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Escape from Silver Street Farm.
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Meera, Gemma, and Karl use their detective skills when their star
turkeys disappear along with some sheep, and the trail leads to a surprising
pair of turkey rustlers.
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Loki's wolves.
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"Matt Thorsen is a direct descendent of the order-keeping god Thor,
and his classmates Fen and Laurie Brekke are descendents of the trickster god
Loki. When Ragnarok--the apocalypse--threatens, the human descendents of the
gods must fight monsters to stop the end of the world."-- Provided by publisher.
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Doll bones.
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Zach, Alice, and Poppy, friends from a Pennsylvania middle school
who have long enjoyed acting out imaginary adventures with dolls and action
figures, embark on a real-life quest to Ohio to bury a doll made from the ashes
of a dead girl.
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The girl from Felony Bay.
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"When Abbey's father falls into a coma and is accused of a crime he
didn't commit, Abbey sets out to prove his innocence--and repay a century-old
debt"-- Provided by publisher.
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The short seller.
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While seventh-grader Lindy Sachs is recovering from mononucleosis,
her father gives her access to his e-trading account as a way to pass the time
and she discovers that she has a knack for buying and selling stocks.
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Frog song.
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Text and color illustrations introduce frogs and their vital role in
environmental balance, frog vocalizations and behavior in places all over the
world.
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Here come the humpbacks!
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A mother humpback whale and her calf participate in the great
migration and face dangers along the way that reveal to young children some of
the hazards confronting our environment and the animals that depend upon it.
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The boy who cried Bigfoot!
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Ben has so often tried to convince people he has seen Bigfoot that
when a real yeti arrives and borrows his bicycle, no one comes to see if Ben is
telling the truth.
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Mindful Monkey, happy Panda.
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Monkey asks Panda what he does to seem so happy and peaceful all the
time, and Panda replies that he brings his attention to whatever he is doing at
a given time, whether eating, walking, or resting.
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Hero on a bicycle.
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"Florence, Italy, 1944 : The city is under heavy Nazi occupation,
but for thirteen-year-old Paolo, war is a long and boring wait. Too young to
fight for the resistance, yet desperate for action and adventure, he sneaks out
each night to ride his bicycle along the darkened city streets. For Paolo, the
risk is thrilling. But when he is accosted by Partisans--covert members of the
anti-Nazi movement--thrilling quickly becomes dangerous as Paolo and his family
are thrust into a terrifying and impossible situation. Finally at the center of
the action, Paolo must figure out once and for all whether he has what it takes
to truly be a hero" --Dust jacket.
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Monsters University : The junior novelization.
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Mike Wazowski and James P. "Sulley" Sullivan are an inseparable pair
now, but that wasn't always the case. From the moment these two mismatched
monsters met, they couldn't stand each other. This unlocks the door to how Mike
and Sulley became the monster world's greatest scare team.
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House of secrets.
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Cordelia, Brendan, and Eleanor Walker, aged fifteen to eight, must
rely on a mysterious book to face the Wind Witch and her father, the Storm King,
who have kidnapped Dr. and Mrs. Walker and brought them to a strange world of
magic.
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