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Giver quartet volume 2
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Lame and suddenly orphaned, Kira is mysteriously removed from her squalid village to live in the palatial Council Edifice, where she is expected to use her gifts as a weaver to do the bidding of the all-powerful Guardians.
3) Nightshade
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Alex Rider adventures volume 13
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Get ready for action, adrenaline and adventure in this explosive, brand new Alex Rider mission by bestselling author, Anthony Horowitz.
In this adrenaline-fuelled adventure in the number one bestselling series, Alex Rider is sent by MI6 Special Operations to infiltrate a new and sinister organization known only as Nightshade. Alex is on his own, with the fate of thousands of people resting in his hands.
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A series of unfortunate events volume 9
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On the run as suspected murderers, the unlucky Baudelaire orphans find themselves trapped in the Caligari Carnival, where they must masquerade as freaks in order to hide from the evil Count Olaf.
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A series of unfortunate events volume 10
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In the perilous Mortmain Mountains, Klaus and Violet Baudelaire meet another well-read person, who helps them try to rescue Sunny from the villainous Count Olaf and his henchmen as they all near "the last safe place."
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Alex Rider adventures volume 8
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Alex Rider does battle with a charity broker con artist who has invested millions of dollars in a form of genetically modified corn that can release an airborne strain of virus capable of knocking out an entire country in one day.
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A series of unfortunate events volume 8
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On the run after being falsely accused of murder, the three Baudelaire orphans find themselves in the Heimlich Hospital, with the evil Count Olaf in close pursuit.
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A series of unfortunate events volume 12
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The Baudelaire orphans disguise themselves as concierges at the Hotel Denouement to determine if there are any villains who threaten the upcoming meeting of volunteers.
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A series of unfortunate events volume 6
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The woeful saga of the Baudelaire orphans continues as evil Count Olaf discovers their whereabouts at Esmé Squalor's seventy-one bedroom penthouse and concocts a new plan for stealing their family fortune.
10) The Willoughbys
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Willoughbys volume 1
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In this tongue-in-cheek take on classic themes in children's literature, the four Willoughby children set about to become "deserving orphans" after their neglectful parents embark on a treacherous around-the-world adventure, leaving them in the care of an odious nanny.
11) Ark angel
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Alex Rider adventures volume 6
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After recovering from a near fatal gunshot wound, teenage spy Alex Rider embarks on a new mission to stop a group of eco-terrorists from sabotaging the launch of the first outer space hotel.
12) The end
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A series of unfortunate events volume 13
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The Baudelaire orphans find themselves on a tropical island where they encounter a fearsome storm, a suspicious beverage, a herd of wild sheep, and a haunting secret about their parents.
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"What is this place?"
In a drought-stricken world, Devin and his grandfather have barely scraped out a living on their isolated farm. When his grandfather dies, Devin knows he can't manage alone and heads for the nearest city to find help. But in the city he finds only children alone like him, living on the streets. Then a small act of kindness earns Devin an invitation to the Gabriel H. Penn Home for Childhood-a place with unlimited food and...
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A series of unfortunate events volume 5
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As their outrageous misfortune continues, the Baudelaire orphans are shipped off to a miserable boarding school, where they befriend the two Quagmire triplets and find that they have been followed by the dreaded Count Olaf.
15) Gallant
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Olivia Prior has grown up at the grim Merilance School for Girls with no past except for her one treasure, her mother's journal, so when a letter arrives inviting her to come home to ruinous manor, Gallant, she seizes the chance to find out about her family.
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Appears on these lists
2021 - I Read Canadian Day - Families
2022 Silver Birch Express Award Nominees-Grades 3-4, Fiction and Non-Fiction
TDSRC 2021 Recommended Reads/Suggestions de livres
2022 Silver Birch Express Award Nominees-Grades 3-4, Fiction and Non-Fiction
TDSRC 2021 Recommended Reads/Suggestions de livres
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Kitoo and Nigosi, Kenyan orphans, spend their days studying, playing soccer, helping with chores and reading from the books in their library. When Kitoo sees a copy of Sports Around the World he is fascinated by the Canadian national men's ice hockey team. The fates align and Kitoo finds a pair of beat up old roller blades, he teaches himself to skate and dreams of playing hockey like the men in his book.
18) The reptile room
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A series of unfortunate events volume 2
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After narrowly escaping the menacing clutches of the dastardly Count Olaf, the three Baudelaire orphans are taken in by a kindly herpetologist with whom they live happily for an all-too-brief time.
19) You can't hide
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Shadow House volume 2
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The second installment in the exciting Shadow House series that invites you to step inside the ghost story!
Shadow House will find you . . .Poppy, Marcus, Dash, Dylan, and Azumi are all trapped within Shadow House, a sinister estate where past and present intertwine. As they fight to find a way out, the kids think the ghosts of the house are the greatest danger they face. Little do the kids know it's the secrets they're each hiding that will prove...
20) The wide window
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A series of unfortunate events volume 3
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Catastrophes and misfortune continue to plague the Baudelaire orphans after they're sent to live with fearful Aunt Josephine who offers little protection against Count Olaf's treachery.
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