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We are All Animals

We are All Animals: Discover what YOU have in common with a cat, a bat, a jellyfish and 150 other animals!
by Christopher Lloyd (Author), Ben Hoare (Author), and Mark Ruffle (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: This middle grade book reveals astonishing similarities in the anatomy – and many more characteristics – of humans and other animals, celebrating our entire furry, scaly, slimy, slippery, extended family.

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The AI Incident

The AI Incident
by J.E. Thomas (Author)
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Booktalk: Malcolm Montgomery is the new kid at Shirley Chisholm Charter Middle School. In no time at all, he’s been slapped with the weird kid label. Is it because he’s a foster kid who’s been in nine homes? Or maybe because he burps when he gets nervous…which is often? Malcolm has a plan to finally get adopted by a forever family before it’s too late. But then on Visiting Professionals’ Day, his school invites Dr. Alphonse Hatch, president of Hatch-ED—one of the fastest-growing artificial intelligence companies in the state—to give a presentation. Dr. Hatch brings his AI-powered robot, and events get set in motion that create…THE INCIDENT.

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