Christopher Gebauer
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Diary of an awesome friendly kid volume 1
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English
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In his first journal, middle schooler Rowley Jefferson, Greg Heffley's sidekick, records his experiences and misguided decision to write a biography of Greg, who, in his own mind, is destined to become rich and famous.
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[2017]
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English
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Alec, a sixth-grade bookworm always in trouble for reading instead of listening and participating in class, starts a book club, solely to have a place to read, and discovers that real life, although messy, can be as exciting as the stories in his favorite books.
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A hilarious new middle grade novel from beloved and bestselling author Gordan Korman about what happens when the worst class of kids in school is paired with the worst teacher-perfect for fans of Ms. Bixby's Last Day. The Unteachables are a notorious class of misfits, delinquents, and academic train wrecks. Like Aldo, with anger management issues; Parker, who can't read; Kiana, who doesn't even belong in the class-or any class; and Elaine (rhymes...
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Publisher Annotation: Gloriously rich and utterly delightful, Miss Peregrine’s Museum of Wonders is an indispensable guide to the peculiar world, perfect for longtime fans and new listeners alike. Covering everything from how to blend in with suspicious normals to the most popular time loops to visit as a temporal tourist, this essential volume is ideal for anyone curious about the world of Miss Peregrine: its strange history, curious practices,...
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"Jack, 12, tells the gripping story of Joseph, 14, who joins his family as a foster child. Damaged in prison, Joseph wants nothing more than to find his baby daughter, Jupiter, whom he has never seen. When Joseph has begun to believe he'll have a future, he is confronted by demons from his past that force a tragic sacrifice"--
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Incredibly dead pets of Rex Dexter volume 1
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English
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"Cursed by an old carnival game, sixth-grader Rex Dexter uses his new ability to communicate with dead animals to investigate the mysterious deaths of endangered zoo animals"--
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Jigsaw Jones mystery super specials volume 1
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English
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Second-grade detectives Jigsaw, Mila, and their friends follow clues found in a school desk that lead to buried treasure.
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Waylon volume 1
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2016.
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English
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"Waylon, a boy with the mind of a scientific genius and the vulnerable heart of an eight year old, is trying to understand his older sister and deal with changes among the kids at school"--
11) Blue Daisy
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English
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Friends Sam and Katie try to help a stray dog and, in the process, bring their neighbors closer together. Includes a recipe for dog biscuits.
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Little Hippo stories volume 3
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English
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Little Hippo loves to play pretend, and today he s going to be a truck driver! He zooms his dump truck through the Savannah to deliver a surprise to the lion cubs. But when Little Hippo encounters roadblocks throughout his journey, he's grateful he has such good friends to help him along his way.
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Waylon volume 3
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2017.
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English
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"Waylon and Baxter share in the care of a stray dog, Dumpster Eddy"--
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Planet Kindergarten volume 2
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English
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A young child imagines kindergarten as a mission in space, with his fellow kindernauts, and this is their one hundredth day.
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Little Hippo stories volume 2
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English
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Little Hippo has fun pretending that he is a firefighter but must figure out what to do when he finds a real fire.
16) Ninja kid
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Ninja kid volume 1
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English
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Nelson is not the coolest kid in the world, but when he wakes up on his 10th birthday, he discovers he has become a ninja! With the help of his grandmother's inventions and his crazy cousin Kenny, he will try to perfect his skills and save the world.
17) Flying ninja!
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Ninja kid volume 2
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English
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Nelson has to stop a group of runaway animals and crazy machines that have invaded the city. To do so, he will need his new jet pack and some amazing ninja skills!
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English
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"Two-time Edgar Award-winning author Lori Roy entangles readers in a heart-pounding tale of two women battling for survival against a century's worth of hate. On the day a black truck rattles past her house and a Klan flyer lands in her front yard, ten-year-old Beth disappears from her Simmonsville, Georgia, home. Armed with skills honed while caring for an alcoholic mother, she must battle to survive the days and months ahead. Seven years later,...
19) Level 13
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Slacker volume 2
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English
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Dedicated slacker Cameron Boxer thinks he has found gamer heaven: playing video games online for an audience (and money); but the Positive Action Group (the club he created to keep his parents off his back) keeps getting in the way with meetings and fund-raisers for worthy causes, and his friends keep turning to him for plans and girlfriend advice, plus Elvis the beaver is back chewing on the back wall--and all Cameron wants to do is to conquer the...
20) Slacker
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Slacker volume 1
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English
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When eighth-grader Cameron Boxer creates the Positive Action Group at school he intends it as a diversion to fool his parents, teachers, and sister into letting him continue to concentrate on his video-gaming--but before he knows it other kids are taking it seriously, and soon he finds himself president of the P.A.G., and involved in community service, so the boy who never cared about anything is now the center of everything, whether he likes it or...