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• Every Hidden Thing

  Oppel, Kenneth, 1967-

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  Somewhere in the Badlands, embedded deep in centuries-buried rock and sand, lies the skeleton of a massive dinosaur, larger than anything the late nineteenth century world has ever seen. To Samuel Bolt it's the "rex", the king dinosaur that could…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mammoth

  Baguchinsky, Jill,

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  Paleontology geek and plus-size fashion blogger Natalie Page lands an internship working with a celebrated paleontologist, but she realizes that in order to stand out in a field dominated by men, she must first learn to stand up for herself.

• Holes

  Sachar, Louis, 1954-

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  "Stanley Yelnats is under a curse. A curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnatses. Now Stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys' detention center, Camp Green…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Gregor the Overlander

  Collins, Suzanne

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  When eleven-year-old Gregor and his two-year-old sister are pulled into a strange underground world, they trigger an epic battle involving men, bats, rats, cockroaches, and spiders while on a quest foretold by ancient prophecy.

• The City of Ember

  DuPrau, Jeanne

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  In the year 241, twelve-year-old Lina trades jobs on Assignment Day to be a Messenger to run to new places in her decaying but beloved city, perhaps even to glimpse Unknown Regions.

• Jumanji. Welcome to the Jungle

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  Four high school kids discover an old video game console and are drawn into the game's jungle setting, literally becoming the adult avatars they chose.

• Beastly Bones

  Ritter, William, 1984-

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  When dinosaur bones from a recent dig mysteriously go missing, and an unidentifiable beast starts attacking animals and people, leaving their mangled bodies behind, Abigail and her eccentric employer R. F. Jackaby, investigators of the supernatural…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• How to Excavate a Heart

  Arlow, Jake Maia,

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  Snowy weather and fish fossils help bring together two Jewish college freshmen spending winter break in Washington, D.C.