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Kex & Kola are two hamsters living in Hamster Valley in the sewer. The sewer is no longer what it once used to be as it is clean, with rivers, crystal clear waters and palm trees looking like a tropical paradise occupied by Hamsters that are middle and upper class. Follow Kex & Kola into a magical sewer in a book written for those who like to dream. From adventures of playing soccer by the crystal-clear stream with Vincent who is a colorful turtle...
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Susan always enjoyed her favorite month, September, which she nicknamed 'Sweet September.' September is the season of Autumn, Spring, and Harvesting. That month, her plants and fruits fully bloomed in her hometown of Mississippi. Also that month, Susan is always looking forward to the Mississippi Festival. That following year in 1995, Susan was super busy getting prepared for the festival. She is growing apples in her garden, for her mom's yummy apple...
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"Únete a Jordina, Ana, Luis y Jorge en una emocionante aventura en la que los libros y las rosas son los protagonistas. Los cuatro amigos tendrán que enfrentarse al malvado dragón de peluche que ha invadido la biblioteca del colegio y ha atrapado al bibliotecario en su torre de libros. Con valentía y astucia, los niños se embarcarán en una misión para salvar los libros y rescatar al bibliotecario, demostrando la importancia de la amistad, el...
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Teen fans of The Devil Wears Prada will relish this inside scoop on high society fashion from bestselling authors Carrie Karasyov and Jill Kargman, star of the Bravo series Odd Mom Out.
Meet Kira Parker, total teenage fashionista. At her summer internship with one of New York's preeminent fashion magazines, Kira's to-do list includes rounding up models, fetching high-price dry cleaning, and snagging invites to some of the hottest parties in town.
When...
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"…this clever, believable first novel captures teem boredom and frustration, while never evading the moral issues." Booklist, ALA
"…this may be a good fit for readers who like their novels on the dark and quirky side." Publishers Weekly
"This is a thoughtful exploration of the mistakes even ordinary teens can make." School Library Journal
"Young people will identify with why the money-making venture of Mitch and his friends has so much appeal."...
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Maggie Chen's journalist father has fired her imagination with the thrill of the newsroom, and when her father is killed, she is determined to keep his dreams alive by interning at the newspaper.
While assisting on her first story, Maggie learns that her father is suspected of illegal activity, and knows she must clear his name. Drawn to Seattle's Chinatown, she discovers things that are far from what she expected: secrets, lies, and a connection...
7) Double Digit
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IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 8
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To say eighteen-year-old Farrah Higgins-or Digit-is good at math is a laughable understatement. She's been cracking codes since childhood, and is finally at home with "her people" at MIT in Cambridge. Her talents are so off the charts that her laptop is under surveillance by both the CIA and an ecoterrorist named Jonas Furnis. So when she thoughtlessly hacks into the Department of Defense's database, she lands in serious hot water inside and outside...
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"This sequel [to Tru & Nelle] stands on its own. The writing is gorgeous-not one false stroke. Neri's uneasy peer into a piece of Americana squeezes dribs of hope from precious blood. Totally brilliant. Bravo!" -Rita Williams-Garcia, 3-time Coretta Scott King Award-Winner and Newbery honoree for One Crazy Summer ? "An absorbing story of true friends in troubled times." -Kirkus, starred review "As in Neri's first book about the real-life...
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Este libro consta de nueve piezas inspiradas en situaciones, tramas, conceptos y personajes de cuentos de Jorge Luis Borges. Se trata de textos que pueden leerse, en la mayoría de los casos, como secuelas, complementos, continuaciones o reescrituras de relatos del gran autor argentino (como La memoria de Shakespeare, La forma de la espada, Emma Zunz, La intrusa, El milagro secreto, La casa de Asterión y El sur). Estas Nueve versiones de Borges (título...
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Everything that was anything to Vanessa Pheros's new beginning has torn itself apart from under her own feet. Broken, defeated, and lost, she abandons the few who expressed belief in the good she had unintentionally done for the new world; leaving them behind to seek the life she needed. The Deserted have recovered their memories from the secretly twisted corporation, restoring the brain-drained hundreds from devolved savages to rebels with a cause...
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In "Week Without Pride: A New Reality," Tim's ordinary life transforms when he wakes up in a mysterious forest, finding his hometown gone. In this alternate reality, kindness is celebrated, steering Tim on a self-discovery journey guided by friends David and Emily. The story highlights the power of compassion to break the cycle of cruelty, fostering genuine connections and positive change amidst the unknown, exploring themes of kindness, resilience,...
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* "This eye-opening, cogent, and well-structured volume will enlighten students to both the richness of the animal kingdom and the nature of intelligence itself." - Booklist, STARRED review "Castaldo (The Story of Seeds) presents a thought-provoking look at the minds and perceptions of animals, as well as the way human understanding of the subject has evolved..." -Publishers Weekly "The information is conveyed in an enticing way that is...
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Literary Critters is a truly unique picture book, introducing young readers to classic literary figures and encouraging them to use their imaginations. As William Shakesbear visits his fellow Literary Critter Guild members, he's greeted with lots of advice from his author friends and has some adventures along the way.
This playful story promotes literacy and storytelling as quirky playwright William Shakesbear sets off to find some inspiration for...
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IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 5
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"An enchanting, fast-paced fantasy in the vein of E. B. White."
-Booklist
"Charming black-and-white illustrations add to the overall effect of the story, which will remind readers of beloved works by Kate DiCamillo and E. B. White. . . . It's all rather old-fashioned and quite lovely."
-School Library Journal
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As a boy, Russell played with bubbles and made a wish…..Unbeknown to him, that bubble floated away and was kept safe by Bubbadream, the wishkeeper.Years later, Russell's day is falling apart. So is his life. And the world too it seems. But who would imagine it was all linked to the bubble and the wish attached to it from so many years ago when Russell was a boy?"Wish upon a Bubble" is a story for children, Young Adults and Adults alike. It is a...
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Do you love to read children's mysteries? If so, you will find The Pleasantville Junior Detective Agency enjoyable. It's about a 9-year-old boy named Perry Winkle who becomes the neighborhood junior detective. Test your detective skills and see if you can solve the case before neighborhood junior detective Perry Winkle.
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IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
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Last year, Anna learned how to be a good friend. Now that her family has adopted a baby girl from China, she wants to learn how to be a good sister. But the new year proves challenging when the doctor warns that the baby isn't thriving. Can Anna and her best friends, Laura and Camille, create a science project that saves the day? In this heartwarming sequel to The Year of the Book, readers will be just as moved by Anna's devotion to her new sister...
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Best friends Devin and Frankie hate reading, but getting trapped inside Dracula might change their minds. Devin and Frankie may be the best of friends, but they aren't the best of students. When they're busted for not reading Dracula with the rest of the class, their English teacher sends them to the library to mend books as punishment. As the friends fight about who has to mend Dracula, the book flies out of their hands and lands between the library's...
20) Hitch
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As a teenager growing up during the Depression, Moss Trawnley doesn't have time to be a kid. In search of opportunity, Moss lies about his age and heads west to join Roosevelt's Civilian Conservation Corps. While working to protect Montana's wildlife, he goes to school, makes lifelong friends, falls in love, and finds what he almost lost in the crisis of the Great Depression: himself.
In this captivating work of fiction, Jeanette Ingold tells the...
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