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Miss Christina's Favorites January 2025 |
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Genius noses
by Lena Anlauf
Which animal can smell underwater? Which one uses their nose as a snorkel? What can animals do with their noses besides smell? Noses can tell us a lot about animal habits and habitats. This book is a fascinating insight into the world of animal noses, whether small, large, round or star-shaped.
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Myths of China
by Xiaobing Wang
Weaving together 20 thrilling tales with fascinating historical information, this captivating book brings the world of ancient China to life, spanning the breadth of ancient Chinese mythology and revealing eye-opening elements of culture and religion along the way.
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Motion
by Lola M. Schaefer
Drawing on her years in the classroom making science fun and accessible, the author presents this interactive STEM picture book in which young scientists, through exciting experiments, can learn all about forces and motion.
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Cloud Puppy
by Kelly Leigh Miller
When Cloud Puppy — part puppy, part cloud and 100% adorable — and her best friend, Berry Rose, decide to go to the local comic book convention, they both insist on dressing up as the same Pretty Princess Warrior Dragonetta character and have their first fight.
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The Bawk-ness Monster
by Natalie Riess
Before she moves away to a new city, Penny wants to prove that she was truly saved from drowning by the Bawk-ness Monster but instead must rescue kidnapped cryptids from an evil collector along with Luc and K.
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Let's go, Coco!
by Coco Fox
"When Coco joins the school basketball team, she's ready to rock. Joining the team means new friends-something she's desperate for-but it also means dealing with bossy teammates, confusing crushes, and less-than-flattering new nicknames. Her resilience is put to the ultimate test when a courtside catastrophe threatens to put an end to the new world she's worked so hard to be a part of.
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Salt magic
by Hope Larson
When a mysterious woman shows up at the farm, accusing Vonceil's older brother of leaving her after WWI, she places a curse on the family and the town. Vonceil must delve deep into the world of witchcraft to solve the mystery.
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Otter Chaos
by Philip Reeve
Meet Pedro. He's tiny, but he's looking for a BIG adventure.
When his first try at an adventure goes a bit wrong, Pedro is rescued by the ADVENTUREMICE! They are a brave, determined team who keep all the Mouse Islands safe from harm.
Pedro's dream is to show he's heroic enough to join their ranks. And soon he gets the chance to prove himself, when a big, scary otter starts causing trouble in the waters nearby . . .
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The cookie crumbles
by Tracy Badua
While competing in the Golden Cookie Competition for a full ride to the prestigious Sunderland boarding school, Laila gets mixed up in a mystery as she and her best friend, Lucy, search for the truth after one of the celebrity judges collapses after sampling her showpiece.
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Pilar Ramirez and the escape from Zafa
by Julian Randall
To save her cousin Natasha, who disappeared in the Dominican Republic 50 years ago, 12-year-old Pilar enters the mythical realm of Zafa where Natasha is being held captive, and goes head-to-head with the Dominican boogeyman to free her and return home.
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The no-brainer's guide to decomposition
by Adrianna Cuevas
This spooky middle grade novel follows Frani as she fights to stop the undead from rising in her father's body-farm laboratory — that is, if she can embrace the true nature of her brain and its ADHD.
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Cruzita and the mariacheros
by Ashley Jean Granillo
Cruzita must save her family's failing panaderia by winning a mariachi band contest--the only problem is she hates mariachi and cannot speak Spanish.
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Dear Mothman
by Robin Gow
To deal with the death of his best friend, young trans boy Noah writes to his favorite cryptid Mothman, which leads to unexpected friendship and danger as he risks everything to prove to his small Poconos town that Mothman is real.
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