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Jack Blank and the Imagine Nation Jack Blank and the Imagine Nation Matt Myklusch Twelve-year-old Jack, freed from a dismal orphanage, makes his way to the elusive and impossible Imagine Nation, where a mentor saves him from dissection and trains him to use his superpower, despite… OL13837070W
The selfish giant The selfish giant Oscar Wilde This magnificent new edition of Oscar Wilde's beloved tale tells the story of the selfish giant who built a wall around his beautiful garden to keep children out. It was always winter in the garden, … OL14877873W
The book of giant stories The book of giant stories David L. Harrison Includes "The Little Boy's Secret," "The Giant Who Was Afraid of Butterflies," and "The Giant Who Threw Tantrums." OL15129251W
Stand straight, Ella Kate Stand straight, Ella Kate Kate Klise A fictionalized biography of Ella Kate Ewing, born in 1872, who was eight feet tall by the age of seventeen and who became financially independent by traveling the country for nearly twenty years app… OL15530625W
Giants beware! Giants beware! Jorge Aguirre Claudette wants nothing more than to slay a giant but her little village is too safe and quiet. OL16183970W
Wilfred Wilfred Ryan T. Higgins When Wilfred, a big, hairy, and lonesome giant, enters a town full of tiny bald people, he finds only one friend but that proves to be enough when the other townspeople trick him out of his warm hair. OL16664303W
The House of Hades The House of Hades Rick Riordan Hazel stands at a crossroads. She and the remaining crew of the Argo II could return home with the Athena Parthenos statue and try to stop Camp Half-Blood and Camp Jupiter from going to war. Or they … OL16808392W
A home in the sky A home in the sky Olivia Snowe In this modern version of Jack and the beanstalk, Jack trades his bike for some magic beans, and climbs the beanstalk to the apartment of Mr. Briareus, a large man with a magic chicken and a singing … OL17872506W
Sun & moon Sun & moon Lisa Desimini A girl giant, afraid of the light, and a boy giant, afraid of the dark, live lonely lives following only the moon or the sun until an eclipse brings them together. OL1921327W
The Princess and the Giant (Princess Series) The Princess and the Giant (Princess Series) Caryl Hart When a grumpy giant stomps about keeping everyone awake at night Princess Sophie tries to find a way to help him get to sleep. OL19551862W
Chill of the ice dragon Chill of the ice dragon Tracey West,Nina DePolonia The Dragon Masters are still reeling from the desertion of Rori and her fire dragon Vulcan, when Mina, a Dragon Master from the far north, arrives with a problem--King Lars needs a fire dragon to def… OL19731234W
Boobela and the belching giant Boobela and the belching giant Joe Friedman "In their second book of adventures, Boobela discovers all about Worm's family after a busy day at the beach; Worm invents a clever bet to get Boobela to eat proper food (instead of crisps and pizza)… OL20979526W
The earth giant The earth giant Melvin Burgess When Peter and his sister discover a giant extraterrestrial hidden beneath the earth, they become friends and conspirators despite the tremendous risks involved. Suggested level: intermediate, junior… OL24156605W
Kate's giants Kate's giants Valiska Gregory Kate is frightened that things like giants might sneak through the attic door into her new room, until she learns that what she can think up she can think out too. OL24836319W
Jack and the Beanstalk Jack and the Beanstalk Nick Page Jack and his mother were very poor. One day Jack takes their only cow and sells it for handful of beans. His mother is very angry, and tells Jack to throw the beans out the window! By the next mornin… OL26299742W
The giants' farm The giants' farm Jane Yolen,Tomie dePaola A group of distinctly different giants have problems to solve when they decide to live together on a farm. OL441169W
The giants go camping The giants go camping Tomie dePaola,Jane Yolen,Tomie dePaola Five giants share the fun and surprises of a camping trip to the mountains. OL441170W
The earth giant The earth giant Melvin Burgess When Peter and his sister discover a giant extraterrestrial hidden beneath the earth, they become friends and conspirators despite the tremendous risks involved. OL462890W
Harald and the giant knight Harald and the giant knight Donald Carrick When a group of knights decide to use his father's farm for their spring training, Harald and his family must take desperate measures to get the troublesome knights off their land. OL4971256W
Odd and the Frost Giants Odd and the Frost Giants Neil Gaiman In this inventive, short, yet perfectly formed novel inspired by traditional Norse mythology, Neil Gaiman takes readers on a wild and magical trip to the land of giants and gods and back.In a village… OL679300W
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