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Series: - Most Magnificent Maker's A to Z, The Hardcover Ashley Spires 9781525306297 $21.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Sep 05, 2023

This latest addition to The Most Magnificent series highlights all the words little makers need to know. In this delightful twist on a vocabulary book, the beloved characters from The Most Magnificent Thing walk with readers from A to Z, defining all the words they need to know about making. It perfectly captures the ups (“I is for IDEA. A gift from the imagination that wants to be made”) and the downs (“P is for PATIENCE. Most things don’t work the first time … or the third time … or even the twelfth time”) all makers face and includes kid-per... + Read More
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Series: CitizenKid Lion on the Inside How One Girl Changed Basketball Hardcover Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir 9781525310034 $21.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 5 - 8 Sep 05, 2023

A Muslim American girl at the top of her game makes a difficult choice in this powerful and beautifully told true story about breaking barriers. Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir was born to play basketball. At three, she has her own hoop. By seventeen, she’s the star player on her school’s varsity team. On the day of the playoffs, though, the referee says she can’t play while wearing her hijab. Her teammates refuse to play, the crowd shouts its support and the referee relents. With that game, Bilqis becomes the all-time lead scorer in Massachusetts State hi... + Read More
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Series: - Benjamin's Thunderstorm Hardcover Melanie Florence 9781525303203 $21.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Sep 05, 2023

A thunderstorm evokes a boy's family traditions, in this rainy-day story from award-winning author Melanie Florence. Benjamin loves the rain. He loves splashing through puddles in his bright yellow rain boots and watching the colors of a rainbow in the water as they ripple around his feet. But most of all, Benjamin loves thunder. To him, thunder --- piyêsiwak --- sounds like his grandfather's drum. It calls to him, like the songs his grandfather plays while his father and other powwow dancers spin and step in time to the drumbeat. As Benjamin ... + Read More
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Series: - Next Door Hardcover Deborah Kerbel 9781525306587 $23.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Oct 03, 2023

A boy has some unexpected encounters in his neighborhood in this wordless book about celebrating differences and building bridges. In this wordless picture book, a Deaf boy and his mother enjoy a walk through their community. Together, they greet their neighbors, stop by the playground, spy a bird’s nest in a tree and buy cookies at the grocery store. Later, they visit their new neighbors, a woman and her daughter, who have only recently immigrated from another country. Although the girl is shy, and the two kids speak different languages — Ame... + Read More
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Series: - Other Words for Nonno Hardcover Dave Cameron 9781525305757 $23.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 7 Sep 05, 2023

A girl and her grandfather bond over a shared love of words in this heartwarming story about changing relationships. On their weekly walks, Jill and her Nonno love to play with words. “Hummingbird,” says Jill. “Sugar-drinker,” says Nonno. “Seaplane,” says Jill. “I do see a plane!” replies Nonno. But one day, Jill notices Nonno is acting differently. He isn't interested in their usual game and simply repeats what Jill says. When Jill asks her mother what's wrong, her mother says Nonno isn't running out of words, he just can't always find the w... + Read More
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Series: - Beatrice and Barb Hardcover Kate Jenks Landry 9781525306488 $23.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Oct 03, 2023

In this heartfelt story of friendship, a young girl is determined to save her most unlikely pet. Beatrice desperately wants a pet of her own. Her mom has other ideas. No dog. No cat. No hedgehog. They finally reach a compromise, and Beatrice gets … a Venus flytrap. Being a good sport, Beatrice makes the best of things. She gives her new friend a name, Barb. She does all the things with Barb that good pet owners do, such as taking walks and playing fetch. Only, now, despite all the love and care, Barb is starting to look sick, with black spots o... + Read More
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Series: - If You Want to Be a Butterfly Hardcover Muon Thi Van 9781525305467 $23.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Oct 03, 2023

From acclaimed author Muon Thi Van comes an innovative exploration of a butterfly’s life cycle — in reverse. “If you want to be a butterfly, then arise, unfurl and welcome the waiting world,” the narrator of this playful book begins. Readers will flit from flower to flower with an adorable butterfly … hold on tight with a chrysalis through all sorts of weather … munch away with a greedy little caterpillar … sit very, very still and dream big with a teeny tiny egg. It’s a magical journey back in time, ending up … at the beginning! Award-winning... + Read More
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Series: - Asha and the Toymaker Hardcover Sakshi Mangal 9781525306662 $23.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Oct 03, 2023

A heartwarming story about the value of art, set in the evocative Blue City of India. Asha’s papa makes and sells wooden toys to pay for her to go to school. But Papa struggles to find buyers. And this makes him worry. He worries Asha’s life will also be a struggle unless she focuses on her schoolwork, which he never had the chance to do. Can Asha’s art help Papa? Will he let her try? Author and illustrator Sakshi Mangal drew inspiration from her childhood in India for this sweet picture book. It celebrates the life-changing power of art in th... + Read More
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Series: Elinor Wonders Why Elinor Wonders Why: The Mystery of the Zigzag Plant Paperback Jorge Cham 9781525306235 $8.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 6 Sep 05, 2023

Elinor and her friends become plant detectives in this Elinor Wonders Why picture book for young children. Elinor and Olive check on their class plants before they leave school for the weekend. The plants have sprouted since they were planted as seeds. Now they're one crayon tall! The friends are pleased with their progress. But when Elinor and Olive get back to school on Monday, they discover that one of the plants has grown in a zigzag --- up, then to the side, then up again. Their teacher, Ms. Mole, told them most plants only grow up, towa... + Read More
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Series: Elinor Wonders Why Elinor Wonders Why: The Seed of an Idea Paperback Jorge Cham 9781525306242 $8.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 6 Sep 05, 2023

Elinor and her friends solve a “sticky” mystery in this picture book based on the PBS KIDS series. Elinor is fascinated by the strap on Ari's cool new watch. It makes a skrrrrtch sound when he opens it, and then he can just press it closed again. “The two parts stick together like tape, but they aren't sticky!” Elinor says. How does it work? She just has to figure it out! With the help of Ari and Olive, Elinor decides to investigate which other things the material on the watch strap sticks to --- the rug, a sweater --- and which it doesn't --... + Read More
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Series: - Kaboom! A Volcano Erupts Hardcover Jessica Kulekjian 9781525306495 $21.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 5 - 8 Sep 05, 2023

The story of a volcano’s eruption, as it’s never been told before! A perfect pick for budding volcanologists — or any child who can’t resist a good kaboom! Here’s a step-by-step story of a volcanic eruption — told from the volcano’s point of view! Readers meet the volcano as it placidly slumbers, which it’s been doing for thousands of years. Then things begin to stir to life deep inside. First come the hisses, as hot magma moves into a chamber beneath the volcano. Then, steam, gas and ash start to gurgle and sputter out, followed by the magma a... + Read More
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Series: - Operation Cupcake How Simple Machines Work Hardcover Bambi Edlund 9781525306679 $21.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 7 - 10 Oct 03, 2023

In this hilarious story about a couple of clever mice on a quest for a tasty treat, readers get a “paws-on” introduction to six simple machines. Ginger and Mac are pros at snatching up delicious tidbits and bringing them back to their cozy mousehole to eat. Today, though, their mission is complicated. Their target is an especially aromatic vanilla cupcake with pink buttercream frosting. Only, it's (a) too big for them to carry, (b) on a high counter within leaping distance of both the resident cat and dog and (c) under a heavy glass cake dome... + Read More
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Series: - Saving the Spotted Owl Zalea’s Story Hardcover Nicola Jones 9781525305559 $21.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Oct 03, 2023

Readers learn about saving threatened species — and meet real owls! - in this endearing true story of an owl chick’s rescue. One day, Zalea, a three-week-old northern spotted owl, fell from her tree. Her parents were unable to carry her back to their nest. That meant Zalea, a member of a threatened species, would now be easier for predators to find. But Zalea got lucky. Wildlife biologists who saw her on the ground decided to rescue her. They brought her to the Northern Spotted Owl Breeding Centre in Langley, British Columbia. There, she joined... + Read More
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Series: - Think Like a Goat The Wildly Smart Ways Animals Communicate, Cooperate and Innovate Hardcover Lisa Deresti Betik 9781525304552 $23.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Oct 03, 2023

Think humans are the only intelligent creatures? Think again. Animal intelligence is on display in this intriguing exploration of the unique smarts of loads of creatures! Sure, humans are smart. But scientists are discovering that we're not the only smart creatures on the planet. In some cases, human not even the smartest. For example: Some birds can store seeds in thousands of different places and then remember where they are months later. Octopuses can camouflage themselves as rocks, plants or other animals to avoid predators. And ants can ... + Read More
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Series: - 8 Tiny Reindeer An Advent Calendar Adventure Hardcover Robert Tinkler 9781525304644 $19.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 7 - 10 Sep 05, 2023

In this modern holiday tale, based on the podcast of the same name, two resourceful elves help Santa try to save Christmas from an evil tech baron! In the not-too-distant future, Santa’s entire operation has been automated. Machines, not elves, make all the toys. And drones transport the presents around the world on Christmas Eve, not Santa’s reindeer. Since Santa no longer needs much help, he’s let go all but two of his elves, Elvis and Delfina, and released his 8 tiny reindeer into the wild. Only, just days before Christmas, Santa learns that... + Read More
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Series: Rover and Speck Rover and Speck: Splash Down! Hardcover Jonathan Roth 9781525305672 $18.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 7 - 10 Oct 03, 2023

Everyone's favorite space rovers take on a dangerous rescue operation --- inside the belly of the Beast! --- in this hilarious title in the early graphic novel series. Interplanetary space explorers Rover and Speck have set out on a dangerous mission deep into the mysterious unknown: a visit to Unexplored Planet K2-18b. Though all seems calm to Rover when they first splash down on the watery surface, they soon find themselves in the mouth of a gigantic blubber beast! With a little ingenuity (by Rover) and some furious paddling (by Speck) they... + Read More
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Series: Izzy Izzy's Dog Days of Summer Hardcover Caroline Adderson 9781771387347 $16.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 Sep 05, 2023

In this heartwarming and hilarious title from award-winning author Caroline Adderson's delightful Izzy series, Isabel and Zoë are ready to have a big amount of fun at summer camp. But is summer camp ready for Izzy? Isabel and Zoë are so excited to be starting Fun in the Sun Camp! It's too bad Isabel's dog, Rollo, isn't allowed, but the songs and sports, wiener roasts and crafts, swimming and storytelling will surely make up for that, right? Wrong! It turns out, the camp counselors do a big amount of saying no: NO singing your own song, NO run... + Read More
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Series: - Cricket War, The Hardcover Tho Pham 9781525306556 $21.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Oct 03, 2023

A gripping story of a boy’s escape from Communist Vietnam by boat, based on the author’s own experience. It’s 1980, and 11-year-old Thọ Phạm lives with his family in South Vietnam. He spends his afternoons playing soccer and cricket fighting with his friends, but life is slowly changing under the Communists. His parents are worried, and Thọ knows the Communist army will soon knock on their door to make his brother, and then him, join them. Still, it shocks him when his father says that arrangements have been made for him to leave Vietnam by boa... + Read More
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Series: - Michigan vs. the Boys Paperback Carrie S. Allen 9781525312540 $16.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 14 - 18 Sep 05, 2023

When a determined girl is confronted with the culture of toxic masculinity, it's time to even the score. Michigan Manning lives for hockey, and this is her year to shine. That is, until she gets some crushing news: budget cuts will keep the girls' hockey team off the ice this year. If she wants colleges to notice her, Michigan has to find a way to play. Luckily, there's still one team left in town ... The boys' team isn't exactly welcoming, but Michigan's prepared to prove herself. She plays some of the best hockey of her life, in fact, all ... + Read More
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Series: - Throwaway Girls Paperback Andrea Contos 9781525312557 $16.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 14 - 18 Sep 05, 2023

A timely edge-of-your-seat thriller from a debut writer to watch. Caroline Lawson is three months away from freedom, otherwise known as graduation day. That's when she'll finally escape her rigid prep school and the parents who thought they could convert her to being straight. Until then, Caroline is keeping her head down, pretending to be the perfect student even though she is crushed by her family and heartbroken over the girlfriend who left for California. But when her best friend Madison disappears, Caroline feels compelled to get involv... + Read More