Tara Sands
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English
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Have you ever wondered how water moves around on Earth? An introduction to the water cycle, including precipitation, evaporation, condensation, and more, is explored through this newest addition to the How Do series. The How Do series is a great introduction to various STEM topics, each presented in a format that encourages audiences to ask questions and guess the answers before exploring the science behind them.
12) Short
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[2017]
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English
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"Very short for her age, Julia grows into her sense of self while playing a munchkin in a summer regional theater production of The Wizard of Oz"-- Provided by publisher.
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2010
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English
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Allie lives too close to school and never gets to ride the bus, which is why she is so excited for her class fieldtrip to a historic schoolhouse out in the country. But when Mrs. Hunter tells the fourth grade class that each student has been paired with a 'buddy' for the trip, Allie is stuck with her former best friend, the back-stabber Mary Kay.
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2013
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English
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It begins, as the best superhero stories do, with a tragic accident that has unexpected consequences. The squirrel never saw the vacuum cleaner coming, but self-described cynic Flora Belle Buckman, who has read every issue of the comic book Terrible Things Can Happen to You!, is the just the right person to step in and save him. What neither can predict is that Ulysses (the squirrel) has been born anew, with powers of strength, flight, and misspelled...
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2014
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English
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Summer is almost over, and when a tropical storm ends A.J.'s vacation earlier than expected, he and his family have to stay at Andrea's house. Ugh, disgusting! When everyone in the house starts getting cabin fever, and even back-to-school shopping won't calm the kids down, Andrea and A.J. are sent to Camp Ockatollyquay. The catch? It's a camp to get kids ready for school! But not to worry, Andrea and A.J. rally the Ella Mentry School gang to end their...
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The Lost Princess of Oz (1917) is the eleventh novel in L. Frank Baum's beloved Land of Oz series. According to the author, the story began with a letter from a young reader and soon took on a life of its own.
When Princess Ozma goes missing from her palace in the Emerald City, and the instruments upon which Glinda the Good Witch and the Wizard of Oz are nowhere to be found, Dorothy bravely gathers a group of trustworthy companions in order to solve...
18) Good half gone
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As a teen, Iris Walsh narrowly escaped the kidnapping, trafficking and murder suffered by her twin sister. With few clues to go on, the case quickly goes cold. As an adult, Iris is determined to find out what happened, so she interns at the isolated Shoal Island Hospital for the criminally insane, to seek out its secrets. But there is something sinister beneath the surface, and Iris is in danger herself.
19) Pig the stinker
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English
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"Eww! What a stinker! Pig isn't just the world's greediest pug, he's the DIRTIEST, too. It's time he had a bath! But try telling Pig that..."--Page [4] of cover.
20) Pig the Tourist
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Told in rhyming text, Pig the pug spreads destruction wherever he travels, creating complete chaos wrecking parties and parades until finally the locals unite to tell him to go away--but Pig never really learns his lesson and remains a bad traveling companion to this day.