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The Night Gardener
Jonathan Auxier · Harry N Abrams Inc
Pages: 350
Format: Print book |
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This much-anticipated follow-up to Jonathan Auxier's exceptional debut, Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes, is a Victorian ghost story with shades of Washington Irving and Henry James. More than just a spooky tale, it's also a moral fable about human greed and the power of storytelling.The... |
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Compass South
Hope Larson · Margaret Ferguson Books/Farrar Straus Giroux
Pages: 224
Format: Print book |
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After escaping the Black Hook Gang in 1860 New York City, twelve-year-old twins Alexander and Cleopatra flee to New Orleans, become separated, and try to find each other in San Francisco, while being followed by pirates who think they hold the key to treasure. |
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A Boy Named Queen
Sara Cassidy · Groundwood Books
Pages: 96
Format: Print book |
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Evelyn is both aghast and fascinated when a new boy comes to grade five and tells everyone his name is Queen. Queen wears shiny gym shorts and wants to organize a chess/environment club. His father plays weird loud music and has tattoos.How will the class react? How will Evelyn?Evelyn is an only... |
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Braids & Buns, Ponies & Pigtails: 50 Hairstyles Every Girl Will Love
Jenny Strebe · Chronicle Books
Pages: 128
Format: Print book |
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This essential resource for little girls and their parents features 50 fun styles to wear to school, parties, and playdates. Each style is accompanied by chic photography, easy-to-follow illustrations, and cross-references to other similar styles to try. This comprehensive guide also includes... |
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The War that Saved My Life
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley · Dial Books for Young Readers
Pages: 316
Format: Hardcover |
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A Newbery Honor BookWinner of the Schneider Family Book Award (Middle School) Wall Street Journal Best Children's Books of 2015New York Public Library's 100 Books for Reading and Sharing An exceptionally moving story of triumph against all odds set during World War 2, from the acclaimed... |
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Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer
Kelly Jones · Alfred A. Knopf
Pages: 216
Format: Book |
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Fans of Polly Horvath or Roald Dahl will love this quirky story of a determined girl, and some extraordinary chickens. Twelve-year-old Sophie Brown feels like a fish out of water when she and her parents move from Los Angeles to the farm they've inherited from a great-uncle. But farm... |
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Twerp
Mark Goldblatt · Random House Children's Books
Pages: 275
Format: Hardcover |
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It's not like I meant for him to get hurt. . . .Julian Twerski isn't a bully. He's just made a big mistake. So when he returns to school after a weeklong suspension, his English teacher offers him a deal: if he keeps a journal and writes about the terrible incident that got him and his friends... |
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A Crown of Dragons
Chris D'Lacey · Scholastic Press
Pages: 320
Format: Print book |
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Although Michael Malone has completed two missions for the secretive UNICORNE agency, he is still far from finding his missing father. But when he is asked to investigate a scale of a dragon -- the very same artifact his father researched before he disappeared -- Michael realizes he's... |
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Greenglass House
Kate Milford · Clarion Books
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover |
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National Book Award Nominee Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Mystery Nebula/Andre Norton Award Nominee New York Times Bestseller It's wintertime at Greenglass House. The creaky smuggler's inn is always quiet during this season, and twelve-year-old Milo, the innkeepers'... |
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