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149 N. Saint Andrews PlLos Angeles, CA 90004
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323-957-4550
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323-957-4555
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- Jennifer Noble, Senior Librarian
The Windsor Square-Hancock Park Historical Society designated the Wilshire Branch as a Historic Landmark - 1999 Historic Landmark Award #66. The collection highlights Korean and Spanish Films and contains a good selection of other foreign language films. Refer to the branch history section for more information concerning the library’s unique history.
Upcoming Events at Wilshire Branch Library
February 9, 2019 2:00PM to 4:00PM
Join us for a discussion and screening of Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart, the first feature documentary on Lorraine Hansberry, the first black...
February 20, 2019 12:30PM to 4:30PM
DPSS staff will accept and process your CalFresh and/or Medi-Cal application right here! To assist in processing your application quickly,...
February 26, 2019 6:30PM
Do you love graphic novels? Does your family get tired of having to talk about Batman AGAIN? Do you really want someone else to geek out...
March 20, 2019 12:30PM to 4:30PM
DPSS staff will accept and process your CalFresh and/or Medi-Cal application right here! To assist in processing your application quickly,...
March 26, 2019 6:30PM
Do you love graphic novels? Does your family get tired of having to talk about Batman AGAIN? Do you really want someone else to geek out...
March 30, 2019 2:00PM
Enjoy a presentation that intersperses educational segments with Korean folk dances and music.
Ongoing Events
Student Zone
Mondays and Wednesdays, 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:30-5:30 p.m.
Students (grades 1 to 12) may sign in to use the provided tables, supplies, computers and resources to work on school related activities. Printing is free for homework assignments. Students may bring their own laptops or portable devices to use in the Student
Zone.
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- Non-Fiction
- YA
- Children's
Fiction Hot Titles
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Dark sacred night
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Nine perfect strangers
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The reckoning.
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Past tense
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The witch elm : a novel
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Crazy Rich Asians
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Transcription
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Unsheltered : a novel
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Lethal white
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There there
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Long road to Mercy
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A spark of light : a novel
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Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine : a novel
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Less : a novel
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Look alive twenty-five
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Where the crawdads sing
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The feral detective : a novel
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My year of rest and relaxation
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Circe : a novel
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The president is missing : a novel
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Pachinko
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Holy ghost
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French exit : a tragedy of manners
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Kingdom of the blind
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China rich girlfriend : a novel
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Elevation
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The other woman.
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Ambush
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The friend
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Little Fires Everywhere: A Novel
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Warlight
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Target
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Every breath
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Lake Success : a novel
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Desperate measures
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Killing commendatore
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The death of Mrs. Westaway
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Juror #3
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A gentleman in Moscow
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Clock dance
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Rich people problems : a novel
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My sister, the serial killer : a novel
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An American marriage
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The mars room : a novel
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Pieces of her.
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Family trust : a novel
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Washington Black
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The great believers
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The clockmaker's daughter : a novel
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Walking shadows
Non-Fiction Hot Titles
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Becoming.
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Fear: Trump in the White House
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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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Educated : a memoir
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The fifth risk
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In pieces : 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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Seduction : sex, lies, and stardom in Howard Hughes's Hollywood
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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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Bad blood : secrets and lies in a Silicon Valley startup
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The subtle art of not giving a fuck : a counterintuitive approach to living a good life
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Sapiens : a brief history of humankind
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21 lessons for the 21st century
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Small fry
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Good and mad : the revolutionary power of women's anger
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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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Calypso
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The mamba mentality : how I play
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The plant paradox : the hidden dangers in "healthy" foods that cause disease and weight gain
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Dare to lead : brave work, tough conversations, whole hearts
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Leadership in turbulent times
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12 rules for life : an antidote to chaos
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White fragility : why it's so hard to talk to white people about racism
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Salt, fat, acid, heat : the four elements of good cooking
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The mirage factory : illusion, imagination, and the invention of Los Angeles
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Educated : a memoir
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Ottolenghi Simple : a cookbook
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These truths : a history of the United States
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Unhinged : an insider's account of the Trump White House
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Winners take all : the elite charade of changing the world
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Born a crime : stories from a South African childhood
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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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This will only hurt a little
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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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Whiskey in a teacup : what growing up in the South taught me about life, love, and baking biscuits
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Heartland : a memoir of working hard and being broke in the richest country on Earth
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All you can ever know : a memoir
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Heavy : an American memoir
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Dear Los Angeles : the city in diaries and letters 1542 to 2018
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Who is Michael Ovitz? : a memoir
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Natural causes : an epidemic of wellness, the certainty of dying, and killing ourselves to live longer
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Adventures in the screen trade : a personal view of Hollywood and screenwriting
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Becoming: mi historia
Recomendado por el personal de la biblioteca y preferido por nuestros lectores.
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Killing the SS : the hunt for the worst war criminals in history
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I might regret this : essays, drawings, vulnerabilities, and other stuff
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Cook like a pro : recipes & tips for home cooks
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The bullet journal method : track the past, order the present, design the future
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Beastie Boys book
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Killers of the Flower Moon : the Osage murders and the birth of the FBI
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Ninety-nine glimpses of Princess Margaret
YA Hot Titles
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The Hate U Give
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Sabrina
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Smile
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Bridge of clay
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Drama
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Sisters
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Ghosts
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To all the boys I've loved before
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The Titan's curse
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The sea of monsters
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P.S. I still love you.
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The lost hero
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The son of Neptune
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The burning maze
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Kingdom of ash
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Always and forever, Lara Jean
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The last Olympian
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What If It's Us
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The Hunger Games
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The blood of Olympus
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Saga. Brian K. Vaughan, writer ; Fiona Staples, artist ; Fonografiks, lettering + design. Vol. 9
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Hey, Kiddo
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Children of Blood and Bone
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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 fault in our stars
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The battle of the Labyrinth
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The House of Hades
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The mark of Athena
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A map of days
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Awkward
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Wildcard
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Catching fire
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The Prince and the Dressmaker
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I am not your perfect Mexican daughter
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Muse of nightmares
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Sadie
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The outsiders
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Mockingjay
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Dear Evan Hansen : the novel
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The hidden oracle
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Everything, everything
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The Ship of the Dead
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The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir
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The maze runner
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Roller girl
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The hate u give
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The Poet X
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Pride
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Divergent
Children's Hot Titles
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Babymouse
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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 : old school
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Diary of a wimpy kid : double down
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Diary of a wimpy kid : the third wheel
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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 last straw
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Diary of a wimpy kid : the long haul
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![Dog Man : lord of the fleas [#5]](https://www.lapl.org/sites/default/files/styles/hot-titles-scroller/public/items/2018/a17f61522bc0a04bf5f54c3b99650307.jpg?itok=_jII81ls)
Dog Man : lord of the fleas [#5]
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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]](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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![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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Diary of a wimpy kid : Rodrick rules
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Diary of a wimpy kid : the getaway
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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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Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown
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![Dog Man. written and illustrated by Dav Pilkey, as George Beard and Harold Hutchins ; with color by Jose Garibaldi. [1]](https://www.lapl.org/sites/default/files/styles/hot-titles-scroller/public/items/2016/fad4fd21fefbea32b1258c59eacdbfe2.jpg?itok=SGDcK7z6)
Dog Man. written and illustrated by Dav Pilkey, as George Beard and Harold Hutchins ; with color by Jose Garibaldi. [1]
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas
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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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Tales from a not-so-popular party girl
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Green eggs and ham
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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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Wonder
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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 11. Rachel Renee Russell. Tales from a not-so-friendly frenemy
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Tales from a not-so-talented pop star
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Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets
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Tales from a not-so-smart Miss Know-It-All
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Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban
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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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Happy Pig Day!
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My little pony. Friendship is magic
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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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There is a Bird on Your Head!
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Amulet. Kazu Kibuishi. 8, Supernova
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Dork diaries. Tales from a not-so-happy heartbreaker
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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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I am invited to a party!
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Are You Ready to Play Outside?
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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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Big Nate goes bananas
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