Archives: Books
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid
It’s a new school year, and Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into middle school, where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. The …
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Defending Irene
Irene loves soccer, a passion she inherited from her Italian father. She thrills to the sound and feel of the ball exploding off her foot for a shot at the …
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Dear Bully: Seventy Authors Tell Their Stories
As more and more teen suicides dominate the news, a generation’s favorite authors—as varied as Alyson Nöel, Jon Scieszka, and Mo Willems—have come together to share their stories about bullying …
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Dark Eden
A startling pyschological thriller by Patrick Carman, complemented by multimedia downloadable phone apps. Fifteen-year-old Will Besting is sent by his doctor to Fort Eden, an institution meant to help patients …
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Dancing with Elvis
It’s 1956, and ever since she and her mother rescued Angel Musseldorf from her abusive parents, Frankilee Baxter has been miserable. In addition to being more pretty, popular, and talented …
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Dance Class #4: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Paris
Julie, Lucy and Alia are best friends and share the same passion: dance. These three will have to balance competition, new boyfriends, and classes without letting things get out of …
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Dad, Jackie, and Me
It is the summer of 1947 and a highly charged baseball season is underway in New York. Jackie Robinson is the new first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers—and the first …
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Corky Cub’s Crazy Caps
Corky Cub’s best chum is moving away! Who will play catch with him? Who will make cookies and crazy caps with him? Can Corky’s classmates at Alpha Betty’s school help …
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Cold Kiss
When her boyfriend, Danny, is killed in a car accident, Wren can’t imagine living without him. Wild with grief, she uses the untamed powers she’s inherited to bring him back. …
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Cock-a-Doodle Who?
This simple picture book will fascinate children with its brilliantly designed silhouette cutouts and vibrant patters, while simultaneously teaching them about life on a farm.
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Cleopatra’s Moon
“The Luxe” meets the ancient world in the extraordinary story of Cleopatra’s daughter. Selene has grown up in a palace on the Nile with her parents, Cleopatra and Mark Antony—the …
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Clementine and the Family Meeting
Clementine’s having a nervous breakdown. The FAMILY MEETING! sign is up in her house, and she just knows she’s in trouble for something. Has she been too mean to her …
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Circles of Hope
Young Facile wants to plant a tree in honor of his new baby sister, but he faces many obstacles. The first seed he plants is eaten by a goat, the second …
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Chick ‘n’ Pug Meet the Dude
He’s taller than the Chrysler Building. He drools more than a baby sucking on a piece of Jello. Dog people will revere him. Chick and Pug know him only as …
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Chick
An egg cracks–crickety crack–and out comes a little yellow chick! He peeps, he cheeps, he eats, and at the very end, he sleeps under Mommy’s wing–zzzzzz. Each eye-popping page in …
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Cheer Up, Mouse
Mouse’s friends have a brilliantly simple idea on how to cheer him up. Jed Henry’s sweet illustrations swing readers up and down alongside Mouse, and with his verse, to arrive …
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Chasing the Nightbird
Fourteen-year-old Lucky Valera is a seasoned sailor about to join the crew of the whaling ship, Nightbird. But when his estranged older brother suddenly kidnaps him and forces him into …
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Celtic Run: A Jake McGreevy Novel
Jake, a 14-year-old gadget whiz, didn’t plan on a summer full of treasure, thieves, and danger. He just got lucky. While in Ireland on a class trip, Jake stumbles upon the …
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Caterpillars
Caterpillars attract children like magnets—their shapes, colors, and locomotion styles are impossible to resist. Now children can explore the dazzling diversity of the world’s caterpillars illustrated in hundreds of four-color …
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Cal Ripken Jr.’s All Stars: Hothead
Connor Sullivan is an All-Star shortstop on his Babe Ruth team, the Orioles. He can hit and field with the best of them, but he’s got one big problem: his …
