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Mary is an unhappy orphan forced to live in the home of a wealthy guardian, a busy man who has no time for her. But when Mary meets her guardian's mysterious son, and discovers a secret garden hidden on the estate, life for everyone is never quite the same.
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The Penderwicks volume 1
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While vacationing with their widowed father in the Berkshire Mountains, four lovable sisters, ages four through twelve, share adventures with a local boy, much to the dismay of his snobbish mother.
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"Sneaky pirates, sailing ships, buried treasure, exotic lands, and murderous mutiny--what could be better to win over even the most reluctant reader? Robert Louis Stevenson serves up thrills, chills, and plenty of action in this timeless and beloved adventure novel. This must-have collector's edition features N. C. Wyeth full-color illustrations, a cloth case, foil stamping, deluxe endpapers, bookplate, and a ribbon marker"--
6) Sounder
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Angry and humiliated when his sharecropper father is jailed for stealing food for his family, a young black boy grows in courage and understanding by learning to read and with the help of the devoted dog Sounder.
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Time quintet volume 1
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Young Meg Murry, her brother Charles, and their friend Calvin, embark on a journey through space and time, assisted by three eccentric women, when they set out to find Meg's father, a physicist who disappeared while experimenting with time travel.
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How did the great scientists make their remarkable discoveries? And what kind of men were they? This companion volume to Great Inventors and their Inventions introduces the work of nine men to younger readers, and ranges from the world of Ancient Greece to the 20th century discovery of DNA. Included are the crucial discovery that the earth goes round the sun (Galileo), the principle of gravity (Newton), the evolution of the species (Darwin) and the...
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Elvis Cole/Joe Pike novels volume 19
Elvis Cole and Joe Pike novel volume 19
Elvis Cole and Joe Pike novel volume 2
Elvis Cole and Joe Pike novel volume 19
Elvis Cole and Joe Pike novel volume 2
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When Adele Schumacher arrives in his office with a bag of cash, bizarre tales of government conspiracies, and a squad of professional bodyguards, Elvis must find her missing son, a controversial podcaster, before someone else does, bringing him and Joe face-to-face with corrupt politicians and vicious drug cartels.
11) Finding me
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"In my book, you will meet a little girl named Viola who ran from her past until she made a life-changing decision to stop running forever. This is my story, from a crumbling apartment in Central Falls, Rhode Island, to the stage in New York City, and beyond. This is the path I took to finding my purpose but also my voice in a world that didn't always see me. As I wrote [this book], my eyes were open to the truth of how our stories are often not given...
12) Ellen Tebbits
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The part of third grade Ellen Tebbits likes most is having Austine Allen for her best friend.
13) The outsiders
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The struggle of three brothers to stay together after their parent's death and their quest for identity among the conflicting values of their adolescent society.
14) Desert of wheat
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From the master of the western comes a novel full of romance and adventure. The son of a German Farmer in Washington state during WWI, decides to join the Army to fight the Germans and "kill" the German part of his heritage. Along the way, he falls in love with the daughter of a rich farmer, and then has to protect her and himself from a worldwide labor organisation that is wreaking havoc all over the country to cause problems with the war effort....
15) One crazy summer
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In the summer of 1968, after travelling from Brooklyn to Oakland, California, to spend a month with the mother they barely know, eleven-year-old Delphine and her two younger sisters arrive to a cold welcome as they discover that their mother, a dedicated poet and printer, is resentful of the intrusion of their visit and wants them to attend a nearby Black Panther summer camp
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"From the New York Times bestselling author of The Passage comes a riveting novel about a group of survivors on a hidden island utopia--where the truth isn't what it seems. Founded by the mysterious genius known as the Designer, the archipelago of Prospera lies hidden from the horrors of a deteriorating outside world. In this island paradise, Prospera's lucky citizens enjoy long, fulfilling lives until the monitors embedded in their forearms, meant...
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Diary of a wimpy kid volume 12
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Greg Heffley and his family escape to a tropical island resort for some much-needed rest and relaxation, but sun poisoning, stomach troubles, and venemous creatures all threaten their vacation.
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A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor--including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother--and how she retook control of her life.
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