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  Worcester Glendenis Kid...

  Jon Glass

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  Meet young Worcester Glendenis, a 12-year-old with a thirst for justice and a heart full of gumption. He's got his sights set on becoming the next big thing in the world of private investigation, taking cues from none other than the legendary Philip Marlowe himself. 
   
  With two troublesome twin sisters always getting into mischief, a pair of parents who just don't understand and a nemesis bully named Vibbly, Worcester's got his hands full. But he's not one to back down from a challenge. With the help of his super-smart best friend Esther Plumrose, he takes on cases that would leave the average kid flummoxed. 
   
  So if you're looking for a mystery that'll keep you guessing until the very end, look no further than Worcester Glendenis Kid Detective: The Plumrose Necklace Affair. This book is the perfect pick for middle grade readers who love a good puzzle, crime fiction, and a hero with a heart of gold. 
   
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  Engineering a Totally Rad...

  Tammy Enz

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  Max Axiom has a mission. His nephew Nick wants to take his skateboarding skills to the next level, but he needs a new board to accomplish his dreams. Join Max as he uses the engineering process to design and build a totally rad skateboard.

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  Frankenstein

  Mary Shelley

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  Mary Shelley’s classic novel, presented in its original 1818 text, Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read. 
  The original 1818 text of Frankenstein preserves the hard-hitting and politically-charged aspects of Shelley’s original writing, as well as her unflinching wit and strong female voice. The classic novel is famously subtitled The Modern Prometheus and based on the Ancient Greek myth of Prometheus, as both Victor Frankenstein and Prometheus developed science that gives humans immortality. 
    
  Few creatures of horror have seized readers' imaginations and held them for so long as the anguished monster of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. The story of Victor Frankenstein's terrible creation and the havoc it caused has enthralled generations of readers and inspired countless writers of horror and suspense. Considering the gothic novel's enduring success, it is remarkable that it began merely as a whim of Lord Byron's 
  The illustrious poets failed to complete their ghost stories, but Mary Shelley rose supremely to the challenge With Frankenstein, she succeeded admirably in the task she set for herself: to create a story that, in her own words, "would speak to the mysterious fears of our nature and awaken thrilling horror — one to make the reader dread to look round, to curdle the blood, and quicken the beatings of the heart. 
  The book has inspired numerous movie, theatrical, and television adaptations. 
  A top 100 Great American Read, it's one of the best-loved and most influential works ever published.

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  Vaccines - A Graphic History

  Paige V. Polinsky

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  Vaccines have been used to safely introduce people's bodies to diseases for centuries, and they save millions of lives each year. By giving people a weakened or dead version of a disease, a vaccine allows the body to develop antibodies which recognize and fight the disease later on.
  
  Early vaccinations used dry scabs from smallpox to promote smallpox immunity. Doctors and scientists across nations took and improved the method, developing vaccines for health crises from whooping cough to polio to COVID-19. This graphic history features famous cases and current challenges, including the time frame for creating a new vaccine.

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  Josh and the Trolley Race

  John Bonallack

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  Skulduggery and sabotage! A trolley race with a $1000 prize means that some people will stop at nothing to beat Josh and Tas. 
  Chapters include:A Thousand Dollar PrizeTrash PalaceTough CompetitionSabotage!Test RunFirst CrashMore Sabotage?Under Starter's OrdersThe HeatsThe Semi-finalThe FinalPhoto Finish

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  Bus Ride Bully

  Cari Meister

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  Gavin hates riding the bus. Max, the bus bully, is always picking on him. But when Max is gone for a few days, Gavin starts to worry. Does Gavin actually miss the bus bully?

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