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The Ember Stone
by Katrina Charman
Perodia is threatened by Thorn, a powerful vulture, who is using magic to spread a terrible darkness--but when a young owl named Tag, and his best friend, the squirrel Skyla, rescue a golden egg from Thorn's Tiger bats they may have found the key to Perodia's salvation: the last firehawk, guardian of the ember stone. Series: The Last Firehawk Call Number: J CHARMAN
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Mercy Watson to the Rescue
by Kate DiCamillo
After Mercy the pig snuggles to sleep with Mr. and Mrs. Watson, all three awaken with the bed teetering on the edge of a big hole in the floor. Series: Mercy Watson Call Number: J DICAMILL
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Let the Dragon Games Begin!
by Margaret Green
A leveled reader by the creators of Monster High and set in the same universe as Shannon Hale's best-selling series incorporates clever wordplay and puns into a fairy-tale-themed adventure depicting the daily life of Ever After High characters. tie-in. Series: Ever After High Call Number: R GRE
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Rise of the Earth Dragon
by Tracey West
Snatched up by a royal soldier and carried away to the castle, 8-year-old Drake trains along with three other children to become Dragon Masters who must discover their assigned dragons' special powers. Series: Dragon Masters Call Number: J CUMMINGS
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The Ball
by Charise Mericle Harper
Combines simple text and cartoon-style illustrations in a first installment in a new series by the author of the Fashion Kitty stories that follows the adventures of an unusual duo who dream up elaborate and silly ways to reclaim a ball that has rolled into a bush. Series: Bean Dog and Nugget Call Number: J HARPER
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Little Robot
by Ben Hatke
Discovering an adorable robot in the woods, a wrench-wielding 5-year-old endeavors to save him from big bad robots that want to use the little robot to achieve their own nefarious ends. Call Number: J HATKE
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Hilda and the Stone Forest
by Luke Pearson
Caught sneaking out of the house while grounded, adventuress Hilda is forced to team up with her irate mother on a dangerous journey through the land of the trolls, where a surprising transformation challenges their efforts to return home. Call Number: J PEARSON
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Dear Mr. Washington
by Lynn Cullen
Agreeing to be on their best behavior when President Washington comes to have his portrait painted by their father, Gilbert Stuart, young Charlotte, James and John eagerly follow the advice in the president's gift book of manners, with hilarious results. Call Number: E CUL
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Go Cubs Go!: Baseball's Never Give Up Story
by Marv Levy
Grandpa Bruno the Bear tells his two cubby-bear grandchildren about patiently waiting for his beloved Chicago Cubs to win a World Series. The Cubs "never gave up" he told them, and he taught the cubby bears that they shouldn't give up either! Plus Chicago's renowned baseball historian George Castle educates the reader about the Cubs' all-time dates, names, achievements and quotes. Call Number: E LEV
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New Shoes
by Susan Meyer
In this historical fiction picture book, Ella Mae and her cousin Charlotte, both African American, start their own shoe store when they learn that they cannot try on shoes at the shoe store. Call Number: E MEY
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Dance at Grandpa's
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Adapted for young children, this tale follows the adventures of Laura Ingalls and her family as they prepare to travel to Grandpa's house for a merry winter party. Call Number: E WIL
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Never Glue Your Friends to Chairs
by Katherine Applegate
When the first-graders' bee antennae would not stay on their heads and the drummers would not stay in their seats for the open house play, Roscoe decides to help by using the "don't-you-dare" glue. Series: Roscoe Riley Rules Call Number: J APPLEGAT
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The Not-So Itty-Bitty Spiders
by Amy Marie Stadelmann
Beatrix is a witch, but her twin sister Olive is not. When Beatrix plays one trick too many on Olive and their classmate Eddie, the two decide to get back at her with a bucket of garden spiders, but when the spiders get into a growing potion and turn into giant spiders, the three children have to work together to save their town. Series: Olive and Beatrix Call Number: J STADELMA
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Moldylocks and the Three Beards
by Noah Jones
After falling through the refrigerator into the Land of Fake Believe, Princess meets a girl named Moldylocks who takes her to the home of the Three Beards for chili--but when the Beards capture her friend, Princess must come up with a plan to save her. Series: Princess Pink and the Land of Fake-Believe Call Number: J JONES
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Frankie Pickle and the Closet of Doom
by Eric Wight
Fourth-grader Frankie Piccolini has a vivid imagination when it comes to cleaning his disastrously messy room, but eventually even he decides that it is just too dirty. Series: Frankie Pickle Call Number: J WIGHT
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The Fenway Foul-Up
by David A. Kelly
Cousins Mike and Kate are at Fenway Park when the lucky baseball bat of a star Boston Red Sox player is stolen. Can they find the missing bat before the game is over? Series: Ballpark Mysteries Call Number: J KELLY
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Rosa and the Water Pony
by Katy Kit
Rosa plans to perform amazing tricks on the back of a magical water pont at Mermaid Bay's annual carnival, but when the pony is stolen, Rosa and her friends must find the culprit. Series: Mermaid Mysteries Call Number: J KIT
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Hero Dog
by Hilde Lysiak
Nine-year-old Hilde Lysiak is an aspiring reporter with her own newspaper, the Orange Street News, and she is investigating break-ins and missing baked goods--and with the help of Zeus, a little dog with a big bark, she intends to track down the thief who is trying to steal a win in the Bake-Off Bonanza, one of Selinsgrove's biggest events. Series: Hilde Cracks the Case Call Number: J LYSIAK
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The Case of the Stinky Socks
by Lewis B. Montgomery
Detectives-in-training Milo and Jazz join forces to tackle their first big case, finding out who stole the lucky socks from the high school baseball team's star pitcher. Series: Milo and Jazz Mysteries Call Number: J MONTGOME
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Ivy and Bean
by Annie Barrows
When seven-year-old Bean plays a mean trick on her sister Nancy, she finds unexpected support for her antics from Ivy, the new neighbor, who is less boring than Bean first suspected. Series: Ivy and Bean Call Number: J BARROWS
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Bink and Gollie
by Kate DiCamillo
The adventures of two precocious girls who don bright socks and rollers skates for an imaginative trip to the Andes. Series: Bink and Gollie Call Number: J DICAMILL
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Andy Shane and the Very Bossy Dolores Starbuckle
by Jennifer Jacobson
Andy Shane hates school, mainly because of a tattletale know-it-all named Dolores Starbuckle, but Granny Webb, who has taken care of him all his life, joins him in class one day and helps him solve the problem. Series: Andy Shane Call Number: J JACOBSON
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Look Out, Jeremy Bean!
by Alice Schertle
A school assignment to share collections prompts Jeremy Bean to become a collector of stories about himself. Call Number: J SCHERTLE
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The School is Alive!
by Jack Chabert
Sam Graves discovers that his elementary school is alive and plotting against the students. As hall monitor, it is his job to protect them, but he will need some help from his friends. Series: Eerie Elementary Call Number: J CHABERT
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Rise of the Balloon Goons
by Troy Cummings
Alexander has just moved into Stermont, but the elementary school is being torn down. His new classroom is located in the hospital morgue, a notebook he finds is full of information about monsters, and everywhere he turns there are spooky balloon men determined to attack him. Series: Notebook of Doom Call Number: J CUMMINGS
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The Cave of Aaaaah! Doom!
by Jaden Kent
A young dragon named Ella, convinces her twin brother Owen to join her on a bold quest to find a wizard that will help cure Owen of his flaming cold. Series: Ella and Owen Call Number: J KENT
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Creepy Cowboy Caper
by Michael Anthony Steele
When the Mystery Inc. gang gets lost in the desert, they decide to check out the local ghost town, Sladeville, and find it apparently full of ghosts--but Velma suspects that living people are behind the ghostly manifestations. Series: Scooby-Doo! Beginner Mysteries Call Number: J SCOOBY-D
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Strike Three, Marley!
by Susan Hill Long
Watching his first baseball game, Marley the rambunctious young Labrador roots for the home team by howling up a storm, catching fly balls, chewing on bats and slobbering on the bases. Call Number: R GRO
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Soccer Step-Up
by Jake Maddox
When budget cuts lead to the elimination of Delano Middle School's girl soccer team, Melina Stern and the other seventh and eighth graders are invited to try out for the high school varsity team--but the older players clearly do not want the middle schoolers around, and the girls are having trouble playing as a team. Series: Jake Maddox JV Girls Call Number: J MADDOX
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Pedro's Big Goal
by Fran Manushkin
Pedro would love to be the goalie in the team's first game, but another boy is bigger--so all his friends come over to help him practice before the tryout. Series: Pedro Call Number: R MAN
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Out of Bounds
by Andrea Montalbano
When newcomer Skylar joins the Brookville Breakers soccer team, Makena James ignores the Soccer Sisters code--and family rules--to try to win Skylar's approval. Series: Soccer Sisters Call Number: J MONTALBA
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