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12801) Midnight Rescue
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"Hey, boy-" she began, and then her heart turned cold as stone. Prince was gone! Even in the twilight gloom, she could tell that he was nowhere in the pasture.
Young Ruby Mae Morrison and the mission's black stallion vanish in a furious storm and Christy is determined to find them. As Christy desperately searches for Ruby Mae in the cold, blinding rain, she runs headlong into three angry moonshiners bent on revenge against anyone who might try to...
12803) The Proposal
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Christy looked at David in surprise. Something in his expression sent a shiver of excitement mixed with uncertainty through her. Could it be...?
Christy should be thrilled when David, the handsome minister, proposes marriage. So why do thoughts of Dr. Neil MacNeill keep popping into her head? Before she gives David her answer, Christy is blinded in a terrible riding accident and all her dreams are threatened.
Will Christy be able to teach again?...
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Sometimes middle school feels like a dangerous mission in the cold, unforgiving tundra. Sometimes it literally is. Will Rafe survive his most (frost)biting adventure yet?
Things heat up at Hills Village Middle School when Rafe gets an invitation from Dr. Daria Deerwin to join a research study on polar bears. How many times in life do you get a chance to come face‑to‑face with a real polar bear in the wild? Rafe...
Things heat up at Hills Village Middle School when Rafe gets an invitation from Dr. Daria Deerwin to join a research study on polar bears. How many times in life do you get a chance to come face‑to‑face with a real polar bear in the wild? Rafe...
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Learning to read has never been so groovy! From New York Times bestselling artist and author James Dean, Pete the Cat is sure to make reading fun for early readers.
With five super-cool stories in one box for reading on the go, this collection of My First I Can Reads is perfect for shared reading with a child.
Included in this box are five favorite Pete the Cat I Can Read books:
Pete the Cat: Play Ball!
Pete
...12806) Crossing Stones
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Maybe you won't rock a cradle, Muriel.
Some women seem to prefer to rock the boat.
Eighteen-year-old Muriel Jorgensen lives on one side of Crabapple Creek. Her family's closest friends, the Normans, live on the other. For as long as Muriel can remember, the families' lives have been intertwined, connected by the crossing stones that span the water. But, now that Frank Norman, who Muriel is just beginning to think might be more than a friend-has...
12807) Blaze the phoenix
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Magical rescue vets volume 3
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Rosie is sick of being treated like a kid. She wishes that she could grow up, so that adults would take her more seriously! Little does she expect, though, that a magical sneeze will make her wish come true, with completely unexpected consequences. Rosie and Kat venture into the forest to find a poorly, time-turning Phoenix. The enchanted creature inadvertently casts a spell as it sneezes -and all the adults around it are made much younger! She and...
12808) The night bus hero
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"Getting in trouble is what Hector does best. He knows that not much is expected of him. In fact, he gets some of his most brilliant prank ideas while sitting in detention. But how far is too far? When Hector plays a prank on a homeless man and is seen and shamed by a schoolmate, he reaches a turning point. He wants to be viewed differently and decides to do something that will change his fate for the better. But will anyone take him seriously?"--Dust...
12809) The serpent's fury
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Royal guide to monster slaying volume 3
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"Rowan the Royal Monster Hunter, and her twin brother, Rhydd, the future king if Tamarel, are struggling with their new responsibilities and the pressure to prove themselves to their mother's cousin Heward, who continues to undermine them and sow seeds of doubt within the council. The two are relieved when they're sent away from the castle and back to the Dunnian Woods to deal with a pack of dropbears trapped in an abandoned cabin after a vicious...
12810) The town with no mirrors
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Twelve-year-old artist Zailey lives in a utopian community where residents are forbidden from anything that might reveal their image, but when her grandmother discovers her secret collection of portraits, it triggers a chain of events that enables Zailey to view everything in a new way.
12811) Ninja Kid
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Ninja kid volume 1
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"Nelson's a nerd. Unfit, uncool...and totally awkward! But when he wakes up on his tenth birthday, he discovers he is a Ninja! The last ninja on earth! How is he going to save the world when he cannot even get his undies on the right way?" -- Back cover.
12812) Ham, the astrochimp
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Describes the role played by the chimpanzee, Ham, in developing manned space flight in the U.S.
12813) Surprise Island
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Henry, Jesse, Violet, and Benny Alden have a home with their grandfather—but their adventures are just beginning! They're about to spend the summer camping on their own private island. The island is full of surprises, including a kind stranger with a secret. Join the Boxcar Children in their graphic novel adventure on Surprise Island!
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Lost List
When Nate’s friend Claude’s grocery list is lost, Nate sets out to find it before lunch.
Sticky Case
A stegosaurus stamp belonging to Nate’s friend Claude disappears, and the indomitable Nate the Great is called in on the case.
Fishy Prize
When the prize for the smartest pet contest disappears, it’s up to Nate and his dog, Sludge, to find the prize.
Boring...
When Nate’s friend Claude’s grocery list is lost, Nate sets out to find it before lunch.
Sticky Case
A stegosaurus stamp belonging to Nate’s friend Claude disappears, and the indomitable Nate the Great is called in on the case.
Fishy Prize
When the prize for the smartest pet contest disappears, it’s up to Nate and his dog, Sludge, to find the prize.
Boring...
12815) The piper's son
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After his favorite uncle's violent death, Tom Mackee watches his family implode, quits school, and turns his back on music and everyone who matters, and while he is in no shape to mend what is broken, he fears that no one else is, either.
12816) Maggie Vaults Over the Moon
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When tragedy strikes the Steele Family Farm at harvest time, tearful Maggie finds herself grinding the gears of the giant grain truck, trying her best to replace her big brother, Alex, who died in a fiery car crash. If Maggie is going to escape her worst nightmare (being stuck on the farm forever), she'll need to ignore small-town haters, brave painful setbacks, and defy the heavy pull of gravity itself. As the pole-vault crossbar is raised dangerously...
12817) Hero
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From the #1 New York Times bestseller Mike Lupica comes the story of one unsuspecting boy poised to follow in his superhero father’s footsteps
Fourteen-year-old Billy Harriman can feel the changes. The sharpening of his senses. The incredible strength. The speed, as though he can textmessage himself across miles. The confidence and the strange need to patrol Central Park at night. His dad had been a hero, a savior to America...
Fourteen-year-old Billy Harriman can feel the changes. The sharpening of his senses. The incredible strength. The speed, as though he can textmessage himself across miles. The confidence and the strange need to patrol Central Park at night. His dad had been a hero, a savior to America...
12818) Over the wall
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Thirteen-year-old Tyler, who has trouble controlling his anger, spends an important summer with his cousins in New York City, playing baseball and sorting out how he feels about violence, war, and in particular the Vietnamese conflict that took his grandfather's life.
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Young patriots volume 9
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Young Patriots Series
The life of John Hancock, contemporary of Samuel Adams and Paul Revere and first person to sign the Declaration of Independence, is featured in this volume of the Young Patriots series. Detailing Hancock's early years, this work focuses on his relationship with boyhood friend, John Adams, and his academic struggles with what he would later become most famous for: his writings.
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...12820) Jade the gem dragon
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Magical rescue vets volume 2
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Most people think that dragons and unicorns don't exist outside of story books -- but Kat and Rosie know better! The best friends have been helping out at St. Adeline's Magical Animal Hospital ever since they stumbled across its secret door one summer holiday. Join them as they rescue and care for the incredible, enchanted creatures of Starfall Forest. Along the way, they might learn some valuable lessons about bravery, friendship, and loyalty!
