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Naomi the Rainbow Glitter Dragon
by Maddy Mara
Loving her abilities and work as a Glitter Dragon Girl, Naomi finds the limits of her powers tested when she joins her friends to protect the Magic Forest from an uprising of particularly malevolent Shadow Sprites.
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Doggo and Pupper
by Katherine Applegate
Declared boring by the cat of the house, a routine-oriented Doggo is dismayed by the messy antics of newcomer Pupper, who returns obedient, but decidedly unhappy, from puppy-training school. By the Newbery Medal-winning author of The One and Only Ivan. Illustrations.
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Kitty and the great lantern race
by Paula Harrison
Crafting a lantern for Hallam City’s Festival of Light, Kitty finds the limits of her courage and skills tested by a shadowy figure who she realizes may be behind a string of recent burglaries. Illustrations.
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Eva's treetop festival
by Rebecca Elliott
Volunteering to organize a school festival, Eva Wingddale is rapidly overwhelmed by the event's many details and considers asking a less-than-trustworthy frenemy, Sue, for help.
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Rock star
by Kelly Starling Lyons
Feeling bereft when her best friend moves away, a science-loving little girl struggles to make a new friend while exploring her love of rock collecting during a school project that is met by a team member's stubborn resistance.
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Scouting for Clues
by Brandi Dougherty
Scout's a little dog with a big appetite for solving mysteries with her friends!
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The half-court hero
by Mike Lupica
When someone begins renovating a basketball court at the local park, Zach and Zoe set out to find out who is doing the work
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Let's get cracking!
by Cyndi Marko
Transforming into an avian superhero who fights crime in the city of Fowladelphia, Gordon Blue hops into his Beakmobile and is led by his super birdy senses to a festival where all the chickens have lost their feathers and donned itchy woolly sweaters. .
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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. By the best-selling author of the Hiro's Quest series.
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Mac undercover
by Mac Barnett
From the esteemed New York Times best-selling and multi-award-winning author comes a hilarious, fully illustrated new spy adventure series that introduces Mac B., the queen of England’s newest secret agent, who travels around the globe in search of stolen treasures
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Athena & the magic land
by Joan Holub
Carried from her home by a strange, sparkly storm, little Athena arrives in the land of Mount Olympus and an adventure inspired by The Wizard of Oz, in a debut entry in a new early reader series by the authors of the Goddess Girls and Heroes in Training adventures.
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The princess in black
by Shannon Hale
Hiding her secret identity as a monster-fighting superhero, Princess Magnolia interrupts her fancy tea with the unsuspecting Duchess Wigtower to stop a big blue monster from endangering her kingdom's goats. By the author of the Newbery Honor-winning Princess Academy.
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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
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Olga and the smelly thing from nowhere
by Elise Gravel
Discovering a grumpy, smelly, fussy creature in her garbage can that she names after herself, young Olga befriends and studies the eccentric Olgamus in ways that subtly introduce the scientific method, the practices of Jane Goodall and other scientific concepts.
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The school is alive!
by Jack Chabert
Discovering that his elementary school is alive and menacing, hall monitor Sam Graves, assisted by his friends Lucy and Antonio, works to defend his fellow students as they rehearse for the class play.
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The ember stone
by Katrina Charman
When a powerful vulture uses dark magic and an army of spies to attack the magical land of Perodia, a tiny owl, his squirrel best friend and a lone surviving firehawk become their home's unlikely defenders. By the award-winning author of The Ninjabread Man.
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Hamlet and cheese
by Megan McDonald
"It's spring break, and Stink is faced with a difficult choice: hang out at home with his sister, Judy, or become a Shakespeare Sprite with his friend Sophie of the Elves. Hanged be! When Sophie tells Stink that there will be swordplay and cursing at Shakespeare camp, his choice is made. But wait! How now? The eager young thespian hadn't counted on Riley Rottenberger being a Sprite, too. And he positively had not counted on being the only boy! Fie upon't!"--Amazon.com
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Rise of the balloon goons
by Troy Cummings
Discovering an old notebook after moving to a new hometown, Alexander reads top-secret information about monsters while tackling a wacky band of arm-waving, balloon-wielding brutes.
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Knit-knotters
by Sam Hay
Stella discovers that her new glasses are magic, allowing her to see the knit-knotters--night sprites that are flitting around town tyeing knots in children's hair so they need haircuts--and when a conversation with one of them, Trixie, reveals the reason, Stella comes up with a plan to deal with the mischievous fairies
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All paws on deck
by Jessica Young
A clumsy but outgoing Great Dane and a dapper, grumpy Scottie set sail as pirate dogs and enjoy imaginative adventures filled with swabbing decks and searching for pirate treasure.
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Picture day
by Susan Nees
When her mother selects a boring outfit for picture day at school, Missy, an exuberantly creative little girl, teams up with her best friend, Oscar, and her trusty cat, Pink, to identify an alternate outfit that expresses her irrepressible character.
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Horrible Harry and the dragon war
by Suzy Kline
After all the wonderful things they have been through, it is impossible for their classmates to believe that Song Lee isn't speaking to her best friend Harry because of a silly fight over a class project dealing with dragons.
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The king of show-and-tell
by Abby Klein
Freddy rescues a baby bird who has fallen out of its nest, and he figures if he can get the little bird to school without mom and his teacher noticing, Freddy is sure he will be the King of Show-and-Tell.
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Dinosaurs before dark
by Mary Pope Osborne
When he and his younger sister, Annie, discover a tree house that travels through time, Jack and Annie begin an adventure that takes them to the era of dinosaurs.
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Ivy + Bean
by Annie Barrows
When seven-year-old Bean plays a mean trick on her sister, she finds unexpected support for her antics from Ivy, the new neighbor, who is less boring than Bean first suspected
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Amelia Bedelia means business
by Herman Parish
Amelia Bedelia makes her chapter book debut in a new series that includes short, fast-paced chapters, black-and-white illustrations, lots of friends and hilarious situations.
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Mercy Watson : princess in disguise
by Kate DiCamillo
When it is decided that she will dress as a princess this year for Halloween, Mercy the pig dons her beautiful pink gown and sparkling tiara with all the confidence in the world and sets forth on a special night of trick-or-treating that is sure to turn heads!
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Bookmarks are people too!
by Henry Winkler
Hoping to land the lead in the class play, Hank freezes during his audition and is only able to buzz like a fly, inspiring his teacher to create a special role for him as a silent bookmark that saves the show when a rival suffers an attack of stage fright.
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Super burp!
by Nancy E. Krulik
A debut entry in a new series by the creator of the Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo series introduces young George, whose loud and magical burping fit at the start of the new school year prompts involuntary antics that land him in big trouble.
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Taxi to intrigue
by Robert Quackenbush
Stumbling on secret plans meant only for spies during a visit to London, world-famous duck-tective Miss Mallard is challenged to make a careful decision about what to do with the super-sensitive information. By the award-winning creator of Pete Pack Rat.
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