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Everyone knows that horses fart. Donkeys definitely fart. But royal unicorns?
Glitterbelle is a new recruit to the princess's royal team of unicorns. She's expected to be regal and lovely and perfect all the time, but she's hiding a very interesting secret-she happens to be a frequent and fervent farter. No matter how brilliant and rainbow-y her toots may be, she worries that one day they will cause a big stink in the royal court. She can try...
11702) A Serious Thought
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One night, a little boy goes to bed, but instead of sleeping, he starts thinking all kinds of thoughts. Dangerous thoughts. Admirable thoughts. Questionable thoughts. Beautiful thoughts ... until a very serious thought occurs to him. If Earth is just a tiny marble floating in space, and he is but one child among many living on this marble, what does his existence matter in the grand scheme of things?
Deceptively simple black-and-white drawings poignantly...
11703) The Secrets We Keep
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First she blamed herself. Now she doesn't know who to trust. When Kit disappeared at a party and was found drowned in the quarry the next day, Clem knew who to point the finger at: herself. She was the last person to see him alive, the last person who could have helped. If she had just kept a closer eye on him instead of her crush, Jake, maybe Kit would still be here. She knows she made a mistake, and wishes she could just forget about it - but Clem's...
11704) Your Nihilistic Tea House
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A here-goes-nothing American boy - open to the things out there in the world - gets deeply involved with the boys of an Eastern European cult. But he's got the situation under control: his exit plan, the train to Budapest, will take him away whenever he wants. The one thing that Eli doesn't see coming is what his own feelings could do to him.
11706) The Third Lie's the Charm
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Liar Society volume 3
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Katie Lowry knows she could've stopped Alistair from doing something stupid if only she'd picked up the phone. Now she has to live with the guilt. She's sick of the lies, sick of the secret societies that rule life at Pemberly Brown Academy. But there's only one way to take them down: from the inside...
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Full of astonishing insights about loss, friendship, family, self-worth, and love. These heart wrenching and heart-warming short stories are bound in danger, hope, and awe. With an uplifting and surprising cast of characters, they prepare children for the real-life experiences that are part of a broader world awareness. These young adult stories evoke a positive and hopeful insight into real-world issues: such as climate change, landmines, wars, natural...
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Yankel loves to tell stories, as long as they are someone else's. He does not see the hurt that his stories cause, the way they spread and change. Then the rabbi hands him a bag of feathers and tells him to place one on every doorstep in the village. Yankel is changed by what happens and finds himself with his best story yet, one of his very own.
11710) Piglet Bo Can Do Anything!
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Can he walk on water? Can he widen the beach? Can he pluck a star from the sky? Piglet Bo can do all of these things and more. He leaps over tall grasses, blows down a forest, and walks out onto a long pier, as far as it will take him. He looks to the deep sea, and although the pier will take him no farther, Piglet Bo will not be stopped. "I can go into the water," he says. "If I like. If I dare." And with a leap of faith, he jumps.
Piglet Bo finds...
11711) Close to the Heart
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Jessie Medina is a dedicated career woman, and she has found a cause worthy of her attention. She decides to leave her corporate job and save a place a little closer to her heart: St. Joseph's High School.
She knows the job of School Development Director will not be easy, and she expects a certain amount of resistance given the fact that she is a woman working for a boy's school, and she is a staff member full of projects in a school that seems to...
11712) My Cowboy Boots
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Celebrate your child's God-given gifts and talents with My Cowboy Boots, a fun, rhyming story about a little girl and her favorite red cowboy boots. Although she wears them every day, she never forgets to ask her "mama" if it's okay. Filled with fun, colorful illustrations that will delight your imaginative two- to four-year-old, My Cowboy Boots is designed to encourage individuality and independence in children, while reinforcing obedience. Plus,...
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FIVE STARS - AMAZON REVIEWER
"This was such a fun story with so much going on. I loved the nature of the characters, especially EZ. It was really neat who his family was, and I simply adored the white room. In fact, I think I need my own white room and the new power EZ was granted toward the end of the book- I don't want to give away anything but, I mean how cool. As a gamer, I appreciated the plot a lot. In addition to the game I also thought...
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Experience historic events through the eyes of Maximilian P. Mouse, Time Traveler! Max was hoping the fifth time would be the charm and he would land at home in 2013. Unfortunately, the time machine still isn't working! Maximilian finds himself on the deck of a new ship in the year 1920. This one is also full of passengers, but these people are immigrants making their way to Ellis Island and a new life in New York City. Maximilian is amazed by...
11715) My Piano
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These are the pedals, pressed down to the ground,
under the soundboard where bridges are bound
fixed to the frame enclosed in the case
that lies on the legs with wheels at their base,
to pillar and prop my piano.
Explore the workings of a grand piano through the eyes of a young musician as she prepares for and performs her first recital to a crowd of friendly faces. Using lyrical text and a cumulative structure to introduce the instrument,...
11716) Realistic Dreams
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One night, Amari had a hard time falling asleep. Once he finally falls asleep he finds himself in a strange sleepy situation. What will it take for Amari to escape his peculiar dream?
Sometimes dreams can feel very real. One night, Amari falls asleep to a very realistic dream. He gets very confused and doesn't know how to get out of his crazy dream. Suddenly, he remembers something his mom told him when he felt this way. Join Amari as he tries to...
11717) New Friends, New Places
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New Friends, New Places is an exciting, adventurous account of a young British Muslim boy, Adam's stay on an Egyptian farm during his summer holidays. Apart from rejoicing in the simplicity and beauty of the countryside life and joy of a large, extended family, Adam learns more about Islam and what is means to be a Muslim, during his stay in Egypt.
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Le drame humain de l'exil.
Les parents d'Angelina rêvent d'une vie meilleure, loin de la misère de Madagascar. Mais après le naufrage de leur barque au large de Mayotte, la vie d'Angelina et de son petit frère va basculer. Maintenant, elle doit payer la dette de ses parents, afin de rembourser les passeurs.
Elle retourne alors dans son pays, puis part pour Beyrouth, o elle est exploitée pour un salaire de misère. Ses rencontres l'aideront-elles...
11719) Itsy Bitsy Spider
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A spider arrives at City Hospital with some strange head injuries. How did this happen? And does it have anything to do with all the water rushing down the water spout? Early readers have never been such fun! With bright color illustrations on every page, minimal easy-to-read text and a brilliantly fast-paced plot, this animal hospital adventure story will have young readers devouring the pages.
11720) Cold Calls
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Three high school students-Eric, Shelly, and Fatima-have one thing in common: "I know your secret."
Each one is blackmailed into bullying specifically targeted schoolmates by a mysterious caller who whispers from their cell phones and holds carefully guarded secrets over their heads. But how could anyone have obtained that photo, read those hidden pages, uncovered this buried past? Thrown together, the three teens join forces to find the stranger...
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