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My Father's Dragon is a children's novel by Ruth Stiles Gannett about a young boy, Elmer Elevator, who runs away to Wild Island to rescue a baby dragon. Both a Newbery Honor Book and an ALA Notable Book, it is the first book of a trilogy whose other titles are Elmer and the Dragon and The Dragons of Blueland. All three were published in a 50-year anniversary edition as Three Tales of My Father's Dragon. It was made into an anime film titled, Elmer's...
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The spirited redhead returns in this heartwarming sequel to" Anne of Green Gables," Now she's the schoolma'am in the same place where she was a student, and not much older than her pupils. Anne's determination provides the same "scope for imagination" that made this book's predecessor a treasure for young readers.
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Harlequin
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[2011]
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English
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Phyllida Cresswell has defi nite ideas about love, and her current boyfriend is certainly not marriage material. So when the chance of a nursing job abroad comes up, she takes it. When things don't go smoothly in Madeira, however, Phyllida finds herself stranded. Fortunately, the dashing Pieter van Sittardt is on hand to rescue her. Pieter, Phyllida discovers, is a man she could definitely love. In fact, she'd be happy to marry him. All he has to...
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South shore billionaires volume 3
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Harlequin
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[2020]
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English
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"She can't resist him... ... but can she trust him -- with her heart? Brooklyn Graves's blissfully peaceful if solitary existence is threatened when billionaire Cole Abbott wants to buy her corner of their shared private island. She'll never sell! But she quickly comes to enjoy sharing intimate evenings -- and even more intimate secrets -- with Cole... And what Brooklyn soon realizes she wants from Cole is something money can't buy -- his love."--...
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Harlequin
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[2020]
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English
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"A long, hot summer -- With the tycoon! Lily has spent her whole life working to a plan. Until losing her best friend makes her realize that she's forgotten to live. Lily's first step is to head to her grandmother's Croatian island property, beautiful Fire Cove. Her second is to say yes to a fling with playboy Damir! Surely she can afford to live a little dangerously, especially now -- just as long as she doesn't fall in love... Be swept away by glamorous...
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Sterling Publishing Co., Inc
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2009.
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English
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Shipwrecked passengers on a deserted island: how will they survive? After their ship founders at sea, the Robinsons-father, mother, and four sons-find themselves stranded in an uninhabited, idyllic land. Young readers will enjoy watching them handle every crisis with cleverness and skill.
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A PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick
One of the most famous and beloved mysteries from the queen of suspense, Agatha Christie! More than 100 million copies sold and now a Lifetime TV movie.
Ten people, each with something to hide and something to fear, are invited to a isolated mansion on Indian Island by a host who, surprisingly, fails to appear. On the island they are cut off from everything
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Harlequin Enterprises ULC
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2021.
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English
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Executive assistant Cassie James has orders to attend a glitzy wedding to spy on Luke Broussard. She realizes that while the tech tycoon is ultra-arrogant, he's also aggravatingly irresistible. Before Cassie knows it, they're jetting off to his private island--and her first ever night of passion! When Luke uncovers Cassie's original intentions, he's furious. To stop her damaging his self-built empire, he demands she stay for a week. After all, attraction...
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Harlequin
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[2017]
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English
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USA TODAY bestselling author Sarah Morgan will sweep you away with her Puffin Island series! Life has just thrown Skylar Tempest a serious curveball. So she's returned home to Puffin Island to regroup among friends. Unfortunately, that means seeing Alec Hunter, who's become a big-deal TV historian. Sky's never liked the cynical Alec, and the feeling was mutual. But maybe that was then. And this is now ... Originally published in 2015.
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Sterling Publishing Co., Inc
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2010.
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A shipwreck; a deserted island; a single family, wondering if they can survive. Rich in suspense and surprises, The Swiss Family Robinson entices young readers to come along on a wonderful adventure, where each moment brings a new thrill. Featuring amazingly resourceful characters and a wondrous landscape bursting with exotic wildlife and plants, it's an irresistible tale of ingenuity.
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Harlequin
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[2014]
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English
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Harlequin Desire brings you three new titles for one great price, available now! This Harlequin Desire bundle includes The Real Thing by USA TODAY bestselling author Brenda Jackson, Double the Trouble by Maureen Child and Suddenly Expecting by Paula Roe. Look for 6 new compelling stories every month from Harlequin Desire!
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BARNES & NOBLE
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[2016]
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English
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Shipwrecked on an uncharted island, the Swiss Family Robinson--mother, father, and four young boys--make the most of their predicament, adapting to the island and turning the absence of civilization to their advantage. Through persevereance, hard work, and self-reliance, they become masters of their new environment, rising to its many challenges and using their ingenuity to avail themselves of its abundant resources. Their experience is colorful,...
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A Ghostly Window Into the Past
Nurse Nellie Lester can't escape death. Fleeing Chicago at the height of the 1918 Spanish flu, she takes a nursing job at a decrepit mansion on a desolate Michigan island, convinced the island holds the secret to her mother's murky past. The only problem? Her dead mother seems to have followed her there. Nightly she's haunted by a ghostly presence that appears in her bedroom. But is it her mother or something more sinister?
When...
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Opportunity: Teacher needed in one-room schoolhouse on remote island in Maine. Certification in grades K-8 a must.
Julie Weathers isn't sure if she's running away or starting over, but moving to a remote island off the coast of Maine feels right for someone with reasons to flee her old life. The sun-washed, sea-stormed speck of land seems welcoming, the lobster plentiful, and the community close and tightly knit. She finds friends in her nearest...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 17
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Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm, and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her.
17) Ocean realm
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WordFire Press
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2021.
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Will their new allies help Gwen and Vic survive, or will fate balance the scales in a war between sea and land? From New York Times bestselling authors Rebecca Moesta and Kevin J. Anderson Gwen and Vic are still learning magic and science on the island of Elantya, when they learn that Vic's lost father has finally made it through the crystal doors to their new world. However, their excitement is short-lived when they are kidnapped by their underwater...
18) The Coral Island
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Adventure and peril abound in a classic tale of shipwreck and survival Ralph, Jack, and Peterkin find themselves the sole survivors of a shipwreck on a deserted coral island in the South Pacific. Although fate has led them to temporary safety, the three marooned boys are forced to carve out a life for themselves from what nature provides. They rapidly learn which fruit to eat, which animals to hunt, and which lagoons are best for bathing. Resourceful...
19) Notorious
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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A funny, suspenseful mystery and unlikely friendship story from New York Times bestselling author Gordon Korman—perfect for fans of Swindle and Ungifted.
Keenan has lived all over the world but nowhere quite as strange as Centerlight Island, which is split between the United States and Canada. The only thing weirder than Centerlight itself is his neighbor Zarabeth, aka ZeeBee.
ZeeBee
...20) Western Wind
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Open Road Media Young Readers
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[2016]
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English
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From Newbery Medal–winning author Paula Fox,an isolated young girl discovers surprising revelations about her grandmother-and herself. Eleven-and-a-half-year-old Elizabeth Benedict is furious when she finds out she'll be spending a month with her grandmother in Maine. She's sure she's being packed off to a remote island to live in a cottage without electricity or plumbing so that her parents can be alone with her new baby brother. While her...
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