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Kids vs. Plastic: Ditch the straw and find the pollution solution to bottles, bags, and other single-use plastics

Kids vs. Plastic: Ditch the straw and find the pollution solution to bottles, bags, and other single-use plastics

By Julie Beer

51 ratings2 reviews

Jam-packed with surprising information about plastic's effect on the environment, plus loads of p...
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The Deadly Daylight

The Deadly Daylight

By Harrier, Ash

4.54 ratings4 reviews

12-year-old Alice has a hard time making friends. Maybe it's because she works in a funeral home and receives messages from the dead. While the kids at school taunt her and call her “Alice in Zombieland," Alice England finds refuge at her father’s funeral home, where the dead tell her stories. As she arranges the deceased’s personal mementos, an item will hum with meaning–resonance–and Alice will see the story of their life.
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Island of Silence (The Unwanteds)

Island of Silence (The Unwanteds)

By Lisa McMann

4.8927 ratings27 reviews

The second book in the middle-grade dystopian fantasy series that Kirkus Reviews calls “The Hunge...
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Grumpy Monkey Up All Night

Grumpy Monkey Up All Night

By Suzanne Lang

51 ratings2 reviews

Everyone's favorite New York Times bestselling Grumpy Monkey is back in this hilarious bedtime st...
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QB 1

QB 1

By Mike Lupica

4.673 ratings5 reviews

From #1 New York Times bestselling author of TRAVEL TEAM, HEAT, and MILLION-DOLLAR THROW comes a ...
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Panda Kindergarten

Panda Kindergarten

By Joanne Ryder

51 ratings1 reviews

Follow a day in the life of the panda cubs at China Conservation and Research Center for the Gian...
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Playful Pandas

Playful Pandas

By National Geographic Society

0 ratings1 reviews

Movable features depict the life cycle, physical characteristics, and behavior of pandas in the w...
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Historians on Hamilton: How a Blockbuster Musical Is Restaging America's Past

Historians on Hamilton: How a Blockbuster Musical Is Restaging America's Past

By

51 ratings3 reviews

America has gone Hamilton crazy. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony-winning musical has spawned sold-out p...
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The Wide Window (A Series of Unfortunate Events)

The Wide Window (A Series of Unfortunate Events)

By Lemony Snicket

4.333 ratings4 reviews

There is nothing to be found in the pages of A Series of Unfortunate Events but misery and despai...
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The Reptile Room, Movie Tie-in Edition (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 2)

The Reptile Room, Movie Tie-in Edition (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 2)

By Lemony Snicket

4.7561 ratings56 reviews

Tie–in books for the feel–bad movie of the year!
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