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  The Legend of Hobart

  Heather Mullaly

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  Tired of being teased about his name and his stutter, twelve-year-old Hobart sets out to do a few heroic deeds and earn a place in knight school. But the local damsels he tries to save all know martial arts. The runaway bull he tries to catch wears him like a hat. And don't even ask about the ogre. Finally in desperation, Hobart sets out on the most daring quest he can think of--he will slay a dragon. Or that's his plan anyway. 
  The Legend of Hobart is a hilarious, heart felt adventure, for the would be hero in all of us.

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  Jill Biden: Educator

  Elizabeth Neuenfeldt

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  Jill Biden has held many roles in the government and beyond. Through them all, she never stopped learning or teaching! This low-level title introduces young readers to the life and work of Jill Biden. Leveled text and crisp images combine with a profile, timeline, and map to introduce basic facts about Jill. Quotes throughout the book let readers hear from Jill in her own words. This informative title shows the importance of lifelong learning!

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  Brother Wars

  Steven K. Smith

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  Ten-year-old Harry has a great life, except for one big problem—his older brother.Randy seems to delight in making Harry’s life difficult. Sometimes it feels like he’s in a war at his own house. When Randy locks him and his art project in the pitch-black dark basement with the fire-breathing furnace, Harry vows to get even. But revenge may not be as sweet as he hoped when Randy blackmails him into a perilous canoe ride down the river. Has Harry followed his brother one step too far?Join the hilarious adventures of two brothers who battle to exist under the same roof. From Steven K. Smith, author of the popular middle grade series, The Virginia Mysteries.

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  Hear the Wind Blow

  Mary Downing Hahn

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  "A first-rate story." —Kirkus Reviews 
   
   
   
  On a cold, snowy night, thirteen-year-old Haswell Magruder makes a fateful decision. A wounded Confederate soldier appears at the family's Virginia farm, and Haswell convinces his mother to take the man in, despite the dire repercussions if the enemy Yankees were to catch them in such an act. Unfortunately, this sets off a horrific chain of events that leaves their house burned to the ground and their farm in ruins.  With no home left, Haswell sets out in search of his older brother, a Confederate soldier. His quest is also a passage into manhood, as he experiences the last bloody days of the Civil War.

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  What's He Doing In There? -...

  Fritz Leiber

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  What’s He Doing in There? is a light, humorous science-fiction story by Fritz Leiber, first published in 1957. The story follows a polite, soft-spoken Martian who arrives on Earth after secretly learning English from radio and television broadcasts. Instead of seeking out governments or scientists, he wisely chooses to contact a cultural anthropologist first — a man eager to study alien customs. 
  Everything seems perfectly calm until the Martian excuses himself and disappears into the family bathroom… and stays there. Minutes turn into an hour, then longer, and the professor’s household begins to panic. Why is he running the water? Is he ill? Is he conducting some kind of alien ritual? Is he experimenting? Is he drowning? The family debates everything from cultural taboos to possible interplanetary disasters — and no one wants to be the first person in history to knock on the bathroom door of a Martian. 
  Leiber turns a simple domestic scene into a comedy of curiosity and nerves, letting the tension build while the professor, his wife, and their children imagine every possible explanation. The joke is not just the mystery, but how humans react when faced with the unknown — with worry, speculation, and a touch of self-importance. It’s gentle satire from a writer who understood that science fiction can be funny without losing its insight. 
  Fritz Leiber (1910–1992) was one of the major figures of 20th-century speculative fiction and one of the first writers to blend horror, fantasy, and science fiction with a modern, human voice. Born in Chicago, he wrote everything from psychological ghost stories to space satire, and helped create the “sword and sorcery” genre through his famous Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories. 
  Leiber’s work earned the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Awards, and he is often credited with bringing literary style and emotional depth into pulp-era storytelling.

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  Getting Mixed Up

  Christine Evans

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  This fun-filled chapter book for children ages 6-9 introduces three young witches whose friendship and budding 
  business skills are tested when they start a magical business to save money for camp.Stella, Aurora, and Luna 
  are finally old enough for Witch Academy Summer Sleepaway Camp, but there’s just one problem—Aurora’s 
  family can’t afford it! The girls launch the Magic Makers Club to earn the money needed. But their club gets off 
  to a less-than-enchanting start! Problems appear as the witches rush ahead with a hastily made potion that 
  strains their friendship and creates trouble around town. Can the girls regroup and save their new business? 
  Can they find a way to work together? A simple wave of a magic wand won’t be enough…Each book in the 
  new Magic Makers Club series highlights entrepreneurial and business skills for kids, together with friendship 
  problems–and solutions–and plenty of fun. A potent and bewitching “spell” for chapter book readers!

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