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Magic tree house. Original series volume 28
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Jack and Annie travel in their Magic Tree House back to a Hawaiian island of long ago where they make friends, learn how to surf, and encounter a tsunami.
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Amulet (Kazu Kibuishi) volume 3
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2010
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197 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 23 cm.
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Emily, Navin and their crew of resistance fighters charter an airship and set off in search of the lost city of Cielis. there they hope to find held from the Guardian Council's powerful Stonekeepers. It's a mission that Alledia's survival depends on, and time is running out -- Emily's got to find Cielis before the Elf King finds her.
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Judy Moody volume 10
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Judy's big plans for the summer seem ruined when two of her best friends go away, and then her parents leave her and Stink with Aunt Opal, but a new "thrill-a-delic" plan has her racing toward fun.
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Lucy Pevenise, along with her older brothers Edmund and Peter, and her older sister, Susan, are in London during the initial bombing raids of WW II. Like many families, their parents decide to send them to the country for safer keeping. Peter, the oldest, is told to watch over the children and make sure they stay safe. This simple request will test Peter's ability to protect his siblings, especially after Lucy discovers an amazing secret. The children...
47) The Willoughbys
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Willoughbys volume 1
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In this tongue-in-cheek take on classic themes in children's literature, the four Willoughby children set about to become "deserving orphans" after their neglectful parents embark on a treacherous around-the-world adventure, leaving them in the care of an odious nanny.
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Ember in the ashes volume 2
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Elias and Laia are running for their lives. Following the events of the Fourth Trial, an army led by Masks hunts the two fugitives as they escape the city of Serra and journey across the vast lands of the Martial Empire. Laia is determined to break into Kauf--the Empire's most secure and dangerous prison--and save her brother, whose knowledge of Serric steel is the key to the Scholars' future. And Elias is determined to stay by Laia's side ... even...
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Appears on list
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Presents a story inspired by human love, how people take care of one another, and how choices resonate through subsequent generations. Afghanistan, 1952. Abdullah and his sister Pari live with their father and step-mother in the small village of Shadbagh. Their father, Saboor, is constantly in search of work and they struggle together through poverty and brutal winters. To Adbullah, Pari, as beautiful and sweet-natured as the fairy for which she was...
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In their third adventure, Stella and her little brother cross a field and a creek before spending the day in the forest. Butterflies, snakes, rocks, and sheep provide fuel for SamUs curious-little-brother questions and StellaUs big-sister answers as they explore the outdoor world. Full-color illustrations.
51) Sink or swim
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Whatever after volume 3
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Once again Abby and her brother Jonah go through the magic mirror in their basement, and this time they find themselves interfering in the Little Mermaid story--and needing to set things right and make sure everyone has a happy ending.
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Underland chronicles volume 3
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The suspenseful third installment in The Underland Chronicles by Suzanne Collins, New York Times bestselling author of The Hunger Games! With two prophecies fulfilled, Gregor is now focused on the Prophecy of Blood, which calls for Gregor and the princess, Boots, to return to the Underland to help ward off a plague. His mom agrees to let them go -- on the condition that she travels with them. When they arrive in the subterranean city, the plague is...
53) Hocus pocus
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2002
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1 videodisc (approximately 96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Comedy about a trio of witches who return from 17th-century Salem after they have been accidentally conjured up by some unsuspecting pranksters.
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Castle Glower volume 3
Publication Date
2014.
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"Castle Glower's towers have transported Princess Celie, her siblings, and her pet griffin, Rufus, to an unknown land. As they set out on a dangerous adventure to discover their whereabouts, they find an entire lost people, divided by the wishes of two wizards in a centuries-old quarrel over their beloved home--Castle Glower"-- Provided by publisher.
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Anastasia Krupnik volume 4
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Anastasia Krupnik sets out to psychoanalyze herself as she attempts to cope with the problems of puberty, conflict with her mother, trouble with her brilliant brother Sam, and the pressures of becoming thirteen.
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Lemonade war series volume 2
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When money disappears from fourth-grader Evan's pocket and everyone thinks that his annoying classmate Scott stole it, Evan's younger sister stages a trial involving the entire class, trying to prove what happened.
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If no one notices Marya Lupu, is likely because of her brother, Luka. And that’s because of what everyone knows: that Luka is destined to become a sorcerer. The Lupus might be from a small village far from the capital city of Illyria, but that doesn’t matter. Every young boy born in in the kingdom holds the potential for the rare ability to wield magic, to protect the country from the terrifying force known only as the Dread. For all the hopes...
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Boxcar children volume 1
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Four orphaned children run away and live in a boxcar, until they are found by their grandfather. Includes a biography and photographs of the author.
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[2015]
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1 online resource (1 video file (29 min., 22 sec.)) : color and sound.
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Under the penname George Eliot, Mary Ann Evans published a historical fiction book with autobiographical aspects. It traces protagonist Maggie Tulliver's tumultuous relationships with her brother and several suitors, culminating in her ostracism from society, and resolving with reunion with her brother. This film features Fiona Shaw exploring the parallels between Evans' life and the story, retracing her revisions in her manuscripts and analyzing...





