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New & Coming Soon Books for Elementary SchoolersNovember 2019
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Click on the title to check availability. Log-in to our online catalog to place holds. To place holds by phone, please call us at 708-366-5205. During open hours, you can also chat with us at www.riverforestlibrary.org. It's easy!
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Top Secret Smackdown
by Mac Barnett
When all the ravens are stolen from the Tower of London, secret agent Mac is dispatched on a rescue mission in Iceland, where he confronts his KGB nemesis while discovering secret submarines, hungry polar bears and mysterious blueprints.
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Knock Three Times
by Cressida Cowell
Heroes Xar and Wish combine their Magic and Iron abilities to save their beloved world from the destructive Nuckalavee. By the best-selling author of the How to Train Your Dragon series.
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The Lighthouse Between the Worlds
by Melanie Crowder
After discovering that the lighthouse his family tends is a portal to strange and dangerous worlds, eleven-year-old Griffin must travel through it to save his father from a threat to all humanity.
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A Way Between Worlds
by Melanie Crowder
A sequel to The Lighthouse Between the Worlds finds Griffin and his fierce new ally, Fi, struggling to uncover their own gifts and find a way to save all lighthouse-connected worlds from destructive invaders.
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The Silent Thaw
by Erin Hunter
A latest entry in the high-action story arc finds ThunderClan leader, Bramblestar, manifesting strange behaviors after losing one of his nine lives, a mystery that is compounded by a disruptive apparition.
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Sauerkraut
by Kelly Jones
To earn enough money to build his own computer, HD Schenk agrees to help clean out his uncle's basement, but when he does, he finds an old pickling crock haunted by the ghost of his great-great-grandmother, who has a plan of her own.
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid : Wrecking Ball
by Jeff Kinney
When an unexpected inheritance gives Greg Heffley's family a chance to make big changes to their house, they soon discover that renovations may not be worth the effort.
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The Spacedog Cometh
by Johnny Marciano
While Klawde struggles to outwit a dog that has arrived on Earth to settle an intergalactic score, Raj endures ambitious plans for an Indian feast by his formidable grandmother.
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Pug Blasts Off
by Kyla May
Helping her devoted human to craft a project for a Spirit of the Inventor Challenge, Bub, the peanut butter-loving, self-proclaimed world’s cutest pug causes a terrible setback when he loses his patience with a mischievous squirrel.
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Talespinners : Saving Fable
by Scott Reintgen
Indira Story grew up in Origin, yearning to be the hero of her own story, but after finally being chosen to attend Protagonist Preparatory, she learns that side characters can be heroes, too.
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Nina Soni, Former Best Friend
by Kashmira Sheth
Organized but sometimes forgetful Nina has a lot to keep track of as she rushes to complete a school project, help with little sister Kavita's birthday party, and make up with best friend Jay.
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The Magic Mirror
by Anna Staniszewski
The Ice Princess's magic mirror is broken, one piece is missing, and without it the Enchanted Kingdom is locked in a terrible, unseasonable, heat wave (even the palace is melting); two children, Kara and Zed, are determined to help, but first they must figure out whether the break is the result of the sibling rivalry between the Ice Princess and her sister the Sun Princess--or did the monkey do it?
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Horrible Harry Says Goodbye
by Suzy Kline
As the last day of third grade looms, Doug learns that Harry is moving to a new town and wonders how he'll survive fourth grade without him, while Harry wonders about the new neighbors across the street and what they could mean for their friendship.
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On Thin Ice
by Christina Soontornvat
Princess Lina is loving groundling school. Her magic is still under wraps, she hangs out with BFF Claudia every day, and soon their class is taking a field trip to see penguins at the city aquarium!
Up in the sky, Lina's Granddad has decided to invite her mischievous cousin Jack Frost to give Lina extra tutorials in Winterheart magic. But when Jack tags along with Lina to school, his tricks wreak havoc on the big field trip. Can Lina keep her cool and save the day?
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The dance of the star fairies
by Thea Stilton
The Thea Sisters find themselves on a magical adventure in the Kingdom of the Fairies in a latest Thea Stilton Special Edition story.
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Does It Fart? : a kid's guide to the gas animals pass
by Nick Caruso
The creators of the best-selling Does It Fart? The Definitive Field Guide to Animal Flatulence present an uproariously informative fact book for younger readers about the gas animals pass, which animal is the most stinky and how some species use gas to communicate.
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Bet You Didn't Know! : Outrageous, Awesome, Out-of-This-World Facts 2
by National Geographic Kids
Complemented by striking photography and spot art, a second National Geographic Kids collection of incredible facts and mind-boggling tidbits is organized under such headers as “Extreme Weirdness,” “Strange Places” and “What’s the Difference?” Illustrations.
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