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Tales from Deckawoo Drive volume 3
Language
English
Description
Baby Lincoln's older sister, Eugenia, is very fond of telling Baby what to do, and Baby usually responds by saying "Yes, Sister." But one day Baby has had enough. She decides to depart on a Necessary Journey, even though she has never gone anywhere without Eugenia telling her what to take and where to go. And in fact Baby doesn't know where she is headed - only that she was entirely happy in the previous night's dream, sitting aboard a train with...
Author
Series
School for scoundrels volume 3
Language
English
Description
"Simeon Jones has a secret--he is soft-hearted. Despite his scandalous exterior, he will quietly give money to orphans (after all, he was one himself), animals, and damsels in distress. One such damsel is Lady Myrtle Allen--but it's not her funds that are lacking, but rather she needs to get to London--fast. And so begins a wild adventure. First, the pair tells all the ton that they are engaged to be wed--how else to prevent scandal once they are...
Author
Publisher
Page Street Kids
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Liam loved his father's stories of life at sea. But one day, his father's ship doesn't return, and Liam's love of stories fades. Then the Traveler, a mysterious old man who spins stories with a magical beard like a tapestry, arrives, reminding Liam of his father. They embark on the Traveler's final voyage together, and before the journey ends, the Traveler passes on his magical gift to Liam. Woven with themes of loss, discovery, and friendship, this...
5) Moana
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A mythic adventure set around 2,000 years ago across a series of islands in the South Pacific. The film follows the journey of a spirited teenager named Moana as she meets the once-mighty demi-god Maui, and together they traverse the open ocean, encountering enormous fiery creatures and impossible odds.
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Language
English
Description
"Union soldier John Chenneville suffered a traumatic head wound in battle. His recovery took the better part of a year as he struggled to regain his senses and mobility. By the time he returned home, the Civil War was over, but tragedy awaited. John's beloved sister and her family had been brutally murdered. Their killer goes by many names. He fought for the North in the late unpleasantness, and wore a badge in the name of the law. But the man John...
Author
Publisher
Tra Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Sweet People Are Everywhere, an illustrated picture book featuring a poem by internationally renowned writer and activist Alice Walker, is a powerful celebration of humanity. The poem addresses a young boy getting his first passport, taking the boy--and the reader--on a journey through a series of countries around the globe where 'sweet people' can be found"--
Author
Publisher
Travelers' Tales, an imprint of Solas House, Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Restless to leave, eager to return: this memoir in essays captures the unrelenting pull between the past and the present, between traveling the world and staying home. Starting in a dreary Moscow hotel room in 1983, weaving back and forth to rural New England, and ending on a West Texas trail in 2020, Marcia DeSanctis tells stories that span the globe and half a lifetime. With intimacy and depth, over quicksand in France, insomnia in Cambodia, up...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Life is difficult on the island of Sanlagita. To the west looms a vengeful mountain, one that threatens to collapse and bury the village at any moment. To the north, a dangerous fog swallows sailors who dare to venture out, looking for a more hospitable land. And what does the future hold for young girls? Chores and more chores. When Lalani Sarita's mother falls gravely ill, twelve-year-old Lalani faces an impossible task-she must leave Sanlagita...
Author
Series
Chronicles of Narnia volume 5
Language
English
Description
Lucy and Edmund, accompanied by their peevish cousin Eustace, sail to the land of Narnia where Eustace is temporarily transformed into a green dragon because of his selfish behavior and skepticism.
14) Lost kingdom
Author
Series
Order of the Majestic volume 2
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Joey Kopecky and his friends, Shazad and Leanora, have the weight of the world on their shoulders. As the new Order of the Majestic, it is their responsibility to keep magic alive and free for all, and to fight the influence of the Invisible Hand, a sinister group of magicians intent on rounding up the world's remaining magical items and keeping everything to themselves. It's a vital mission and a sacred duty, but the Invisible Hand has been playing...
15) Jamal's journey
Author
Publisher
Andersen Press USA
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Jamal the little camel is separated from his mama, baba, and their caravan by a freak sandstorm.
Author
Series
Publisher
Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Twins Arthur and Maudie are back home in Lontown, but when they begin hear a strange song summoning them north, they know there is an adventure waiting for them for them that may change the lives of everyone in the Wide.
Author
Series
AV² fiction readalong volume 83
Publisher
AV² by Weigl
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Gus the turkey has loved growing up on a farm, but when the other animals tell him he will soon become Thanksgiving dinner, he decides to go south to find a place of safety.
Author
Series
Hex Allen volume 1
Publisher
The Innovation Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Hex Allen can't do magic - a huge problem when everything from lights to locks is powered by simple spells that everyone can do. After years of feeling useless, Hex seizes the chance to change her future by journeying to the Wishing Wyrm, a legendary dragon that will grant a single wish once a century. Unfortunately, Hex isn't the only one after the wish, and every rival wish hunter has magic on their side. Every rival except the Clanksmiths, Cam...
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