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We found a hat
by Jon Klassen
A conclusion to the celebrated trilogy by the Caldecott Medal-winning creator of This Is Not My Hat follows the hilarious efforts of two increasingly estranged, deadpan turtles to share a single hat between them.
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Stepping Stones : A Refugee Family's Journey
by Margriet Ruurs
In this picture book, a young girl and her family are forced to flee their village to escape the civil war that has engulfed Syria and make their way toward freedom in Europe
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Penguin problems
by Jory John
A tongue-in-cheek introduction to Antarctica features a plucky little penguin who argues that the region, far from being free from worries and responsibilities, is freezing, filled with natural predators and all but overrun by identical penguins that make it rather hard to find one's mom. Illustrated by the Caldecott Honor-winning artist of Grandpa Green. Simultaneous eBook.
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Leave me alone!
by Vera Brosgol
Grandmother wants so badly to be left alone to finish the knitting for her grandchildren that she leaves her tiny home and her big family to journey to the moon and beyond to find peace and quiet to finish her knitting
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The cranky ballerina
by Elise Gravel
A young nonconformist uses expressions of strong emotion to convey what she does not like about ballet class while gradually discovering what she does like, in a relatable story that combines onomatopoeic sound words and energetic illustrations. 40,000 first printing.
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The adventurer's guide to successful escapes
by Wade Albert White
Having spent most of her 13 years dreaming of the day that she and her best friend will leave their oppressive boarding school, Saint Lupin's Institute for Perpetually Wicked and Hideously Unattractive Children, Anne is catapulted by a series of curious events into an epic quest that takes her and friends Penelope and Hiro to strange locales where she must solve riddles in order to triumph over monstrous adversaries. A first novel. Simultaneous eBook. 30,000 first printing.
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The Jolley-Rogers and the ghostly galleon
by Jonny Duddle
When Captain Twirlybird and his ghostly crew start to loot the town of Dull-on-Sea on the night of every full moon, the townspeople try vainly to protect their treasures, but Matilda calls on her friend Jim Lad and his pirate family for help
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Howard Wallace, P.I.
by Casey Lyall
Twelve-year-old private investigator Howard Wallace investigates a case of student council blackmail with new student Ivy Mason as his junior partner
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The dragon waking
by Grayson Towler
Sharing a best friendship with shapeshifting dragon Jade, who uses magical powers to whisk them away for wondrous fantasy playtimes, Rose risks her life to help Jade find a meteorite fragment capable of protecting the long-slumbering dragon species throughout a terrible war.
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Rebel genius
by Michael Dante DiMartino
Discovering that he possesses the creative spirit of an artist despite his Renaissance-inspired world's ban on art, 12-year-old Giacomo finds safety in a secret studio for young artists only to be threatened by a murderous peer. By the co-creator of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Simultaneous eBook.
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Dara Palmer's major drama
by Emma Shevah
Dara Palmer dreams of being an actress, but when she does not get a part in the school play she wonders if it is because of her different looks as an adopted girl from Cambodia, so Dara becomes determined not to let prejudice stop her from being in the spotlight
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The midnight ride of Flat Revere
by Kate Egan
Visiting the famous landmarks of Boston, Stanley excitedly goes on a Duck Tour, eats lunch at Quincy Market and participates in a reenactment of Paul Revere's famous midnight ride before being asked to give a speech about being flat and consider if he wants a cure. Simultaneous and eBook.
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