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22) Scared silly
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Harold, Chester, and Howie have a harrowing Halloween night worrying about Bunnicula as well as about a witch who comes into the house.
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Avatar the last airbender) volume 1
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Sokka wants to learn sword skills.
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Even thousands of years ago, people were coming up with clever ways to cook a pizza. Check out how Darius the Great's soldiers used their shields in a most unusual fashion and discover the truth about how much pizza Americans eat per second as you chow down on some scrumptious pizza history. A quiz in the back puts your newfound knowledge to the test. Ready-to-read. Level 3 series, 48pp., Ill.
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"Chill out with the fascinating history behind ice cream, the first in a fact-tastic Level 3 Ready-to-Read nonfiction series about the history of fun stuff! Did you know that immigrants to Ellis Island were served ice cream as part of their first meal in America? Or that George Washington spent more than $200 on ice cream during the summer of 1790? Learn all about the cool history of everyone's favorite frozen treat in this fun, fact-filled Level...
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Imagine turning a potato or a turnip into a spooky Halloween Jack-O'-Lantern. Discover the not-so-horrific facts behind the scariest time of the year with a look at the history of Halloween and how we celebrate it today, complete with a quiz to see just how much you've learned. Ready-to-read. Level 3 series, 48pp., Ill.
32) Jesse Owens
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"Meet Jesse Owens, an African American runner who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin! What made his achievement even more memorable was that Adolph Hitler expected the Olympic Games to be a German showcase. In fact, he criticized the United States for even including black athletes on its Olympic roster. According to many reports, after Owens won his fourth gold medal, Hitler stormed out of the stadium. In 1936 Jesse Owens took a stand...
33) Misty Copeland
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Discusses Misty Copeland's family, childhood, and early dancing years before she became a world famous ballerina.
34) Roberta Gibb
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"Meet Roberta Gibb. In 1966, Roberta was the first woman ever to run in the Boston Marathon. When Roberta applied for the event she received a letter saying women were not physically able to run marathons and therefore her request was denied. Roberta decided to run anyway, and told her mom, ́This is really going to change things for women.́"--
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"Three inspiring stories, all in one book! When Misty Copeland was a young girl, she was told she had a gift for ballet but didn’t have a dancer’s body. Instead of giving up, she worked harder and became the first African American principal dancer for the American Ballet Theater. And Lin-Manuel Miranda couldn’t decide whether he wanted to be a writer, singer, actor, or songwriter, so he became all of them. Finally, Mae Jemison was a respected...
37) Yayoi Kusama
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"Get to know Yayoi Kusama, a Japanese artist known for her extensive use of polka dots and for her infinity installations, in this fascinating nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series of biographies about people "you should meet!""--
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