Eoin Colfer
1) Airman
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English
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In the late nineteenth century, when Conor Broekhart discovers a conspiracy to overthrow the king, he is branded a traitor, imprisoned, and forced to mine for diamonds under brutal conditions while he plans a daring escape from Little Saltee prison by way of a flying machine that he must design, build, and, hardest of all, trust to carry him to safety.
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English
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Meg Finn is in trouble. She's dead, but not at peace--she's in limbo, her good deeds perfectly balanced against her bad deeds; Heaven or Hell wait, a tip of the scale away. So she's back on Earth trying to tip the scale to the good by helping her last victim, and her former "partner" is also back, trying to force her to tip the scale to the bad.
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Series
Artemis Fowl series volume 1
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English
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At the start of his 2nd adventure, Artemis is at boarding school in Ireland when he receives an urgent video e-mail from Russia. Artemis' father has been kidnapped by the Russian Mafiya. Artemis rushes to his aid. He is stopped by his nemesis, Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon fairy police,with whom he must join forces in order to save his father--one of the few people in the world Artemis loves.
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Series
Artemis Fowl (Graphic novels) volume 1
Language
English
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Artemis is still plotting for a billion-dollar-plus payoff for the Fowl family, but now his enemies are human (chiefly Jon Spiro, a ruthless businessman Artemis tries to blackmail using stolen fairy technology) and he has to turn to his old adversary-turned-friend Captain Holly Short and cutpurse dwarf Mulch Diggums for help.
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Series
Artemis Fowl series volume 5
Pub. Date
[2006]
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English
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Once again, Artemis will have to pair up with his old comrade, captain Holly Short, to track down the missing demon and rescue him before the time spell dissolves and the lost demon colony returns violently to Earth.
6) The gauntlet
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Series
Publisher
Marvel
Language
English
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"Tony Stark is known throughout the world as many things: Corporate tycoon. Billionaire. Inventor. Genius. But first and foremost, he is famous for being the red-and-gold -armored Super Hero, the invincible Iron Man. What Tony's fans don't know is what happened in his childhood that led him to put away his toys and replace them with weapons designed to maintain peace and order. They don't realize how much pain he is hiding under his suit's shiny exterior....
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Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Did you know that if the conditions are just right, and if you add a little electricity, or magic, or luck, that an imaginary friend might appear just when you need one? An imaginary friend like Fred. Fred is the best imaginary friend you could ever hope for, but no matter how hard he tries, the same thing always happens: his friend finds a friend in the real world, and Fred fades away, bit by bit, waiting to be wished for again... Then one day,...
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Series
Eoin Colfer's Legend of -- volume 1
Publisher
Miramax Books
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
When their mother starts dropping them off at the library several afternoons a week, nine-year-old William and his brother dread boredom and the overbearing librarian, but they are surprised at how things turn out.
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Publisher
Disney·Hyperion, an imprint of Disney Book Group
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"When a twelve-year-old evil genius tries to restore his family fortune by capturing a fairy and demanding a ransom in gold, the fairies fight back with magic, technology, and a particularly nasty troll."--Colophon.
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Series
W.A.R.P volume 2
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
Description
FBI agent Chevie Savano escapes into the past to elude the secret police after they kill Charles Smart just as he is telling her of the WARP program, and she and Riley team up to find Colonel Clayton Box before he can launch missles at the capitals of Europe.
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Series
Artemis Fowl series volume 8
Publisher
Disney*Hyperion
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"Teenage genius Artemis Fowl and his arch rival Opal battle to the last in this eighth and final book in series"--
13) Cloud babies
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Returning to school after being in the hospital for a while, six-year-old Erin, whose favorite game is spotting animals in the clouds, finds things much different until she comes to see that by sharing her experience, she can find happiness again in just being herself.
14) The Forever Man
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Series
W.A.R.P volume 3
Publisher
Hyperion, an imprint of Disney Book Group
Pub. Date
©2015.
Language
English
Description
Riley, an orphan boy living in Victorian London, has achieved his dream of becoming a renowned magician, the Great Savano. He owes much of his success to Chevie, a seventeen-year-old FBI agent who traveled from the future in a time pod and helped him defeat his murderous master, Albert Garrick. But it is difficult for Riley to enjoy his new life, for he has always believed in his heart of hearts that Garrick will someday, somehow, return to seek vengeance....
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Patrick has been desperate for a dog of his own for as long as he can remember, and this summer, with his father away, he longs for a canine friend more than ever. Meanwhile, in his short doggy life, Oz has suffered at the hands of bad people. Somewhere out there, he believes, is an awesome boy - his boy. And maybe, when they find each other, Oz will learn to bark again. -- from Amazon.
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Publisher
Harper Perennial
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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In the days of yore, he flew the skies and scorched angry mobs-now he hides from swamp tour boats and rises only with the greatest reluctance from his Laz-Z-Boy recliner. Laying low in the bayou, this once-magnificent fire breather has been reduced to lighting Marlboros with nose sparks, swilling Absolut in a Flashdance T-shirt, and binging Netflix in a fishing shack. For centuries, he struck fear in hearts far and wide as Wyvern, Lord Highfire of...
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
"After his father's death, Prince Lir is tricked into embarking on a perilous quest to rescue a maiden from a dragon. The studious young prince is no warrior, but he uses his brains to make himself indispensable to the ill-tempered dragon. However, neither prince not dragon has bargained on the dark magic that manipulates them both -- and it may be left to the maiden herself to save them all. A clever prince, an unsuspectingly powerful woman, and...
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