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"Twelve-year-old Ada is a Chimera, one of a number of children born with human and animal DNA thanks to a genetic experiment gone wrong. When she is shipped off to a quarantined school for other kids like herself, she senses that the facility is keeping a secret, which, if discovered, could upend everything the world knows about how Chimeras came into being"--
2) Sports Cars
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Ever since automobiles were invented, people have been driven to design the most attractive cars possible. Have a gas learning about the history of roadsters and sports cars in this informative title, while also taking the step-by-step drawing instructions for a joyride.
3) Fairies
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Do you believe in magic? Young readers need only faith, trust, and a little bit of pixie dust to discover the wide array of stories written about these fantasy creatures. They will learn to draw their own fairies by following step-by-step instructions.
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Twelve-year-old Ada is a Chimera, born with human and animal DNA thanks to a genetic experiment gone wrong. Because being a "kime" is believed to be contagious, she has kept her condition-complete with infrared vision-hidden. But a surprise test outs her, and Ada is shipped off to a quarantined school for kimes.
There Ada meets kids of many different shapes, stripes, and appendages, such as a girl with dragonfly wings and a seal-boy. As she adjusts...
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These flying predators have excellent eyesight, strong talons, and sharp beaks for capturing their prey. In this interactive title, young readers will use their own sharp eyes to read more about each bird's special adaptations, and make them come alive in their own drawings.
7) Fearless
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Fearless is a touching graphic novel about growing up, accepting change, and finding a way to be happy when you miss your best friend.
Kara hoped to spend the summer re-enacting episodes of her favorite TV show, Shinpi Rider, with her best friend Alice. But when Alice moves to a new home two towns over, everything changes and Alice suddenly stops answering Kara's phone calls and letters.In order to reignite their friendship, Kara hatches a brave...
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When Clara vanishes after the puppeteer Grisini and two orphaned assistants were at her twelfth birthday party, suspicion of kidnapping chases the trio away from London and soon the two orphans are caught in a trap set by Grisini's ancient rival, a witch with a deadly inheritance to shed before it is too late.