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- Shahla Chamanara, Senior Librarian
Upcoming Events at Westwood Branch Library
October 21, 2017 11:00AM to 1:00PM
Chess expert Brian Glover will introduce the classic game of strategy. All ages are welcome!
October 22, 2017 2:30PM
The Fiato String Quartet presents a wonderful program from the romantic era, joined by violinist Travis Maril for the Brahms Quintet:
October 23, 2017 1:00PM to 3:00PM
Improve your English! This class is designed for adults who are learning English as a second language.
October 23, 2017 4:00PM
All ages please join us for the Big Draw. Children's book illustrator Antoinette Portis teaches how to make your own charcoal and ink...
October 23, 2017 6:00PM
Come learn about:• The three different savings accounts you need• Retirement savings strategies• The power of compound interest• Tax-...
October 24, 2017 6:30PM
Verdi’s opera about King Nebuchadnezzar made his reputation as a composer. Come hear the story of how this masterpiece came to be created...
October 25, 2017 1:00PM to 3:00PM
Improve your English! This class is designed for adults who are learning English as a second language.
October 25, 2017 6:30PM to 7:30PM
Ernest Bloch and the Art of Jewish MusicPerformed by Paul Stein, ViolinistPlease join us for an evening of beautiful music performed by Mr...
October 26, 2017 4:00PM to 6:00PM
Come practice your French language skills! For intermediate to advanced students.
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The late show.
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Two kinds of truth.
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Y is for yesterday
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Camino Island.
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Little fires everywhere : a novel
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A legacy of spies
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House of spies
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A gentleman in Moscow
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Mrs. Fletcher : a novel
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Into the water.
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The lying game.
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Origin.
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My absolute darling
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The tea girl of Hummingbird Lane : a novel
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Don't let go
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Glass houses : a novel
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The Rooster Bar.
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Manhattan Beach : a novel
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The ministry of utmost happiness
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Magpie murders
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The girl who takes an eye for an eye
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Before we were yours : a novel
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It : a novel
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A column of fire
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Enemy of the state : a Mitch Rapp novel
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Do not become alarmed
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The store
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It
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Watch me disappear : a novel
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The force : a novel
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The golden house : a novel
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Rich people problems : a novel
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The handmaid's tale
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Sing, unburied, sing : a novel
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The burning girl : a novel
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The Cuban affair : a novel
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The strange case of the alchemist's daughter
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Murder games
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Seeing red
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Lincoln in the bardo : a novel
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Dinner at the center of the earth
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Secrets in death : an Eve Dallas novel
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Crime scene : a novel
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Forest dark : a novel
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The fix.
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The midnight line : a Jack Reacher novel
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Exposed.
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Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine : a novel
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Haunted
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The woman in cabin 10
Non-Fiction Hot Titles
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What happened
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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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The subtle art of not giving a fuck : a counterintuitive approach to living a good life
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Astrophysics for people in a hurry
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Unbelievable : my front-row seat to the craziest campaign in American history
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Killers of the Flower Moon : the Osage murders and the birth of the FBI
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Hunger : a memoir of (my) body
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Devil's bargain : Steve Bannon, Donald Trump, and the storming of the presidency
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Why Buddhism is true : the science and philosophy of meditation and enlightenment
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The glass castle : a memoir
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The plant paradox : the hidden dangers in "healthy" foods that cause disease and weight gain
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Theft by finding : diaries (1977-2002)
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Braving the wilderness : the quest for true belonging and the courage to stand alone
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Fantasyland : how America went haywire : a 500-year history
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Sapiens : a brief history of humankind
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Make your bed : little things that can change your life...and maybe the world
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Born a crime : stories from a South African childhood
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Milk and honey
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Alexander Hamilton
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Option B : facing adversity, building resilience, and finding joy
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You don't have to say you love me : 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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We are never meeting in real life : essays
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Daring to drive : a Saudi woman's awakening
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I can't make this up : life lessons
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Homo deus : a brief history of tomorrow
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When breath becomes air
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We were eight years in power : an American tragedy
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Hué 1968 : a turning point of the American war in Vietnam
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What she ate : six remarkable women and the food that tells their stories
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You are a badass at making money : master the mindset of wealth.
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Killing England : the brutal struggle for American independence
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Tools of titans : the tactics, routines, and habits of billionaires, icons, and world-class performers
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Thanks, Obama : my hopey changey White House years
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Salt, fat, acid, heat : the four elements of good cooking
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The road to Jonestown : Jim Jones and Peoples Temple
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The end of Alzheimer's : the first program to prevent and reverse cognitive decline
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You are a bad ass : how to stop doubting your greatness and start living an awesome life
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The four tendencies : the indispensable personality profiles that reveal how to make your life better (and other people's lives better, too)
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Shattered : inside Hillary Clinton's doomed campaign
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Behave : the biology of humans at our best and worst
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Between the world and me
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The undoing project : a friendship that changed our minds
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No is not enough : resisting Trump's shock politics and winning the world we need
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The four agreements : a practical guide to personal freedom
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Hamilton : the revolution : being the complete libretto of the Broadway musical, with a true account of its creation, and concise remarks on hip-hop, the power of stories, and the new America
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The TB12 method : how to achieve a lifetime of sustained peak performance
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The life-changing magic of tidying up : the Japanese art of decluttering and organizing
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Einstein and the rabbi : searching for the soul
YA Hot Titles
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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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Turtles all the way down
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The ship of the dead
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The sea of monsters
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Thirteen reasons why
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The Titan's curse
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The lost hero
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The Hammer of Thor
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The battle of the Labyrinth
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The son of Neptune
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The hidden oracle
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The fault in our stars
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Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, book 1 : the sword of summer.
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The House of Hades
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The Hunger Games
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Everything, everything
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The mark of Athena
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Tower of dawn
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The blood of Olympus
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Divergent
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Eleanor & Park
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The maze runner
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Cinder
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One of us is lying
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Roller girl
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Camp Half-Blood confidential : your real guide to the demigod training camp
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My favorite thing is monsters. Emil Ferris. Book one
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Warcross
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Wonder Woman : warbringer
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Allegiant
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Beautiful creatures
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The Sun is also a star
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Six of crows
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Glass sword.
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Genuine fraud
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Tokyo ghoul. story and art by Sui Ishida ; translation, Joe Yamazaki ; touch-up art and lettering, Vanessa Satone. 14
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Five nights at Freddy's : the twisted ones
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They both die at the end
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A court of thorns and roses
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Throne of glass
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The best we could do : an illustrated memoir
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Red queen
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Tokyo ghoul. by Sui Ishida. 1
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Percy Jackson's Greek gods
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The final spark
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Five nights at Freddy's : the silver eyes
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King's cage
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We were liars
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City of ashes
Children's Hot Titles
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Babymouse
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Wonder
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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 : Greg Heffley's journal
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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 : Rodrick rules
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Pokémon adventures
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Diary of a wimpy kid : the ugly truth
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Diary of a wimpy kid : the long haul
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Diary of a wimpy kid : the third wheel
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Diary of a wimpy kid : old school
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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 : tales from a not-so-fabulous life
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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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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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Tales from a not-so-talented pop star
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Green eggs and ham
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Tales from a not-so-smart Miss Know-It-All
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Tales from a not-so-graceful ice princess
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Dork diaries 9. Rachel Renee Russell. Tales from a not-so-dorky drama queen
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The cat in the hat
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Are you my mother?
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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 prisoner of Azkaban
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Tales from a not-so-popular party girl
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Dork diaries 11. Rachel Renee Russell. Tales from a not-so-friendly frenemy
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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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The thank you book
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One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish
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I'm a frog!
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Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets
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Captain Underpants and the tyrannical retaliation of the Turbo Toilet 2000 : the eleventh epic novel
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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 sensational saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot : the twelfth epic novel
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Elephants cannot dance!
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Hop on Pop
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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Dork diaries. Tales from a not-so-happy heartbreaker
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A big guy took my ball!
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There is a bird on your head!
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Don't let the pigeon stay up late!
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Dog Man : a tale of two kitties [#3]
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Don't let the pigeon drive the bus!
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My friend is sad
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