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Benjamin Pratt & the Keepers of the School: We The Children—Book 1 by Andrew Clements Andrew Clements author of Frindle, A Week in the Woods, and numerous other good books is now writing a series about sixth graders: Benjamin Pratt and his friend Jill Acton. Benjamin arrives at school one morning to find the aging [...]

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As the title indicates, this story is about Celeste, art, inspiration, and the meaning of home. The time period is 1821 at Oakley Plantation located a short distance from New Orleans. The story is not only about Celeste and her quest for making a home, but you will get a glimpse into life and time [...]

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This is about Isabel—a shape-shifter. Isabel knows that she exists to protect the king, but for the longest time she cannot remember her past or why she should protect the king. She must survive the dangers of court, learn about her past by learning about her magic legend and keep the young king alive even [...]

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If you have enjoyed fairy stories or ever wanted to be a fairy, this a good book for you. Laurel has been home schooled for the first 10 years of education, when all of a sudden, her parents decided that they would move to a small town and Laurel should attend a public school. The [...]

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If you are looking for romance and mystery, read The Body Finder.  Violet Ambrose discovered at a very early age that she had a very special talent – she could find dead bodies, at least those that were murdered.  She can sense the echoes that the victim leaves behind and the imprints left on the [...]

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This is the story of Anastasia Romanov, a member of Russia’s last imperial family about to be torn apart by the violence of revolution. When the Bolsheviks take control, Anastasia and her family are exiled to Siberia while their future is being decided by rebels. Through the introduction of Sasha, a young guard, Anastasia quickly [...]

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A Mary Quinn Mystery, this is Book One of The Agency trilogy. Twelve year old orphan Mary Quinn was sentenced to hang for house thieving, but an unusual set of circumstances took her from the gallows to a private school for girls. After five years of hard work at the school, Mary finds herself being [...]

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This is a book about animal symbiosis—unusual partnerships in the wild—why does the crocodile let the plover stroll in and out of its mouth? Why does the giraffe let the oxpicker over its body and into its ears? The last pages offer more information about the size, habitat and diet of the animals included in [...]

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When Sophie Mercer was 13, she discovered that she was a witch. Her mother had no witch talents and the dad that she had never met was a very important warlock. At age 16, Sophie’s very poor magic skills resulted in her being banished to Hex Hall for punishment. Hex Hall was an isolated school [...]

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Berlin, 1932: In many ways Gabriella Schramm lives a charmed, carefree life. She loves her sister, Ulla. She loves her new literature teacher. She loves her family’s summer lake house, next door to Albert Einstein’s. And most of all Gaby loves books. But soon she begins losing all these things, one by one, as Hitler [...]

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