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Check it Out February 2019 New and notable items from the Children's Department Highlights of new and exciting titles for caregivers, educators and children birth-twelve
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Juno Valentine and the magical shoes by Eva ChenA young girl embarks on an epic journey through time and space, stepping into the shoes of such female icons as Frida Kahlo, Cleopatra, Sally Ride, and Jane Goodall, with each pair bringing a brand new adventure.
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No boring stories! by Julie FalatkoBored with sweet, boring picture books about cute and fluffy creatures, a group of unpopular animals tries to write an adventure story featuring themselves, with unwanted help from over-eager Bunny.
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Ginny Goblin is not allowed to open this box by David GoodnerTempted by a box on a high shelf that she is forbidden to open until dinnertime, Ginny Goblin engages in a series of wacky box-snatching strategies involving ninja suits, catapults and scaly serpents. Illustrated by the creator of Hug It Out!
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Sophie Johnson : unicorn expert by Morag HoodA self-proclaimed young unicorn expert dresses up her toys, stuffed animals and baby brother as unicorns and becomes so caught up in teaching others that she fails to notice a real unicorn hiding in plain sight.
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Dreamland by Noah KlocekEnjoying everything about bedtime but particularly loving her dreams, young Amelie ventures through a surreal world, overcoming cold toes, tangled blankets and other sleepytime challenges, to track down her favorite dreams. By the co-creator of Cloud Country.
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There are no bears in this bakery by Julia Sarcone-RoachThe award-winning author of The Bear Ate Your Sandwich finds a hard-boiled gumshoe cat, Muffin, investigating a suspicious noise at the Little Bear Bakery, where a cub with a growling tummy has consumed all the yummy doughnuts.
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Sweep : the story of a girl and her monster by Jonathan AuxierIn nineteenth-century England, after her father's disappearance Nan Sparrow, ten, works as a "climbing boy," aiding chimney sweeps, but when her most treasured possessions end up in a fireplace, she unwittingly creates a golem.
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Bad Kitty: Kitten trouble by Nick BruelWhen an escalating dispute in a neighboring community destroys a cat shelter, bad-tempered Kitty is nonplussed when her human family offers to help by fostering several displaced kittens. By the award-winning creator of Bad Kitty for President.
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One-third Nerd by Gennifer CholdenkoFifth-grader Liam, his shy science-loving sister Dakota and his popular sister, Izzy, a girl with Down syndrome, put their minds together to figure out how to afford a trip to the veterinarian to save their faithful German shepherd.
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The truth as told by Mason Buttle by Leslie ConnorAn oversized youth with challenging learning disabilities is wrongly suspected of having a hand in his best friend's death, a situation that compels him to create an underground haven for himself and a bullied new friend. By the award-winning author of Waiting for Normal.
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Island war by Patricia Reilly GiffThe daughter of a scientific researcher and the son of a U.S. agent meet by chance on a remote Aleutian Island during World War II and put aside their differences in order to survive when they become the only Americans to escape an invasion by Japanese forces. By the Newbery Honor-winning author of Genevieve's War.
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The Unteachables by Gordon KormanA notorious class of misfits, delinquents and academic underachievers, isolated away from the rest of their school, embark on a year of unexpected changes with a burned-out teacher who has been shattered by a cheating scandal. By the author of Restart.
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Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha LeeMin, a thirteen-year-old girl with fox-magic, stows away on a battle cruiser and impersonates a cadet in order to solve the mystery of what happened to her older brother in the Thousand World Space Forces.
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Max & the Midknights by Lincoln PeirceAspiring knight Max teams up with a band of brave adventurers, the Midknights, on a madcap quest to save a kidnapped relative from a cruel king who is driving all the happiness out of the realm of Byjovia. By the best-selling creator of the Big Nate series.
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Sam Wu is not afraid of ghosts by Katie TsangAfter an embarrassing incident on his school field trip, Sam is determined to prove that he is not afraid of ghosts.
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The elephant by Jenni DesmondAn introduction to the world of the elephant combines facts with illustrations that compare their size and amount they eat to objects in the everyday world.
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American girl around the world cookbook by Nicole Hill GerulatInspiring young chefs to taste and learn about new cuisines from around the world while honing their cooking skills, an American Girl cookbook features simple, easy-to-make recipes that will help them expand their culinary knowledge and palate.
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Absolute expert dinosaurs : All the Latest Facts from the Field by Lela NargiYou can be the absolute expert on all things dinosaur-- from colossal carnivores to feathered fossils. Facts, figures, timelines, and new discoveries straight from paleontologists in the field: We've got it all, and then some. Meet the long-neck Dreadnoughtus and the tiny Compsognathus. Run with T. rex, and swim with Spinosaurus. Get to know the biggest, baddest beasts from prehistory in this book chock-full of everything you'd ever what to know about dinos!
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Through the window : views of Marc Chagall's life and art by Barb RosenstockThe creators of the Caldecott Honor-winning The Noisy Paint Box present a sumptuous picture book biography of the 20th-century Jewish modernist that lyrically traces the impact of war on his career, his use of powerful emotion and his masterpiece paintings and stained-glass windows.
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