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1030 S. Alvarado StreetLos Angeles, CA 90006
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213-368-7545
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213-368-7543
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- Librarian:
- Kathleen Ellison, Senior Librarian
Upcoming Events at Pico Union Branch Library
Tuesdays from 3-5 pm
Kids, join our STAR Reader Ms. Lauren for reading and craft-making fun. Ask her how to earn a free book!
February 20, 2019 4:00PM
Children, Teens, & Familes come to learn new art and meet new friends.
February 21, 2019 4:00PM
Kids, join our STAR Reader Mr. Miguel for reading fun. Ask him how to earn a free book!
February 25, 2019 11:00AM
Kids and their caregivers are invited to sing, play and listen to stories in Spanish and in English. This program is geared toward children...
February 25, 2019 12:00PM to 2:00PM
Whatever goal you choose – whether it’s buying a car, buying a house, or getting out of debt – learn about proven saving strategies and get...
Tuesdays from 3-5 pm
Kids, join our STAR Reader Ms. Lauren for reading and craft-making fun. Ask her how to earn a free book!
February 27, 2019 4:00PM
Participants take small, inexpensive objects and turn them into works of art with washi tape. Learn how to use this simple tape to create...
February 28, 2019 4:00PM
Kids, join our STAR Reader Mr. Miguel for reading fun. Ask him how to earn a free book!
Tuesdays from 3-5 pm
Kids, join our STAR Reader Ms. Lauren for reading and craft-making fun. Ask her how to earn a free book!
Ongoing Events
Student Zone
Pico Union has four computers in our Student Zone reserved exclusively for kids and teens to do homework. Printing is free for school assignments. Sign up at the Reference Desk.
Student Zone hours are Mondays and Wednesdays, 3-5 pm, and Tuesday and Thursdays, 3:30-5:30 pm.
Cybernaut
Pico Union's computer aide can answer your computer questions, help with resumes and job applications, and provide one-on-one tutoring for basic computer skills. Pico Union's Cybernaut is available to help you Monday-Friday, 2:30-5:30 pm.
- Hot Titles:
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- Non-Fiction
- YA
- Children's
Fiction Hot Titles
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Nine perfect strangers
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Dark sacred night
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Where the crawdads sing
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There there
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The reckoning.
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Past tense
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Circe : a novel
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Unsheltered : a novel
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Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine : a novel
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Long road to Mercy
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The witch elm : a novel
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The friend
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My year of rest and relaxation
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My sister, the serial killer : a novel
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Milkman : a novel
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Less : a novel
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Crazy Rich Asians
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An American marriage
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Transcription
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A delicate touch
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Black leopard, red wolf
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An anonymous girl
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The great believers
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Kingdom of the blind
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Look alive twenty-five
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Pachinko
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One day in December : a novel
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The boy
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The feral detective : a novel
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A spark of light : a novel
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The New Iberia blues
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The clockmaker's daughter : a novel
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Washington Black
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Turning point
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Asymmetry
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The Only Woman in the Room
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You know you want this : "cat person" and other stories
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Target
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Liar liar
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The dreamers : a novel
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Verses for the dead
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Lethal white
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Little Fires Everywhere: A Novel
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China rich girlfriend : a novel
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In a house of lies
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Late in the day : a novel
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The woman in the window
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The tattooist of Auschwitz : a novel
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Family trust : a novel
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The overstory : a novel
Non-Fiction Hot Titles
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Becoming
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Educated : a memoir
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The Library Book
On the surface, The Library Book is about the history of the Los Angeles Public Library, particularly about the devastating fire
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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing
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Fear: Trump in the White House
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Bad blood : secrets and lies in a Silicon Valley startup
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Inheritance : a memoir of genealogy, paternity, and love
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Girl, wash your face : stop believing the lies about who you are so you can become who you were meant to be
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The truths we hold : an American journey
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The fifth risk
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Sapiens : a brief history of humankind
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Atomic habits : tiny changes, remarkable results : an easy & proven way to build good habits & break bad ones
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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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Medical medium liver rescue : answers to eczema, psoriasis, diabetes, strep, acne, gout, bloating, gallstones, adrenal stress, fatigue, fatty liver, weight issues, SIBO & autoimmune disease
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Team of vipers : my 500 extraordinary days in the Trump White House
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Hollywood's Eve : Eve Babitz and the secret history of L.A.
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Educated : a memoir
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Small fry
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The subtle art of not giving a fuck : a counterintuitive approach to living a good life
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Spark joy : an illustrated master class on the art of organizing and tidying up
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In pieces : a memoir
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Becoming
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Dear Los Angeles : the city in diaries and letters 1542 to 2018
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21 lessons for the 21st century
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Maid : hard work, low pay, and a mother's will to survive
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Dare to lead : brave work, tough conversations, whole hearts
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Salt, fat, acid, heat : the four elements of good cooking
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Seduction : sex, lies, and stardom in Howard Hughes's Hollywood
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The coddling of the American mind : how good intentions and bad ideas are setting up a generation for failure
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The bullet journal method : track the past, order the present, design the future
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Let me finish : Trump, the Kushners, Bannon, New Jersey, and the power of in-your-face politics
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Calypso
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White fragility : why it's so hard to talk to white people about racism
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Good and mad : the revolutionary power of women's anger
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Ottolenghi Simple : a cookbook
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The mirage factory : illusion, imagination, and the invention of Los Angeles
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Born a crime : stories from a South African childhood
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Killers of the Flower Moon : the Osage murders and the birth of the FBI
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Heavy : an American memoir
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The plant paradox : the hidden dangers in "healthy" foods that cause disease and weight gain
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All you can ever know : a memoir
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Winners take all : the elite charade of changing the world
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Everyday millionaires : how ordinary people built extraordinary wealth -- and how you can too
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12 rules for life : an antidote to chaos
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These truths : a history of the United States
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Devotions : the selected poems of Mary Oliver
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The first conspiracy : the secret plot to kill George Washington
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Black Klansman: Race, Hate, and the Undercover Investigation of a Lifetime
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Digital minimalism : on living better with less technology
YA Hot Titles
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Sabrina
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The Hate U Give
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Smile
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Drama
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Sisters
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To all the boys I've loved before
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P.S. I still love you.
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Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation
Dana, a black woman living in 1970s Los Angeles, suddenly travels back in time to a pre-Civil War era plantation, where she saves a young
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The lost hero
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The sea of monsters
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Children of Blood and Bone
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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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The battle of the Labyrinth
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The blood of Olympus
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Bridge of clay
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Always and forever, Lara Jean
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The wicked king
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The mark of Athena
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On the Come Up
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The last Olympian
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The Prince and the Dressmaker
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One of us is lying
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King of scars
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Hey, Kiddo
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Queen of air and darkness
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Two can keep a secret
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The burning maze
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On a sunbeam
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Six of crows
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Barracoon : the story of the last "black cargo"
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What If It's Us
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Archenemies
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I am not your perfect Mexican daughter
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All the bright places
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The Poet X
The award is named after Pura Belpré, the first Latina librarian at the New York Public Library.
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The hate u give
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Skyward
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Beauty queens
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Five feet apart
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Kingdom of ash
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Sadie
The Odyssey Award is given to the producer of the best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults, available in English in the U
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The Sun is Also a Star
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Ghost
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The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir
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Throne of glass
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A map of days
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Crush
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March
Children's Hot Titles
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Babymouse
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown
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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 long haul
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Diary of a wimpy kid : hard luck
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Diary of a wimpy kid : dog days
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Diary of a wimpy kid : the third wheel
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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 : Greg Heffley's journal
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Diary of a wimpy kid : Rodrick rules
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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 ugly truth
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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 : lord of the fleas [#5]
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Diary of a wimpy kid : the last straw
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Dog Man : a tale of two kitties [#3]
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Diary of a wimpy kid : the getaway
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Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone
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Pokémon adventures
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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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Wonder
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Tales from a not-so-graceful ice princess
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Dork diaries : tales from a not-so-fabulous life
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Dork diaries 13. Rachel Renee Russell ; with Nikki Russell and Erin Russell. Tales from a not-so-happy birthday
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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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Happy Pig Day!
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Dork diaries 10. Rachel Renee Russell. Tales from a not-so-perfect pet sitter
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Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban
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Tales from a not-so-popular party girl
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Waiting is not easy!
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The thank you book
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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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Elephants cannot dance!
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Harry Potter and the goblet of fire
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![Dog Man. Dav Pilkey. [6], Brawl of the wild](https://www.lapl.org/sites/default/files/styles/hot-titles-scroller/public/items/2019/848b100d43498bce4fcaf4a6af6979b7.jpg?itok=XrHeDP1Q)
Dog Man. Dav Pilkey. [6], Brawl of the wild
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The Baby-sitters Club. Ann M. Martin ; a graphic novel by Gale Galligan with color by Braden Lamb. 6, Kristy's big day
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Amulet. Kazu Kibuishi. 8, Supernova
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Martin's big words : the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Amulet. 3, Kazu Kibuishi. The cloud searchers
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Be prepared
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The day the crayons quit
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Flashback
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Hello Lighthouse
The Randolph Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott.
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I am Martin Luther King, Jr.