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The Wild Robot

by Peter Brown ...

Series Book 1 - The Wild Robot
Now a DreamWorks movie available on Prime Video!This #1 New York Times bestselling illustrated middle grade novel from a Caldecott Honor winner tells an extraordinary story full of action and thought-provoking questions as a robot learns to survive—and live—in the wilderness.Can a robot survive in the wilderness?When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is all alone ... Read more

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Now a DreamWorks movie available on Prime Video!This #1 New York Times bestselling illustrated middle grade novel from a Caldecott Honor winner tells an extraordinary story full of action and thought-provoking questions as a robot learns to survive—and live—in the wilderness.Can a robot survive in the wilderness?When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is all alone
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Farewell to The Master: The Day the Earth Stood Still

by Harry Bates, Planet 313 ...

The robot was harmless, in fact couldn't be moved in any way whatever- till a newsman stuck his nose in where it didn't belong!Hiram Gilmore "Harry" Bates III (October 9, 1900 – September 1981), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was an American science fiction editor and writer. He began working for William Clayton in the 1920s as the editor of adventure pulp magazines and Astounding Science ... Read more

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The robot was harmless, in fact couldn't be moved in any way whatever- till a newsman stuck his nose in where it didn't belong!Hiram Gilmore "Harry" Bates III (October 9, 1900 – September 1981), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was an American science fiction editor and writer. He began working for William Clayton in the 1920s as the editor of adventure pulp magazines and Astounding Science
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Olga and the Smelly Thing from Nowhere

by Elise Gravel ...

Illustrated by Elise Gravel ...

Series Book 1 - Olga
A Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year!Meet Olga, the amazing child scientist who LOVES animals (because they are super-cute)! Brightly put this heavily illustrated don't-miss book on their "Ultimate Summer Reading List for 9- to 12-Year-Olds."Olga and the Smelly Thing from Nowhere is jam-packed with fun: vibrant illustrations, word bubbles, quirky humor, olgamus facts ... Read more

$8.99 USD

A Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year!Meet Olga, the amazing child scientist who LOVES animals (because they are super-cute)! Brightly put this heavily illustrated don't-miss book on their "Ultimate Summer Reading List for 9- to 12-Year-Olds."Olga and the Smelly Thing from Nowhere is jam-packed with fun: vibrant illustrations, word bubbles, quirky humor, olgamus facts
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One Giant Leap

by Ben Gartner ...

* EDITOR'S PICK, BookLife by Publishers Weekly* Gold Medal, 2023 Mom's Choice Awards* Gold Medal, 2023 Readers' Favorite Awards* First Place, 2023 Gertrude Warner Middle Grade AwardsI'm pretty sure I'm about to die in space. And I just turned twelve and a half.Blast off with the four winners of the StellarKid Project on a trip to the International Space Station and then to the Gateway outpost ... Read more

Was $4.99 USD Now $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

* EDITOR'S PICK, BookLife by Publishers Weekly* Gold Medal, 2023 Mom's Choice Awards* Gold Medal, 2023 Readers' Favorite Awards* First Place, 2023 Gertrude Warner Middle Grade AwardsI'm pretty sure I'm about to die in space. And I just turned twelve and a half.Blast off with the four winners of the StellarKid Project on a trip to the International Space Station and then to the Gateway outpost
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Darkwhispers

by Vashti Hardy ...

Illustrated by George Ermos ...

Series Book 2 - Brightstorm Twins
In this spirited sequel, the Brightstorm twins venture to hidden lands in search of a missing explorer and the secrets he uncovered.The ragtag crew of Captain Harriet Culpepper is off on another adventure! Ermitage Wrigglesworth, the notable explorer and author, has been reported missing in Stella Oceanus to the east. Twins Arthur and Maudie are eager to answer the call of adventure to find him, ... Read more

$8.99 USD

In this spirited sequel, the Brightstorm twins venture to hidden lands in search of a missing explorer and the secrets he uncovered.The ragtag crew of Captain Harriet Culpepper is off on another adventure! Ermitage Wrigglesworth, the notable explorer and author, has been reported missing in Stella Oceanus to the east. Twins Arthur and Maudie are eager to answer the call of adventure to find him,
... Read more
Swift and Hawk: Cyberspies

by Logan Macx ...

Series Book 1 - Swift and Hawk
For fans of the Alex Rider and Spy School series comes a twenty-first-century spin on the spy novel, featuring a girl and boy whose brilliant minds and cutting-edge technology make them unstoppable.When their families are violently kidnapped, Swift and Hawk—teen experts in AI and robotics—are plunged into a life-or-death rescue mission by the secretive Möbius group. Their journey takes them from ... Read more

$8.99 USD

For fans of the Alex Rider and Spy School series comes a twenty-first-century spin on the spy novel, featuring a girl and boy whose brilliant minds and cutting-edge technology make them unstoppable.When their families are violently kidnapped, Swift and Hawk—teen experts in AI and robotics—are plunged into a life-or-death rescue mission by the secretive Möbius group. Their journey takes them from
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The Bar Code Tattoo

by Suzanne Weyn ...

Series series The Bar Code
Individuality vs. conformity. Identity vs. access. Freedom vs. control. The bar code tattoo. The bar code tattoo. Everybody's getting it. It will make your life easier, they say. It will hook you in. It will become your identity. But what if you say no? What if you don't want to become a code? For Kayla, this one choice changes everything. She becomes an outcast in her high school. Dangerous ... Read more

$5.99 USD

Individuality vs. conformity. Identity vs. access. Freedom vs. control. The bar code tattoo. The bar code tattoo. Everybody's getting it. It will make your life easier, they say. It will hook you in. It will become your identity. But what if you say no? What if you don't want to become a code? For Kayla, this one choice changes everything. She becomes an outcast in her high school. Dangerous
... Read more
Chasing Helicity

by Ginger Zee ...

Series Book 1 - Chasing Helicity
Helicity is well aware that her name is unusual - kind of like Helicity herself. The word Helicity means to spin, and for as long as she can remember, Helicity has been fascinated by the weather. The weather is Helicity's escape from her own reality - may that be school, her father's strict discipline, or her brother's imminent departure for college where he's all set to play football. One fateful ... Read more

$16.99 USD

Helicity is well aware that her name is unusual - kind of like Helicity herself. The word Helicity means to spin, and for as long as she can remember, Helicity has been fascinated by the weather. The weather is Helicity's escape from her own reality - may that be school, her father's strict discipline, or her brother's imminent departure for college where he's all set to play football. One fateful
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Blackout

by Peter Jay Black ...

Series series Urban Outlaws
The world's most lethal computer virus has been unleashed into cyberspace, and now the Urban Outlaws-five tough kids dedicated to justice-must destroy it. Leader Jack knows that they have to shut it down before it throws the world into chaos. But how can he find a virus that might be anywhere, and everywhere?Then the team meets Hector, an insanely talented hacker who even impresses Jack. The Urban ... Read more

$10.49 USD

The world's most lethal computer virus has been unleashed into cyberspace, and now the Urban Outlaws-five tough kids dedicated to justice-must destroy it. Leader Jack knows that they have to shut it down before it throws the world into chaos. But how can he find a virus that might be anywhere, and everywhere?Then the team meets Hector, an insanely talented hacker who even impresses Jack. The Urban
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The First Cat in Space and the Wrath of the Paperclip

A Graphic Novel

by Mac Barnett ...

Illustrated by Shawn Harris ...

Series Book 3 - The First Cat in Space
Award-winning creators Mac Barnett and Shawn Harris are back with the third volume in the bestselling The First Cat in Space graphic novel series! Prepare to meet an evil paperclip, space dinos, and another adorable bunny. Mac & Shawn also reveal their tried-and-true method of scoring free dessert at restaurants.4.5 billion years ago . . . an AI paperclip named CheckMate was designed to fix ... Read more

Was $11.99 USD Now $9.99 USD

Award-winning creators Mac Barnett and Shawn Harris are back with the third volume in the bestselling The First Cat in Space graphic novel series! Prepare to meet an evil paperclip, space dinos, and another adorable bunny. Mac & Shawn also reveal their tried-and-true method of scoring free dessert at restaurants.4.5 billion years ago . . . an AI paperclip named CheckMate was designed to fix
... Read more
Mindscape

by M.M. Vaughan ...

Illustrated by Iacopo Bruno ...

Series series The Ability
Telekinetic preteens use their powers for good—and evil—in this mind-bending sequel to The Ability, which Publishers Weekly called a “fast-paced, superhero-tinged spy novel.”Everywhere that Christopher Lane turns, he sees the face of the boy he killed. There is no escape from the guilt, not even on his return to Myers Holt—the secret London academy where he and five others are being trained to use ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Telekinetic preteens use their powers for good—and evil—in this mind-bending sequel to The Ability, which Publishers Weekly called a “fast-paced, superhero-tinged spy novel.”Everywhere that Christopher Lane turns, he sees the face of the boy he killed. There is no escape from the guilt, not even on his return to Myers Holt—the secret London academy where he and five others are being trained to use
... Read more
Dragon Ops: Dragons vs. Robots

by Mari Mancusi ...

Series Book 2 - Dragon Ops
In this litRPG adventure, the beloved author of Dragon Ops takes readers on a thrilling and heart-pounding journey through a high-stakes video game world. It's Dungeon Crawler Carl for the middle grade reader!Now safely back at home, Ian and Lilli are free to return to normal life. Except there's a major problem: Ian keeps seeing the big bad boss dragon Atreus everywhere, and he c... ... Read more

Was $9.99 USD Now $1.99 USD

In this litRPG adventure, the beloved author of Dragon Ops takes readers on a thrilling and heart-pounding journey through a high-stakes video game world. It's Dungeon Crawler Carl for the middle grade reader!Now safely back at home, Ian and Lilli are free to return to normal life. Except there's a major problem: Ian keeps seeing the big bad boss dragon Atreus everywhere, and he c...
... Read more
The Super Side-Quest Test!: A Branches Book (Press Start! #6)

by Thomas Flintham ...

Illustrated by Thomas Flintham ...

Series Book 6 - Press Start!
Super Rabbit Boy is put to the test in the most exciting quest yet!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!King Viking ... Read more

$4.99 USD

Super Rabbit Boy is put to the test in the most exciting quest yet!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!King Viking
... Read more
Super Rabbit Boy Blasts Off!: A Branches Book (Press Start! #5)

by Thomas Flintham ...

Illustrated by Thomas Flintham ...

Series Book 5 - Press Start!
Super Rabbit Boy always saves the day, but can he save the galaxy?Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!Help! Meanie ... Read more

$4.99 USD

Super Rabbit Boy always saves the day, but can he save the galaxy?Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!Help! Meanie
... Read more
Miss Communication

by Jennifer L. Holm ...

Illustrated by Matthew Holm ...

Series Book 2 - Babymouse Tales from the Locker
Watch out, middle school! In her second foray out of graphic novels and into middle grade, Babymouse has a smartphone, and she's not afraid to use it. . . .Ping! Ping! The sound of texting is in the air. Everyone at middle school has a cell phone. Babymouse just has to get one, too.But having a phone is a lot of work! Building up a following on SoFamous, learning text lingo, keeping up with all ... Read more

$6.99 USD

Watch out, middle school! In her second foray out of graphic novels and into middle grade, Babymouse has a smartphone, and she's not afraid to use it. . . .Ping! Ping! The sound of texting is in the air. Everyone at middle school has a cell phone. Babymouse just has to get one, too.But having a phone is a lot of work! Building up a following on SoFamous, learning text lingo, keeping up with all
... Read more
Zeke Bartholomew: Superspy!

by Jason Pinter ...

Digital publishing sensation Jason Pinter's middle grade debut about an unlikely boy hero who trips, stumbles and bungles his way into being a Superspy! If Judd Apatow remade The Pink Panther, Zeke Bartholomew would have a starring role.It all started on a day like any other.(Now I gotta deal with this guy)The sun rose. I had waffles for breakfast. I caught my dad SCRATCHING HIS BUTT. It was a ... Read more

$7.19 USD

Digital publishing sensation Jason Pinter's middle grade debut about an unlikely boy hero who trips, stumbles and bungles his way into being a Superspy! If Judd Apatow remade The Pink Panther, Zeke Bartholomew would have a starring role.It all started on a day like any other.(Now I gotta deal with this guy)The sun rose. I had waffles for breakfast. I caught my dad SCRATCHING HIS BUTT. It was a
... Read more
Unplugged

by Gordon Korman ...

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Unteachables, Gordon Korman, comes a hilarious middle grade novel about a group of kids forced to “unplug” at a wellness camp—where they instead find intrigue, adventure, and a whole lot of chaos. Perfect for fans of Korman’s Ungifted and the Masterminds series, as well as Carl Hiaasen’s eco mysteries.As the son of the world’s most famous tech ... Read more

$9.99 USD

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Unteachables, Gordon Korman, comes a hilarious middle grade novel about a group of kids forced to “unplug” at a wellness camp—where they instead find intrigue, adventure, and a whole lot of chaos. Perfect for fans of Korman’s Ungifted and the Masterminds series, as well as Carl Hiaasen’s eco mysteries.As the son of the world’s most famous tech
... Read more
Edison's Alley

by Neal Shusterman, Eric Elfman ...

Series Book 1900 - The Accelerati Trilogy
**Readers who enjoyed the strange science, quirky humor, and out-of-this-world plot twists in Tesla's Attic will be captivated by this second book in the electrifying Accelerati Trilogy from New York Times-bestselling and award-winning author Neal Shusterman and author/screenwriter Eric Elfman.Fourteen-year-old Nick has learned that the strange antiques in his attic bedroom were left there by the ... Read more

$8.69 USD

**Readers who enjoyed the strange science, quirky humor, and out-of-this-world plot twists in Tesla's Attic will be captivated by this second book in the electrifying Accelerati Trilogy from New York Times-bestselling and award-winning author Neal Shusterman and author/screenwriter Eric Elfman.Fourteen-year-old Nick has learned that the strange antiques in his attic bedroom were left there by the
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Ultrabot's First Playdate

by Josh Schneider ...

Illustrated by Josh Schneider ...

Boy + Bot meets School's First Day of School in this hilarious and reassuring take on first experiences and making new friends, from a Theodor Seuss Geisel Award winner.Ultrabot is a big robot with a big problem. Its professor is planning a playdate with Becky Tingle, the little girl from next door. But Ultrabot has never been on a playdate, and it doesn’t know Becky. What if she’s mean? What if ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Boy + Bot meets School's First Day of School in this hilarious and reassuring take on first experiences and making new friends, from a Theodor Seuss Geisel Award winner.Ultrabot is a big robot with a big problem. Its professor is planning a playdate with Becky Tingle, the little girl from next door. But Ultrabot has never been on a playdate, and it doesn’t know Becky. What if she’s mean? What if
... Read more
The Sinister Secrets of Singe

by Sean Ferrell ...

Illustrated by Graham Carter ...

Series Book 1 - The Sinister Secrets
The Wild Robot meets Sweet Tooth in the first book in a sweeping adventure series packed with robots, smugglers, battles, and a lonely boy trying to find where he fits in the world.Eleven-year-old Noah has grown up in a mysterious house that grows larger every night with only his mother and a robot-boy for company. He spends his days building robotic devices for the city of Liberty, a place he’s n ... Read more

$9.89 USD

The Wild Robot meets Sweet Tooth in the first book in a sweeping adventure series packed with robots, smugglers, battles, and a lonely boy trying to find where he fits in the world.Eleven-year-old Noah has grown up in a mysterious house that grows larger every night with only his mother and a robot-boy for company. He spends his days building robotic devices for the city of Liberty, a place he’s n
... Read more
Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot (Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot #1)

by Dav Pilkey ...

Illustrated by Dan Santat ...

Series Book 1 - Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot
From Dav Pilkey, the worldwide bestselling author-illustrator of Dog Man, and award-winning illustrator Dan Santat comes an out-of-this-world friendship adventure in full color!Meet Ricky Ricotta, a little mouse with a big problem!Ricky Ricotta lives in Squeakyville with his mom and dad. Ricky has a hard time making friends at school, and the neighborhood bullies are always picking on him. If only ... Read more

$3.99 USD

From Dav Pilkey, the worldwide bestselling author-illustrator of Dog Man, and award-winning illustrator Dan Santat comes an out-of-this-world friendship adventure in full color!Meet Ricky Ricotta, a little mouse with a big problem!Ricky Ricotta lives in Squeakyville with his mom and dad. Ricky has a hard time making friends at school, and the neighborhood bullies are always picking on him. If only
... Read more
Jabari Tries

by Gaia Cornwall ...

Illustrated by Gaia Cornwall ...

Jabari is inventing a machine that will fly all the way across the yard! But making it go from CRASH to WHOOSH will take grit, patience, and maybe even a little help from his sister.Jabari is making a flying machine in his backyard! “It’ll be easy. I don’t need any help,” he declares. But it doesn’t work! Jabari is frustrated. Good thing Dad is there for a pep talk and his little sister, Nika, is ... Read more

$8.99 USD

Jabari is inventing a machine that will fly all the way across the yard! But making it go from CRASH to WHOOSH will take grit, patience, and maybe even a little help from his sister.Jabari is making a flying machine in his backyard! “It’ll be easy. I don’t need any help,” he declares. But it doesn’t work! Jabari is frustrated. Good thing Dad is there for a pep talk and his little sister, Nika, is
... Read more
Boy and Bot

by Ame Dyckman ...

Illustrated by Dan Yaccarino ...

One day, a boy and a robot meet in the woods. They play. They have fun.But when Bot gets switched off, Boy thinks he's sick. The usual remedies—applesauce, reading a story—don't help, so Boy tucks the sick Bot in, then falls asleep.Bot is worried when he powers on and finds his friend powered off. He takes Boy home with him and tries all his remedies: oil, reading an instruction manual. Nothing ... Read more

$4.99 USD

One day, a boy and a robot meet in the woods. They play. They have fun.But when Bot gets switched off, Boy thinks he's sick. The usual remedies—applesauce, reading a story—don't help, so Boy tucks the sick Bot in, then falls asleep.Bot is worried when he powers on and finds his friend powered off. He takes Boy home with him and tries all his remedies: oil, reading an instruction manual. Nothing
... Read more
I, Humanity (Japanese)

by Jeffrey Bennett ...

Illustrated by Alan Okamoto ...

Series series Big Kid Science Japanese
Written in the first person with the viewpoint of a narrator who represents the entire human race throughout history, I, Humanity tells the story of what we now know about the universe and how we learned it. It begins with the ancient view of a small, flat Earth, and page-by-page shows how we've gradually awakened to the fact that we live on just one planet, orbiting one star, in a vast and ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Written in the first person with the viewpoint of a narrator who represents the entire human race throughout history, I, Humanity tells the story of what we now know about the universe and how we learned it. It begins with the ancient view of a small, flat Earth, and page-by-page shows how we've gradually awakened to the fact that we live on just one planet, orbiting one star, in a vast and
... Read more

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