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The bad guysAaron Blabey
Balloons over Broadway : the true story of the puppeteer of Macy's ParadeMelissa Sweet
Born on the waterNikole Hannah-Jones
Bug boysLaura Knetzger
The cardboard kingdomChad Sell
Carter reads the newspaperDeborah Hopkinson
Dog ManDav Pilkey
Dragons and marshmallowsAsia Citro
Hilo : the boy who crashed to EarthJudd Winick
Just a dreamChris Van Allsburg
King & Kayla and the case of the unhappy neighborDori Hillestad Butler
Leroy Ninker saddles upKate DiCamillo
Louie lets loose!Rachel Hamilton
Meet Yasmin!Saadia Faruqi
Narwhal : unicorn of the seaBen Clanton
The Princess in Black and the giant problemShannon Hale
The roots of rap : 16 bars on the 4 pillars of hip-hopCarole Boston Weatherford
Stuart LittleE B White
Summertime sleepers : animals that estivateMelissa Stewart
The undefeatedKwame Alexander
Zatanna and the house of secretsMatthew Cody
Get your career in shape : a five-step guide to achieve the success you need, want, and deserveCandace Steele Flippin
Top secret resumes and cover letters: the complete career guide for all job seekersSteven Provenzano
Next move, best move : transitioning into a career you'll loveKimberly B Cummings
Linked : conquer LinkedIn. land your dream job. own your futureOmar Garriott
Ask the right questions; get the right job : navigating the job interview to take control of your careerEdward Barr
The autism-friendly guide to self-employmentRobyn Steward
Demanding more : why diversity and inclusion don't happen and what you can do about itSheree Atcheson
Childcare professionals : a practical career guideTracy Brown Hamilton
101 careers in public healthBeth Seltzer
The ex-offender's new job finding and survival guide : 10 steps for successfully re-entering the work worldRonald L Krannich
The bully-proof workplace : Essential strategies, tips, and scripts for dealing with the office sociopathPeter J Dean
The great swimGavin Mortimer
Fighting the current : the rise of American women's swimming, 1870-1926Lisa Bier
Find a way : one wild and precious lifeDiana Nyad
Swimming to Antarctica : tales of a long-distance swimmerLynne Cox
Swimming to freedom : my escape from China and the Culural Revolution : an untold storyKent Wong
Strokes of genius : a history of swimmingEric Chaline
Breath like waterAnna Jarzab
America's girl : the incredible story of how swimmer Gertrude Ederle changed the nationTim Dahlberg
The true story of the 3 little pigsJon Scieszka
The three little wolves and the big bad pigEugenios Trivizas
Reading BeautyDeborah Underwood
Interstellar CinderellaDeborah Underwood
Redlocks and the three bearsClaudia Rueda
Dino DucklingAlison Murray
Little Red and the very hungry lionAlex T Smith
It's not Jack and the beanstalkJosh Funk
The three little superpigs : once upon a timeClaire Evans
Federico and the wolfRebecca J Gomez
Little Red Reading Hood and the misread wolfTroy Wilson
Little Red and the cat who loved cakeBarbara Lehman
Cinderella and the furry slippersDavide Calì
The three billy goats buenosSusan Middleton Elya
The Stinky Cheese Man and other fairly stupid talesJon Scieszka
Little Red writingJoan Holub
The three little pigs and the somewhat bad wolfMark Teague
La princesa and the peaSusan Middleton Elya
Little RedBethan Woollvin
RapunzelBethan Woollvin
The great gran planElli Woollard
Goldilocks and the just right pottyLeigh Hodgkinson
The Princess and the pit stopTom Angleberger
Princess and the peasRachel Himes
Little Red Rhyming HoodSue Fliess
After the fall : how Humpty Dumpty got back up againDan Santat
Once upon a goatDan Richards
RedJed Alexander
The little blue bridgeBrenda Maier
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