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Plants vs. zombies volume 6
Language
English
Description
"How did the "Zombossification" of suburbia begin? Where did all the powerful new plants and zombies come from? Here's where you'll find out! Fans won't want to miss this hilarious, action-packed, all-ages, zombie fightin' adventure! Something sinister has taken over suburbia. Are your ... brainssss ... prepared for the zombie infestation?"--Back cover
3) Grow up!
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Doctor Docter's Energy Replenerator turns Daniel (aka Loud Boy) and his superhero friends into prune-eating, cane-wielding old people.
4) Game on!
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
When Old Fogey escapes from prison and creates a video game that physically sucks the players into the game, it is up to Daniel, aka Loud Boy, and his friends to call upon their superpowers to rescue the captured players.
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Language
English
Description
"Three girls start a hair-braiding business at their summer camp to make money, while competing against a rival business that threatens their plans"--
When Maggie learns that her father has a second daughter, Callie, she won't let a new family member get in the way of her summer plans with best friend Daija. They are determined to make tons of money braiding hair for kids around the neighborhood. Daija doesn't want Callie to interfere with their...
6) Lunch money
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Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Greg, who has always been good at moneymaking projects, is surprised to find himself teaming up with his lifelong rival, Maura, to create a series of comic books to sell at school.
Author
Series
I survived volume 21
Language
English
Description
Relates the story of a boy who survives the deadliest disaster in American history--the hurricane that hit Galveston, Texas, on September 8, 1900, killing eight thousand people--and heads back into the treacherous waters to help save his neighbors.
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English
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"Asteroids come in all shapes and sizes--and hit our planet in them, too. But what happens if a catastrophically large one approaches earth? By looking on the ground at historical asteroid craters and present-day falls, and up into space for the big ones yet to come, a wide variety of scientists are trying to figure out how to track asteroids--and how to avoid devastating impacts in the future."--
9) Day of doom
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Series
Language
English
Description
It started with a kidnapping. A shadowy organization known only as the Vespers snatched seven members of the Cahill family and demanded a series of bizarre ransoms from around the world. Thirteen-year-old Dan Cahill and his older sister Amy began a global treasure hunt, determined to bring back whatever Vesper One needed, so long as it kept the hostages safe. But when they deliver the last ransom, Amy and Dan discover Vesper One's terrifying endgame....
11) Costa Rica
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Language
English
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Description
"Developed by literacy experts for students in grades three through seven, this book introduces young readers to the geography and culture of Costa Rica"--Provided by publisher.
12) Cambodia
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Language
English
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"Developed by literacy experts for students in grades three through seven, this book introduces young readers to the geography and culture of Cambodia"--Provided by publisher.
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Series
Fourth stall volume 2
Language
English
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Description
Sixth graders Mac and Vince, who operate an advice and assistance service for fellow students, face new dangers when a strict administrator is hired to clean up the school and strange and dangerous girl asks for their help to have a teacher fired.
15) Thunder dog: the true story of a blind man, his guide dog, and the triumph of trust at Ground Zero
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Language
English
Description
At 12:30 a.m. on 9/11, Roselle whimpered at Michael Hingson's bedside. When the trained guide dog was "on the clock," nothing could faze her. But without her harness she was free to be scared of the coming thunderstorm. The two had a busy day of meetings and an important presentation ahead. A normal day. Until they went to the office. In Thunder Dog, follow Michael and Roselle as their lives are changed forever by two explosions and 1,463 stairs.
16) Sunny
Author
Series
Track (Jason Reynolds) volume 3
Language
English
Description
"Sunny is the chillest dude on the Defenders, an elite middle school track team. Secretly though, Sunny thinks himself as a murderer because his mother died giving birth to him. And the way Sunny's dad treats him doesn't help; it seems the only thing Sunny can do right in his dad's eyes is win races. But Sunny has never liked running; he'd rather dance. So Coach helps Sunny discover a track event that encompasses the hard hits of hip-hop, the precision...
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English
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"A historically large irruption of snowy owls during the winter of 2013-2014 brought them across the eastern US, and farther south than usual. Scientists used this opportunity to attach GPS tracking devices to some snowy owls to increase understanding of their winter behavior and migration."--
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"From the New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist, a biography in verse and prose of science fiction visionary Octavia Butler. Acclaimed novelist Ibi Zoboi illuminates the young life of the visionary storyteller Octavia E. Butler in poems and prose. Born into the Space Race, the Red Scare, and the dawning Civil Rights Movement, Butler experienced an American childhood that shaped her into the groundbreaking science-fiction...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"North Carolina's black bears were once a threatened species, but now their numbers are rising in and around Asheville. But what happens when conservation efforts for a species are so successful that there's a boom in the population? Can humans and bears live compatibly? What are the long-term effects for the bears? Author Amy Cherrix follows the scientists who, in cooperation with local citizen scientists, are trying to answer to these questions...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Language
English
Description
"Marc Favreau documents the Great Depression--a time when Americans from all walks of life fell victim to poverty, insecurity, and fear--and tells the incredible story of how they survived and, ultimately, thrived. This is the story of the Great Depression in the United States, from the sweeping consequences of the market collapse to the more personal stories of individuals and communities caught up in the aftermath. Packed with photographs, primary...
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