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  But What If There's No Chimney?

  Emily Weisner Thompson, Mandy...

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  A “delightful story” about a five-year-old’s first Christmas in a new house (Alona Frankel). 
   
  Five-year-old Ben has moved into a new home with his father. But there’s no chimney! How is Santa going to get in when Christmas comes? Ben asks his dad, his friend, his teacher, his mailman, and even his dog, but no one has a good answer. So he’ll just have to write a letter to Santa Claus, Indiana . . .  
   
  Inspired by a real town (kids can write to Santa and the elves at P.O. Box 1, Santa Claus, Indiana 47579), this lively storybook also includes appearances by Checkermint the elf, adding extra fun for young readers who can try to spot Checkermint’s many hiding places.

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  Big Book of Spy Stuff

  Bart King

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  Through King's entertaining text, kids will uncover what lies beyond the sunglasses and disguises of some famous and not-so-famous sneaks. Kids will learn all about the history of spying, what goes into a secret agent tool kit, and how to decode a secret message. The Big Book of Spy Stuff even covers what spies should do when they run into an ethical dilemma.

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  Surviving Middle School -...

  Luke Reynolds

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  In this hilarious guide full of honest, real-life experiences, veteran teacher Luke Reynolds skillfully and humorously shows kids how to not only survive, but thrive and even enjoy the wild adventure that is middle school.Middle grade series like The Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Dork Diaries bring an authentic voice and vision to fiction about middle schoolers. Now, for the first time a nonfiction guide to middle school offers that same funny and relatable voice, while skillfully teaching life lessons to not just help kids find their footing during the tough years between elementary and high school, but to find the joy in their new adventures and challenges.Author and teacher Luke Reynolds uses irreverent humor, genuine affection for middle schoolers, and authenticity that bubbles over as he ties real-life experiences from his own time in middle school to the experiences he has from his many years as a teacher.Covering topics like bullying, peer pressure, grades, dealing with difficult parents, and love and romance, this rare book reaches kids at a deeper level during an age when they are often considered too young to appreciate it. Readers will learn to find their own voice, begin to explore their genuine identity, and definitely laugh out loud along the way.

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  The Dragons of Ordinary Farm

  Tad Williams, Deborah Beale

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  Tyler and Lucinda have to spend summer vacation with their ancient uncle Gideon, a farmer. They think they're in for six weeks of cows, sheep, horses, and pigs. But when they arrive in deserted Standard Valley, California, they discover that Ordinary Farm is, well, no ordinary farm. The bellowing in the barn comes not from a cow but from a dragon. The thundering herd in the valley? Unicorns. Uncle Gideon's sprawling farmhouse never looks the same twice. Plus, there's a flying monkey, a demon squirrel, and a barnload of unlikely farmhands with strange accents and even stranger powers. At first, the whole place seems like a crazy adventure. But when darker secrets begin to surface and Uncle Gideon and his fabulous creatures are threatened, Lucinda and Tyler have to pull together to take action. Will two ordinary kids be able to save the dragons, the farm—and themselves? Expert storytellers Tad Williams and Deborah Beale take readers on an extraordinary adventure in their first book about Ordinary Farm.

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  A Home for Myrtle

  Leela Hope

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  This children's book is relatable for kids of any age. 
  Do your kids struggle with making friends? Do they sometimes feel like they don't belong? 
  A Home for Myrtle tells a tale about a friendly red monster who needs a place to live. 
  Myrtle the Monster feels like she doesn't belong anywhere and faces rejection in her search for a place to live. 
  She learns that even someone who seems like an unlikely friend can be the one who helps you in the end. 
  Aimed for ages 0-6, A Home for Myrtle provides a fun and interesting story for kids of all ages and is told through rhyming verse. 
  The Myrtle the Monster series is ideal for enjoyable bed-time stories.

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  My Teacher Flunked the Planet

  Bruce Coville

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  Alien Invasion of Earth!Peter Thompson, a typical seventh-grader, finds himself touring the planet with his friends Susan Simmons and Duncan Dougal—and three aliens in disguise!Their mission? To file the final report that will determine Earth’s future in the universe.As the clock ticks away the hours before their meeting in space, the tour becomes weirder and weirder. The three friends come face-to-face with a plague of poots and “Big Julie”—the weirdest alien yet!Meanwhile Peter discovers a secret that has been hidden for decades. Will his discovery save Earth, or is it already too late to stop the aliens from destroying the planet?

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