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1) Warlight
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Language
English
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Decades after World War II, Nathaniel Williams reflects on his experiences in 1945, when his parents left him and his sister in the care of a mysterious neighbor.
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Amgash novels volume 2
Language
English
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"Anything Is Possible explores the whole range of human emotion through the intimate dramas of people struggling to understand themselves and others. Here are two sisters: One trades self-respect for a wealthy husband while the other finds in the pages of a book a kindred spirit who changes her life. The janitor at the local school has his faith tested in an encounter with an isolated man he has come to help; a grown daughter longs for mother love...
4) The nest
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Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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"A warm, funny and acutely perceptive debut novel about four adult siblings and the fate of the shared inheritance that has shaped their choices and their lives. Every family has its problems. But even among the most troubled, the Plumb family stands out as spectacularly dysfunctional. Years of simmering tensions finally reach a breaking point on an unseasonably cold afternoon in New York City as Melody, Beatrice, and Jack Plumb gather to confront...
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Magic tree house. Merlin missions volume 16
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
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Jack and Annie travel back to Victorian London when Merlin asks them to use their magic to inspire Charles Dickens to write "A Christmas Carol."
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Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"An epic love story and heart-pounding journey across WWI-era Russia, about a brilliant young scientist racing against Einstein to solve one of the greatest mysteries of the universe"--
In Russia, in the summer of 1914, as war with Germany looms and the Czar's army tightens its grip on the local Jewish community, Miri Abramov and her brilliant physicist brother, Vanya, are facing an impossible decision. Since their parents drowned fleeing to America,...
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Magic tree house. Merlin missions volume 11
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English
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When and his sister, Annie, join a group of nineteenth-century explorers aboard the H.M.S. Challenger, they learn about the ocean, solve the mystery of its fabled sea monster, and gain compassion for their fellow creatures.
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Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Four siblings experience the drama, intrigue, and upheaval of a summer when everything changed, in New York Times bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand's first historical novel. Welcome to the most tumultuous summer of the twentieth century. It's 1969, and for the Levin family, the times they are a-changing. Every year the children have looked forward to spending the summer at their grandmother's historic home in downtown Nantucket. But like so much...
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Boxcar children volume 35
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English
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The Alden children suspect someone of trying to sabotage the local dog show.
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Series
Magic tree house. Merlin missions volume 21
Language
English
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Travel to Ancient Greece with Jack and Annie as they meet Alexander the Great and help tame his wild stallion.
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English
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"The moment Spencer meets Hope the summer before seventh grade, it's . . . something at first sight. He knows she's special, possibly even magical. The pair become fast friends, climbing trees and planning world travels. After years of being outshone by his older brother and teased because of his Tourette syndrome, Spencer finally feels like he belongs. But as Hope and Spencer get older and life gets messier, the clear label of 'friend' gets messier,...
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Series
The 39 clues. Doublecross volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Amy and Dan are shocked to learn that Outcast, a violent renegade who is threatening the lives of innocent people, may be a Cahill family member who is determined to exact revenge.
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Series
Riverside Kids volume 11
Publisher
Morrow Junior Books
Pub. Date
1995.
Language
English
Description
Five-year-old Elisa has an older brother and a new baby brother, but her grandmother says the middle is the best, just like the filling in a sandwich.
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Castle Glower volume 4
Language
English
Description
When the dangerous ancient wizard Arkwright escapes the dungeon and goes missing within the Castle, Princess Celie must find the wizard and save her family.
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Digger and Daisy volume 7
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
As brother-and-sister dogs Digger and Daisy head out to the woods to camp, Digger worries about bears.
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