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Alice's Shooting Star- Middle sister Alice helps her family recognize that her exuberant younger sister Rosie's accounts of her day are creative stories rather than lies.

Alice's Birthday Pig- Alice's brother teases her mercilessly because she cannot say the word "animal" correctly, but she gets her revenge on her birthday.

Alice's World Record- On the way to their grandparents' house, Alice beats her older brother Oliver at the alphabet game for the first time ever, making him so miserable that he reacts in a way that changes him and his status as favorite grandchild.

About Average- As the end of sixth grade nears, Jordan Johnson, unhappy that she is only average in appearance, intelligence, and athletic ability, reveals her special skills when disaster strikes her central Illinois elementary school.

The Garden Thief- The Alden children help solve a case surrounding missing vegetables and vandalism in the community garden.

Mouse- In seventeenth-century China, orphaned ShaoShu, who can squeeze into small spaces, puts his life in danger when he becomes a spy for a young band of warrior monks known as the Five Ancestors and bravely infiltrates evil Tonglong's camp.

Stella Batts: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow- When Stella learns that her best friend Willa is moving away, she makes a wish and tries with a magic potion to keep her in Redwood City, California.

Captain Disaster- Squish, comic book fan and grade school amoeba, is made captain of his soccer team and following the example of his favorite superhero, must figure out how to turn a losing streak around without losing his friends. 

Daisy Dawson and the Secret Pond- Daisy Dawson has an amazing gift, she can understand and talk to animals! In her second adventure, she is determined to find a pair of shy otters and take their photo to show at school. With Boom the basset hound, Cyril the squirrel, and a pair of mischievous young squirrels in tow, it promises to be a perfect day with friends. But as they all set out, the birds are singing about rain clouds on the way. Will Daisy get the picture she needs before the weather gets her?

Saving the Stegosaurus- When Tom and Jamie enter the Dino World this time, something is different. The mountains are volcanoes and the weather seems strange. They've gone to the Jurassic period, and there's a whole new world to explore. 

Attack of the Tyrannosaurus- Tom and Jamie can't believe their luck when they find a secret entrance to a prehistoric world filled with dinosaurs! The first dinosaur they meet is a friendly wannanosaurus. It eats the fruit from super-stinky ginkgo trees. But soon, Tom and Jamie meet a much less friendly dino: a Tyrannosaurus Rex that would like to eat them!

Amber Brown is Tickled Pink- Nine-year-old Amber is nervous and excited about her mother's wedding to Max, but Amber's father makes things complicated. 

Crunch- The oldest Marriss brother, fourteen-year-old Dewey, attempts to be the "embodiment of responsibility" as he juggles the management of the family's bicycle repair business while sharing the household and farm duties with his siblings after a sudden energy crisis strands their parents far from home. This is also a Young Hoosier Book Award Nominee.

New Non-Fiction!!

Submarines- Some submarines are over 550 feet long and can dive 1,600 feet deep. The biggest submarine in the world can carry up to 160 crew members and stay underwater for 180 days. Stunning photographs accompany intriguing facts, allowing readers to see these remarkable boats up close-including their giant propellers and their nuclear engines.

Jumbo Jets- The biggest passenger plane in the world can carry more than 800 people and the biggest cargo plane in the world looks like a beluga whale. Readers will learn these fun facts about jumbo jets, and others, as they delve into this book about large, powerful machines. The informative text is paired with stunning photographs of jumbo jets, inside and out-engaging even the most reluctant of readers.

Earthmovers- This includes vehicles such as bulldozers, wheel loaders, and dump trucks!

Aircraft Carriers- Aircraft carriers can carry hundreds of jets and thousands of soldiers at a time, and travel all the way around the world. An aircraft carrier is a ship that is as long as a skyscraper is tall, and is often referred to as a "city at sea". Inside this book, informative text and vivid photographs take readers on an exciting tour of these awesome monster machines-from the control tower down to the nuclear engine room.

The Big Dinosaur Dig- Discusses the work of paleontologists searching in the Sahara desert for dinosaur fossils. 

Dinosaur's Day- A gentle Triceratops forgets to stay with the herd and has to use his sharp horns to fight a Tyrannosaurus.

Eruption!: The Story of Volcanoes- Explains how volcanoes form and how volcanic eruptions occur, and describes the effect of different kinds of eruptions on people and the environment. 

Rockets and Spaceships- Describes how space shuttles, probes, satellites, the Hubble space telescope, and space stations allow astronauts to explore the moon and planets.

Spacebusters: The Race to The Moon- In 1961 the President of the United States made a pledge that America would send a man to the Moon before the end of the 1960s. Here is the story of the final stage of that race against time.

Pocahontas- Examines the life of the Indian princess Pocahontas and her contact with English settlers, especially John Smith.     

Volcanoes- In graphic novel format, text and illustrations explain how volcanoes erupt, how they are studied, and how to stay safe during an eruption.

Bugs Bugs Bugs!- Describes the hunting activities of various bugs, including the praying mantis, wood ant, and dragonfly.

Arctic Tern Migration- Explains how Arctic terns live; discusses their migration, its purpose, and its route; and lists threats Arctic terns may face on their migration.

Wash and Clean- Invites young readers to learn healthy habits by discovering the similarities and differences between humans and animals.

Sunrise Hill- When a small town's newly built church burns down right before Easter, Caleb's uncle, the preacher who helped build the church, becomes depressed, but Caleb shows him that the true meaning of Easter does not depend on a building.    

Isis and Osiris- Isis and Osiris have never trusted their brother, Set. When Set hosts a huge banquet for Osiris, Isis is worried. Osiris falls for Set's trickery and is separated from his beloved Isis. Will Isis be able to save Osiris?

Bill The Boy Wonder: The Secret Co-Creator of Batman- Recounts the life of the unrecognized co-creator of the Batman comic strip and details the author's quest to find out more about him.

Island: A Story of the Galapagos- An island is about to be born- one that in time will become the home of plants and animals that exist nowhere else on Earth. This book is the biography of a Galápagos island- from birth, through adolescence, to adulthood, and beyond.

The Boston Tea Party- Tells the story of the Boston Tea Party of 1773 from the arrival of the ships full of controversial taxed tea in Boston Harbor, through the explosive protest meetings at the Old South Church, to the defiant act of dumping 226 chests of fine tea into the harbor on December 16.

The House That George Built- Shares the story of how George Washington had a home built for the future presidents.