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The Westing Game
Ellen Raskin - Dutton Juvenile
Format: Hardcover
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The mysterious death of an eccentric millionaire brings together an unlikely assortment of heirs who must uncover the circumstances of his death before they can claim their inheritance. |
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The Wide Window
Lemony Snicket - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover
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NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES Dear Reader, If you have not read anything about the Baudelaire orphans, then before you read even one more sentence, you should know this: Violet, Klaus, and Sunny are kindhearted... |
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Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Russell Freedman - Holiday House
Format: Print book
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On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to move to the back of the bus and give up her seat to a white man. This refusal to give up her dignity sparked the Montgomery bus boycott, a yearlong struggle, and a major victory in the civil rights movement. Source notes, map, bibliography, index. |
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Hawk: Occupation: Skateboarder
Tony Hawk - ReganBooks
Format: Print book
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For Tony Hawk, it wasn't enough to skate for two decades, to invent more than eighty tricks, and to win more than twice as many professional contests as any other skater. It wasn't enough to knock himself unconscious more than ten times, fracture several ribs, break his elbow, knock out his teeth... |
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The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover
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Could you survive on your own, in the wild, with everyone out to make sure you don't live to see the morning?In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps... |
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Nelson Mandela "No Easy Walk to Freedom"
Barry Denenberg - Scholastic
Format: Print book
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From his humble beginnings in rural South Africa to his tragic death at age 95 in 2013, Nelson Mandela's life is a tale of inspiration and courage. The most up-to-date biography of Nelson Mandela.This powerful biography provides an in-depth look at Nelson Mandela who grew up in a rural... |
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
John Boyne - David Fickling Books
Format: Paperback
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"Powerful and unsettling. . . . As memorable an introduction to the subject as The Diary of Anne Frank." - USA Today Berlin, 1942: When Bruno returns home from school one day, he discovers that his belongings are being packed in crates. His father has received... |
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Pictures of Hollis Woods
Patricia Reilly Giff - Wendy Lamb Books
Format: Print book
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This Newbery Honor book about a girl who has never known family fighting for her first true home "will leave readers . . . satisfied" (Kirkus Reviews) . Hollis Woods is the place where a baby was abandoned is the baby's name is an artist... |
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The Secret Garden
Frances Hodgson Burnett - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover
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Celebrate an unforgettable classic with this gorgeous hardcover edition, including full-color illustrations.This beautiful hardcover edition includes Tasha Tudor's iconic illustrations in full color, making it the perfect collector's edition or a wonderful gift for young readers.When orphaned... |
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Dork Diaries 1: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
Rachel Renée Russell - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover
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Meet Nikki Maxwell! She's starting eighth grade at a new school - and her very first diary packed with hilarious stories and art in this SUPER SQUEE updated edition of Book One of the #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series!Nikki confesses all in her first diary ever: her epic... |
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Running Out of Time
Margaret Peterson Haddix - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book
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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. |
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Al Capone Does My Shirts
Gennifer Choldenko - G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Moose Flannagan moves with his family to Alcatraz so his dad can work as a prison guard and his sister, Natalie, can attend a special school. But Natalie has autism, and when she's denied admittance to the school, the stark setting of Alcatraz begins to unravel the tenuous coping mechanisms... |
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Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution
Ji-li Jiang - HarperCollins
Format: Print book
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This accessible autobiography is the true story of one girl's determination to hold her family together during one of the most terrifying eras of the twentieth century.It's 1966, and twelve-year-old Ji-li Jiang has everything a girl could want: brains, friends, and a bright future in Communist... |
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Twilight: The Twilight Saga, Book 1
Stephenie Meyer - Listening Library
Format: Hardcover
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About three things I was certain. First, Edward was a vampire.Second, there was a part of him, and I didnt know how dominant that part might be, that thirsted for my blood.And Third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him.Isabella Swans move to Forks, a small, perpetually... |
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Years of Dust
Albert Marrin - Dutton Children's Books
Format: Book
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Before global warming, there was dust. In the 1930s, dangerous black storms swept through the Great Plains. Created by drought and reckless farming, these lethal storms were part of an environmental, economic, and human catastrophe that changed the course of American history. In riveting,... |
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Speak
Laurie Halse Anderson - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover
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The first ten lies they tell you in high school."Speak up for yourself--we want to know what you have to say." From the first moment of her freshman year at Merryweather High, Melinda knows this is a big fat lie, part of the nonsense of high school. She is friendless, outcast,... |
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The Lightning Thief
Rick Riordan - Disney Hyperion
Format: eBook
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Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can't seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. And lately, being away at boarding school is only getting worse-Percy could have sworn his pre-algebra teacher turned into a monster and tried to kill him. |
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The Case of the Missing Marquess: An Enola Holmes Mystery
Nancy Springer - Philomel
Format: Hardcover
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When Enola Holmes, the much younger sister of detective Sherlock Holmes, discovers her mother has disappeared - on her 14th birthday nonetheless - she knows she alone can find her. Disguising herself as a grieving widow, Enola sets out to the heart of London to uncover her mother's whereabouts... |
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Stargirl
Jerry Spinelli - Knopf
Format: Print book
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A modern-day classic and New York Times bestseller that celebrates the power of individuality and personal expression from beloved Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli.Stargirl. From the day she arrives at quiet Mica High in a burst of color and sound, the hallways hum with the murmur... |
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The Bad Beginning
Lemony Snicket - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover
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NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIESViolet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent children. They are charming, and resourceful, and have pleasant facial features. Unfortunately, they are exceptionally unlucky.In the first two books alone, the three youngsters encounter a greedy and repulsive... |
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New Moon
Stephenie Meyer - Megan Tingley Books
Format: Hardcover
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Shoot, I muttered when the paper sliced my finger; I pulled it out to examine the damage. A single drop of blood oozed from the tiny cut.It all happened very quickly then.Edward threw himself at me, flinging me back across the table...I tumbled down to the floor by the piano, with my arms... |
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Who Wants Pizza?: The Kids' Guide to the History, Science and Culture of Food
Jan Thornhill - Maple Tree Press
Format: Print book
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Part of the loosely constructed series by Jan Thornhill, which already includes This Is My Planet and I Found a Dead Bird, Who Wants Pizza? is brimming with no-nonsense facts that illustrate the importance of food choices and the practices surrounding food production.... |
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Survival at 120 Above
Jon Van Zyle - Walker & Co.
Format: Print book
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After exploring one of the coldest places on Earth, Debbie S. Miller travels to one of the hottest places, to introduce readers to the variety of animals who call the desert home and show the ways they have adapted to survive temperatures as high as 120 degrees. Creatures such as the sand... |
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Eclipse
Stephenie Meyer - Little, Brown
Format: Hardcover
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Readers captivated by Twilight and New Moon will eagerly devour Eclipse, the much anticipated third book in Stephenie Meyer's riveting vampire love saga. As Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge, Bella once again finds... |
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The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events #2)
Lemony Snicket - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover
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NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIESViolet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent children. They are charming, and resourceful, and have pleasant facial features. Unfortunately, they are exceptionally unlucky.In the first two books alone, the three youngsters encounter a greedy and repulsive... |
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Guinea Pig Scientists: Bold Self-Experimenters in Science and Medicine
Leslie A Dendy - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover
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It was August 27, 1885. In a hospital in Lima, Peru, a student named Daniel Carrin was preparing to infect himself with a dreaded disease . . . He had a small, sharp lancet ready . . . Carrin's friends and teacher from the medical school thought it was a bad idea. They... |
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm town high school where the only other... |
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Half-Human Monsters and Other Fiends
Ruth Owen - Bearport Publishing
Format: Book
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Could half-human, half-ape creatures really roam the Himalayan Mountains and the forests of North America? If tales of Bigfoot, Yeti, and Sasquatch are just stories, why do so many people report seeing these monsters in remote areas around the world? What would it be like to come upon a footprint... |
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The California Gold Rush
Mel Friedman - Childrens Pr
Format: Paperback
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Would you brave blizzards, starvation, unknown territories, and Indians to build a better life for yourself and your family? Journey west with America's pioneers on foot, on horseback, and in covered wagons-from the Mississippi River to the Oregon Trail-in these true stories of courage... |
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Dogs of War
Sheila Keenan - GRAPHIX
Format: Paperback
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Sheila Keenan's captivating stories paired with Nathan Fox's stunning art bring the heroic military actions of man's best friend to life!Some war heroes heard wind whistling over a hidden trip wire.Some war heroes sniffed out a sniper 1,000 yards away.Some war heroes stood tall . . . on four... |
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My Side of the Mountain Trilogy
Jean Craighead George - Dutton Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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In 1959, Jean Craighead George published My Side of the Mountain. This coming-of-age story about a boy and his falcon went on to win a Newbery Honor, and for the past forty years has enthralled and entertained generations of would-be Sam Gribleys. The two books that followed--On... |
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The Case of the Left-Handed Lady: An Enola Holmes Mystery
Nancy Springer - Puffin Books
Format: Paperback
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Sherlock Holmes?s sister, Enola, is back on another case! Enola Holmes is being hunted by the world?s most famous detective?her own brother, Sherlock Holmes. But while she is on the run in the world?s biggest, darkest, dirtiest city, she discovers a hidden cache of charcoal drawings and feels... |
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The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets: An Enola Holmes Mystery
Nancy Springer - Puffin Books
Format: Print book
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Everyone knows Dr. Watson is Sherlock Holmes? right-hand man?so when he goes missing, it?s a shock. Even Sherlock hasn?t the slightest clue as to where he could be. Enola is intrigued but wary; she?s still hiding from her older brothers, and getting involved could prove to be disastrous.... |
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The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan: An Enola Holmes Mystery
Nancy Springer - Puffin Books
Format: Paperback
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Enola is thrown into a tailspin when she receives a desperate message from her old friend, Lady Cecily. Enola knows she must help her friend before it's too late - but she doesn't know how! This complicated case has Enola hunting down clues all over London until she finally discovers the awful... |
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The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline: An Enola Holmes Mystery
Nancy Springer - Puffin Books
Format: Paperback
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Enolas landlady, Mrs. Tupper, is the closest thing Enola has to family these days, besides her occasional run-ins with her brother Sherlock. Even though Mrs. Tupper is nearly deaf and can barely cook, shes an endearing presence as Enola longs for her absent mother. So imagine her horror... |
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The case of the gypsy good-bye
Nancy Springer - Puffin Books
Format: Paperback
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As Enola searches for the missing Lady Blanchefleur del Campo, she discovers that her brother Sherlock is just as diligently searching for Enola herself! Sherlock and Enola must solve a triple mystery: What has happened to their mother? And to Lady Blanchefleur? And what does either have... |
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Barnaby Grimes: Curse of the Night Wolf
Paul Stewart - Yearling
Format: Paperback
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BARNABY GRIMES IS a tick-tock lad, running errands in his city, day and night, and "highstacking" around the rooftops in search of new mysteries to solve. In this first adventure, Barnaby is attacked one night by an enormous dog and soon finds himself swept up in a world of crooked... |
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Fish in a Tree
Lynda Mullaly Hunt - Nancy Paulsen Books
Format: Hardcover
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A New York Times Bestseller!The author of the beloved One for the Murphys gives readers an emotionally-charged, uplifting novel that will speak to anyone who's ever thought there was something wrong with them because they didn't fit in. "Everybody is smart in different... |
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The Great Fire
Jim Murphy - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Print book
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The Great Fire of 1871 was one of most colossal disasters in American history. Overnight, the flourshing city of Chicago was transformed into a smoldering wasteland. The damage was so profound that few people believed the city could ever rise again.By weaving personal accounts of actual... |
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The Greatest: Muhammad Ali
John A Cunliffe - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Paperback
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An award-winning author presents a riveting account of the extraordinary career and accomplishments of boxer Muhammad Ali. This biography chronicles Ali's impact on race relations inside and outside the sports world. |
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IMMIGRANT KIDS
Russell Freedman - Puffin Books
Format: Paperback
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America meant "freedom" to the immigrants of the early 1900s - but a freedom very different from what they expected. Cities were crowded and jobs were scare. Children had to work selling newspapers, delivering goods, and laboring sweatshops. In this touching book, Newberry... |
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Barnaby Grimes: Legion of the Dead
Paul Stewart - Yearling
Format: Paperback
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The corpses swayed where they stood, their bony arms outstretched before them and tattered sleeves hanging limply in the foggy air. Their sunken eyes bored into mine. I was surrounded. . . . Barnaby Grimes is a tick-tock lad, running errands in his city and high-stacking around the rooftops... |
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Barnaby Grimes: Phantom of Blood Alley
Paul Stewart - Yearling
Format: Paperback
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Barnaby Grimes is a tick-tock lad, high-stacking his way across the rooftops of his city in search of adventure and mystery. In each tale, he encounters a supernatural force and must battle the horrors that await him.In this new adventure, Barnaby finds himself in the fiercely competitive... |
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Swimming the Distance
Jake Maddox - Stone Arch Books
Format: Paperback
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Mason Williams dominates short races in the pool, but his endurance is not up to speed. When one of his teammates taunts him that he might never ""swim with the big fish,"" Mason vows to train harder. Luckily, his best friend Alex has a great idea . . . to swim in a nearby... |
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The thing about jellyfish
Ali Benjamin - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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This stunning debut novel about grief and wonder was an instant New York Times bestseller and captured widespread critical acclaim, including selection as a 2015 National Book Award finalist! Oddlot Entertainment has acquired the screen rights to The Thing About Jellyfish, with... |
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Who Was Helen Keller?
Gare Thompson - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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At age two, Helen Keller became deaf and blind. She lived in a world of silence and darkness and she spent the rest of her life struggling to break through it. But with the help of teacher Annie Sullivan, Helen learned to read, write, and do many amazing things. This inspiring illustrated... |
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Witches: The Absolutely True Tale of Disaster in Salem
Rosalyn Schanzer - National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Hardcover
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Tackling the same twisted subject as Stacy Schiff's much-lauded book The Witches: Salem, 1692, this Sibert Honor book for young readers features unique scratchboard illustrations, chilling primary source material, and powerful narrative to tell the true tale. In the little colonial town... |
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