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Aspiring cartoonist Nate Wright is the star of Big Nate. As a popular middle-grade book character, Nate is 11 years old, four-and-a-half feet tall, and the all-time record holder for detentions in school history. He's a self-described genius and sixth grade Renaissance Man. Nate, who lives with his dad and older sister, has a habit of annoying his family, friends, and teachers with his sarcasm.

A boy rides a pogo stick to a visit with grandma.

"A boy finds his way out of van Gogh's Sunflowers and is fascinated by light. He discovers how warm she is and how much joy she brings. He wants that too. He goes Chasing the Sun in a . . . journey that will take him through the artist's most famous works. An ode to the light and an introduction to Vincent van Gogh's paintings for young and old art lovers ages 5 years and up"--Provided by publisher.

Bell has spent his whole life--all eleven years of it--on Mars. But he's still just a regular kid--he loves cats, any kind of cake, and is curious about the secrets the adults in the US colony are keeping. Like, why don't have contact with anyone on the other Mars colonies? Why are they so isolated? When a virus breaks out and the grown-ups all fall ill, Bell and the other children are the only ones who can help. It's up to Bell--a regular kid in a very different world--to uncover the truth and save his family--and possibly unite an entire planet.

"Alien invasion? At the end of 'Revenge of the EngiNerds' an alien appeared and it turns out he's the real deal. He explains he was sent to Earth as an envoy to scope things out for a planned massive, futuristic billboard--which will mean demolishing the planet! Here? On Earth? In their town? Not if the EngiNerds have anything to say about it. Time to save the day and the planet!"--Provided by publisher.

"After a lifetime of being homeschooled, Ham starts a new year in a new school where he meets Micah, who helps him navigate this strange world, and as he tries to fit in, he wonders if it is worth changing who he wants to be"--OCLC.

"Bhattu and Kittu completely forgot that they had homework to do! Faced with the task of researching a big mammal, they decide to take a shortcut and pester their studious sister for information. . . . you soon learn that when you mix distracted tutoring with an overactive imagination, the result is a homework assignment that is very hard to grade"--Back cover.

"Kitaro faces off against a swamp monster, a paper screen [that] come[s] to life, and an army of mythical raccoon dogs"--Amazon.

"Moses prefers video games to sports, but his parents have signed him up for the tennis team anyway; his strategy is to take it easy and hope he gets tossed from the team. His attitude angers the other children and after one of the boys, Xavier, gives him [a] lesson in teamwork, Moses finally starts to take tennis and team seriously"--Provided by publisher.

"Chooch Tenkiller is not thrilled to be spending some of his summer with his Cherokee story-telling uncles and cousin Janees at a convention in North Carolina. While there, the uncles want to visit Judaculla Rock, a place of spiritual significance to the Cherokee people. Little does Chooch know that he has his own connection to the rock--a connection that could put him in mortal danger."--Provided by publisher.