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• The Case of the Golden Bone

  Varon, Sara,

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  When two new dogs move in, Sweet Pea is eager to show them the sights and smells of her home town, Parkville. But its most famous attraction, the one-of-a-kind Golden Chew Bone, has vanished! Parkville needs a detective, and Sweet Pea's spectacular…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Stella & Marigold

  Barrows, Annie,

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  Two sisters, Stella and Marigold, do all the regular things, like go to school, but they also share adventures (both real and imagined) and secret sister things.

• Marya Khan and the Incredible Henna Party

  Faruqi, Saadia,

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  With her eighth birthday coming up, Marya claims she is having an epic henna party, so now she must convince her family to make it happen and work to pull it off. But everything Marya does seems to end in disaster.

• Axolotl

  a First Field Guide to the Amphibian That Never Grows Up

  Whited, Jessica LaMae, Dr.,

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  Head into the wild to study axolotls in this field guide for kids. Join axolotl expert Dr. Jessica LaMae Whited as she explains how these cute amphibians can regrow their legs and why they never grow up!

• Shipwreck in Seal Bay

  Marlin, Jen,

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  Max and Sofia must save harbor seals from an oil spill caused by a leaking boat engine in Scotland.

• Orris and Timble

  the Beginning

  DiCamillo, Kate,

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  Orris the rat lives alone in an old barn, until the day his solitude is disrupted by a sudden flutter of wings and a loud screech. A small owl has gotten caught in a trap in the barn. Can Orris "make the good and noble choice" (as the king on his…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Flower Garden

  Kurilla, Renée,

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  After planting a seed packet in the backyard, things don't go as expected for best friends Anna and Tess. They fall asleep in the sun and wake up to blooms as tall as buildings! All is explained when Anna and Tess meet May, a little garden gnome…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Ghost Tree

  Deen, Natasha,

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  When Asim moves to a new town, he must save his new teacher when an evil spirit from Guyanese folklore begins to wreak havoc.

• Wildfire Rescue

  Rajan, Rekha S.,

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  The Jackson family, including eight-year-old Jaden and his sister Leela, travel the United States responding to disasters, helping people and rescuing animals--but they have never responded to a wildfire like the one raging in Northern California.

• Shermy & Shake, the Not-so-nice Neighbor

  Larson, Kirby,

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  When a new kid comes to stay with his grandmother at the house next door, Shermy's plans for a quiet, relaxing summer are completely upended. That's because Shake is nothing like Shermy. And Shermy is nothing like Shake. As the two boys are forced…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lila Greer, Teacher of the Year

  Beaty, Andrea,

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  When Lila, a worrier, moves to a new town, the what ifs only grow, and she feels alone and invisible until her teacher finds a creative and kind way to make Lila feel welcome and open to new experiences.

• Wild Places

  the Life of Naturalist David Attenborough

  Rocco, Hayley

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  A nonfiction account of the life of British naturalist David Attenborough and his advocacy for the protection of wild places on Earth.

• Dragons Don't Cook Pizza

  Rafer, Angeli,

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  The Bailey School kids believe that the new pizza place, with its medieval theme and a man dressed as a knight, has a fire-breathing dragon as its cook.

• How to Write a Poem

  Alexander, Kwame

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  From this first stanza, readers are invited to pay attention--and to see that paying attention itself is poetry. Kwame Alexander and Deanna Nikaido's playful text and Melissa Sweet's dynamic, inventive artwork are paired together to encourage…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Like Lava in My Veins

  Barnes, Derrick,

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  Bobby Beacon has trouble controlling his hot temper at his superhero school.

• Picture Day

  Sax, Sarah,

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  Viv never looks forward to picture day. Her mom always makes her wear a boring braid, and no one at school notices her--aside from her two best friends, Milo and Al, of course. But enough is enough. This year, Viv is taking matters into her own…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Nell Plants a Tree

  Wynter, Anne,

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  Three generations of a family grow up and come together around one pecan tree.

• Doggo and Pupper

  Applegate, Katherine,

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  Doggo, an older dog, learns how to welcome and accept a young puppy into the household.

• Aaron Slater, Illustrator

  Beaty, Andrea,

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  When Miss Greer asks each child in the class to write a story, second-grader Aaron, who loves to draw but struggles with reading, creates a story using pictures.

• Fly Guy Presents

  Weird Animals

  Arnold, Tedd,

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  Fly Guy is buzzing to learn all about the world's weirdest animals!