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Candlewick Press
Language
English
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Famous for creating James Bond, Ian Fleming also loved fast cars - and this passion inspired him to write his only children's book, penned for his young son, Caspar. Published fifty years ago in 1964, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car introduced the world to the thrilling adventures of the "crackpot" Pott family and the flying car with a mind of her own. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang became an instant bestseller that has been reinvented as a musical...
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Series
Lost planet series volume 1
Publisher
Feiwel & Friends
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Waking up on a distant planet, Chase Garrety is horrified to learn that he has no memory of his life and finds himself under the protection of a mysterious benefactor who requires him to complete an important mission before time runs out.
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Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Preparing to watch the Famouse Fjord Race, mouseking Geronimo Stiltonord, a family member from the ancient far north, is dragged onto a boat, despite his lack of sailing skills, before learning that the dragons are preparing for another attack.
6) Little i
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Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"A charming, suspenseful, and wholly original picture book about the adventure of growing up. When Little i's dot falls off, rolls down a hill, over a cliff, and into the sea, Little i sets out on a journey to rescue it. With a playful focus on the alphabet, spelling, and simple punctuation, this charming and suspenseful quest story about letters, self-confidence, belonging, and growing up is a great choice for the classroom, library story-hours,...
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Young samurai volume 8
Publisher
Puffin
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Jack Fletcher is running for his life. The port of Nagasaki is within reach, but the Shogun's samurai are closing in fast for the kill. So is too Jack's old school rival, Kazuki. Every road is blocked and every mountain pass guarded as Jack makes his final dash for safety. But with all of Japan hunting him, he's going to need a miracle to survive. And even if he reaches the end of the road, will there be a ship bound for home? Or will he be burned...
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Last firehawk volume 10
Publisher
Branches/Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Now that Tag and Skyla have found Blaze's firehawk family they would like to return home to Perodia, even if it means leaving their friend behind; but in order to find the magic that will open a new portal they must first brave a mysterious underground maze where the walls are constantly shifting--and when they do find their way home there is a deadly surprise waiting for them.
10) Gold
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Publisher
Little Island Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Esper and Starn are twin boys who live in a grim world that has been almost laid waste by massive volcanic explosions. Very little grows in Orchard, which used to be a fruit-growing area, but with the death of insects and birds, pollination of the fruit trees is a tedious and precarious undertaking. When the boys discover an intriguing old manuscript in a locked room in their apartment, which tells of gold on one of the forbidden islands the people...
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Choose your own adventure volume 185
Publisher
Chooseco
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
There are dangers, choices, adventures, and consequences. YOU must use all of your numerous talents and much of your enormous intelligence. The wrong decision could end in disaster - even death. But, don't despair. At any time, YOU can go back and make another choice, alter the path of your story, and change its result. This famous lost book was announced as the final Choose Your Own Adventure in the series first printing, but it was only rumored...
12) Nightsong
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Language
English
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Chiro, a young bat, is nervous about flying into the world for the first time without his mother, especially on a very dark night, but he soon learns to rely on his "song" to find his way and stay safe.
13) Mealtime mayhem
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Series
Publisher
Spotlight, a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
When Venom threatens to ruin Thanksgiving, Captain Marvel and Spider-Man work together to set him straight.
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Publisher
Arsenal Pulp Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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"A sweet middle-grade chapter book about two best friends who transform their torn-up street into a world where imaginations can run wild. In 1984 Los Angeles, Alex is a tomboy who would rather wear her hair short and her older brother's hand-me-downs, and Wolf is a troubled kid who's been wearing the same soldier's uniform ever since his mom died. They set their worries aside when their street is torn up by construction machines and transformed into...
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English
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A fearless little girl takes off in search of a giant gator-but she's not going into that swamp alone! No way! She wants YOU, the reader, to come along. Off you go, peering through the lush landscapes, looking for that gator! But each time you think you see it? Oops! Just a fox. Or some ducks! Or a snake. Maybe you'll never find the gator, gator, gator...With stunning illustrations from Sendak Fellow Frann Preston-Gannon, readers experience the feeling...
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