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The Invention of Hugo Cabret

by Selznick, Brian

When twelve-year-old Hugo, an orphan living and repairing clocks within the walls of a Paris train station in 1931, meets a mysterious toyseller and his goddau...

People

by Blexbolex,

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Just the Right Size

Why Big Animals Are Big and Little Animals Are Little

by Davies, Nicola

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Shake, Rattle & Turn That Noise Down!

How Elvis Shook Up Music, Me and Mom

by Stamaty, Mark Alan

FOR HIS EIGHTH birthday, Mark Alan Stamaty’s parents gave him his very own radio. Little did his mother realize that that innocent-looking plastic box would ...

Griff Carver, Hallway Patrol

by Krieg, Jim

Twelve-year-old Griff Carver knows a thing or two about fighting crime. Because Griff’s not just any kid—he’s a kid with a badge. And if you are a crimin...

Whaling Season

A Year in the Life of an Arctic Whale Scientist [Scientists in the Field]

by Lourie, Peter

Not all scientists live where they work, harvest their own subjects, or use information passed down from generation after generation of Inupiaq Eskimos to help...

Crows & Cards

by Helgerson, Joseph

Three warnings for readers who hate surprises: 1. Beware of slivers, 2. and gamblers, 3. and aces. Zebulon Crabtree found all that out the hard way back in 184...

Heart of a Shepherd

by Parry, Rosanne

Ignatius "Brother" Alderman, nearly twelve, promises to help his grandparents keep the family's Oregon ranch the same while his brothers are away and his fathe...

Toby Alone

by Fombelle, Timothée de

This book presents an awards-laden adventure of heroism, friendship and survival - with a powerful ecological message - set in a captivating miniature world. T...

Milagros

Girl from Away

by Medina, Meg

Twelve-year-old Milagros barely survives an invasion of her tiny, Caribbean island home, escapes with the help of mysterious sea creatures, reunites briefly wi...