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Going Too Far is the third installment in the Kylxon Chronicles series, and so far, we have found that Mr. Memmer and Mrs. Wamdoffer are working together to steal Kanata’s (Mrs. Wamdoffer’s adopted granddaughter’s) inheritance. Pack and Sydney have been successful up until now helping Kanata, and they are ready for a little break. 

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Spurt is about a boy named Jack Sprigley who hasn't gone through puberty yet. He thinks his friends completely forgot about him and moved on to other people because he is the last in the ninth grade to go through puberty. They are busy getting girlfriends and dating, but he still looks like a little kid. He decides to fake puberty to try and win his friends back. 

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School by Jeff Kinney is yet another funny Greg Heffley book! Greg’s mom thinks everyone in the community should give up electronics, gets involved volunteering for a Park Clean Up Day, and has crazy new plans to potty-train Manny. Greg’s Dad always seems ready to criticize, and Roderick is working as a mascot at Old Timey Ice Cream, which isn’t turning out to be the kind of job he expected. The family pig is back, and now that Leisure Towers’ rent has gone up, Grandpa has moved in with the Heffley family.

The story of Jean Baptiste Charbonneau, son of Sacagewea, is almost non-existent. Until now. In Ms. McCully's reproduction of his story, she gives him the ambition of a scholar, the confusion of a child, and a crockpot of questions. With Native American blood that runs in his veins, Baptiste must find his way through a childhood in St. Louis and an adolescence in Germany. Throughout his life he tries to figure out why the world must be so focused on divisions when they are trying to promote progression and democracy.

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Lynne is facing a lot of disappointments in the world of ballet. She's short on money, and she's losing her friends. Lynne has no one to lean on. This isn't the life she expected. 

Artistic director of the ballet studio, Damien Black, suggests she helps fellow dancers. Getting an opportunity to perform across France during the summer rests on how well that goes and her attitude. Damien even asks her to present his new ballet, An American in Paris, in France. But the cost of the trip is more than she can afford. However, Uncle Leo might be able to help. 

Rags and Ruins begins with a goblin named Hargo out along a river enjoying his day when he finds a baby human boy and he brings him home.  He and his wife raise him as a goblin after being told by the man in charge of their village to pretend he is a goblin.  Rags, the human boy, grows up as a goblin and makes a gargoyle friend named Ladin. The two of them go on many adventures together, not knowing that Rags is part of a prophecy and will soon have to face his brother in a war that could doom or save the world!
 
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Dearie, the Deer is about a deer named Dearie that was born very weak. He soon recovered his health and was able to stand, but Dearie had another problem. He was very timid! He wouldn’t move when there was danger around him. One day the herd decided to make him leave so that he would learn to survive on his own. Without the herd, will Dearie learn to run away when there is danger, and defend himself when needed?

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20 by Vatsal Surti is a story of loneliness and love. A young model almost runs over a young writer on her way home from a show.

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