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Catch that chicken!

Catch that chicken!

Atinuke, author.
2020

A little girl, who is the best chicken catcher in her whole Nigerian village, injures her ankle when her chase goes a little too far up a baobab tree, prompting a helpful lesson from Nana about the importance of thinking just as quickly as she runs.

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Do not go in there!

Do not go in there!

Horn, Ariel, author.
2020

Morton and Bogart are best friends, but they don't always see eye to eye. When they encounter a closed door, Bogart thinks there must be something really bad on the other side, while Morton thinks it'll be something amazing! Morton wants to open that door! But Bogart is too scared. Which one is right? Together, these monsters learn that being open to the unknown can lead to new discoveries. And even though your imagination can make it easy to worry, it can also make life more fun.

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Finders creepers

Finders creepers

Fridolfs, Derek, author
2020

"Twins Atticus and Esmeralda Fetch are the best pet finders in Thorns Hollow -- a town where people have a lot of pets, and those pets often get lost. But when a lost dog leads them to an old, Victorian house on the edge of town, the twins find their world turned upside down. This creepy house contains a portal that leads to a whole other world -- a world where mythical creatures like trolls, fairies, and dragons are real. The secrets this mythical world contains are bigger than these kids could ever imagine. Secrets that could threaten to destroy the world as we know it. Now, Minerva, Atticus, and yes, their canine companion will have to work together if they want to save our world, and the world beyond the portal!"--description of Volume 1 from Amazon.com.

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The great pet heist

The great pet heist

Ecton, Emily, author
2020

When their elderly owner goes to the hospital, Butterbean the dachshund, Walt the cat, Oscar the mynah bird, and rats Marco and Polo plan a robbery to support themselves.

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Little green donkey

Little green donkey

Allepuz, Anuska, 1979- author, illustrator
2020

Little Donkey eats so much grass that he turns green, causing his mother to convince him to try new foods. But what happens when he discovers he likes carrots?

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Love by Sophia

Love by Sophia

Averbeck, Jim, author
2020

Encouraged by her teacher to approach her art assignment from new points of view, Sophia produces a piece she is proud of, but can she persuade her hard-to-impress family to take a chance on a different perspective?

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Noodle bear

Noodle bear

Gravas, Mark.
2020

Bear loves all kinds of noodles, but finds that he enjoys them most when he can share them with others.

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Rise of Zombert

Rise of Zombert

LaReau, Kara. author
2020

9-year-old Mellie Gore rescues Bert the cat from behind the YummCo Foods factory, and Mellie soon wonders if the mystery surrounding Bert's behavior is connected to the powerful YummCo Foods company or could he truly be a zombie?

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Sara and the search for normal

Sara and the search for normal

King, Wesley, author
2020

Seventh-grader Sara wants to be normal but her panic attacks and other episodes cause her to isolate herself until, in group therapy, she meets talkative and outgoing Erin, her first friend.

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Simon at the art museum

Simon at the art museum

Soontornvat, Christina, author.
2020

At an art museum with his parents, Simon has trouble controlling his urges to slide on the floor, chase pigeons, and eat cheesecake at the cafe, until something special catches his eye.

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The stepmom shake-up

The stepmom shake-up

Lenz, Niki, author
2020

When her widowed father threatens the integrity of Team Gravy by starting to date again, twelve-year-old Grace decides to sabotage all his romantic endeavors.

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Welcome to unicorn school

Welcome to unicorn school

Bird, Pip, author
2020

In Dave the Unicorn: Welcome to Unicorn School, Mira is excited about attending the school--until she's paired with a very un-unicorny unicorn.-- Amazon.

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