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2200 E. 1st StreetLos Angeles, CA 90033
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323-263-6901
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323-526-3043
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- Librarian:
- Connie Topete, Senior Librarian
Upcoming Events at Benjamin Franklin Branch Library
April 25, 2018 5:30PM to June 13, 2018 7:30PM
Free Citizenship and financial literacy classes. Learn the civics, government, interview and language skills needed for the Naturalization...
Every Thursday at 3pm
We invite all families to enjoy our storytime! Let's help our little ones develop a love for reading and learning through movement, short...
April 26, 2018 4:00PM
Enjoy a wonderful performance by the Inca Peruvian Ensemble! Stop by the library and celebrate all the amazing children in our...
April 30, 2018 5:30PM to June 18, 2018 7:30PM
Free Citizenship and financial literacy classes. Learn the civics, government, interview and language skills needed for the Naturalization...
Every Thursday at 3pm
We invite all families to enjoy our storytime! Let's help our little ones develop a love for reading and learning through movement, short...
May 5, 2018 12:00PM to 4:00PM
Through a partnership with C2PLA, a mobile testing unit will be on site to administer free, confidential HIV and STI screenings.Open to all...
Ongoing Events
Need help studying for the Citizenship Test? Classes start in June. Call or come in to sign up.
¿Necesitas ayuda estudiando para el examen de ciudadanía? Clases comenzarán en junio. ¡Regístrate ahora! Venir o llamar.
Student Zone: Mon/Wed 3:00-5:00; Tues/Thurs 3:30-5:30
Computer assistance and computer classes for adults are available. Please call (323) 268-4710 for more information.
Se ofrece asistencia para computadoras y clases de computadora para adultos en español. Llame al (323) 268-4710 para más información.
STAR – Books come alive for kids when they share the fun of reading with STAR library volunteers. Call Benjamin Franklin for schedule..
- Hot Titles:
- Fiction
- Non-Fiction
- YA
- Children's
Fiction Hot Titles
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Little Fires Everywhere: A Novel
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The woman in the window
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An American marriage
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The great alone
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Manhattan Beach : a novel
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The immortalists : a novel
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Sing, unburied, sing : a novel
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Pachinko
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Still me
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The power : a novel
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The escape artist
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Ready Player One
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Down the river unto the sea
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Before We Were Yours: A Novel
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The Rooster Bar.
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The perfect nanny : a novel
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Origin.
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Fifty fifty
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A gentleman in Moscow
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Sunburn.
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Call Me By Your Name
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Two kinds of truth.
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Night moves : an Alex Delaware novel
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The wanted
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The wife between us
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The house of broken angels.
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Munich
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Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine : a novel
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The female persuasion
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The midnight line : a Jack Reacher novel
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Surprise me : a novel
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The 17th suspect
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The fallen
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Asymmetry
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End game
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Chicago : a novel
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Look for me : a novel
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Annihilation
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Lincoln in the bardo : a novel
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The girl who takes an eye for an eye
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The punishment she deserves
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Dark in death : an Eve Dallas novel
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Exit west : a novel
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White houses : a novel
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City of endless night
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The late show.
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Alternate side : a novel
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Accidental heroes : a novel
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A column of fire
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Red sparrow : a novel
Non-Fiction Hot Titles
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Fire and fury : inside the Trump white house
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Educated : a memoir
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Russian roulette : the inside story of Putin's war on America and the election of Donald Trump
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The subtle art of not giving a fuck : a counterintuitive approach to living a good life
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I'll be gone in the dark : one woman's obsessive search for the Golden State Killer
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12 rules for life : an antidote to chaos
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The last black unicorn
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A higher loyalty : truth, lies, and leadership
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Leonardo da Vinci
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Killers of the Flower Moon : the Osage murders and the birth of the FBI
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Enlightenment now : the case for reason, science, humanism, and progress
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When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing
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Born a crime : stories from a South African childhood
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Bone
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Grant
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Bachelor nation : inside the world of America's favorite guilty pleasure
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Tribe of mentors : short life advice from the best in the world
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Lost connections : uncovering the real causes of depression-- and the unexpected solutions
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Food : what the heck should I eat?
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Braving the wilderness : the quest for true belonging and the courage to stand alone
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Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
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The Vanity fair diaries : 1983-1992
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Principles
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Dear Madam President
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The plant paradox : the hidden dangers in "healthy" foods that cause disease and weight gain
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Sapiens : a brief history of humankind
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Happiness is a choice you make : lessons from a year among the oldest old
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Skin in the game : hidden asymmetries in daily life
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Just the funny parts : ... and a few hard truths about sneaking into the Hollywood boys' club : a memoir
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Hitler in Los Angeles : how Jews foiled Nazi plots against Hollywood and America
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Molly's Game: The True Story of the 26-Year-old Woman Behind the Most Exclusive, High-Stakes Underground Poker Game in the World
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Heart berries : a memoir
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We were eight years in power : an American tragedy
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Rise and kill first : the secret history of Israel's targeted assassinations
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Feel free : essays
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We are never meeting in real life : essays
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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
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Miss D & me : life with the invincible Bette Davis
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The four agreements : a practical guide to personal freedom
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A Brief History of Time
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I've been thinking-- : reflections, prayers, and meditations for a meaningful life
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It's even worse than you think : what the Trump administration is doing to America
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The Sun and Her Flowers
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Directorate S : the C.I.A. and America's secret wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan
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How democracies die
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Everything happens for a reason : and other lies I've loved
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Saga. Brian K. Vaughan, writer ; Fiona Staples, artist ; Fonografiks, lettering + design. Vol. 8
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Hunger : a memoir of (my) body
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Milk and honey
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Why I'm no longer talking to white people about race
YA Hot Titles
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Children of blood and bone
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The Hate U Give
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Smile
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Drama
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Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda
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Sisters
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Ghosts
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The sea of monsters
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The dark prophecy (The trials of Apollo, book 2)
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The Ship of the Dead
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Turtles all the way down
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The mark of Athena
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The House of Hades
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The Hazel Wood
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Boxers
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The son of Neptune
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The Hunger Games
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The cruel prince
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I am not your perfect Mexican daughter
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Everything, everything
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Thunderhead
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How to fake a moon landing : exposing the myths of science denial
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The death cure
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Every day
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The Titan's curse
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Beloved
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The Prince and the Dressmaker
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One of us is lying
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The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir
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Thirteen reasons why
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Catching fire
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Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens agenda
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We Are Okay
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Eleanor & Park
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The Librarian of Auschwitz
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Scott Pilgrim
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Long way down
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Divergent
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Bull
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The book of dust
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Far From the Tree
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Between shades of gray
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The outsiders
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Brazen : rebel ladies who rocked the world
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Civil War II
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The hidden oracle
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The last Olympian
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The lost hero
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The maze runner
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Batman: Nightwalker
Children's Hot Titles
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Babymouse
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Diary of a wimpy kid : double down
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Diary of a wimpy kid : cabin fever
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Diary of a wimpy kid : hard luck
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Diary of a wimpy kid : the last straw
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Diary of a wimpy kid : old school
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Diary of a wimpy kid : dog days
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Diary of a wimpy kid : the long haul
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Diary of a wimpy kid : the ugly truth
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Diary of a wimpy kid : Rodrick rules
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Diary of a wimpy kid : the third wheel
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Diary of a wimpy kid : Greg Heffley's journal
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Diary of a wimpy kid : the getaway
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Wonder
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Pokémon adventures
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![Dog Man and Cat Kid. written and illustrated by Dav Pilkey, as George Beard and Harold Hutchins ; with color by Jose Garibaldi. [4]](https://www.lapl.org/sites/default/files/styles/hot-titles-scroller/public/items/2018/e5b0d9df7292cb6491403241277e1fd9.jpg?itok=oY1NLcRB)
Dog Man and Cat Kid. written and illustrated by Dav Pilkey, as George Beard and Harold Hutchins ; with color by Jose Garibaldi. [4]
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![Dog Man unleashed. written and illustrated by Dav Pilkey, as George Beard and Harold Hutchins ; with interior color by Jose Garibaldi. [2]](https://www.lapl.org/sites/default/files/styles/hot-titles-scroller/public/items/2017/ff4d5a8315895f9aaaf4a55025e681c9.jpg?itok=2_v9gX2f)
Dog Man unleashed. written and illustrated by Dav Pilkey, as George Beard and Harold Hutchins ; with interior color by Jose Garibaldi. [2]
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Green eggs and ham
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A wrinkle in time
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Dog Man. written and illustrated by Dav Pilkey, as George Beard and Harold Hutchins ; with color by Jose Garibaldi. [1]
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Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone
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A wrinkle in time
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Dork diaries : tales from a not-so-fabulous life
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Tales from a not-so-graceful ice princess
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The cat in the hat
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![Dog Man : a tale of two kitties [#3]](https://www.lapl.org/sites/default/files/styles/hot-titles-scroller/public/items/2017/6fb26400f11b3ec06762175841ce40c2.jpg?itok=yWw_3Acp)
Dog Man : a tale of two kitties [#3]
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Dork diaries 12. Rachel Renee Russell ; with Nikki Russell and Erin Russell. Tales from a not-so-secret crush catastrophe
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Dork diaries 7. by Rachel Renée Russell. Tales from a not-so-glam TV star
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Are you my mother?
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One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish
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Hop on Pop
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Tales from a not-so-smart Miss Know-It-All
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Dork diaries 9. Rachel Renee Russell. Tales from a not-so-dorky drama queen
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Dork diaries 11. Rachel Renee Russell. Tales from a not-so-friendly frenemy
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Dork diaries 10. Rachel Renee Russell. Tales from a not-so-perfect pet sitter
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Tales from a not-so-talented pop star
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The thank you book
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Captain Underpants and the terrifying return of Tippy Tinkletrousers : the ninth epic novel
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Tales from a not-so-popular party girl
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Captain Underpants and the preposterous plight of the purple potty people : the eighth epic novel
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Adventure time
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Fox in socks
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Elephants cannot dance!
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Big Nate blasts off
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The cat in the hat comes back!
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Captain Underpants and the big, bad battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, part 2 : the revenge of the ridiculous Robo-Boogers : the seventh epic novel
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The Baby-sitters Club. a graphic novel
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A wrinkle in time
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Auggie & me : three wonder stories
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Harry Potter and the goblet of fire
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