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16141) Freefall
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The gang's back for a very special summer at the Hills-the camp's 50th anniversary! Wiener is especially excited to be back, because his little brother Max is finally coming to camp. Wiener can't wait to show Max the ropes (and show Max what a cool big brother he is), but there's a snag: as the smallest and youngest in his cabin, Wiener gets teased a lot, and it doesn't take Max long to realize Wiener might not be the Camp Legend he made himself out...
16142) Fish Soup
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From internationally acclaimed author Margarita García Robayo comes Fish Soup, a unique collection comprising two novellas plus the book of short stories Worse Things.
Set on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, Waiting for a Hurricane follows a girl obsessed with escaping both her life and her country. Emotionally detached from her family, and disillusioned with what the future holds if she remains, she takes ever more drastic steps in order to achieve...
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The Purple Grumblies outsmarted Percy the Dreaded Sea-Monster the first time but now Percy is back with a plan of his own, while the Grumblies defeat Percy and finally get to live in peace? Find out in the second edition of the Purple Grumblies tales... Great bedtime reading for 3-6 year olds.
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Trevor Jones has been looking forward to seventh grade all summer, but when his best friend Libby tells him that he HAS to ask a girl out to the fall dance--his bright outlook suddenly takes a turn. It also doesn't help that there's documentary crew to film his every awkward move. Modern Family meets Diary of a Wimpy Kid in The Classroom, a new middle grade series full of heart, laughs, and awkward documentary footage.
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After a hang glider crashes into the pool of the house where Dinah and Madge are housesitting, the hapless pilot creates more than a splash of suspicion in Dinah's mind. Why does this itchy intruder make off with Dinah's inflatable turtle? Why is someone trying to drive their cat-mad neighbor away? And what is the connection with the balding stranger seen lurking behind the hedge? And when Madge's boyfriend starts a campaign to save the endangered...
16146) Pars, cours ! Damien
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Dans ma tête, je suis qui je veux : un archéologue, un alpiniste, un coureur ultrarapide, un champion de boxe ou même un homme-dragon chevalier !
Mais, dans la vie, je suis Damien, un garçon qui apprend à accepter son TDAH. Ce serait tellement plus simple si la réalité était comme un jeu de société (genre Donjons et Dragons) !
Tu as 8 ! Change d'école !
Tu roules un 13 ! Ton complice est Alexis le tannant !
Tu obtiens 2 ! Tout le monde...
16147) Where Time Begins: A Novel
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It's 1976, and Shelley Ilillouette, unemployed and without prospects, has never heard of the Kingdom of Tonga>-but when an artist offers her a job in this South Pacific kingdom, she takes it.
She arrives in Tonga to discover that her employer has vanished. Alone in a bewildering world where ancient Polynesia mingles with missionaries, Peace Corps, and yacht dwellers, she is adopted by Foeata, a genial Tongan who decides that a mafu-a sweetheart-will...
16148) The Glass Frog
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Sophie Farrier -- a bright and imaginative teen girl -- was born with rotten luck. Misfortune has placed her in Seaside, a dull and dreary village filled with dull and dreary people. It is a place where creativity is frowned upon, outsiders are shunned, and no one dares to stand out. Those who actually muster up the courage to leave are never heard from again.
After a terrible storm, the sea casts ashore a mysterious, unconscious man who bears...
16149) Kitty and Kat Pet Peeves
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The story opens on a sad, nostalgic note about Story Hill, a place where children have to go to hear a good story because their parents have stopped telling them. What story is about to be, told at this special place by a guardian creature called PurrAnimal? He is protective and loving toward the children who gather here. This time, PurrAnimal decides to read "Pet Peeves", and this is how the story begins. Kitty and Kat meet Ant and Flea, and they...
16151) The Way to Treasure Island
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Matilda wants to find treasure but her dad keeps getting distracted in this funny, adventure-packed story about family from the author of the best-selling There's a Tiger in the Garden.
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The Lady in the Van meets The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry in this uplifting, funny and moving debut novel about a 79-year-old hoarder who is convinced the world is against her.
79-year-old Gloria Frensham is a hoarder. She lives amongst piles of magazines, cardboard boxes and endless knick-knacks that are stacked into every room of her home, and teeter in piles along the landing and up the stairs.
She hasn't left the house in years, but when...
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Super Goofballs volume 6
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A few superheroes you've probably never heard of…Oh Yeah! Donny Dazzle, the famous music producer, is turning the Super Goofballs into super rock stars! Oh No! Meanwhile, the super-evil Big Bad Blob of Blah wants to wipe out the goofballs' wonderful weirdness forever and transform them into an army of Blecchh-powered robots! Oh Nooooooooooooo!
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The only book on the market telling the truth about monsters and how to fight them, this action-packed manual takes the term 'survival guide' to a whole new level! You might think you're a pro in sticky situations -- you can light a fire, read a compass, and survive a whole weekend camping with your parents -- but have you ever been faced with a zombie apocalypse or alien invasion? Covering everything you need to know to combat and evade zombies,...
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Welcome to the world of 2113. The country has shattered into ten squabbling nations and the solar system is on the edge of colonization. Technologic wonders abound. Yet, it's not unlike our own. People meet, fall in love, face assassination at their wedding - well, perhaps not. Meet Aiyana and Kendra, Cass and Ken to their friends, a genius physicist and a retired movie star with a mysterious past. They live quietly, get along with their neighbors,...
16156) A Match Made in Heaven
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Phoebe buys a second-hand shawl at a local church fete. When she wears it, she dreams of a handsome stranger. He then comes knocking on her door asking for the shawl back explaining it had been sold by mistake. Phoebe is further dismayed to hear that he is about to be married.When Matt uses the shawl, which had belonged to his late mother and had been intended as a gift for his bride, as a pillow he dreams of marriage to a green-eyed, red-haired woman...
16157) Contes et nouvelles: Tome I
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Extrait: "Jadis régnait en Lombardie Un prince aussi beau que le jour Et tel que des beautés qui régnaient à sa cour La moitié lui portait envie, L'autre moitié brûlait pour lui d'amour. Un jour, en se mirant: « Je fais, dit-il, gageure Qu'il n'est mortel dans la nature Qui me soit égal en appas, Et gage, si l'on veut, la meilleure province De mes Etats."
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16158) Minivan Mix-Up
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From debut talent Juliana Gaddis and NY Times bestselling illustrator John Joseph comes the story of two families with identical minivans (save for one tiny bumper sticker!) who unknowingly switch vehicles for the day when their respective toddlers swap key fobs at the grocery store.
With sparse text and bright, cinematic art Minivan Mix-Up weaves a silly (and relatable!) story about two different families celebrating their commonality and ultimately...
16159) Run Turkey Run
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It is that time of the year, and Turkey finds himself on top of everyone's Thanksgiving dinner list as the main dish.He must hide.Finding a good hiding place can be challenging, especially when the best hiding places are already taken. But somehow, Turkey is able to evade his pursuers.His luck finally runs out, and Turkey is cornered. Will he be able to evade his pursuers one more time and come out SMELLING like a rose?
16160) The Little Leftover Witch
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IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
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A little lost witch undergoes a magical transformation when she's loved by a human family in this heartwarming story.
When Felina, a little witch, breaks her broom on Halloween and can't fly home, she is stuck with the Doon family and their black cat, Itchabody, for an entire year. Although she's homesick and unhappy, the Doon parents and their daughter, Lucinda, do their best to make Felina feel welcome. (And she has no trouble with Itchabody at...
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