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The puppets of Spelhorst
by Kate DiCamillo
"Shut up in a trunk by a taciturn old sea captain with a secret, five friends--a king, a wolf, a girl, a boy, and an owl--bicker, boast, and comfort one another in the dark. Individually, they dream of song and light, freedom and flight, purpose and glory, but they all agree they are part of a larger story, bound each to each by chance, bonded by the heart's mysteries. When at last their shared fate arrives, landing them on a mantel in a blue room in the home of two little girls, the truth is more astonishing than any of them could have imagined"
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Wonder
by R. J. Palacio
Born with a facial deformity that initially prevented his attendance at public school, Auggie Pullman enters the fifth grade at Beecher Prep and struggles with the dynamics of being both new and different, in a sparsely written tale about acceptance and self-esteem.
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Charlotte's web
by E. B. White
Wilbur, the pig, is desolate when he discovers that he is destined to be the farmer's Christmas dinner until his spider friend, Charlotte, decides to help him
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Ginger Pye
by Eleanor Estes
The disappearance of a new puppy named Ginger and the appearance of a mysterious man in a mustard yellow hat bring excitement into the lives of the Pye children
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James and the giant peach
by Roald Dahl
A young boy escapes from two wicked aunts and embarks on a series of adventures with six giant insects he meets inside a giant peach
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Babe : the gallant pig
by Dick King-Smith
Babe, a piglet destined for eventual butchering arrives at Hogget's farm, is adopted by an old sheep dog, and discovers a special secret to success, in a newly illustrated edition of a classic story.
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Mr. Popper's penguins
by Richard Atwater
With twelve penguins on his hands as pets, Mr. Popper finds himself unable to continue his occupation as a house painter
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The Wizard of Oz
by L. Frank Baum
With stunning illustrations from a celebrated artist and a child-friendly, abridged retelling that remains faithful to the original text, this Classic Edition is a must-have for libraries and homes alike.
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Poppy
by Avi
Reissued to coincide with the publication of its hardcover sequel, Poppy and Rye, an award-winning novel follows a timid dormouse's attempts to win her and her fellows' freedom by toppling a tyrannical owl. Reissue.
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Pippi Longstocking
by Astrid Lindgren
Relates the antics of a rambunctious girl who lives with a horse and a monkey--but without any parents--at the edge of a Swedish village. Reissue.
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Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone
by J. K. Rowling
A winner of England's National Book Award, the acclaimed debut novel tells the outrageously funny, fantastic adventure story of Harry Potter, who escapes a hideous foster home thanks to a scholarship to The Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry.
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Gooseberry Park
by Cynthia Rylant
A terrible ice storm sends the residents of Gooseberry Park scrambling, and Kona, a faithful chocolate Labrador, struggles to find his good friend Stumpy the squirrel, whose babies are all alone. Reprint.
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The year of Billy Miller
by Kevin Henkes
The Caldecott Medal-winning creator of Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse follows the second-grade year of young Billy Miller, who struggles to navigate the pitfalls of elementary school, appreciate a pesky younger sibling and help his busy parents. 100,000 first printing.
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Farmer boy
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Nine-year-old Almanzo lives with his family on a big farm in New York State at the end of the nineteenth century. He raises his own two calves, helps cut ice and shear sheep, and longs for the day he can have his own colt
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Charlie and the chocolate factory
by Roald Dahl
Each of five children lucky enough to discover an entry ticket into Mr. Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory takes advantage of the situation in his own way
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Bud, not Buddy
by Christopher Paul Curtis
Ten-year-old Bud, a motherless boy living in Flint, Michigan, during the Great Depression, escapes a bad foster home and sets out in search of the man he believes to be his father--the renowned bandleader, H.E. Calloway of Grand Rapids
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Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
by Betty Bard MacDonald
From her upside-down house, the eccentric Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle issues to parents her marvelous cures for such common children's diseases as Won't-Put-Away-Toys-itis, Answerbackism, and Fighter-Quarrelitis
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Clementine
by Sara Pennypacker
Armed with attitude, individuality, and a penchant for disaster, Clementine, a wonderfully wacky girl who is the inventor of the world's first pair of bologna glasses, makes her first appearance in this hilarious chapter book.
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Where the mountain meets the moon
by Grace Lin
Hearing her father speak to the Old Man on the Moon in the quiet hours of the evening, Minli turns to him one day to ask for advice in order to improve the desperate situation of her impoverished family in this enchanting fantasy adventure for middle readers.
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Lindbergh : the tale of a flying mouse
by Torben Kuhlmann
A sumptuously illustrated debut inspired by Charles Lindbergh's solo flight follows the trials of a small mouse who pursues a brilliant idea to escape to America by plane after the introduction of the mechanical mousetrap. A first children's book.
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Quinny & Hopper
by Adriana Brad Schanen
An unlikely partnership between garrulous, ambitious Quinny and cautious, practical Hopper is forged at the start of the third grade, which brings such challenges as stylish bullies, a killer chicken and social rules that suggest they can no longer be friends. A first children's book. 25,000 first printing.
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Ribsy
by Beverly Cleary
Separated from his owner, Henry Huggins, in a shopping center parking lot, an ordinary city dog begins a string of bewildering adventures
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Ramona the pest
by Beverly Cleary
Ramona meets many interesting people in kindergarten class, like Davy whom she keeps trying to kiss and Susan whose springy curls seem to ask to be pulled
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Mrs. Noodlekugel
by Daniel Manus Pinkwater
When Nick and Maxine look out their apartment building window and see a little house that they never noticed before, they decide to pay a visit, only to discover a secret backyard with talking cats, vision-impaired mice and magical adventures accented by the warm smell of gingerbread.
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Nuts to you
by Lynne Rae Perkins
When their friend Jed is snatched up by a hawk and dropped somewhere, squirrels TsTs and Chai embark on a search involving strange communities, new friends and formidable dangers. By the Newbery Medal-winning author of Criss Cross. 75,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Mercy Watson to the rescue
by Kate DiCamillo
After Mercy the pig snuggles to sleep with Mr. and Mrs. Watson, all three awaken with the bed teetering on the edge of a big hole in the floor. Jr Lib Guild.
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Emmaline and the bunny
by Katherine Hannigan
Although Mayor Oliphant told everyone in the town of Neatasapin to get rid of anything that could be messy or loud, boisterous Emmaline has a hard time following the new rules as she whoops and yelps all over town, splashes in puddles, and looks forward to getting her new bunny on her birthday!
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The wild robot
by Peter Brown
Initializing for the first time on a remote island where she is all alone, Roz the robot learns survival strategies from the island's hostile animals and finally gains acceptance when she cares for an orphaned gosling. By the Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator of Creepy Carrots!. Simultaneous eBook. 35,000 first printing.
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Mr. Penguin and the lost treasure
by Alex T Smith
A humorous page-turner about an adventure-seeking penguin finds Mr. Penguin responding to the call when Bouddica Bones from the Museum of Extraordinary Objects calls for help to find the museum’s missing treasure before the bandits do!
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Oh, rats!
by Tor Seidler
"A New Jersey squirrel named Phoenix teams up with a pack of rats in New York City to save their riverside home from being demolished and turned into a high-rise"
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Bernard Pepperlin
by Cara Hoffman
After the Dormouse from Wonderland is transported to modern-day New York, he uncovers a plot by some bad weasels who intend to stop time, so he enlists the help of his new friends to stop the weasels and save the city
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A girl, a raccoon, and the midnight moon
by Karen Romano Young
Eleven-year-old Pearl Moran cannot imagine life without the historic but under-utilized branch of the New York Public Library where she was born (in the Memorial Room) and where her single mother works as the circulation librarian; the other librarians, the neighborhood people, the raccoons, and most of the 41,000 plus books all form the structure and essence of her life--but when someone cuts off the head of the library's statue of Edna St. Vincent Millay she realizes that the library is under attack, and it is up to her to save it
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