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961) High score
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"Oceans 11 goes to the arcade in this wildly entertaining heist adventure. We do this my way. No one gets hurt. And if I call it off, it's off. Got it? My name's Darius James--but everyone calls me DJ. At my old school, I was the go-to guy for all kinds of tricky problems that needed creative solutions. But at my new school, Ella Fitzgerald Middle, I'm just trying to blend in. Well, I was, anyway, until my best friend, Conor, got himself transferred...
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"Omar is going on his biggest adventure yet--a trip to Pakistan! But his excitement about the trip is interrupted by some shocking news: his amazing teacher is not coming back to school, and no one will say why. When Omar and his friends start investigating, the hints they overhear and clues they find lead them to an alarming conclusion--it must be aliens! Omar has a huge imagination, but saving his teacher from aliens seems far-fetched even to him....
965) The king's taster
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The royal chef takes Max the dog, the royal taster, on several international journeys to find a dish for the land's pickiest king.
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Twelve-year-olds Ambrose, Tom, and Frankie are transported to the boys' hometown of Freedom Falls, Ohio, in 1852 when Frankie blows her Romani family's magical trombone, and to return home they will have to use both Morse code and the ancient form of divination known as the I-Ching.
967) El Deafo
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"Going to school and making new friends can be tough. But going to school and making new friends while wearing a bulky hearing aid strapped to your chest? That requires superpowers! In this funny, poignant graphic novel memoir, author/illustrator Cece Bell chronicles her hearing loss at a young age and her subsequent experiences with the Phonic Ear, a very powerful--and very awkward--hearing aid. The Phonic Ear gives Cece the ability to hear--sometimes...
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Maggie Diaz of Miami is excited to start seventh-grade with her best friends, Zoey and Julian, and finally getting a cellphone of her own; but after school her friends are wrapped up in their various clubs, her mother is attending college, and her older sister Caro has her sports and tutoring, so Maggie decides that she will find a club to join as well--but trying out ALL the different clubs while still juggling school work is exhausting and confusing--and...
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Stink y sus amigos persiguen y rescatan a tres cobayas que se han escapado de la tienda de mascotas. Pero ése es apenas el comienzo de la aventura: los tres animalitos forman parte de una gran familia de 101 que necesitan hogar urgentemente. Así que los amigos lanzan una brigada de adopciones sobre ruedas por el estado de Virginia para ayudar a resolver el problema.
Stink Moody, his friends Webster and Sophie, and Mrs. Birdwistle visit tourist...
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Toby Montrose, an assistant at his uncle's detective business, enters Hugh Abernathy's crime-solving contest in order to prove he doesn't have to stay an apprentice all his life. Together with his friend Ivy--who isn't allowed to compete even though she thinks she is the best detective around--Toby prepares for the challenge. Then, one of the other detectives is found murdered before the contest begins.
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"Gideon's short-lived run as a locally famous boy detective ended when middle school started, and everyone else--including his best friend, Lily--moved on while Gideon kept holding on to his trench coat, fedora, and his treasured film noir collection. Now he's sixteen and officially retired. That is, until Lily shows up suddenly at Gideon's door, needing his help. He might be mad at her for cutting him off with no explanation, but Gideon can't turn...
973) Emmie es invisible
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"Emmie es creativa y alegre, pero extremadamente tímida. Katie es muy popular, extrovertida y llena de energía. Emmie y Katie son muy diferentes, pero, cuando una nota cae en las manos equivocadas, verán como sus vidas se unen y cambian para siempre. Una maravillosa historia sobre el poder de la amistad." --contraportada.
The lives of two middle school girls, one a quiet artist, the other a popular overachiever, intersect on a day shaped by...
977) We Have a Playdate
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A hilarious and wacky graphic novel for the youngest readers about navigating friendships—and the playground
The slide. The swings. The monkey bars. The seesaw.
Tuna, Noodle, and Margo each head for their favorite spots, like always. But today, there is a bear on the slide, and—gasp!—they won't come down.
Together, this ragtag group of pals must tackle the playground, navigate friendships old and new,...
The slide. The swings. The monkey bars. The seesaw.
Tuna, Noodle, and Margo each head for their favorite spots, like always. But today, there is a bear on the slide, and—gasp!—they won't come down.
Together, this ragtag group of pals must tackle the playground, navigate friendships old and new,...
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author and illustrator Matthew Gray Gubler comes a heartwarming story of colors, creatures, and connection.
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Join two unlikely friends, Chuck and Lenore, as they embark on a dreamlike adventure and uncover the magic of seeing the world through each otherâs eyes. Lovingly hand-drawn, and featuring a cloth cover and ribbon bookmark, itâs a book to treasure, read, and re-read....
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Join two unlikely friends, Chuck and Lenore, as they embark on a dreamlike adventure and uncover the magic of seeing the world through each otherâs eyes. Lovingly hand-drawn, and featuring a cloth cover and ribbon bookmark, itâs a book to treasure, read, and re-read....
979) Back to the Ice Age
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David is stuck with the world's worst babysitter. But when she accidentally zaps herself back in time, his problems are far from over. If she's still missing when his parents get back, they'll freak out! David and his friend, Ben, must blast into the past to save the stranded sitter.