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473361) All Fall Down
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A deadly contagion races through England...Isabel and her family have nowhere to run from a disease that has killed half of Europe. When the world she knows and loves ends forever, her only weapon is courage.
The Black Death of 1349 was the deadliest plague in human history. All Fall Down is a powerful and inspiring story of survival in the face of real-life horror.
473362) The Last Huntress
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Mirror Realm volume 1
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English
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Alice Daniels has a problem. Her reflection keeps misbehaving when she looks in the mirror-and the longer she ignores it, the harder it tries to get her attention. On her eighteenth birthday, she learns why: she is a huntress, someone gifted with the power to enter mirrors and the magical world that exists beyond. But with this power comes immense responsibility, for in the Mirror Realm lurks an evil that has infected the human race for centuries:...
473363) Marina in the Middle
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Return to Sunrise Lagoon in this warmhearted sequel, which finds anxious middle child Marina making waves on her journey to trusting herself.
If you want to get to know Marina Ali-O'Connor, you need to know three things:
One, despite her name, Marina is secretly afraid of the water.
Two, she wanted to be one of the Oldest Siblings, but is stuck smack dab in the middle.
Three, she's pretty certain she's the Extra Ali-O'Connor kid-the...
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In this colorful tale of the food culture of cattle drives in the 1800s, chuckwagon chef Cookie takes young readers along on a rootin'-tootin' adventure. The days start at three o'clock in the morning, when Cookie makes coffee so thick "you could float a horseshoe on it!" With informational sidebars, a historical note, bibliography, and glossary for cowboy food terms such as "calf slobbers" and "swamp seed," this spirited picture book brings the tastes...
473365) Skull Creek
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In Transylvania, North Carolina, Nick Caden finds a murder victim with fangs, bite marks and a stake driven through its heart. There are no such things as vampires... are there?
Last summer, Nick Caden became an Internet celebrity for almost a whole day when he discovered Billy the Kid's killer in the "living" ghost town of Deadwood. (Not the real Billy the Kid - he's been dead for years.) Now, when the owner of the Cool Ghoul Gazette learns of Nick's...
473366) Helping Mayor Patty
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When Katie's aunt Patty is elected mayor, Katie thinks her aunt will be able to make fabulous new rules, like free ice cream on Sundays! After Aunt Patty explains how the office works, Katie wants to share her ideas with the city council. How can Katie and her friends make the neighborhood better for kids like them?
473367) Ten After Closing
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10PM: Closing time at Café Flores. The door should be locked, but it isn't, Scott Bradley and Winsome Sommervil are about to become hostages.
TEN MINUTES BEFORE CLOSING: Scott's girlfriend breaks up with him in the café's basement storeroom because he's late picking her up for the big end-of-the-year party. Now he can't go to the party, but he can't go home, either-not knowing his dad will still be in a drunken rage. Meanwhile, Winny wanted one...
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La colère comme dernier moyen d'expression.
Au fil d'une déambulation composée de plusieurs tableaux, parfois fantasmagoriques mais toujours ancrés dans la réalité, Christos Chryssopoulos enquête et observe les symptmes d'un mal qui nous ronge. Il y pose le constat d'une société de surveillance, qui isole et oppose. O l'incommunicabilité grandit au point que la colère s'impose (à nous) comme ultime possibilité de sortir de soi et fait...
473369) Hurricane Wills
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"There's a hurricane smashing, trashing, bashing through our house. CRASH! BANG! WALLOP!" The hurricane is Wills, Chris's thirteen-year-old brother. He has ADHD. Having a brother who causes so much chaos around the house is hard on eleven-year-old Chris. Sometimes Wills acts like he's six years younger, sometimes like he's only a toddler. He throws food on the floor, has tantrums, and teases Chris relentlessly. And when Chris and Wills's dad moves...
473370) Come, Read With Me
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Join two young children as they begin an adventure through a world of books in this story-within-a-bedtime-story. This metered read-aloud pays homage to classic children's literature: readers of all ages will love searching for characters they recognize from fairy tales and beloved picture books amongst the pages. Spiders weave words and mythical dragons soar as the children travel through magical lands guided by the rhythm and rhyme of acclaimed...
473371) World's Best Mother
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A thirty-five-year-old writer decides she wants to have children. Rounds of IVF treatments and several years later, she has two daughters and sits down to write this book. World's Best Mother is a sublime journey-through pregnancy, the mothering of small children, marriage, an affair-which unfolds in a heady mix of anecdote, imagination, and social commentary. Clever and insightful, the narrator examines the myth, but also the scam, of motherhood,...
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Gare aux injustices...
Paulo, Grenouille et Vincent habitent dans une cité marseillaise.
Un jour, les trois amis croisent des caïds d'un autre quartier, les mauvais, que Grenouille ne supporte pas.
Menaçants, ils barrent la route à Grand Frère mais celui-ci les met en garde: « Che Guevara est mon ami et il habite au septième étage! »
Mais qui est ce Che Guevara?
Intrigués, Paulo, Grenouille et Vincent partent à la rencontre de ce mystérieux...
473373) The Jayhawker Cleveland
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The Jayhawker ClevelandPhantom Horseman of the Prairie! The Free State of Kansas and the slave state of Missouri are the backdrop of this tale of heroic deeds and fatal mistakes. David Hann takes the reader on a trail ride through a gritty time in the American West when people were pitted against each other and some had to choose sides in a life-and-death battle of ideas.A legend in his own time, Cleveland rode into Leavenworth alone in June, 1861...
473374) The Postmistress
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A heartwarming and nostalgic new World War Two series for fans of Glynis Peters, Kate Hewitt and Lizzie Page! One ordinary street in Lancashire is getting ready for war, who knows what else is going on behind the net curtains? Vicky Parrot wanted more out of life than working all hours in her father's Post Office. Her dreams were ruined when tragedy came calling, and now happiness seems impossible. The other townsfolk have their problems too. Sylvia...
473375) Sacred Song of the Hermit Thrush
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Long ago, when the birds had no songs, only man could sing. When the Great Spirit walked on the Earth, he noticed a great silence. He realized the birds had no songs. He devised a challenge and told the birds who ever could fly the highest, would receive a very beautiful song. But not all the birds were honest. In his desire to win the game, the small hermit thrush jumped on the back of the great eagle. The eagle flew higher than any of the birds,...
473376) Otter and Owl Set Sail
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The friends make a sailboat in Otter and Owl Set Sail, but there's one problem-it doesn't sail, even when they blow into the sail and sing sailing songs. Level two readers will learn that they themselves don't have the power to do all things, but can call on the one who does.
473377) Daughter of the Sea
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On a windswept British coastline, the tide deposits an unexpected gift... It was, the cry that she first noticed, the plaintive wail that called to her over the crash of winter waves. Wrapped only in a sealskin, the baby girl looks up at Effie and instantly captures her heart. She meant only to temporarily foster the young orphan but when news reaches Effie that her husband has been lost at sea, and months pass without anyone claiming the infant,...
473378) Scottish Traditional Tales
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All over the world, traditional tales were told at the fireside until books, newspapers, radio, and television took their place. This is an entertaining collection from Scotland, recorded and collected by researchers from the School of Scottish Studies at the University of Edinburgh over the past fifty years. Taken from a variety of sources, from the Hebridean Gaelic tradition to recordings of Lowland cairds (travelers), some are well-known tales...
473379) Samuel de Champlain Father of the New France Exploration of the Americas Biography 3rd Grade
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Train your child to be a future investigator starting with the realization of historical facts that shape the present. This book features the life and times of Samuel de Champlain, particularly his role as the Father of the New France. But how did he do it? What are his other adventures and discoveries? Find out by reading this book today.
473380) Cancer is a C Word
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Dealing with cancer is a sad reality that many families have to face, and explaining it to little children can be very difficult. When a young boy becomes confused about the "C word" he hears, his family explains the concept of cancer to him in a very simple and gentle way that is easy for him to understand. They go on to gather other stronger words that start with C that can help someone dealing with cancer-like Caring, Community, and Cuddling.
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