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Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Beware the Power of the Dark Side!

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Beware the Power of the Dark Side!

By Tom Angleberger

4.437 ratings14 reviews

Acclaimed, New York Times best-selling author Tom Angleberger delivers a captivating retelling of...
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Get Well Soon, Mallory! (Baby-Sitters Club, 69)

Get Well Soon, Mallory! (Baby-Sitters Club, 69)

By Ann M. Martin

4.333 ratings2 reviews

Mallory comes down with mono and her parents make her quit the Baby-sitters Club.
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Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy: Little Women

Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy: Little Women

By Rey Terciero

4.754 ratings3 reviews

2018 marks the 150th anniversary of the classic Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. Join Meg, Jo, ...
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Just Joking Science

Just Joking Science

By National Geographic

51 ratings1 reviews

This hilarious new book in the kid-favorite Just Joking series―packed with 300 science-themed jokes, riddles, knock-knocks, tongue twisters, and more―is scientifically proven to leave kids laughing, chuckling, and exclaiming “Eureka!”
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Making Friends

Making Friends

By Kristen Gudsnuk

4.147 ratings10 reviews

Sometimes making a friend is a lot easier than keeping one!Sixth grade was SO much easier for Dan...
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The Tombs of Atuan (Earthsea Cycle)

The Tombs of Atuan (Earthsea Cycle)

By Ursula K. Le Guin

51 ratings2 reviews

The Newbery Honor–winning second novel in the renowned Earthsea series from Ursula K. LeGuin gets...
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The Magician's Nephew

The Magician's Nephew

By C. S. Lewis

51 ratings1 reviews

Two hard-cover books in a beautifully illustraed box cover. First book contains: The Lion and the...
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The Horse and His Boy (Evergreen Library)

The Horse and His Boy (Evergreen Library)

By C. S. Lewis

4.4715 ratings7 reviews

Fully dramatized and produced with cinema-quality sound design and music, each title in Radio The...
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Stargirl

Stargirl

By Jerry Spinelli

4.33122 ratings166 reviews

A modern-day classic and New York Times bestseller that celebrates the power of individuality and...
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Dead Wednesday

Dead Wednesday

By Spinelli, Jerry

51 ratings1 reviews

On Dead Wednesday, every eighth grader in Amber Springs is assigned the name and identity of a teenager who died a preventable death in the past year. The kids don black shirts and for the whole day everyone in town pretends they’re invisible—as if they weren’t even there. The adults think it will make them contemplate their mortality. The kids know it’s a free pass to get away with anything.
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