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The Library Book
by Tom Chapin
A picture book inspired by the authors' hit song follows an exuberant youngster and her growing menagerie of friends, who navigate the challenges of a boring, gloomy day by going to the library and picking out books that will take them on exciting imaginative adventures.
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Interrupting Chicken
by David Ezra Stein
A tale inspired by a favorite joke follows the antics of a young chicken, whose discomfiting habit of interrupting bedtime stories is corrected in a whimsical and unexpected way.
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The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
by William Joyce
The story that inspired the Academy Award-winning short film follows the adventures of book-loving Morris Lessmore, who after losing the precious written objects in his life draws on the power of stories to save the day.
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Lyric McKerrigan, Secret Librarian
by Jacob Sager Weinstein
When evil Dr. Glockenspiel threatens all the books in the world, only one person can stop him--a book-wielding, super-secret operative called Lyric McKerrigan.
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My Pet Book
by Bob Staake
Wanting an unusual kind of pet that does not bark or meow, a little boy decides that a book will make a perfect pet and chooses a bright red one that goes missing, prompting a lively adventure.
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The Island of Dr. Libris
by Chris Grabenstein
Spending a summer at a lakeside cabin belonging to the mysterious Dr. Libris, Billy is astonished when he hears sounds of adventures in progress whenever he opens one of Dr. Libris' books. By the best-selling author of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library.
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The Land of Stories : The Wishing Spell
by Chris Colfer
Through the powers of a book of stories, twins Alex and Conner leave their world behind and find themselves in a land full of wonder and magic where they come face-to-face with the fairy tale characters they grew up reading about.
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Wonkenstein : The Creature From My Closet
by Obert Skye
Twelve-year-old Rob has stuffed his closet with old laboratory experiments, unread books and other miscellaneous items, so when a creature emerges from the chaos, who seems to be a cross between two characters from books that were stashed in the closet, Rob has to do such dreadful things as visit a library and speak at a school assembly in order to set things aright again.
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Book Scavenger
by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
Delightedly moving to San Francisco, 12-year-old Emily longs to meet a favorite author who lives nearby and who is savagely attacked just before the release of his latest online puzzle series.
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Winterhouse
by Ben Guterson
Elizabeth, eleven, spends Christmas break at Winterhouse Hotel under strange circumstances, where she discovers that she has magic, and her love of puzzles helps her solve a mystery.
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