Adam Rex
2) Why?
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Would-be supervillain Doctor X-Ray swoops into the mall, threatening destruction, only to be confronted by a little girl asking "why" to his every declaration, until finally he is forced to reveal, and understand, the root of his anger--and so departs in peace.
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When George Washington became the first president of the United States, there were nine future presidents already alive in America, doing things like practicing law or studying medicine. When JFK became the thirty-fifth president, there were 10 future presidents already alive in America, doing things like hosting TV shows and learning the saxophone. And right now-today!-there are at least 10 future presidents alive in America. They could be playing...
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Cold cereal saga volume 3
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Eighth-grader Scott Doe and his companions must save the world from a terrible faerie invasion and put an end to the diabolical cereal company Goodco once and for all.
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The story of Gumluck the wizard volume 1
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Gumluck, a young, naaive wizard, does his best to help the local townspeople (and a small friendly ghost) with his sometimes critical raven sidekick, Helvetica.
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Cold cereal saga volume 2
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"Three kids must save the world from the diabolical schemes of an evil breakfast cereal company, which has been luring magical creatures to our world through a rift in the time-space continuum"--
11) Cold cereal
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Cold cereal saga volume 1
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A boy who may be part changeling, twins involved in a bizarre secret experiment, and a clurichaun in a red tracksuit try to save the world from an evil cereal company whose ultimate goal is world domination.
12) Unstoppable
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A read-aloud gem about teamwork and togetherness from New York Times bestselling author Adam Rex!
If you could have any superpower, what would it be? Well, what if the answer was: ALL OF THEM! When a bird narrowly escapes the clutches of a hungry cat, a nearby crab admires the bird's ability to fly, while the bird admits a longtime yearning for claws. And, just like that, they team up. Pretty soon, the team includes every animal in the forest who's...
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Being a monster isn't all frightening villagers and sucking blood. Monsters have their trials, too. Poor Frankenstein's cupboard is bare, Wolfman is in need of some household help, and it's best not to get started on Dracula's hygiene issues. What could be scarier?
Nineteen hilarious poems delve into the secret lives of the Creature from the Black Lagoon, Bigfoot, Godzilla, and others. In a range of styles that pay homage to everyone from Charles...
17) Moonday
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Disney Hyperion
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c2013
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1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
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When the Moon disrupts a town by lowering itself into someone's backyard, a child finds a way to return the Moon to its proper place in the sky.
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Beach Lane Books
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[2019]
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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Just after learning that Earth's scientists no longer consider him a planet, an unhappy Pluto takes a visitor from Earth on a tour of the solar system, sharing facts along the way.
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Balzer + Bray
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c2010
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324 p. ; 22 cm.
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After being bitten by a vampire, not only is fifteen-year-old Doug doomed eternally to be fat, but now he must also save himself from the desperate host of a public-access-cable vampire-hunting television show that is on the verge of cancellation.
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Will's got it rough. He's practically the only kid in school who hasn't found out that he's a wizard or a vampire or the child of a Norse god. But when a supervillain takes over the school and all the kids with powers are gone, it's up to Will to try and save the day. A short story from the acclaimed collection Guys Read: Funny Business, edited by Jon Scieszka.