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  Weird Kid

  Greg van Eekhout

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  From the author of Cog and Voyage of the Dogs, Weird Kid is a hilarious and heartfelt homage to everyone who feels like they don’t belong. Perfect for fans of Gordon Korman and Stuart Gibbs.  
  Jake Wind is trying to stay under the radar. Whose radar? Anyone who might be too interested in the fact that he has shapeshifting abilities he can’t control. Or that his parents found him as a ball of goo when he was a baby. 
  Keeping his powers in check is crucial, though, if he wants to live a normal life and go to middle school instead of being homeschooled (and if he wants to avoid being kidnapped and experimented on, of course). 
  Things feel like they’re going his way when he survives his first day of school without transforming and makes a new friend. But when mysterious sinkholes start popping up around town—sinkholes filled with the same extraterrestrial substance as Jake—and his neighbors, classmates, and even his family start acting a little, well, weird, Jake will have to learn to use his powers in order to save his town.  
  ""The short page count, humor, and action make this a good choice for reluctant readers. A solid purchase for school and public libraries."" —School Library Journal

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  Guinea Pig Scientists - Bold...

  Leslie Dendy, Mel Boring

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  It's one thing for scientists to use animals for their experiments. But it's another thing entirely for them to use humans to test out a new vaccine or medical treatment-especially when the scientists are the subjects of their own experiments! Guinea Pig Scientists features brief but informative biographies of men and women who have changed the world by using their own bodies to test their scientific theories. From swallowing wooden tubes to test theories about digestion to letting oneself be bitten by diseased mosquitoes, these brave scientists have let nothing stand between their thirst for knowledge and their dedication to doing whatever is necessary to break new ground. Coauthors Leslie Dendy and Mel Boring spent more than 10 years researching the lives of the men and women featured in this fascinating work. Jonathan Fried delivers a sterling narration that perfectly conveys the inspirational and informative stories of these pioneering souls. "The accounts are lively, compelling, and not always for the squeamish. ... Riveting reading."-Booklist, starred review

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  The Shocking Truth about...

  Jennifer Swanson

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  What do you call a power failure? A current event! Get it? If you don’t get this joke, you need this book! It’ll teach you everything you need to know about the power that powers your world. The answers might shock you!

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  The Last Plunge - The Cost Of...

  S. J. Sackett

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  Hunting air lions on Uranus is brutal, technical work, done while dangling in a liquid atmosphere where a single failure means death. For Nils Borgmann, every plunge is measured not in danger, but in tuition—each successful kill pushing another child closer to a future he may never see. He is tired, aging, and warned to stop, yet the arithmetic of family and money refuses to balance itself early. 
  When medical orders pull him off the line just short of his goal, Nils pushes back. One more plunge. One more chance. What follows is not a chase, but a narrowing corridor of time where equipment fails, margins vanish, and the cost of finishing what he started becomes frighteningly personal. The story never rushes, letting tension build with each minute he remains suspended, waiting to learn whether determination can outlast physics. 
  S. J. Sackett’s The Last Plunge is a piece of space fiction that replaces heroics with procedure, danger with patience, and drama with quiet endurance. It’s a story where bravery isn’t loud and victory isn’t clean—only earned, if it comes at all. 
  S. J. Sackett published science fiction during the magazine era when short, high-concept stories were built around a single working problem and the human cost of solving it. The Last Plunge reflects that approach, grounding its speculative setting in labor, routine, and the kind of risks taken by people who can’t afford to stop.

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  My Day - Morning Noon and Night

  Lisa Bullard

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  Sam spends a typical day having breakfast with his family, learning and having fun at school, playing with his friend Max, and heading for bed with his dog, Lucky.

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  Fairytale Twists Bind-Up...

  Crabtree Tadpoles

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  Twelve classic fairytales, told with a twist!
  What will happen when the Pied Piper plays his magic pipe, and the rats don't leave? What happens when Sleeping Beauty really does sleep for a hundred years - and wakes up to a very different place? Thumbelina dreams of being a model on the catwalk. Then a local fashion show comes to town. Could this be her big chance?
  Short, fun re-imaginings of children's favorite tales that transport beloved timeless characters to the modern world.

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