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"Sharice is a volleyball star just waiting to crush it on the court. Her busy schedule means she has some choices to make, though. With the help of an alien friend, will she be there in time to set and spike, or be stuck watching from the sidelines? This graphic novel includes educational sidebars such as a quick history of volleyball, a social emotional tie-in, and a pro athlete biography. Backmatter includes an activity page and character information"--...
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"Don't you hate it when your archenemy launches your latest invention into space, accidentally creating a robot army that falls into the clutches of an evil alien emperor? Well, that's how Billie Blaster's day is going! The genius child of two famous scientists, Billie is an inventor extraordinaire and the star of the annual science fair, much to the disgust of her nemesis, Tiny Hector Glum. But now their rivalry has gone too far, and the fate of...
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"The grand finale! The big finish! The climax! We speak of course about this, the end of the award-winning, boundary-pushing, taste-challenging SEX CRIMINALS. Suze and Jon have sex, stop time, and rob banks. The bank went after them. Now Suze and Jon finish off the bank, the Sex Police, and the bad guys all in one pop, hoping to dodge a huge load of trouble before it explodes in their faces."--
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"Bestselling author Garth Stein and acclaimed cartoonist Matthew Southworth team up again for the second book in this action-packed coming of age series about a mutant from the Pacific Northwest. In the eagerly anticipated Book Two, Dr. Kenneth Langner, a world-renowned geneticist and creator of the Cloven species, reveals himself to Seattle Stranger reporter Jake Arthur, who continues his in-depth research on the homeless encampment known as "the...
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"Join Taka, the Notorious Delinquent, as she struggles to right her wrongs after unwittingly releasing a horde of evil robots. It's tough to be a hero. A new YA graphic novel for fans of the Kamen Rider series. Taka is no hero. The Notorious Delinquent has a bit of a reputation in her city, but after she accidentally unleashes a horde of evil robots, she begrudgingly takes up the mantle of MECH FIGHTER! Armed with special abilities, Taka sets out...
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"During an average morning of heroic deeds, Spider-Man is interrupted by the Fantastic Four and Namor with distressing news: The great underwater city of Atlantis has disappeared, and the heroes need Spider-Man's help to find it! While Spider-Man takes on the uncertain mission hoping not to disappoint the heroes... But when other super heroes start going missing around the city, Spidey realizes he might need more than just super-powers to save the...
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"In this version of the Jules Verne classic, Mateo, a young velociraptor, finds a puzzling artifact on his class's archaeological dig, which his famous uncle, Dr. Raptor, declares is a clue to the disappearance of the scientist, Ernie Stegosaur; the Doctor, his lab assistant, Darby, and Mateo follow the clue to the center of the Earth and discover a strange civilization--inhabited by creatures called human beings"--OCLC.
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"A mythic and emotionally charged hero's journey, Dune tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence--a commodity capable of unlocking humanity's...
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"The spotlight's on the guardian of Angel Island, Knuckles the Echinda! Tasked with protecting his floating home and the powerful Master Emerald, Knuckles has encountered the worst of the worst: Rough & Tumble, Neo Metal Sonic, and even Dr. Eggman! With nothing but his powerful fists--and maybe some help from the likes of Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles "Tails" Prower, and Blaze the Cat--Knuckles has beat them all back to protect not just his island, but...
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"Desperate to be popular at her junior high school, Erin Song only succeeds in getting grounded by her parents--banned from all her devices. Only then does Erin learn what her grandmother has already noticed--aliens are using screens to abduct and to control humans. Now Erin and her grandmother must work together to save the day."--Provided by publisher.
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"A stormy night. A plane crash. A deserted island--or so it seems. Sonic and Tails find themselves castaways, surrounded by robots hardwired to target them! That's no island--it's the weathered hulk of the Death Egg, and it's crawling with scrapped, rusted, and malfunctioning Badniks! Each and every one of them was created by Eggman to destroy that meddlesome hedgehog, but the mad doctor left other creations as well. Lethal, personal, familiar creations....