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Jemmy ButtonA beautiful collaboration based on a true story. Jennifer Uman and Valerio Vidali discovered a mutual interest in this story and overcame language obstacles with the help of translators. Jemmy Button, a native of Tierra del Fuego, was brought to England in the mid-1800s...
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies AgainHilarious and endlessly entertaining. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) Buckle your seatbelt for the first-ever follow-up to Ian Fleming's only children's story Fueled by wry humor, this much-anticipated sequel to the children's classic -- featuring a contemporary family and a camper van with a...
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Archie's WarMarcia Williams captures the Great War through a child's eyes with a fascinating fictional scrapbook including real mementos of the day. Meet ten-year-old Archie, his family, and best friend in a scrapbook Archie has made himself, full of comic strips and plenty of other...
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Scottish Folk Tales for ChildrenA giant sea monster ... trees that can dance ... a water-horse ... a girl so clever she outwits a giant ... Welcome to the world of the Scottish folk tale - a world of talking animals, mischief-making witches, giants, trolls, bold girls, reckless...
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Bless the Beasts & ChildrenFirst published in 1970, this classic coming of age tale has sold more than 3 million copies worldwide. "A moving, tragic, and sociologically potent work of literature. Many similarities to Golding's Lord of the Flies and Knowles's A Separate Peace come to mind" (Library...
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Rowan Hood: Outlaw Girl of Sherwood ForestRosemary has nowhere to go when her beloved mother dies. She has never met her father-the outlaw Robin Hood-and she's grown up among the woodland creatures her mother loved. So she decides to change her name to Rowan, disguise herself as a boy, and...
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Peppermints in the ParlorEmily Luccock is looking forward to living at Sugar Hill Hall....She remembers her aunt and uncle's grand old mansion well, with its enormous, elegant parlor, marble fireplace, and white china cups filled with hot chocolate. But this time things are different. Her aunt's once...
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Speeding BulletAfter Nick Herrera saved a little girl from being his by a New York City subway car, things have been different....He has been different. Now it seems as if accidents are falling at his feet and he's destined to play the role of the...
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Stop the ClockJust as I'm gearing up to help plan the Mahoney Library's seventy-fifth anniversary celebration, the beautiful old clock, the very centerpiece of the library, is stolen. There's nothing like a good theft to stop a party! Naturally, I throw down the streamers and get...
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Peter PanThe character of Peter Pan first came to life in the stories J. M. Barrie told to five brothers -- three of whom were named Peter, John, and Michael. Peter Pan is considered one of the greatest children's stories of all time and continues...
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Lights, Camera...I'm a detective, not an actor, so who would think I'd be involved in a crime both offscreen and on? A producer has come to River Heights to film a reenactment of the heist that gave our town it's name, and he thinks I'm...
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Without a TraceHi, I'm Nancy Drew, and I've got a case to crack. Actually make that two cases. First a gorgeous Fabergé egg has been stolen. Who would have the heart to snatch such a precious family heirloom from someone new to town? Some housewarming that...
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The Secret of the Green Skin, 6GREEN VEGETABLES AREN'T ALWAYS GOOD FOR YOU The new restaurant in town is a hit, but when several diners get sick, the Health Department threatens to shut the place down. And if the restaurant closes, Todd and Noelle's new friend, JoAnn, may have to...
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Green BoyOn their idyllic Bahamian island, Trey's little brother, Lou, is different -- he doesn't speak and he suffers frightening seizures. But when he and Trey find themselves mysteriously transported to Pangaia, an alternative universe where pollution and over-development have all but destroyed nature, a...
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The Principal's on the RoofWARNING: Reading May Be Hazardous To Your Health The principal of Jill and Gwen's school promised to spend the morning on the roof if the kids read one thousand books during their reading marathon -- and they did! Now he's on the roof, and...
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The Mountains of the Moon: Volume 4Heart has to find a safe haven for her beloved unicorns. With Lord Dunraven looking for them -- and Heart's friends aware that helping her will bring Dunraven's anger -- she has nowhere to turn. If only she knew where her family was --...
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The MisfitsKids who get called the worst names oftentimes find each other. That's how it was with us. Skeezie Tookis and Addie Carle and Joe Bunch and me. We call ourselves the Gang of Five, but there are only four of us. We do it...
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Landry NewsFrom the Editor's Desk A Question of Fairness There has been no teaching so far this year in Mr. Larson's classroom. There has been learning, but there has been no teaching. There is a teacher in the classroom, but he does not teach. Cara...
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The StrayNow in Knopf Paperback, from the author of Babe: The Gallant Pig, comes the touching story of a "stray" old woman's amusing antics and the large, loving family that adopts her.Author: Dick King-SmithPublisher: Yearling BooksPublished: 03/10/1998Pages: 144Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.22lbsSize: 7.60h x 5.15w x...
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Sweet and Sour: Tales from ChinaTwenty-four unusual tales from various periods in Chinese history, some complex, others as brief as a joke, display the wit, cleverness, and down-to-earth wisdom of the Chinese people.Author: Yao-Wen Li, Carol KendallPublisher: Clarion BooksPublished: 01/01/2007Pages: 112Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.26lbsSize: 7.60h x 5.30w x 0.30dISBN:...
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