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The 13-Story Treehouse by Andy GriffithsA first entry in a new series by the best-selling author of The Big Fat Cow that Goes Kapow follows the efforts of Andy and Terry to meet a latest book deadline despite numerous distractions in their sophisticated tree house home, including flying cats, giant bananas and sea monsters pretending to be mermaids. Call Number: J GRIFFITH
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The 100-Year-Old Secret by Tracy BarrettXena and Xander Holmes discover that Sherlock Holmes was their great-great-great grandfather when they are given his unsolved casebook, from which they attempt to solve the case of a famous missing painting Call Number: J BARRETT
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The Adventures of a South Pole Pig
by Christopher Kurtz
In a fresh and funny middle-grade novel, Flora the pig ditches the sedentary life on the farm for an adventure in Antarctica, where she escapes the knife and lives her dream of pulling a sled with a team of dogs. Call Number: J KURTZ
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Alex the Parrot: No Ordinary Bird
by Stephanie Spinner
Recounts the true story of an African grey parrot who was the subject of a graduate student's scientific experiment on animal intelligence and who astonished everyone with his ability to add, understand concepts and speak hundreds of words. Call Number: J 636.6865 SPI
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Brave Girl : Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909 by Michelle MarkelAn engagingly illustrated account of immigrant Clara Lemlich's pivotal role in the influential 1909 women laborer's strike describes how she worked grueling hours to acquire an education and support her family before organizing a massive walkout to protest the unfair working conditions in New York's garment district. 25,000 first printing. Call Number: J 331.8928871 MAR
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Dorko the Magnificent by Andrea BeatyLoving magic but struggling to make his tricks work correctly, young Robbie discovers that his crotchety visiting grandmother was once an internationally renowned magician who suffered heartaches that turned her into a bitter woman, a discovery that leads to an uneasy alliance and a final disappearing act. Call Number: J BEATY
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Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library
by Chris Grabenstein
Twelve-year-old Kyle gets to stay overnight in the new town library, designed by his hero (the famous gamemaker Luigi Lemoncello), with other students but finds that come morning he must work with his friends to solve puzzles in order to escape. Call Number: J GRABENST
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Fortunately, the Milk by Neil GaimanWhen a father runs out to buy milk for his children's breakfast cereal, the last thing he expects is to be abducted by aliens, and he soon finds himself transported through time and space on an extraordinary adventure, where the fate of the universe depends on him and the milk--but will his children believe his wild story? By a Newbery Medal-winning author. Call Number: J GAIMAN
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Glory Be
by Augusta Scattergood
In the summer of 1964 as she is about to turn twelve, Glory's town of Hanging Moss, Mississippi, is beset by racial tension when town leaders close her beloved public pool rather than desegregating it. Call Number: J SCATTERG
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Hatchet
by Gary Paulsen
After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the wilderness, learning to survive with only the aid of a hatchet given him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce. First in a series. Call Number: J/YA PAULSEN
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I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 by Lauren TarshisExcited to board the Titanic with his aunt and little sister, 10-year-old George begins to explore the ill-fated ship's first-class storage cabin when the ship is rocked by a collision with an iceberg and begins to sink. Series: I Survived Call Number: J TARSHIS
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The Junction of Sunshine and Lucky by Holly SchindlerLiving with her trash hauler grandfather in a poor section of town, Auggie faces homelessness when a wealthy classmate's father campaigns to demolish the run-down houses in their community, a challenge that compels Auggie to recycle junkyard items to beautify her home. Call Number: J SCHINDLE
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Little Dog, Lost by Marion Dane BauerA boy, a dog and an old man are all lonely before the boy plans a rally, the dog looks for a boy, and all the townspeople run to the old man's aid when lightning strikes his home. By the Newbery Honor-winning author of On My Honor. Call Number: J BAUER
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Masterpiece
by Elise Broach
After Marvin, a beetle, makes a miniature drawing as an eleventh birthday gift for James, a human with whom he shares a house, the two new friends work together to help recover a Dürer drawing stolen from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Call Number: J BROACH
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Matilda
by Roald Dahl
Matilda applies her untapped mental powers to rid the school of the evil, child-hating headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and restore her nice teacher, Miss Honey, to financial security. Call Number: J DAHL
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Rump : The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin
by Liesl Shurtliff
Relates the tale of Rumpelstitskin's childhood and youth, explaining why his name is so important, how he is able to spin straw into gold, and why a first-born child is his reward for helping the miller's daughter-turned-queen. Call Number: J SHU
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Sidekicks
by Dan Santat
Captain Amazing, the hero of Metro City, is getting too old to save the world by himself and decides that he needs a sidekick. But he never expected his pets to compete for the job! As they try to prove that they're crime-fighting material, Captain Amazing's dog Roscoe, his hamster Fluffy, and the family's new addition, a chameleon named Shifty, get into all kinds of trouble (but just might end up saving the day). Graphic Novel Call Number: J SANTAT
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Stay : the True Story of Ten Dogs by Michaela MunteanTraces the story of 10 surrendered canines that were adopted and trained by renowned circus performer Luciano Anastasini, who helped them to develop their respective talents as proud and happy circus dogs. By the author of Do Not Open This Book. Call Number: J 636.70887 MUN
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