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1410 W. Temple StreetLos Angeles, CA 90026
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213-250-7808
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213-580-3744
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- Librarian:
- Victoria Sikora, Senior Librarian
As a part of Historic Filipinotown, the Echo Park Branch is pleased to be the only public library in Southern California to provide a dedicated Filipino heritage collection, consisting of over 500 volumes on all aspects of Filipino life and culture.
Visit the Friends of Echo Park Branch Library site at http://www.friendsechopark.org/
Upcoming Events at Echo Park Branch Library
September 23, 2017 3:00PM to 4:00PM
Adult ESL students interested in polishing their grammar and building their vocabulary are invited to this hour-long weekly class. No...
September 23, 2017 4:00PM to 5:30PM
Improve your writing skills in a comfortable environment. All levels welcome, especially beginners. No pre-registration...
October 1, 2017 10:30AM to 12:00PM
The Carlos Bulosan Book Club, (CBBC) is dedicated to exploring the Filipino American immigrant experience through the study and discussion...
October 3, 2017 6:00PM to 7:00PM
Adult literacy students and tutors, as well as their friends, are invited to read and discuss popular adult books in an informal setting.
Ongoing Events
After School Student Zone
Monday-Thursday 2:30pm-5:30pm
Students K-12 have access to laptops with internet and word processing, library databases and online homework help. Free printing for homework. Last day before summer break, 2017 is Thursday, June 8.
Adult Literacy Program
Volunteer tutors work one-on-one, helping adults improve basic reading and writing skills. For more information call (213) 228-7037 x. 70819, or write rrisemberg@lapl.org
STAR Readers
Our volunteer STAR Readers are here and ready for all kids who love to share a good book. Don't miss Judith on Wednesdays, 4:00 PM-6:00 PM.
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- YA
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Fiction Hot Titles
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The late show.
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Camino Island.
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House of spies
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Y is for yesterday
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Mrs. Fletcher : a novel
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Two kinds of truth.
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Into the water.
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A gentleman in Moscow
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The lying game.
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The tea girl of Hummingbird Lane : a novel
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The ministry of utmost happiness
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Magpie murders
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My absolute darling
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The handmaid's tale
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The force : a novel
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Don't let go
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Do not become alarmed
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Murder games
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Glass houses : a novel
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Paradise valley
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Crime scene : a novel
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A legacy of spies
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Rich people problems : a novel
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Before we were yours : a novel
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Watch me disappear : a novel
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Seeing red
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Exposed.
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The fix.
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The identicals : a novel
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The burning girl : a novel
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The store
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Lincoln in the bardo : a novel
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Testimony
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Use of force : a thriller
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Since we fell
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The women in the castle : a novel
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Ready player one
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The strange case of the alchemist's daughter
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The woman in cabin 10
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The Alice network : a novel
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The Rooster Bar.
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Little fires everywhere : a novel
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The people we hate at the wedding
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A man called Ove : a novel
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Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine : a novel
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It : a novel
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Dragon teeth : a novel
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Origin.
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The underground railroad : a novel
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Barely legal : a Herbie Fisher novel
Non-Fiction Hot Titles
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Al Franken, giant of the Senate
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Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
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What happened
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The glass castle : a memoir
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Astrophysics for people in a hurry
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Killers of the Flower Moon : the Osage murders and the birth of the FBI
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Devil's bargain : Steve Bannon, Donald Trump, and the storming of the presidency
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The subtle art of not giving a fuck : a counterintuitive approach to living a good life
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Hunger : a memoir of (my) body
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Theft by finding : diaries (1977-2002)
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Born a crime : stories from a South African childhood
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Why Buddhism is true : the science and philosophy of meditation and enlightenment
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Option B : facing adversity, building resilience, and finding joy
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The plant paradox : the hidden dangers in "healthy" foods that cause disease and weight gain
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You don't have to say you love me : a memoir
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Sapiens : a brief history of humankind
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We are never meeting in real life : essays
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Alexander Hamilton
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Shattered : inside Hillary Clinton's doomed campaign
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The late show
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I can't make this up : life lessons
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Make your bed : little things that can change your life...and maybe the world
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What she ate : six remarkable women and the food that tells their stories
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Hué 1968 : a turning point of the American war in Vietnam
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Milk and honey
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The rules do not apply : a memoir
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Democracy in chains : the deep history of the radical right's stealth plan for America
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Tools of titans : the tactics, routines, and habits of billionaires, icons, and world-class performers
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The life-changing magic of tidying up : the Japanese art of decluttering and organizing
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Homo deus : a brief history of tomorrow
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Strangers in their own land : anger and mourning on the American right
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You are a badass at making money : master the mindset of wealth.
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Always running : la vida loca, gang days in L.A.
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Salt, fat, acid, heat : the four elements of good cooking
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Who thought this was a good idea? : and other questions you should have answers to when you work in the White House
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No is not enough : resisting Trump's shock politics and winning the world we need
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Behave : the biology of humans at our best and worst
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Outliers : the story of success
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Hillbilly elegy : a memoir of a family and culture in crisis
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Daring to drive : a Saudi woman's awakening
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The bright hour : a memoir of living and dying
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Between the world and me
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The 48 laws of power
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Dying : a memoir
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The four agreements : a practical guide to personal freedom
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Nevertheless : a memoir
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White trash : the 400-year untold history of class in America
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When breath becomes air
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The undoing project : a friendship that changed our minds
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Thinking, fast and slow
YA Hot Titles
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Smile
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The dark prophecy (The trials of Apollo, book 2)
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Drama
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Sisters
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Thirteen reasons why
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The hate u give.
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The battle of the Labyrinth
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The hidden oracle
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Everything, everything
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The lost hero
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The blood of Olympus
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Ghosts
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The sea of monsters
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The last Olympian
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The mark of Athena
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The House of Hades
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The Titan's curse
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The son of Neptune
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Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, book 1 : the sword of summer.
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The Hammer of Thor
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Tower of dawn
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Cinder
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The alchemist
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Eleanor & Park
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The Sun is also a star
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Once and for all
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Nana
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One of us is lying
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Wonder Woman : warbringer
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Six of crows
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Red queen
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The crown
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Lord of shadows
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The ship of the dead
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Crazy house
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The best we could do : an illustrated memoir
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City of Glass
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A court of wings and ruin
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Fish in a tree
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March
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Five nights at Freddy's : the silver eyes
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Throne of glass
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20th century boys
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The new Jim Crow : mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness
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Ms. Marvel. by G. Willow Wilson ; art by Takeshi Miyazawa. Vol. 7, Damage per second
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Monstress. Marjorie Liu ; Sana Takeda, artist. Volume 2, The blood
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Five nights at Freddy's : the twisted ones
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Monstress
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V for vendetta
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My hero academia. story & art Kohei Horikoshi ; translation & English adaptation Caleb Cook. Vol. 9
Children's Hot Titles
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Babymouse
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Pokémon adventures
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Diary of a wimpy kid : double down
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Wonder
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Diary of a wimpy kid : cabin fever
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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 : old school
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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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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 : the third wheel
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Diary of a wimpy kid : the last straw
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Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone
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Dork diaries 7. by Rachel Renée Russell. Tales from a not-so-glam TV star
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My little pony. Friendship is magic
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Dork diaries : tales from a not-so-fabulous life
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Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban
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Green eggs and ham
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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-graceful ice princess
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The cat in the hat
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Dork diaries 9. Rachel Renee Russell. Tales from a not-so-dorky drama queen
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Tales from a not-so-smart Miss Know-It-All
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Tales from a not-so-popular party girl
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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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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Dork diaries 10. Rachel Renee Russell. Tales from a not-so-perfect pet sitter
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Pokémon black and white
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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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Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets
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Pokemon XY
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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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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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Harry Potter and the goblet of fire
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Captain Underpants and the tyrannical retaliation of the Turbo Toilet 2000 : the eleventh epic novel
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Esperanza rising
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The red pyramid
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Harry Potter and the cursed child : parts one and two. a new play by Jack Thorne ; based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling ; John Tiffany & Jack Thorne, writers. The official script book of the
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Captain Underpants and the revolting revenge of the radioactive robo-boxers : the tenth epic novel
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Captain Underpants and the terrifying return of Tippy Tinkletrousers : the ninth epic novel
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David goes to school
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Worlds collide
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Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone
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The one and only Ivan
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The Baby-sitters Club. a graphic novel
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Llama Llama misses mama
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Auggie & me : three wonder stories
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Chrysanthemum