Life: The First Four Billion Years: The Story of Life from the Big Bang to the Evolution of Humans
By: Martin Jenkins
4.08
Format: 80 pages, Hardcover
Award-winning children's book creators Martin Jenkins and Grahame Baker-Smith team up for a large-s…
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1. The Halloween Tree
By: Ray Bradbury
3.78
Format: 145 pages, Paperback
A fast-moving, eerie tale set on Halloween night... Eight costumed boys running to meet their fr… read more
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"Because of this one brave, new-thinking man, summer lives in the winter cave."-Ray Bradbury, The Halloween Tree
"When you reach the stars, boy, yes, and live there forever, all the fears will go, and Death himself will die."-Ray Bradbury, The Halloween Tree
"Night and day. Summer and winter, boys. Seedtime and harvest. Life and death. That's what Halloween is, all rolled up in one."-Ray Bradbury, The Halloween Tree
"The day Joe Pipkin was born all the Orange Crush and Nehi soda bottles in the world fizzed over; and joyful bees swarmed countrysides to sting maiden ladies."-Ray Bradbury, The Halloween Tree
2. The Napping House
By: Audrey Wood , None
4.27
Format: 16 pages, Board Book
Everyone knows the cumulative rhyme “This Is the House That Jack Built,” but The Napping House (198… read more
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- animals
- childrens
3. Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon
By: Steve Sheinkin
4.13
Format: 266 pages, Hardcover
In December of 1938, a chemist in a German laboratory made a shocking discovery: When placed next t… read more
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- science
- history
- childrens
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"She was too well-trained to panic."-Steve Sheinkin, Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon
"When do I start?" is the most refreshing thing I've heard in this whole war."-Steve Sheinkin, Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon
"Here at great expense,' [Colonel Groves] moaned to Oppenheimer, 'the government has assembled the world's largest collection of crackpots."-Steve Sheinkin, Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon
"Everyone worked day and night, Monday through Saturday. Oppenheimer insisted people take Sundays off to rest and recharge. Scientists fished for trout in nearby streams, or climbed mountains and disc…"-Steve Sheinkin, Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon
4. The Little House
By: Virginia Lee Burton
5.00
Format: 64 pages, Hardcover
Virginia Lee Burton won the Caldecott Medal in 1943 for her memorable picture book The Little House… read more
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- childrens
5. Hoot
By: Carl Hiaasen
4.00
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Unfortunately, Roy's first acquaintance in Florida is Dana Matherson, a well-known bully. Then agai… read more
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- animals
- childrens
6. Katy and the Big Snow
By: Virginia Lee Burton
4.88
Format: 242 pages, Paperback
Katy, a brave and untiring tractor, who pushes a bulldozer in the summer and a snowplow in the wint… read more
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- childrens
7. Redwall (Redwall, #1)
By: Brian Jacques
4.14
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
A quest to recover a legendary lost weapon by bumbling young apprentice monk, mouse Matthias. R… read more
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- childrens
- audiobook
"I am that is, my sword shall wield for me."-Brian Jacques, Redwall (Redwall, #1)
"All work and no play makes Matthias a dull mouse."-Brian Jacques, Redwall (Redwall, #1)
"Err, sorry Father Abbot. I tripped y'see. Trod on my Abbot, Father Habit. Oh dear, I mean...."-Brian Jacques, Redwall (Redwall, #1)
"Who knows, my friend? Maybe the sword does have some magic. Personally, I think it's the warrior who wields it."-Brian Jacques, Redwall (Redwall, #1)
8. A Visitor for Bear (Bear and Mouse, #1)
By: Bonny Becker , Kady MacDonald Denton
3.30
Format: 208 pages,
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- animals
- childrens
9. The Mysterious Howling (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, #1)
By: Jon Klassen , Maryrose Wood
3.94
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place are no ordinary children, Miss Penelope Lumley is no ordi… read more
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"All books are judged by their covers until they are read."-Jon Klassen, The Mysterious Howling (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, #1)
"I will have the children read Hamlet as soon as it is practical. There are some useful cautions against eavesdropping to be gleaned from that."-Jon Klassen, The Mysterious Howling (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, #1)
"It makes no difference what you wear, really. I'll put you in a dark grey. I believe I have some left over from a funeral." says the dressmaker."-Jon Klassen, The Mysterious Howling (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, #1)
"If you have ever opened a can of worms, boxed yourself into a corner, ended up in hot water, or found yourself in a pretty pickle, you already know that life is rarely (if ever) just a bowl of cherri…"-Jon Klassen, The Mysterious Howling (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, #1)
10. Fever 1793
By: Laurie Halse Anderson
3.38
Format: None pages,
It's late summer 1793, and the streets of Philadelphia are abuzz with mosquitoes and rumors of feve… read more
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11. Gooseberry Park
By: Cynthia Rylant , Arthur Howard
3.85
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
The touching story of an unusual friendship, from one of today's most masterful children's book wri… read more
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12. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus
By: Dusti Bowling
3.27
Format: None pages, Hardcover
*"Aven is a perky, hilarious, and inspiring protagonist whose attitude and humor will linger even a… read more
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13. Steam Train, Dream Train
By: Tom Lichtenheld , Sherri Duskey Rinker
3.78
Format: 80 pages, Hardcover
In this book with rhyming text, the dream train pulls into the station and all the different cars a… read more
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14. City of Ghosts (Cassidy Blake, #1)
By: Victoria Schwab
3.88
Format: 272 pages, ebook
From number-one New York Times bestselling author Victoria Schwab comes a sweeping, spooky, evocati… read more
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- childrens
- audiobook
"Stories have power,"-Victoria Schwab, City of Ghosts (Cassidy Blake, #1)
"You don't think about how unnerving silence is until it's everywhere."-Victoria Schwab, City of Ghosts (Cassidy Blake, #1)
"There's a difference between wanting to stay and being too afraid to let go."-Victoria Schwab, City of Ghosts (Cassidy Blake, #1)
"No shame in being scared. But there’s a difference between being scared and being scared away ."-Victoria Schwab, City of Ghosts (Cassidy Blake, #1)
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16. The Snowman
By: Raymond Briggs
4.32
Format: 210 pages, Hardcover
Illustrated in full color, this is a wordless story. The pictures have "the hazy softness of air in… read more
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17. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (Rats of NIMH, #1)
By: Robert C. O'Brien
3.83
Format: 35 pages, Paperback
Mrs. Frisby, a widowed mouse with four small children, must move her family to their summer quarter… read more
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18. We're Going on a Bear Hunt
By: Michael Rosen , Helen Oxenbury
4.29
Format: 40 pages, Paperback
Come along on a bear hunt in this award-winning classic from Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury. We’r… read more
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- animals
- childrens
19. Thornhedge
By: T. Kingfisher
4.00
Format: 111 pages, Hardcover
Thornhedge is the tale of a kind-hearted, toad-shaped heroine, a gentle knight, and a mission gone … read more
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"Thorns die from the inside out, like priests."-T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge
"She was theirs; they were hers. The love of monsters was uncomplicated."-T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge
"Two hundred years. It was immense—unthinkable—and ultimately meant nothing at all. Two years or two hundred or two thousand. The magic endures"-T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge
"Greenteeth did not slap one another—not out of any virtue, but because a slap was such a useless thing underwater. When greenteeth brawled, it was with teeth and strangling fingers, spines and claws."-T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge
20. The Beatryce Prophecy
By: Kate DiCamillo
4.30
Format: 247 pages, Hardcover
A magical medieval tale from two masters, Newbery Medal-winning Kate DiCamillo and Caldecott Medal-… read more
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- childrens
- audiobook
"Once there was a mermaid."-Kate DiCamillo, The Beatryce Prophecy
"Let her have her dangerous will."-Kate DiCamillo, The Beatryce Prophecy
"Nothing is more terrifying to evil than joy."-Kate DiCamillo, The Beatryce Prophecy
"Mark that it is dangerous. Trouble has a very long tail."-Kate DiCamillo, The Beatryce Prophecy
21. Night of the Mannequins
By: Stephen Graham Jones
3.34
Format: 136 pages, Paperback
Stephen Graham Jones returns with Night of the Mannequins, a contemporary horror story where a teen… read more
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"Moms are so oblivious. It’s like they live in a bubble of wishful thinking."-Stephen Graham Jones, Night of the Mannequins
"The tornado the alarms had screamed about ... hadn't actually happened, but around here you never know. Better safe in the cellar than sorry halfway up the sky."-Stephen Graham Jones, Night of the Mannequins
"Sometimes you just know what you're doing is the only thing to be doing. That the world is conspiring all around you to make it happen, like, not just giving you permission, but herding you the direc…"-Stephen Graham Jones, Night of the Mannequins
22. An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed (Elderly Lady, #2)
By: Helene Tursten
3.87
Format: 261 pages, Hardcover
Everyone’s favorite octogenarian killer is back in this new collection of stories by Swedish crime … read more
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- audiobook
23. Bridge of Souls (Cassidy Blake, #3)
By: Victoria Schwab
4.04
Format: 304 pages, ebook
Where there are ghosts, Cassidy Blake follows ... unless it's the other way around? Cass thinks … read more
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"Stories have a way of making the world feel bigger"-Victoria Schwab, Bridge of Souls (Cassidy Blake, #3)
24. Mel Fell
By: Corey R. Tabor
4.47
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
A tale about self-confidence and taking a leap of faith, starring a kingfisher. Sometimes, you m… read more
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- childrens
- nature
25. Tunnel of Bones (Cassidy Blake, #2)
By: Victoria Schwab
4.04
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Trouble is haunting Cassidy Blake . . . even more than usual. She (plus her ghost best friend, J… read more
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26. Mercy Watson is Missing!
By: Kate DiCamillo
4.38
Format: 177 pages, Hardcover
Every favorite character from Kate DiCamillo’s New York Times best-selling Mercy Watson books makes… read more
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- animals
- childrens
27. I Do Not Eat Children
By: Marcus Cutler
3.69
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
A smooth-talking monster gets what's coming to him in this funny and slyly subversive picture book … read more
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28. Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor: The Woman Who Loved Reptiles
By: Patricia Valdez
4.35
Format: 40 pages, Library Binding
For fans of Ada Twist: Scientist comes a fascinating picture book biography of a pioneering female … read more
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- history
- childrens
- animals
- nonfiction
- nature
- science
29. Whale Fall: Exploring an Ocean-Floor Ecosystem
By: Melissa Stewart
4.41
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
This fascinating nonfiction picture book filled with stunning illustrations details the end of life… read more
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- animals
- nonfiction
- nature
- science
30. The Three Little Mittens
By: Linda Bailey
3.95
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
A single mitten is excluded by a matching pair in this endearing picture book about friendship, bel… read more
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31. Life: The First Four Billion Years: The Story of Life from the Big Bang to the Evolution of Humans
By: Martin Jenkins
4.08
Format: 80 pages, Hardcover
Award-winning children's book creators Martin Jenkins and Grahame Baker-Smith team up for a large-s… read more
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