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July 17, 2018 12:30PM to September 11, 2018 1:30PM
Did you know that Chinese is the most widely spoken first language in the world? Please join us for a class-Chinese for beginners.
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July 17, 2018 1:30PM to 2:30PM
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Little Fires Everywhere: A Novel
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The woman in the window
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The fallen
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An American marriage
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The great alone
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The president is missing : a novel
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The 17th suspect
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The female persuasion
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Warlight
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Pachinko
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The mars room : a novel
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Twisted prey
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The immortalists : a novel
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Less : a novel
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Before We Were Yours: A Novel
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Crazy rich Asians
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The outsider : a novel
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A gentleman in Moscow
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The death of Mrs. Westaway
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Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine : a novel
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Manhattan Beach : a novel
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The Hellfire Club
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The power : a novel
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The other woman.
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The favorite sister : a novel
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Circe : a novel
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The perfect mother : a novel
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Sing, Unburied, Sing
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You think it, I'll say it : stories
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The disappeared
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The wife between us
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The punishment she deserves
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Still me
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The house of broken angels.
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The escape artist
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Shoot first : (think later)
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Two kinds of truth.
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Red alert: an NYPD red mystery
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Origin.
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Robert B. Parker's old black magic : a Spencer novel
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Asymmetry
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Sunburn.
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I've got my eyes on you : a novel
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The Perfect Nanny
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The cast : a novel
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Then she was gone : a novel
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Call Me By Your Name
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To die but once
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The only story
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Ready Player One
Non-Fiction Hot Titles
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A higher loyalty : truth, lies, and leadership
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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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Educated : a memoir
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How to change your mind : what the new science of psychedelics teaches us about consciousness, dying, addiction, depression, and transcendence
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12 rules for life : an antidote to chaos
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The subtle art of not giving a fuck : a counterintuitive approach to living a good life
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The soul of America : the battle for our better angels
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Fire and fury : inside the Trump white house
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Natural causes : an epidemic of wellness, the certainty of dying, and killing ourselves to live longer
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War on peace : the end of diplomacy and the decline of American influence
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Robin
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Calypso
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Bad blood : secrets and lies in a Silicon Valley startup
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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 last black unicorn
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Killers of the Flower Moon : the Osage murders and the birth of the FBI
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Kitchen confidential : adventures in the culinary underbelly
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Born a crime : stories from a South African childhood
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Leonardo da Vinci
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The plant paradox : the hidden dangers in "healthy" foods that cause disease and weight gain
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Everything happens for a reason : and other lies I've loved
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Fascism : a warning
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When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing
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Facts and fears : hard truths from a life in intelligence
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Paul Simon : the life
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Lost connections : uncovering the real causes of depression-- and the unexpected solutions
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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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Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
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Factfulness : ten reasons we're wrong about the world--and why things are better than you think
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Creative quest
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Enlightenment now : the case for reason, science, humanism, and progress
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Sapiens : a brief history of humankind
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Principles
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The recovering : intoxication and its aftermath
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The world as it is : a memoir of the Obama White House
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The restless wave : good times, just causes, great fights, and other appreciations
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Like brothers
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Food : what the heck should I eat?
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Our towns : a 100,000-mile journey into the heart of America
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The View from Flyover Country: Dispatches from the Forgotten America
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Measure what matters : how Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation rock the world with OKRs
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Tailspin : the people and forces behind America's fifty-year fall--and those fighting to reverse it
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Tribe of mentors : short life advice from the best in the world
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I've been thinking-- : reflections, prayers, and meditations for a meaningful life
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God save Texas : a journey into the soul of the Lone Star State
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The mirage factory : illusion, imagination, and the invention of Los Angeles
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Something wonderful : Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway revolution
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The road to unfreedom : Russia, Europe, America
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You are a badass
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The four agreements : a practical guide to personal freedom
YA Hot Titles
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Sisters
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Drama
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Children of Blood and Bone
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Smile
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Ghosts
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Barracoon : the story of the last "black cargo"
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The burning maze
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The Hate U Give
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The dark prophecy (The trials of Apollo, book 2)
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The lost hero
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The hidden oracle
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Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda
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The House of Hades
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The Titan's curse
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Black hole
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The last Olympian
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The blood of Olympus
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The Ship of the Dead
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The Hammer of Thor
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The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir
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Turtles all the way down
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Talking to my daughter about the economy, or, how capitalism works-- and how it fails
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Eleanor & Park
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War storm
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Everything, everything
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One of us is lying
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A court of frost and starlight
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Leah on the Offbeat
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Six of crows
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A reaper at the gates
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Long way down
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A court of thorns and roses
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I am not your perfect Mexican daughter
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The Hazel Wood
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Legendary
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Scythe
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The kissing booth
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Red queen
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Saga. Brian K. Vaughan, writer ; Fiona Staples, artist ; Fonografiks, lettering + design. Vol. 8
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Emergency Contact
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The Prince and the Dressmaker
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Shattered Warrior
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Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe
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The darkest minds
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My hero academia. story & art Kohei Horikoshi ; translation & English adaptation Caleb Cook. Vol. 11
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My hero academia. story & art Kohei Horikoshi ; translation & English adaptation Caleb Cook. Vol. 12
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Just mercy : a story of justice and redemption
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Batman. by Tom King ; art by Joelle Jones. Vol. 5, Rules of engagement
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All Summer Long
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Southern bastards. created by Jason Aaron & Jason Latour ; Jason Aaron, writer ; Jason Latour, writer & artist ; Chris Brunner, artist ; Jared K. Fletcher, letters & design. Volume 4
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Babymouse
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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]
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Diary of a wimpy kid : old school
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Diary of a wimpy kid : cabin fever
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Diary of a wimpy kid : double down
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Diary of a wimpy kid : the last straw
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Diary of a wimpy kid : dog days
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Diary of a wimpy kid : hard luck
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Diary of a wimpy kid : the long haul
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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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Diary of a wimpy kid : the third wheel
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Diary of a wimpy kid : the getaway
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Diary of a wimpy kid : Greg Heffley's journal
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Diary of a wimpy kid : Rodrick rules
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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]
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Dog Man : a tale of two kitties [#3]
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Diary of a wimpy kid : the ugly truth
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Pokémon adventures
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Wonder
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Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone
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Green eggs and ham
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Dork diaries 7. by Rachel Renée Russell. Tales from a not-so-glam TV star
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Dork diaries : tales from a not-so-fabulous life
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Pokemon XY
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Tales from a not-so-graceful ice princess
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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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My little pony. Friendship is magic
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Captain Underpants and the revolting revenge of the radioactive robo-boxers : the tenth epic novel
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Dork diaries 9. Rachel Renee Russell. Tales from a not-so-dorky drama queen
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Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban
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Pokémon black and white
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Tales from a not-so-talented pop star
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Tales from a not-so-popular party girl
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The Baby-sitters Club. a graphic novel
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Dork diaries 11. Rachel Renee Russell. Tales from a not-so-friendly frenemy
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Tales from a not-so-smart Miss Know-It-All
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Captain Underpants and the terrifying return of Tippy Tinkletrousers : the ninth epic novel
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Dork diaries 8. Rachel Renée Russell with Nikki Russell and Erin Russell. Tales from a not-so-happily ever after
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Big Nate : a good old-fashioned wedgie
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One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish
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![Pokemon adventures. story, Hidenori Kusaka ; art, Satoshi Yamamoto ; [translation, Katherine Schilling]. Diamond and Pearl/Platinum](https://www.lapl.org/sites/default/files/styles/hot-titles-scroller/public/items/2014/4e2437fe985e12fb0aa5daec7a135cd1.jpg?itok=Vw2Zdjim)
Pokemon adventures. story, Hidenori Kusaka ; art, Satoshi Yamamoto ; [translation, Katherine Schilling]. Diamond and Pearl/Platinum
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The Baby-sitters Club. a graphic novel
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Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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Harry Potter and the goblet of fire
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Amulet. 2, Kazu Kibuishi. The stonekeeper's curse
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The Baby-sitters Club. a graphic novel
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Big Nate : silent but deadly
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Charlie and the chocolate factory
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Amulet. 3, Kazu Kibuishi. The cloud searchers
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