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  Sherman Makes Georgia Howl: The...

  Editors Charles River

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  Both Grant and Sherman shared the same theory of war: anything that might help the enemy's war effort should be considered a military target. After the Atlanta campaign, Grant explained to Sherman that the Confederates must be “demoralized and left without hope,” and he instructed Sherman, “Take all provisions, forage and stock wanted for the use of your command. Such as cannot be consumed, destroy. Leave the valley so barren that crows flying over it...will have to carry their provender with them.” This strategy sought the total economic collapse of the South, as well as completely disabling the South’s capability of fielding armies. In addition to the wholesale plundering of Southern resources, including taking them from civilians, the Union reversed its policy of swapping prisoners, realizing it had a far bigger reserve of manpower than the South. The Atlanta Campaign was a perfect example of this, as both sides lost about the same number of casualties. By September 1864, however, Sherman still had about 80,000 men, while Hood’s army was reduced to about 30,000. 
  Following the design of Grant's innovative and successful Vicksburg Campaign, Sherman's armies eliminated their need for traditional supply lines by living off the land. 	Ultimately, Sherman’s armies cut a path of abject destruction 60 miles wide and 300 hundred miles long from Atlanta to Savannah, which some likened to a Biblical blight. And as Sherman had intended, he did indeed made Georgia “howl.”  
  Due in large part to the March to the Sea, Sherman remains controversial across much of the United States today. The South considered him akin to a terrorist and adamantly insisted that he was violating the norms of warfare by targeting civilians. In many ways, Sherman is still the scourge of the South nearly 160 years after he vowed to make Georgia howl.  

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  Zach King: The Magical Mix-Up

  Anonymous

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  Award-winning digital media star Zach King brings his unique brand of magic to the second installment of a lively, fun-filled trilogy about Zach, a middle schooler trying to figure out what his magical powers are while navigating the crazy, confusing world of middle school. 
  Zach’s back for another adventure at Horace Greely Middle School. Long homeschooled, Zach’s finally comfortable at public school. Even though he’s missing his magical powers, he’s got a best friend, a super-popular YouTube channel, and a crush on Rachel, the prettiest girl in school. 
  Zach is confident enough to muster up the courage to ask Rachel to the big school dance. Just as he’s just about to do it, Hogan, the new kid from Australia, shows up and steals his thunder. But when Zach learns that Hogan is just using the dance as a way to embarrass Rachel and ruin her chances of becoming class president, Zach knows he has to stop him somehow.  
  Now Zach’s on a mission to recover his magical powers in order to stop Hogan before he can sabotage Rachel’s chances. For fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Timmy Failure, and DanTDM: Trayaurus and the Enchanted Crystal and anyone who’s ever wondered where they belong, this is the perfect book for you.

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  Rieden Reece and the Water World...

  Matt Guzman

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  When a mysterious being attacks the planet, will Ri do everything in his power to save it? 
    
  Rieden Reece feels the weight of the world on his shoulders. Doing community service in the park for stealing electronics in a lifesaving mission, the dejected juvenile delinquent is still battling a strange alien foe intent on his destruction. But when he sees his best friend disappear into a puddle on the ground, the thirteen-year-old leaps into the unknown hole in a daring rescue attempt. 
    
  Returning home after discovering a new extraterrestrial enemy is targeting Earth, Ri works with his pal to unravel clues before the globe is destroyed. But with a water anomaly dissolving houses, pouring acid rain, and launching deadly liquid threats, he prepares to fight his greatest adversary yet. 
    
  Can Ri prevent the universe from falling to its doom? 
    
  If you like snarky heroes, pitch-perfect adventures, and lightning-quick twists and turns, then you’ll adore this rollicking rollercoaster ride!

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  My Weird School Special: I’m a...

  Dan Gutman

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  With more than 35 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading! A.J. must figure out how to write the best poem to win a contest in this My Weird School Special from New York Times bestselling author Dan Gutman. 
  To celebrate National Poetry Month, Ella Mentry School will have a schoolwide poem-writing contest, and all the students have to enter. There’s just one problem: A.J. has no time for rhymes! 
  But when an amazing secret prize is revealed, will A.J. be inspired to write a winning poem? And can he beat Little Miss Know-It-All Andrea—the best poet in school? 
  Dan Gutman’s signature kid-friendly sense of humor is perfect in this weird poetry special you won’t want to miss—featuring bonus poetry writing tips from A.J. and Andrea!

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  Prince Kindheart - A Short Tale...

  U.N. Owen

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  Prince Kindheart is known for his kind and compassionate nature, and he always makes sure that everyone around him is happy. When a new child arrives in the kingdom, who is feeling sad and alone, Prince Kindheart takes him under his wing. 
  The story teaches children the importance of kindness and how it can create a better world for all of us.

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  Fur Power (Guinea Wigs #1): The...

  Rebecca McRitchie

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  A gaggle of guinea pigs discover their silly new wigs have transformed them into the newest superheroes on the block ... and now it is the Guinea Wigs to the rescue! 
    
  What happens when five guinea pigs find a box of weird wigs? 
  Best friends Jet, Minnie, Meatball, Bud and Tofu become the GUINEA WIGS - guinea pigs but with SUPER POWERS!  
   And it's just in time, too, because somebody in town is kidnapping all the chickens. 
  Can the GUINEA WIGS work out how to use their new powers AND find the chickens before it's too late? 
  Or will the superheroes have to wig it - I mean - wing it ...?

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