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  The Ice Dragon

  Edith Nesbit

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  The full title is "The Ice Dragon, or Do as You Are Told" but, perhaps unsurprisingly, George and Jane do not do as they are told and find themselves at The North Pole and in the middle of a great adventure.

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  Yellowstone Sabotage

  C.R. Fulton

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  The Campground Kids are ready for their next adventure backcountry camping at Yellowstone National Park. Expecting a peaceful sightseeing vacation, the kids quickly realize this trip is far from relaxing. They suddenly find themselves stranded in the park, threatened by grizzlies and bison. To top this off, the kids run into a scientist named Dr.Y who needs their help.  When they learn Dr. Y’s equipment is mysteriously missing, Isaiah, Sadie, and Ethan eagerly jump to his aid. During their search, the kids find a peculiar boot print next to one of his stations. This discovery sparks the question of the real reason behind the lost equipment. Was this the help of a concerned tourist, or is there a saboteur in their midst? Join The Campground Kids in the backcountry, uncovering the truth behind Dr. Y’s missing equipment and discovering if real sabotage is taking place in Yellowstone National Park.

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  The Cruisers

  Walter Dean Myers

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  Eighth grade is hard enough, but when you're a Cruiser, you're really put to the test. The launch of a new middle-grade series from bestselling award-winner Walter Dean Myers. Zander and his friends, Kambui, LaShonda, and Bobbi start their own newspaper, The Cruiser, as a means for speaking out, keeping the peace, and expressing what they believe. When the school launches a mock Civil War, Zander and his friends are forced to consider the true meaning of democracy and what it costs to stand up for a cause. The result is nothing they could have expected, and everything they could have hoped for.

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  Prehistoric Warfare: The History...

  Editors Charles River

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  Most scientists believe the evolution of humans has a history nearly as long as life itself. Anatomically modern humans and all other life that has existed on the planet first came about from the single-celled microorganisms that emerged approximately 4 billion years ago. Through the processes of mutation and natural selection, all forms of life developed, and this continuous lineage of life makes it difficult to say precisely when one species completely separates from another. In other words, scientists still debate when a human became a human rather than the ancestor species that came before.  
  	Among paleontologists, the question of human propensity for warfare in prehistoric eons has persisted. Primitive conflict that in time grew into a modern military phenomenon has become an increasing avenue of study. Scientists seek to ascertain whether the distant ancestral line of humans is genetically disposed toward the act of war, or whether social and geographical development have created a circumstantial environment for large-scale societal collisions.  
  	Depictions of humans pierced with arrows began to appear in the Aurignacian-Périgordian eras (30,000 years ago), and in the early Magdalenian era (17,000 years ago). A work of Mesolithic art (20,000 to 10,000 years ago) shows an explicit battle between groups of archers, and in Valencia, a group of three archers are seen surrounded by four of the similarly armed enemy in the Cova del Roure la Vella in Castellón. In the Ares del Maestrat in Alcañiz of Aragon, another work depicts warriors fleeing a group of eight archers, while a similar work at Val del Charco del Agua in Aragon shows seven archers with plumed headgear. Other examples show warriors in lines and columns with a “distinctly garbed leader at the front.” In a sense, it’s entirely reasonable to believe that the earliest people were violent and engaged in warfare the same way people did throughout more recent eras. 

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  The Riddle of the Disappearing...

  Alan Nolan

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  Dublin & London 1859: A Tale of Two Cities
  Bram Stoker: boy seeking adventure (and things to write about)
  Molly Malone: part-time fishmonger and full-time sneak thief!
  Best friends Molly and Bram are on a mission in London.
  
  Famous writer Charles Dickens has been kidnapped!
  The pals set out to search the darkest corners of the city. On their travels, they meet all sorts of characters, among them a foul-mouthed fowl and a Worshipful Company of Fishmongers.
  Can they solve the riddle of the disappearing Dickens before it's too late?

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  The Invisible Parade

  Leigh Bardugo, John Picacio

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  It’s time to join the party! Adventure awaits readers of all ages on Día de Muertos​ in this stunningly tour de force about family, love, and overcoming grief from #1 bestselling superstar Leigh Bardugo and World Fantasy Award and Hugo Award-winner John Picacio.Everyone in the neighborhood was getting ready for the party. Everyone knew somebody on the guest list. . . .This was the day the dead returned. There’s a party tonight, but Cala doesn’t want to go. While her family prepares for the celebration, Cala grieves her grandfather and tries to pretend she’s not afraid. But when she is separated from her family at the cemetery, Cala encounters four mysterious riders who will show her she is actually quite brave after all. Brimming with magic and humor, The Invisible Parade is the first collaboration between award-winner John Picacio and New York Times bestselling Leigh Bardugo. Set on the night of Día de Muertos, Cala’s story is one of love, loss, and the courage that can be found in unexpected places.

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