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Quintets for Curious Kids: 5 Great STEM-themed Middle-grade Novels

Melissa
December 5, 2016

Fuzzy Mud by
Louis Sachar

The Great Trouble by Deborah Hopkinson

Ninjas, Piranhas, and
Galileo by Greg Leitch Smith

Scat by Carl Hiassen

The Universe of Fair by Leslie Bulion

2 Responses

Anonymous says:

December 5, 2016 at 5:25 pm

Thanks Melissa! I will check them out!

Kim

Unknown says:

December 5, 2016 at 10:03 pm

Loved Fuzzy Mud and Scat – will have to check the others out. Thanks for posting!

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