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Smiles To Go |
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Spinneli, Jerry |
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The Wild One |
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Terri Farley |
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The Black Stallion |
Pulled to a desert island by a wild black stallion he has freed during a shipwreck at sea, then rescued by a southbound freighter, a seventeen-year-old boy befriends the horse, trains him by night, and rides him to victory in a match race. |
Farley, Walter |
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Alice's Adventure in Wonderland |
Alice is a bored schoolgirl who yearns for a more exciting life. Things get "curiouser and curiouser" after she follows the frantic White Rabbit down the rabbit hole and has a series of surreal misadventures in the madcap world of Wonderland, where "nothing's impossible." In Wonderland, Alice meets extraordinary characters such as Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the Queen of Hearts and the Cheshire Cat. |
Carroll, Lewis |
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The Outsiders |
Three brothers struggle to stay together after their parents' death, as they search for an identity among the conflicting values of their adolescent society in which they find themselves "outsiders. |
Hinton, S.E. |
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Tuck Everlasting |
The Tuck family is confronted with an agonizing situation when they discover that a ten-year-old girl and a malicious stranger now share their secret about a spring whose water prevents one from ever growing older. |
Babbitt, Natalie |
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Anastsasia Again! |
"Twelve-year-old Anastasia is horrified at her family's decision to move from their city apartment to a house in the suburbs. " |
Lowry, Lois |
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50 Great Short Stories |
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Crane, Milton |
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Goodnight, Mister Tom |
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Magorian, Michelle |
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Stone Fox |
"Little Willie hopes to pay the back taxes on his grandfather's farm with the purse from a dog sled race he enters. " |
Gardiner, John Reynolds |
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Boy: Tales of Childhood |
Presents humorous anecdotes from the author's childhood which includes summer vacations in Norway and an English boarding school. |
Dahl, Roald |
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Shrink |
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Shwartz, Joel |
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Upchuck Summer |
Richie seems to have one bad break after another at summer camp, until he begins to realize that his attitude of "me only" and "me first" is the root of most of his problems. |
Schwartz, Joel |
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The Contender |
After a successful start in a boxing career, a Harlem high school dropout decides that competing in the ring isn't enough of life and resolves to aim for different goals. |
Lipsyte, Robert |
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There is a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom |
An unmanageable, but lovable, eleven-year-old misfit learns to believe in himself when he gets to know the new school counselor, who is a sort of misfit too. |
Sacher, Louis |
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Robinson Crusoe |
During one of his several adventurous voyages in the 1600's an Englishman becomes the sole survivor of a shipwreck and lives for nearly thirty years on a deserted island. |
Defoe, Daniel |
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Lord of the Flies |
The classic tale of a group of English school boys who are left stranded on an unpopulated island, and who must confront not only the defects of their society but the defects of their own natures. |
Goldings, William |
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The Seven Chinese Brothers |
Seven brothers were born, looking exactly the same as one another, and each owned a unique capability |
Mahy, Margaret |
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The Magician's Nephew (The Chronicles of Narnia) |
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Lewis, C.S. |
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Interstellar pig |
Barney's boring seaside vacation suddenly becomes more interesting when the cottage next door is occupied by three exotic neighbors who are addicted to a game they call "Interstellar Pig." |
Sleator, William |
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Parasite pig |
Sixteen-year-old Barney, infected by an alien parasite, and his friend Katie are taken to the planet J'koot by extraterrestrials intent on playing the dangerous game known as Interstellar Pig. |
Sleator, William |
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Maya's divided world |
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Velasquez, Gloria |
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SOS Titanic |
Fifteen-year-old Barry O'Neill, traveling from Ireland to America on the maiden voyage of the Titanic, finds his life endangered when the ship hits an iceberg and begins to sink. |
Bunting, Eve |
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Voices from Vietnam |
Knowing how to read and write is not enough for Louis, a voiceless Trumpeter Swan; his determination to learn to play a stolen trumpet takes him far from his wilderness home. |
Deneberger, Barry |
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Thunder Cave |
Determined, after his mother's accidental death, to foil his stepfather's plans for his future, fourteen-year-old Jacob travels alone to Africa in search of his father, a biologist studying elephants in a remote area of Kenya. |
Smith, Roland |
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's stone |
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Rowling, J.K. |
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Chasing Redbird |
Thirteen-year-old Zinnia Taylor uncovers family secrets and self truths while clearing a mysterious settler trail that begins on her family's farm in Kentucky. |
Creech, Sharon |
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Brian's Winter |
Instead of being rescued from a plane crash, as in the author's book Hatchet, this story portrays what would have happened to Brian had he been forced to survive a winter in the wilderness with only his survival pack and hatchet. |
Paulsen, Gary |
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Red Scarf Girl |
A twelve year old girl's memoir of her struggles and sacrifices during the Cultural Revolution in China and of her loyalty and love for her family. |
Jiang, Ji Li |
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Dead letter |
Herculeah Jones and her best friend Meat set out to crack the case of the mysterious note which she finds in the lining of a second-hand coat. |
Byars, Betsy |
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Harry Potter and the Chamber Of Secrets |
When the Chamber of Secrets is opened again at the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry, second-year student Harry Potter finds himself in danger from a dark power that has once more been released on the school. |
J.K.Rowling |
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Max The Mighty |
Fourteen-year-old Max helps a younger girl escape from her abusive stepfather by running away with her to the distant town of Chivalry, Montana, searching for her real father. |
Philbrick, Rodman |
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Drive-By (Harper Trophy Books) |
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Ewing, Lynne |
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Running Out of Time |
When a diphtheria epidemic hits her 1840 village, thirteen-year-old Jessie discovers it is actually a 1996 tourist site under unseen observation by heartless scientists, and it's up to Jessie to escape the village and save the lives of the dying children. |
Haddix, Margaret Peterson |
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban |
During his third year at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry Potter must confront the devious and dangerous wizard responsible for his parents' deaths. |
J.K.Rowling |
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Sasquatch |
For the next four months, Dad was on his best behavior and the hunting trip was not mentioned again. |
Smith, Roland |
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A Little Princess |
A simplified retelling of the fate of Sara Crewe who, after her father's death leaves her penniless, loses her privileged status at Miss Minchin's London boarding school and endures many hardships and cruel treatment until she is helped by a mysterious benefactor. |
Burnett, Frances Hodgson |
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The Number Devil |
Annoyed with his math teacher who assigns word problems and won't let him use a calculator, twelve-year-old Robert finds help from the number devil in his dreams. |
Enzensberger, Hans Magnus |
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Pig-Heart Boy |
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Blackman, Malorie |
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For Mike |
When Jeff's best friend Mike disappears in the fall of their senior year in high school, Jeff has disturbing dreams in which Mike urges him to come get him, and a secret begins to unfold. |
Sykes, Shelley |
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Stormbreaker |
After the death of the uncle who had been his guardian, fourteen-year-old Alex Rider is coerced to continue his uncle's dangerous work for Britain's intelligence agency, MI6. |
Horowitz, Anthony |
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Stargirl |
Book : Elementary and junior high school : Fiction : EnglishView all editions and formats Summary: In this story about the perils of popularity, the courage of nonconformity, and the thrill of first love, an eccentric student named Stargirl changes Mica High School forever. |
Spinelli, Jerry |
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Baseball in April |
A collection of eleven short stories focusing on the everyday adventures of Hispanic young people growing up in Fresno, California. |
Soto, Gary |
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The Captain's Dog: My Journey with the Lewis and Clark Tribe |
Captain Meriwether Lewis's dog Seaman, describes his experiences as he accompanies his master on the Lewis and Clark Expedition, to explore the uncharted western wilderness. |
smith, Roland |
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Charlotte's Web |
In ordinary Somerset County, a young farm girl named Fern rescues the runt of a litter of pigs from her father's ax. Fern names the pig Wilbur, takes care of him, and continues to visit him every day after he is moved to her Uncle Homer Zuckerman's barn across the road. |
White, E.B. |
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The Life You Imagine: Life Lessons for Achieving Your Dreams |
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Jeter, Derek |
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
Charlie and five others draw golden tickets from Wonka chocolate bars and win a guided tour of the legendary candy factory that no outsider has seen in 15 years. Dazzled by one amazing sight after another, Charlie is drawn into Wonka's fantastic world. |
Dahl, Roald |
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Chinese Cinderella |
During the Japanese occupation of parts of China, twelve-year-old Ye Xian is thrown out of her father's and stepmother's home, joins a martial arts group, and tries to help her aunt and the Americans in their struggle against the Japanese invaders. Includes historical notes and glossary of Chinese words. |
Mah, Adeline |
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T*Witches |
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Gilmour, H.B. |
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Freak the Mighty |
At the beginning of eighth grade, learning disabled Max and his new friend Freak, whose birth defect has affected his body but not his brilliant mind, find that when they combine forces they make a powerful team. An established writer of adult suspense makes a stunning entry into children's literature with this extraordinary novel about two boys--a slow learner too large for his age, and a tiny, crippled genius--who pair up to create on formidable human force. |
Rodman, Philbrick, |
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Mary, Bloody Mary |
Mary Tudor, who would reign briefly as Queen of England during the mid sixteenth century, tells the story of her troubled childhood as daughter of King Henry VIII. |
Meyer, Carolyn |
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Cages |
After losing an acting role and fighting with her alcoholic stepfather, Kit is arrested for shoplifting and ordered to work, as part of her sentence, at an animal shelter. |
Kehret, Peg |
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The Hostile Hospital (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 8) |
On the run after being falsely accused of murder, the three Baudelaire orphans find themselves in the Heimlich Hospital, with the evil Count Olaf in close pursuit. |
Snicket, Lemony |
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Lake of Secrets |
" Having arrived in her mother's home town to try to find her long-missing brother, who disappeared three years before she was born, fifteen-year-old Carlene finds herself haunted by memories from a past life." |
Littke, Lael |
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Street Magic (The Circle Opens, Book 2) |
Former "street rat" Briar Moss must face his past when he discovers a young mage in need of a mentor. |
Pierce, Tamora |
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Redwall |
When the peaceful life of ancient Redwall Abbey is shattered by the arrival of the evil rat Cluny and his villainous hordes, Matthias, a young mouse, determines to find the legendary sword of Martin the Warrior which, he is convinced, will help Redwall's inhabitants destroy the enemy. |
Jacques, Brian |
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The Pearl |
Based on a Mexican folktale, this is the story of a great pearl found by a poor fisherman, the sorrow it brought to his family, and how it was lost again. |
Steinbeck, John |
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Tiger Rising |
Rob, who passes the time in his rural Florida community by wood carving, is drawn by his spunky but angry friend Sistine into a plan to free a caged tiger. |
DiCamillo, Kate |
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The Case for Christ - Student Edition |
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Strobel, Lee |
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Beware, Princess Elizabeth |
fter the death of her father, King Henry VIII, in 1547, thirteen-year-old Elizabeth must endure the political intrigues and dangers of the reigns of her half-brother Edward and her half-sister Mary before finally becoming Queen of England eleven years later. |
Meyer, carolyn |
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Fever 1793 |
In 1793 Philadelphia, sixteen-year-old Matilda Cook, separated from her sick mother, learns about perseverance and self-reliance when she is forced to cope with the horrors of a yellow fever epidemic. |
Anderson, Laurie Halse |
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The Seeing Stone |
In late twelfth-century England, a thirteen-year-old boy named Arthur recounts how Merlin gives him a magical seeing stone which shows him images of the legendary King Arthur, the events of whose life seem to have many parallels to his own. |
Crossley-Holland, Kevin |
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire |
Fourteen-year-old Harry Potter joins the Weasleys at the Quidditch World Cup, then enters his fourth year at Hogwarts Academy where he is mysteriously entered in an unusual contest that challenges his wizarding skills, friendships and character, amid signs that an old enemy is growing stronger. |
J.K.Rowling |
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Double Fudge |
"His younger brother Fudge's obsession with money and an unexpected encounter with twin cousins Flora and Fauna and a weird younger cousin also named Farley Drexel Hatcher, just like Fudge, provide many embarrassing moments for twelve-year-old Peter. " |
Blume, Judy |
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The Thief Lord |
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Funke,, Caroline |
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The Kite Runner |
Traces the unlikely friendship of a wealthy Afghan youth and a servant's son in a tale that spans the final days of Afghanistan's monarchy through the atrocities of the present day. |
Hosseini, Khaled |
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Pendragon: The Lost City of Faar |
Bobby finds himself in the territory of Cloral, a world entirely covered by water, which is nearing a huge disaster. He learns that it is up to him to help rid the area of marauders and locate the legendary lost land of Faar, which may hold the key to Cloral's survival. |
Machale, DJ |
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The Reality Bug |
In his ongoing battle to save Earth and its parallel worlds from the demon Saint Dane, fifteen-year-old Bobby Pendragon travels to Veelox, a world whose inhabitants have abandoned their real lives in favor of virtual reality. |
Machale, DJ |
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Point Blanc |
Fourteen-year-old Alex continues his work as a spy for the British MI6, investigating an exclusive school for boys in the French Alps. |
Horowitz, Anthony |
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Just Stupid |
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Griffiths, Andy |
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Life of Pi |
Possessing encyclopedia-like intelligence, unusual zookeeper's son Pi Patel sets sail for America, but when the ship sinks, he escapes on a life boat and is lost at sea with a dwindling number of animals until only he and a hungry Bengal tiger remain. |
Martel, Yann |
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Loser |
Just like other kids, Zinkoff rides his bike, hopes for snow days, and wants to be like his dad when he grows up. But Zinkoff also raises his hand with all the wrong answers, trips over his own feet, and falls down with laughter over a word like "Jabip." Other kids have their own word to describe him, but Zinkoff is too busy to hear it. |
Spinelli, Jerry |
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Crazy Weekend |
After their photograph of a robbery is published in the newspaper, Hector and Mando find themselves pursued by two goofy thieves. |
Soto, Gary |
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Hard time |
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Thompsan, julian |
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MIster Monday |
Arthur Penhaligon is supposed to die at a young age, but is saved by a key that is shaped like the minute hand of a clock. The key causes bizarre creatures to come from another realm, bringing with them a plague. A man named Mister Monday will stop at nothing to get the key back. Arthur goes to a mysterious house that only he can see, so that he can learn the truth about himself and the key. |
Nix, Garth |
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix |
Harry Potter is due to start his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He is desperate to get back to school and find out why his friends Ron and Hermione have been so secretive all summer. However, what Harry is about to discover in his new year at Hogwarts will turn his world upside down ... |
Rowling, J.K. |
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The City of Ember |
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. |
DuPrau, Jeanne |
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A time to keep silent |
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Whelan, Gloria |
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My Sisters Keeper |
Conceived to provide a bone marrow match for her leukemia-stricken sister, teenage Kate begins to question her moral obligations in light of countless medical procedures and decides to fight for the right to make decisions about her own body. |
Picoult, Jodi |
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A Walk to Remember |
A romance featuring a troublesome teenager in South Carolina who is changed for the better by the love of a girl. She is the angelic daughter of a local minister and the boy joins her in doing good deeds. But she has a secret which will break his heart. |
Sparks, Nicholas |
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Forever in Blue: Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants |
As their lives take them in different directions, Lena, Tibby, Carmen, and Bridget discover many more things about themselves and the importance of their relationship with each other. |
Brashares, Ann |
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Just Annoying |
Marina joins a group of international teens for a semester at sea in the Caribbean, learning about marine life and resolving some issues about her relationships and her future. |
Griffiths, Andy |
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The Kidnapping of Christina Lattimore |
A teenage girl is kidnapped, but when freed, is accused of masterminding the scheme to extort money from her wealthy grandmother. |
Nixon, Joan |
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Straydog |
Rachel, a teenager with a healthy dose of both aptitude and attitude, begins to feel at home volunteering at an animal shelter. |
Koja, Kathe |
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Little Women |
Marina joins a group of international teens for a semester at sea in the Caribbean, learning about marine life and resolving some issues about her relationships and her future. |
Alcott, Louisa May |
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Around the World in Eighty Days |
In 1872 Phileas Fogg wins a bet by traveling around the world in seventy-nine days, twenty-three hours, and fifty-seven minutes. |
Verne, Jules |
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Scorpia |
After being told that his father was an assassin for a criminal organization, fourteen-year-old Alex goes to Italy to find out more and becomes involved in a plan to kill thousands of English schoolchildren. |
Horowitz, Anthony |
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Doomed Queen Anne |
In 1520, thirteen-year-old Anne Boleyn, jealous of her older sister's beauty and position at court, declares that she will one day be queen of England, and that her sister will kneel at her feet. |
Meyer, Carolyn |
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The Unicorn Treasury |
"A collections of stories, poems and folklore from a variety of sources about the origins and unique characteristics of the unicorn. " |
Coville, Bruce |
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The Stone Soup Book of Friendship Stories |
"An anthology of stories from the magazine ""Stone Soup,"" written by children and featuring different types of friendship. " |
Rubel, William |
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The City of Sparks |
Having escaped to the Unknown Regions, Lina and the others seek help from the village people of Sparks. |
Duprau, Jeanne |
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Thirteen |
Almost thirteen-year-old Evan Goldman learns what it means to be a man when his parents separate and he and his mother move from New York City to Appleton, Indiana, right before his bar mitzvah. |
Robert, Jason |
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Wolf Moon |
His name when he was human was Kern, and it seemed he had been running forever, for he had become the most feared of beings, a werewolf. |
De Lint, Charles |
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Say Cheese and Die-Again! |
Bad things happen when Greg determines to convince his English teacher of the powers of the evil camera. |
Stine, R.L |
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Flip Flop |
When best friends Briana and Chickie win a spot on the reality television series "Flip Flop," Briana has an opportunity to reveal the terrible secret of her father's alcoholism, and to learn to trust God with the makeover of not just her bedroom, but her family as well. |
Lawton, Wendy |
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The Illustrated Mum |
Ten-year-old Dolphin is determined to stay with her family, no matter what, but when her sister goes to live with her newly-discovered father, sending their mother further into manic-depression, Dolphin's life takes a turn for the better. |
Wilson, Jacqueline |
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Explorers Wanted: In the Himalayas |
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Chapman, Simon |
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Pippi Longstocking |
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Lingridwh, Astrin |
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The Two Towers |
The standard hardcover edition of the second volume of The Lord of the Rings includes a large format fold-out map. Frodo and his Companions of the Ring have been beset by danger during their quest to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord by destroying it in the Cracks of Doom. They have lost the wizard, Gandalf, in a battle in the Mines of Moria. And Boromir, seduced by the power of the Ring, tried to seize it by force. While Frodo and Sam made their escape, the rest of the company was attacked by Orcs. Now they continue the journey alone down the great River Anduin -- alone, that is, save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go. |
Tolkien, J.R.R |
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Firebirds |
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