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Turtle in Paradise
Turtle in Paradise
by Jennifer L Holm
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Life isn't like the movies and 11-year-old Turtle is no Shirley Temple. She's smart and tough and has seen enough of the world not to expect a Hollywood ending. After all, it's 1935 and money and sometimes even dreams are scarce. So when Turtle's mother... (read more)

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The Peculiars
The Peculiars
by Maureen Doyle McQuerry
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On her 18th birthday, Lena Mattacascar decides to search for her father, who disappeared into the northern wilderness of Scree when Lena was young. Scree is inhabited by Peculiars, people whose unusual characteristics make them unacceptable to modern... (read more)

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Dear America: Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie (Dear America (Reissues))
Dear America: Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie (Dear America (Reissues))
by Kristiana Gregory
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Critically acclaimed and award-winning author Kristiana Gregory's ACROSS THE WIDE AND LONESOME PRAIRIE is now back in print with a gorgeous new package! After the death of her two sisters, thirteen-year-old Hattie and her family make for a fresh start... (read more)

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The Tinker's Daughter: A Story Based on the Life of Mary Bunyan (Daughters of the Faith)
The Tinker's Daughter: A Story Based on the Life of Mary Bunyan (Daughters of the Faith)
by Wendy Lawton
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John Bunyan, author of Pilgrim's Progress, only mentioned one of his children in his memoirs--Mary. Born blind, her story still intrigues us today. Mary developed a fierce determination for independence despite her disability after years of proving she... (read more)

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George Washington's Socks (91 Edition)
George Washington's Socks (91 Edition)
by Elvira Woodruff
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Elvira Woodruff's million-copy seller, GEORGE WASHINGTON'S SOCKS, returns in time for the book's anticipated HC sequel -- Ben Franklin's Boots! A mysterious rowboat transports five adventurous kids back in time to the eve of the Battle at Trenton where... (read more)

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The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Siberia
The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Siberia
by Esther Hautzig
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In the bitter desolation of Siberia, Esther and her family fight to stay alive. It is June 1941. The Rudomin family has been arrested by the Russians. They are "capitalists--enemies of the people." Forced from their home and friends in Vilna, Poland... (read more)

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Titanic #03: S.O.S.
Titanic #03: S.O.S.
by Gordon Korman
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From bestselling author Gordon Korman, the thrilling conclusion to the adventure aboard the unluckiest ship of all. The Titanic was supposed to be unsinkable - the largest passenger steamship in the world, one of the biggest and most luxurious ships ever... (read more)

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Sophomore Campaign: A Mickey Tussler Novel
Sophomore Campaign: A Mickey Tussler Novel
by Frank Nappi
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It's 1949 and eighteen-year-old pitching phenom Mickey Tussler is back with the rejuvenated minor league Brewers in the sequel to The Legend of Mickey Tussler (the basis for the television movie A Mile in His Shoes). Despite Mickey's proclamation that he... (read more)

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R My Name Is Rachel
R My Name Is Rachel
by Patricia Reilly Giff
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Rachel, Cassie, and Joey live in the city with their Pop, until Pop's search for work lands the family on a run down farm. Dreamy Rachel loves to read, and doesn't know much about the country. Times are hard there, too—the school and library are... (read more)

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Haunted Waters
Haunted Waters
by Mary Pope Osborne
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In this compelling tale of romance and terror, a little-known legend has been woven into a novel that will grip readers from beginning to end. Who is Undine, the mysterious, wild maiden who swims at midnight to hear the fish sing? When Lord Huldbrand... (read more)

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Magic Tree House #34: Season of the Sandstorms
Magic Tree House #34: Season of the Sandstorms
by Mary Pope Osborne
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Jack and Annie travel back in time to a desert in the Middle East at the behest of Merlin who has given them a rhyme to help on their mission. There they meet a Bedouin tribe and learn about the way that they live. From camel rides and oases to ancient... (read more)

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Hurricane Dancers
Hurricane Dancers
by Margarita Engle
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Quebrado has been traded from pirate ship to ship in the Caribbean Sea for as long as he can remember. The sailors he toils under call him el quebrado—half islander, half outsider, a broken one. Now the pirate captain Bernardino de Talavera... (read more)

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Moonlight on the Magic Flute (Magic Tree House #41)
Moonlight on the Magic Flute (Magic Tree House #41)
by Mary Pope Osborne
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The bestselling, fan-favorite chapter-book series celebrates the magic of music! Jack and Annie have once again traveled back in time in their magic tree house, but they have a brand-new mission: to help bring happiness to millions of people. Their... (read more)

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The Legend of Mickey Tussler
The Legend of Mickey Tussler
by Frank Nappi
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In the late 1940s, the minor league Milwaukee Brewers are foundering yet again and manager Arthur Murphy is desperate. When he sees seventeen-year old Mickey Tussler throwing apples into a barrel, he knows he has found the next pitching phenom. But not... (read more)

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Magic Tree House #37: Dragon of the Red Dawn
Magic Tree House #37: Dragon of the Red Dawn
by Mary Pope Osborne
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Merlin the Magician will not eat or sleep or speak to anyone in Camelot. What can be done? The enchantress Morgan knows who to ask for help: young Jack and Annie of Frog Creek, Pennsylvania! The brother-and-sister team quickly head off in the magic tree... (read more)

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Auntie Yang's Great Soybean Picnic
Auntie Yang's Great Soybean Picnic
by Ginnie Lo
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"In the second book from these sibling collaborators (following Mahjong All Day Long), Chinese-American Jinyi and her family are visiting their Auntie and Uncle Yang outside Chicago. While on a drive, the extended family discovers a soybean field ('In... (read more)

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The Circle of Gold (Book of Time)
The Circle of Gold (Book of Time)
by Guillaume Prevost
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The astounding conclusion to Guillaume Prevost's fast-moving, mind-bending time travel trilogy. Sam rescued his father from Dracula's castle, but that doesn't mean their troubles are over. Now Allan Faulkner lies in a coma in the Sainte-Mary hospital... (read more)

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Mr. Lincoln's Whiskers
Mr. Lincoln's Whiskers
by Karen Winnick
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The true story of Grace Bedell, who suggested that Abraham Lincoln grow a beard.... (read more)

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Facing West: A Story of the Oregon Trail (Once Upon America)
Facing West: A Story of the Oregon Trail (Once Upon America)
by Kathleen Kudlinski
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As his family sets out from Missouri to Oregon, young Ben wonders whether he will have more trouble with the dangers of the journey or his debilitating asthma.... (read more)

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The Devil's Arithmetic
The Devil's Arithmetic
by Jane Yolen
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This critically acclaimed novel by award-winning author Jane Yolen is now available in a beautifully designed new edition. Hannah dreads going to her family's Passover Seder—she's tired of hearing her relatives talk about the past. But when she... (read more)

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