744761 $20.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 14 Jun 07, 2011

The #1 New York Times best-selling series. A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of very curious photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its aban... + Read More
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Series: Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children Hollow City The Second Novel of Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children Paperback Ransom Riggs 9781594747359 $11.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 14 Feb 24, 2015

The #1 New York Times best-selling series.Bonus features: • Sneak preview of the third Peculiar Children novel • Exclusive Q&A with Ransom Riggs • Never-before-seen peculiar photographyLike its predecessor, this second novel in the Peculiar Children series blends thrilling fantasy with vintage photography to create a one-of-a-kind reading experience.September 3, 1940. Ten peculiar children flee an army of deadly monsters. And only one person can help them—but she’s trapped in the body of a bird. The extraordinary journey that began in Miss Pere... + Read More
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Series: Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Paperback Ransom Riggs 9781594746031 $11.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 14 Jun 04, 2013

The #1 New York Times best-selling series. Includes an excerpt from Hollow City and an interview with author Ransom Riggs A mysterious island.   An abandoned orphanage.   A strange collection of very curious photographs.  It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the cr... + Read More
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Series: Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Movie Tie-In Edition) Media tie-in Paperback Ransom Riggs 9781594749025 $12.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 14 Aug 02, 2016

The #1 New York Times best-selling series. Bonus features • Q&A with author Ransom Riggs • Eight pages of color stills from the film • Sneak preview of Hollow City, the next novel in the series A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of peculiar photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen year-old Jacob journeying to a ... + Read More
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Series: Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children Miss Peregrine's Journal for Peculiar Children Diary Ransom Riggs 9781594749407 $16.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 14 Aug 30, 2016

Record your thoughts or create your own peculiar stories in this beautifully designed journal, filled with vintage black-and-white photos and quotes from all three novels in the Peculiar Children series. Life is full of surprises. Things are rarely what they seem. We all have secret hidden talents. These are some of the lessons that Miss Peregrine’s students learn, sometimes the hard way. You may not have an ymbryne as your guide, but now you can map your days, record your most peculiar thoughts, and bare your second soul in this beautifully ... + Read More