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The higher power of Lucky
by Susan Patron ; with illustrations by Matt Phelan
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Fearing that her legal guardian plans to abandon her to return to France, ten-year-old aspiring scientist Lucky Trimble determines to run away while also continuing to seek the Higher Power that will bring stability to her life
2006; 134 p.; isbn:1416901949 More Information |
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All alone in the universe
Lynne Rae Perkins
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Debbie is dismayed when her best friend Maureen starts spending time with ordinary, boring Glenna
1999; 143 p.; isbn:0380733021 More Information |
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Behold the bold umbrellaphant : and other poems
by Jack Prelutsky ; illustrations by Carin Berger
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A collection of seventeen poems introduces a vast array of colorful characters, who are part creature, part inanimate object, from the ballpoint penguin to the spatuloon
2006; 1 v.; isbn:0060543175 More Information |
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The lightning thief
Rick Riordan
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After learning that the father he never knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea, Percy Jackson is transferred from boarding school to Camp Half-Blood, a summer camp for demigods, and becomes involved in a quest to prevent a catastrophic war between the gods
2005; 377 p.; isbn:0786856297 More Information |
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Dogboy
Christopher Russell
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In 1346, twelve-year-old Brind, an orphaned kennel boy raised with hunting dogs at an English manor, accompanies his master, along with half of the manor's prized mastiffs, to France, where he must fend for himself when both his master and the dogs are lost at the decisive battle of Crécy
2006; 259 p.; isbn:0060841168 More Information |
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Small steps
Louis Sachar
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Three years after being released from Camp Green Lake, Armpit is trying hard to keep his life on track, but when his old pal X-Ray shows up with a tempting plan to make some easy money scalping concert tickets, Armpit reluctantly goes along
2006; 257 p.; isbn:0385733143 More Information |
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Trapped in ice : an amazing true whaling adventure
Martin W. Sandler
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Tells the story of survival of the crew members of a group of whaling ships that became trapped in ice in the Arctic in 1871
2006; 168 p.; isbn:043974363X More Information |
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To dance : a memoir
by Siena Cherson Siegel ; with artwork by Mark Siegel
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In graphic format, the author shares her story of how, after being diagnosed with flat feet, she decided to take ballet classes at the age of six and was accepted to the School of American Ballet when she was eleven
2006; 1 v.; isbn:0689867476 More Information |
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Alia's mission : saving the books of Iraq : inspired by a true story
Mark Alan Stamaty.
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The inspiring story of an Iraqi librarian's courageous fight to save books from the Basra Central Library before it was destroyed in the war.It is 2003 and Alia Muhammad Baker, the chief librarian of the Central Library in Basra, Iraq, has grown worried given the increased likelihood of war in her country. Determined to preserve the irreplacable records ...
2004; 1 v.; isbn:0375832173 More Information |
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Close encounters of a third-world kind
by Jennifer J. Stewart
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Twelve-year-old Annie is reluctant to travel to a village in Nepal for her father's two-month medical mission, but once there she assists at the clinic, makes friends with a local girl, and has adventures that change her life
2004; 148 p.; isbn:0823418502 More Information |
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Team Moon : how 400,000 people landed Apollo 11 on the moon
by Catherine Thimmesh
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Culled from direct quotes from the people behind the scenes, NASA transcripts, national archives and NASA photos, the whole story of Apollo 11 and the first moon landing emerges
2006; 80 p.; isbn:0618507574 More Information |
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Sammy Keyes and the psycho Kitty Queen
by Wendelin Van Draanen ; [illustrations by Dan Yaccarino].
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When cats begin to mysteriously disappear in Santa Martina, thirteen-year-old friends Sammy and Holly start snooping around town to find out what is happening.
2004; 293p.; isbn:0375823492 More Information |
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