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Chasing Vermeer volume 1
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When strange and seemingly unrelated events start to happen and a precious Vermeer painting disappears, eleven-year-olds Petra and Calder combine their talents to solve an international art scandal.
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Artemis Fowl volume 5
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Until recently, Artemis Fowl was the only human to have discovered that magical beings do indeed exist. But now a second juvenile genius wants to capture a demon for scientific study. Only an ancient time spell separates the demons from humankind--and Artemis must prevent it from unraveling. If he fails, the bloodthirsty tribe will relaunch their quest to wipe humans from the planet.
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Hailing from the Treme|⁴́₇℗Đ neighborhood in New Orleans, Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews got his nickname by wielding a trombone twice as long as he was high. A prodigy, he was leading his own band by age six, and today this Grammy-nominated artist headlines the legendary New Orleans Jazz Fest.
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Hunger Games trilogy volume 1
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In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister's place.
6) Biscuit
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"It's time for bed, but Biscuit wants to have a snack, and play, and hear stories. Will he ever go to sleep?"--P. [4] of cover.
8) Brian's hunt
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Two years after having survived a plane crash into the Canadian wilderness, a sixteen-year-old returns to the wild to befriend a wounded dog and hunt a rogue bear.
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Chester Raccoon volume 1
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When Chester the raccoon is reluctant to go to kindergarten for the first time, his mother teaches him a secret way to carry her love with him.
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Storyteller Jim Weiss brings a master's touch to this collection of myths and stories based on historical facts. Prefaced by background information about ancient and contemporary Egypt, the first story is a creation myth about brother gods, virtuous Osiris and cruel, deceitful Set. The succeeding tales describe the roles of Ra-Amun, Isis, and other gods and goddesses of the Egyptian pantheon. The final two stories deal with the pyramid builders and...
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Eldest of three sisters in a land where it is considered to be a misfortune, Sophie is resigned to her fate as a hat shop apprentice until a witch turns her into an old woman and she finds herself in the castle of the greatly feared wizard Howl.
15) Eragon
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Inheritance cycle volume 1
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In Alagaesia, a fifteen-year-old boy of unknown lineage called Eragon finds a mysterious stone that weaves his life into an intricate tapestry of destiny, magic, and power, peopled with dragons, elves, and monsters.
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Burdened with the dark, dangerous, and seemingly impossible task of locating and destroying Voldermort's remaining Horcruxes, Harry, feeling alone and uncertain about his future, struggles to find the inner strength he needs to follow the path set out before him.
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Children's Audio
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Unabridged.
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English
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“Roald Dahl sometimes shared a tonal kinship with Ogden Nash, and he could demonstrate a verbal inventiveness nearly Seussian…[His] stories work better in audio than in print.” –The New York Times
Now that he's won the chocolate factory, what's next for Charlie?
Last seen flying through the sky in a giant elevator in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie Bucket's back for another adventure....
Now that he's won the chocolate factory, what's next for Charlie?
Last seen flying through the sky in a giant elevator in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie Bucket's back for another adventure....
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Years ago, elementary school children were routinely exposed to many of the Greek and Norse myths as a vital part of their literature curriculum; however, over the past few decades, the great myths (that after all are the cultural foundation of much of the great Western literature) have fallen into disuse. This recording, narrated by Jim Weiss, is one way to introduce youngsters to some of the wonderful stories that make up the foundation of our culture....
20) Baseball great
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All twelve-year-old Josh wants to do is play baseball but when his father, a minor league pitcher, signs him up for a youth championship team, Josh finds himself embroiled in a situation with potentially illegal consequences.
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