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An Egyptian AdventureBy Frances Durkin
When the Histronauts travel back in time to ancient Egypt, they'll need your help to uncover the secrets of the past. Join them on their journey as they explore dazzling tombs, decipher hieroglyphics, unwrap the art of mummification, and learn how the gods ruled over the dead in the afterlife.… -
Journey to a Promised LandBy Allison Lassieur
Hattie Jacobs has a secret dream: to go to school to become a teacher. But her parents were formerly enslaved and are struggling to survive in Nashville, Tennessee, after Reconstruction. When the Jacobs family joins the Great Exodus of 1879 to Kansas, their journey in search of a better life… -
CogheartBy Peter Bunzl
Thirteen-year-old Lily Hartman always dreamed of adventure. A strong-willed girl, Lily felt trapped in a life of Victorian stuffiness at her prim boarding school. But after her father-a famous inventor-disappears on a routine zeppelin flight, Lily's life gets turned upside down. Now cared for by her guardian, the heartless Madame… -
United to StrikeBy Molly Zenk
Budding reporter Tala Mendoza thinks life in 1965 Delano, California, is boring. But that's before her father and other members of the local Filipino grape workers' union vote to strike. While the strike brings Filipino and Mexican farmworkers together, it threatens to tear Tala and her best friend, Jasmine, apart.… -
Unicorn UncoveredBy Whitney Sanderson
Ruby knows it is important to keep the unicorns behind Magic Moon Stable a secret. Her big sister Iris won’t let her forget it! Yet when her friend is injured, Ruby decides to sneak a unicorn, Starfire, into the hospital to cheer her up. Later, Ruby learns that someone took… -
Paris on RepeatBy Amy Bearce
Groundhog Day gets a hilarious French twist in this delightful upper middle grade novel about first crushes and friendship. When an eighth-grade class trip to Paris goes horribly wrong, the worst day of one girl’s life keeps happening over and over. Fourteen-year-old Eve Hollis is ready to push through her… -
Muddy MuttBy Carol Kim
Storm is a friendly and goofy mutt. She’s the newest Doggie Daycare customer, and she will be with Shawn and Kat for two weeks. But when the weather turns into nonstop rain, the kids learn that Storm loves to roll in the mud. The mud turns her beautiful, shiny coat…
