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  Scarum Fair

  by Jessica Swaim

  Enter the Scarum Fair, poet Jessica Swaim's hilariously ghoulish gathering of thrill rides, creepy creatures, and ghastly sideshow entertainers. Take a ride on the Scary-Go-Round and Teacup Terror, or enter the Coffin Race. Meet The Head, The Hand, and Madame Ratowski, the palm reader who likes to be paid in swiss cheese. Visit the chiropractic tent of Dr. Crunch, who'll "pulverize your sternum, and disconnect... (more)
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  The Intergalactic Bed & Breakfast: Book 1

  Aliens on Vacation

  by Clete Barrett Smith

  Scrub isn’t happy about leaving Florida and his friends to summer with his crazy grandmother in “Middle-of-Nowhere,” Washington.  Arriving at her Intergalactic Bed & Breakfast, he isn’t surprised by its the-60’s-meets-Star-Wars décor, but he is surprised by the weird-looking guests. It turns out that each room in the inn is an off-earth portal and his grandma the gate-keeper, allowing aliens to vacation on... (more)
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  Thunder Birds: Nature's Flying Predators

  by Jim Arnosky

  Acclaimed naturalist and illustrator Jim Arnosky helps birds and imaginations take glorious flight in this breathtaking nonfiction picture book with six giant gatefolds. Arnosky will draw out kids' inner explorer as he explains why there are no feathers on a vulture's head, which bird is the deep-diving champ, what makes an owls's wings perfectly silent in flight, and much more. Readers can use this gorgeously... (more)
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  Escape Under the Forever Sky

  by Eve Yohalem

  Loosely based on real-life events this suspenseful story by a debut novelist is also funny and touching and will have readers riveted from start to finish. Lucy's mother is the U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia so Lucy's life must be one big adventure right? Wrong. Lucy's worrywart mother keeps her locked up inside the ambassador's residence. All Lucy can do is read about the exotic and exciting world that lies beyond... (more)
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  Play, Louis, play! : the true story of a boy and his horn

  by Muriel Harris Weinstein

  The childhood of Louis Armstrong was as fascinating as the great musician himself—and this chapter book biography tells it like never before. Play, Louis, Play! is written from the point of view of Louis' closest companion throughout his youth—his horn! In a jazz-inflected, exuberant voice, this unusual narrator tells it all, starting with the small New Orleans hock shop where little Louis bought his first... (more)
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  Ruth and the Green Book (Carolrhoda Picture Books)

  by Calvin Alexander Ramsey, Gwen Strauss

  Ruth was so excited to take a trip in her family's new car! In the early 1950s, few African Americans could afford to buy cars, so this would be an adventure. But she soon found out that black travelers weren't treated very well in some towns. Many hotels and gas stations refused service to black people. Daddy was upset about something called Jim Crow laws... Finally, a friendly attendant at a gas... (more)
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  Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie

  by Julie Sternberg

  I had a bad August. A very bad August. As bad as pickle juice on a cookie. As bad as a spider web on your leg. As bad as the black parts on a banana. I hope your August was better. I really do.   When Eleanor's beloved babysitter, Bibi, has to move away to take care of her ailing father, Eleanor must try to bear the summer without Bibi and prepare for the upcoming school year. Her... (more)
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  Under the Mambo Moon

  by Julia Durango, Fabricio VandenBroeck

  On summer nights Marisol helps out in Papi's music store. As customers come and go, they share memories of the Latin music and dance of their various homelands, expressed in a dazzling array of poetry. The diversity of Latin American music is brought to life in poems that swivel, sway, and sizzle with the rhythms of merengue, vallenatos, salsa, and samba. Back matter includes a map, author's note, and further... (more)
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  Hamster Magic

  by Lynne Jonell

  Lynne Jonell, the popular author of Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat, makes her Stepping Stones debut with a laugh-out-loud funny story of wayward wishes and mixed-up magic. Celia Willow is the baby of the family, and she’s sick of it—sick of being younger and smaller, and sick of never being taken seriously. So when Hammy, her hamster, magically starts talking and then offers to grant her a wish, Celia... (more)
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  Postcards from Camp

  by Simms Taback

  The hilarious correspondence between a reluctant first-time camper and his dad This fabulously creative book by Caldecott Award winner Simms Taback features handmade postcards and funny letters that readers will enjoy pulling out of their envelopes. Michael is new to sleepaway camp, and it's not going so well. He thinks his counselor is an alien, his bunkmates are pranksters, and it's constantly raining. So he... (more)
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  EllRay Fights Back

  by Sally Warner

  "Buk, buk, book," Jared whispers, but loud enough for everyone to hear. Eight-year-old EllRay Jakes is sick of getting picked on. But every time he tries to defend himself against class bully Jared Matthews, EllRay is the one who winds up in trouble. It's just not fair! Then his dad offers him a deal: If EllRay can stay out of trouble for a week, they'll go to Disneyland! So now EllRay has a lot to prove - he's... (more)
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  Hot Diggity Dog

  The History of the Hot Dog

  by Adrienne Sylver, Adrienne Sylver

  If we are what we eat, Americans are hot dogs. We ate them on the way to the moon and served them to the king of England. We name a Hot Dog– Eating Champ! Garnished with hilarious illustrations and amazing “foodie” facts, this kid-friendly, globespanning history of our favorite fast-food meal offers unique insight into America’s multicultural heritage. From a hobo’s franks-and-beans to astronaut food, there’s... (more)
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  Misty Gordon and the Mystery of the Ghost Pirates

  by Kim Kennedy

  Here is a funny middle-grade mystery from a bright new fiction talent.   Things in the New England town of Ashcrumb are getting weird. Or just weirder. Misty Gordon, whose antique-dealing parents drive a van that says “D.E.A.D.” on the side (for “Deceased’s Estate and Antique Dealer”), is accustomed to weird.   One day, when accompanying her father to the estate of a recently departed clairvoyant,... (more)
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  Just Being Audrey

  by Margaret Cardillo

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  The Cheshire Cheese Cat

  A Dickens of a Tale

  by Carmen Agra Deedy, Randall Wright

  Skilley, an alley cat with an embarrassing secret, longs to escape his hard life dodging fishwives brooms and carriage wheels and trade his damp alley for the warmth of the Cheshire Cheese Inn. When he learns that the innkeeper is looking for a new mouser, Skilley comes up with an audacious scheme to install himself in the famous tavern. Once established in the inn, Skilley strikes a bargain with Pip, the... (more)
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  Wonderstruck

  by Brian Selznick

  Playing with the form he created in his trailblazing debut novel, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Brian Selznick once again sails into uncharted territory and takes readers on an awe-inspiring journey. Ben and Rose secretly wish their lives were different. Ben longs for the father he has never known. Rose dreams of a mysterious actress whose life she chronicles in a scrapbook. When Ben discovers a puzzling clue in... (more)
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  Benjamin Franklinstein

  Benjamin Franklinstein lives!

  by Matthew McElligott

  Victor GodwinÕs orderly life is upended when he discovers that Benjamin Franklin never actually diedÑ he was put into suspended animation and hidden away for more than 200 years in VictorÕs basement! After an accident reawakens Ben, Victor must not only help him adjust to the modern world but also help him overcome a slight flawÑwhen Ben runs low on energy, he turns into a rampaging monster desperately hungry for... (more)
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  Clever Jack Takes the Cake

  by Candace Fleming

  Take a bite out of this deliciously funny original fairy tale by a bestselling picture-book duo! What would you do if you were invited to the princess’s tenth birthday party but didn’t have money for a gift? Well, clever Jack decides to bake the princess a cake. Now he just has to get it to the castle in one piece. What could possibly go wrong? Candace Fleming and G. Brian Karas, creators of the bestselling... (more)
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  Hero

  by Mike Lupica

  Fourteen-year-old Zach Harriman can feel the changes. The sharpening of his senses. The incredible strength. The speed, as though he can text message himself across miles. The confidence and the strange need to patrol Central Park at night. His dad had been a hero, a savior to America and a confidante of the president. Then he died, and the changes began in Zach. What Zach never knew was that his father was no... (more)
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  Zita the Spacegirl: Book 1

  Zita the Spacegirl

  by Ben Hatke

  Zita’s life took a cosmic left turn in the blink of  an eye.   When her best friend is abducted by an alien doomsday cult, Zita leaps to the rescue and finds herself a stranger on a strange planet. Humanoid chickens and neurotic robots are shocking enough as new experiences go, but Zita is even more surprised to find herself taking on the role of intergalactic hero. Before long, aliens in all shapes and sizes... (more)