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"For decades, people have asked the question: Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego? But just who is this infamous and elusive globe-trotting thief? In this novelization, based on the Netflix animated series, Carmen shares her own backstory for the first time ever. Now, it's time to find out.... Who in the world is Carmen Sandiego"--
3) With malice
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Eighteen-year-old Jill Charron wakes up in a hospital, unable to remember the past six weeks, including the accident that killed her best friend, if it was, in fact, an accident.
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Before James grew up to be a ruthless, remorseless villain, he was a curious boy from Boston, with a penchant for trouble and an acid tongue. Thrown into a boarding school against his wishes, James winds up rooming with a most unlikely companion: a lanky British know-it-all named Sherlock Holmes ("Lock" to his friends). An heirloom Bible, donated by the Moriarty family more than a hundred years ago, has gone missing, and it doesn't take long for the...
6) Miss Quinces
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"Sue just wants to spend the summer reading and making comics at sleepaway camp with her friends, but instead she gets stuck going to Honduras to visit relatives with her parents and two sisters. They live way out in the country, which means no texting, no cable, and no Internet! The trip takes a turn for the worse when Sue's mother announces that they'll be having a surprise quinceàera for Sue, which is the last thing she wants. She can't imagine...
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Some hearts beat only about 412 million times. Which might sound like a lot. But the truth is, it barely even gets you twelve years. Suzy Swanson has always known things that others don't. She can explain the sleep patterns of ants. She knows there are 150 million jellyfish stings on the planet every year. She knows that the average middle school kid contains about 20 billion of Shakespeare's atoms. But she can't understand how Franny Jackson's lifetime...
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Being a ghost isn't easy. . . even if you have a Ph.D. in haunting! Henry Hamilton is a Civil War ghost with a dream of traveling in outer space. Little does he know when he stows away on the space shuttle as the first ghost in outer space that keeping incognito isn't as easy as it is on earth. Vowing not to do any haunting while on vacation (he isn't licensed to haunt in space), Henry quickly learns that haunting, for a ghost, is second nature, and...
11) Therapy & Me
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This book is about a little girl who received some incredibly sad news from her mommy that her daddy passed away while he was out of town for work. The news made Eve incredibly sad. She completely stopped talking to everyone and did not want to be around her family. Her brothers tried to take her out to do some of her favorite things to try to cheer her up, but nothing worked.
Eve started doing poorly in school, and the other kids in her classroom...
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Who hasn't looked in the mirror and not liked what they saw?
The author, Thomasina Farrell, has a particular passion for disability and mental health work and has recognized the nearly universal nature of a lack of self-worth.
It is the aim of this book to heighten people's ability to recover and thrive if they open themselves to access assistance.
The story is enhanced by Malcolm Richards' brilliant, emotive illustrations and the book can be enjoyed...
13) Billy Joyce
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Join Billy Joyce and his best friend Mark for an eventful afternoon at the park, filled with games and life lessons. Billy is accustomed to doing things his way and struggles with sharing toys and taking turns. Accustomed to being the one in control, he grapples with feelings of frustration when he's not the one setting the game rules. However, a transformative experience awaits him as he learns the power of using 'nice words' and 'kind hands.' Through...
14) Alligator
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All is not shanti, shanti, shanti at a certain yoga studio. People unhinge. Animals unleash. When one goes missing and another makes a startling appearance, instructor Eugenie discovers it's not meditation she should be doing… it's investigation.
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Tea parties can sure be fun! What if you can't find someone?
LinZee's friend was acting weird and now he has disappeared!
This has saddened LinZee Shay. Will it ruin her happy day?
She will search, he must be found! Surely he is safe and sound!
LinZee is all dressed up and ready for her tea party. But she can't find her beloved friend.
However, she is determined he must be found before the party begins. Where could he
have gone? She seeks...
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The Little Seedling's Big Heart is a heartwarming children's e-book that tells the story of a tiny seedling with an extraordinary capacity for kindness and empathy. Despite facing challenges and obstacles, the little seedling's unwavering compassion and generosity touch the lives of those around it, demonstrating the power of empathy and resilience. Through its actions, the little seedling shows that even the smallest beings can make a big difference,...
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"Let's Go, Gramma!" Where? Camping! This story finds Gramma and her grandchildren, Charlotte and Johnny Five, at The Camping Show where they fall in love with TENTS. They decide to try camping - tents, campfires, fish and bears fill their days and nights. Join the trio as they travel Up North for an adventure full of laughs, tears, shivers and ... monsters?
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This beautifully illustrated children's story is about how Tom Goode rescues an old mower from Mr Pickle's junk yard and saves him from being thrown out onto the scrap heap. With the help of Mr Pickle, Mervin works again! But Mervin is no ordinary mower because he can magically talk, but only to Tom, who also seems to be the only person who can start Mervin. Because Mervin can talk, Tom decides to call him Mervin the Magic Mower. This is the first...
19) Fetching
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Olivia has just about had it with the popular kids at school. She and her friends have done nothing to deserve evil pranks and awful name-calling, but that doesn't stop queen bee Brynne from humiliating them on a daily basis. If only Olivia's classmates were more like the adorable dogs she helps her grandmother train-poorly behaved, but improvable. Wait...what if her tormentors' behavior actually could be modified using the same type of training that...
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Billy Crawford is a blond, eighteen-year-old surfer from Southern California, working in Fiji as a surfing instructor. But when he gets fired for leading his students into some dangerous surf, his endless summer seems to be over, and he decides that it's time to get a real job. He comes across a tuna clipper called Lucky Dragon whose crew is short a boatman, and the first mate offers him a job. What Billy doesn't know is that the clipper finds tuna...
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