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A stopover in Venice
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Kathryn Walker |
Fed up with her lifeless marriage to an internationally renowned musician, a young American woman abandons the tour with her spouse to return to Venice, a decision that leads to her rescue of a small… |
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Banished
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Sophie Littlefield |
Sixteen-year-old Hailey Tarbell, raised by a mean, secretive grandmother, does not know that she comes from a long line of healers until her Aunt Prairie arrives with answers about her past that coul… |
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Tashi lost in the city
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Barbara Fienberg,Anna Fienberg |
Adventurous little Tashi braves the perils of the big city when he and Grandma find themselves lost and far from their village.--from Publisher's description (http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/f… |
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Gil Marsh
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A. C. E. Bauer |
High school track star Gil Marsh comes to terms with the loss of his close friend and teammate, Enko, and his own mortality while on a journey to find Enko's grave in this modern retelling of the anc… |
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Lost girls
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Ann Kelley |
In 1974, fourteen-year-old Bonnie, eight other Amelia Earhart Cadets aged nine to seventeen, and their irresponsible young leader are stranded on a forbidden island off the coast of Thailand on the b… |
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Straw house, Wood house, Brick house, Blow
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Daniel Nayeri |
A collection of four novellas in different genres, including a western about a farmer who grows living toys and a rancher who grows half-living people; a science fiction story of the near-future in w… |
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A day without sugar
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Diane De Anda |
Because ten-year-old Tito is at risk of developing diabetes like some of his relatives, Tia Sofia spends a day teaching him and his cousins about healthy, low-sugar or sugar-free treats. |
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Cordially uninvited
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Jennifer Rozines Roy |
When eleven-year-old Claire is invited to serve as a junior bridesmaid at the wedding of her cousin, a commoner, to the Prince of England, she learns that another, social-climbing junior bridesmaid i… |
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The inquistor's apprentice
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Chris Moriarty |
In early twentieth-century New York, Sacha Kessler's ability to see witches earns him an apprenticeship to the police department's star Inquisitor, Maximillian Wolf, to help stop magical crime and, w… |
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The Berenstain Bears (I Can Read 1) God Made the Colors
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Mike Berenstain |
The Berenstain Bears love the colors in God's world, from a barn painted red to the green found in nature to the different shades of people's skins. |
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Super Schnoz and the invasion of the snore snatchers
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Gary Urey |
"When Super Schnoz and his friends find out that aliens are after his snores to take over Earth, they seek help from an exiled seismologist"-- |
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The build up
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Phillip Gwynne |
"Jimmy has this feeling he's often had here that somebody, or something, is watching him. He breathes in deep, filling his lungs, and dives, his eyes open. The water is surprisingly clear, the tree t… |
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Monkey and Elephant and a secret birthday surprise
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Carole Lexa Schaefer |
When monkey confides to elephant that today is his birthday, elephant decides to turn Clever Rat's get together into a surprise birthday party for his friend. |
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Point guard
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Mike Lupica |
"It's basketball season for the home team but Gus must wrestle with prejudice when he's the only one bothered by Cassie joining the boys' team and his teammate Steve makes fun of Gus's Dominican heri… |
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The art of not breathing
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Sarah Alexander |
Five years after the drowning of her twin brother, Scottish teenager Elsie Main confronts the tempestuous sea and her family s tragic past in a young adult debut that will appeal to fans of the myste… |
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You're doing that in the talent show?!
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Lynn Plourde |
When Penelope sees the poster announcing the upcoming school talent show, she can't wait to plan a spectacular act with her best friend, Tiny. Penelope has big ideas: Should they dance the ballet or … |
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Bird
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Zetta Elliott,Shadra Strickland |
Bird, an artistic young African American boy, expresses himself through drawing as he struggles to understand his older brother's drug addiction and death, while a family friend, Uncle Son, provides … |
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Ooh la la, Connie Pickles
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Sabine Durrant |
Presented in diary format, teenage Connie Pickles describes her adventures in Paris on a French exchange. First person recount. Suggested level: secondary. |
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Snug Bug
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Mark Dubowski,Cathy East Dubowski |
Relates the bedtime activities of a little bug in a big house. |
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The lady
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Anne McCaffrey |
They are the Caradynes, who for over 200 years have bred and trained horses of the finest caliber on Coernanagh. But all is not idyllic at hearth and home. Catriona, the youngest child, longs to ride… |
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